2005-06 Schedule & Results Contact: Jan Winslow 11-14-2005 Overall: 0-0 WAC: 0-0 MEN’S BASKETBALL November 9 The Master’s College (exh) W 77-66 15 Fresno Pacific (exh) ...... 8 pm Exhibition 2 23 at Cal Poly ...... 7 pm Fresno State vs. Fresno Pacific 26 Oregon State ...... 7 pm Date: Tue., Nov. 15 VS. 30 at Buffalo ...... 4 pm Time: 8:00 p.m. December Site: Save Mart Center (16,116) • Fresno, Calif. 3 at Iowa State (BSN) ...... 5 pm 7 CS Northridge ...... 7 pm Radio: KMJ (AM 580): Bill Woodward (play-by-play) & Dave Severns (analyst); 10 vs. San Diego (SLAM Tourney) 5:30 pm KOQO (FM 101.9): Jess Gonzalez (play-by-play) & Guillermo Prince (analyst) 17 at Pacific (BSN) ...... 7 pm 19 Norfolk State ...... 7 pm 23 UC Santa Barbara ...... 7 pm Next Week 29 San Francisco ...... 7 pm Regular-Season Opener January Fresno State at Cal Poly 3 Iona ...... 7 pm Date: Wed., Nov. 23 7 *Utah State ...... 7 pm 12 *at New Mexico State (BSN) ...... 6 pm Time: 7:00 p.m. 14 *at Louisiana Tech (BSN) ...... 5 pm Site: Mott Gym (3,032) • San Luis Obispo, Calif. 18 *Nevada (SportsWest) ...... 7 pm Radio: KMJ (AM 580): Bill Woodward (play-by-play) & Dave Severns (analyst); 21 *at Hawai’i (BSN) ...... 9 pm KOQO (FM 101.9): Jess Gonzalez (play-by-play) & Guillermo Prince (analyst) 26 *New Mexico State ...... 7 pm 28 *Louisiana Tech ...... 7 pm 30 *Idaho ...... 7 pm Fresno State Wraps Up Exhibition Schedule February The 2005-06 Fresno State basketball team wraps up its exhibition schedule this week 4 *at Boise State (SportsWest) ...... 1 pm when the Bulldogs host Fresno Pacific on Tue., Nov. 15, 8:00 p.m. The ‘Dogs are 6 *at Idaho (BSN) ...... 7 pm playing the second game of a basketball doubleheader as the women’s team will play 11 *San Jose State ...... 7 pm at 6:00 p.m. against the Melbourne Roos. Last week, Fresno State defeated The Master’s 13 *Hawai’i ...... 7 pm College, 77-66, to open exhibition play. 18 at Bracket Buster ...... TBA 23 *at San Jose State (BSN) ...... 7 pm About Fresno Pacific (1-1) 27 *^Boise State (ESPN) ...... 9 pm Fresno Pacific opened its season two weeks ago when it participated in the Westminster March Classic in Salt Lake City. The Sunbirds, who are under the direction of first-year head 2 *at Utah State (BSN) ...... 6 pm coach Clark Sheehy, opened with an 82-53 loss to host 17th-ranked Westminster. Junior 4 *at Nevada (BSN) ...... 7 pm guard Moustafa El Zanaty led Fresno Pacific with 13 points and four rebounds. The 7-11 WAC Tournament ...... Reno, Nev. Sunbirds bounced back the next day and pinned a 100-86 loss on Montana Western. All all times Pacific • *WAC game • ^ ESPN’s Big Monday • five starters recorded double-figures as both senior guard Josh Urbiztondo and senior BSN Broadcast on KFRE • SportsWest Broadcast on KFRE forward Lesego Molebatsi each had 22 points. While being 1-1 on the season, Fresno Pacific played an exhibition game at Idaho State last week. The Bengals notched an 82- 2004-05 WAC Basketball Standings 56 win. Senior forward Rudy Lopez collected a game-high 23 points for the Sunbirds. FPU is playing its final exhibition game of the season against the Bulldogs. School WAC Overall Nevada 16 2 .889 25 7 .781 UTEP 14 4 .778 27 8 .771 PLAYER PERSONNEL Rice 12 6 .667 19 12 .613 Fresno State 9 9 .500 16 14 .533 2005-06 FRESNO STATE RETURNERS –2004-05 TOTALS– Louisiana Tech 9 9 .500 14 15 .483 Pos No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG SMU 9 9 .500 14 14 .500 G 1 Kevin Bell 5-10 165 So. Los Angeles, Calif. 2.6 1.8 2.9 Hawaii 7 11 .389 16 13 .552 G 34 Ja’Vance Coleman 6-3 215 Jr. Fresno, Calif. 16.9 5.0 2.7 Boise State 6 12 .333 16 18 .471 F 21 Hector Hernandez 6-9 225 So. Chihuahua, Mexico 4.2 2.8 0.2 Tulsa 5 13 .277 9 20 .310 G 4 Donovan Morris 6-4 205 So. San Bernardino, Calif. 11.7 3.4 1.4 San Jose State 3 15 .167 6 23 .207 G 5 Dwight O’Neil 6-3 180 So. Fresno, Calif. 5.0 2.4 1.1

2005-06 FRESNO PACIFIC RETURNERS Interview Policy –2004-05 TOTALS– Pos No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG Interviews with the basketball players and coach- G 1 Jordan Beshore 5-11 160 So. Fresno, Calif. 1.9 0.4 1.2 ing staff will take place 30 minutes prior to prac- F 34 A.C. Calderon 6-6 255 Sr. San Diego, Calif. 5.0 2.8 0.8 tice. Practices are closed but there will be a F 20 Rudy Lopez 6-6 205 Sr. Watsonville, Calif. 12.1 4.1 1.9 structured media day at least once a week to F 33 Lesego Molebatsi 6-7 230 Sr. Bloemfontein, So. Africa 8.3 2.8 0.8 accomodate the media. Please contact Jan G 3 Josh Urbiztondo 6-0 180 Sr. San Mateo, Calif. 