2016–17 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Rodney Terry's sixth season at Fresno State. The Bulldogs played their home games at Save Mart Center as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place. They defeated New Mexico in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Nevada. They were invited National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to TCU.

2016–17 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
NIT, First round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2016–17 record20–13 (11–7 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSave Mart Center
2016–17 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Nevada †14–4 .778  28–7  .800
Colorado State13–5 .722  24–12  .667
Boise State12–6 .667  20–12  .625
Fresno State11–7 .611  20–13  .606
New Mexico10–8 .556  17–14  .548
San Diego State9–9 .500  19–14  .576
Wyoming8–10 .444  23–15  .605
San Jose State7–11 .389  14–16  .467
Utah State7–11 .389  14–17  .452
Air Force4–14 .222  12–21  .364
UNLV4–14 .222  11–21  .344
† 2017 MW Tournament winner

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season 25–10, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They defeated UNLV, Colorado State, and San Diego State to win the Mountain West Tournament. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they received a No. 14 seed and lost in the First Round to Utah.

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Julien Lewis0G6'4"195RS SeniorGalveston, TXGraduated
Cezar Guerrero12G6'1"185RS SeniorHuntington Park, CAGraduated
Lionel Ellison III15G6'2"195JuniorNew Orleans, LAGraduate transferred to William Penn
Marvelle Harris23G6'4"210SeniorRialto, CAGraduated
Torren Jones24F6'9"235JuniorChandler, AZDismissed from team for violation of team rules[1]

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jacob Holland24G6'4"180JuniorLos Lunas, NMJunior college transferred from Otero Junior College

Recruiting Class of 2016
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Johnny McWilliams
#67 SG		 San Marcos, CA San Marcos High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 14, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Bryson Williams
#77 PF		 Fresno, CA Roosevelt High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 10, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
William McDowell-White
PG		 Brisbane, Australia Wishart State School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 21, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Lazaro Rojas
PF		 São José dos Campos, Brazil Score Sports Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Apr 18, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Darryl McDowell-White
SG		 Brisbane, Australia Wishart State School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Jan 29, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Fresno State Commit List for 2016". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  • "ESPN – Fresno State Bulldogs Basketball Recruiting 2016". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.

