Fresno State Athletics
Wednesday, December 1
Fresno, Calif.
7 p.m. PT
Fresno State
vs
San Diego
Photo by: Cary Edmondson
Bulldogs host UC Irvine on Saturday
12/9/2021 3:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Two of the best defensive teams in the country will square off on Saturday afternoon at the Save Mart Center.
Game 10: UC Irvine (5-1) at Fresno State (7-2)
Dec. 11, 2021 • 4 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif. • Save Mart Center
TV/ONLINE: Mountain West Network (Paul Loeffler & Marc Q. Jones)
RADIO: Bulldog Sports Network (Paul Loeffler & Marc Q. Jones)
SERIES HISTORY: Fresno State leads 28-10 (overall) and 17-2 (in Fresno)Â
LAST MEETING: Fresno State 72, UC Irvine 63 [12/3/14 • Save Mart Center]
NEXT UP: vs. Cal Poly (12/17); at Utah (12/21); at Weber State (12/23)
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.
BULLDOG SQUARE TO DEBUT AS FAN FEST
The Biggest Party in the Valley keeps getting bigger as Fresno State Athletics is presenting new pre-game fan fest for basketball. Bulldog Square for the 2021-22 Men's and Women's seasons will be in the plaza at Campus Pointe across from Maya Cinemas.
Highlighting Bulldog Square will be various on-site vendors, music, cornhole, inflatables, game sneak peeks by members of the Bulldog Sports Network broadcast teams, and more. The official broadcast partner of Fresno State Athletics, iHeart Media, will provide live music at Bulldog Square.
Bulldog Square will run 10 times over the course of the basketball season with its season debut December 11 before the Bulldogs' men's basketball game vs. UC Irvine. Bulldog Square will open two hours before tip-off and be open to fans of all ages.
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The Bulldog Square schedule is listed below:Â
Dec. 11, 2021 • 4 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif. • Save Mart Center
TV/ONLINE: Mountain West Network (Paul Loeffler & Marc Q. Jones)
RADIO: Bulldog Sports Network (Paul Loeffler & Marc Q. Jones)
SERIES HISTORY: Fresno State leads 28-10 (overall) and 17-2 (in Fresno)Â
LAST MEETING: Fresno State 72, UC Irvine 63 [12/3/14 • Save Mart Center]
NEXT UP: vs. Cal Poly (12/17); at Utah (12/21); at Weber State (12/23)
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 (7-2) and UC Irvine (5-1) meet on Saturday afternoon in Fresno at the Save Mart Center.
- The Fresno State men's basketball team hosts the UC Irvine Anteaters on Saturday at 4 p.m. PT at the Save Mart Center on the Mountain West Network (online) and the Bulldog Sports Network (radio).
- Fresno State leads the all-time series 28-10 (overall), including a 17-2 record in games played in Fresno.
- This will be just the fifth meeting between the programs since 1992 when the schools were in the Big West.
- Fresno State has won three of those last four meetings, including two of the three home games and a season-opening 98-97 overtime road win in 2013 (halfcourt buzzer beater by Allen Huddleston to win).
- This is the start of a home-and-home series, which the Bulldogs are slated to return next season in 2022.
- With 891 career points, Orlando Robinson (19.6 ppg/8.3 rpg) ranks 48th on the Bulldogs' all-time scoring list [47. Ken Barnes: 896; 46. Vern Chrissman: 897; 45. Davon Satterwhite: 935].
- Fresno State continues to lead the MW and ranks 12th in the nation in scoring defense (57.00 ppg allowed).
- The top four MW teams (CSU, WYO, AFA and FS) will enter Saturday a combined 31-5 this season.
- Fresno State junior forward Orlando Robinson has never been shy about his ambitions and goals. Â 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. Â While his offensive games continues to shine, Robinson has also elevated his defensive production. Â 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.
- Fresno State's Orlando Robinson has scored at least 15 points in 10 straight career games.
- Fresno State's Orlando Robinson has scored in double figures in a career-best 18 consecutive games.
- Fresno State's Orlando Robinson leads the Bulldogs with 27 assists this season. Â Robinson has made at least one assist in 35 of his last 37 games (13 of his last 14 consecutive contests).
- Through games played on Dec. 8, Fresno State was No. 90 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 five NET Top 100 teams on its schedule (1-1 record).
- The NCAA's NET rankings assist the NCAA Tournament selection committee seed and select at-large bids.
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.
BULLDOG SQUARE TO DEBUT AS FAN FEST
The Biggest Party in the Valley keeps getting bigger as Fresno State Athletics is presenting new pre-game fan fest for basketball. Bulldog Square for the 2021-22 Men's and Women's seasons will be in the plaza at Campus Pointe across from Maya Cinemas.
Highlighting Bulldog Square will be various on-site vendors, music, cornhole, inflatables, game sneak peeks by members of the Bulldog Sports Network broadcast teams, and more. The official broadcast partner of Fresno State Athletics, iHeart Media, will provide live music at Bulldog Square.
Bulldog Square will run 10 times over the course of the basketball season with its season debut December 11 before the Bulldogs' men's basketball game vs. UC Irvine. Bulldog Square will open two hours before tip-off and be open to fans of all ages.
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The Bulldog Square schedule is listed below:Â
- December 11 – 2pm-4pm
- December 18 – 12pm-2pm
- December 28 – 4pm-6pm
- January 15 – 12pm-2pm
- January 18 – 6pm-8pm
- January 28 – 6pm-8pm
- February 4 – 6pm-8pm
- February 19 – 5pm-7pm
- February 23 – 4pm-6pm
- March 1 – 6pm-8pm
Players Mentioned
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