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. Vance Walberg is the head coach for the Bulldogs. They were members of the Western Athletic Conference from 1992 to 2012.

Fresno State Bulldogs
2023–24 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team
UniversityCalifornia State University, Fresno
Head coachVance Walberg (1st season)
ConferenceMountain West
(Pac-12 in 2026–27)
LocationFresno, California
ArenaSave Mart Center
(capacity: 14,544)
NicknameBulldogs
ColorsCardinal red and blue[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
NCAA Division II
1963, 1966
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
NCAA Division II
1958, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
NCAA Division I
1982
NCAA tournament round of 32
1982, 2001
NCAA tournament appearances
NCAA Division II
1958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
NCAA Division I
1981, 1982, 1984, 2000*, 2001, 2016
*vacated by NCAA
Conference tournament champions
1981, 1982, 1984, 2000, 2016
Conference regular season champions
1978, 1981, 1982, 1996, 2001, 2003

Postseason results

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NCAA Division I

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The Bulldogs have appeared in six* NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 2–6.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
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
*The appearance in 2000 was vacated due to the use of an ineligible player.

NCAA Division II

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The Bulldogs appeared in seven NCAA Division II men's basketball tournaments, where they had a combined record of 8-8.

Year Round Opponent Result
1958 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
San Francisco State
Chapman
W 69–56
L 49–52
1960 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Chico State
Chapman
W 62–49
L 62–70
1962 Regional Semifinals
Regional Third Place
Cal Poly Pomona
Seattle Pacific
L 81–88
L 68–73
1963 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
UC Santa Barbara
Chapman
South Dakota State
W 68–60
W 71–59
L 71–84
1964 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Seattle Pacific
Cal Poly Pomona
W 68–53
L 72–79
1965 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Nevada Southern
Seattle Pacific
W 74–61
L 68–82
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

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

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
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
Hawaiʻi
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

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

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
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

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The Bulldogs have appeared in The Basketball Classic one time. Their record is 4–0, and they won the Championship in 2022.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
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

Regular season conference championships

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Pacific Coast Athletic Association (3)

  • 1978, 1981, 1982

Western Athletic Conference (3)

  • 1996, 2001, 2003

Conference tournament championships

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Pacific Coast Athletic Association tournament (3)

  • 1981, 1982, 1984

Western Athletic Conference tournament (1)

  • 2000 (vacated)

Mountain West Conference tournament (1)

Honors and awards

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Retired numbers

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Paul George has his #24 retired by Fresno
Fresno State Bulldogs retired numbers
No. Player Pos. Tenure No. ret. Ref.
2 Jerry Tarkanian G [n 1] 1954–1955 2014 [2]
24 Paul George SF 2008–2010 2019 [2]
Notes
  1. ^ Also head coach (1995–2002).

Notable former players

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References

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  1. ^ Fresno State's Branding and Marketing - Color. April 11, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Kuwada, Robert (October 31, 2019). "Fresno State to retire the jersey of Paul George at its home opener against Winthrop". The Fresno Bee. Archived from the original on 2019-10-31. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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