Fresno State

Official Name: 
California State University, Fresno
Nickname: 
Bulldogs
Mailing Address: 

North Gym
5305 North Campus Drive
Fresno, CA 93740-0027

Website: 
www.gobulldogs.com
Telephone: 
(559) 278-2509
Fax: 
(559) 278-4689
Enrollment: 
21,390
Arena: 

Save Mart Center
Capacity: 16,116
Year Opened: 2003

School Colors: 
Cardinal and Blue
Conference: 

Western Athletic (since 1993)
Former Member of West Coast Athletic (1956 and 1957) and Big West (1970-92)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(5) 1981, 1982, 1984, 2000, and 2001
2-5 record (.286)

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(7) 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1966
8-8 record (.500)

NIT Appearances: 

(9) 1983, 1985, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, and 2007
14-9 record (.609)
Finished 1st in 1983 and 4th in 1998

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Boyd Grant (nine years from 1978-86, 194-74 record, .724)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Melvin Ely (1,951 points from 1999-02)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Gary Alcorn (1,080 from 1957-59)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Charles Bailey (45 points as senior at North Texas State in double overtime on 12/20/73)

All-American Selections: 

(1) G Courtney Alexander (2000)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(1) Courtney Alexander (2000)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Charles Bailey (45 at North Texas State in 2OT)
December 20, 1973 (senior/23 ppg)

1

2

OT

2OT

Total

Fresno State

43

36

4

13

96

North Texas State

35

44

4

12

95

Fresno State

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Bailey

18-32

9-12

45

R. Jones

11

0-4

22

Henning

3

2-2

8

Cumberland

3

0-0

6

Brandt

1

0-0

2

Hadden

1

0-1

2

Wiecher

4

1-2

9

O'Leary

1

0-0

2

M. Jones

0

0-0

0

Totals

42

12-21

96

Percentages

.571

North Texas State

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Iverson

12

1-1

25

Mitchell

1

1-2

3

Blackmon

10

6-7

26

King

5

4-4

14

Wright

6

0-0

12

Pate

3

0-0

6

Spruiell

2

0-0

4

Walter

2

1-2

5

Sewell

0

0-0

0

Totals

41

13-16

95

Percentages

.813
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Arthur W. Jones

8

1922-29

80-53

.602

1926

11-3

J. Flint Hanner

1

1930-32, 1945

27-26

.509

1930

11-5

Leo A. Harris

1

1933

7-7

.500

1933

7-7

Stanley E. Borleske

5

1935-39

43-61

.413

1935

12-8

Hal Beatty

5

1940-42, 1946-47

49-57

.462

1942

11-9

Pix Pierson

1

1943

6-6-1

.500

1943

6-6-1

Dutch Warmerdam

6

1948-53

55-107

.340

1949

14-16

Clark Van Galder

1

1954

13-16

.448

1954

13-16

Bill Vandenburgh

6

1955-60

89-63

.586

1959

17-5

Harry Miller

5

1961-65

93-39

.705

1964

20-5

Ed Gregory

12

1966-77

172-142

.548

1966

21-8

Boyd Grant

9

1978-86

194-74

.724

1982

27-3

Ron Adams

4

1987-90

43-62

.410

1989

15-14

Gary Colson

5

1991-95

76-73

.510

1994

21-11

Jerry Tarkanian

7

1996-2002

153-80

.657

2001

26-7

Ray Lopes

3

2003-05

50-37

.575

2003

20-8

Steve Cleveland

6

2006-11

92-98

.484

2007

22-10
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,195-1,012 (.541) from 1922 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Fresno (CA) State permanently moved up to major-college status in 1971
  • The Bulldogs vacated a total of 49 victories in 1999 (20), 2000 (12 plus 0-1 NCAA playoff record) and 2001 (17)
  • FSU did not field a team in 1943-44 during World War II
  • Team did not have a coach in 1933-34 when it posted an 0-2 record.