Road trip continues in Ogden

Game 13: Fresno State (9-3) at Weber State (9-3)
Dec. 23, 2021 • 3 p.m. PT • Ogden, Utah • Dee Events Center
TV/ONLINE: ESPN+ (Tony Parks & Joe Cravens)
RADIO: Bulldog Sports Network (Paul Loeffler & Marc Q. Jones)
SERIES HISTORY: Weber State leads 4-3 (overall) and 3-0 (in Ogden)
LAST MEETING: Fresno State 71, Weber State 52 [12/5/18 • Save Mart Center]
NEXT UP: at Boise State (12/28); vs. Air Force (1/1); at San Diego State (1/5)

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 head coach Justin Hutson is now in his fourth season back home in the San Joaquin Valley.
Fresno State (9-3) and Weber State (9-3) meet on Thursday in Ogden for the first time since 1970.
As of Dec. 22, the Bulldogs are ranked eighth nationally in scoring defense (55.9 PPG).

OPENING TIP

The Fresno State men's basketball team visits the Weber State Wildcats on Thursday at 3 p.m. PT at the Dee Events Center on ESPN+ (online) and the Bulldog Sports Network (radio).
Fresno State trails the all-time series 4-3 (overall), including an 0-3 record in games played in Ogden.
The Bulldogs have won three of the last four games in the series (all four of those were played in Fresno).
Fresno State is seeking its first-ever road win at Weber State in its fourth-ever game in Ogden.
The last time Fresno State played at Weber State was exactly 51 years ago (12/23/70) -- [WSU won 87-73].
This game finishes a 2-for-1 contract, which featured Bulldog wins in Fresno in 2017 (11/30) and 2018 (12/5).
With 933 career points, Orlando Robinson (18.3 ppg/8.3 rpg) enters the game ranked 46th on the Bulldogs' all-time scoring list [45. Davon Satterwhite: 935, 44. Tom Jacobsen: 939; 43. Darrel McCulloch: 942].
Fresno State leads the MW and ranks eighth in the nation in scoring defense (55.9 ppg allowed).
Fresno State also leads the MW in turnover margin (+3.1) and turnovers forced (14.3 per game).
Fresno State has attempted an average of 20.7 free throws (15.2 FT makes average) per game in non-road games versus 9.7 free throw attempts per game (5.7 FT makes average) in true road games.

ROBINSON PRODUCING ON AND OFF THE HARDWOOD
Fresno State junior forward Orlando Robinson has never been shy about his ambitions and goals. And before the start of the 2021-22 season, Robinson shared that one of those is to earn Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year honors. While his offensive games continues to shine, Robinson has also elevated his defensive production. Robinson, a Las Vegas native, is a 2021-22 preseason All-MW selection and earned 2020-21 second-team All-MW and NABC All-District honors, along with 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-District and MW Scholar Athlete honors.

NOTHING BUT NET

Through games played on Dec. 21, Fresno State was No. 63 in the NCAA's NET rankings.
Fresno State checked in at No. 93 in the NCAA's first NET rankings release of the 2021-22 season on Dec. 5.
In nonconference play, Fresno State currently has four NET Top 105 teams on its schedule (2-2 record).
As of Dec. 22, Fresno State has 12 overall games against NET Top 105 teams on its schedule (five vs. Top 50).
Six Mountain West teams are currently in the Top 100 of the NCAA's NET rankings (all in Top 82).
The NCAA's NET rankings assist the NCAA Tournament selection committee seed and select at-large bids.

FRESNO STATE CONTENDING IN THE MW
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. 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. 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. Fresno State averaged nearly 10 conference victories per season in Hutson's first three seasons as the Bulldogs' head coach.

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