Fresno State Athletics
'Dogs Vie for Fourth Straight Win Over Pack
1/4/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Game Notes: Nevada at Fresno State 
Game 16: Nevada (9-5, 1-1) at Fresno State (10-5, 1-1)
Jan. 6, 2016 -- 7 p.m. PT -- Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
TV: Mountain West Network (Paul Loeffler/Randy Rosenbloom)
Radio: 940 AM ESPN Radio (Paul Loeffler/Randy Rosenbloom - English) & 1600 AM ESPN Deportes (Jesse Beltran/Octavio Durate - Spanish)
Series History: Nevada leads 51-41 (overall); Fresno State leads 25-20 (games played in Fresno)
Last Meeting: Fresno State 66, Nevada 62 (1/24/15 - Fresno, Calif.)
Bulldog Bones
• Fresno State is seeking its best start (11-5) since 13-3 start in 2006-07.
• Fresno State is seeking its fourth-straight win in series with Nevada.
• Fresno State is one of three MW teams to reach 10 wins this season.
• Fresno State is 7-0 in its last seven home games following a home loss.
• Fresno State was picked to finish fifth in the Mountain West by the league's media in a preseason poll in mid-October.
• Fresno State has improved its conference win total in each of the last three seasons since head coach Rodney Terry arrived in 2011.
• REFERENCE: "Fresno State" (never: FSU, CSUF, Fresno State University, or just simply "Fresno"); ABBREVIATION: Fresno St. or FS
Harris Named MW Preseason Player of the Year
• Fresno State senior guard Marvelle Harris was named the 2015-16 Mountain West Preseason Player of the Year by the conference media.
• Harris is the third Bulldog to earn preseason conference player of the year honors, joining former NBA players Courtney Alexander and Melvin Ely.
• Harris is one of 20 players in the nation to be named to the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Watch List.
• Harris was named first-team All-MW and to the league's All-Defensive Team by the league's head coaches for the 2014-15 season.
• Harris also earned first-team All-MW honors from a MW media panel.
Harris Climbing Up the Record Books
• Harris is ranked No. 5 on Fresno State's all-time scoring list (1,582 points) - two points away from tying Carl Ray Harris (1,584 points) for fourth.
• Harris is ranked No. 6 all-time on Fresno State's career steals list (158) - nine steals away from tying Mike Mitchell (1986-88) for fifth (167).
• Harris is ranked No. 8 all-time on Fresno State's career field goal attempts list (1,233) - 24 away from tying Tod Bernard for seventh (1,257).
• Harris is ranked No. 10 all-time on Fresno State's career 3-point field goal attempts list (438) - 14 away from tying Chris Herren (452) for ninth.
• Harris is six assists from tying Terrance Roberson (1996-2000, 308 assists) for 10th all-time in program history. Harris has 302 career assists.
'Dogs Vie for Fourth Straight Win Over Pack
Fresno State will host the Nevada Wolf Pack on Wednesday at 7 p.m. PT at the Save Mart Center on the Mountain West Network, 940 AM ESPN Radio and 1600 AM ESPN Deportes. The Fresno State dance team will perform at halftime. Tickets to Wednesday's game start at $10 through Ticketmaster.com and the Save Mart Center Box Office. Fresno State's rotation is headlined by a veteran backcourt in three senior guards, including 2015-16 Mountain West Preseason Player of the Year Marvelle Harris, and a formidable frontcourt with juniors Karachi Edo and Torren Jones.
About the Nevada Wolf Pack
The Nevada Wolf Pack (Mountain West) are 9-5 this season with a 1-1 record in conference play. The Wolf Pack are led by Marqueze Coleman (18.1 ppg), D.J. Fenner (12.9 ppg) and Cameron Oliver (10.6 ppg/7.1 rpg). While Nevada leads the all-time series 51-41, the Bulldogs own a 25-20 edge in games played in Fresno. The 'Dogs have won the last three overall in the series and four of the last five meetings. Nevada is coached by first-year head coach Eric Musselman, a former NBA head coach with the Golden State Warriors (2002-04) and Sacramento Kings (2006-07).
Between the Baselines: Statistical Notes
• Fresno State has a +5.1 rebounding margin/game (601-525) this season.
• Fresno State has a +4.0 turnover margin/game (183-243) this season.
• Fresno State owns a +3.1 steal margin/game (122-75) this season.
• Fresno State owns a +1.5 block margin/game (71-48) this season.
• Fresno State has limited 13 of its 15 opponents to under 80 points.
• Fresno State has not committed more turnovers than its opponents in 13 of its 15 games this season, 28 of its last 34 games, and 113 of the 149 games (75.8 percent) since head coach Rodney Terry's arrival in 2011.
Between the Baselines: Harris Highlights
• Harris scored a season-high 26 points in the Bulldogs' 82-65 win at Rice.
• Harris is No. 2 in the MW in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.1 A-T/O, 62-29).
• Harris is averaging 18.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.
Protecting the Yard
• Fresno State is 19-5 overall at home since the start of the 2014-15 season.
• Fresno State is 135-67 (66.8 percent) all-time at the Save Mart Center.
• Fresno State has won 10 of its last 12 home games.
• Fresno State has not lost back-to-back home games since January 2014.
• Fresno State is 7-0 in its last seven home games following a home loss.
'Dogs Among Best in the Mountain West
• Cezar Guerrero is second in the MW in 3-point shooting (23-56, 41.1%).
• Torren Jones is second in the MW in rebounding (8.1 rpg).
• Jones is fourth in field goal percentage (71-136, 53.9 percent).
• Karachi Edo is fourth in the MW in blocks (1.7 bpg).
• Marvelle Harris ranks in the Top 5 in the MW in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.1), scoring (18.4 ppg), points scored (276), steals (27, 1.8 spg) and assists (62, 4.1 apg).
Spotlight Stats
• Fresno State has won 20 of its last 21 games when leading at halftime.
• Fresno State has scored 80 or more points in five games this season. The Bulldogs scored 80 or more points only three times during the entire 2014-15 season, including two over non D-1 opponents.
• Fresno State is 20-2 when scoring 80 or more points in Terry's first five seasons and 15-1 in those games since the start of the 2013-14 season.
• Fresno State is 61-27 when limiting an opponent to under 70 points in Terry's first five seasons and 22-5 since the start of the 2014-15 season.
• Fresno State is 7-0 when holding an opponent under 70 points this year.
Two 'Dogs Averaging Double-Digits This Year
Senior Marvelle Harris is one of two Bulldogs who are averaging at least 10 points per game this season: Harris (18.4 ppg/4.3 rpg/4.1 apg/1.8 spg) and Torren Jones (11.4 ppg/8.1 rpg). Paul Watson (9.5 ppg), Karachi Edo (8.9 ppg) and Cezar Guerrero (8.6 ppg) are close to joining the club.
Fresno State Continues MW Ascent
Fresno State continued its ascension in conference play with 10 league wins and posted wins over four of the 68 teams that made it to the 2015 NCAA Tournament (Boise State, San Diego State, UC Irvine and Wyoming) during the 2014-15 season. Each of those four teams won either their regular season or conference tournament championship. The Bulldogs also earned a first-round bye as the No. 6 seed in the 2015 MW Tournament.
