2018–19 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2018–19 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2019 MW Tournament winner ; As of April 11, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
2018–19 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 MW)
Head coach	Justin Hutson (1st season)
Assistant coach	Keith Brown
Assistant coach	Tarvish Felton
Assistant coach	Tim Shelton
Home arena	Save Mart Center ; (Capacity: 15,596)

The 2018–19 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represents California State University, Fresno in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs are led by first-year head coach Justin Hutson and play their home games at the Save Mart Center as members of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

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

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
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
Gilles Dekonick	15	F	6'6"	210	Freshman	Diest, Belgium	Walk-on; transferred to UTEP
Jaron Hopkins	1	G	6'6"	210	RS Senior	Mesa, AZ	Gradauted
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

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Christian Gray		F	6'6"	221	Sophomore	San Bernardino, CA	Junior college transferred from Salt Lake CC
Chris Seeley		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.

2018 recruiting class

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
Assane Diouf #43 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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
Aguir Agau SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/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 2018-08-03. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2018-08-03. "ESPN – Fresno State Bulldogs Basketball Recruiting 2018". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-08-03. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2018-08-03. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-08-03.

Roster

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
G	3	Johnny McWilliams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	San Marcos HS	San Marcos, California
G	2	Braxton Huggins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	RS Sr	New Mexico State	Bakersfield, California
F	12	Myles Fitzgerald-Warren	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Madison HS	Portland, Oregon
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	Terrell Carter II	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	Sr	Redondo Union HS	Los Angeles, California
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
G		Aguir Agau	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Cathedral HS	Omaha, Nebraska
G		Amrit Dhaliwal	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Central Catholic HS	Modesto, California
C		Assane Diouf	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Fr	DME Academy	Dakar, Senegal
G		Christian Gray	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Salt Lake CC	Moreno Valley, California
F		Chris Seeley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Utah	Fresno, California

Head coach

Justin Hutson (Cal State Bakersfield)

Assistant coach(es)

Keith Brown (Pacific)
Tarvish Felton (Southern Utah)
Tim Shelton (San Diego State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source^[4]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2018* 7:00 pm	Humboldt State	–	–	–	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm	Alaska Anchorange	–	–	–	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Nov 15, 2018* 6:00 pm, FSSW	at TCU	–	–	–	Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
Nov 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Northwestern Wooden Legacy quarterfinals	–	–	–	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
Nov 23, 2018* 11:30 am/1:30 pm, ESPNU/ESPN2	vs. Miami (FL) or La Salle Wooden Legacy	–	–	–	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
Nov 25, 2018* TBA	vs. Wooden Legacy	–	–	–	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm	Pacific	–	–	–	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Dec 1, 2018* 4:00 pm	Cal Poly	–	–	–	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm	Weber State	–	–	–	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Dec 8, 2018* 4:00 pm	Long Beach State	–	–	–	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Dec 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, Stadium	California	–	–	–	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Dec 22, 2018* 4:00 pm	UT Martin	–	–	–	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Dec 29, 2018* 4:00 pm	Utah Valley	–	–	–	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Mountain West regular season
Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm	at San Jose State	–	–	–	Event Center Arena San Jose, CA
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM	Colorado State	–	–	–	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Jan 9, 2019 6:00 pm	at Utah State	–	–	–	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Jan 12, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Nevada	–	–	–	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Jan 19, 2019 2:30 pm, ATTSNRM	at Boise State	–	–	–	Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID
Jan 22, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU	San Diego State	–	–	–	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Jan 26, 2019 1:00 pm, ATTSNRM	at Colorado State	–	–	–	Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
Jan 30, 2019 6:00 pm	at Wyoming	–	–	–	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3	New Mexico	–	–	–	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Feb 5, 2019 7:30 pm, ATTSNRM	Utah State	–	–	–	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at UNLV	–	–	–	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Feb 13, 2019 7:30 pm, CBSSN	Boise State	–	–	–	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Feb 16, 2019 TBA, ESPN3	at New Mexico	–	–	–	Dreamstyle Arena Albuquerque, NM
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM	Air Force	–	–	–	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Feb 23, 2019 5:00 pm, CBSSN	at Nevada	–	–	–	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm	Wyoming	–	–	–	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at San Diego State	–	–	–	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
Mar 9, 2019 4:00 pm	San Jose State	–	–	–	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Mountain West Tournament
Mar 13–16, 2019	vs.	–	–	–	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

↑ Broaddus, Adrian (March 12, 2018). "UTEP hires Fresno State's Rodney Terry as their new basketball coach". theprospectordaily.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
↑ Zeigler, Mark. "Fresno State hires SDSU basketball assistant Justin Hutson as head coach". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
↑ "Fresno State hires San Diego State assistant as men's basketball coach". fresnobee. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
↑ "2018–19 Schedule".

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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 2018-04-05.

[3] "Fresno State hires San Diego State assistant as men's basketball coach". fresnobee. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

[schedule-4] "2018–19 Schedule".

Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
Venues	College Gym (1953–1967) Selland Arena (1967–2003) Save Mart Center (2003–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

2018–19 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Air Force	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Boise State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colorado State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fresno State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
New Mexico	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nevada	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Diego State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Jose State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UNLV	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wyoming	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 MW Tournament winner As of April 11, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll