2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 20
Sam Bittner
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- High School:
- Trinity International HS
Bio
Last Updated: May 8, 2019
ACCOLADES:
• Google Cloud Third-Team Academic All-American (2018-19)
• Two-time Google Cloud/CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 (2017-18 & 2018-19)
• National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court (2017-18)
• Three-time Mountain West Scholar Athlete (2015-16, 2016-17 & 2017-18)
• Three-time Academic All-Mountain West (2015-16, 2016-17 & 2017-18)
2018-19 (SENIOR): One of three Bulldogs to play in all 32 games (only player to also start all 32 games) ... averaged 6.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals with a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio ... posted a total of 213 points, 151 rebounds, 69 assists, 39 steals and five blocks ... logged a team-high 1,016 minutes for an average of 31.8 minutes per game ... scored a career-high 18 points (4-for-7 3FGA) to help Fresno State rally back from a 20-point deficit to beat San Diego State 66-62 (Jan. 22) ... collected a career-high eight rebounds in the Bulldogs’ 71-60 win over Wyoming (Feb. 27) ... recorded a career-high six assists in Wooden Legacy semifinal against the ACC’s Miami (Nov. 23) ... had at least one assist in 30 of 32 games played ... ranked 77th in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (43.3 percent, 42-for-97 3FG) for players averaging at least one made 3-pointer per game, which also the eighth-best single-season 3-point field goal percentage in program history ... finished his career with two of the program’s top eight single-season 3-point field goal percentage marks ... named the program’s first Academic All-American.
2017-18 (JUNIOR): Played in all 32 games with 26 starts, 17 during Mountain West play ... had 18 consecutive starts from Nov. 22, 2017 through Jan. 27, 2018 ... logged 817 total minutes for an average of 25.5 minutes per game ... played a season-high 40 minutes in the Bulldogs' 82-79 overtime victory at Colorado State on Jan. 6, 2018 ... averaged 5.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game ... posted a total of 169 points, 92 rebounds, 52 assists, 35 steals and 10 blocks ... was 7-for-7 from the 3-point line through the first four games of the season ... was 39-for-81 (48.1%) from beyond the 3-point arc on the season ... ranked tenth in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (48.8%) of players with at least one 3FG per team game at the conclusion of conference play ... was 16-for-20 (80%) at the free throw line ... had a career-best five 3-pointers and 15 points in the Bulldogs' 78-52 win over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Dec. 13, 2017 ... collected a career-best seven rebounds in a 83-63 road victory at Cal Poly on Dec. 9, 2017.
2016-17 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 26 games with all of his nine starts during Mountain West play ... averaged 1.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game ... logged a total of 224 minutes for an average of 16.0 minutes per game ... played at least 15 minutes in ten games, including a season-high 35 minutes in Bulldogs' quadruple overtime game at Wyoming on Feb. 8, 2017 ... posted a total of 20 points, 30 rebounds, 13 steals, seven steals and four blocks ... Fresno State went 7-2 when Bittner started ... scored a season-high seven points in the Bulldogs' 73-59 home win over Cal Poly on Dec. 10, 2016 ... had multiple 3-pointers in a game twice ... collected a season-high six rebounds in the Bulldogs' 71-61 home win versus New Mexico on Feb. 18, 2017 ... played 10 minutes off the bench in the Bulldogs' NIT first round game at TCU on March 15, 2017 ... selected to speak at the athletic department's annual Student-Athlete Scholarship Dinner.
2015-16 (FRESHMAN): Played in 18 games with four starts ... averaged 1.1 points and 0.9 rebounds per game ... logged a total of 165 minutes for an average of 9.2 minutes per game ... posted a total of 19 points, 17 rebounds, and three steals ... scored a season-high nine points while shooting 50 percent (3-for-6) from beyond the 3-point line in the Bulldogs' road game against Nevada on Feb. 13, 2016 ... earned team's Level 5 Student Athlete of the Year Award ... earned 2015-16 Academic All-Mountain West and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.
HIGH SCHOOL: MVP during junior and senior years ... team captain during sophomore, junior and senior years ... National Christian School Athletic Association (NCSAA) runner-up during senior year ... 4.0 GPA ... named valedictorian ... National Honor Society (NHS) vice president.
