# 2021–22 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth-year head coach Justin Hutson and played their home games at the Save Mart Center as members of the Mountain West Conference.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bulldogs finished the 2020–21 season 12–12, 9–11 in Mountain West play to finish in sixth place. They defeated New Mexico in the first round of the Mountain West tournament before losing to Colorado State in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Devin Gage | 1 | G | 6'2" | 205 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduate transferred |
| Christian Gray | 11 | F | 6'6" | 250 | RS Senior | Moreno Valley, CA | Graduated |
| Alec Hickman | 20 | G | 6'4" | 190 | RS Junior | Riverside, CA | Transferred to Alabama A&M |
| Assane Diouf | 21 | C | 7'2" | 250 | RS Sophomore | Dakar, Senegal | Transferred to Austin Peay |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college |
| Jemarl Baker Jr. | 1 | G | 6'5" | 195 | RS Senior | Menifee, CA | Arizona |
| Donovan Yap | 11 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Sophomore | Las Vegas, NV | UNLV |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Robert Vaihola PF | Archbishop Riordan High School | San Francisco, CA | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | May 2, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| 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 2021". Rivals.com. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. "ESPN – Fresno State Bulldogs Basketball Recruiting 2021". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

#### 2022 Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2022) :
| 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 |
| 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 3, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Stanislaus State | W 86–48 | – | 24 – Robinson, Jr. | 7 – Robinson, Jr. | 3 – Tied | Save Mart Center (2,463) Fresno, CA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Fresno Pacific | W 74–54 | 1–0 | 16 – Robinson, Jr. | 9 – Colimerio | 5 – Hill | Save Mart Center (2,820) Fresno, CA |
| November 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | LIU | W 84–60 | 2–0 | 17 – Robinson, Jr. | 19 – Robinson, Jr. | 5 – Baker | Save Mart Center (3,438) Fresno, CA |
| November 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Idaho SoCal Challenge campus-site game | W 69–62 | 3–0 | 27 – Robinson, Jr. | 10 – Robinson, Jr. | 5 – Hill | Save Mart Center (3,388) Fresno, CA |
| November 22, 2021* 10:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Pepperdine SoCal Challenge Surf Division semifinals | W 70–63 | 4–0 | 19 – Hill | 6 – Robinson, Jr. | 4 – Robinson, Jr. | The Pavilion at JSerra San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| November 24, 2021* 10:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Santa Clara SoCal Challenge Surf Division championship | W 59–52 | 5–0 | 22 – Robinson, Jr. | 8 – Robinson, Jr. | 4 – Holland | The Pavilion at JSerra (1,700) San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| November 28, 2021* 6:00 p.m., P12N | | at California | L 57–65 | 5–1 | 25 – Robinson, Jr. | 9 – Robinson, Jr. | 4 – Holland | Haas Pavilion (3,857) Berkeley, CA |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | San Diego | W 63–43 | 6–1 | 15 – Robinson, Jr. | 8 – Holland | 5 – Robinson, Jr. | Save Mart Center (3,132) Fresno, CA |
| December 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Cal State Northridge | W 61–43 | 7–1 | 22 – Robinson, Jr. | 9 – Tied | 5 – Holland | Save Mart Center (3,762) Fresno, CA |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at San Francisco | L 63–71 | 7–2 | 19 – Holland | 9 – Holland | 3 – Hill | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,873) San Francisco, CA |
| December 11, 2021* 4:00 p.m., MW Network | | UC Irvine | W 63–55 | 8–2 | 18 – Baker | 8 – Robinson, Jr. | 3 – Tied | Save Mart Center (4,501) Fresno, CA |
| December 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Cal Poly | W 83–48 | 9–2 | 18 – Tied | 10 – Colimeiro | 4 – Tied | Save Mart Center (4,461) Fresno, CA |
| December 21, 2021* 4:00 p.m., P12N | | at Utah | L 50–55 | 9–3 | 17 – Robinson, Jr. | 10 – Stroud | 4 – Stroud | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,673) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 23, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Weber State | W 69–43 | 10–3 | 22 – Robinson, Jr. | 9 – Robinson, Jr. | 6 – Hill | Dee Events Center (2,631) Ogden, UT |
| Mountain West regular season |||||||||
