2021–22 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

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 were 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.

2021–22 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
SoCal Challenge Surf Division Champions
The Basketball Classic Champions
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	23–13 (8–9 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

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bulldogs finished the 2020–21 season 12–12, 9–11 in Mountain West play to finish in sixth place.^[1] They defeated New Mexico in the first round^[2] of the Mountain West tournament before losing to Colorado State in the quarterfinals.^[3]

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.	1	G	6'5"	195	RS Senior	Menifee, CA	Arizona
Donovan Yap	11	G	6'3"	175	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	UNLV

Recruiting classes

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
	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
	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 Roosevelt, NY G 2 Jemarl Baker Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Arizona Menifee, CA G 3 Isaiah Hill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Tulsa Bakersfield, CA G 4 Junior Ballard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Cal Poly Stockton, CA G 5 Jordan Campbell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Oregon State Adelanto, CA F 10 Orlando Robinson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Middlebrooks Academy Las Vegas, NV G 11 Donavan Yap 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So UNLV Las Vegas, NV G 13 Deon Stroud 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr UTEP Fresno, CA G 22 Destin Whitaker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Romeoville HS Romeoville, IL G/F 23 Leo Colimerio 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Wasatch Academy São Paulo, Brazil G 25 Anthony Holland 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Notre Dame HS Riverside, CA F 30 Robert Vaihola 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Archbishop Riordan HS San Francisco, CA G 33 Steven Vasquez (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Joseph HS Santa Maria, CA C 34 Braxton Meah 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So San Joaquin Memorial HS Fresno, CA	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	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		Stanislaus State	W 86–48	–	24 – Robinson, Jr.	7 – Robinson, Jr.	3 – Tied	Save Mart Center (2,463) Fresno, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		Fresno Pacific	W 74–54	1–0	16 – Robinson, Jr.	9 – Colimerio	5 – Hill	Save Mart Center (2,820) Fresno, CA
November 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		LIU	W 84–60	2–0	17 – Robinson, Jr.	19 – Robinson, Jr.	5 – Baker	Save Mart Center (3,438) Fresno, CA
November 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		Idaho SoCal Challenge campus-site game	W 69–62	3–0	27 – Robinson, Jr.	10 – Robinson, Jr.	5 – Hill	Save Mart Center (3,388) Fresno, CA
November 22, 2021* 10:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Pepperdine SoCal Challenge Surf Division semifinals	W 70–63	4–0	19 – Hill	6 – Robinson, Jr.	4 – Robinson, Jr.	The Pavilion at JSerra  San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 24, 2021* 10:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Santa Clara SoCal Challenge Surf Division championship	W 59–52	5–0	22 – Robinson, Jr.	8 – Robinson, Jr.	4 – Holland	The Pavilion at JSerra (1,700) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 28, 2021* 6:00 p.m., P12N		at California	L 57–65	5–1	25 – Robinson, Jr.	9 – Robinson, Jr.	4 – Holland	Haas Pavilion (3,857) Berkeley, CA
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		San Diego	W 63–43	6–1	15 – Robinson, Jr.	8 – Holland	5 – Robinson, Jr.	Save Mart Center (3,132) Fresno, CA
December 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		Cal State Northridge	W 61–43	7–1	22 – Robinson, Jr.	9 – Tied	5 – Holland	Save Mart Center (3,762) Fresno, CA
December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network		at San Francisco	L 63–71	7–2	19 – Holland	9 – Holland	3 – Hill	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,873) San Francisco, CA
December 11, 2021* 4:00 p.m., MW Network		UC Irvine	W 63–55	8–2	18 – Baker	8 – Robinson, Jr.	3 – Tied	Save Mart Center (4,501) Fresno, CA
December 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		Cal Poly	W 83–48	9–2	18 – Tied	10 – Colimeiro	4 – Tied	Save Mart Center (4,461) Fresno, CA
