Fresno State Athletics
Saturday, November 8
Fresno, CA
2 p.m. PT
Fresno State
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'Dogs continue homestand, host Long Beach State
11/7/2025 5:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
GAME 3: FRESNO STATE (1-1, 0-0 MW) vs. LONG BEACH STATE (0-1, 0-0 BIG WEST)
November 8, 2025 | 2 p.m. PT | Fresno, Calif. | Save Mart Center
MEDIA COVERAGE
Live Stats:Â Stat Broadcast
Watch:Â Mountain West Network
Listen:Â Bulldog Sports Network
Play by Play: Matt Norville | Analyst: Marc Q. Jones | Sideline: Thomas Behn
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FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State men's basketball team is set to host Long Beach State as it continues its seven-game home stand to start the season.
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The Bulldogs go into the weekend with a 1-1 record after collecting a win over Fresno Pacific and a loss to USC Upstate.
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BULLDOG BONES
A BRIEF HISTORY WITH THE BEACH
THE RETURNER
THE LAST TIME ON THE FLOOR
FRESH START
WELCOME (BACK) TO THE MOUNTAIN WEST
VALLEY ROOTS RUN DEEP
November 8, 2025 | 2 p.m. PT | Fresno, Calif. | Save Mart Center
MEDIA COVERAGE
Live Stats:Â Stat Broadcast
Watch:Â Mountain West Network
Listen:Â Bulldog Sports Network
Play by Play: Matt Norville | Analyst: Marc Q. Jones | Sideline: Thomas Behn
FOLLOW ALONG ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter (X):Â @FresnoStateMBB
Instagram:Â @FresnoStateMBB
TikTok:Â @FresnoStateMBBall
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FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State men's basketball team is set to host Long Beach State as it continues its seven-game home stand to start the season.
Â
The Bulldogs go into the weekend with a 1-1 record after collecting a win over Fresno Pacific and a loss to USC Upstate.
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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 BEACH
- Fresno State's matchup with Long Beach State on Saturday marks the two programs' 81st meeting all-time.
- The Bulldogs faced Long Beach State last season and claimed a 72-69 victory against the Beach on November 23. 2024.
- The only Bulldog currently on the roster who faced Long Beach State last season was David Douglas, Jr., who is currently out with a knee injury.
THE RETURNER
- Fresno State guard Zaon Collins is the only Bulldog letterwinner from last season to be on the 25-26 roster.
- Through the opening pair of games, the Las Vegas Native leads the Bulldogs in field goals made with 11.
- He is also the Bulldogs' second leading scorer with 27 points through two games, trailing closely behind senior Jake Heidbreder.
THE LAST TIME ON THE FLOOR
- Fresno State dropped a nail-biter to USC Upstate on Wednesday night, 67-66.
- Zaon Collins led the Bulldogs with 18 points, shooting 8-of-14 from the field while adding four rebounds and three assists.
- Jake Heidbreder followed with 12 points on three 3-pointers and went 3-for-4 from the free-throw line.
- DeShawn Gory chipped in eight points, including a key three early, and grabbed three boards.
- Fresno State led by as many as 13 points in the first half.
- The Bulldogs scored 19 second-chance points on 14 offensive rebounds.
- Fresno State's bench contributed 22 points.
- The game featured six lead changes and two ties.
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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