Bulldogs host Pioneers on Monday night

FRESNO, Calif. --- The Fresno State men's basketball team will host the Pacific Union College Pioneers (NAIA) on Monday night at 7 p.m. PT in the first of two home exhibition contests at the Save Mart Center.

Monday's exhibition game will also be broadcast on 940 AM ESPN Radio and 1600 AM ESPN Deportes. Tickets to the game start at $7.

Fresno State, who returns two All-Mountain West honorees in senior guard Jaron Hopkins and junior guard Deshon Taylor, is building off its second straight postseason appearance and third in the last four seasons. Fresno State is one of eight programs in the West to play in either the NCAA Tournament or NIT in each of the past two seasons.

"Our guys have really been concentrating on trying to be a fundamentally sound team," Fresno State head coach Rodney Terry said. "We have worked really hard on the basic fundamentals to try and do a better job of taking care of the basketball. We are going to put a team out there that is going to play as hard as they can every game night."

And for the team, there is extra excitement the air with the chance to play in front of the Red Wave after working hard throughout the offseason.

"It is always a boost in the arena when they are excited about us because we are excited about them as well," Hopkins said of the power of the Red Wave. "Hopefully, we can get as many fans as possible to come out and support us because this team is a special group and we can do big things this year."

Later this week, Fresno State will host UC Merced in its final exhibition contest on Friday at 7 p.m. PT.

The Bulldogs tip off the regular season on Nov. 10 at 5 p.m. PT versus UC Santa Cruz.

Season ticket packages and mini-plans are currently on sale through the Bulldog Ticket Office at the northeast corner of the Save Mart Center or by calling 559-278-DOGS (and then pressing "1"). Season ticket packages start at $149 while six-game mini plans start as low as $78 and group outings are available starting at $8 per ticket for regular season games.

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Bulldogs host Pioneers on Monday night

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