    Roster
    2016–17 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Darryl McDowell-White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrWishart State School Brisbane, Australia
    G 1 Jaron Hopkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrDobson HS
    Colorado    		 Mesa, AZ
    G 2 William McDowell-White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrWishart State School Brisbane, Australia
    G/F 3 Paul Watson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrParadise Valley HS Phoenix, AZ
    F 4 Karachi Edo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrBerkner HS Richardson, TX
    G 5 Jahmel Taylor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS JrPacific Hills School
    Washington    		 Los Angeles, CA
    G 10 Johnny McWilliams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrSan Marcos HS San Marcos, CA
    F 11 Bryson Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrRoosevelt HS Fresno, CA
    F 13 Cullen Russo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrSouthern Tech Academy
    New Mexico JC    		 Bloomington, MN
    G 14 Ryan Beddeo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrBrewster Academy Valencia, CA
    G 15 Grant Shell (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoBurlington HS Burlington, KS
    G 20 Sam Bittner (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoTrinity International HS Las Vegas, NV
    G 21 Deshon Taylor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SoJohn W. North HS
    UMKC    		 Riverside, CA
    G 22 Ountae Campbell (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoBrentwood HS Los Angeles, CA
    G 24 Jacob Holland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrLos Lunas HS
    Otero JC    		 Los Lunas, NM
    F 32 Nate Grimes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrQuality Education Academy Las Vegas, NV
    C 34 Terrell Carter II 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)275 lb (125 kg) JrRedondo Union HS Redondo Beach, CA
    F/C 35 Lázaro Rojas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrScore Academy São José dos Campos, Brazil
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/01/2016*
    7:00 pm    		 Cal State San Bernardino W 76–69 
    		Save Mart Center (5,012)
    Fresno, CA
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    7:00 pm    		 UTSA W 69–66  1–0
    		 Save Mart Center (6,088)
    Fresno, CA
    11/14/2016*
    7:00 pm    		 Prairie View A&M L 78–84  1–1
    		 Save Mart Center (6,036)
    Fresno, CA
    11/19/2016*
    11:00 am    		 Lamar W 83–64  2–1
    		 Save Mart Center (5,269)
    Fresno, CA
    11/22/2016*
    7:00 pm    		 at Cal State Bakesfield L 63–71  2–2
    		 Icardo Center (3,497)
    Bakersfield, CA
    11/25/2016*
    6:00 pm, P12N    		 at Oregon State W 63–58  3–2
    		 Gill Coliseum (5,005)
    Corvallis, OR
    11/29/2016*
    7:00 pm    		 Menlo W 80–67  4–2
    		 Save Mart Center (5,147)
    Fresno, CA
    12/03/2016*
    12:00 pm    		 at Drake
    MW–MVC Challenge    		 W 78–76 OT 5–2
    		 Knapp Center (2,633)
    Des Moines, IA
    12/06/2016*
    4:30 pm, CBSSN    		 at Marquette L 81–84  5–3
    		 BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,550)
    Milwaukee, WI
    12/10/2016*
    4:00 pm    		 Cal Poly W 73–59  6–3
    		 Save Mart Center (7,250)
    Fresno, CA
    12/14/2016*
    7:00 pm    		 Holy Names W 88–54  7–3
    		 Save Mart Center (5,304)
    Fresno, CA
    12/17/2016*
    7:00 pm    		 at Pacific W 70–68 OT 8–3
    		 Alex G. Spanos Center (2,051)
    Stockton, CA
    12/20/2016*
    8:00 pm, P12N    		 at No. 20 Oregon L 63–75  8–4
    		 Matthew Knight Arena (7,169)
    Eugene, OR
    Mountain West regular season
    12/28/2016
    6:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at New Mexico L 73–78  8–5
    (0–1)    		 The Pit (11,844)
    Albuquerque, NM
    12/31/2016
    4:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Nevada W 77–76  9–5
    (1–1)    		 Save Mart Center (6,043)
    Fresno, CA
    01/04/2017
    7:00 pm    		 Wyoming W 85–70  10–5
    (2–1)    		 Save Mart Center (6,437)
    Fresno, CA
    01/07/2017
    2:00 pm    		 at San Jose State L 62–69  10–6
    (2–2)    		 Event Center Arena (1,721)
    San Jose, CA
    01/11/2017
    6:00 pm    		 at Air Force L 72–81  10–7
    (2–3)    		 Clune Arena (1,232)
    Colorado Springs, CO
    01/14/2017
    4:00 pm    		 Boise State W 89–80  11–7
    (3–3)    		 Save Mart Center (6,978)
    Fresno, CA
    01/18/2017
    8:00 pm, CBSSN    		 Colorado State W 78–57  12–7
    (4–3)    		 Save Mart Center (6,254)
    Fresno, CA
    01/21/2017
    3:00 pm, CBSSN    		 at Nevada W 81–76  13–7
    (5–3)    		 Lawlor Events Center (10,236)
    Reno, NV
    01/28/2017
    6:00 pm    		 at Utah State L 65–78  13–8
    (5–4)    		 Smith Spectrum (6,835)
    Logan, UT
    02/01/2017
    7:00 pm, RTRM    		 Air Force W 73–64  14–8
    (6–4)    		 Save Mart Center (6,145)
    Fresno, CA
    02/04/2017
    4:00 pm, ESPN3    		 San Diego State L 67–70  14–9
    (6–5)    		 Save Mart Center (8,882)
    Fresno, CA
    02/08/2017
    7:00 pm    		 at Wyoming L 100–102 4OT 14–10
    (6–6)    		 Arena-Auditorium (4,156)
    Laramie, WY
    02/11/2017
    1:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Colorado State L 62–78  14–11
    (6–7)    		 Moby Arena (5,233)
    Fort Collins, CO
    02/15/2017
    7:00 pm    		 San Jose State W 77–59  15–11
    (7–7)    		 Save Mart Center (5,914)
    Fresno, CA
    02/18/2017
    3:00 pm, CBSSN    		 New Mexico W 71–61  16–11
    (8–7)    		 Save Mart Center (8,807)
    Fresno, CA
    02/22/2017
    8:00 pm, CBSSN    		 at San Diego State W 63–55  17–11
    (9–7)    		 Viejas Arena (12,029)
    San Diego, CA
    02/28/2017
    7:00 pm, CBSSN    		 at Boise State W 74–67  18–11
    (10–7)    		 Taco Bell Arena (5,804)
    Boise, ID
    03/04/2017
    4:00 pm, ESPN3    		 UNLV W 72–59  19–11
    (11–7)    		 Save Mart Center (8,236)
    Fresno, CA
    Mountain West Tournament
    03/09/2017
    2:30 pm, CBSSN    		 (4) vs. (5) New Mexico
    Quarterfinals    		 W 65–60  20–11
    		 Thomas & Mack Center (5,866)
    Paradise, NV
    03/10/2017
    7:00 pm, CBSSN    		 (4) vs. (1) Nevada
    Semifinals    		 L 72–83  20–12
    		 Thomas & Mack Center (6,211)
    Paradise, NV
    NIT
    03/15/2017*
    5:00 pm, ESPN3    		 (5) at (4) TCU
    First round – Iowa bracket    		 L 59–66  20–13
    		 Schollmaier Arena (4,271)
    Fort Worth, TX

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time

    Source[2][3].

    See also

    2016–17 Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball team

    References
    1. "Fresno State men's basketball: Forward Torren Jones dismissed". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
    2. "2016-17 Schedule". Retrieved 2016-07-25.
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