Fresno State Athletics
Saturday, February 22
Reno, NV
7:00 PM PT
Fresno State
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Nevada
Photo by: Keith Kountz
Bulldogs head to Reno to play Pack
2/21/2020 10:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Fresno State and Nevada will meet for the only time in the regular season when the teams play on Saturday night in Reno.
Game 28: Fresno State (10-17, 6-10 MW) at Nevada (17-10, 10-5 MW)
Feb. 22, 2020 • 7 p.m. PT • Reno, Nev. (Lawlor Events Center)
TV/Online: ESPNU (Steve Quis/Ben Braun)
Radio: 940 AM ESPN (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones)
Series History: Nevada leads 57-44 (overall) & 31-17 (games played in Reno, Nev.)
Last Meeting: Nevada 74, Fresno State 68 (2/23/19 • Reno, Nev. • Lawlor Events Center)
Next Up: vs. Wyoming (Feb. 29); 2020 MW Championships (March 4-7)
Fresno State's 2019-20 NCAA NET & Ken Pom Rankings: No. 165 & No. 158
Opening Tip
Fresno State will visit the Nevada Wolf Pack on Saturday at 7 p.m. PT at Lawlor Events Center.  The game will be broadcast on ESPNU and 940 AM ESPN Radio. This will be the only regular season game between the teams.
Fresno State & Nevada: All-Time Series History
Fresno State and Nevada started the all-time series during the 1924-25 season. Â After playing twice during the regular season for the past 19 seasons, this will be the lone regular season contest between the Bulldogs and Wolf Pack. Â Fresno State trails its overall series with Nevada 57-44 and the Bulldogs are 17-31 in games played against the Pack in Reno. Â Fresno State had won six of seven meetings from 2014-17, but the Bulldogs have lost their last five games against Nevada dating back to a 83-72 MW semifinal loss on March 10, 2017. Â Fresno State's last win over Nevada was an 81-76 road win over the Wolf Pack on Jan. 21, 2017.
Between the Baselines
Fresno State has fielded six of the 22 freshmen who have appeared in games so far for Mountain West teams. Â Fresno State leads the league with freshmen averaging 100.9 minutes per game, which is nearly half of the Bulldogs' minutes per game average (49.3 percent). Â Fresno State's freshmen have accounted for 2,724 of the team's 5,525 total minutes played (49.3 percent) this season. Â Fresno State freshmen Orlando Robinson (12.7 ppg) and Jarred Hyder (8.9 ppg) lead the way for Fresno State's now six freshmen, who have scored 894 of the Bulldogs' 1,866 points for an average of 33.1 points of the team's 69.1 points per game (47.9 percent). Â Robinson is the only Bulldog to play in all 27 games this season. Â Three different freshmen have scored at least 25 points in a game: Niven Hart (30 points: 2/12 at SJSU & 29 points: 2/4 vs. Colorado State), Hyder (26 points: 11/10 vs. Winthrop) and Robinson (27 points: 12/28 vs. UC Riverside).
Hart surging down the stretch
In the last five games, Fresno State freshman reserve guard Niven Hart has averaged 18.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game while 49.3 percent from the field (35-for-71). Â So in total, Hart has scored 92 points in those five games, including a career-high 30 points to lead the Bulldogs to an 84-78 overtime road win at San Jose State on Feb. 12, and 29 points against Colorado State on Feb. 5. Â Hart, who is originally from Orlando, Fla., is the first Bulldog freshman in program history to score 30 points in a game since Randy Holcomb did so against Sacramento State on Dec. 1, 1998. Â Paul George (2009) and Kevin Olekaibe (2011) are the only other two Fresno State freshmen to even score 29 points in a game in the last 15 seasons.
20-POINT GAMES BY BULLDOG FRESHMEN (LAST 15 SEASONS)
6 - Paul George, 2008-09
5 - Orlando Robinson, 2019-20
4 - Jarred Hyder, 2019-20
4 - Kevin Olekaibe, 2010-11
3 - Greg Smith, 2009-10
2 - Niven Hart, 2019-20
"Fresno State Athletics: The Pride of the Valley '' – The Bulldog Foundation creates championship experiences for Fresno State student-athletes as they strive for excellence in the classroom, in competition, and in life. To become a BDF member, please visit bulldogfoundation.org.
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Feb. 22, 2020 • 7 p.m. PT • Reno, Nev. (Lawlor Events Center)
TV/Online: ESPNU (Steve Quis/Ben Braun)
Radio: 940 AM ESPN (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones)
Series History: Nevada leads 57-44 (overall) & 31-17 (games played in Reno, Nev.)
