Fresno State Athletics
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Bulldogs, Vandals meet Monday night
11/14/2021 11:20:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Fresno State and Idaho will face off on Monday night at the Save Mart Center to open the Southern California Challenge on campus.
Game 3: Idaho (1-1) at Fresno State (2-0)
Nov. 15, 2021 • 7 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
TV/WEB: Mountain West Network (Paul Loeffler & Marc Q. Jones)
RADIO: Bulldog Sports Network (Paul Loeffler & Marc Q. Jones)
SERIES HISTORY: Fresno State trails 10-7Â (overall) and leads 5-3 (home games)
LAST MEETING: Fresno State 65, Idaho 55 [2/2/12 • Save Mart Center]
NEXT UP: vs. Pepperdine (11/22); Santa Clara (11/24); at California (11/28)
THE BREAKDOWN
Since joining the Mountain West in 2012, Fresno State has won the 2016 conference tournament championship and finished as high as second in the regular season. Â The Bulldogs have finished no lower than seventh in league play in its first nine seasons in the Mountain West, which includes four top four finishes in the past six seasons. Â In those last six MW campaigns, the 'Dogs won an average of 10.8 MW contests per year -- twice going 13-5 against MW opponents, including Hutson's first season at Fresno State during the 2018-19 season. Â Fresno State averaged nearly 10 conference victories per season in Hutson's first three seasons as the Bulldogs' head coach.
"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.
Nov. 15, 2021 • 7 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
TV/WEB: Mountain West Network (Paul Loeffler & Marc Q. Jones)
RADIO: Bulldog Sports Network (Paul Loeffler & Marc Q. Jones)
SERIES HISTORY: Fresno State trails 10-7Â (overall) and leads 5-3 (home games)
LAST MEETING: Fresno State 65, Idaho 55 [2/2/12 • Save Mart Center]
NEXT UP: vs. Pepperdine (11/22); Santa Clara (11/24); at California (11/28)
THE BREAKDOWN
- Fresno State Athletics is celebrating its centennial year and the 2021-22 men's basketball season is the 100th season of competition in program history.
- Fresno State forward Orlando Robinson (14.6 ppg/9.2 rpg) is one of six returning Mountain West players who earned NABC All-District 17 honors in 2020-21 (Ranked No. 19 nationally in double-doubles)
- Fresno State head coach Justin Hutson is now in his fourth season back home in the San Joaquin Valley.
- Fresno State returns all three of its double figure scorers from last season: Orlando Robinson (14.6 ppg), Deon Stroud (12.2 ppg) and Isaiah Hill (10.3 ppg). Â Junior Ballard (7.2 ppg/2.6 rpg) and Anthony Holland (5.5 ppg/4.7 rpg) also averaged over five points and 25 minutes per game last season for the Bulldogs.
- Jemarl Baker (Kentucky/Arizona) and Donavan Yap (UNLV) are two of four newcomers to the Bulldogs' 14-man 2021-22 roster.
- Fresno State returns 90.2 percent of its scoring and 89.3 percent of its minutes played from last season.
- Fresno State is one of 18 schools nationally to return at least 90 percent of its scoring from last season.
- Through the first five days of the college basketball season, Robinson is one of seven players nationally to collect 18 or more rebounds in a single game so far this season.
- A record eight Bulldogs earned 2020-21 Academic All-MW honors – which is the most men's basketball student-athletes to earn the designation in a single season in program history (2020-21: 3:09 team GPA).
- The Fresno State men's basketball team hosts the Idaho Vandals on Monday night at 7 p.m. PT at the Save Mart Center on the Mountain West Network (video) and Bulldog Sports Network (radio). Tickets start at $5.
- Fresno State trails the all-time series 10-7 with the Idaho Vandals - a series that dates back to the 1926-27 season. Â The Bulldogs own a 5-3 advantage over the Vandals in games played in Fresno (4-3 at the Save Mart Center). Â Fresno State and Idaho played twice a year from 2006-12 as then-conference foes in the WAC.
- This is the first meeting between Fresno State and Idaho since Feb. 2, 2012 (a 65-55 victory by the Bulldogs) prior to the 'Dogs joining the MW on July 1, 2012.
- This is the third game of a three-game homestand to open the 2021-22 regular season.Â
- This the first time Fresno State has opened the season with a three-game homestand since 2016.
- This contest also represents a campus-site match-up in the 2021 Southern California Challenge.
- Fresno State started the 2021-22 regular season with a 74-54 win over the Fresno Pacific Sunbirds (Nov. 9).Â
- Fresno State then beat the LIU Sharks 84-60 to start the season 2-0 for the second straight season.
- This is the second time in its Division I era that Fresno State has opened a season with back-to-back wins by at least 20 points and the first time since 1973, which included a season-opening 76-51 win over Texas Tech at Selland Arena on Nov. 30, 1973.
- Fresno State is now 10-0 in home openers since joining the Mountain West (22 straight home opener wins).
- Fresno State junior forward Orlando Robinson finished with 16 points, shooting 6-for-14 shooting from the field, with five rebounds, three assists, three blocks and a steal, in the near wire-to-wire win over FPU.
- Fresno State sophomore guard/forward Leo Colimerio had a career-high 10 points and nine rebounds (seven offensive rebounds), while making his second career start.
- Fresno State improved to 81-19 all-time in home openers and 73-26 all-time in season openers.
- In Fresno State's 84-60 win over the LIU Sharks, Robinson had 17 points with a career-best 18 rebounds for his 17th career double-double and 11th straight game with 10 or more points.
- Those 18 rebounds are the most by a MW player in the first week of the season.
- Through the first five days of the college basketball season, Robinson is also one of seven players nationally to collect at least 18 rebounds in a single game so far this season.
- Isaiah Hill and Jordan Campbell each had 15 points and Destin Whitaker added 10 points for the Bulldogs.
- Anthony Holland nearly had a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds for Fresno State.
- Jemarl Baker (Kentucky/Arizona) made his Bulldog debut (9 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals).
- With the win, Fresno State has won seven straight Friday night home games dating back to 2013.
Since joining the Mountain West in 2012, Fresno State has won the 2016 conference tournament championship and finished as high as second in the regular season. Â The Bulldogs have finished no lower than seventh in league play in its first nine seasons in the Mountain West, which includes four top four finishes in the past six seasons. Â In those last six MW campaigns, the 'Dogs won an average of 10.8 MW contests per year -- twice going 13-5 against MW opponents, including Hutson's first season at Fresno State during the 2018-19 season. Â Fresno State averaged nearly 10 conference victories per season in Hutson's first three seasons as the Bulldogs' head coach.
"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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