11.5 2.1 3.5 Winslow to set up interviews: (559) 278-2509. G 23 Nate Yoder 6-2 200 Sr. Lakewood, Colo. 2.0 1.6 1.1 The Master’s College In Review University Information Junior guard Ja’Vance Coleman (Fresno, Calif.) picked up right where he left off from a Name ...... Fresno State year ago as he poured in 27 points in Fresno State’s 77-66 exhibition win over The City/Zip ...... Fresno, CA 93740 Master’s College. While Coleman unofficially tied his career-high with his 27 point effort, he also unofficially collected his third straight 20-point game dating back to last Founded ...... 1911 season’s Western Athletic Conference Tournament. Coleman wasn’t alone in his scor- Enrollment...... 20,299 ing effort as junior guard/forward Quinton Hosley (Harlem, N.Y.) and sophomore guard Nickname (Mascot) ...... Bulldogs (Timeout) Kevin Bell (Los Angeles) also tallied double-figure games with 15 and 14 points, re- School Colors ...... Bulldog Red and Blue spectively. Still further, the Bulldogs’ reserves made a statement as they scored 29 Arena ...... Save Mart Center (16,116) points to the Mustangs’ six off the bench. The Bulldogs built up as much as a 13 point advantage (32-19) with just five minutes left. Fresno State opened the first half with a Conference ...... Western Athletic 37-33 lead as Coleman collected 13 points. In the second half, the Mustangs immedi- President...... Dr. John D. Welty ately chipped away at Fresno State’s four point cushion. The Master’s College outscored Director of Athletics...... Thomas Boeh the ‘Dogs 11-3 in the first five minutes and assumed a 44-40 lead. That would be the Ticket Office Phone...... (559) 278-DOGS Mustangs biggest lead, however, as Coleman answered right back with his third long distance shot of the night to get within one at 44-43. Fresno State retook its lead at 46- Basketball History 44, courtesy of a three-point basket by sophomore guard Dwight O’Neil (Fresno, Calif.) First Year ...... 1921-22 at the 13:18 mark. The Master’s College got back within one at 50-49 with just over 10 All-Time Record ...... minutes left to play. And that would be the closest the Mustangs would ever get as Fresno State went on a 13-2 run in a span of four minutes to post its biggest second half ...... 1,090-906 (.546)/82 years lead at 63-51. With the Bulldogs up 71-57 with just over three minutes to go, Coleman Years in NCAA Tournament...... 4 (2-4) would hit his fifth three-pointer of the game to make it 75-60 and junior forward Renato ...... (2001, ’84, ’82, ’81) Cesar (São Bernardo, Brazil) would add a bucket for a 77-62 advantage to seal the victory Years in NIT ...... 8 (14-8) with 54 seconds left. While Coleman scored 27 points in 33 minutes of play, Bell tallied ...... (2002, ’99, ’98, ’97, ’96, ’94, ’85, ’83) 11 assists, O’Neil had seven rebounds, including four offensive, and Hosley also added seven rebounds and six steals. Team Information Red/White Scrimmage in Review 2004-05 Overall Record ...... 16-14 At the annual Red/White Scrimmage, the Bulldogs played two 15-minute games and the Home/Away/Neutral ...... 10-6/5-7/1-1 White Team swept the Red in both contests. In the first game, O’Neil had 16 of the 2004-05 WAC Record ...... 9-9 White’s 30 points as the White went on to win 30-21. The Red Team was led by Coleman’s Home/Away/Neutral ...... 6-3/2-5/0-0 12 points. In game two, the White Team had a more balanced attack in its 26-25 come- from-behind victory. Scoring 14 points in the last two minutes, Cesar had a team-high 2004-05 WAC Finish ...... T4th eight points for the White. Hosley led the Red with a game-high 15 points. Starters Returning/Lost ...... 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 5/6 Fresno State to be Showcased on ESPNU’s Pride of the Program Beginning Mon., Nov. 14, every ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU men’s college basketball Basketball Staff telecast will include an ESPNU’s Pride of the Program segment celebrating a historic moment from each of the 326 Division I programs in alphabetical order. From Air Force Head Coach ...... Steve Cleveland on Nov. 14 (Boston University at Duke on ESPN2) to Youngstown State on March 30 (NIT Alma Mater/Year ...... UC Irvine, ’76 championship on ESPN), the moments are from any time in the history of the program. Record at School/Years ...... 0-0/1st Each will tell a story that will serve as a platform to recognize each school nationally. Career Record/Years ...... 