2013–14 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2013–14 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
CBI, Runner-Up
Conference Mountain West Conference
2013–14 record 21–18 (9–9 Mountain West)
Head coach Rodney Terry
Assistant coach Michael Schwartz
Assistant coach Byron Jones
Assistant coach Kenton Paulino
Home arena Save Mart Center
2013–14 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#13 San Diego State 16 2   .889     31 5   .861
#17 New Mexico 15 3   .833     27 7   .794
UNLV 10 8   .556     20 13   .606
Nevada 10 8   .556     15 17   .469
Boise State 9 9   .500     21 13   .618
Wyoming 9 9   .500     18 15   .545
Fresno State 9 9   .500     21 18   .538
Utah State 7 11   .389     18 14   .563
Colorado State 7 11   .389     16 16   .500
Air Force 6 12   .333     12 18   .400
San Jose State 1 17   .056     7 24   .226
2014 MWC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Rodney Terry's third season at Fresno State. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Save Mart Center and they were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 21–18, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament to New Mexico. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they advanced to the best of 3 finals where they lost to Siena 1 games to 2.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jerry Brown 0 F 6'7" 220 RS Junior Richmond, CA Transfer to Santa Clara
Kevin Olekaibe 3 G 6'2" 180 Junior Las Vegas, NV Transfer to UNLV
Aaron Anderson 11 G 6'3" 190 Freshman Edmond, OK Transfer to Central Oklahoma
Garrett Johnson 20 G 6'4" 195 Senior Pomona, CA Graduated
Brad Ely 22 G 6'3" 195 Senior Visalia, CA Graduated
Kevin Foster 24 F 6'8" 230 Senior Lakeland, FL Graduated
Robert Upshaw 25 C 7'0" 250 Sophomore Fresno, CA Transfer to Washington

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Soma Edo
PF
Richardson, TX Bernker High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 21, 2012 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Paul Watson
SF
Phoenix, AZ Paradise Valley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 26, 2012 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Alex Davis
PF
Houston, TX Hutchinson Community College 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 19, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
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:

Roster

2013–14 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Owootoah, EmmanuelEmmanuel Owootoah style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Cordia HS Toronto, ON
G 1 Johnson, TylerTyler Johnson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Saint Francis HS Mountain View, CA
F 2 Anderson, BraedenBraeden Anderson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) So Wilbraham & Monson Acad. Alberta
G 3 Guerrero, CezarCezar Guerrero style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Oklahoma State Huntington Park, CA
F 4 Edo, KarachiKarachi Edo style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 226 lb (103 kg) Fr Berkner HS Richardson, TX
F/C 5 Giddings, TannerTanner Giddings style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 226 lb (103 kg) So Windsor HS Windsor, CA
F 10 Davis, AlexAlex Davis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Hutchinson CC Houston, TX
G 13 Williams, BlakeBlake Williams style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 197 lb (89 kg) RS Fr Kennedy HS Sacramento, CA
G 14 Lewis, JulienJulien Lewis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Texas Galveston, TX
G/F 22 Watson, PaulPaul Watson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Paradise Valley HS Phoenix, AZ
G 23 Harris, MarvelleMarvelle Harris style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 212 lb (96 kg) So Eisenhower HS Rialto, CA
G/F 25 Newbill, BroderickBroderick Newbill style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Hogan Prep Acad. Kansas City, MO
G 55 Huddleston, AllenAllen Huddleston style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 183 lb (83 kg) RS Sr Pacific Merced, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Michael Schwartz (Texas)
  • Bryon Jones (Central Oklahoma)
  • Kenton Paulino (Texas)

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

Roster
Last update: 2013-07-20

Schedule and results

Source[1]

