First, Sam Merrill and his Utah State teammates ended Fresno State's quest to land an NCAA men's basketball tournament berth. Then the National Invitation Tournament dropped an anvil on the Bulldogs' hopes of playing in that post-season affair by including only two teams from the West: University of San Diego and Colorado....
Taylor-Led Bulldogs Square Off Against Utah State Tonight
CBS Sports Network college basketball analyst Wally Szczerbiak proclaimed Deshon Taylor "NBA ready" during Fresno State's 76-50 victory over Air Force in the Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament Thursday night. Szczerbiak should know what he's talking about. He played 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association, making the All-NBA Rookie...
Can Fresno State Win the Mountain West Tournament? Absolutely.
Yes, the Fresno State men's basketball team can win the Mountain West Tournament and an automatic slot in the NCAA Tournament. What happened Tuesday night in Las Vegas is evidence of that. Saint Mary's ended the nation's longest winning streak and No. 1-ranked Gonzaga's six-year reign as West Coast Conference...
How Sweet Is the Silence? Bulldogs Steal Win in San Diego.
SAN DIEGO — Deshon Taylor loved hearing Viejas Arena go silent as his Fresno State Bulldogs forced San Diego State into an epic final-minute meltdown. New Williams stole the ball and scored the go-ahead basket on a slam dunk with 30 seconds left and Fresno State overcame an eight-point deficit...
'Dogs Fall at Home to Air Force for 1st Time Since Clinton Presidency
The Air Force Academy hadn't won a men's basketball game in Fresno since Bill Clinton's first term in the White House. The Falcons had lost nine straight times in Fresno and came into the Save Mart Center on a two-game losing skid and with a 10-15 record. But Caleb Morris...
Fresno State Kicks It into High Gear for MW Home Stretch
After conquering New Mexico's "Pit" over the weekend, the Fresno State men's basketball team enters Wednesday's 7 p.m. home matchup against Air Force positioned for a high seed in the Mountain West Tournament. Throw out the Bulldogs' game Saturday at No. 6 ranked Nevada and their four remaining regular-season opponents have...
Huggins Is En Fuego as Bulldogs Bounce Boise State
No one in the Mountain West Conference men's basketball is hotter than Fresno State senior guard Braxton Huggins. After scoring 22, 26, and 31 points in the three previous games, Huggins torched Boise State for 26 points Wednesday night, including a layup and a free throw with 28 seconds remaining...
Bulldogs Start Hot This Time, Notch Another Road Win
The first-half blues didn't hit the Fresno State men's basketball team this time. Red hot from the start, the Bulldogs hit 5 of their first 6 shots from behind the 3-point arc en route to an 83-65 road victory over UNLV. They made 15 of 29 3-pointers for the game....
Road Magic Vanishes for Fresno State Basketball Team
The Fresno State men's basketball didn't pull off a miracle this time. No road magic. No tenacious defense. No capitalizing on an opponent's mistakes. Fresno State fell to Colorado State on Saturday in Fort Collins — and out of a share of the Mountain West Conference lead. J.D. Paige scored...
Bulldogs Show Toughness With Mountain West Road Win
How did Fresno State overcome a six-point halftime deficit to post a 63-53 men's basketball victory at Boise State on Saturday night? You can start with the fact that All-Mountain West point guard Deshon Taylor scored all of his game-high 15 points in the second half. In addition, the Fresno...