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2018–19 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

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2018–19 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record23–9 (13–5 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Keith Brown
  • Tarvish Felton
  • Tim Shelton
Home arenaSave Mart Center
(Capacity: 15,596)
Seasons
2018–19 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Nevada 15 3   .833 29 5   .853
No. 25 Utah State 15 3   .833 28 7   .800
Fresno State 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
San Diego State 11 7   .611 21 13   .618
UNLV 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Air Force 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
New Mexico 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Boise State 7 11   .389 13 20   .394
Colorado State 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
Wyoming 4 14   .222 8 24   .250
San Jose State 1 17   .056 4 27   .129
Mountain West Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Justin Hutson and played their home games at the Save Mart Center as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They defeated Air Force in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the semifinals to Utah State. Despite having 23 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the season 21–11, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament to San Diego State. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

On March 12, 2018, head coach Rodney Terry left Fresno State to become head coach at UTEP.[1] He finished at Fresno State with a seven-year record of 126–108. On April 5, it was announced that the school had hired San Diego State assistant coach Justin Hutson as head coach.[2][3]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jaron Hopkins 1 G 6'6" 210 RS Senior Mesa, AZ Graduated
Jahmel Taylor 5 G 6'0" 175 RS Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Bryson Williams 11 F 6'8" 230 Sophomore Fresno, CA Transferred to UTEP
Gilles Dekonick 15 F 6'6" 210 Freshman Diest, Belgium Walk-on; transferred to UTEP
Ray Bowles Jr. 22 G 6'5" 205 RS Senior Modesto, CA Graduated
Terrell Carter II 34 C 6'10" 290 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Chris Seeley 1 F 6'8" 215 Junior Fresno, CA Transferred from Utah. Under NCAA transfer rules, Seeley will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Christian Gray 11 F 6'6" 221 Sophomore San Bernardino, CA Junior college transferred from Salt Lake CC

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Assane Diouf
#43 C
Denver, CO East High School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Apr 23, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Aguir Agau
SG
Los Angeles, CA Middlebrooks Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 11, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout:   Rivals:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Fresno State Commit List for 2018". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  • "ESPN – Fresno State Bulldogs Basketball Recruiting 2018". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