138-108/8 Fresno State is scheduled to be showcased on Jan. 5, 2006. Basketball Office Phone ... (559) 278-2748 Dickie V’s Super Seven by Conference Basketball Office Fax...... (559) 278-4176 On Oct. 25, Dick Vitale released his super seven player by conference on ESPN.com. Associate Coach ...... Heath Schroyer Coleman was one of the All-WAC Super Seven picked as he joined Jaycee Carroll (G, Assistants...... Fred Langley, Senque Carey Utah State), Nick Fazekas (F/C, Nevada), Nate Harris (F, Utah State), Coby Karl (G, Boise Basketball Ops Coordinator ...... Don Slade State), Paul Millsap (F/C, Louisiana Tech) and Julian Sensley (F, Hawai’i). Last month, Video Coordinator...... Lee Moon Athlon and Lindy’s magazines both named Coleman to its preseason All-WAC teams. Strength Coach ...... Andy Bennett WAC Preseason Polls Have ‘Dogs Among Top Five Athletic Trainer ...... Ed Ferreira The WAC announced its men’s basketball preseason polls on Wed., Oct. 12, and Fresno Basketball Secretary...... Cyndy Favilla State was picked to finish among the top five in both the coaches’ and media preseason polls. In the coaches’ poll, the Bulldogs were tabbed fifth and received 38 points. Nevada was picked to win the WAC as the Wolf Pack received eight first place votes for 64 total Media Relations points. In the media poll, the Bulldogs were picked third as they received 139 points. Director ...... Steve Weakland Nevada was the unanimous selection as it received all 22 first-place votes for 198 points. Asst. SID/MBKB Contact ...... Jan Winslow Coleman Named to Preseason All-WAC Teams Office Phone ...... (559) 278-2509 After being named to the 2005 WAC All-Newcomer team, Coleman gets his first pre- Office Fax ...... (559) 278-4689 season All-WAC nod when he was selected to both the coaches and media preseason Cell ...... (559) 260-9369 All-WAC Teams. On the coaches’ preseason 10-member team, Coleman was a first E-mail ...... [email protected] team pick and one of four guards selected overall. On the media’s preseason team, he Web site ...... www.gobulldogs.com was one of five players named. 2004-05 Notebook Tchana Out 4-6 Weeks; Hernandez Healing Slowly 2005-06 WAC Preseason Polls Freshman forward James Tchana (Long Island, N.Y.) Coaches Poll suffered a torn medial lateral ligament in his right knee Situation Record School (1st place votes) Points Overall ...... 16-14 after a collision with O’Neil on Oct. 26 during preseason 1. Nevada (8) 64 At Home ...... 10-6 practice. No surgery will be required for the true fresh- 2. Hawai’i (1) 50 On the Road (away & neutral) ...... 6-8 man. Hernandez is still healing from an emergency 2. Utah State 50 WAC Home Games ...... 6-3 appendectomy from the summer while playing with the 4. Louisiana Tech 45 WAC Road Games ...... 3-6 Mexican Junior National Team. 5. Fresno State 38 6. Boise State 30 Mondays ...... 0-1 In the Preseason Basketball Polls 7. San Jose State 18 Tuesdays ...... 0-1 In the two preseason basketball polls (AP and USA To- 8. New Mexico State 17 Wednesdays ...... 3-0 day/ESPN), Fresno State has two preseason Top 25 9. Idaho 12 Thursdays ...... 3-5 teams on its slate. In the AP Poll, Nevada checked in at Fridays ...... 2-1 Media Poll No. 22 while Iowa State was 25th. In addition, WAC Saturdays ...... 7-6 Schools (1st place votes) Points Sundays ...... 1-0 newcomer Utah State received votes. In the USA Today/ 1. Nevada (22) 198 ESPN Poll, Nevada was ranked No. 25 while Iowa State 2. Utah State 161 Day Games ...... 2-3 was 23rd. Utah State also picked up votes. 3. Fresno State 139 Night Games ...... 14-11 4. Hawai’i 136 Cleveland Named New Head Coach 5. Louisiana Tech 132 Pacific Time Zone ...... 14-8 On April 9, Steve Cleveland became the 17th head coach 6. Boise State 87 Mountain Time Zone ...... 0-2 of the Fresno State men’s basketball program. Cleve- 7. New Mexico State 61 Central Time Zone ...... 1-3 land came from BYU where he built the Cougar pro- 8. Idaho 40 Eastern Time Zone ...... 1-0 gram into a Mountain West Conference power. In his 9. San Jose State 36 Hawaiian Time Zone ...... 0-1 eight years, Cleveland guided BYU to a 138-108 record, five consecutive postseason appearances (three NCAA, two NIT) and four 20-win sea- November ...... 2-0 December ...... 5-3 sons. The Fresno, Calif. native was the 2003 MWC Coach of the Year as he guided BYU January ...... 5-3 to three MWC championship titles (two regular-season and one tournament). February ...... 2-6 March ...... 2-2 Fourth Straight Bracket Buster Appearance for ‘Dogs For the fourth year in a row, the WAC has partnered with ESPN and several other top Margin of victory is 5 or less ...... 8-4 college basketball conferences for Bracket Buster Saturday, a one-day men’s basketball Margin of victory is between 6 and 10 ... 2-3 event matching potential NCAA tournament hopefuls against each other. All nine WAC Margin of victory is 10-15 points ...... 2-7 teams will be involved in this year’s event to be held on Feb. 18, 2006. The match-ups will Margin of victory is 16-20 points ...... 