ACCOLADES:
• Google Cloud Third-Team Academic All-American (2018-19)
• Two-time Google Cloud/CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 (2017-18 & 2018-19)
• National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court (2017-18)
• Three-time Mountain West Scholar Athlete (2015-16, 2016-17 & 2017-18)
• Three-time Academic All-Mountain West (2015-16, 2016-17 & 2017-18)
2018-19 (SENIOR): One of three Bulldogs to play in all 32 games (only player to also start all 32 games) ... averaged 6.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals with a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio ... posted a total of 213 points, 151 rebounds, 69 assists, 39 steals and five blocks ... logged a team-high 1,016 minutes for an average of 31.8 minutes per game ... scored a career-high 18 points (4-for-7 3FGA) to help Fresno State rally back from a 20-point deficit to beat San Diego State 66-62 (Jan. 22) ... collected a career-high eight rebounds in the Bulldogs’ 71-60 win over Wyoming (Feb. 27) ... recorded a career-high six assists in Wooden Legacy semifinal against the ACC’s Miami (Nov. 23) ... had at least one assist in 30 of 32 games played ... ranked 77th in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (43.3 percent, 42-for-97 3FG) for players averaging at least one made 3-pointer per game, which also the eighth-best single-season 3-point field goal percentage in program history ... finished his career with two of the program’s top eight single-season 3-point field goal percentage marks ... named the program’s first Academic All-American.
2017-18 (JUNIOR): Played in all 32 games with 26 starts, 17 during Mountain West play ... had 18 consecutive starts from Nov. 22, 2017 through Jan. 27, 2018 ... logged 817 total minutes for an average of 25.5 minutes per game ... played a season-high 40 minutes in the Bulldogs' 82-79 overtime victory at Colorado State on Jan. 6, 2018 ... averaged 5.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game ... posted a total of 169 points, 92 rebounds, 52 assists, 35 steals and 10 blocks ... was 7-for-7 from the 3-point line through the first four games of the season ... was 39-for-81 (48.1%) from beyond the 3-point arc on the season ... ranked tenth in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (48.8%) of players with at least one 3FG per team game at the conclusion of conference play ... was 16-for-20 (80%) at the free throw line ... had a career-best five 3-pointers and 15 points in the Bulldogs' 78-52 win over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Dec. 13, 2017 ... collected a career-best seven rebounds in a 83-63 road victory at Cal Poly on Dec. 9, 2017.
2016-17 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 26 games with all of his nine starts during Mountain West play ... averaged 1.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game ... logged a total of 224 minutes for an average of 16.0 minutes per game ... played at least 15 minutes in ten games, including a season-high 35 minutes in Bulldogs' quadruple overtime game at Wyoming on Feb. 8, 2017 ... posted a total of 20 points, 30 rebounds, 13 steals, seven steals and four blocks ... Fresno State went 7-2 when Bittner started ... scored a season-high seven points in the Bulldogs' 73-59 home win over Cal Poly on Dec. 10, 2016 ... had multiple 3-pointers in a game twice ... collected a season-high six rebounds in the Bulldogs' 71-61 home win versus New Mexico on Feb. 18, 2017 ... played 10 minutes off the bench in the Bulldogs' NIT first round game at TCU on March 15, 2017 ... selected to speak at the athletic department's annual Student-Athlete Scholarship Dinner.
2015-16 (FRESHMAN): Played in 18 games with four starts ... averaged 1.1 points and 0.9 rebounds per game ... logged a total of 165 minutes for an average of 9.2 minutes per game ... posted a total of 19 points, 17 rebounds, and three steals ... scored a season-high nine points while shooting 50 percent (3-for-6) from beyond the 3-point line in the Bulldogs' road game against Nevada on Feb. 13, 2016 ... earned team's Level 5 Student Athlete of the Year Award ... earned 2015-16 Academic All-Mountain West and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.
HIGH SCHOOL: MVP during junior and senior years ... team captain during sophomore, junior and senior years ... National Christian School Athletic Association (NCSAA) runner-up during senior year ... 4.0 GPA ... named valedictorian ... National Honor Society (NHS) vice president.
PERSONAL: Parents are Kelly and Chad Bittner ... has three siblings, two younger brothers, Ben and Max, and one older sister, Katie ... favorite athlete is Muhammad Ali because Bittner believes Ali had the greatest will, skill and promotion ... also recruited out of high school by UC Irvine, UC Davis, Portland State and University of Texas - Pan American.
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