Quad 1 road games on deck for 'Dogs

Game 29: Fresno State at San Diego State
March 3, 2022 • 8 p.m. PT • San Diego, Calif. • Viejas Arena
TV/ONLINE: CBS Sports Network (Chris Lewis & Bob Wenzel)
RADIO: Bulldog Sports Network (Paul Loeffler & Marc Q. Jones)
SERIES HISTORY: Fresno State trails 67-56 (overall) & 40-20 (in San Diego)
LAST MEETING: San Diego State 61, Fresno State 44 [2/19/22 • Fresno, Calif.)
NEXT UP: at Wyoming (Saturday, 1 p.m. PT)

Game 30: Fresno State at Wyoming
March 5, 2022 • 1 p.m. PT • Laramie, Wyo. • Arena-auditorium
TV/ONLINE: Mountain West Network (Noah Reed)
RADIO: Bulldog Sports Network (Paul Loeffler & Marc Q. Jones)
SERIES HISTORY: Fresno State leads 21-13 (overall) & trails 9-6 (in Laramie)
LAST MEETING: Wyoming 61, Fresno State 59 [2/6/22 • Fresno, Calif.]
NEXT UP: 2022 MW Basketball Championships (3/9-12, 2022, Las Vegas)

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 travels to play at San Diego State on Thursday night and Wyoming on Saturday afternoon.
Fresno State enters March in sixth place in the Mountain West standings (top five earn first round byes in MW Tourney). Fresno State will be either the No. 5 or No. 6 seed in the MW Tournament.

OPENING TIP

Fresno State is second in the MW and ranks third in the nation in scoring defense (57.44 ppg allowed).
Fresno State leads the MW in rebounding defense (29.15/avg).
As of March 1, Fresno State ranked 33rd in the nation in turnovers committed per game (10.7).
Fresno State has limited its opponents to fewer than 70 points in 26 of its 28 games this season.
Fresno State has limited five of its opponents to 43 points or less this season.

ROBINSON'S PRODUCTION COMPARES TO THE BEST IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Through games played on Feb. 28, Fresno State junior forward Orlando Robinson was ranked sixth in KenPom's 2022 Player of the Year Standings with a 1.373 kPOY rating (2nd nationally in Game MVPs: 16).
With 1,239 career points, Orlando Robinson (18.7 ppg/8.1 rpg) enters March ranked 21st on the Bulldogs' all-time scoring list - 58 points away from climbing into a tie for 20th with Chris Herren (1996-99).
Robinson was named to the Mid-Season Watch List for the 2021-22 Lute Olson National Player of the Year.

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 offense 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 & KENPOM

Through games played on Feb. 28, Fresno State was No. 60 in the 2022 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings.
Through games played on Feb. 28, Fresno State was No. 68 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: SCU (59-52, N); at UNLV (73-68, A); vs. USU (61-54, H)
Six Mountain West teams are currently in the Top 70 of the NCAA's NET rankings.

OPPONENT PREVIEW & SERIES OVERVIEW: SAN DIEGO STATE

Fresno State trails its all-time series with San Diego State 67-56 (overall), which includes a 20-40 record against the Aztecs in road games in San Diego.
Fresno State is seeking to snap a five-game losing streak in games played against the Aztecs, but the Bulldogs have won three of its last four road games at Viejas Arena.
Both of Fresno State's wins over San Diego State in head coach Justin Hutson's tenure came back in 2019.
Since joining the MW in 2012, Fresno State is 12-7 versus Wyoming (5-3 in games played at The AA).

OPPONENT PREVIEW & SERIES OVERVIEW: WYOMING

Fresno State leads its all-time series with Wyoming, 21-13 (overall), which includes a 5-2 record in head coach Justin Hutson's tenure.
Fresno State has won 10 of its last 14 games played against Wyoming.
Since joining the MW in 2012, Fresno State is 12-7 versus Wyoming (5-3 in games played at The AA).

FRESNO STATE PRODUCING NBA DRAFT LOTTERY PICKS, PROS
In the last 22 seasons, Fresno State has produced three NBA Lottery picks - Paul George (No. 10 overall in 2010), Melvin Ely (No. 12 overall in 2002) and Courtney Alexander (No. 13 overall in 2000) - while UNLV has two and San Diego State has one in that same 22-season span. Overall, Fresno State has had 31 players go on to play in the NBA, including 21 being selected in the NBA Draft with five first-round picks (four since 2000).

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