Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball

Fresno State Bulldogs
Fresno State Bulldogs
	2016–17 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team
University	California State University, Fresno
Head coach	Rodney Terry (6th season)
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Arena	Save Mart Center ; (capacity: 14,544)
Nickname	Bulldogs
Colors	Cardinal red and blue;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1982
NCAA tournament second round
	1982, 2001
NCAA tournament appearances
	1981, 1982, 1984, 2000, 2001, 2016 ; vacated by NCAA
Conference tournament champions
	1981, 1982, 1984, 2000, 2016
Conference regular season champions
	1981, 1982, 1996, 2001, 2003

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 are members of the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2012–13. Their current head coach is Rodney Terry. They were member of the Western Athletic Conference from 1992–2012.

Postseason results

The Bulldogs have appeared in six* NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–5.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1981	#6	Round of 48	#11 Northeastern	L 53–55
1982	#4	Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	#5 West Virginia #1 Georgetown	W 50–46 L 40–58
1984	#7	Round of 48	#10 Louisiana Tech	L 56–66
2000*	#9	Round of 64	#8 Wisconsin	L 56–66
2001	#9	Round of 64 Round of 32	#8 California #1 Michigan State	W 82–70 L 65–81
2016	#14	Round of 64	#3 Utah	L 69–80

* Their appearance in the 2000 tournament was vacated due to the use of an ineligible player.

The Bulldogs have appeared in nine National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 14–9 and were champions in 1983.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1983	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game	UTEP Michigan State Oregon State Wake Forest DePaul	W 71–64 W 72–58 W 76–67 W 86–62 W 69–60
1985	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Santa Clara New Mexico UCLA	W 79–76 W 66–55 L 43–53
1994	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	USC BYU Kansas State	W 79–76 W 68–66 L 77–115
1996	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Miami (OH) Michigan State Nebraska	W 58–57 W 80–70 L 71–83
1997	First Round	Nevada	L 86–97
1998	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Pacific Memphis Hawaiʻi Minnesota Georgia	W 73–70 W 83–80 W 85–83 L 89–91 L 79–95
1999	First Round	California	L 71–79
2002	First Round	Temple	L 75–81
2007	First Round	Georgia	L 78–88

The Bulldogs have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 4–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
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

Pacific Coast Athletic Association (2)

Western Athletic Conference (3)

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Venues	College Gym (1953–1967) Selland Arena (1967–2003) Save Mart Center (2003–present)
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 1999–2000 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 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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Current teams	Air Force Falcons Boise State Broncos (leaving in 2026) Colorado State Rams (leaving in 2026) Fresno State Bulldogs (leaving in 2026) Nevada Wolf Pack New Mexico Lobos San Diego State Aztecs (leaving in 2026) San Jose State Spartans UNLV Runnin' Rebels Utah State Aggies (leaving in 2026) Wyoming Cowboys
Future teams	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors UTEP Miners (both joining in 2026)
Championships & awards	Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1999–2000 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 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23