2020–21 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2020–21 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record12–12 (9–11 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Keith Brown
  • Tarvish Felton
  • Tim Shelton
Home arenaSave Mart Center
(Capacity: 15,596)
Seasons
2020–21 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 San Diego State 14 3   .824 23 5   .821
Utah State 15 4   .789 20 9   .690
Colorado State 14 4   .778 20 8   .714
Boise State 14 6   .700 19 9   .679
Nevada 10 7   .588 16 10   .615
Fresno State 9 11   .450 12 12   .500
UNLV 8 10   .444 12 15   .444
Wyoming 7 9   .438 14 11   .560
San Jose State 3 13   .188 5 16   .238
Air Force 3 17   .150 5 20   .200
New Mexico 2 15   .118 6 16   .273
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by third-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 11–19, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Air Force.

Roster

2020–21 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) So Allan Hancock College Long Island, New York
G 1 Devin Gage 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr DePaul Chicago, Illinois
G 3 Isaiah Hill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Tulsa Bakersfield, California
G 4 Junior Ballard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Cal Poly Stockton, California
G 5 Jordan Campbell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Oregon State Adelanto, California
F 10 Orlando Robinson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Middlebrooks Academy Las Vegas, Nevada
F 11 Christian Gray 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Salt Lake CC Moreno Valley, California
G 13 Deon Stroud 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So UTEP Fresno, California
G 20 Alec Hickman (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr East LA College Riverside, California
C 21 Assane Diouf 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So DME Academy Dakar, Senegal
G 22 Destin Whitaker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Romeoville HS Romeoville, Illinois
G/F 23 Leo Colimerio 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Wasatch Academy São Paulo, Brazil
G 25 Antony Holland 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Notre Dame HS Riverside, California
C 34 Braxton Meah 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr San Joaquin Memorial HS Fresno, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

On November 29, Fresno State paused activities until December 13 due to multiple Covid-19 positive tests, cancelling five games.[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
3:00 pm, KMSG
William Jessup W 87–47  1–0
 16  Tied   10  Robinson   3  Gage  Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
December 19, 2020*
4:00 pm, KMSG
Fresno Pacific W 78–65  2–0
 17  Ballard   10  Holland   6  Hill  Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
December 28, 2020
5:00 pm
at Colorado State L 53–75  2–1
(0–1)
 14  Robinson   10  Robinson   2  Tied  Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CA
December 30, 2020
1:00 pm
at Colorado State L 59–81  2–2
(0–2)
 19  Robinson   15  Robinson   4  Hill  Moby Arena 
Fresno, CA
January 2, 2021
4:00 pm
Wyoming L 74–78  2–3
(0–3)
 19  Stroud   9  Holland   3  Tied  Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
January 4, 2021
6:00 pm
Wyoming W 81–61  3–3
(1–3)
 33  Robinson   13  Robinson   3  Hill  Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
January 8, 2021
6:00 pm
San Jose State W 79–64  4–3
(2–3)
 23  Robinson   14  Robinson   5  Hill  Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
January 10, 2021
4:00 pm
San Jose State W 80–65  5–3
(3–3)
 22  Stroud   9  Campbell   6  Robinson  Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
January 15, 2021
8:00 pm, FS1
at Nevada L 57–73  5–4
(3–4)
 15  Tied   6  Robinson   4  Hill  Lawlor Events Center (50)
Reno, NV
January 17, 2021
1:00 pm, CBSSN
at Nevada L 65–79  5–5
(3–5)
 15  Robinson   8  Robinson   3  Hill  Lawlor Events Center (50)
Reno, NV
January 20, 2021
6:00 pm, FS1
at Boise State L 51–73  5–6
(3–6)
 17  Robinson   9  Robinson   3  Hill  ExtraMile Arena 
Boise, ID
January 22, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Boise State Postponed due to COVID-19 issues ExtraMile Arena 
Boise, ID
January 28, 2021
8:00 pm, CBSSN
New Mexico W 64–62 OT 6–6
(4–6)
 18  Ballard   16  Robinson   5  Hill  Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
January 30, 2021
4:00 pm
New Mexico W 65–55  7–6
(5–6)
 16  Ballard   7  Stroud   5  Hill  Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
February 4, 2021
6:00 pm, Stadium
Utah State L 53–69  7–7
(5–7)
 9  Gray   5  Robinson   6  Robinson  Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
February 6, 2021
7:00 pm, FS1
Utah State Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
February 11, 2021
6:00 pm
at Air Force W 69–63  8–7
(6–7)
 17  Ballard   6  Robinson   2  3 tied  Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
February 13, 2021
12:00 pm
at Air Force W 67–64  9–7
(7–7)
 21  Robinson   11  Robinson   2  Colimerio  Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
February 18, 2021
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 25 San Diego State L 53–67  9–8
(7–8)
 17  Robinson   13  Robinson   4  Robinson  Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
February 20, 2021
4:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 25 San Diego State L 57–75  9–9
(7–9)
 17  Stroud   7  Stroud   4  Hill  Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
February 24, 2021
8:00 pm, FS1
at UNLV W 67–64  10–9
(8–9)
 18  Stroud/Hill   8  Holland   7  Hill  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
February 26, 2021
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at UNLV L 67–68  10–10
(8–10)
 17  Ballard   5  Robinson   5  Robinson  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
Mar 2, 2021
5:00 pm, CBSSN
at Boise State W 67–64  11–10
(9–10)
 16  Stroud   10  Hill   3  Hill  ExtraMile Arena 
Boise, ID
Mar 6, 2021
9:00 pm, FS1
Utah State L 51-57  11-11
(9-11)
 16  Hill   11  Robinson   5  Hill  Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 10, 2021
4:00 pm, Stadium
(6) vs. (11) New Mexico
First Round
W 85-77  12-11
 19  Stroud   12  Robinson   6  Holland  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 11, 2021
8:30 pm, CBSSN
(6) vs. (3) Colorado State
Quarterfinals
L 62-72  12-12
 16  Robinson   10  Robinson   4  Robinson  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2]

References

  1. ^ "Statement from Terry Tumey".
  2. ^ "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved November 20, 2020.