2020–21 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by third-year head coach Justin Hutson and played their home games at the Save Mart Center as members of the Mountain West Conference.

2020–21 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	12–12 (9–11 MW)
Head coach	Justin Hutson (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Keith Brown Tarvish Felton Tim Shelton
Home arena	Save Mart Center (Capacity: 15,596)
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 San Diego State†	14	–	3		.824			23	–	5		.821
Utah State	15	–	4		.789			20	–	9		.690
Colorado State	14	–	4		.778			20	–	8		.714
Boise State	14	–	6		.700			19	–	9		.679
Nevada	10	–	7		.588			16	–	10		.615
Fresno State	9	–	11		.450			12	–	12		.500
UNLV	8	–	10		.444			12	–	15		.444
Wyoming	7	–	9		.438			14	–	11		.560
San Jose State	3	–	13		.188			5	–	16		.238
Air Force	3	–	17		.150			5	–	20		.200
New Mexico	2	–	15		.118			6	–	16		.273
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season 11–19, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Air Force.

Roster

2020–21 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kyle Harding 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Allan Hancock College Long Island, New York G 1 Devin Gage 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr DePaul Chicago, Illinois G 3 Isaiah Hill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Tulsa Bakersfield, California G 4 Junior Ballard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Cal Poly Stockton, California G 5 Jordan Campbell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Oregon State Adelanto, California F 10 Orlando Robinson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Middlebrooks Academy Las Vegas, Nevada F 11 Christian Gray 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Salt Lake CC Moreno Valley, California G 13 Deon Stroud 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So UTEP Fresno, California G 20 Alec Hickman (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr East LA College Riverside, California C 21 Assane Diouf 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So DME Academy Dakar, Senegal G 22 Destin Whitaker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Romeoville HS Romeoville, Illinois G/F 23 Leo Colimerio 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Wasatch Academy São Paulo, Brazil G 25 Antony Holland 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Notre Dame HS Riverside, California C 34 Braxton Meah 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr San Joaquin Memorial HS Fresno, California	Head coach Justin Hutson (Cal State Bakersfield) Assistant coach(es) Keith Brown (Pacific) Tarvish Felton (Southern Utah) Tim Shelton (San Diego State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

On November 29, Fresno State paused activities until December 13 due to multiple Covid-19 positive tests, cancelling five games.^[1]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 3:00 pm, KMSG		William Jessup	W 87–47	1–0	16 – Tied	10 – Robinson	3 – Gage	Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
December 19, 2020* 4:00 pm, KMSG		Fresno Pacific	W 78–65	2–0	17 – Ballard	10 – Holland	6 – Hill	Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
December 28, 2020 5:00 pm		at Colorado State	L 53–75	2–1 (0–1)	14 – Robinson	10 – Robinson	2 – Tied	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, CA
December 30, 2020 1:00 pm		at Colorado State	L 59–81	2–2 (0–2)	19 – Robinson	15 – Robinson	4 – Hill	Moby Arena  Fresno, CA
January 2, 2021 4:00 pm		Wyoming	L 74–78	2–3 (0–3)	19 – Stroud	9 – Holland	3 – Tied	Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
January 4, 2021 6:00 pm		Wyoming	W 81–61	3–3 (1–3)	33 – Robinson	13 – Robinson	3 – Hill	Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
January 8, 2021 6:00 pm		San Jose State	W 79–64	4–3 (2–3)	23 – Robinson	14 – Robinson	5 – Hill	Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
January 10, 2021 4:00 pm		San Jose State	W 80–65	5–3 (3–3)	22 – Stroud	9 – Campbell	6 – Robinson	Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
January 15, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1		at Nevada	L 57–73	5–4 (3–4)	15 – Tied	6 – Robinson	4 – Hill	Lawlor Events Center (50) Reno, NV
January 17, 2021 1:00 pm, CBSSN		at Nevada	L 65–79	5–5 (3–5)	15 – Robinson	8 – Robinson	3 – Hill	Lawlor Events Center (50) Reno, NV
January 20, 2021 6:00 pm, FS1		at Boise State	L 51–73	5–6 (3–6)	17 – Robinson	9 – Robinson	3 – Hill	ExtraMile Arena  Boise, ID
January 22, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Boise State	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					ExtraMile Arena  Boise, ID
January 28, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN		New Mexico	W 64–62 OT	6–6 (4–6)	18 – Ballard	16 – Robinson	5 – Hill	Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm		New Mexico	W 65–55	7–6 (5–6)	16 – Ballard	7 – Stroud	5 – Hill	Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
February 4, 2021 6:00 pm, Stadium		Utah State	L 53–69	7–7 (5–7)	9 – Gray	5 – Robinson	6 – Robinson	Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
February 6, 2021 7:00 pm, FS1		Utah State	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
February 11, 2021 6:00 pm		at Air Force	W 69–63	8–7 (6–7)	17 – Ballard	6 – Robinson	2 – 3 tied	Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
February 13, 2021 12:00 pm		at Air Force	W 67–64	9–7 (7–7)	21 – Robinson	11 – Robinson	2 – Colimerio	Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
February 18, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN		No. 25 San Diego State	L 53–67	9–8 (7–8)	17 – Robinson	13 – Robinson	4 – Robinson	Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
February 20, 2021 4:30 pm, CBSSN		No. 25 San Diego State	L 57–75	9–9 (7–9)	17 – Stroud	7 – Stroud	4 – Hill	Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
February 24, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1		at UNLV	W 67–64	10–9 (8–9)	18 – Stroud/Hill	8 – Holland	7 – Hill	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
February 26, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at UNLV	L 67–68	10–10 (8–10)	17 – Ballard	5 – Robinson	5 – Robinson	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
Mar 2, 2021 5:00 pm, CBSSN		at Boise State	W 67–64	11–10 (9–10)	16 – Stroud	10 – Hill	3 – Hill	ExtraMile Arena  Boise, ID
Mar 6, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1		Utah State	L 51-57	11-11 (9-11)	16 – Hill	11 – Robinson	5 – Hill	Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 10, 2021 4:00 pm, Stadium	(6)	vs. (11) New Mexico First Round	W 85-77	12-11	19 – Stroud	12 – Robinson	6 – Holland	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
March 11, 2021 8:30 pm, CBSSN	(6)	vs. (3) Colorado State Quarterfinals	L 62-72	12-12	16 – Robinson	10 – Robinson	4 – Robinson	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[2]