2023–24 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2023–24 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
2023–24 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	7–9 (0–3 MW)
Head coach	Justin Hutson (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Keith Brown; Vonn Webb; George Aramide;
Home arena	Save Mart Center ; (Capacity: 15,596)

2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Utah State	4	–	0	1.000	16	–	1	.941
Boise State	3	–	0	1.000	12	–	4	.750
San Diego State	3	–	1	.750	14	–	3	.824
Nevada	2	–	1	.667	15	–	2	.882
New Mexico	2	–	2	.500	14	–	3	.824
Wyoming	2	–	2	.500	9	–	8	.529
Colorado State	1	–	2	.333	13	–	3	.813
UNLV	1	–	2	.333	8	–	7	.533
San Jose State	1	–	3	.250	8	–	9	.471
Air Force	0	–	3	.000	7	–	8	.467
Fresno State	0	–	3	.000	7	–	9	.438

† 2024 Mountain West tournament winner As of January 13, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represents California State University, Fresno in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by sixth-year head coach Justin Hutson, play their home games at the Save Mart Center as members of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 11–20, 6–12 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eight place. They lost to Colorado State in the first round of the MWC tournament.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jemarl Baker Jr.	1	G	6'5"	195	GS Senior	Menifee, CA	Graduated
Alexander Gorton	4	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Jonesboro, AR	Graduated
Jordan Campbell	5	G	6'4"	200	RS Senior	Adelanto, CA	Graduate transferred
Isaih Moore	11	F	6'10"	195	Senior	Columbia, SC	Graduated
Jordan Brinson	12	G	6'2"	170	Junior	Inglewood, CA	Transferred to Cal State Northridge
Joseph Hunter	14	G	6'5"	190	Freshman	Fresno, CA	Dismissed from the team due to felony gun charges^[2]
Dustin Whitaker	22	G	6'5"	185	Junior	Romeoville, IL	Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne
Anthony Holland	25	G	6'5"	225	Senior	Riverside, CA	Graduate transferred to Washington

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Jalen Weaver	5	G	6'5"	195	Junior	Aurora, CO	Salt Lake CC
Enoch Boakye	13	C	6'10"	240	Junior	Brampton, ON	Arizona State
Zaylon Thomas	14	G	6'5"		Senior	Sacramento, CA	Walk-on; UCLA T&F
Isaiah Pope	21	G	6'5'	202	Senior	Yorba Linda, CA	Utah Tech
Pierce Geneste Jr.	34	F	6'11"	215	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Louisiana Tech
Chase Courtney	40	F	6'10"	230	Junior	Scottsdale, AZ	San Diego City College
Xavier DuSell	53	G	6'4"	199	Senior	Scottsdale, AZ	Wyoming

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaac Taveras SG	Jacksonville, FL	North Florida Education Institute	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 13, 2023
Isaac Taveras SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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: "Fresno State Commit List for 2023". Rivals.com. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. "ESPN – Fresno State Bulldogs Basketball Recruiting 2023". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Donavan Yap Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Sr	UNLV	Las Vegas, NV
G	1	Isaac Taveres	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Fr	North Florida Educational Institute	Santo Domingo, DR
G	3	Isaiah Hill	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	Tulsa	Bakersfield, CA
C	4	Chuks Isitua	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	Jr	IUPUI	Lagos, Nigeria
G	5	Jalen Weaver	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Salt Lake CC	Aurora, CO
G	12	Jeff Sims Jr. (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Fr	Santa Rosa Academy	Menifee, CA
C	13	Enoch Boakye	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Arizona State	Brampton, ON
G	14	Zaylon Thomas (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	UCLA T&F	Sacramento, CA
G	21	Isaiah Pope	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Utah Tech	Yorba Linda, CA
G/F	23	Leo Colimerio	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Wasatch Academy	São Paulo, Brazil
G	33	Steven Vasquez (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	St. Joseph HS	Santa Maria, CA
F	34	Pierce Geneste Jr.	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Louisiana Tech	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
C	35	Eduardo Andre	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	Sr	AZ Compass Prep	London, England
F	40	Chase Courtney	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	San Diego City College	Scottsdale, Arizona
G	53	Xavier DuSell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Wyoming	Scottsdale, AZ

