Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
{{Short description|Men's basketball team}}
{{Infobox CBB Team
|current = 2024–25 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team
|name = Fresno State Bulldogs
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|university = California State University, Fresno
|conference = Mountain West
(Pac-12 in 2026–27)
|location = Fresno, California
|coach = Vance Walberg
|tenure = 1st
|arena = Save Mart Center
|capacity = 14,544
|nickname = Bulldogs
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|NCAAchampion =
|NCAAfinalfour =
|NCAAeliteeight= NCAA Division II
1963, 1966
|NCAAsweetsixteen =NCAA Division II
1958, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
NCAA Division I
1982
|NCAAroundof32 = 1982, 2001
|NCAAtourneys = NCAA Division II
1958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
NCAA Division I
1981, 1982, 1984, 2000*, 2001, 2016
|conference_tournament = 1981, 1982, 1984, 2000, 2016
|conference_season = 1978, 1981, 1982, 1996, 2001, 2003
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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. Vance Walberg is the head coach for the Bulldogs. They were members of the Western Athletic Conference from 1992 to 2012.
Postseason results
=NCAA Division I=
The Bulldogs have appeared in six* NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 2–6.
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| 1981 | 6 W | Round of 48 | (11) Northeastern | L 53–55 |
| 1982 | 4 W | Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen | (5) West Virginia (1) #6 Georgetown | W 50–46 L 40–58 |
| 1984 | 7 MW | Round of 48 | (10) Louisiana Tech | L 56–66 |
| 2000* | 9 W | Round of 64 | (8) Wisconsin | L 56–66 |
| 2001 | 9 S | Round of 64 Round of 32 | (8) California (1) #3 Michigan State | W 82–70 L 65–81 |
| 2016 | 14 M | Round of 64 | (3) #13 Utah | L 69–80 |
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=NCAA Division II=
The Bulldogs appeared in seven NCAA Division II men's basketball tournaments, where they had a combined record of 8-8.
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|1958 | Regional Semifinals Regional Finals | San Francisco State Chapman | W 69–56 L 49–52 |
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|1960 | Regional Semifinals Regional Finals | Chico State Chapman | W 62–49 L 62–70 |
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|1962 | Regional Semifinals Regional Third Place | Cal Poly Pomona Seattle Pacific | L 81–88 L 68–73 |
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|1963 | Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight | UC Santa Barbara Chapman South Dakota State | W 68–60 W 71–59 L 71–84 |
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|1964 | Regional Semifinals Regional Finals | Seattle Pacific Cal Poly Pomona | W 68–53 L 72–79 |
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|1965 | Regional Semifinals Regional Finals | Nevada Southern Seattle Pacific | W 74–61 L 68–82 |
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|1966 | Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight | Nevada Seattle Pacific Southern Illinois | W 127–78 W 64–58 L 70–93 |
=National Invitation Tournament results=
The Bulldogs have appeared in ten National Invitation Tournaments, with a combined record of 14–10; they were champions in 1983.
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| 1983 | First 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 |
| 1985 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | Santa Clara New Mexico UCLA | W 79–76 W 66–55 L 43–53 |
| 1994 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | USC BYU Kansas State | W 79–76 W 68–66 L 77–115 |
| 1996 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | Miami (OH) Michigan State Nebraska | W 58–57 W 80–70 L 71–83 |
| 1997 | First Round | Nevada | L 86–97 |
| 1998 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game | Pacific Memphis Hawai{{okina}}i Minnesota Georgia | W 73–70 W 83–80 W 85–83 L 89–91 L 79–95 |
| 1999 | First Round | California | L 71–79 |
| 2002 | First Round | Temple | L 75–81 |
| 2007 | First Round | Georgia | L 78–88 |
| 2017 | First Round | TCU | L 59–66 |
=College Basketball Invitational results=
The Bulldogs have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational, with a record of 4–2.
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| 2014 | First 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 |
=The Basketball Classic results=
The Bulldogs have appeared in The Basketball Classic one time. Their record is 4–0, and they won the Championship in 2022.
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| 2022 | First Round Second Round Semifinals Championship | Eastern Washington Youngstown State Southern Utah Coastal Carolina | W 83–74 W 80–71 W 67–48 W 85–74 |
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=Regular season conference championships=
Pacific Coast Athletic Association (3)
- 1978, 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)
Honors and awards
=Retired numbers=
{{main|List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers}}
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| colspan=6 style= "{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Fresno State Bulldogs|border=0|color=white}}" | Fresno State Bulldogs retired numbers | |||||
| width=40px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Fresno State Bulldogs|border=0|color=white}}" | No.
! width=150px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Fresno State Bulldogs|border=0|color=white}}" |Player ! width= 70px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Fresno State Bulldogs|border=0|color=white}}" |Pos. ! width=100px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Fresno State Bulldogs|border=0|color=white}}" |Tenure ! width=100px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Fresno State Bulldogs|border=0|color=white}}" |No. ret. ! width= 40px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Fresno State Bulldogs|border=0|color=white}}" |Ref. | |||||
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| 2 | Jerry Tarkanian | G{{refn|Also head coach (1995–2002).|group=n|name=tarka}} | 1954–1955 | 2014 | {{cite web |last = Kuwada | first = Robert | title= Fresno State to retire the jersey of Paul George at its home opener against Winthrop |url= https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/college/mountain-west/fresno-state/bulldogs-basketball/article236842053.html |work=The Fresno Bee |access-date=November 10, 2019 |date=October 31, 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191031143655/https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/college/mountain-west/fresno-state/bulldogs-basketball/article236842053.html | archive-date = 2019-10-31 }} |
| 24 | Paul George | SF | 2008–2010 | 2019 |
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Notable former players
- Courtney Alexander
- Rafer Alston
- Ron Anderson
- Desi Barmore (born 1960), American-Israeli basketball player
- Melvin Ely (born 1978)
- Paul George (born 1990), basketball player
- Nate Grimes (born 1996), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Chris Herren (born 1975)
- Tyler Johnson (born 1992), basketball player
- Tito Maddox (born 1981)
- Rod Higgins
- Deshon Taylor (born 1996), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Bernard Thompson
- Art Williams
- Braeden Anderson
References
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