3-0 be determined by ESPN in conjunction with the conferences on Sun., Jan. 29. Bracket Margin of victory is 20 or more points .... 1-0 Buster Saturday is currently set up to showcase 11 nationally televised games, including five on ESPNU. ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to televised the remaining six contests. Leading at halftime ...... 10-5 Trailing at halftime ...... 6-8 All teams playing home games will play a “return” game at the home facility of their Tied at halftime ...... 0-1 opponent in November or December of the following season. The 2006 field boasts teams that have made a combined 31 appearances in the NCAA Tournament the last two Leading with 10 minutes to play ...... 10-0 years, including a pair of Sweet 16 programs in Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2005) and Ne- Trailing with 10 minutes to play ...... 4-13 vada (2004). In the 2005 NCAA Tournament, 18 schools earned a berth, which was the Tied with 10 minutes to play ...... 2-1 most since 2001 when Fresno State was one of 17 programs that played in the postseason. Fresno State is making its fourth consecutive appearance and will be on the road this Leading or tied with 5 minutes to play ...... 11-3 season. The Bulldogs are 0-3 in Bracket Buster play with losses at No. 17 Creighton (67- Trailing with 5 minutes to play ...... 3-11 66, 2003), and East Tennessee State (66-62, 2004) and Buffalo (52-49, 2005) at home. Outrebounding opponent ...... 10-5 Who’s Back Outrebounded by opponent ...... 6-9 Fresno State returns five letterwinners, including two starters from 16-14 squad that More turnovers ...... 12-7 finished fourth in the league standings and advanced to the 2005 WAC semifinals. In Less turnovers ...... 3-5 addition to Coleman, Bell is back as he started 17 games in a row for the Bulldogs. In the Equal turnovers ...... 1-2 WAC he finished fifth in assist/turnover ratio (2.8) per game. Also back for the ‘Dogs is sophomore forward Hector Hernandez (Chihuahua, Mexico) and sophomore guards Scoring 70 points or more ...... 11-5 Donovan Morris (San Bernardino, Calif.) and O’Neil. Hernandez, who played in all 30 Scoring less than 70 points ...... 5-9 games last year, came off the bench and scored in double-figures twice while shooting 31.9 percent beyond the arc. Morris, who started 24 of the 29 games played, returns as Making more FT’s than opponent ...... 11-5 Making less FT’s than opponent ...... 5-9 one of the league’s best outside shooters. Scoring in double figures in his last eight games, he made 42.5 percent of his three-pointers overall and 45.8 in league games. Making more threes than opponent ...... 10-9 O’Neil, who also played in all 30 games with seven starts, played a key role down the Making less threes than opponent ...... 4-3 stretch for the Bulldogs. Starting four of the last eight games, he played at least 15 Equal threes ...... 2-2 minutes in the final 10 games and made 35.0 percent of his three-point attempts.

FS has double-digit rebounder ...... 8-1 Coleman and Morris in the School Annals FS has no double-digit rebounder ...... 8-13 After one year of play, Coleman and Morris already rank in Fresno State’s single-season Four or more players score 10+ pts...... 4-4 annals. Coleman is fourth in three-point attempts (246) and ninth in three-pointers Less than four score 10+ pts...... 12-10 made (82). Morris ranks seventh in three-point field goal percentage after hitting 42.5 percent last season (62-146). 2005-06 FS Television Schedule In the Final 2004-05 NCAA Statistics In the final 2004-05 NCAA statistical rankings, Fresno State finished among the top *All times listed Pacific and subject to change* 100 schools in four different categories: field goal percentage (68th, 41.5), three- Date Opponent Outlet Time pointers per game (76th, 7.2), assists (82nd, 14.9) and blocks (83rd, 4.0). Individually, Dec. 3 at Iowa St. KFRE/BSN 5 pm Dec. 12 at Pacific KFRE/BSN 7 pm Coleman finished 50th in the nation for three-pointers per game (2.7). Jan. 12 at New Mexico St. KFRE/BSN 6 pm Bulldogs Top Draw in the WAC and Nation’s Top 25 Jan. 14 at La Tech KFRE/BSN 5 pm Jan. 18 Nevada KFRE/SportsWest 7 pm Fresno State ranked as the WAC’s top attendance leader and 23rd nationally in 2004- Jan. 21 at Hawai’i KFRE/BSN 9 pm 05. The Bulldogs averaged 11,835 as they also led the conference in total attendance Feb. 4 at Boise St. KFRE/SportsWest 1 pm (189,368) and posted a WAC-best single-date attendance mark of 13,250 versus then Feb. 6 at Idaho KFRE/BSN 7 pm No. 25 Nevada on Feb. 26, 2005. The home finale against the Wolf Pack saw the first Feb. 23 at San Jose St. KFRE/BSN 