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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. Vance Walberg is the head coach for the Bulldogs. They were members of the Western Athletic Conference from 1992 to 2012.
| Fresno State Bulldogs | ||||
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| University | California State University, Fresno | |||
| Head coach | Vance Walberg (1st season) | |||
| Conference | Mountain West (Pac-12 in 2026–27) | |||
| Location | Fresno, California | |||
| Arena | Save Mart Center (capacity: 14,544) | |||
| Nickname | Bulldogs | |||
| Colors | Cardinal red and blue[1] | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
| NCAA Division II 1963, 1966 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| NCAA Division II 1958, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 NCAA Division I 1982 | ||||
| NCAA tournament round of 32 | ||||
| 1982, 2001 | ||||
| NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
| NCAA Division II 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 NCAA Division I 1981, 1982, 1984, 2000*, 2001, 2016 *vacated by NCAA | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 1981, 1982, 1984, 2000, 2016 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| 1978, 1981, 1982, 1996, 2001, 2003 | ||||
The Bulldogs have appeared in six* NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 2–6.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6 W | Round of 48 | (11) Northeastern | L 53–55 |
| 1982 | 4 W | Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen | (5) West Virginia (1) #6 Georgetown | W 50–46 L 40–58 |
| 1984 | 7 MW | Round of 48 | (10) Louisiana Tech | L 56–66 |
| 2000* | 9 W | Round of 64 | (8) Wisconsin | L 56–66 |
| 2001 | 9 S | Round of 64 Round of 32 | (8) California (1) #3 Michigan State | W 82–70 L 65–81 |
| 2016 | 14 M | Round of 64 | (3) #13 Utah | L 69–80 |
The Bulldogs appeared in seven NCAA Division II men's basketball tournaments, where they had a combined record of 8-8.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Regional Semifinals Regional Finals | San Francisco State Chapman | W 69–56 L 49–52 |
| 1960 | Regional Semifinals Regional Finals | Chico State Chapman | W 62–49 L 62–70 |
| 1962 | Regional Semifinals Regional Third Place | Cal Poly Pomona Seattle Pacific | L 81–88 L 68–73 |
| 1963 | Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight | UC Santa Barbara Chapman South Dakota State | W 68–60 W 71–59 L 71–84 |
| 1964 | Regional Semifinals Regional Finals | Seattle Pacific Cal Poly Pomona | W 68–53 L 72–79 |
| 1965 | Regional Semifinals Regional Finals | Nevada Southern Seattle Pacific | W 74–61 L 68–82 |
| 1966 | Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight | Nevada Seattle Pacific Southern Illinois | W 127–78 W 64–58 L 70–93 |
The Bulldogs have appeared in ten National Invitation Tournaments, with a combined record of 14–10; they were champions in 1983.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result/Score |
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| 1983 | First 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 |
| 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 |
| 2017 | First Round | TCU | L 59–66 |
The Bulldogs have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational, with a record of 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 |
The Bulldogs have appeared in The Basketball Classic one time. Their record is 4–0, and they won the Championship in 2022.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result/Score |
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| 2022 | First Round Second Round Semifinals Championship | Eastern Washington Youngstown State Southern Utah Coastal Carolina | W 83–74 W 80–71 W 67–48 W 85–74 |
Pacific Coast Athletic Association (3)
Western Athletic Conference (3)
Pacific Coast Athletic Association tournament (3)
Western Athletic Conference tournament (1)
| Fresno State Bulldogs retired numbers | |||||
| No. | Player | Pos. | Tenure | No. ret. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jerry Tarkanian | G [n 1] | 1954–1955 | 2014 | [2] |
| 24 | Paul George | SF | 2008–2010 | 2019 | [2] |
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