2015-16 FRESNO STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES FRESNO STATE BASKETBALL MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Stephen Trembley, Director of New Media • 559-278-6178 (office) • 559-270-4291 (cell) • [email protected] Jason Kelm, Communications Intern • 559-278-4645 (office) • 559-892-6772 (cell) • [email protected] GAME 21: WYOMING (10-11, 3-5 MW) AT FRESNO STATE (13-7, 4-3) Jan. 26, 2016 -- 7 p.m. PT -- Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center) TV: ESPN3/WatchESPN.com (Trey Bender/Blaine Fowler) Radio: 940 AM ESPN Radio (Paul Loeffler/Randy Rosenbloom) 1600 AM ESPN Deportes (Jesse Beltran/Octavio Duarte) Series History: Fresno State leads 12-9 (overall) and 9-1 (when playing in Fresno) WYOMING Last Meeting: Fresno State 64, Wyoming 59 (Laramie, Wyo. - Feb. 25, 2015) FRESNO STATE BULLDOG BONES ’DOGS HOST DEFENDING CHAMPS ON TUESDAY NIGHT • During Tuesday night’s game, Fresno State will host its largest pizza give- Fresno State (13-7, 4-3 MW) will host defending Mountain West Tourna- away ever with 100 pizzas delivered to fans. Game tickets start at $10. ment champion Wyoming (10-11, 3-5 MW) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. PT inside • Fresno State is off to its best 20-game start (13-7, six games above .500) the Save Mart Center. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3 (WatchESPN. since the 2006-07 season when being eight games above .500 (14-6). com), 940 AM ESPN Radio and 1600 AM ESPN Deportes. Fresno State’s • Fresno State leads the MW in offensive rebounding (13.8/game). rotation is headlined by a veteran backcourt in three senior guards, includ- • Fresno State is seeking its first win on a Tuesday since 2013 (0-6 since). ing 2015-16 Mountain West Preseason Player of the Year Marvelle Harris, • Fresno State was picked to finish fifth in the Mountain West by the and frontcourt in juniors Karachi Edo, Torren Jones and Cullen Russo. league’s media in a preseason poll in mid-October. • Fresno State has improved its conference win total in each of the last three ABOUT THE WYOMING COWBOYS seasons since head coach Rodney Terry arrived in 2011. The Wyoming Cowboys (Mountain West) are 10-11 this season, including • REFERENCE: “Fresno State” (never: FSU, CSUF, Fresno State Univer- 3-5 start in conference play. The Cowboys are led by senior guard Josh sity, or just simply “Fresno”); ABBREVIATION: Fresno St. or FS Adams (24.6 ppg). Fresno State leads the all-time series with Wyoming 12-9, including a 9-1 advantage when playing in Fresno. In last year’s game HARRIS NAMED MW PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR at the Save Mart Center, the ’Dogs and Cowboys battled to an epic triple • Fresno State senior guard Marvelle Harris was named the 2015-16 Moun- overtime showdown with Wyoming outlasting Fresno State 70-65. The tain West Preseason Player of the Year by the conference media. Bulldogs won the rematch 64-59 a month later at the AA in Laramie. • Harris is the third Bulldog to earn preseason conference player of the year honors, joining former NBA players Courtney Alexander and Melvin Ely. BETWEEN THE BASELINES: STATISTICAL NOTES • Harris is one of 20 players in the nation to be named to the Jerry West • Fresno State has a +4.9 rebounding margin/game (798-700) this season. Shooting Guard of the Year Watch List. • Fresno State has a +3.2 turnover margin/game (245-308) this season. • Harris was named first-team All-MW and to the league’s All-Defensive • Fresno State owns a +3.2 steal margin/game (161-98) this season. Team by the league’s head coaches for the 2014-15 season. • Fresno State owns a +1.1 block margin/game (87-66) this season. • Harris also earned first-team All-MW honors from a MW media panel. • Fresno State has limited 17 of its 20 opponents to under 80 points. • Fresno State has not committed more turnovers than its opponents in 16 HARRIS CLIMBING UP THE RECORD BOOKS of 20 games this season, 31 of its last 39 games, and 116 of the 154 games • Harris is ranked No. 4 on Fresno State’s all-time scoring list (1,684 points) (75.3 percent) since head coach Rodney Terry’s arrival in 2011. - six points away from tying Terrance Roberson (1,690) for third. • Harris is ranked No. 5 all-time on Fresno State’s career steals list (168) - - BETWEEN THE BASELINES: HARRIS HIGHLIGHTS four steals away from tying Terrance Roberson (172) for fourth. • Harris scored a season-high 32 points in 81-74 win over San Jose State. • Harris is ranked No. 7 all-time on Fresno State’s career field goal attempts • Harris is No. 1 in the MW in assists (85, 4.3 apg). list (1,312) - three away from tying Mike McFerson (1,315) for sixth. • Harris is No. 2 in the MW in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.1 A-T/O, 85-43). • Harris is ranked No. 8 all-time on Fresno State’s career assists list (325) - • Harris is No. 3 in the MW in scoring (19.9 ppg, conference games only). 