7 pm nationally-ranked team to play at the Save Mart Center. Feb. 27 Boise St. ESPN 9 pm Mar. 2 at Utah St. KFRE/BSN 6 pm Two Bulldogs Sitting Out as Division I Transfers Mar. 4 at Nevada KFRE/BSN 7 pm Junior guard Justin Loewe (Caldwell, Texas) and junior guard/forward Dominic McGuire Mar. 7-11 at WAC Tourn. SportsWest & ESPN2 (San Diego, Calif.) will not suit up in 2005-06 as both are Division I transfers. Loewe, who is 6-4 and 190 pounds, transferred from Texas A&M where he played in 19 games and averaged 2.8 minutes per game last year for the Aggies who went 21-10 and 2005-06 WAC Television Schedule advanced to the NIT quarterfinals. McGuire, who is 6-8 and 210 pounds, is a transfer *All times local to site/ subject to change; ESPN Big Monday in bold* from California. Playing two years for the Golden Bears, he started 23 games out of 28 played last season. McGuire averaged 7.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and shared team-high Date Opponent Outlet Time Nov. 15 NMSU at UCLA ESPN2 7 pm honors in blocks per game (1.1). Averaging 24.6 minutes of play, he totaled 11 double- Dec. 1 Nevada at Kansas ESPN2 8 pm figure games for a team that went 13-6 overall. As a freshman, he played in 26 games Dec. 3 Southern at La Tech ESPN Regional 3 pm and averaged 4.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. Dec. 17 McNeese St. at La Tech ESPN Regional 3 pm Jan. 5 NMSU at Idaho SportsWest 7 pm New York, New York Bulldog New Yorkers Jan. 14 Hawai’i at NMSU SportsWest 7 pm For the second time in Bulldogs’ bas- Rey Young, 1989-91 Rochester Boise St at Nevada SportsWest 7 pm ketball history, Fresno State boasts two Seth Marshall, 1993-94 Queens Jan. 18 Nevada at FS SportsWest 7 pm New Yorkers playing on the same team Jan. 23 Utah St. at Nevada ESPN 9 pm in the same year in Tchana and Hosley. Anthony Pelle, 1995 Bronx Jan. 26 La Tech at SJSU SportsWest 7 pm The first time that two New Yorkers Larry Abney, 1998-00 Nyack Jan. 30 Hawai’i at Utah St. ESPN 10 pm played together at the same time was Rafer Alston, 1998 Queens Feb. 4 FS at Boise St. SportsWest 2 pm Utah St. at La Tech ESPN Regional 3 pm the 1997-98 season (Larry Abney from Chris Sandy, 2002 Brooklyn Feb. 13 La Tech at Nevada ESPN 9 pm Nyack and Rafer Alston from Queens). Quinton Hosley, 2005- Harlem Both Tchana and Hosley are the sev- Feb. 18 Bracket Buster ESPN/ESPN2 /ESPNU James Tchana, 2005- Long Island Feb. 25 Hawai’i at SJSU SportsWest 3 pm enth and eighth New Yorkers to play at Feb. 27 Boise St. at FS ESPN 9 pm Fresno State. Idaho at La Tech SportsWest TBA Mar. 9-11 WAC Tourn. SportsWest/ESPN2 International Flair A native of São Bernardo, Brazil, Cesar is the second Brazilian and 12th international Bulldog to play for Fresno State. Tchana was born in Cameroon, Africa, but emigrated to ESPN.com Preseason Poll (10/16/05) the United States as a sophomore in high school. School (1st place votes) Final 2005 W/L 1. Duke (22) 27-6 TV Schedule Announced for 2005-06 2. Texas (1) 20-11 The 2005-06 Fresno State basketball television schedule has been released and 12 3. Villanova (2) 24-8 games will be broadcast live on KFRE (WB 59) and ESPN, collectively. Bulldog Sports 4. Connecticut 23-8 Network (BSN), which is a production of Bulldog Sports Properties, is making its debut 5. Michigan State 26-7 this year with nine televised basketball games on KFRE. Fresno State will have a 6. Oklahoma 25-8 national audience on ESPN’s “Big Monday” on Feb. 27, 2006 when the Bulldogs host 7. Gonzaga 26-5 WAC opponent Boise State. In addition, 8. Arizona 30-7 9. Louisville 33-5 Fresno State will be shown regionally International Bulldogs 10. Boston College 25-5 on SportsWest for two games on KFRE Peter van Noord, 1985 Amstelveen, Holland 11. Kentucky 28-6 when the ‘Dogs entertain WAC nemesis Fernando Tomasiello, 1986 Sao Paulo, Brazil 12. Stanford 18-13 Nevada on Jan. 18 before traveling to Jos Kuipers, 1985-86 Hoensbroek, Holland 13. Memphis 22-16 Boise State on Feb. 4. 