Fresno State Men's Basketball 2017 NIT Tournament Capsule

 

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