Fresno State Athletics
Tuesday, January 18
Fresno, Calif.
8 p.m. PT
Fresno State
vs
Utah State
Photo by: Keith Kountz
Bulldogs hit road again, face Lobos
1/24/2022 9:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Fresno State (13-5, 3-2 Mountain West) visits New Mexico on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. PT.
Game 19: Fresno State (13-5, 3-2 MW) at New Mexico (7-12, 0-6 MW)
Jan. 25, 2022 • 6 p.m. PT • Albuquerque, N.M. • The Pit
TV/ONLINE: STADIUM (Ari Wolfe & Tim Scarborough)
RADIO: Bulldog Sports Network (Paul Loeffler & Marc Q. Jones)
SERIES HISTORY: Fresno State leads 18-17 (overall); trails 2-11 (games at The Pit)
LAST MEETING: Fresno State 85, New Mexico 77 [3/10/21 • Las Vegas]
NEXT UP: vs. Boise State (1/28); at San Jose State (2/1); vs. Nevada (2/4)
THE BREAKDOWN
NOTHING BUT NET
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.
BULLDOGS VISIT LOBOS FOR TUESDAY NIGHT CONTEST
Fresno State's Orlando Robinson was named to the Mid-Season Watch List for the 2021-22 Lute Olson National Player of the Year award on Jan. 12, 2022. Â Robinson is one of 30 players included on the watch list for the award, which is presented annually to the top player in Division I college basketball, and named in honor of Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson, who won 776 games in 34 seasons, 24 of which were spent at Arizona. The award will be announced on April 1 in New Orleans, site of the NCAA men's basketball championship.
HOLLAND GROWING INTO EVEN BIGGER ROLE
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Jan. 25, 2022 • 6 p.m. PT • Albuquerque, N.M. • The Pit
TV/ONLINE: STADIUM (Ari Wolfe & Tim Scarborough)
RADIO: Bulldog Sports Network (Paul Loeffler & Marc Q. Jones)
SERIES HISTORY: Fresno State leads 18-17 (overall); trails 2-11 (games at The Pit)
LAST MEETING: Fresno State 85, New Mexico 77 [3/10/21 • Las Vegas]
NEXT UP: vs. Boise State (1/28); at San Jose State (2/1); vs. Nevada (2/4)
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 (13-5) and New Mexico (7-12) will meet on Tuesday night at The PIT.
- Fresno State is seeking its third-ever road win at New Mexico (previous road wins at The Pit: 2016 & 2019).
- Fresno State is second in the MW and ranks fifth in the nation in scoring defense (57.6 ppg allowed).
- Fresno State leads the MW in rebounding defense (29.06/avg) and turnover margin (+2.4).
- As of Jan. 23, Fresno State ranked 37th in the nation in turnovers committed per game (11.2).
- Fresno State has limited its opponents to fewer than 70 points in 16 of its 18 games this season.
- While UNM has made 10 or more 3-point field goals in four of its last five games (three straight), the 'Dogs have allowed 10 or more 3-pointers in just two games this season (once in MW play).
- Through games played on Jan. 21, Fresno State junior forward Orlando Robinson was ranked fourth in KenPom's 2022 Player of the Year Standings with a 1.435 kPOY rating.
- With 1,069 career points, Orlando Robinson (19.7 ppg/8.9 rpg) enters the game ranked 29th on the Bulldogs' all-time scoring list - 34 points away from climbing into a tie for 28th all-time in program history.
- Robinson was named to the Mid-Season Watch List for the 2021-22 Lute Olson National Player of the Year.
NOTHING BUT NET
- Through games played on Jan. 22, Fresno State was No. 64 in the NCAA's NET rankings.
- Fresno State entered conference play as high as No. 50 in the NET (through games played on Dec. 27) and has been as high as No. 48 overall (through games played on Jan. 14).
- Fresno State checked in at No. 93 in the NCAA's first NET rankings release of the 2021-22 season on Dec. 5.
- Fresno State has three Quad 2 wins: vs. SCU (59-52, neutral); at UNLV (73-68, away); vs. USU (61-54, home)
- Six Mountain West teams are currently in the Top 75 of the NCAA's NET rankings (five in Top 65).
- 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.
BULLDOGS VISIT LOBOS FOR TUESDAY NIGHT CONTEST
- Fresno State leads the all-time series with New Mexico, 18-17 (overall), but the Bulldogs have won just twice in 13 games played against UNM at The Pit.
- Fresno State has won its last four games played against New Mexico (six of its last seven and nine of 11).
- Since joining the MW in 2012, Fresno State is 11-9 versus UNM, which includes both of the Bulldogs' two road wins over the Lobos - a 92-82 win on Feb. 27, 2016 and an 81-73 win on Feb. 16, 2019.
- This is the third of four straight Tuesday nights that the Bulldogs currently have MW games scheduled.
Fresno State's Orlando Robinson was named to the Mid-Season Watch List for the 2021-22 Lute Olson National Player of the Year award on Jan. 12, 2022. Â Robinson is one of 30 players included on the watch list for the award, which is presented annually to the top player in Division I college basketball, and named in honor of Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson, who won 776 games in 34 seasons, 24 of which were spent at Arizona. The award will be announced on April 1 in New Orleans, site of the NCAA men's basketball championship.
HOLLAND GROWING INTO EVEN BIGGER ROLE
- Fresno State junior Anthony Holland scored a career-best 20 points with 11 rebounds and five assists for his second career double-double in the Bulldogs' 79-59 home win over San Jose State on Jan. 11, 2022.
- In his first three games of MW play, Holland averaged 16.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.
- Fresno State junior Anthony Holland leads the Bulldogs in 3-point field goal percentage (26-56, 46.4%).
- Fresno State junior Anthony Holland leads the Bulldogs in assist-to-turnover ratio (24-9, 2.7 A-TO).
- Fresno State is 11-1 when Holland scores 10 or more points (15-2 • 9 or more points / 16-3 • 8 or more points).
- Holland was unavailable for the Bulldogs' Dec. 28 MW opener at Boise State (health & safety protocols).
- In the 2021 MW Tournament, Holland played 78 of the possible 80 minutes with six assists and just one turnover. Â Holland also recorded a double-double (15 points/10 rebounds) in a first round win over UNM.
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