Fresno State Athletics
Saturday, February 29
Fresno, CA
4:00 PM PT
Fresno State
vs
Wyoming
Photo by: Keith Kountz
'Dogs host Cowboys on Senior Night
2/28/2020 4:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Tickets for Saturday’s game start at $18 with free parking courtesy of Office Depot. There will also be $1 sodas for sale at the Save Mart Center concession stands.
Game 29: Wyoming (7-22, 2-15 MW) at Fresno State (10-18, 6-11 MW)
Feb. 29, 2020 • 4 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
TV/Online: KAIL-TV/Mountain West Network (Ralph Wood/Matt Norville/Julia Vella)
Radio: 940 AM ESPN (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones)
Series History: Fresno State leads 19-11 (overall) & 12-2 (games played in Fresno)
Last Meeting: Fresno State 65, Wyoming 50 (1/18/20 • Laramie, Wyo. • Arena-Auditorium)
Next Up: 2020 MW Championships (March 4-7)
Fresno State's 2019-20 NCAA NET & Ken Pom Rankings: No. 159 & No. 149
Opening Tip
Fresno State will host the Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday at 4 p.m. PT at the Save Mart Center. Â The game will be broadcast on KAIL-TV, the Mountain West Network and 940 AM ESPN Radio. Â Tickets for Saturday's game start at $18 with free parking courtesy of Office Depot. Â There will also be $1 sodas for sale at the Save Mart Center concession stands.
Fresno State & Wyoming: All-Time Series History
Fresno State has won eight of its last 11 meetings with Wyoming, including four of the last five in the series. Fresno State leads the all-time series 19-11, including a 10-5 record against the Cowboys since the Bulldogs joined the MW in 2012. Â Fresno State is 3-0 against Wyoming in Hutson's tenure.
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 101.5 minutes per game, which is nearly half of the Bulldogs' minutes per game average (49.6 percent). Â Fresno State's freshmen have accounted for 2,841 of the team's 5,725 total minutes played (49.6 percent) this season. Â Fresno State freshmen Orlando Robinson (12.8 ppg) and Jarred Hyder (9.2 ppg) lead the way for Fresno State's now six freshmen, who have scored 945 of the Bulldogs' 1,942 points for an average of 33.8 points of the team's 69.4 points per game (48.7 percent). Â Robinson is the only Bulldog to play in all 28 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 six games, Fresno State freshman reserve guard Niven Hart has averaged 18.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game while shooting 48.8 percent from the field (40-for-82). Â So in total, Hart has scored 110 points in those six 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
Grimes, Williams on 3X3U Midseason Watch List
Fresno State seniors Nate Grimes and New Williams were named to the 2020 Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship Midseason Watch List, Intersport announced on Feb. 4. Â Grimes and Williams are two of the 10 MW student-athletes currently under consideration to play for the four-man Team Mountain West, who will compete against the other 31 conferences during the NCAA's Final Four weekend in Atlanta. Â Fresno State and Colorado State have each had a representative on the team in the first two years of the now annual competition, with former Bulldog guards Deshon Taylor (2019) and Jahmel Taylor (2018) playing in Minneapolis and San Antonio, respectively.
"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. 29, 2020 • 4 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
TV/Online: KAIL-TV/Mountain West Network (Ralph Wood/Matt Norville/Julia Vella)
Radio: 940 AM ESPN (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones)
Series History: Fresno State leads 19-11 (overall) & 12-2 (games played in Fresno)
Last Meeting: Fresno State 65, Wyoming 50 (1/18/20 • Laramie, Wyo. • Arena-Auditorium)
Next Up: 2020 MW Championships (March 4-7)
Fresno State's 2019-20 NCAA NET & Ken Pom Rankings: No. 159 & No. 149
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 host the Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday at 4 p.m. PT at the Save Mart Center. Â The game will be broadcast on KAIL-TV, the Mountain West Network and 940 AM ESPN Radio. Â Tickets for Saturday's game start at $18 with free parking courtesy of Office Depot. Â There will also be $1 sodas for sale at the Save Mart Center concession stands.
Fresno State & Wyoming: All-Time Series History
Fresno State has won eight of its last 11 meetings with Wyoming, including four of the last five in the series. Fresno State leads the all-time series 19-11, including a 10-5 record against the Cowboys since the Bulldogs joined the MW in 2012. Â Fresno State is 3-0 against Wyoming in Hutson's tenure.
Between the Baselines
- Fresno State is second in the MW in blocked shots per game (3.8 bpg).
- Fresno State is second in the MW in 3-pointers made per game (9.3/gm).
- Fresno State is second in the MW in offensive rebounding (11.3/game).
- Fresno State is 348th out of 353 Division I teams in "luck" by Ken Pom.
- Fresno State's scoring margin is almost even (+0.2) as the Bulldogs have scored 1,942 points (69.4 ppg), while giving up 1,936 points (69.1 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 (717) - one rebound away from Larry Henricksen (718) for sixth.
- Grimes also ranks fourth in Mountain West history with 431 rebounds in MW games - 29 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 101.5 minutes per game, which is nearly half of the Bulldogs' minutes per game average (49.6 percent). Â Fresno State's freshmen have accounted for 2,841 of the team's 5,725 total minutes played (49.6 percent) this season. Â Fresno State freshmen Orlando Robinson (12.8 ppg) and Jarred Hyder (9.2 ppg) lead the way for Fresno State's now six freshmen, who have scored 945 of the Bulldogs' 1,942 points for an average of 33.8 points of the team's 69.4 points per game (48.7 percent). Â Robinson is the only Bulldog to play in all 28 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 six games, Fresno State freshman reserve guard Niven Hart has averaged 18.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game while shooting 48.8 percent from the field (40-for-82). Â So in total, Hart has scored 110 points in those six 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
Grimes, Williams on 3X3U Midseason Watch List
Fresno State seniors Nate Grimes and New Williams were named to the 2020 Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship Midseason Watch List, Intersport announced on Feb. 4. Â Grimes and Williams are two of the 10 MW student-athletes currently under consideration to play for the four-man Team Mountain West, who will compete against the other 31 conferences during the NCAA's Final Four weekend in Atlanta. Â Fresno State and Colorado State have each had a representative on the team in the first two years of the now annual competition, with former Bulldog guards Deshon Taylor (2019) and Jahmel Taylor (2018) playing in Minneapolis and San Antonio, respectively.
"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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