# 2013–14 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Rodney Terry's third season at Fresno State. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Save Mart Center and they were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 21–18, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament to New Mexico. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they advanced to the best of 3 finals where they lost to Siena 1 games to 2.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jerry Brown | 0 | F | 6'7" | 220 | RS Junior | Richmond, CA | Transfer to Santa Clara |
| Kevin Olekaibe | 3 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Las Vegas, NV | Transfer to UNLV |
| Aaron Anderson | 11 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Freshman | Edmond, OK | Transfer to Central Oklahoma |
| Garrett Johnson | 20 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Pomona, CA | Graduated |
| Brad Ely | 22 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Visalia, CA | Graduated |
| Kevin Foster | 24 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | Lakeland, FL | Graduated |
| Robert Upshaw | 25 | C | 7'0" | 250 | Sophomore | Fresno, CA | Transfer to Washington |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Soma Edo PF | Richardson, TX | Bernker High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Nov 21, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 ||||||
| Paul Watson SF | Phoenix, AZ | Paradise Valley | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 26, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Alex Davis PF | Houston, TX | Hutchinson Community College | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jun 19, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| 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 2013". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 20, 2013. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved May 20, 2013. "ESPN – Fresno State Bulldogs Basketball Recruiting 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 20, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 20, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 20, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exitbition |||||
| Nov 1* 7:00 pm | Cal State Stanislaus | W 76–71 | – | Save Mart Center (N/A) Fresno, CA |
| Nov 4* 7:00 pm | Dominican | W 91–67 | – | Save Mart Center (N/A) Fresno, CA |
| Regular season |||||
| Nov 8* 7:00 pm | at UC Irvine | W 98–97 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Bren Events Center (3,241) Irvine, CA |
| Nov 12* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Pittsburgh | L 54–75 | 1–1 | Petersen Events Center (8,543) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Nov 16* 7:00 pm | Cal State Northridge | W 80–64 | 2–1 | Save Mart Center (14,770) Fresno, CA |
| Nov 20* 7:00 pm | Cal Poly | W 63–46 | 3–1 | Save Mart Center (6,085) Fresno, CA |
| Nov 23* 7:30 pm | at Pacific | L 77–86 | 3–2 | Alex G. Spanos Center (3,204) Stockton, CA |
| Nov 25* 7:00 pm | San Diego Christian | W 92–59 | 4–2 | Save Mart Center (5,813) Fresno, CA |
| Nov 29* 7:00 pm | Drake Fresno State Tournament | L 74–84 | 4–3 | Save Mart Center (6,170) Fresno, CA |
| Nov 30* 7:00 pm | Cal State Bakersfield Fresno State Tournament | W 96–86 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | Save Mart Center (6,022) Fresno, CA |
| Dec 1* 2:00 pm | Northern Arizona Fresno State Tournament | W 71–67 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | Save Mart Center (5,807) Fresno, CA |
| Dec 7* 2:00 pm, P12N | at Utah | L 77–90 | 6–4 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,189) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Dec 14* 3:00 pm, P12N | at California | L 56–67 | 6–5 | Haas Pavilion (9,342) Berkeley, CA |
| Dec 21* 1:30 pm, FSN | vs. No. 16 Florida Orange Bowl Classic | L 49–66 | 6–6 | BB&T Center (11,214) Sunrise, FL |
| Dec 28* 4:00 pm | UC Merced | W 104–43 | 7–6 | Save Mart Center (6,377) Fresno, CA |
| Jan 1 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | UNLV | L 62–75 | 7–7 (0–1) | Save Mart Center (5,968) Fresno, CA |
| Jan 4 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Boise State | L 79–86 | 7–8 (0–2) | Taco Bell Arena (7,527) Boise, ID |
| Jan 8 7:05 pm | Air Force | W 71–65 | 8–8 (1–2) | Save Mart Center (5,947) Fresno, CA |
| Jan 11 6:00 pm | at Colorado State | L 57–76 | 8–9 (1–3) | Moby Arena (3,345) Fort Collins, CO |
| Jan 15 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 10 San Diego State | L 60–68 | 8–10 (1–4) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| Jan 18 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | New Mexico | L 78–89 | 8–11 (1–5) | Save Mart Center (6,499) Fresno, CA |
| Jan 22 7:00 pm | Nevada | L 86–96 | 8–12 (1–6) | Save Mart Center (5,815) Fresno, CA |
| Jan 25 7:05 pm, CBSSN | at UNLV | L 73–75 $^{OT}$ | 8–13 (1–7) | Thomas & Mack Center (13,849) Paradise, NV |
| Jan 29 7:00 pm | Wyoming | W 67–62 | 9–13 (2–7) | Save Mart Center (5,946) Fresno, CA |
| Feb 5 6:00 pm | at Air Force | W 68–51 | 10–13 (3–7) | Clune Arena (1,601) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Feb 8 4:00 pm | San Jose State | W 82–56 | 11–13 (4–7) | Save Mart Center (6,784) Fresno, CA |
| Feb 12 7:05 pm | at Nevada | W 75–67 | 12–13 (5–7) | Lawlor Events Center (6,060) Reno, NV |
| Feb 15 5:05 pm, RTRM | Colorado State | W 75–66 | 13–13 (6–7) | Save Mart Center (6,765) Fresno, CA |
| Feb 19 6:05 pm, RTRM | at Wyoming | L 66–72 | 13–14 (6–8) | Arena-Auditorium (5,386) Laramie, WY |
| Feb 22 6:05 pm | at Utah State | W 79–76 | 14–14 (7–8) | Smith Spectrum (9,939) Logan, UT |
| Feb 26 6:05 pm, CBSSN | Boise State | W 76–56 | 15–14 (8–8) | Save Mart Center (6,331) Fresno, CA |
| Mar 1 7:05 pm, CBSSN | San Diego State | L 67–82 | 15–15 (8–9) | Save Mart Center (14,801) Fresno, CA |
| Mar 8 7:00 pm | at San Jose State | W 69–56 | 16–15 (9–9) | Event Center Arena (2,451) San Jose, CA |
| Mountain West tournament |||||
| Mar 12 4:30 pm | vs. Air Force First round | W 61–59 | 17–15 | Thomas & Mack Center (5,824) Paradise, NV |
| Mar 13 6:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. No. 20 New Mexico Quarterfinals | L 77–93 | 17–16 | Thomas & Mack Center (10,645) Paradise, NV |
| CBI |||||
| Mar 19* 6:00 pm | at UTEP First round | W 61–56 | 18–16 | Don Haskins Center (5,688) El Paso, TX |
| Mar 24* 7:00 pm | Princeton Quarterfinals | W 72–56 | 19–16 | Save Mart Center (3,637) Fresno, CA |
| Mar 26* 7:00 pm | Old Dominion Semifinals | W 71–64 | 20–16 | Save Mart Center (3,916) Fresno, CA |
| Mar 31* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | Siena Finals Game 1 | L 57–61 | 20–17 | Save Mart Center (5,284) Fresno, CA |
| Apr 2* 4:00 pm, CBSSN | at Siena Finals Game 2 | W 89–75 | 21–17 | Alumni Recreation Center (3,177) Loudonville, NY |
| Apr 5* 8:30 am, CBSSN | at Siena Finals Game 3 | L 68–81 | 21–18 | Alumni Recreation Center (2,788) Loudonville, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||