2016–17 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2016–17 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
2016–17 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
NIT, First round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	20–13 (11–7 MW)
Head coach	Rodney Terry (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Jerry Wainwright; Byron Jones; Kenton Paulino;
Home arena	Save Mart Center
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Rodney Terry's sixth season at Fresno State. The Bulldogs played their home games at Save Mart Center as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place. They defeated New Mexico in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Nevada. They were invited National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to TCU.

ConferenceMountain West Conference

Record20–13 (11–7 MW)

Headcoach

Rodney Terry (6th season)

Assistant coaches

Jerry Wainwright
Byron Jones
Kenton Paulino

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2016–17 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Nevada †	14	–	4	.778	28	–	7	.800
Colorado State	13	–	5	.722	24	–	12	.667
Boise State	12	–	6	.667	20	–	12	.625
Fresno State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
New Mexico	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
San Diego State	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Wyoming	8	–	10	.444	23	–	15	.605
San Jose State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	16	.467
Utah State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Air Force	4	–	14	.222	12	–	21	.364
UNLV	4	–	14	.222	11	–	21	.344

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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]

Name	Hometown	School	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
Johnny McWilliams #67 SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (69)
Bryson Williams #77 PF	Fresno, CA	Roosevelt High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 10, 2014
Bryson Williams #77 PF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (73)
William McDowell-White PG	Brisbane, Australia	Wishart State School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 21, 2016
William McDowell-White PG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (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
Lazaro Rojas PF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Darryl McDowell-White SG	Brisbane, Australia	Wishart State School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Jan 29, 2016
Darryl McDowell-White SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: – Rivals: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "Fresno State Commit List for 2016". Rivals. Retrieved July 7, 2016. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout. Retrieved July 7, 2016. "ESPN – Fresno State Bulldogs Basketball Recruiting 2016". ESPN. Retrieved July 7, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved July 7, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 7, 2016.

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	W 78–76 ^OT	5–2	Knapp Center (2,633) Des Moines, IA
12/06/2016* 4:30 pm, CBSSN		at Marquette	L 81–84	5–3	BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,550) Milwaukee, WI
12/10/2016* 4:00 pm		Cal Poly	W 73–59	6–3	Save Mart Center (7,250) Fresno, CA
12/14/2016* 7:00 pm		Holy Names	W 88–54	7–3	Save Mart Center (5,304) Fresno, CA
12/17/2016* 7:00 pm		at Pacific	W 70–68 ^OT	8–3	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,051) Stockton, CA
12/20/2016* 8:00 pm, P12N		at No. 20 Oregon	L 63–75	8–4	Matthew Knight Arena (7,169) Eugene, OR
Mountain West regular season
12/28/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at New Mexico	L 73–78	8–5 (0–1)	The Pit (11,844) Albuquerque, NM
12/31/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Nevada	W 77–76	9–5 (1–1)	Save Mart Center (6,043) Fresno, CA
01/04/2017 7:00 pm		Wyoming	W 85–70	10–5 (2–1)	Save Mart Center (6,437) Fresno, CA
01/07/2017 2:00 pm		at San Jose State	L 62–69	10–6 (2–2)	Event Center Arena (1,721) San Jose, CA
01/11/2017 6:00 pm		at Air Force	L 72–81	10–7 (2–3)	Clune Arena (1,232) Colorado Springs, CO
01/14/2017 4:00 pm		Boise State	W 89–80	11–7 (3–3)	Save Mart Center (6,978) Fresno, CA
01/18/2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN		Colorado State	W 78–57	12–7 (4–3)	Save Mart Center (6,254) Fresno, CA
01/21/2017 3:00 pm, CBSSN		at Nevada	W 81–76	13–7 (5–3)	Lawlor Events Center (10,236) Reno, NV
01/28/2017 6:00 pm		at Utah State	L 65–78	13–8 (5–4)	Smith Spectrum (6,835) Logan, UT
02/01/2017 7:00 pm, RTRM		Air Force	W 73–64	14–8 (6–4)	Save Mart Center (6,145) Fresno, CA
02/04/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3		San Diego State	L 67–70	14–9 (6–5)	Save Mart Center (8,882) Fresno, CA
02/08/2017 7:00 pm		at Wyoming	L 100–102 ^4OT	14–10 (6–6)	Arena-Auditorium (4,156) Laramie, WY
02/11/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Colorado State	L 62–78	14–11 (6–7)	Moby Arena (5,233) Fort Collins, CO
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		San Jose State	W 77–59	15–11 (7–7)	Save Mart Center (5,914) Fresno, CA
02/18/2017 3:00 pm, CBSSN		New Mexico	W 71–61	16–11 (8–7)	Save Mart Center (8,807) Fresno, CA
02/22/2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at San Diego State	W 63–55	17–11 (9–7)	Viejas Arena (12,029) San Diego, CA
02/28/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Boise State	W 74–67	18–11 (10–7)	Taco Bell Arena (5,804) Boise, ID
03/04/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3		UNLV	W 72–59	19–11 (11–7)	Save Mart Center (8,236) Fresno, CA
Mountain West tournament
03/09/2017 2:30 pm, CBSSN	(4)	vs. (5) New Mexico Quarterfinals	W 65–60	20–11	Thomas & Mack Center (5,866) Paradise, NV
03/10/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN	(4)	vs. (1) Nevada Semifinals	L 72–83	20–12	Thomas & Mack Center (6,211) Paradise, NV
NIT
03/15/2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3	(5)	at (4) TCU First round – Iowa bracket	L 59–66	20–13	Schollmaier Arena (4,271) Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time Source^[2]^[3].

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