Preseason

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Roster

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2018–19 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 New Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Auburn Inglewood, California
F 1 Chris Seeley Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Utah Fresno, California
G 3 Johnny McWilliams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr San Marcos HS San Marcos, California
G 4 Braxton Huggins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr New Mexico State Bakersfield, California
G 10 Amrit Dhaliwal 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Central Catholic HS Modesto, California
F 11 Christian Gray 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Salt Lake CC Moreno Valley, California
F 12 Myles Fitzgerald-Warren 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Madison HS Portland, Oregon
G 13 Aguir Agau 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Cathedral HS Omaha, Nebraska
G 20 Sam Bittner (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Trinity International HS Las Vegas, Nevada
G 21 Deshon Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr UMKC Riverside, California
F 32 Nate Grimes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Quality Education HS Las Vegas, Nevada
C 34 Assane Diouf 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Fr DME Academy Dakar, Senegal
F/C 35 Lázaro Rojas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Score Academy HS São José dos Campos, Brazil
G 55 Noah Blackwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Long Beach State Roseville, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Source[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2018*
7:00 pm
Humboldt State W 78–50 
 15  Williams   7  Tied   3  Gray  Save Mart Center (4,795)
Fresno, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm
Alaska Anchorange W 91–63  1–0
 23  Huggins   8  Gray   6  Taylor  Save Mart Center (4,614)
Fresno, CA
Nov 15, 2018*
6:00 pm, FSSW
at No. 21 TCU L 69–77  1–1
 18  Huggins   7  Bittner   8  Blackwell  Schollmaier Arena (6,315)
Fort Worth, TX
Nov 22, 2018*
1:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Northwestern
Wooden Legacy quarterfinals
W 78–59  2–1
 17  Huggins   9  Grimes   5  Taylor  Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
Nov 23, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN2
vs. Miami (FL)
Wooden Legacy semifinals
L 76–78  2–2
 28  Huggins   15  Grimes   6  Bittner  Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
Nov 25, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Hawaii
Wooden Legacy 3rd place game
W 79–64  3–2
 20  Taylor   7  Grimes   5  Taylor  Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm
Pacific W 81–78 OT 4–2
 22  Taylor   9  Rojas   7  Taylor  Save Mart Center (5,494)
Fresno, CA
Dec 1, 2018*
4:00 pm
Cal Poly W 76–67  5–2
 32  Taylor   7  Bittner   6  Taylor  Save Mart Center (4,724)
Fresno, CA
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm
Weber State W 71–52  6–2
 17  Huggins   8  Taylor   5  Taylor  Save Mart Center (4,597)
Fresno, CA
Dec 8, 2018*
4:00 pm
Long Beach State W 92–71  7–2
 22  Blackwell   14  Grimes   6  Blackwell  Save Mart Center (5,945)
Fresno, CA
Dec 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, Stadium
California W 95–73  8–2
 19  Williams   7  Blackwell   9  Blackwell  Save Mart Center (5,836)
Fresno, CA
Dec 22, 2018*
4:00 pm
UT Martin W 93–53  9–2
 20  Huggins   7  Williams   8  Blackwell  Save Mart Center (4,988)
Fresno, CA
Dec 29, 2018*
4:00 pm
Utah Valley L 60–64  9–3
 19  Huggins   13  Grimes   5  Blackwell  Save Mart Center (5,217)
Fresno, CA
Mountain West regular season
Jan 2, 2019
7:00 pm
at San Jose State W 73–53  10–3
(1–0)
 19  Grimes   12  Grimes   6  Blackwell  Event Center Arena (1,886)
San Jose, CA
Jan 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
Colorado State W 78–67  11–3
(2–0)
 21  Taylor   10  Grimes   7  Taylor  Save Mart Center (5,481)
Fresno, CA
Jan 9, 2019
6:00 pm
at Utah State W 78–77  12–3
(3–0)
 33  Huggins   8  Grimes   6  Blackwell  Smith Spectrum (6,379)
Logan, UT
Jan 12, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 10 Nevada L 64–74  12–4
(3–1)
 25  Huggins   11  Grimes   5  Blackwell  Save Mart Center (9,586)
Fresno, CA
Jan 19, 2019
2:30 pm, ATTSNRM
at Boise State W 63–53  13–4
(4–1)
 15  Taylor   8  Grimes   4  Taylor  Taco Bell Arena (6,437)
Boise, ID
Jan 22, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
San Diego State W 66–62  14–4
(5–1)
 20  Huggins   16  Grimes   5  Huggins  Save Mart Center (5,792)
Fresno, CA
Jan 26, 2019
1:00 pm, ATTSNRM
at Colorado State L 65–74  14–5
(5–2)
 24  Taylor   12  Grimes   7  Taylor  Moby Arena (2,877)
Fort Collins, CO
Jan 30, 2019
6:00 pm
at Wyoming W 75–62  15–5
(6–2)
 24  Williams   6  Bittner   3  Blackwell  Arena-Auditorium (3,606)
Laramie, WY
Feb 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU
New Mexico W 82–70  16–5
(7–2)
 22  Huggins   19  Grimes   4  Taylor  Save Mart Center (7,657)
Fresno, CA
Feb 5, 2019
7:30 pm, ATTSNRM
Utah State L 81–82  16–6
(7–3)
 26  Huggins   6  Huggins   4  Blackwell  Save Mart Center (5,091)
Fresno, CA
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at UNLV W 83–65  17–6
(8–3)
 31  Huggins   11  Grimes   3  Taylor  Thomas & Mack Center (8,324)
Paradise, NV
Feb 13, 2019
7:30 pm, CBSSN
Boise State W 65–63  18–6
(9–3)
 26  Huggins   15  Grimes   3  Huggins  Save Mart Center (5,548)
Fresno, CA
Feb 16, 2019
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
at New Mexico W 81–73  19–6
(10–3)
 26  Taylor   6  Bittner   5  Taylor  Dreamstyle Arena (12,494)
Albuquerque, NM
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
Air Force L 61–64  19–7
(10–4)
 23  Taylor   9  Grimes   5  Taylor  Save Mart Center (5,190)
Fresno, CA
Feb 23, 2019
5:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 6 Nevada L 68–74  19–8
(10–5)
 30  Taylor   11  Grimes   8  Taylor  Lawlor Events Center (11,019)
Reno, NV
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm
Wyoming W 71–60  20–8
(11–5)
 30  Huggins   14  Grimes   5  Taylor  Save Mart Center (5,339)
Fresno, CA
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at San Diego State W 76–74  21–8
(12–5)
 25  Taylor   7  Gray   5  Taylor  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
Mar 9, 2019
4:00 pm
San Jose State W 121–81  22–8
(13–5)
 37  Taylor   12  Grimes   8  Taylor  Save Mart Center (7,615)
Fresno, CA
Mountain West tournament
Mar 14, 2019
8:30 pm, CBSSN
(3) vs. (6) Air Force
Quarterfinals
W 76–50  23–8
 18  Taylor   8  Williams   10  Taylor  Thomas & Mack Center (7,518)
Paradise, NV
Mar 15, 2019
8:30 pm, CBSSN
(3) vs. (2) Utah State
Semifinals
L 60–85  23–9
 21  Grimes   6  Grimes   5  Taylor  Thomas & Mack Center (8,764)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ Broaddus, Adrian (March 12, 2018). "UTEP hires Fresno State's Rodney Terry as their new basketball coach". theprospectordaily.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  2. ^ Zeigler, Mark. "Fresno State hires SDSU basketball assistant Justin Hutson as head coach". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "Fresno State hires San Diego State assistant as men's basketball coach". fresnobee. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018–19 Schedule".