Fresno State Athletics
Sunday, February 6
Fresno, Calif.
4 p.m. PT
Fresno State
vs
Wyoming
Photo by: Samuel Marshall
Bulldogs host Wyoming on Sunday
2/5/2022 5:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Two of the Mountain West's top four teams meet in a Sunday Showdown at the Save Mart Center.
Game 23: Wyoming (18-3, 7-1 MW) at (Fresno State (16-6, 6-3 MW)
Feb. 6, 2022 • 4 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif. • Save Mart Center
TV/ONLINE: FS1 (David Gascon & Jess Settles)
RADIO: Bulldog Sports Network (Paul Loeffler & Marc Q. Jones)
SERIES HISTORY: Fresno State leads 21-12 (overall) & 14-3 (in Fresno)
LAST MEETING: Fresno State 81, Wyoming 61 [1/4/21 • Fresno, Calif.]
NEXT UP: at Colorado State (2/11); vs. UNLV (2/16); vs. San Diego State (2/19)
THE BREAKDOWN
NOTHING BUT NET & KENPOM
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.
FRESNO STATE CONTENDING IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
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.Â
Feb. 6, 2022 • 4 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif. • Save Mart Center
TV/ONLINE: FS1 (David Gascon & Jess Settles)
RADIO: Bulldog Sports Network (Paul Loeffler & Marc Q. Jones)
SERIES HISTORY: Fresno State leads 21-12 (overall) & 14-3 (in Fresno)
LAST MEETING: Fresno State 81, Wyoming 61 [1/4/21 • Fresno, Calif.]
NEXT UP: at Colorado State (2/11); vs. UNLV (2/16); vs. San Diego State (2/19)
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 (16-6, 6-3 MW) and Wyoming (18-3,7-1 MW) will meet on Sunday at the Save Mart Center.
- Fresno State is in fourth place in the Mountain West standings (top five earn first round byes in MW Tourney).
- Fresno State is second in the MW and ranks fifth in the nation in scoring defense (57.5 ppg allowed).
- Fresno State leads the MW in rebounding defense (28.73/avg).
- As of Feb. 5, Fresno State ranked 37th in the nation in turnovers committed per game (11.1).
- Fresno State has limited its opponents to fewer than 70 points in 20 of its 22 games this season.
- This is the fourth of four straight games for the Bulldogs played in the state of California (season: 13-3 in CA).
- This will be the third of three games in six days for the Bulldogs, who also beat SJSU and Nevada this week.
- Through games played on Feb. 4, Fresno State junior forward Orlando Robinson was ranked second in KenPom's 2022 Player of the Year Standings with a 1.547 kPOY rating.
- With 1,134 career points, Orlando Robinson (19.2 ppg/8.3 rpg) enters the game ranked 28th on the Bulldogs' all-time scoring list - 23 points away from climbing into a tie for 27th 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 & KENPOM
- As of Feb. 5 at 5 p.m. PT, Fresno State was No. 40 in the 2022 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings.
- Through games played on Feb. 4, Fresno State was No. 56 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: Four Quad 2 wins • SCU (59-52, N); at WSU (69-43, A) at UNLV (73-68, A); vs. USU (61-54, H)
- Six Mountain West teams are currently in the Top 60 of the NCAA's NET rankings.
- Fresno State leads the all-time series with Wyoming, 21-12 (overall) and 14-3 (games played in Fresno).
- This game was originally scheduled for Jan. 8, but postponed by the MW due to health and safety protocols.
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.
FRESNO STATE CONTENDING IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
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.Â
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