# 2022–23 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by fifth-year head coach Justin Hutson and played their home games at the Save Mart Center as members of the Mountain West Conference.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 23–13, 8–9 in Mountain West play to finish in sixth place. They defeated San Jose State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament before losing to San Diego State State in the quarterfinals. They were invited to The Basketball Classic where they defeated Eastern Washington, Youngstown State, Southern Utah and Coastal Carolina to win The Basketball Classic.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Kyle Harding | 0 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Roosevelt, NY | Transferred to Prairie View A&M |
| Junior Ballard | 4 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Stockton, CA | Graduate transferred to Weber State |
| Orlando Robinson | 10 | F | 7'0" | 235 | Junior | Las Vegas, NV | Declare for 2022 NBA draft |
| Deon Stroud | 13 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Fresno, CA | Transferred to Eastern Washington |
| Robert Vaihola | 30 | F | 6'8" | 245 | Freshman | San Francisco, CA | Transferred to San Jose State |
| Braxton Meah | 34 | C | 7'1" | 250 | Sophomore | Fresno, CA | Transferred to Washington |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college |
| Alexander Gorton | 4 | G | 6'3" | 190 | RS Senior | Jonesboro, AR | Palm Beach Atlantic |
| Isaih Moore | 11 | F | 6'10" | 205 | Senior | Columbia, SC | Southern Miss |
| Jordan Brinson | 12 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Junior | Inglewood, CA | Salt Lake CC |
| Chuks Isitua | 15 | C | 6'11 | 220 | Sophomore | Lagos, Nigeria | IUPUI |
| Eduardo Andre | 35 | F | 6'11" | 236 | Junior | Potomac, MD | Fresno State |

### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Joseph Hunter #30 SG | Fresno, CA | San Joaquin Memorial High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jul 30, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| 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 2022". Rivals.com. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. "ESPN – Fresno State Bulldogs Basketball Recruiting 2022". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | Stanislaus State | W 69–62 | | 22 – Hill | 9 – Holland | 3 – Donavan | Save Mart Center (2,073) Fresno, CA |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Fresno Pacific | W 69–56 | 1–0 | 19 – Moore | 10 – Moore | 5 – Yap | Save Mart Center (3,675) Fresno, CA |
| November 11, 2022* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. UC Santa Barbara | L 54–61 | 1–1 | 12 – Hill | 7 – Holland | 4 – Yap | Kaiser Permanente Arena (121) Santa Cruz, CA |
| November 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | San Francisco | L 60–67 | 1–2 | 17 – Campbell | 8 – Moore | 3 – Moore | Save Mart Center (3,123) Fresno, CA |
| November 19, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Texas | L 52–61 | 1–3 | 14 – Campbell | 7 – Moore | 2 – Moore | The Super Pit (3,657) Denton, TX |
| November 23, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Washington Wooden Legacy Semifinals | L 57–62 | 1–4 | 15 – Moore | 13 – Moore | 8 – Campbell | Anaheim Convention Center (1,328) Anaheim, CA |
| November 24, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Vanderbilt Wooden Legacy 3rd place game | L 59–67 | 1–5 | 22 – Baker | 12 – Tied | 7 – Baker | Anaheim Convention Center (621) Anaheim, CA |
| December 3, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Irvine | W 80–66 | 2–5 | 22 – Moore | 9 – Moore | 5 – Baker | Bren Events Center (2,120) Irvine, CA |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Cal State Northridge | W 65–56 | 3–5 | 17 – Yap | 10 – Moore | 3 – Tied | Save Mart Center (3,008) Fresno, CA |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Pacific | L 72–76 | 3–6 | 15 – Tied | 9 – Moore | 5 – Hill | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,792) Stockton, CA |