19 assists from tying Wil Hooker (344) for seventh. • Harris is No. 3 in the MW in scoring (18.9 ppg, full season). 2015-16 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (13-7, 4-3 MOUNTAIN WEST) N6 (Fri) Dominican (Ex.) W, 77-55 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE GAMES N13 (Fri) Pepperdine [MWN] ...........................................W, 69-66 D30 (Wed) at UNLV [ESPNU]....................................................W, 69-66 2015 Roundball Showcase (Campus Sites) J2 (Sat) New Mexico [CBSSN] .........................................L, 62-77 N16 (Mon) Lamar [MWN] ................................................. W, 80-72 J6 (Wed) Nevada [MWN] .................................................W, 85-63 N19 (Thurs) San Francisco [MWN] ..................................... W, 78-71 J9 (Sat) at Boise State [ROOT/MWN] ..................................L, 70-81 N22 (Sun) at Rice [RiceOwls.com] ........................................... W, 82-65 J16 (Sat) San Jose State [MWN] .......................................W, 81-74 N27 (Fri) Delaware State [MWN] .................................... W, 80-59 J19 (Tues) at San Diego State [ESPNU] ...........................L, 67-73 [OT] N30 (Mon) at No. 15/16 Oregon [Pac-12 Networks] ................L, 73-78 J23 (Sat) at Air Force [ROOT/MWN] ...................................W, 56-55 D3 (Thurs) The Master’s College [MWN] ............................W, 84-72 J26 (Tues) Wyoming [ESPN3] ................................................7 p.m. D5 (Sat) at Cal Poly [BigWest.TV] ..........................................L, 65-77 F3 (Wed) at San Jose State [MWN] ............................................. 7 p.m. D9 (Wed) at No. 13/12 Arizona [Pac-12 Networks] ...............L, 72-85 F6 (Sat) UNLV [ESPN3] ......................................................4 p.m. D12 (Sat) Pacific [MWN] ...................................................W, 71-52 F10 (Wed) San Diego State [CBSSN] ......................................8 p.m. D16 (Wed) Bakersfield [MWN] ...........................................W, 76-68 F13 (Sat) at Nevada [MWN] ........................................................ 4 p.m. D20 (Sun) Evansville [MWN] ..............................................L, 77-85 F17 (Wed) at Wyoming [ROOT/MWN] ...................................... 7 p.m. D27 (Sun) Pacific Union [MWN] ....................................... W, 89-46 F20 (Sat) Utah State [ROOT/MWN] ....................................3 p.m. F24 (Wed) Air Force [MWN] ..................................................7 p.m. NOTES: F27 (Sat) at New Mexico [ESPN2/ESPN3] ...................................TBA All home games in BOLD and played at Save Mart Center M2 (Wed) Colorado State [CBSSN] .......................................8 p.m. All Times Pacific M5 (Sat) at Utah State [ESPN3] .................................................. 6 p.m. Pac-12 Networks = Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Los Angeles, Pac-12 Wash- ington, Pac-12 Oregon, Pac-12 Bay Area, Pac-12 Arizona and Pac-12 2016 MOUNTAIN WEST TOURNAMENT (LAS VEGAS, NEV.) Mountain M9 (Wed) MW Opening Round ......................................................TBA CBSSN = CBS Sports Network M10 (Thurs) MW Quarterfinals ...........................................................TBA MWN = Mountain West Network (www.livestream.com/fresnostate) M11 (Fri) MW Semifinals ................................................................TBA ROOT = ROOT Sports M12 (Sat) MW Championship .........................................................TBA 5 NCAA APPEARANCES (1981, ’82, ’84, 2000* & ’01) • 9 NIT APPEARANCES • 1983 NIT CHAMPIONS • 1 CBI 1 2015-16 FRESNO STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES BROADCAST CRIB SHEET #00 • Julien Lewis, Senior, Guard #20 • Sam Bittner, Freshman, Guard • Scored season-high 14 points in 89-46 win over Pacific Union • Has appeared in six games this season off the bench • Has scored in double figures in three of the last nine games • Scored his first 3-pointer in 80-59 win over Delaware State • Has made 37 of his last 74 shots (50.0 percent) - last 11 games • Played season-high 16 minutes in 89-46 win over Pacific Union • Scored career-best 29 points last season in 71-68 loss at Pacific • Grabbed season-high four rebounds in 89-46 win over PUC • Played first two collegiate seasons at Texas (65 games/46 starts) • Can play multiple positions (guard/forward) • Has scored 1,104 career points (487 at Fresno State, 617 at Texas) • Has played in 51 games at Fresno State with 28 starts #20 • Ountae Campbell, Freshman, Guard • Has played in 19 of the Bulldogs’ 20 games this season (no starts) • Name pronounced: On-tay Campbell • Has appeared in four games this season off the bench #3 • Paul Watson, Junior, Guard/Forward • Scored his first basket (a dunk) in 71-52 win over Pacific • 2013-14 Mountain West Freshman of the Year