2014–15 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2014–15 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Mountain West Conference
2014–15 record 15–17 (10–8 Mountain West)
Head coach Rodney Terry (4th year)
Assistant coach Michael Schwartz
Assistant coach Byron Jones
Assistant coach Kenton Paulino
Home arena Save Mart Center
2014–15 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Boise State 14 4   .778     25 9   .735
San Diego State 14 4   .778     27 9   .750
Colorado State 13 5   .722     27 7   .794
Wyoming 11 7   .611     25 10   .714
Utah State 11 7   .611     18 13   .581
Fresno State 10 8   .556     15 17   .469
UNLV 8 10   .444     18 15   .545
New Mexico 7 11   .389     15 16   .484
Air Force 6 12   .333     14 17   .452
Nevada 5 13   .278     9 22   .290
San Jose State* 0 18   .000     2 28   .067
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
2015 MWC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Rodney Terry's fourth season at Fresno State. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Save Mart Center and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament to Colorado State.

Previous season

The 2013–14 Fresno State finished the season with an overall record of 21–15, 9–9 in the Mountain West to finish in a tie for fifth place. In the Mountain West Conference Tournament, the Bulldogs were defeated by UNLV quarterfinals. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational which they won game 1 before losing games 2 and 3 to Siena in the championship game.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Tyler Johnson 1 G 6'2" 186 Senior Mountain View, CA Graduated
Tanner Giddings 5 F/C 6'11" 226 Junior Windsor, CA Transferred
Broderick Newbill 25 G/F 6'5" 195 RS Sophomore Kansas City, MO Transferred
Allen Huddleston 55 G 6'1" 183 RS Senior Merced, CA Graduated

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Isaiah Bailey
SG
Compton, CA Compton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 5, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Terrell Carter
C
Redondo Beach, CA Redondo Union 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (110 kg) May 3, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Eugene Artison
SF
Seattle Franklin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 2, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 66
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

2014–15 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) So Cordia HS Toronto, ON
G 1 Taylor, DarnellDarnell Taylor 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%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Saddleback College Los Angeles, 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) RS 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 Jr 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) So Berkner HS Richardson, TX
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) Sr 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 So 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) RS 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) So 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) Jr Eisenhower HS Rialto, CA
G 24 Bailey, IsaiahIsaiah Bailey 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%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Compton HS Compton, CA
C 34 Carter II, TerrellTerrell Carter II style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Redondo Union HS Redondo Beach, CA
F 35 Artison, EugeneEugene Artison 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%; | 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Franklin HS Seattle, WA
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

Schedule and results

Source[1]

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exitbition
11/09/2014* UC Santa Cruz W 77–38  Save Mart Center (4,925)
Regular Season
11/14/2014* at Pepperdine L 74–89  0–1 Firestone Fieldhouse (2,003)
11/17/2014* Bristol University
(Gulf Coast Showcase Opening Round)
W 93–55  1–1 Save Mart Center (5,210)
11/20/2014* at Northern Arizona L 52–73  1–2 Walkup Skydome (1,674)
11/24/2014* vs. Evansville
(Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals)
L 52–58  1–3 Germain Arena (2,118)
11/25/2014* vs. East Carolina
(Gulf Coast Showcase consolation round)
L 52–58  1–4 Germain Arena (240)
11/26/2014* vs. Marist
(Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game)
L 64–68  1–5 Germain Arena (271)
11/30/2014* California L 57–64  1–6 Save Mart Center (5,741)
12/03/2014* UC Irvine W 72–63  2–6 Save Mart Center (5,210)
12/06/2014* at Cal State Bakersfield W 63–61  3–6 Icardo Center (2,491)
12/10/2014* at Texas Tech L 56–73  3–7 United Supermarkets Arena (5,530)
12/13/2014* Cal Poly W 63–57  4–7 Save Mart Center (5,372)
12/20/2014* at Pacific L 68–71  4–8 Alex G. Spanos Center (2,326)
12/28/2014* St. Katherine College W 93–62  5–8 Save Mart Center (5,205)
12/31/2014 at New Mexico L 64–76  5–9 (0–1) The Pit (14,478)
01/03/2015 San Diego State L 57–59  6–9 (1–1) Save Mart Center (5,910)
01/07/2015 Utah State W 61–52  7–9 (2–1) Save Mart Center (5,591)
01/10/2015 at Nevada W 69–66  8–9 (3–1) Lawlor Events Center (5,310)
01/14/2015 at San Jose State W 73–62  9–9 (4–1) Event Center Arena (1,091)
01/17/2015 #25 Wyoming L 65–70 3OT 9–10 (4–2) Save Mart Center (8,118)
01/24/2015 Nevada W 66–62  10–10 (5–2) Save Mart Center (7,945)
01/27/2015 at San Diego State L 47–58  10–11 (5–3) Viejas Arena (12,414)
01/31/2015 at Colorado State L 57–80  10–12 (5–4) Moby Arena (7,043)
02/04/2015 San Jose State W 81–63  11–12 (6–4) Save Mart Center (5,550)
02/10/2015 at UNLV L 61–73  11–13 (6–5) Thomas & Mack Center (12,384)
02/14/2015 Boise State W 70–64  12–13 (7–5) Save Mart Center (6,553)
02/18/2015 Colorado State L 73–81  12–14 (7–6) Save Mart Center (5,610)
02/21/2015 at Utah State L 79–85  12–15 (7–7) Smith Spectrum (10,218)
02/25/2015 at Wyoming W 64–59  13–15 (8–7) Arena-Auditorium (5,868)
02/28/2015 New Mexico W 59–55  14–15 (9–7) Save Mart Center (8,310)
03/04/2015 Air Force W 68–66  15–15 (10–7) Save Mart Center (6,341)
03/07/2015 at Boise State L 52–71  15–16 (10–8) Taco Bell Arena (11,308)
Mountain West Tournament
03/12/2015 vs. Colorado State
(Quarterfinals)
L 59–71  15–17 Thomas & Mack Center (8,655)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. "2014-15 Schedule". Retrieved 2014-08-27.