Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball

Fresno State Bulldogs
Fresno State Bulldogs
	2025–26 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team
University	California State University, Fresno
Head coach	Vance Walberg (2nd season)
Location	Fresno, California
Arena	Save Mart Center ; (capacity: 14,544)
Conference	Mountain West; (Pac-12 in 2026–27)
Nickname	Bulldogs
Colors	Cardinal red and blue;
All-time record	1,413–1,236 (.533)
NCAA Division I tournament Elite Eight
	NCAA Division II ; 1963, 1966
Sweet Sixteen	NCAA Division II ; 1958, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966; NCAA Division I ; 1982
Other NCAA Division I tournament results
Sweet Sixteen	NCAA Division II ; 1958, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966; NCAA Division I ; 1982
Appearances	NCAA Division II ; 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966; NCAA Division I; 1981, 1982, 1984, 2000*, 2001, 2016
NIT champions
	1983
Conference tournament champions
	1981, 1982, 1984, 2000, 2016
Conference regular-season champions
	1978, 1981, 1982, 1996, 2001, 2003
Uniforms
	* vacated by NCAA

The Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represents California State University, Fresno, located in Fresno, California, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They play their home games at the Save Mart Center and since 2012–13 are members of the Mountain West Conference. Vance Walberg is the head coach for the Bulldogs. They were members of the Western Athletic Conference from 1992 to 2012.

ArenaSave Mart Center
(capacity: 14,544)

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Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1981	6 W	Round of 48	(11) Northeastern	L 53–55
1982	4 W	Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	(5) West Virginia (1) #6 Georgetown	W 50–46 L 40–58
1984	7 MW	Round of 48	(10) Louisiana Tech	L 56–66
2000*	9 W	Round of 64	(8) Wisconsin	L 56–66
2001	9 S	Round of 64 Round of 32	(8) California (1) #3 Michigan State	W 82–70 L 65–81
2016	14 M	Round of 64	(3) #13 Utah	L 69–80

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1958	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	San Francisco State Chapman	W 69–56 L 49–52
1960	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Chico State Chapman	W 62–49 L 62–70
1962	Regional Semifinals Regional Third Place	Cal Poly Pomona Seattle Pacific	L 81–88 L 68–73
1963	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	UC Santa Barbara Chapman South Dakota State	W 68–60 W 71–59 L 71–84
1964	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Seattle Pacific Cal Poly Pomona	W 68–53 L 72–79
1965	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Nevada Southern Seattle Pacific	W 74–61 L 68–82
1966	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Nevada Seattle Pacific Southern Illinois	W 127–78 W 64–58 L 70–93

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1983	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship	UTEP Michigan State Oregon State Wake Forest DePaul	W 71–64 W 72–58 W 76–67 W 86–62 W 69–60
1985	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Santa Clara New Mexico UCLA	W 79–76 W 66–55 L 43–53
1994	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	USC BYU Kansas State	W 79–76 W 68–66 L 77–115
1996	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Miami (OH) Michigan State Nebraska	W 58–57 W 80–70 L 71–83
1997	First Round	Nevada	L 86–97
1998	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Pacific Memphis Hawaiʻi Minnesota Georgia	W 73–70 W 83–80 W 85–83 L 89–91 L 79–95
1999	First Round	California	L 71–79
2002	First Round	Temple	L 75–81
2007	First Round	Georgia	L 78–88
2017	First Round	TCU	L 59–66

No.	Player	Pos.	Tenure	No. ret.	Ref.
Fresno State Bulldogs retired numbers
2	Jerry Tarkanian	G^{[n 1]}	1954–1955	2014	^[2]
24	Paul George	SF	2008–2010	2019	^[2]

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