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Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball

Men's basketball team

Summary

Men's basketball team

Field	Value
current	2025–26 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team
name	Fresno State Bulldogs
logo	Fresno State wordmark.png
logo_size	250
university	California State University, Fresno
conference	Mountain West
(Pac-12 in 2026–27)
location	Fresno, California
coach	Vance Walberg
tenure	2nd
arena	Save Mart Center
capacity	14,544
nickname	Bulldogs
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h_body	C41230
h_shorts	C41230
h_pattern_s	_blanksides2
a_pattern_b	_thindkbluesides
a_body	C41230
a_shorts	C41230
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bestfinish	8
NCAAeliteeight	NCAA Division II
1963, 1966
NCAAsweetsixteen	NCAA Division II
1958, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
NCAA Division I
1982
NCAAroundof32	1982, 2001
NCAAtourneys	NCAA Division II
1958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
NCAA Division I
1981, 1982, 1984, 2000*, 2001, 2016
conference_tournament	1981, 1982, 1984, 2000, 2016
conference_season	1978, 1981, 1982, 1996, 2001, 2003
below	* vacated by NCAA

(Pac-12 in 2026–27) 1963, 1966 1958, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 NCAA Division I 1982 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 NCAA Division I 1981, 1982, 1984, 2000*, 2001, 2016 The Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represents California State University, Fresno, located in Fresno, California, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They play their home games at the Save Mart Center and since 2012–13 are members of the Mountain West Conference. Vance Walberg is the head coach for the Bulldogs. They were members of the Western Athletic Conference from 1992 to 2012.

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

The Bulldogs have appeared in six* NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 2–6.

2016	14 M	Round of 64	(3) #13 Utah	L 69–80

:*The appearance in 2000 was vacated due to the use of an ineligible player.

NCAA Division II

The Bulldogs appeared in seven NCAA Division II men's basketball tournaments, where they had a combined record of 8-8.

1966	Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight	Nevada
Seattle Pacific
Southern Illinois	W 127–78
W 64–58
L 70–93

National Invitation Tournament results

The Bulldogs have appeared in ten National Invitation Tournaments, with a combined record of 14–10; they were champions in 1983.

2017	First Round	TCU	L 59–66

College Basketball Invitational results

The Bulldogs have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational, with a record of 4–2.

2014	First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals Game 1
Finals Game 2
Finals Game 3	UTEP
Princeton
Old Dominion
Siena
Siena
Siena	W 61–56
W 72–56
W 71–64
L 57–61
W 89–75
L 68–81

The Basketball Classic results

The Bulldogs have appeared in The Basketball Classic one time. Their record is 4–0, and they won the Championship in 2022.

Regular-season conference championships

Pacific Coast Athletic Association (3)

1978, 1981, 1982

Western Athletic Conference (3)

1996, 2001, 2003

Conference tournament championships

Pacific Coast Athletic Association tournament (3)

1981, 1982, 1984

Western Athletic Conference tournament (1)

2000 (vacated)

Mountain West Conference tournament (1)

2016

Honors and awards

Retired numbers

Main article: List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers

Paul George has his #24 retired by Fresno

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2	Jerry Tarkanian	G	1954–1955	2014	last = Kuwada	first = Robert	title= Fresno State to retire the jersey of Paul George at its home opener against Winthrop	url= https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/college/mountain-west/fresno-state/bulldogs-basketball/article236842053.html	work=The Fresno Bee	access-date=November 10, 2019	date=October 31, 2019	archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191031143655/https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/college/mountain-west/fresno-state/bulldogs-basketball/article236842053.html	archive-date = 2019-10-31 }}
24	Paul George	SF	2008–2010	2019

;Notes

Notable former players

Courtney Alexander
Rafer Alston
Ron Anderson
Desi Barmore (born 1960), American-Israeli basketball player
Melvin Ely (born 1978)
Paul George (born 1990), basketball player
Nate Grimes (born 1996), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Chris Herren (born 1975)
Rod Higgins
Tyler Johnson (born 1992), basketball player
Tito Maddox (born 1981)
Brian Santiago, athletic director at Brigham Young University
Deshon Taylor (born 1996), basketball player (free agent)
Bernard Thompson
Art Williams
Braeden Anderson

References

Kuwada, Robert. (October 31, 2019). "Fresno State to retire the jersey of Paul George at its home opener against Winthrop". [[The Fresno Bee]].

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