Fresno State Athletics
Friday, November 21
Fresno, CA
6 p.m. PT
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'Dogs close homestand against Privateers
11/20/2025 7:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball
GAME 7: FRESNO STATE (4-2, 0-0 MW) vs. New Orleans (2-2, 0-0 SLC)
November 21, 2025 | 6 p.m. PT | Fresno, Calif. | Save Mart Center
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MEDIA COVERAGE
Live Stats:Â Stat Broadcast
Watch:Â Mountain West Network
Listen:Â Bulldog Sports Network
Play by Play: Paul Loeffler | Analyst: Marc Q. Jones | Sideline: Taylor Martinez
FOLLOW ALONG ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State men's basketball team is closing out its opening homestand, hosting New Orleans at 6 p.m. PT on Friday night. Â
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The Bulldogs are coming off of another exciting win, edging Stephen F. Austin 80-78 in a comeback win at the Save Mart Center on Tuesday night, and now have a 4-2 record.
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BULLDOG BONES
A BRIEF HISTORY WITH THE PRIVATEERS
 LAST TIME ON THE FLOOR
CLUTCH SHOOTER
1,000 POINT CLUB
WITH THE ASSIST
FRESH START
WELCOME (BACK) TO THE MOUNTAIN WEST
VALLEY ROOTS RUN DEEP
November 21, 2025 | 6 p.m. PT | Fresno, Calif. | Save Mart Center
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MEDIA COVERAGE
Live Stats:Â Stat Broadcast
Watch:Â Mountain West Network
Listen:Â Bulldog Sports Network
Play by Play: Paul Loeffler | Analyst: Marc Q. Jones | Sideline: Taylor Martinez
FOLLOW ALONG ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter (X):Â @FresnoStateMBB
Instagram:Â @FresnoStateMBB
TikTok:Â @FresnoStateMBBall
Â
TICKETS
Single Game: Here
Flex Pass: Here
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FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State men's basketball team is closing out its opening homestand, hosting New Orleans at 6 p.m. PT on Friday night. Â
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The Bulldogs are coming off of another exciting win, edging Stephen F. Austin 80-78 in a comeback win at the Save Mart Center on Tuesday night, and now have a 4-2 record.
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BULLDOG BONES
- Head Coach Vance Walberg is entering his second season at the helm of the Bulldog Basketball program and his fourth season as a head coach overall.
- The Bulldogs are coming off a 6-26 season going into 2025-26, with a total of two conference wins, against Air Force and Wyoming.
- Fresno State starts the 2025-26 campaign with seven straight home games; all played at the Save Mart Center.
- This is the first time in program history that the Bulldogs have a seven-game home stand to start the season.
- The Fresno State men's basketball team looks a little different this season, with 73% of the roster being newcomers to the squad.
- Fresno State returns only four athletes this season: Troy Jenkins, Makhan Diouf, Zaon Collins and David "DJ" Douglas, Jr.
- Of the four, Collins is the Bulldogs' only returning starter and letterwinner.
- DJ Douglas, a transfer from Green Bay, played in six games for the Bulldogs in 2024-25 before his season was cut short due to injury.
- Troy Jenkins and Makhan Diouf both redshirted for the 2024-25 season and did not see game action.
A BRIEF HISTORY WITH THE PRIVATEERS
- Fresno State has faced New Orleans once in program history.
- The Bulldogs defeated the Privateers 50-32 nearly 41 years ago on December 13, 1984.
 LAST TIME ON THE FLOOR
- Fresno State earned a gritty home victory on Tuesday night, edging previously undefeated Stephen F. Austin 80–78 inside the Save Mart Center.
- The Bulldogs advance to 4-2 on the season, going into their final game of their opening seven-game homestand.
- Bulldogs shot 59%, their most efficient game of the season.
- Fresno State had 10 different players score.
- Gory recorded his third 20-point game of the year.
- Stickman tied a season high with 8 rebounds.
- Collins has now recorded 5+ assists in five straight games.
- Five Bulldogs scored in double digits tonight, the most of the season.
- Collins has led the Bulldogs in assists in every game so far this season.
CLUTCH SHOOTER
- Freshman DeShawn Gory has been impressive for the Bulldogs in high-pressure situations.
- Against the Lumberjacks, he came in late for the Bulldogs and scored two critical points for Fresno State to tie the game at 78 in the final two minutes of the game.
- Gory led the Bulldogs on Tuesday with 20 points, shooting 8-13 from the field and 2-4 from three.
- Similarly, with 24 seconds left on the clock against Utah Valley, the freshman drained a three-pointer to put the Bulldogs up by one.
- Gory is shooting .561 on the season, .358 from three.
1,000 POINT CLUB
- First-year Bulldog Jake Heidbreder has made an impact for Fresno State through only five games this season.
- With 18 points scored against Utah Valley on November 15, the senior surpassed 1,000 career points.
- So far, the guard has scored 100 points in a Bulldog uniform and owns a .446 shooting percentage, .310 from three, and averages 27.2 minutes per game.
- Heidbreder is making an impact on a national scale as well, ranking 30th in the country in field goal attempts (74), 50th in the country in field goals (33), 10th in the country in minutes per game (36:31), and 25th in the country in three-point attempts (42).
WITH THE ASSIST
- Zaon Collins, one of Fresno State's only returners on the 2025 -26 roster, has led the Bulldogs in assists in all six games so far this season.
- He had a season-high eight assists against UC San Diego on Wednesday, just one shy of his career high set on January 20, 2025.
- Currently, the junior guard ranks 17th in the country and first in the Mountain West in the category.
FRESH START
- Fresno State welcomes 11 newcomers to the roster this season: three transfers and 8 eight freshmen.
- Cameron Faas, Jake Heidbreder and Jac Mani all transferred from NCAA DI basketball programs.
- Of the eight freshmen, seven are international students.
WELCOME (BACK) TO THE MOUNTAIN WEST
- Transfer Jake Heidbreder is on his third stop in his college career.
- Heidbreder started his career at Air Force, where he spent the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons.
- He then transferred to Clemson after his second year at Air Force, redshirted for the 2023-24 season, and returned to the court for the 2024-25 season.Â
- Heidbreder returns to the Mountain West for his final year of eligibility at Fresno State.
VALLEY ROOTS RUN DEEP
- When Vance Walberg was named the Bulldogs' head coach, he emphasized the community, doing things for the Central Valley because Fresno State is the Central Valley's team. That message resonates with not just Walberg but also with his staff. Of the program's six coaches, five have previously lived in the Central Valley.
- Walberg has spent more than 20 years coaching in the Valley at Clovis West HS and Fresno City College.
- John Welch was a member of Jerry Tarkanian's staff at Fresno State from 1995 to 2002.
- Ray Barefield grew up in Fresno and prepped down the street from campus at Hoover HS, graduating in 1989. He is in the school's Hall of Fame.
- Chris Stahowski played for and coached alongside Walberg. He also graduated from Fresno State in 2007.
- Tory Stamps grew up in Fresno and played at Central HS, graduating in 2012.
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