14. Alabama 24-8 Rene Ebeltjes, 1987-89 Enschede, Holland 15. West Virginia 24-11 WAC Announces TV Schedule Pasi Lahtinen, 1990 Pirkkala, Finland 16. Iowa 21-12 The WAC has a multi-year contract with Dimitri Lambrecht, 1990-91 Antwerp, Belgium 17. Maryland 19-13 ESPN for coverage of WAC football and Travis Stel, 1993-94 Alberta, Canada 18. Syracuse 27-7 basketball. SportsWest also will carry 19. UCLA 18-11 Gerrit Terdenge, 1996 Herten, Germany several games this season. Seventeen 20. Wake Forest 27-6 Andrea Bona, 1999-01 Rome, Italy 21. Indiana 15-14 games plus the Bracket Buster and Francis Koffi, 2004 Paris, France 22. Iowa State 19-12 WAC Tournament are scheduled as 23. Illinois 37-2 part of the WAC packages for 2005-06, Mustafa Al-Sayyad, 2001-02, 04-05 24. Nevada 25-7 with others still under consideration. Khartoum, Sudan 25. Kansas 23-7 Renato Cesar, 2005- Sao Bernardo, Brazil 2005-06 Associated Press 2005-06 Schedule Overview (Preseason - Nov. 7, 2005) With seven schools advancing to postseason play, including four that qualified for the NCAA Tournament, Fresno State has 28 games on the docket for the 2005-06 season. School (1st) W-L (2005) Pts Prev While 14 home games are on tap, adding to the attraction of the home schedule will 1. Duke (61) 29-1 1,785 3 2. Texas (6) 26-3 1,652 NR be Fresno State’s appearance on ESPN’s “Big Monday” versus Boise State on Feb. 3. UConn 22-5 1,578 13 27. The Bulldogs’ notable non-conference slate includes 2005 NCAA Tournament 4. Michigan State (4) 26-4 1,572 15 participants Iowa State and Pacific. Both programs advanced to the NCAA Second 5. Villanova (1) 26-4 1,413 19 Round and the Tigers earned a final No. 22 ranking in the AP Poll. The ‘Dogs open 6. Oklahoma 21-6 1,378 17 their home schedule against Oregon State on Nov. 26. Fresno State then travels to 7. Louisville 23-4 1,319 4 Buffalo four days later before hosting San Francisco nearly a month later — all three 8. Gonzaga 24-5 1,275 10 teams participated in the 2005 NIT. Rounding out its non-conference ledger will be 9. Kentucky 25-5 1,255 7 contests against CS Northridge, San Diego, Norfolk State, UC Santa Barbara, Iona 10. Arizona 24-4 1,212 9 11. Boston College 24-6 1,093 14 and a Bracket Buster game on Feb. 18. The WAC season gets underway in early 12. Memphis 22-5 920 NR January. Playing two of their first four conference games at the Save Mart Center, the 13. Stanford 21-6 842 NR Bulldogs open league play against 2005 NCAA participants Utah State and Nevada. In 14. West Virginia 24-3 652 NR addition, nine of the Bulldogs’ home games will take place from mid-December until 15. Alabama 22-5 621 21 the end of January. In this 12-game stretch, Fresno State will entertain Norfolk State, 16. Syracuse 20-7 586 11 UC Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Iona, Utah State, Nevada, New Mexico State, Loui- 17. Illinois 23-6 563 1 siana Tech and Idaho. In Fresno State’s basketball history, the Bulldogs will be play- 18. Wake Forest 25-4 524 5 ing Iona for the first time as well as playing three of its five oldest opponents in Pacific, 19. UCLA 21-6 499 NR 20. Iowa 20-7 395 NR San Jose State and UC Santa Barbara. The Bulldogs’ regular-season tips off at Cal 21. George Washington 23-6 304 NR Poly, making it the second time in three years that Fresno State opens on the road. 22. Nevada 25-2 291 NR 23. Indiana 24-6 273 NR Former Bulldog Selected to NBA Development League 24. Maryland 18-9 258 NR Recently signed by the NBA Development League, former Bulldog stand out Mustafa Al- 25. Iowa State 17-10 251 NR Sayyad (Khartoum, Sudan) will look to be drafted this month. Al-Sayyad wrapped up his Others receiving votes: North Carolina State (76), Ohio State Bulldog career by being a Second Team All-WAC selection and leading the WAC in (72), Washington (57), Kansas (56), Wisconsin (52), Texas Tech blocked shots (2.36) in his final season. In the school record books, he ranks second (51), LSU (45), Michigan (35), Charlotte (34), Oklahoma State (34), North Carolina (16), Old Dominion (13), Georgetown (10), Florida in blocks (140), fifth in field goal percentage (292-510, .572) and 48th in career points (7), UNI (7), Miami (6), Western Kentucky (3), Vanderbilt (3), UNLV (745). Al-Sayyad owns Fresno State’s and the Save Mart Center’s single-game record (2), Utah State (2), California (2), Ohio (2), Oral Roberts (2), for rejections with 11 (vs. Buffalo, Feb. 19, 2005). Temple (1), Texas A&M (1). Former Bulldogs in the NBA 2005-06 USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Former Bulldogs Rafer Alston (Houston) and Melvin Ely (Charlotte) are currently active (Preseason - Oct. 28, 2005) in the NBA for Fresno State. Alston was a second round draft pick by Milwaukee in 1998. School (1st) W-L Pts Prev Ely was the Bulldogs’ highest draft selection as he was chosen 12th by the Los Angeles 1. Duke (28) 0-0 767 7 Clippers in 2002. In the front office, former Bulldog All-American Rod Higgins is in his 2. Connecticut 0-0 692 17 second year as general manager of the Golden State Warriors. On the side lines, 3. Texas (2) 0-0 683 NR former Bulldog head coach Ron Adams is in his second season as an assistant with 4. Villanova (1) 0-0 644 13 the Chicago Bulls. 