2017-2018 Fresno State Bulldogs

2017-2018 Fresno State Bulldogs Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
20 Sam Bittner Jr G 6-6 210 - Las Vegas (NV) United States Trinity International School
22 Ray Bowles Sr G 6-5 215 Oct 26, 1995 Modesto (CA) United States Modesto Christian High School
34 Terrell Carter II Sr C 6-10 290 Jan 6, 1996 Redondo Beach (CA) United States Redondo Union
15 Gilles Dekoninck Fr G 6-6 213 - Diest Belgium Huntington Prep
32 Nate Grimes So PF 6-8 225 May 1, 1996 Las Vegas (NV) United States Quality Education Academy
1 Jaron Hopkins Sr GF 6-6 210 Nov 14, 1994 Mesa (AZ) United States Dobson High School
10 Johnny McWilliams So SG 6-6 212 Apr 19, 1997 San Marcos (CA) United States San Marcos High School
35 Lazaro Rojas Fr FC 6-11 235 Nov 18, 1996 Sao Jose dos Campos Brazil Score Academy
21 Deshon Taylor Jr G 6-2 185 Mar 17, 1996 Riverside (CA) United States John W. North High School
5 Jahmel Taylor Sr G 6-0 175 Feb 4, 1994 Los Angeles (CA) United States Pacific Hills High School
12 Myles Warren Fr G 6-3 195 - Portland (OR) United States Madison High School
11 Bryson Williams So PF 6-8 240 Apr 25, 1998 Fresno (CA) United States Theodore Roosevelt High School
0 New Williams So SG 6-1 175 Dec 10, 1996 Santa Monica (CA) United States Santa Monica High School

Fresno State Transfers Sitting Out 2017-2018

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Noah Blackwell Jr PG 6-3 190 Apr 19, 1996 Roseville (CA) United States Long Beach State
- Braxton Huggins Sr G 6-4 195 Nov 30, 1996 Bakersfield (CA) United States New Mexico State

Recent Fresno State Bulldogs History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 12-21 (4-14) 9th (MWC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 11-20 (6-12) 8th (MWC) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 23-13 (8-9) 6th (MWC) 2nd Rnd The Basketball Classic Champion
2020-2021 12-12 (9-11) 6th (MWC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 11-19 (7-11) 7th (MWC) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 23-9 (13-5) 3rd (MWC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 21-11 (11-7) 4th (MWC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 20-13 (11-7) 4th (MWC) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2015-2016 25-10 (13-5) 2nd (MWC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2014-2015 15-17 (10-8) 6th (MWC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 21-18 (9-9) 5th (MWC) 2nd Rnd CBI Runner Up
2012-2013 11-19 (5-11) 7th (MWC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2011-2012 13-20 (3-11) 7th (WAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 14-17 (6-10) 7th (WAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 15-18 (7-9) 5th (WAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 13-21 (3-13) 9th (WAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2007-2008 13-19 (5-11) 6th (WAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2006-2007 22-10 (10-6) 3rd (WAC) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2005-2006 15-13 (8-8) 6th (WAC) N/A N/A
2004-2005 16-14 (9-9) 4th (WAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 14-15 (10-8) 6th (WAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 20-8 (13-5) 1st (WAC) N/A N/A

2017-2018 Fresno State Bulldogs Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Deshon Taylor NABC All-District (17) First Team
Deshon Taylor Mountain West All-Conference First Team (Coaches)
Bryson Williams Mountain West All-Conference Third Team (Coaches)
Deshon Taylor Mountain West All-Conference Second Team (Media)
Bryson Williams Mountain West All-Conference Honorable Mention (Media)
Deshon Taylor Mountain West All-Defensive Team (Coaches)
Deshon Taylor Cancun Challenge Riviera Division All-Tournament Team

2017-2018 Fresno State Bulldogs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Taylor R. Bowles J. Hopkins S. Bittner B. Williams
Rotation J. Taylor     N. Grimes T. Carter II
Lim PT M. Warren J. McWilliams G. Dekoninck   L. Rojas
Lim PT   N. Williams      

2017-2018 Fresno State Bulldogs Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Deshon Taylor 32 33.8 17.8 3.2 2.6 1.5 0.2 2.5
Bryson Williams 32 28.6 13.8 6.1 1.2 0.5 0.7 1.8
Jaron Hopkins 25 28.6 11.4 5.7 3.1 1.4 0.4 2.4
Ray Bowles 32 31.9 10.6 3.4 2.0 1.0 0.1 1.4
Jahmel Taylor 32 27.6 9.3 3.5 2.4 0.8 0.1 1.0
Terrell Carter II 32 13.9 5.7 2.7 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.3
Sam Bittner 32 25.5 5.3 2.9 1.6 1.1 0.3 0.8
Nate Grimes 29 12.5 4.6 5.4 0.2 0.2 1.1 0.6
Johnny McWilliams 24 7.2 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.2
New Williams 4 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.5
Gilles Dekoninck 7 2.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Lazaro Rojas 8 2.1 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
Myles Warren 7 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1

2017-2018 Fresno State Bulldogs Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Rodney Terry Head Coach 2011-2012 N/A
Jerry Wainwright Associate Head Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Marquette, 2013 to 2014)
Byron Jones Assistant Coach 2011-2012 N/A
Jim Bartko Athletic Director 2014-2015 N/A
Johnny Olguin Director of Strength and Conditioning 2014-2015 N/A
Matt Burkholder Director of Sports Information 2014-2015 N/A
Nick Matson Director of Basketball Operations 2011-2012 N/A
Nate Leal Team Manager 2016-2017 N/A
Mark Gisbertz Director of Player Development 2016-2017 Graduate Manager (Fresno State, 2014 to 2016)
Kelli Eberlein Director of Sports Medicine 2014-2015 N/A
Andrew Ure Athletic Trainer 2015-2016 N/A