Head coach

Justin Hutson (Cal State Bakersfield)

Assistant coach(es)

Keith Brown (Pacific)
Vonn Webb (Western New Mexico)
George Aramide (Thompson Rivers)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., MW Network	Fresno Pacific	W 77–66	1–0	19 – DuSell	9 – Andre	7 – Hill	Save Mart Center (4,419) Fresno, CA
November 11, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kent State	L 69–79	1–1	18 – DuSell	6 – Tied	8 – Hill	MAC Center (2,655) Kent, OH
November 15, 2023* 7:30 p.m., MW Network	Morgan State Cancún Challenge campus site game	W 87–68	2–1	23 – Yap Jr.	9 – Boakye	7 – Hill	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
November 21, 2023* 5:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. New Mexico State Cancún Challenge Riviera Division semifinals	W 81–76 ^OT	3–1	21 – Hill	8 – Colimerio	5 – Hill	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (516) Cancún, Mexico
November 22, 2023* 5:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. No. 22 James Madison Cancún Challenge Riviera Division championship	L 64–95	3–2	12 – Tied	13 – Boakye	3 – Hill	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (683) Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2023* 6:00 p.m., MW Network	UC Santa Barbara	L 65–69	3–3	19 – Hill	16 – Boakye	8 – Hill	Save Mart Center (2,796) Fresno, CA
December 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. No. 19 BYU	L 56–85	3–4	14 – Hill	7 – Andre	5 – Hill	Delta Center (11,360) Salt Lake City, UT
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MW Network	Idaho State	W 79–67	4–4	16 – Andre	7 – Andre	5 – Yap Jr.	Save Mart Center (2,638) Fresno, CA
December 9, 2023* 4:00 p.m., MW Network	Pacific	W 89–56	5–4	19 – DuSell	10 – Andre	5 – Hill	Save Mart Center (1,109) Fresno, CA
December 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MW Network	Cal State Bakersfield	W 61–58	6–4	13 – Hill	8 – Boakye	9 – Hill	Save Mart Center (3,166) Fresno, CA
December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MW Network	Portland State	L 72–75 ^OT	6–5	14 – Pope	10 – Andre	8 – Hill	Save Mart Center (3,003) Fresno, CA
December 22, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at San Francisco	L 57–77	6–6	9 – DuSell	8 – Boakye	3 – Hill	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,488) San Francisco, CA
December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at San Diego	W 71–67	7–6	13 – Pope	14 – Boakye	4 – Pope	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,197) San Diego, CA
Mountain West regular season
January 3, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1	at San Diego State	L 47–74	7–7 (0–1)	10 – DuSell	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
January 6, 2024 4:00 p.m.	Nevada	L 57–72	7–8 (0–2)	18 – Pope	11 – Boakye	7 – Hill	Save Mart Center (5,083) Fresno, CA
January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	L 67–68	7–9 (0–3)	15 – Pope	7 – Pope	3 – Tied	Arena-Auditorium (3,763) Laramie, WY
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., MW Network	San Jose State						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
January 20, 2024 6:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Utah State						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
January 23, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1	Boise State						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., MW Network	Air Force						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
January 30, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1	at UNLV						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Colorado State						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., NBCSBA	at San Jose State						Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m.	at Air Force						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
February 14, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	UNLV						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
February 17, 2024 4:30 p.m., CBSSN	at Boise State						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	San Diego State						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., MW Network	Utah State						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
March 1, 2024 7:30 p.m., CBSSN	at Nevada						Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
March 6, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1	at New Mexico						The Pit Albuquerque, NM
March 9, 2024 4:00 p.m., MW Network	Wyoming						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 12–16, 2024 TBA	vs. TBA						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[3]

References

↑ "2022–23 Fresno State Bulldogs Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
↑ "Former Fresno State basketball player Joseph Hunter enters plea to felony gun charges". Fresno Bee. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved October 23, 2023.

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[1] "2022–23 Fresno State Bulldogs Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

[2] "Former Fresno State basketball player Joseph Hunter enters plea to felony gun charges". Fresno Bee. Retrieved 2023-06-01.

[schedule-3] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved October 23, 2023.

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