| December 17, 2022* 4:00 p.m., MW Network | | Sacramento State | L 53–59 | 3–7 | 13 – Campbell | 4 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Save Mart Center (3,913) Fresno, CA |
| December 20, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 56–48 | 4–7 | 17 – Hill | 4 – Tied | 8 – Hill | Icardo Center (2,531) Bakersfield, CA |
| December 28, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Wyoming | W 58–53 | 5–7 (1–0) | 20 – Baker | 9 – Tied | 4 – Baker | Save Mart Center (4,165) Fresno, CA |
| December 31, 2022 11:00 a.m., CBSSN | | at Utah State | L 54–67 | 5–8 (1–1) | 20 – Baker Jr. | 7 – Moore | 6 – Hill | Smith Spectrum (6,933) Logan, UT |
| January 3, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | No. 21 New Mexico | W 71–67 | 6–8 (2–1) | 16 – Moore | 8 – Tied | 5 – Baker | Save Mart Center (4,868) Fresno, CA |
| January 7, 2023 1:30 p.m., MW Network | | at Colorado State | L 57–79 | 6–9 (2–2) | 23 – Moore | 8 – Moore | 6 – Hill | Moby Arena (4,196) Fort Collins, CO |
| January 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | at San José State | L 64–74 | 6–10 (2–3) | 18 – Holland | 9 – Moore | 5 – Yap | Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,084) San Jose, CA |
| January 14, 2023 4:00 p.m., MW Network | | Air Force | L 48–51 | 6–11 (2–4) | 14 – Andre | 15 – Andre | 1 – Tied | Save Mart Center (5,864) Fresno, CA |
| January 21, 2023 3:00 p.m., CBSSN | | UNLV | W 76–63 | 7–11 (3–4) | 28 – Hill | 13 – Andre | 5 – Hill | Save Mart Center (5,950) Fresno, CA |
| January 24, 2023 6:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Boise State | L 53–63 | 7–12 (3–5) | 14 – Hill | 12 – Andre | 7 – Hill | ExtraMile Arena (9,010) Boise, ID |
| January 28, 2023 4:00 p.m., MW Network | | Utah State | L 53-70 | 7–13 (3–6) | 11 – Tied | 8 – Moore | 3 – Holland | Save Mart Center (6,817) Fresno, CA |
| January 31, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Wyoming | L 62–85 | 7–14 (3–7) | 11 – Hill | 6 – Colimerio | 7 – Hill | Arena-Auditorium (3,950) Laramie, WY |
| February 3, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | at UNLV | W 82–79 | 8–14 (4–7) | 23 – Baker Jr. | 8 – Moore | 3 – Tied | Thomas & Mack Center (5,762) Paradise, NV |
| February 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | San José State | W 70–62 | 9–14 (5–7) | 17 – Hill | 8 – Andre | 5 – Hill | Save Mart Center (5,090) Fresno, CA |
| February 10, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Nevada | L 66–77 | 9–15 (5–8) | 20 – Hill | 8 – Andre | 5 – Yap | Lawlor Events Center (8,571) Reno, NV |
| February 15, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | No. 21 San Diego State | L 43–45 | 9–16 (5–9) | 16 – Hill | 9 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Save Mart Center (7,012) Fresno, CA |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., MW Network | | Colorado State | L 57–60 | 9–17 (5–10) | 19 – Colimerio | 9 – Andre | 6 – Baker Jr. | Save Mart Center (7,137) Fresno, CA |
| February 21, 2023 6:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Air Force | W 74–69 | 10–17 (6–10) | 26 – Andre | 7 – Andre | 8 – Hill | Clune Arena (847) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 24, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | Nevada | L 56–60 | 10–18 (6–11) | 15 – Hill | 7 – Baker Jr. | 3 – Hill | Save Mart Center (5,107) Fresno, CA |
| February 28, 2023 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | at New Mexico | L 80–94 | 10–19 (6–12) | 16 – Baker Jr. | 6 – Colimerio | 6 – Hill | The Pit (12,520) Albuquerque, NM |
| March 4, 2023* 4:00 p.m., MW Network | | Chicago State | W 108–72 | 11–19 | 43 – Baker Jr. | 10 – Andre | 10 – Hill | Save Mart Center (5,145) Fresno, CA |
| Mountain West tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2023 11:00 am, Stadium | (9) | vs. (8) Colorado State First round | L 65–67 | 11–20 | 22 – Hill | 10 – Andre | 6 – Tied | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
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