Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball


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. Their current head coach is Justin Hutson. They were members of the Western Athletic Conference from 1992 to 2012.

Postseason results

NCAA Tournament results

The Bulldogs have appeared in six* NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 2–5.
19816 WRound of 48 NortheasternL 53–55
19824 WRound of 32
Sweet Sixteen
West Virginia
#6 Georgetown
W 50–46
L 40–58
19847 MWRound of 48 Louisiana TechL 56–66
2000*9 WRound of 64 WisconsinL 56–66
20019 SRound of 64
Round of 32
California
#3 Michigan State
W 82–70
L 65–81
201614 MRound of 64 #13 UtahL 69–80

NIT results

The Bulldogs have appeared in ten National Invitation Tournaments, with a combined record of 14–10; they were champions in 1983.
1983First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship
UTEP
Michigan State
Oregon State
Wake Forest
DePaul
W 71–64
W 72–58
W 76–67
W 86–62
W 69–60
1985First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Santa Clara
New Mexico
UCLA
W 79–76
W 66–55
L 43–53
1994First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
USC
BYU
Kansas State
W 79–76
W 68–66
L 77–115
1996First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Miami
Michigan State
Nebraska
W 58–57
W 80–70
L 71–83
1997First RoundNevadaL 86–97
1998First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game
Pacific
Memphis
Hawaii
Minnesota
Georgia
W 73–70
W 83–80
W 85–83
L 89–91
L 79–95
1999First RoundCaliforniaL 71–79
2002First RoundTempleL 75–81
2007First RoundGeorgiaL 78–88
2017First RoundTCUL 59–66

CBI results

The Bulldogs have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational, with a record of 4–2.
2014First 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

Regular season conference championships

Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Western Athletic Conference
Pacific Coast Athletic Association Tournament
Western Athletic Conference Tournament
Mountain West Conference Tournament

Retired numbers

The Bulldogs retired their first number in program history in 2014, honoring number 2 for Bulldogs player and coach Jerry Tarkanian. He was joined by Paul George when his number 24 was retired on November 10, 2019.