December 21, 2021* 4:00 p.m., P12N		at Utah	L 50–55	9–3	17 – Robinson, Jr.	10 – Stroud	4 – Stroud	Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,673) Salt Lake City, UT
December 23, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Weber State	W 69–43	10–3	22 – Robinson, Jr.	9 – Robinson, Jr.	6 – Hill	Dee Events Center (2,631) Ogden, UT
Mountain West regular season
December 28, 2021 6:00 p.m., Stadium		at Boise State	L 55–65	10–4 (0–1)	22 – Robinson, Jr.	5 – Robinson, Jr.	3 – Robinson, Jr.	ExtraMile Arena  Boise, ID
January 1, 2022 1:00 p.m.		Air Force	Canceled					Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
January 11, 2022 7:00 p.m.		San José State	W 79–59	11–4 (1–1)	31 – Robinson, Jr.	12 – Robinson, Jr.	5 – Holland	Save Mart Center (2,579) Fresno, CA
January 14, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1		at UNLV	W 73–68	12–4 (2–1)	24 – Robinson, Jr.	11 – Robinson, Jr.	3 – Hill	Thomas & Mack Center (4,976) Paradise, NV
January 18, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Utah State	W 61–54	13–4 (3–1)	14 – Stroud	13 – Robinson, Jr.	6 – Robinson, Jr.	Save Mart Center (5,013) Fresno, CA
January 21, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1		at Nevada	L 73–77	13–5 (3–2)	26 – Robinson, Jr.	12 – Robinson, Jr.	4 – Tied	Lawlor Events Center (6,944) Reno, NV
January 25, 2022 6:00 p.m., Stadium		at New Mexico	W 65–60	14–5 (4–2)	22 – Holland	10 – Vaihola	3 – Robinson	The Pit (8,033) Albuquerque, NM
January 28, 2022 7:30 p.m., FS1		Boise State	L 63–68 OT	14–6 (4–3)	21 – Robinson	10 – Colimerio	3 – Holland	Save Mart Center (8,250) Fresno, CA
February 1, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		at San José State	W 73–43	15–6 (5–3)	18 – Robinson, Jr.	6 – Colimerio	5 – Robinson, Jr.	Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,118) San Jose, CA
February 4, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1		Nevada	W 73–56	16–6 (6–3)	21 – Holland	10 – Holland	6 – Hill	Save Mart Center (5,897) Fresno, CA
February 6, 2022 4:00 p.m, FS1		Wyoming Rescheduled from January 8	L 59–61	16–7 (6–4)	25 – Hill	10 – Robinson, Jr.	3 – Holland	Save Mart Center (6,017) Fresno, CA
February 11, 2022 6:30 p.m., CBSSN		at Colorado State	L 50–65	16–8 (6–5)	24 – Robinson, Jr.	12 – Holland	5 – Hill	Moby Arena (8,083) Fort Collins, CO
February 16, 2022 7:30 p.m., CBSSN		UNLV	L 57–60	16–9 (6–6)	14 – Tied	6 – Campbell	4 – Hill	Save Mart Center (4,723) Fresno, CA
February 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		San Diego State	L 44–61	16–10 (6–7)	15 – Hill	8 – Robinson	2 – Tied	Save Mart Center (7,261) Fresno, CA
February 22, 2022 6:00 p.m., MW Network		at Air Force	W 65–40	17–10 (7–7)	26 – Robinson	8 – Meah	4 – Hill	Clune Arena (545) Colorado Springs, CO
February 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1		New Mexico	W 71–68	18–10 (8–7)	28 – Robinson, Jr.	10 – Robinson, Jr.	5 – Tied	Save Mart Center (4,131) Fresno, CA
March 3, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		at San Diego State	L 64–65 2OT	18–11 (8–8)	19 – Campbell	11 – Robinson Jr.	4 – Hill	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
March 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., MWN		at Wyoming	L 64–68 OT	18–12 (8–9)	34 – Robinson, Jr.	9 – Robinson, Jr.	5 – Robinson, Jr.	Arena-Auditorium (6,230) Laramie, WY
Mountain West tournament
March 9, 2022 4:00 p.m., Stadium	(6)	vs. (11) San José State First Round	W 69–67 OT	19–12	31 – Robinson, Jr.	12 – Holland	3 – Tied	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
March 10, 2022 8:30 p.m., CBSSN	(6)	vs. (3) San Diego State Quarterfinals	L 46–53	19–13	25 – Robinson, Jr.	11 – Robinson, Jr.	3 – Tied	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
The Basketball Classic
March 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Washington First round	W 83–74	20–13	18 – Holland	9 – Colimerio	5 – Robinson, Jr.	Save Mart Center (1,166) Fresno, CA
March 23, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Youngstown State Second round	W 80–71	21–13	16 – Robinson, Jr.	13 – Robinson, Jr.	5 – Tied	Save Mart Center (1,754) Fresno, CA
March 28, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Utah Semifinals	W 67–48	22–13	20 – Robinson, Jr.	7 – Tied	7 – Hill	Save Mart Center (3,006) Fresno, CA
April 1, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina Championship	W 85–74	23–13	20 – Robinson	14 – Robinson	6 – Hill	HTC Center (1,407) Conway, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[4][5]

References

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2. "New Mexico vs. Fresno State - Game Recap - March 10, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
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