Bulldogs start series with Weber State

GAME 7: Weber State (4-2) at Fresno State (4-2)
Nov. 30, 2017 -- 7 p.m. PT
Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
TV/Online: Mountain West Network (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones)
Radio: 940 AM ESPN Radio (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones) & 1600 AM ESPN Deportes (Jesse Beltran/Octavio Duarte)
Series History: Weber State leads 4-1 (overall); Series tied 1-1 (games played in Fresno)
Last Meeting: Weber State 102, Fresno State 86 (11/15/95 • Fresno, Calif. • Selland Arena)
Looking Ahead: at Long Beach State (Dec. 2); vs. CSUB (Dec. 5); at Cal Poly (Dec. 9)

Opening Tip
• Fresno State is one of eight schools in the West to have made back-to-back postseason appearances (NCAA or NIT).
• Fresno State has won six consecutive home games.
• Fresno State has won seven straight non-conference home games.
• Fresno State is 43-7 overall at home since the start of the 2014-15 season.
• Fresno State will play its next nine games in the state of California, including seven home games at the Save Mart Center. The road games during the overall 10-game Golden State stretch are on Saturdays (Dec. 2 at Long Beach State & Dec. 9 at Cal Poly).

The 'Dogs are off and running
• Fresno State has scored at least 75 points in five of six games this season.
• Fresno State is currently ranked 12th in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (44.4 percent, 44-99) this season.
• Fresno State is currently ranked 38th in the nation in field goal percentage (50.5 percent, 150-297) this season.
• Fresno State sophomore forward Bryson Williams is 13th in the nation (leads the MW) in field goal percentage (69.1 percent, 38-55).

Bulldogs start series with Weber State
Fresno State (4-2) will host Weber State (4-2) on Thursday at 7 p.m. PT inside the Save Mart Center to start a 2-for-1 series between the Bulldogs and Wildcats. Fresno State will travel to play at Weber State next season and the Wildcats will then return to Fresno during the 2019-2020 season. The game will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network, 940 AM ESPN Radio and 1600 AM ESPN Deportes.

About the Weber State Wildcats
The Weber State Wildcats are 4-2 on the season and the Bulldogs' second straight opponent from the Big Sky Conference. WSU opened the season with a 65-59 win over the MW's Utah State. The Wildcats are led by Jerrick Harding (21.2 ppg/2.7 rpg/2.0 apg/1.0 spg). This will be the sixth all-time meeting between the schools with Weber State leading the all-time series 4-1, including a 1-1 record in Fresno (both previous games played at Selland Arena). Fresno State's lone win in the series was a 79-75 overtime thriller during the 1972-73 season. The most recent contest was in 1995.

Deshon Taylor Highlights
• In the last two games, Fresno State's Deshon Taylor has averaged 27 points per game, including a season-high 31 points in his last outing.
• Fresno State junior guard Deshon Taylor has made:
   ~ 10 straight free throws (all in second half of last game)
   ~ 35 of his 40 free throws this season (87.5 percent, six games)
   ~ 73 of his last 80 free throw attempts (91.3 percent, last 13 games)
   ~ 127 of his last 137 free throw attempts (92.7 percent, last 18 games)
• Fresno State guard Deshon Taylor has made 28 of his last 60 (46.7 percent) 3-point attempts (last 12 games). He has made multiple 3-pointers in 12 of his last 16 games and three or more 3-pointers in seven of the last 15 games. Deshon Taylor has also scored at least 15 points in 20 of his 21 career starts at Fresno State.

Protecting the Yard
• Fresno State is 43-7 overall at home since the start of the 2014-15 season.
• Fresno State is 32-4 overall at home since the start of the 2015-16 season.
• Fresno State was 13-2 overall at home last season (8-1 vs. MW opponents).
• Fresno State has won more Mountain West home games than any other MW school in the last three seasons (23-4) and last two seasons (16-2).
• Fresno State has won 16 of its last 17 home games when playing a Mountain West opponent.
• Fresno State has won six consecutive home games.
• Fresno State has won seven straight non-conference home games.
• Fresno State has won 15 of its last 16 home games.
• Fresno State has won 24 of its last 26, and 34 of its last 38 home games.
• Fresno State has won at least 11 home games in four straight seasons.
• Fresno State is 159-69 (69.7 percent) all-time at the Save Mart Center.

Notable Tidbits about 80
• Fresno State has scored 80 or more points three times this season.
• Fresno State scored 80 or more points eight times last season.
• Fresno State has won 24 of its last 26 games when scoring 80 or more points.
• Fresno State scored 80 or more points in 12 games in 2015-16 and the 'Dogs scored 80 or more points three times during the 2014-15 season.
• Fresno State is 34-5 when scoring 80 or more points since Terry's arrival in 2011 and 29-3 in those games since the start of the 2013-14 season.

Hopkins named to MW's all-defensive team
Fresno State senior guard Jaron Hopkins has established himself as one of the premier defenders in the nation for disrupting passing lanes and scoring in transition. Hopkins was named to the Mountain West's All-Defensive team by the conference's head coaches and earned third-team All-MW honors from a MW media panel.

George, Johnson represent Fresno State in NBA
Former Fresno State basketball players Paul George (2008-10) and Tyler Johnson (2010-14) are two of the 30 former Bulldogs to have played in the NBA. George is currently in his eighth NBA season and first with the Oklahoma City Thunder after being drafted 10th overall in 2010 by the Indiana Pacers, who he played for from 2010-17. Johnson is in his third season with the Miami Heat. George is in the fourth of five-year, $90 million extension and Johnson is in the second of a four-year, $50 million extension.

• REFERENCE: "Fresno State" (never: FSU, CSUF, Fresno State University, or just simply "Fresno"); ABBREVIATION: Fresno St. or FS

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Bulldogs start series with Weber State

Players Mentioned

Jaron Hopkins

Deshon Taylor

Bryson Williams

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