5. Michigan State 0-0 632 4 6. Oklahoma 0-0 617 20 7. Gonzaga 0-0 540 18 8. Louisville 0-0 536 3 2005-06 Fresno State Basketball Numerical Roster 9. Arizona 0-0 532 6 No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Exp Hometown (Last School) 10. Kentucky 0-0 511 5 11. Boston College 0-0 484 19 1 Kevin Bell G 5-10 165 So. 1L Los Angeles, Calif. (Fairfax) 12. Memphis 0-0 354 NR 3 Dominic McGuire* G/F 6-8 210 Jr. TR San Diego, Calif. (California) 13. Stanford 0-0 331 NR 4 Donovan Morris G 6-4 205 So. 1L San Bernardino, Calif. (Winchendon Prep) 14. Alabama 0-0 295 NR 5 Dwight O’Neil G 6-3 180 So. 1L Fresno, Calif. (Washington Union) 15. West Virginia 0-0 265 12 10 Ajay Riding G 6-0 185 Jr. JC Davis, Calif. (San Joaquin Delta) 16. Syracuse 0-0 210 21 13 Jeff Jackson G 6-4 205 Fr. HS Fresno, Calif. (Clovis West) 17. Illinois 0-0 201 2 14 Quinton Hosley G/F 6-6 210 Jr. JC Harlem, N.Y. (Lamar CC) 18. UCLA 0-0 190 NR 18. Wake Forest 0-0 190 11 21 Hector Hernandez F 6-9 225 So. 1L Chihuahua, Mexico (Abraham Lincoln) 20. Iowa 0-0 176 NR 32 James Tchana F 6-8 275 Fr. HS Long Island, N.Y. (Our Savior New American) 21. Maryland 0-0 167 NR 33 Justin Loewe* G 6-4 190 Jr. TR Caldwell, Texas (Texas A&M) 22. Indiana 0-0 153 NR 34 Ja’Vance Coleman G 6-3 215 Jr. 1L Fresno, Calif. (College of the Sequoias) 23. Iowa State 0-0 118 NR 55 Renato Cesar F 6-9 245 Jr. JC São Bernardo, Brazil (Arizona Western) 24. George Washington 0-0 109 NR * Indicates player will sit out 2005-06 as a Division I-A transfer 25. Nevada 0-0 88 NR Others receiving votes: N.C. State (76), Ohio State (72), Wash- Head Coach: Steve Cleveland (UC Irvine, ‘76) ington (57), Kansas (56), Wisconsin (52), Texas Tech (51), LSU (45), Michigan (35), Charlotte (34), Oklahoma State (34), North Associate Head Coach: Heath Schroyer (Armstrong Atlantic State, ‘95) Carolina (16), Old Dominion (13), Georgetown (10), Florida (7), Assistant Coaches: Fred Langley (Fresno State, ‘87); Senque Carey Northern Iowa (7), Miami-Fla. (6), Western Kentucky (3), Vanderbilt (3), UNLV (2), Utah State (2), California (2), Ohio (2), Oral Roberts Basketball Operations Coordinator: Don Slade (Fresno State, ‘73), first year (2), Temple (1), Bucknell (1) Video Coordinator: Lee Moon (UNC-Wilmington, ‘02), first year Note: 2005-06 opponents bolded. Athletic Trainer: Ed Ferreira (San Jose State, ‘70), 27th year Bulldogs Sign One in Early Period Steve Cleveland Show on KMJ Cleveland signed his first Bulldog recruit in highly touted junior college player *All times/dates subject to change* Eddie Miller (Pocomoke, Md.). Out of Pocomoke High School, Miller is a 6-2 1/2, Date Time 170-pound two guard who is currently playing for No. 1 preseason ranked Cecil Mon., Nov. 7 ...... 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Community College. Redshirting last season, Miller comes into his sophomore Mon., Nov. 14 ...... 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Mon., Nov. 21 ...... 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. year ranked 41st among the top 65 junior college players in 2006 by Mon., Nov. 28 ...... 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. JucoJunction.com. While CCC has produced 23 NCAA Division I players in the Mon., Dec. 5 ...... 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. last eight years, Miller helped Cecil Community College capture the 2005 Region Mon., Dec. 12 ...... 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. XX Hall of Fame Tip Off Tournament the first weekend of November. As a fresh- Tue., Dec. 20 ...... 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Tue., Dec. 27 ...... 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. man in 2003-04 for the Seahawks, he averaged 18.3 points, four rebounds, three Mon., Jan. 2 ...... 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. assists and two steals in a 28-4 season. Leading Cecil to the Maryland JUCO Mon., Jan. 9 ...... 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. State Championship title his rookie year, Miller also garnered all-tournament hon- Mon., Jan. 16 ...... 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Mon., Jan. 23 ...... 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ors as the Seahawks defeated Allegany College (Md.). In his first season, Miller Tue., Jan. 31 ...... 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. shot 46.0% (208-452) from the field and 40.5% (104-257) beyond the arc. The Tue., Feb. 7 ...... 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. 104 three-pointers made already have Miller ranked among the school’s top five Tue., Feb. 14 ...... 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. career leaders. Averaging 27 minutes of play, he also converted 47 of 63 free Tue., Feb. 21 ...... 