The Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represents

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, located in

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, in

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Division I

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competition. They play their home games at the

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and since 2012–13 are members of the

Mountain West Conference The Mountain West Conference (MW) is one of the collegiate athletic conferences affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) (formerly I-A). The MW officially began operations o ...

. Their current head coach is Justin Hutson. They were members of the

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from 1992 to 2012.

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

The Bulldogs have appeared in six* NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 2–5. :*The appearance in 2000 was vacated due to the use of an ineligible player.

National Invitation Tournament results

The Bulldogs have appeared in ten National Invitation Tournaments, with a combined record of 14–10; they were champions in 1983.

College Basketball Invitational results

The Bulldogs have appeared in one

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, with a record of 4–2.

The Basketball Classic results

The Bulldogs have appeared in

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one time. Their record is 4–0, and they won the Championship in 2022.

Regular season conference championships

Pacific Coast Athletic Association (2) *1981, 1982 Western Athletic Conference (3) *1996, 2001, 2003

Conference tournament championships

Pacific Coast Athletic Association tournament (3) *1981, 1982, 1984 Western Athletic Conference tournament (1) *2000 (vacated) Mountain West Conference tournament (1) *

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Honors and awards

Retired numbers

;Notes

Notable former players

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* Desi Barmore (born 1960), American-Israeli basketball player *

Melvin Ely Melvin Anderson Ely (; born May 2, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who used to be an assistant coach for the Canton Charge of the NBA G League. A 6'10", , power forward–center from Fresno State, Ely was drafted ...

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(born 1990), basketball player * Nate Grimes (born 1996), basketball player in the

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* Tyler Johnson (born 1992), basketball player *

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References

External links

* {{Mountain West Conference men's basketball navbox