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2023–24 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

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2023–24 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record12–21 (4–14 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Keith Brown
  • Vonn Webb
  • George Aramide
Home arenaSave Mart Center
(Capacity: 15,596)
Seasons
2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Utah State 14 4   .778 28 7   .800
Nevada 13 5   .722 26 8   .765
Boise State 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
UNLV 12 6   .667 21 13   .618
No. 17 San Diego State 11 7   .611 26 11   .703
New Mexico 10 8   .556 26 10   .722
Colorado State 10 8   .556 25 11   .694
Wyoming 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Fresno State 4 14   .222 12 21   .364
San Jose State 2 16   .111 9 23   .281
Air Force 2 16   .111 9 22   .290
2024 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by head coach Justin Hutson in his sixth and final season. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Save Mart Center as members of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 11–20, 6–12 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eight place. They lost to Colorado State in the first round of the MWC tournament.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jemarl Baker Jr. 1 G 6'5" 195 GS Senior Menifee, CA Graduated
Alexander Gorton 4 G 6'3" 190 Senior Jonesboro, AR Graduated
Jordan Campbell 5 G 6'4" 200 RS Senior Adelanto, CA Graduate transferred
Isaih Moore 11 F 6'10" 195 Senior Columbia, SC Graduated
Jordan Brinson 12 G 6'2" 170 Junior Inglewood, CA Transferred to Cal State Northridge
Joseph Hunter 14 G 6'5" 190 Freshman Fresno, CA Dismissed from the team due to felony gun charges[2]
Dustin Whitaker 22 G 6'5" 185 Junior Romeoville, IL Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne
Anthony Holland 25 G 6'5" 225 Senior Riverside, CA Graduate transferred to Washington

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Jalen Weaver 5 G 6'5" 195 Junior Aurora, CO Salt Lake CC
Enoch Boakye 13 C 6'10" 240 Junior Brampton, ON Arizona State
Zaylon Thomas 14 G 6'5" Senior Sacramento, CA Walk-on; UCLA T&F
Isaiah Pope 21 G 6'5' 202 Senior Yorba Linda, CA Utah Tech
Pierce Geneste Jr. 34 F 6'11" 215 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Louisiana Tech
Chase Courtney 40 F 6'10" 230 Junior Scottsdale, AZ San Diego City College
Xavier DuSell 53 G 6'4" 199 Senior Scottsdale, AZ Wyoming

