# 2014–15 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Rodney Terry's fourth season at Fresno State. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Save Mart Center and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Colorado State.

## Previous season

The 2013–14 Fresno State finished the season with an overall record of 21–15, 9–9 in the Mountain West to finish in a tie for fifth place. In the Mountain West Conference tournament, the Bulldogs were defeated by UNLV quarterfinals. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational which they won game 1 before losing games 2 and 3 to Siena in the championship game.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Tyler Johnson | 1 | G | 6'2" | 186 | Senior | Mountain View, CA | Graduated |
| Tanner Giddings | 5 | F/C | 6'11" | 226 | Junior | Windsor, CA | Transferred |
| Broderick Newbill | 25 | G/F | 6'5" | 195 | RS Sophomore | Kansas City, MO | Transferred |
| Allen Huddleston | 55 | G | 6'1" | 183 | RS Senior | Merced, CA | Graduated |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Isaiah Bailey SG | Compton, CA | Compton | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Terrell Carter C | Redondo Beach, CA | Redondo Union | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | May 3, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Eugene Artison SF | Seattle | Franklin | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 2, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66 ||||||
| 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 2014". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 4, 2013. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved May 4, 2013. "ESPN – Fresno State Bulldogs Basketball Recruiting 2014". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 4, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 4, 2013. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 4, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exitbition |||||
| 11/09/2014* 4:00 pm | UC Santa Cruz | W 77–38 | – | Save Mart Center (4,925) Fresno, CA |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | at Pepperdine | L 74–89 | 0–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse (2,003) Malibu, CA |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm | Bristol University Gulf Coast Showcase Opening Round | W 93–55 | 1–1 | Save Mart Center (5,210) Fresno, CA |
| 11/20/2014* 7:00 pm | at Northern Arizona | L 52–73 | 1–2 | Walkup Skydome (1,674) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 11/24/2014* 11:30 am | vs. Evansville Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | L 52–58 | 1–3 | Germain Arena (2,118) Estero, FL |
| 11/25/2014* 9:00 am | vs. East Carolina Gulf Coast Showcase consolation round | L 52–58 | 1–4 | Germain Arena (240) Estero, FL |
| 11/26/2014* 9:00 am | vs. Marist Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game | L 64–68 | 1–5 | Germain Arena (271) Estero, FL |
| 11/30/2014* 3:00 pm, CBSSN | California | L 57–64 | 1–6 | Save Mart Center (5,741) Fresno, CA |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm | UC Irvine | W 72–63 | 2–6 | Save Mart Center (5,210) Fresno, CA |
| 12/06/2014* 7:00 pm | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 63–61 | 3–6 | Icardo Center (2,491) Bakersfield, CA |
| 12/10/2014* 6:00 pm | at Texas Tech | L 56–73 | 3–7 | United Supermarkets Arena (5,530) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/13/2014* 7:00 pm | Cal Poly | W 63–57 | 4–7 | Save Mart Center (5,372) Fresno, CA |
| 12/20/2014* 7:00 pm | at Pacific | L 68–71 | 4–8 | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,326) Stockton, CA |
| 12/28/2014* 1:00 pm | St. Katherine College | W 93–62 | 5–8 | Save Mart Center (5,205) Fresno, CA |
| 12/31/2014 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at New Mexico | L 64–76 | 5–9 (0–1) | The Pit (14,478) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/03/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | San Diego State | L 57–59 | 6–9 (1–1) | Save Mart Center (5,910) Fresno, CA |
| 01/07/2015 8:00 pm, RTRM | Utah State | W 61–52 | 7–9 (2–1) | Save Mart Center (5,591) Fresno, CA |
| 01/10/2015 3:00 pm | at Nevada | W 69–66 | 8–9 (3–1) | Lawlor Events Center (5,310) Reno, NV |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm | at San Jose State | W 73–62 | 9–9 (4–1) | Event Center Arena (1,091) San Jose, CA |
| 01/17/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 25 Wyoming | L 65–70 $^{3OT}$ | 9–10 (4–2) | Save Mart Center (8,118) Fresno, CA |
| 01/24/2015 4:00 pm, ASN | Nevada | W 66–62 | 10–10 (5–2) | Save Mart Center (7,945) Fresno, CA |
| 01/27/2015 6:00 pm, CBSSN | at San Diego State | L 47–58 | 10–11 (5–3) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 01/31/2015 3:00 pm, CBSSN | at Colorado State | L 57–80 | 10–12 (5–4) | Moby Arena (7,043) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm | San Jose State | W 81–63 | 11–12 (6–4) | Save Mart Center (5,550) Fresno, CA |
| 02/10/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UNLV | L 61–73 | 11–13 (6–5) | Thomas & Mack Center (12,384) Paradise, NV |
| 02/14/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Boise State | W 70–64 | 12–13 (7–5) | Save Mart Center (6,553) Fresno, CA |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Colorado State | L 73–81 | 12–14 (7–6) | Save Mart Center (5,610) Fresno, CA |
| 02/21/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Utah State | L 79–85 | 12–15 (7–7) | Smith Spectrum (10,218) Logan, UT |
| 02/25/2015 6:30 pm, CBSSN | at Wyoming | W 64–59 | 13–15 (8–7) | Arena-Auditorium (5,868) Laramie, WY |
| 02/28/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | New Mexico | W 59–55 | 14–15 (9–7) | Save Mart Center (8,310) Fresno, CA |
| 03/04/2015 7:00 pm, MWN | Air Force | W 68–66 | 15–15 (10–7) | Save Mart Center (6,341) Fresno, CA |
| 03/07/2015 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Boise State | L 52–71 | 15–16 (10–8) | Taco Bell Arena (11,308) Boise, ID |
| Mountain West tournament |||||
| 03/12/2015 8:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Colorado State Quarterfinals | L 59–71 | 15–17 | Thomas & Mack Center (8,655) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||