Last Meeting: Nevada 74, Fresno State 68 (2/23/19 • Reno, Nev. • Lawlor Events Center)
Next Up: vs. Wyoming (Feb. 29); 2020 MW Championships (March 4-7)
Fresno State's 2019-20 NCAA NET & Ken Pom Rankings: No. 165 & No. 158
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, a Bakersfield native, was named the 2018-19 Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year presented annually to the top first-year D-I head coach.
Fresno State will visit the Nevada Wolf Pack on Saturday at 7 p.m. PT at Lawlor Events Center.  The game will be broadcast on ESPNU and 940 AM ESPN Radio. This will be the only regular season game between the teams.
Fresno State & Nevada: All-Time Series History
Fresno State and Nevada started the all-time series during the 1924-25 season. Â After playing twice during the regular season for the past 19 seasons, this will be the lone regular season contest between the Bulldogs and Wolf Pack. Â Fresno State trails its overall series with Nevada 57-44 and the Bulldogs are 17-31 in games played against the Pack in Reno. Â Fresno State had won six of seven meetings from 2014-17, but the Bulldogs have lost their last five games against Nevada dating back to a 83-72 MW semifinal loss on March 10, 2017. Â Fresno State's last win over Nevada was an 81-76 road win over the Wolf Pack on Jan. 21, 2017.
Between the Baselines
- Fresno State is second in the MW in blocked shots per game (3.7 bpg).
- Fresno State is second in the MW in 3-pointers made per game (9.1/gm).
- Fresno State is second in the MW in offensive rebounding (11.2/game).
- Fresno State is 343rd out of 353 Division I teams in "luck" by Ken Pom.
- Fresno State's scoring margin is almost even (+0.3) as the Bulldogs have scored 1,866 points (69.1 ppg), while giving up 1,858 points (68.8 ppg).
- Fresno State has played four overtime games this season (1-3 record).
- Fresno State senior forward Nate Grimes is seventh in program history in rebounds (707) - 11 rebounds away from Larry Henricksen (718) for sixth.
- Grimes also ranks fourth in Mountain West history with 421 rebounds in MW games - 39 away from Utah's Luke Nevill (460 • 2005-09) for third.
- Grimes is one of three MW players averaging a double-double this season.
- Grimes is seventh in program history in blocks (124) - one block from Lee Mayberry (125) for sixth and three shy of Rashaan Smith (127) for fifth.
Fresno State has fielded six of the 22 freshmen who have appeared in games so far for Mountain West teams. Â Fresno State leads the league with freshmen averaging 100.9 minutes per game, which is nearly half of the Bulldogs' minutes per game average (49.3 percent). Â Fresno State's freshmen have accounted for 2,724 of the team's 5,525 total minutes played (49.3 percent) this season. Â Fresno State freshmen Orlando Robinson (12.7 ppg) and Jarred Hyder (8.9 ppg) lead the way for Fresno State's now six freshmen, who have scored 894 of the Bulldogs' 1,866 points for an average of 33.1 points of the team's 69.1 points per game (47.9 percent). Â Robinson is the only Bulldog to play in all 27 games this season. Â Three different freshmen have scored at least 25 points in a game: Niven Hart (30 points: 2/12 at SJSU & 29 points: 2/4 vs. Colorado State), Hyder (26 points: 11/10 vs. Winthrop) and Robinson (27 points: 12/28 vs. UC Riverside).
Hart surging down the stretch
In the last five games, Fresno State freshman reserve guard Niven Hart has averaged 18.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game while 49.3 percent from the field (35-for-71). Â So in total, Hart has scored 92 points in those five games, including a career-high 30 points to lead the Bulldogs to an 84-78 overtime road win at San Jose State on Feb. 12, and 29 points against Colorado State on Feb. 5. Â Hart, who is originally from Orlando, Fla., is the first Bulldog freshman in program history to score 30 points in a game since Randy Holcomb did so against Sacramento State on Dec. 1, 1998. Â Paul George (2009) and Kevin Olekaibe (2011) are the only other two Fresno State freshmen to even score 29 points in a game in the last 15 seasons.
20-POINT GAMES BY BULLDOG FRESHMEN (LAST 15 SEASONS)
6 - Paul George, 2008-09
5 - Orlando Robinson, 2019-20
4 - Jarred Hyder, 2019-20
4 - Kevin Olekaibe, 2010-11
3 - Greg Smith, 2009-10
2 - Niven Hart, 2019-20
"Fresno State Athletics: The Pride of the Valley '' – The Bulldog Foundation creates championship experiences for Fresno State student-athletes as they strive for excellence in the classroom, in competition, and in life. To become a BDF member, please visit bulldogfoundation.org.
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