Fresno State Bulldogs
Mountain West (20-12, 11-7)
Big Wins: 1/21 at Nevada (81-76), 2/28 at Boise State (74-67), 3/9 vs New Mexico (65-60)
Bad Losses: 11/14 Prairie View A&M (78-84), 1/7 at San Jose State (62-69), 1/11 at Air Force (72-81)
Coach: Rodney Terry
Probable Starters:
Deshon Taylor, Sophomore, Guard, 12.4 ppg, 2.1 apg
Jahmel Taylor, Junior, Guard, 10.6 ppg, 1.8 apg
Jaron Hopkins, Junior, Guard, 13.2 ppg, 3.6 apg, 5.5 rpg, 2.2 spg
Paul Watson, Senior, Guard, 11.5 ppg, 1.3 apg, 5.2 rpg
Bryson Williams, Freshman, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Key Role Players:
Cullen Russo, Senior, Forward, 7.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.5 spg
Karachi Edo, Senior, Forward, 7.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg
Terrell Carter II, Junior, Center, 5.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.3 (152nd in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.2 (119, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.8 (99, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.3 (51, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.3 (278, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.3 (169, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.0 (273, 11)
Rebound Margin: 1.4 (139, 4)
Assists Per Game: 12.6 (240, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.3 (203, 11)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Utah
2014 CBI First Round win over UTEP
2014 CBI Quarterfinal win over Princeton
2014 CBI Semifinal win over Old Dominion
2014 CBI Final loss to Siena
2007 NIT First Round loss to Georgia
*all team stats through 3/5