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exitbition
Nov 1* Cal State Stanislaus W 76–71  Save Mart Center (N/A)
Nov 4* Dominican W 91–67  Save Mart Center (N/A)
Regular Season
Nov 8* at UC Irvine W 98–97 OT 1–0 Bren Events Center (3,241)
Nov 12* at Pittsburgh L 54–75  1–1 Petersen Events Center (8,543)
Nov 16* Cal State Northridge W 80–64  2–1 Save Mart Center (14,770)
Nov 20* Cal Poly W 63–46  3–1 Save Mart Center (6,085)
Nov 23* at Pacific L 77–86  3–2 Alex G. Spanos Center (3,204)
Nov 25* San Diego Christian W 92–59  4–2 Save Mart Center (5,813)
Nov 29* Drake
(Fresno State Tournament)
L 74–84  4–3 Save Mart Center (6,170)
Nov 30* Cal State Bakersfield
(Fresno State Tournament)
W 96–86 OT 5–3 Save Mart Center (6,022)
Dec 1* Northern Arizona
(Fresno State Tournament)
W 71–67 OT 6–3 Save Mart Center (5,807)
Dec 7* at Utah L 77–90  6–4 Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,189)
Dec 14* at California L 56–67  6–5 Haas Pavilion (9,342)
Dec 21* vs. #16 Florida
(Orange Bowl Classic)
L 49–66  6–6 BB&T Center (11,214)
Dec 28* UC Merced W 104–43  7–6 Save Mart Center (6,377)
Jan 1 UNLV L 62–75  7–7 (0–1) Save Mart Center (5,968)
Jan 4 at Boise State L 79–86  7–8 (0–2) Taco Bell Arena (7,527)
Jan 8 Air Force W 71–65  8–8 (1–2) Save Mart Center (5,947)
Jan 11 at Colorado State L 57–76  8–9 (1–3) Moby Arena (3,345)
Jan 15 at #10 San Diego State L 60–68  8–10 (1–4) Viejas Arena (12,414)
Jan 18 New Mexico L 78–89  8–11 (1–5) Save Mart Center (6,499)
Jan 22 Nevada L 86–96  8–12 (1–6) Save Mart Center (5,815)
Jan 25 at UNLV L 73–75 OT 8–13 (1–7) Thomas & Mack Center (13,849)
Jan 29 Wyoming W 67–62  9–13 (2–7) Save Mart Center (5,946)
Feb 5 at Air Force W 68–51  10–13 (3–7) Clune Arena (1,601)
Feb 8 San Jose State W 82–56  11–13 (4–7) Save Mart Center (6,784)
Feb 12 at Nevada W 75–67  12–13 (5–7) Lawlor Events Center (6,060)
Feb 15 Colorado State W 75–66  13–13 (6–7) Save Mart Center (6,765)
Feb 19 at Wyoming L 66–72  13–14 (6–8) Arena-Auditorium (5,386)
Feb 22 at Utah State W 79–76  14–14 (7–8) Smith Spectrum (9,939)
Feb 26 Boise State W 76–56  15–14 (8–8) Save Mart Center (6,331)
Mar 1 San Diego State L 67–82  15–15 (8–9) Save Mart Center (14,801)
Mar 8 at San Jose State W 69–56  16–15 (9–9) Event Center Arena (2,451)
Mountain West Tournament
Mar 12 vs. Air Force
(First round)
W 61–59  17–15 Thomas & Mack Center (5,824)
Mar 13 vs. #20 New Mexico
(Quarterfinals)
L 77–93  17–16 Thomas & Mack Center (10,645)
CBI
Mar 19* at UTEP
(First round)
W 61–56  18–16 Don Haskins Center (5,688)
Mar 24* Princeton
(Quarterfinals)
W 72–56  19–16 Save Mart Center (3,637)
Mar 26* Old Dominion
(Semifinals)
W 71–64  20–16 Save Mart Center (3,916)
Mar 31* Siena
(Finals Game 1)
L 57–61  20–17 Save Mart Center (5,284)
Apr 2* at Siena
(Finals Game 2)
W 89–75  21–17 Alumni Recreation Center (3,177)
Apr 5* at Siena
(Finals Game 3)
L 68–81  21–18 Alumni Recreation Center (2,788)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. "2013-14 Schedule". Retrieved 2012-08-20.