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Tue., Feb. 28 ...... 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. throw attempts for a 74.6 free throw percentage and finished his rookie season Mon., March 6 ...... 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. with 567 points in 31 games played. While CCC never fell out of the top five in the NJCAA national poll during his first season, Miller was part of a record-setting Time Out Club Luncheons squad as the Seahawks led the nation in scoring by averaging 104.9 points while holding opponents to 76 points. This was the second time that Cecil led the *All times/dates subject to change - Pardini’s Restaurant* nation in scoring average as the Seahawks averaged 101.7 points during the Date Time 1997-98 campaign. As a high school prepster, Miller played two full years on the Mon., Nov. 14 ...... 11:45 a.m. Coach: Heath Schroyer; Bulldog: Ja’Vance Coleman; varsity squad and directed PHS to a state title his junior year and a state runner- Special Guest: Adrian Wiggins up finish his senior season. In his two years as a varsity starter for the Warriors, Tue., Dec. 6 ...... 11:45 a.m. Pocomoke went 51-3. The two-time Bayside All-Conference pick wrapped up his Coach: Fred Langley; Bulldog: Kevin Bell; prep career by totaling more than 1,200 points to finish among the school’s all- Alumnus: Demetrius Porter time top 10 scoring leaders. Miller, who is described as a prolific shooting guard, Tue., Dec. 20 ...... 11:45 a.m. was recruited out of high school by Florida, Indiana, Providence, Rutgers, Texas, Coach: Senque Carey; Bulldog: Hector Hernandez; Alumnus: Lee Mayberry USC, UAB and St. Bonaventure, among others. Tue., Jan. 10 ...... 11:45 a.m. Coach: Heath Schroyer; Bulldog: James Tchana; Time Out Club Luncheons & Booster Bus Trips Alumnus: Travis DeManby Seven Time Out Club Luncheons are set up for the upcoming season. Each Tue., Jan. 24 ...... 11:45 a.m. luncheon will feature Fresno State head coach Steve Cleveland, a current Bulldog Coach: Fred Langley; Bulldog: Donovan Morris; and an alumni of the program. Held at Pardini’s Restaurant, the cost is $12 for Alumnus: Leo Walker Time Out Club members and $15 for non-members. Reservations can be made Tue., Feb. 14 ...... 11:45 a.m. by phoning the Bulldog Foundation at (559) 278-7103. In addition, five Bulldog Coach: Senque Carey; Bulldog: Dwight O’Neil; Alumnus: Marvin Carter basketball booster road trips have been set up with trips to Cal Poly (Nov. 23), San Tue., Feb. 28 ...... 11:45 a.m. Diego (Dec. 10), Pacific (Dec. 17), San Jose State (Feb. 23) and Nevada (March 4). Coach: Heath Schroyer; Bulldog: Quinton Hosley; All reservations can be made at Time Out Club Luncheons or by contacting Tim Alumnus/Special Guest: TBA Schiller at (559) 225-3164.

Media Notes Season & Single-Game Tickets Available The Fresno State basketball team is scheduled While single-game tickets can now be purchased through Ticketmaster, new sea- to practice daily from 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Dates son tickets for the general public are on sale for $196 (upper bowl) and can be and times are subject to change. Please phone purchased by contacting the Bulldog Ticket Office at (559) 278-DOGS or on-line the Fresno State Athletics Media Relations of- (www.gobulldogs.com). For Personal Seat Licenses (PSL), the general public fice to confirm time and place. In addition, every may contact The Bulldog Foundation at (559) 278-7160. In addition, group tickets Tuesday during the season has been desig- (10 or more people) and party suite rentals are available by phoning the Bulldog nated as the Bulldogs’ Media Day. Coach Cleve- Ticket Office. land will be available to the print media at 2:30 p.m. and electronic media at 3:00 p.m. The Bull- dogs will be available at 3:00 p.m. Media must Fresno State By The Numbers phone the media relations office every Monday 12 to ensure a media interview the following day. The number of wins needed by head coach Steve Cleveland to reach 150 career The official name of the school is California State victories. University, Fresno. For athletics department purposes, the University simply prefers to be 25 called Fresno State -- never use Fresno State The number of exhibition games that will have been played this week against NAIA University. For graphics or abbreviations, please use FS -- not FSU or CSUF. schools as FS holds a (16-8) advantage. The “V” on the uniforms is a symbol to the agri- 83 cultural community of the Central Valley of Cali- fornia. The San Joaquin Valley is the world’s Fresno State basketball begins its 83rd season as a varsity sport. richest agricultural valley in export dollars.