Fresno State's new men's basketball coach Rodney Terry is telling his players that stifling, pressure defense will be a goal.

"That's his philosophy right there," said Jay Hobbs, an old friend of Bulldogs coach Rodney Terry. "Get that pressure defense going and make that defense turn into your offense."

Recent statistics for Fresno State indicate that Terry will be scouring video for strategies his players can use to improve offensively as well as defensively.

The Bulldogs were one of the worst 3-point shooting teams in the nation this season, hitting from deep 29.5% of the time and ranking 280th out of 335 teams. They also struggled from within the arc, shooting 42.7% and ranking 227th.

In Western Athletic Conference games, the Bulldogs were last in the nine-team league in field-goal percentage defense. They allowed WAC foes to shoot 46.5%,and also were last in 3-point field goal percentage defense (38.3%) and sixth in scoring defense (69.5%).