Bulldogs return home to face CSUSB

Sunday, November 17

Fresno, CA

2:00 PM PT

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Bulldogs return home to face CSUSB

11/15/2019 1:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Game Notes: CSUSB at Fresno State (PDF)

Through the first 10 days of the season, Fresno State freshman point guard Jarred Hyder (San Bernardino, Calif.) is tied for 21st in scoring (17.0 ppg) for all NCAA Division I freshmen scorers.

By: Stephen Trembley / Director of New Media

Game 4: CSUSB at Fresno State
Nov. 17, 2019 • 2 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
Online: Mountain West Network (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones)
Radio: 940 AM ESPN (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones)
Series History: First Meeting
Next Up: vs. Saint Mary's in Sacramento (Nov. 20); at CSUN (Nov. 30); vs. UNLV (Dec. 4)
Fresno State's 2018-19 Final NCAA NET Ranking: No. 82

Opening Tip

Fresno State head coach Justin Hutson is in his second season after winning 23 games in his first season back home in the San Joaquin Valley.
Hutson was named the 2018-19 Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year.
Hutson, a Bakersfield native, had spent 12 seasons (San Diego State and UNLV) as one of the most respected assistant coaches in country.
Fresno State has won at least 20 games in each of the past four seasons (five of the past six seasons) and joined the Mountain West in 2012.

Bulldogs return home to face CSUSB Coyotes
Fresno State, who is 24-11 since head coach Justin Hutson's arrival in 2018, returns to the Save Mart Center for a Sunday afternoon game against CSUSB at 2 p.m. PT on the Mountain West Network and 940 AM ESPN Radio. This is the first ever meeting between the programs. Admission is free for Fresno State staff and faculty (Fresno State students always get free admission to home men's basketball games) and youth (ages 12 and under) are also free for Sunday's contest, when signing up for free as a Jr. Bulldogs Kids Club member, presented by Camarena Health.

Hyder ranks in Top 25 in NCAA Division I freshmen scorers
Through the first 10 days of the season, Fresno State freshman point guard Jarred Hyder (San Bernardino, Calif.) is tied for 21st in scoring (17.0 ppg) for all NCAA Division I freshmen scorers. Hyder scored 49 points in two games in three days and enters Sunday's contest having scored 26 points and 23 points, respectively, in his last two outings. For the season, Hyder has played a team-high 102 minutes (34.0 mpg) in averaging 17.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. He has also made a team-best seven 3-pointers and sports a 83.3 percent free throw percentage (10-for-12).

Grimes averaging double-double
Through the first three games of the season, Fresno State senior forward Nate Grimes has averaged a double-double (12.7 points/10.0 rebounds). Grimes has 16 career double-doubles (two this season). Grimes has also made more 3-pointers (6) this season than his first three seasons (4).

'Dogs to play three preseason AP Top 25 teams early

Fresno State is one of two teams (Michigan State) in the nation scheduled to play three teams ranked in the Preseason AP Top 25 poll in the first eight games of the 2019-20 season.
Fresno State opened the season at No. 15/14 Oregon on Tuesday, and then plays No. 20/20 Saint Mary's College in Sacramento at Golden 1 Center on Nov. 20 and visits No. 17/19 Utah State on Dec. 7.

A proven winner and consistent contender in the Mountain West

Fresno State has won the second-most MW games in the last three seasons (35) and in the last four seasons (48).
Fresno State is one of three programs (Nevada and San Diego State) with 58 or more MW wins in the last five seasons.
Fresno State is the only program to earn a MW Tournament first-round bye in each of the past five seasons.
Fresno State is one of two programs, along with San Diego State, with a .500 record or better in MW play in each of the last six seasons.
Fresno State is the only team to win at least 10 MW games in each of the last five seasons.

Bulldog Bones

During the Justin Hutson era, Fresno State has outscored autonomy-five conference schools (TCU, Northwestern, Miami, Cal and Oregon) by a combined score of 375-358 (+17).
Fresno State was one of 18 programs in the nation to average over 10 made 3-pointers per game during the 2018-19 season (10.9/gm; 9th nationally).
During the Justin Hutson era, Fresno State has only lost twice by more than 10 points (once during the 2018-19 season and once in 2019-20).
Last season, Fresno State had one NCAA Quadrant 1 NET road win (at Utah State, 78-77, Jan. 9, 2019) -- one of two teams with seven MW road wins.

Protecting the Yard

Fresno State is 182-78 (70.0 percent) all-time at the Save Mart Center.
Fresno State is 79-22 overall at home since the start of the 2013-14 season.
Fresno State has won 28 of its last 37 home games.
Fresno State has won 38 of its last 48 home games.
Fresno State has won 47 of its last 58 home games.
Fresno State has won 19 of its last 21 non-conference home games.
Fresno State has won at least 11 home games in six straight seasons.

Hutson signs three in early period
With one of the best recruiting and coaching staffs in the country, the Fresno State men's basketball program is continuing to solidify its foundation for the future with the addition of three players – Leo Colimerio, Braxton Meah and Destin Whitaker – during the early signing period, Fresno State head coach and the 2018-19 Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year Justin Hutson announced on Thursday. Colimerio, Meah and Whitaker will enroll at Fresno State in 2020 and be eligible to compete as freshmen during the 2020-21 season. All three signed valid National Letters of Intent.

Frenso State retired Paul George's jersey during home opener
Paul George, a six-time NBA All-Star and 2016 Olympic gold medalist, had his No. 24 jersey retired during Fresno State's home opener on Nov. 10. George, a native of Palmdale, Calif., has become a bonafide NBA superstar after shining for two seasons at Fresno State before being drafted No. 10 overall in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. George spent his first seven seasons (2010-17) in the NBA with the Pacers, and then two seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder (2017-19) before becoming a member of the Los Angeles Clippers this summer. George is the second former Fresno State men's basketball student-athlete to be honored with a jersey retirement, joining former Bulldog coach and student-athlete Jerry Tarkanian, who had his #2 jersey retired on March 1, 2014.

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