2016–17 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2016–17 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Mountain West Conference
2016–17 record 4–2 (0–0 Mountain West)
Head coach Rodney Terry (6th year)
Assistant coach Jerry Wainwright
Assistant coach Byron Jones
Assistant coach Kenton Paulino
Home arena Save Mart Center
2016–17 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Colorado State 0 0       6 1   .857
San Diego State 0 0       4 1   .800
Nevada 0 0       6 2   .750
New Mexico 0 0       5 2   .714
UNLV 0 0       5 2   .714
Fresno State 0 0       4 2   .667
Wyoming 0 0       4 2   .667
Air Force 0 0       5 3   .625
Boise State 0 0       4 3   .571
San Jose State 0 0       3 3   .500
Utah State 0 0       3 3   .500
2017 MWC Tournament winner
As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP

The 2016–17 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represents California State University, Fresno during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This is head coach Rodney Terry's sixth season at Fresno State. The Bulldogs play their home games at Save Mart Center and are members of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season 25–10, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They defeated UNLV, Colorado State and San Diego State to be champions of the Mountain West Tournament. They earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Utah.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Julien Lewis 0 G 6'4" 195 RS Senior Galveston, TX Graduated
Cezar Guerrero 12 G 6'1" 185 RS Senior Huntington Park, CA Graduated
Lionel Ellison III 15 G 6'2" 195 Junior New Orleans, LA Graduate transferred to William Penn
Marvelle Harris 23 G 6'4" 210 Senior Rialto, CA Graduated
Torren Jones 24 F 6'9" 235 Junior Chandler, AZ Dismissed from team for violation of team rules[1]

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jacob Holland 24 G 6'4" 180 Junior Los Lunas, NM Junior college transferred from Otero Junior College

Recruiting Class of 2016

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Johnny McWilliams
#67 SG
San Marcos, CA San Marcos High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 14, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Bryson Williams
#77 PF
Fresno, CA Roosevelt High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 10, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
William McDowell-White
PG
Brisbane, Australia Wishart State School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 21, 2016 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Lazaro Rojas
PF
São José dos Campos, Brazil Score Sports Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Apr 18, 2016 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Darryl McDowell-White
SG
Brisbane, Australia Wishart State School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Jan 29, 2016 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout:   Rivals:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2016–17 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 McDowell-White, DarrylDarryl McDowell-White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Wishart State School Brisbane, Australia
G 1 Hopkins, JaronJaron Hopkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Dobson HS
Colorado
Mesa, AZ
G 2 McDowell-White, WilliamWilliam McDowell-White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Wishart State School Brisbane, Australia
G/F 3 Watson, PaulPaul Watson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Paradise Valley HS Phoenix, AZ
F 4 Edo, KarachiKarachi Edo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Berkner HS Richardson, TX
G 5 Taylor, JahmelJahmel Taylor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Pacific Hills School
Washington
Los Angeles, CA
G 10 McWilliams, JohnnyJohnny McWilliams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr San Marcos HS San Marcos, CA
F 11 Williams, BrysonBryson Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Roosevelt HS Fresno, CA
F 13 Russo, CullenCullen Russo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Southern Tech Academy
New Mexico JC
Bloomington, MN
G 14 Beddeo, RyanRyan Beddeo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Valencia, CA
G 15 Shell, GrantGrant Shell (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Burlington HS Burlington, KS
G 20 Bittner, SamSam Bittner (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Trinity International HS Las Vegas, NV
G 21 Taylor, DeshonDeshon Taylor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So John W. North HS
UMKC
Riverside, CA
G 22 Campbell, OuntaeOuntae Campbell (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Brentwood HS Los Angeles, CA
G 24 Holland, JacobJacob Holland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Los Lunas HS
Otero JC
Los Lunas, NM
F 32 Grimes, NateNate Grimes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Quality Education Academy Las Vegas, NV
C 34 Carter II, TerrellTerrell Carter II 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jr Redondo Union HS Redondo Beach, CA
F/C 35 Rojas, LázaroLázaro Rojas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Score Academy São José dos Campos, Brazil
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/01/2016*
7:00 PM
Cal State San Bernardino W 76–69 
Save Mart Center (5,012)
Fresno, CA
Non-conference regular season

11/11/2016*
7:00 PM
UTSA W 69–66  1–0
Save Mart Center (6,088)
Fresno, CA

11/14/2016*
7:00 PM
Prairie View A&M L 78–84  1–1
Save Mart Center (6,036)
Fresno, CA

11/19/2016*
11:00 AM
Lamar W 83–64  2–1
Save Mart Center (5,269)
Fresno, CA

11/22/2016*
7:00 PM
at Cal State Bakesfield L 63–71  2–2
Icardo Center (3,497)
Bakersfield, CA

11/25/2016*
6:00 PM, P12N
at Oregon State W 63–58  3–2
Gill Coliseum (5,005)
Corvallis, OR

11/29/2016*
7:00 PM
Menlo W 80–67  4–2
Save Mart Center (5,147)
Fresno, CA

12/03/2016*
12:00 PM
at Drake
MW–MVC Challenge
  
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA

12/06/2016*
4:30 PM, CBSSN
at Marquette   
BMO Harris Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI

12/10/2016*
4:00 PM
Cal Poly   
Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA

12/14/2016*
7:00 PM
Holy Names   
Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA

12/17/2016*
7:00 PM
at Pacific   
Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA

12/20/2016*
8:00 PM, P12N
at Oregon   
Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
Mountain West regular season

12/28/2016
 ESPNU/ESPN3
at New Mexico   
The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM

12/31/2016
4:00 PM, ESPN3
Nevada   
Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA

01/04/2017
7:00 PM
Wyoming   
Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA

01/07/2017
2:00 PM
at San Jose State   
Event Center Arena 
San Jose, CA

01/11/2017
6:00 PM
at Air Force   
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO

01/14/2017
4:00 PM
Boise State   
Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA

01/18/2017
8:00 PM, CBSSN
Colorado State   
Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA

01/21/2017
3:00 PM, CBSSN
at Nevada   
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, NV

01/28/2017
6:00 PM
at Utah State   
Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT

02/01/2017
7:00 PM, RTRM
Air Force   
Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA

02/04/2017
4:00 PM, ESPN3
San Diego State   
Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA

02/08/2017
7:00 PM
at Wyoming   
Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY

02/11/2017
1:00 PM, ESPN3
at Colorado State   
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO

02/15/2017
7:00 PM
San Jose State   
Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA

02/18/2017
3:00 PM, CBSSN
New Mexico   
Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA

02/22/2017
8:00 PM, CBSSN
at San Diego State   
Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA

02/28/2017
7:00 PM, CBSSN
at Boise State   
Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, ID

03/04/2017
4:00 PM, ESPN3
UNLV   
Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
Mountain West Tournament

03/08–11/2017
vs.    
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2016–17 Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball team

References

  1. "Fresno State men's basketball: Forward Torren Jones dismissed". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  2. "2016-17 Schedule". Retrieved 2016-07-25.
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