| December 28, 2021 6:00 p.m., Stadium | | at Boise State | L 55–65 | 10–4 (0–1) | 22 – Robinson, Jr. | 5 – Robinson, Jr. | 3 – Robinson, Jr. | ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID |
| January 1, 2022 1:00 p.m. | | Air Force | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA |
| January 11, 2022 7:00 p.m. | | San José State | W 79–59 | 11–4 (1–1) | 31 – Robinson, Jr. | 12 – Robinson, Jr. | 5 – Holland | Save Mart Center (2,579) Fresno, CA |
| January 14, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | at UNLV | W 73–68 | 12–4 (2–1) | 24 – Robinson, Jr. | 11 – Robinson, Jr. | 3 – Hill | Thomas & Mack Center (4,976) Paradise, NV |
| January 18, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Utah State | W 61–54 | 13–4 (3–1) | 14 – Stroud | 13 – Robinson, Jr. | 6 – Robinson, Jr. | Save Mart Center (5,013) Fresno, CA |
| January 21, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Nevada | L 73–77 | 13–5 (3–2) | 26 – Robinson, Jr. | 12 – Robinson, Jr. | 4 – Tied | Lawlor Events Center (6,944) Reno, NV |
| January 25, 2022 6:00 p.m., Stadium | | at New Mexico | W 65–60 | 14–5 (4–2) | 22 – Holland | 10 – Vaihola | 3 – Robinson | The Pit (8,033) Albuquerque, NM |
| January 28, 2022 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | Boise State | L 63–68 $^{OT}$ | 14–6 (4–3) | 21 – Robinson | 10 – Colimerio | 3 – Holland | Save Mart Center (8,250) Fresno, CA |
| February 1, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at San José State | W 73–43 | 15–6 (5–3) | 18 – Robinson, Jr. | 6 – Colimerio | 5 – Robinson, Jr. | Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,118) San Jose, CA |
| February 4, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | Nevada | W 73–56 | 16–6 (6–3) | 21 – Holland | 10 – Holland | 6 – Hill | Save Mart Center (5,897) Fresno, CA |
| February 6, 2022 4:00 p.m, FS1 | | Wyoming Rescheduled from January 8 | L 59–61 | 16–7 (6–4) | 25 – Hill | 10 – Robinson, Jr. | 3 – Holland | Save Mart Center (6,017) Fresno, CA |
| February 11, 2022 6:30 p.m., CBSSN | | at Colorado State | L 50–65 | 16–8 (6–5) | 24 – Robinson, Jr. | 12 – Holland | 5 – Hill | Moby Arena (8,083) Fort Collins, CO |
| February 16, 2022 7:30 p.m., CBSSN | | UNLV | L 57–60 | 16–9 (6–6) | 14 – Tied | 6 – Campbell | 4 – Hill | Save Mart Center (4,723) Fresno, CA |
| February 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | San Diego State | L 44–61 | 16–10 (6–7) | 15 – Hill | 8 – Robinson | 2 – Tied | Save Mart Center (7,261) Fresno, CA |
| February 22, 2022 6:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Air Force | W 65–40 | 17–10 (7–7) | 26 – Robinson | 8 – Meah | 4 – Hill | Clune Arena (545) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | New Mexico | W 71–68 | 18–10 (8–7) | 28 – Robinson, Jr. | 10 – Robinson, Jr. | 5 – Tied | Save Mart Center (4,131) Fresno, CA |
| March 3, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at San Diego State | L 64–65 $^{2OT}$ | 18–11 (8–8) | 19 – Campbell | 11 – Robinson Jr. | 4 – Hill | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| March 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., MWN | | at Wyoming | L 64–68 $^{OT}$ | 18–12 (8–9) | 34 – Robinson, Jr. | 9 – Robinson, Jr. | 5 – Robinson, Jr. | Arena-Auditorium (6,230) Laramie, WY |
| Mountain West tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2022 4:00 p.m., Stadium | (6) | vs. (11) San José State First Round | W 69–67 $^{OT}$ | 19–12 | 31 – Robinson, Jr. | 12 – Holland | 3 – Tied | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| March 10, 2022 8:30 p.m., CBSSN | (6) | vs. (3) San Diego State Quarterfinals | L 46–53 | 19–13 | 25 – Robinson, Jr. | 11 – Robinson, Jr. | 3 – Tied | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| The Basketball Classic |||||||||
| March 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Washington First round | W 83–74 | 20–13 | 18 – Holland | 9 – Colimerio | 5 – Robinson, Jr. | Save Mart Center (1,166) Fresno, CA |
| March 23, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Youngstown State Second round | W 80–71 | 21–13 | 16 – Robinson, Jr. | 13 – Robinson, Jr. | 5 – Tied | Save Mart Center (1,754) Fresno, CA |
| March 28, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Utah Semifinals | W 67–48 | 22–13 | 20 – Robinson, Jr. | 7 – Tied | 7 – Hill | Save Mart Center (3,006) Fresno, CA |
| April 1, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina Championship | W 85–74 | 23–13 | 20 – Robinson | 14 – Robinson | 6 – Hill | HTC Center (1,407) Conway, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
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