2012-13 FRESNO STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES FRESNO STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Men’s Basketball Contact: Stephen Trembley - Assistant Director of Communications 559-278-6178 (office) • 559-270-4291 (cell) • [email protected] Secondary Men’s Basketball Contact: Stephanie Juncker, Communications Intern 559-278-6187 (office) • 559-389-1901 (cell) • [email protected] GAME 12 • FRESNO STATE (5-6) AT UCLA (8-3) Dec. 22, 2012 • 8 p.m. PT • Los Angeles, Calif. - Pauley Pavilion (13,800) TV: Pac-12 Networks (Paul Sunderland & Don MacLean) Radio: KMJ 580 AM (Paul Loeffler & Randy Rosenbloom) Series record: UCLA leads 6-0 (overall) and 5-0 (FS road games) Last Meeting: UCLA 110, Fresno State 89 - Dec. 27, 1990 (Los Angeles, Calif.) FRESNO STATE UCLA TV VIEWING INFO: ABOUT THE UCLA BRUINS The Pac-12 Network is available in Fresno on Comcast Ch. 434 and Dish The UCLA Bruins are 8-3 this season and in the middle of a six-game TV Ch. 413. No other provider in Fresno carries the Pac-12 Network. homestand in the New Pauley Pavilion. UCLA head coach Ben Howland is in his 10th season and has guided the Bruins to the NCAA tournament BULLDOG BONES in six of nine seasons. The Bruins are led by superstar freshmen Jordan • This is the seventh meeting between Fresno State and UCLA. Adams and Shabazz Muhammad who have been the top scorers in nine • Fresno State has held each of its last six opponents to under 60 points. of their 11 games this fall. Muhammad, the 2012 Naismith Boys’ High • This season, MW teams are a nation-best 73-18 in non-conference School Player of the Year, leads the team in scoring with 17.8 ppg and adds games, with seven of the losses to opponents ranked in the Top 25. 4.8 rpg while Adams is a close second scoring 17.5 ppg. • This is the third game that the ’Dogs are playing a Pac-12 opponent this season. Under Terry, Fresno State has two wins over Pac-12 teams. AGAINST THE UCLA BRUINS Fresno State and UCLA have met only six previous times with the Bruins INSIDE THE NUMBERS owning a 6-0 advantage. Saturday’s matchup between the schools will be • Fresno State ranks second in the MW and in the top 20 in the nation in the first in over 20 years with the last meeting back on Dec. 27, 1990 scoring defense (55.8 ppg); Wyoming leads MW (55.3 ppg) (UCLA 110-FS 89). All but one of the matchups have occurred away from • UCLA is averaging 78.5 points per game, while Fresno State has not al- Fresno, including a NIT Quarterfinal matchup in 1985 in Los Angeles. lowed an opponent to score over 70 points in a game this season. • This season, Fresno State owns a +43 steal margin (90-47). BULLDOGS MAKING RUN THROUGH PAC-12 OPPONENTS • Under Rodney Terry, Fresno State has a +140 steal margin by averaging In Terry’s first two sea- 7.3 steals per game and a +3.1 steal edge per contest over 44 games. sons, Fresno State will FRESNO STATE VS. PAC-12 • This season, Fresno State owns a +47 points off TOs margin (173-126) play a total of seven dif- Under Head Coach Rodney Terry (Since 2011) • Under Rodney Terry, Fresno State has committed fewer turnovers than ferent Pac-12 opponents, DATE SCORE OPPONENT including two at the Save Dec. 22, 2012 -- at UCLA or the same number of turnovers as its opponents in 40 of 44 games. Dec. 12, 2012 L, 43-50 vs. Colorado • Fresno State is 3-0 this season when recording 10 or more assists. Mart Center (Utah and Dec. 9, 2012 L, 50-59 at Washington State Colorado). This year, the Bulldogs lost 59-50 at Dec. 21, 2011 W, 68-65 at Arizona State ’DOGS HEAD TO NEW PAULEY PAVILION TO FACE UCLA Dec. 10, 2011 L, 70-74 at Oregon Fresno State (5-6) will visit UCLA on Saturday night at 8 p.m. inside the Washington State and 50- Dec. 7, 2011 L, 64-71 at Colorado newly renovated Pauley Pavilion. The game will be featured on the Pac- 43 at home to Colorado Dec. 3, 2011 W, 82-52 vs. Utah 12 Networks, which is only available in Fresno on Comcast and Dish. and visit UCLA on Dec. 22 Nov. 14, 2011 L, 59-75 at Stanford (NIT Season Tip Off) at the new Pauley Pavilion. SCHEDULE/RESULTS (5-6) N2 (Fri) Fresno Pacific (Ex.) ..................................W, 77-68 Mountain West Conference Games N9 (Fri) at No. 24 Texas [ESPN LHN] .................... L, 53-55 J9 (Wed) No. 18/15 San Diego StateMW [TWCSN] .... 8:30 p.m. N14 (Wed) at UC Riverside ......................................... W, 39-30 J12 (Sat) at No. 16/17 New MexicoMW ........................... Noon N16 (Fri) Pacific ....................................................... W, 66-61 J16 (Wed) WyomingMW ...................................................7 p.m. N19 (Mon) at Cal Poly ................................................. W, 76-67 J19 (Sat) NevadaMW .......................................................7 p.m. N25 (Sun) Long Beach State ...................................... L, 61-69 J23 (Wed) at Boise StateMW ..............................................5 p.m. N28 (Wed) at Southern IllinoisMW-MVC CHALLENGE ............ L, 54-57 J26 (Sat) Colorado StateMW ..........................................7 p.m. D3 (Mon) at Long Beach State .................................. W, 64-59 J30 (Wed) at Air ForceMW .................................................6 p.m. D6 (Thurs) San Diego Christian ................................ W, 84-49 F6 (Wed) No. 21/18 UNLVMW [TWCSN] .....................6 p.m. D9 (Sun) at Washington State [Pac-12 Networks] ..... L, 50-59 F9 (Sat) at No. 18/15 San Diego StateMW [CBSSN] .....8:30 p.m. D12 (Wed) Colorado .................................................... L, 43-50 F13 (Wed) No. 16/17 New MexicoMW .............................7 p.m. D15 (Sat) UC Irvine................................................... L, 51-58 F16 (Sat) at WyomingMW ................................................1 p.m. D22 (Sat) at UCLA [Pac-12 Networks] ..........................8 p.m. F19 (Tues) at NevadaMW ....................................................7 p.m. D30 (Sun) Sonoma State ............................................... 1 p.m. F23 (Sat) Boise StateMW .................................................7 p.m. F27 (Wed) at Colorado StateMW ........................................6 p.m. NOTES: M2 (Sat) Air ForceMW ...................................................7 p.m. All Times Pacific MW All home games in BOLD and played at Save Mart Center M9 (Sat) at No. 21/18 UNLV [TWCSN] ..................3 p.m. All games on KMJ Radio (580 AM) MW = Mountain West Contest 2013 Mountain West Tournament (Las Vegas, Nev.) MW-M VC CHALLENGE = Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge M12 (Tues) MW Opening Round ......................................5 p.m. ESPN LHN = ESPN Longhorn Network M13 (Wed) MW Quarterfinals [CBSSN] .... 12/2:30/6:30/9 p.m. Pac-12 Networks = Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Los Angeles, Pac-12 Washing- ton, Pac-12 Oregon, Pac-12 Bay Area, Pac-12 Arizona and Pac-12 Mountain M15 (Fri) MW Semifinals [CBSSN] ......................6/8:30 p.m. CBSSN = CBS Sports Network M16 (Sat) MW Championship [CBS] .............................3 p.m. TWCSN = Time Warner Cable SportsNet Rankings listed are from Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls 5 NCAA APPEARANCES (1981, ’82, ’84, 2000* & ’01) • 9 NIT APPEARANCES • 1983 NIT CHAMPIONS 1 2012-13 FRESNO STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES NUMERICAL ROSTER ROSTER BREAKDOWN No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 Jerry Brown III F 6-7 220 R-Jr. 2L Richmond, Calif. (Sacred Heart Cathedral) BY POSITION Guards 9 1 Tyler Johnson G 6-2 180 Jr. 2L Mountain View, Calif. (St. Francis HS) Forwards 4 2 Braeden Anderson F 6-9 235 Fr. HS Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Wilbraham & Monson Academy) Center 2 3 Kevin Olekaibe G 6-2 180 Jr. 2L Las Vegas, Nev. (Cimarron-Memorial HS) 5 Tanner Giddings C/F 6-10 225 Fr. HS Windsor, Calif. (Windsor HS) BY STATE/COUNTRY 11 Aaron Anderson G 6-3 190 Fr. HS Edmond, Okla. (Santa Fe HS) California 10 12 Cezar Guerrero G 6-1 175 So. TR Huntington Park, Calif. (Oklahoma State) Canada 1 13 Blake Williams G 6-3 190 Fr. HS Sacramento, Calif. (Kennedy HS) Florida 1 20 Garrett Johnson G 6-4 195 Sr. 3L Pomona, Calif. (Diamond Ranch HS) Missouri 1 21 Allen Huddleston G 6-2 185 R-Jr. TR Merced, Calif. (Pacific/Merced HS) Nevada 1 22 Brad Ely G 6-3 195 Sr. SQ Visalia, Calif. (El Diamante HS) Oklahoma 1 23 Marvelle Harris G 6-4 200 Fr. HS Rialto, Calif. (Eisenhower HS) BY EXPERIENCE 24 Kevin Foster F 6-8 230 Sr. 1L Lakeland, Fla. (College of Central Florida) (OF D-1 ELIGIBILITY) 25 Broderick Newbill F/G 6-5 185 Fr. HS Kansas City, Mo. (Hogan Preparatory Academy) 5th Year 0 30 Robert Upshaw C 7-0 250 Fr. HS Fresno, Calif. (San Joaquin Memorial HS) 4th Year 2 3rd Year 2 2nd Year 5 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 1st Year 6 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 11 Aaron Anderson G 6-3 190 Fr. HS Edmond, Okla. (Santa Fe HS) BY CLASS 2 Braeden Anderson F 6-9 235 Fr. HS Alberta, Canada (Wilbraham & Monson Academy) Freshman 7 0 Jerry Brown III F 6-7 220 R-Jr. 2L Richmond, Calif. (Sacred Heart Cathedral) Sophomores 2 Juniors 4 22 Brad Ely G 6-3 195 Sr. SQ Visalia, Calif. (El Diamante HS) Seniors 2 24 Kevin Foster F 6-8 230 Sr. 1L Lakeland, Fla. (College of Central Florida) 5 Tanner Giddings C/F 6-10 225 Fr. HS Windsor, Calif. (Windsor HS) BY HEIGHT 12 Cezar Guerrero G 6-1 175 So. TR Huntington Park, Calif. (Oklahoma State) 7-0 1 23 Marvelle Harris G 6-4 200 Fr. HS Rialto, Calif. (Eisenhower HS) 6-11 0 21 Allen Huddleston G 6-2 185 R-Jr.