# 2016–17 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Rodney Terry's sixth season at Fresno State. The Bulldogs played their home games at Save Mart Center as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place. They defeated New Mexico in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Nevada. They were invited National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to TCU.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season 25–10, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They defeated UNLV, Colorado State, and San Diego State to win the Mountain West tournament. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they received a No. 14 seed and lost in the First round to Utah.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Julien Lewis | 0 | G | 6'4" | 195 | RS Senior | Galveston, TX | Graduated |
| Cezar Guerrero | 12 | G | 6'1" | 185 | RS Senior | Huntington Park, CA | Graduated |
| Lionel Ellison III | 15 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Junior | New Orleans, LA | Graduate transferred to William Penn |
| Marvelle Harris | 23 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Rialto, CA | Graduated |
| Torren Jones | 24 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Junior | Chandler, AZ | Dismissed from team for violation of team rules |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jacob Holland | 24 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Junior | Los Lunas, NM | Junior college transferred from Otero Junior College |

## Recruiting Class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Johnny McWilliams #67 SG | San Marcos, CA | San Marcos High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 14, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 ||||||
| Bryson Williams #77 PF | Fresno, CA | Roosevelt High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Feb 10, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 ||||||
| William McDowell-White PG | Brisbane, Australia | Wishart State School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 21, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Lazaro Rojas PF | São José dos Campos, Brazil | Score Sports Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Apr 18, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Darryl McDowell-White SG | Brisbane, Australia | Wishart State School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Jan 29, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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 2016". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 7, 2016. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 7, 2016. "ESPN – Fresno State Bulldogs Basketball Recruiting 2016". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 7, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 7, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 7, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2016* 7:00 pm | | Cal State San Bernardino | W 76–69 | | Save Mart Center (5,012) Fresno, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | UTSA | W 69–66 | 1–0 | Save Mart Center (6,088) Fresno, CA |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M | L 78–84 | 1–1 | Save Mart Center (6,036) Fresno, CA |
| 11/19/2016* 11:00 am | | Lamar | W 83–64 | 2–1 | Save Mart Center (5,269) Fresno, CA |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Cal State Bakesfield | L 63–71 | 2–2 | Icardo Center (3,497) Bakersfield, CA |
| 11/25/2016* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | W 63–58 | 3–2 | Gill Coliseum (5,005) Corvallis, OR |
| 11/29/2016* 7:00 pm | | Menlo | W 80–67 | 4–2 | Save Mart Center (5,147) Fresno, CA |
| 12/03/2016* 12:00 pm | | at Drake MW–MVC Challenge | W 78–76 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | Knapp Center (2,633) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/06/2016* 4:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Marquette | L 81–84 | 5–3 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,550) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/10/2016* 4:00 pm | | Cal Poly | W 73–59 | 6–3 | Save Mart Center (7,250) Fresno, CA |
| 12/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | Holy Names | W 88–54 | 7–3 | Save Mart Center (5,304) Fresno, CA |
| 12/17/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Pacific | W 70–68 $^{OT}$ | 8–3 | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,051) Stockton, CA |
| 12/20/2016* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 20 Oregon | L 63–75 | 8–4 | Matthew Knight Arena (7,169) Eugene, OR |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Mexico | L 73–78 | 8–5 (0–1) | The Pit (11,844) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/31/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Nevada | W 77–76 | 9–5 (1–1) | Save Mart Center (6,043) Fresno, CA |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm | | Wyoming | W 85–70 | 10–5 (2–1) | Save Mart Center (6,437) Fresno, CA |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm | | at San Jose State | L 62–69 | 10–6 (2–2) | Event Center Arena (1,721) San Jose, CA |
| 01/11/2017 6:00 pm | | at Air Force | L 72–81 | 10–7 (2–3) | Clune Arena (1,232) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/14/2017 4:00 pm | | Boise State | W 89–80 | 11–7 (3–3) | Save Mart Center (6,978) Fresno, CA |
| 01/18/2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | Colorado State | W 78–57 | 12–7 (4–3) | Save Mart Center (6,254) Fresno, CA |
| 01/21/2017 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Nevada | W 81–76 | 13–7 (5–3) | Lawlor Events Center (10,236) Reno, NV |
| 01/28/2017 6:00 pm | | at Utah State | L 65–78 | 13–8 (5–4) | Smith Spectrum (6,835) Logan, UT |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm, RTRM | | Air Force | W 73–64 | 14–8 (6–4) | Save Mart Center (6,145) Fresno, CA |
| 02/04/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | San Diego State | L 67–70 | 14–9 (6–5) | Save Mart Center (8,882) Fresno, CA |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm | | at Wyoming | L 100–102 $^{4OT}$ | 14–10 (6–6) | Arena-Auditorium (4,156) Laramie, WY |
| 02/11/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Colorado State | L 62–78 | 14–11 (6–7) | Moby Arena (5,233) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 77–59 | 15–11 (7–7) | Save Mart Center (5,914) Fresno, CA |
| 02/18/2017 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | New Mexico | W 71–61 | 16–11 (8–7) | Save Mart Center (8,807) Fresno, CA |
| 02/22/2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at San Diego State | W 63–55 | 17–11 (9–7) | Viejas Arena (12,029) San Diego, CA |
| 02/28/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Boise State | W 74–67 | 18–11 (10–7) | Taco Bell Arena (5,804) Boise, ID |
| 03/04/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UNLV | W 72–59 | 19–11 (11–7) | Save Mart Center (8,236) Fresno, CA |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 2:30 pm, CBSSN | (4) | vs. (5) New Mexico Quarterfinals | W 65–60 | 20–11 | Thomas & Mack Center (5,866) Paradise, NV |
| 03/10/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | (4) | vs. (1) Nevada Semifinals | L 72–83 | 20–12 | Thomas & Mack Center (6,211) Paradise, NV |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/15/2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | at (4) TCU First round – Iowa bracket | L 59–66 | 20–13 | Schollmaier Arena (4,271) Fort Worth, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time Source. ||||||