2021–22 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2021–22 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
2021–22 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 MW)
Head coach	Justin Hutson (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Tarvish Felton; Keith Brown; Tim Shelton;
Home arena	Save Mart Center ; (Capacity: 15,596)
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 23 Boise State †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
No. 24 Colorado State	14	–	4	.778	25	–	6	.806
San Diego State	13	–	4	.765	23	–	9	.719
Wyoming	13	–	5	.722	25	–	9	.735
UNLV	10	–	8	.556	18	–	14	.563
Fresno State	8	–	9	.471	23	–	13	.639
Utah State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
Nevada	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
New Mexico	5	–	12	.294	13	–	19	.406
Air Force	4	–	13	.235	11	–	18	.379
San Jose State	1	–	17	.056	8	–	23	.258

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs are led by fourth-year head coach Justin Hutson and played their home games at the Save Mart Center as members of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season 12–12, 9–11 in Mountain West play to finish in sixth place. They defeated New Mexico in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament before losing to Colorado State in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Devin Gage	1	G	6'2"	205	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduate transferred
Christian Gray	11	F	6'6"	250	RS Senior	Moreno Valley, CA	Graduated
Alec Hickman	20	G	6'4"	190	RS Junior	Riverside, CA	Transferred to Alabama A&M
Assane Diouf	21	C	7'2"	250	RS Sophomore	Dakar, Senegal	Transferred to Austin Peay

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Jemarl Baker Jr.		G	6'5"	195	RS Senior	Menifee, CA	Transferred from Arizona. Will be eligible to play immediately since Baker Jr. graduated from Arizona.
Donovan Yap		G	6'3"	175	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred from UNLV. Under NCAA transfer rules, Yap will have to sit out for the 2021–22 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Robert Vaihola PF	Archbishop Riordan High School	San Francisco, CA	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	May 2, 2021
Robert Vaihola PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0
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 2021". Rivals.com. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. "ESPN – Fresno State Bulldogs Basketball Recruiting 2021". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Joseph Hunter #30 SG	Fresno, CA	San Joaquin Memorial High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 30, 2021
Joseph Hunter #30 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
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 2022". Rivals.com. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. "ESPN – Fresno State Bulldogs Basketball Recruiting 2022". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2021–22 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kyle Harding	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Allan Hancock College	Long Island, New York
G	3	Isaiah Hill	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Tulsa	Bakersfield, California
G	4	Junior Ballard	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Cal Poly	Stockton, California
G	5	Jordan Campbell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Oregon State	Adelanto, California
F	10	Orlando Robinson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Middlebrooks Academy	Las Vegas, Nevada
G	13	Deon Stroud	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	UTEP	Fresno, California
G	22	Destin Whitaker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Romeoville HS	Romeoville, Illinois
G/F	23	Leo Colimerio	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Wasatch Academy	São Paulo, Brazil
G	25	Antony Holland	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Notre Dame HS	Riverside, California
C	34	Braxton Meah	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	San Joaquin Memorial HS	Fresno, California
G		Jemarl Baker Jr.	—	—	RS Sr	Arizona	Menifee, CA
F		Robert Vaihola	—	—	Fr	Archbishop Riordan HS	San Mateo, CA
G		Donovan Yap	—	—	So	UNLV	Las Vegas, NV

Head coach

Justin Hutson (Cal State Bakersfield)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 15, 2021*	Idaho SoCal Challenge campus game	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
November 22, 2021*	vs. Pepperdine SoCal Challenge Surf Division semifinals	The Pavilion at JSerra San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 24, 2021*	vs. TCU/Santa Clara SoCal Challenge Surf Division	The Pavilion at JSerra San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 28, 2021*	at California	Haas Pavilion Berekley, CA
December 17, 2021*	Cal Poly	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
December 21, 2021*	at Utah	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
Mountain West regular season
December 28, 2021	at Boise State	ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
January 1, 2022	Air Force	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
January 4, 2022	at San Diego State	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
January 8, 2022	Wyoming	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
January 11, 2022	San Jose State	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
January 15, 2022	at UNLV	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
January 18, 2022	Utah State	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
January 22, 2022	at Nevada	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
January 25, 2022	at New Mexico	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
January 29, 2022	Boise State	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
February 1, 2022	at San Jose State	Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA
February 5, 2022	Nevada	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
February 12, 2022	at Colorado State	Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
February 15, 2022	UNLV	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
February 19, 2022	San Diego State	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
February 22, 2022	at Air Force	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
March 1, 2022	New Mexico	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
March 5, 2022	at Wyoming	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Mountain West Tournament
March 9–12, 2022	vs.	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[1]

References

^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved August 26, 2021.

[schedule-1] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved August 26, 2021.

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