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'Dogs close 2025 at home against Utah State

12/29/2025 1:16:00 PM | Men's Basketball

GAME 13 - vs. Utah State Utah State Notes

By: Holly Cassina / Strategic Communications Coordinator

GAME 13: FRESNO STATE (6-6, 0-1 MW) vs. UTAH STATE (10-1, 1-0 MW)
December 30, 2025 | 6 p.m. PT | Fresno, Calif. | Save Mart Center

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FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State men's basketball team returns home this week after a month on the road. The Bulldogs host conference-leader Utah State at the Save Mart Center on Tuesday at 6 p.m. PT and streamed on the Mountain West Network.

The Bulldogs opened Mountain West play with a loss to UNLV, placing them at 6-6 overall and 0-1 in the MW. Utah State is 10-1 overall (1-0 MW) with their only loss being against South Florida on December 4 on the road.

BULLDOG BONES

Head Coach Vance Walberg is in 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 started 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 AGGIES

Fresno State will face Utah State in its 73rd overall meeting on Tuesday.
Utah State leads 48-24 all-time over the Bulldogs, dating back to the 1963-64 season.
Since the 2016-17 season, the Bulldogs have struggled against the Aggies, with only two wins in 18 games.
Fresno State has the opportunity to snap a seven-game losing streak against Utah State, with the last Bulldog win occurring on January 18, 2022, at home.

LAST TIME ON THE FLOOR

The Fresno State men's basketball team opened Mountain West play on the road Saturday night, falling to UNLV, 84-72, at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The Bulldogs led at halftime but were outscored 45-31 in the second half as UNLV used an efficient offensive stretch and timely runs to pull away late.
Fresno State drops to 6-6 overall and 0-1 in Mountain West play, while UNLV improves to 5-6 on the season and 1-0 in conference action.
Wilson Jacques led Fresno State with a team-high 18 points, 11 rebounds, and two blocks, recording a double-double.
Jake Heidbreder finished with 17 points and five assists.
Zaon Collins added 15 points, seven assists, and three steals.
David Douglas Jr. contributed 12 points, all coming from beyond the arc.
Fresno State led 41-39 at halftime.
The Bulldogs scored 36 points in the paint.
Fresno State recorded 17 assists on 27 field goals.
The Bulldogs outrebounded UNLV on the offensive glass, 13-4.

DOUBLE TROUBLE

Fresno State currently has two players averaging double figures: Jake Heidbreder and Zaon Collins.
Heidbreder leads the team with an average of 18.3 points per game and has scored in double digits in all but one game this season.
Following closely behind is Collins with 14.8 points per game.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE KING

Freshman Wilson Jacques leads the Bulldogs in double-doubles this season, recording five so far.
Against Long Beach State, Jacques scored 12 points with 13 rebounds on November 8th.
He is on a four-game double-double streak against CSU Bakersfield (11 points, 11 rebounds), Arkansas (12 points, 14 rebounds), CSUN (10 points, 10 rebounds) and UNLV (18 points, 11 rebounds).

1,000 POINT CLUB

With 18 points scored against Utah Valley on November 15, the senior Jake Heidbreder surpassed 1,000 career points.
So far, the guard has scored 220 points in a Bulldog uniform and owns a .463 shooting percentage, .322 from three, and averages 36.5 minutes per game.
Heidbreder is making an impact on a national scale as well, 5th in the country in minutes per game (36:49), 73th in the country in points per game (18.3), and 94th in the country in three-point attempts (87).

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 12 games so far this season.
He tied a career high with nine assists against Pepperdine.
Currently, the junior guard ranks 72nd in the country and first in the Mountain West in the category with 63 total.
He is also second in the conference and 56th in the country in assists per game with 5.3.

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.
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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