Recruiting classes

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2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Isaac Taveras
SG
Jacksonville, FL North Florida Education Institute 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 13, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    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 2023". Rivals.com.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN – Fresno State Bulldogs Basketball Recruiting 2023". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2023–24 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Donavan Yap Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr UNLV Las Vegas, NV
G 1 Isaac Taveres 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr North Florida Educational Institute Santo Domingo, DR
G 3 Isaiah Hill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Tulsa Bakersfield, CA
C 4 Chuks Isitua 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Jr IUPUI Lagos, Nigeria
G 5 Jalen Weaver 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Salt Lake CC Aurora, CO
G 12 Jeff Sims Jr. (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr Santa Rosa Academy Menifee, CA
C 13 Enoch Boakye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Arizona State Brampton, ON
G 14 Zaylon Thomas (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr UCLA T&F Sacramento, CA
G 21 Isaiah Pope 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Utah Tech Yorba Linda, CA
G/F 23 Leo Colimerio 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Wasatch Academy São Paulo, Brazil
G 33 Steven Vasquez (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Joseph HS Santa Maria, CA
F 34 Pierce Geneste Jr. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Louisiana Tech Port-au-Prince, Haiti
C 35 Eduardo Andre 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Sr AZ Compass Prep London, England
F 40 Chase Courtney 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr San Diego City College Scottsdale, Arizona
G 53 Xavier DuSell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Wyoming Scottsdale, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 p.m., MW Network
Fresno Pacific W 77–66  1–0
 19  DuSell   9  Andre   7  Hill  Save Mart Center (4,419)
Fresno, CA
November 11, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kent State L 69–79  1–1
 18  DuSell   6  Tied   8  Hill  MAC Center (2,655)
Kent, OH
November 15, 2023*
7:30 p.m., MW Network
Morgan State
Cancún Challenge campus site game
W 87–68  2–1
 23  Yap Jr.   9  Boakye   7  Hill  Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
November 21, 2023*
5:30 p.m., CBSSN
vs. New Mexico State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division semifinals
W 81–76 OT 3–1
 21  Hill   8  Colimerio   5  Hill  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (516)
Cancún, Mexico
November 22, 2023*
5:30 p.m., CBSSN
vs. No. 22 James Madison
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division championship
L 64–95  3–2
 12  Tied   13  Boakye   3  Hill  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (683)
Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2023*
6:00 p.m., MW Network
UC Santa Barbara L 65–69  3–3
 19  Hill   16  Boakye   8  Hill  Save Mart Center (2,796)
Fresno, CA
December 1, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. No. 19 BYU L 56–85  3–4
 14  Hill   7  Andre   5  Hill  Delta Center (11,360)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 5, 2023*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
Idaho State W 79–67  4–4
 16  Andre   7  Andre   5  Yap Jr.  Save Mart Center (2,638)
Fresno, CA
December 9, 2023*
4:00 p.m., MW Network
Pacific W 89–56  5–4
 19  DuSell   10  Andre   5  Hill  Save Mart Center (1,109)
Fresno, CA
December 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
Cal State Bakersfield W 61–58  6–4
 13  Hill   8  Boakye   9  Hill  Save Mart Center (3,166)
Fresno, CA
December 18, 2023*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
Portland State L 72–75 OT 6–5
 14  Pope   10  Andre   8  Hill  Save Mart Center (3,003)
Fresno, CA
December 22, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Francisco L 57–77  6–6
 9  DuSell   8  Boakye   3  Hill  War Memorial Gymnasium (1,488)
San Francisco, CA
December 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Diego W 71–67  7–6
 13  Pope   14  Boakye   4  Pope  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,197)
San Diego, CA
Mountain West regular season
January 3, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1
at San Diego State L 47–74  7–7
(0–1)
 10  DuSell   5  Tied   2  Tied  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
January 6, 2024
4:00 p.m.
Nevada L 57–72  7–8
(0–2)
 18  Pope   11  Boakye   7  Hill  Save Mart Center (5,083)
Fresno, CA
January 13, 2024
1:00 p.m.
at Wyoming L 67–68  7–9
(0–3)
 15  Pope   7  Pope   3  Tied  Arena-Auditorium (3,763)
Laramie, WY
January 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., MW Network
San Jose State W 85–82  8–9
(1–3)
 24  Hill   13  Boakye   9  Hill  Save Mart Center (3,146)
Fresno, CA
January 20, 2024
6:00 p.m.
at No. 16 Utah State L 62–83  8–10
(1–4)
 16  Pope   7  Boakye   10  Hill  Smith Spectrum (8,851)
Logan, UT
January 23, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1
Boise State L 68–72  8–11
(1–5)
 17  Yap Jr.   5  Tied   6  Hill  Save Mart Center (3,872)
Fresno, CA
January 27, 2024
4:00 p.m., MW Network
Air Force W 84–70  9–11
(2–5)
 19  Boakye   10  Boakye   10  Hill  Save Mart Center (4,433)
Fresno, CA
January 30, 2024
8:00 p.m., FS1
at UNLV L 69–78  9–12
(2–6)
 16  Boakye   10  Boakye   9  Hill  Thomas & Mack Center (5,980)
Paradise, NV
February 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
Colorado State L 61–73  9–13
(2–7)
 20  Yap Jr.   7  Boakye   9  Hill  Save Mart Center (4,331)
Fresno, CA
February 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., NBCSBA
at San Jose State W 69–57  10–13
(3–7)
 23  DuSell   14  Boakye   10  Hill  Provident Credit Union Event Center (3,284)
San Jose, CA
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m.
at Air Force W 68–66  11–13
(4–7)
 29  DuSell   10  Boakye   7  Hill  Clune Arena (2,287)
Colorado Springs, CO
February 14, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
UNLV L 65–67  11–14
(4–8)
 30  Colimerio   4  Colimerio   7  Hill  Save Mart Center (2,915)
Fresno, CA
February 17, 2024
4:30 p.m., CBSSN
at Boise State L 66–90  11–15
(4–9)
 17  Pope   4  Tied   6  Hill  ExtraMile Arena (11,595)
Boise, ID
February 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 19 San Diego State L 41–73  11–16
(4–10)
 12  Hill   8  Colimerio   2  Weaver  Save Mart Center (6,452)
Fresno, CA
February 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., MW Network
No. 22 Utah State L 73–77 OT 11–17
(4–11)
 21  Hill   8  Colimerio   3  Tied  Save Mart Center (3,785)
Fresno, CA
March 1, 2024
7:30 p.m., CBSSN
at Nevada L 66–74  11–18
(4–12)
 16  Tied   5  Tied   4  Hill  Lawlor Events Center (9,753)
Reno, NV
March 6, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1
at New Mexico L 58–79  11–19
(4–13)
 20  DuSell   6  Tied   3  Tied  The Pit (13,140)
Albuquerque, NM
March 9, 2024
4:00 p.m., MW Network
Wyoming L 47-86  11–20
(4–14)
 12  Weaver   6  Pope   7  Hill  Save Mart Center (4,395)
Fresno, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 13, 2024
11:00 a.m., MW Network
(9) vs. (8) Wyoming
First round
W 77–73  12–20
 22  Pope   7  Boakye   4  Hill  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 14, 2024
12:00 p.m., CBSSN
(9) vs. (1) No. 18 Utah State
Quarterfinals
L 75–87 OT 12–21
 19  Weaver   10  Hill   7  Hill  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[3]

References

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