The 2018–19 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach

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and played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 23–9, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They defeated

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in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the semifinals to

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. Despite having 23 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season 21–11, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament to

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. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament. On March 12, 2018, head coach Rodney Terry left Fresno State to become head coach at

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. He finished at Fresno State with a seven-year record of 126–108. On April 5, it was announced that the school had hired

assistant coach

as head coach.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

Preseason

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Fresno State California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) is a public university in Fresno, California. It is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system. The university had a fall 2020 enrollment of 25,341 students. It offers bachelo ...