Logie Adds Decorated Forward Jaden Steppe to Men’s Basketball Roster
4/29/2025 4:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Colorado State transfer was the top-rated player in the state of Oregon in class of 2024
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Montana State men's basketball head coach Matt Logie announced the signing of Colorado State forward Jaden Steppe to the 2025-26 roster on Tuesday.
Steppe will join the Bobcats as a rising sophomore after spending his true freshman season at Colorado State.
The 6-foot-8 forward listed at 220 pounds appeared in seven games off the bench last year for the Rams, who went 26-10 overall and 16-4 in the Mountain West with a conference championship and NCAA Tournament appearance.
"We are very excited to add Jaden Steppe to our basketball family here at Montana State University," Logie said. "Jaden is a young man we have followed as a staff for many years and established a strong foundation with relationship-wise prior to his attending Colorado State. Jaden has a combination of size and skill that will fit into our basketball vision extremely well and brings with him a year of Mountain West and NCAA Tournament experience that will help him in his next chapter of basketball here at Montana State. We look forward to his immediate impact as well as the opportunity we will have to help him grow as a player and person here at MSU."
Steppe, a native of Tualatin, Oregon, was rated a four-star prospect coming out of high school in the class of 2024 and the top recruit in the state of Oregon according to ESPN.
The now-signed Bobcat was rated the No. 36 power forward in the country by ESPN and the No. 240 overall recruit in the nation by 247Sports after leading Tualatin High School to back-to-back Oregon 6A state championships
Following a stellar senior season, Steppe was selected the 2024 Oregon Basketball Coaches' Association Player of the Year and 2024 Oregonian 6A Player of the Year.
During the 2024 Oregon 6A state tournament, Steppe averaged 27.8 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game on 57.0% shooting from the floor and 48.0% shooting from beyond the arc.
The forward becomes the fifth announced addition from the transfer portal to the 2025-2026 men's basketball roster, joining forward Chris Hodges (Wisconsin), guard Davian Brown (Biola), forward Christian King (Washington), and guard Cavin Holden (Central Washington).
Montana State men's basketball has won four Big Sky championships in the last four seasons and been to three NCAA Tournaments in that span (2022, 2023, 2024).
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