Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball

The Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represents California State University, Fresno, located in Fresno, California, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They play their home games at the Save Mart Center and since 2012-13 are members of the Mountain West Conference. Their current head coach is Justin Hutson. They were members of the Western Athletic Conference from 1992 to 2012.

Fresno State Bulldogs
2020–21 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team
UniversityCalifornia State University, Fresno
Head coachJustin Hutson (3rd season)
ConferenceMountain West
LocationFresno, California
ArenaSave Mart Center
(Capacity: 14,544)
NicknameBulldogs
ColorsCardinal Red and Blue[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1982
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1982, 2001
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1981, 1982, 1984, 2000*, 2001, 2016
*vacated by NCAA
Conference Tournament Champions
1981, 1982, 1984, 2000, 2016
Conference Regular Season Champions
1981, 1982, 1996, 2001, 2003

Postseason results

NCAA Tournament results

The Bulldogs have appeared in six* NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 2–5.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result/Score
19816 WRound of 48(11) NortheasternL 53–55
19824 WRound of 32
Sweet Sixteen
(5) West Virginia
(1) #6 Georgetown
W 50–46
L 40–58
19847 MWRound of 48(10) Louisiana TechL 56–66
2000*9 WRound of 64(8) WisconsinL 56–66
20019 SRound of 64
Round of 32
(8) California
(1) #3 Michigan State
W 82–70
L 65–81
201614 MRound of 64(3) #13 UtahL 69–80
*The appearance in 2000 was vacated due to the use of an ineligible player.

NIT results

The Bulldogs have appeared in ten National Invitation Tournaments (NIT), with a combined record of 14–10; they were champions in 1983.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
1983First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship
UTEP
Michigan State
Oregon State
Wake Forest
DePaul
W 71–64
W 72–58
W 76–67
W 86–62
W 69–60
1985First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Santa Clara
New Mexico
UCLA
W 79–76
W 66–55
L 43–53
1994First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
USC
BYU
Kansas State
W 79–76
W 68–66
L 77–115
1996First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Miami (OH)
Michigan State
Nebraska
W 58–57
W 80–70
L 71–83
1997First RoundNevadaL 86–97
1998First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game
Pacific
Memphis
Hawaiʻi
Minnesota
Georgia
W 73–70
W 83–80
W 85–83
L 89–91
L 79–95
1999First RoundCaliforniaL 71–79
2002First RoundTempleL 75–81
2007First RoundGeorgiaL 78–88
2017First RoundTCUL 59–66

CBI results

The Bulldogs have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI), with a record of 4–2.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
2014First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals Game 1
Finals Game 2
Finals Game 3
UTEP
Princeton
Old Dominion
Siena
Siena
Siena
W 61–56
W 72–56
W 71–64
L 57–61
W 89–75
L 68–81

Regular season conference championships

Pacific Coast Athletic Association (2)

  • 1981, 1982

Western Athletic Conference (3)

  • 1996, 2001, 2003

Conference tournament championships

Pacific Coast Athletic Association Tournament (3)

  • 1981, 1982, 1984

Western Athletic Conference Tournament (1)

  • 2000 (vacated)

Mountain West Conference Tournament (1)

Honors and awards

Retired numbers

The Bulldogs retired their first number in program history in 2014, honoring number 2 for Bulldogs player and coach Jerry Tarkanian. He was joined by Paul George when his number 24 was retired on November 10, 2019.[2]

Fresno State Bulldogs retired numbers
No. Player Year retired
2Jerry Tarkanian2014
24Paul George2019

Notable former players

  • Desi Barmore (born 1960), American-Israeli basketball player

References

  1. Fresno State's Protected Marks and Verbiage (PDF). GoBulldogs.com. August 27, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  2. Kuwada, Robert (October 31, 2019). "Fresno State to retire the jersey of Paul George at its home opener against Winthrop". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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