FRESNO STATE A T H L E T I C S M E D I A R E L A T I O N S www.gobulldogs.com 2000-01 Fresno State Schedule N 7 EA Sports/Cal All Stars W 95-81 N 12 Global Sports (Ex.) L 74-87 N 17,19 Hispanic College Fund Classic Saint Mary s W 104-66 St. Bonaventure L 74-87 N 22 Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic North Carolina St.# W 82-63 N 27 San Diego State W 70-62 N 30 Pacific W 66-55 D 2 at San Francisco L89-90 (2OT) D 13 at Santa Clara W 64-51 D 16 UAB W 87-67 D 19-20 Trend Homes Classic Toledo W 88-72 Louisiana-Lafayette W 85-69 D 23 Georgia W 80-61 D 28 South Carolina State W 84-59 D 30 Norfolk State W 107-80 J 4 at Rice* W 69-58 J 6 at Tulsa* W 93-79 J 10 TCU* W 94-82 J 13 SMU* W 92-86 J 20 at Nevada* W 72-69 J 25 UTEP* W 108-56 F 1 at Hawai'i* (KMPH) 9 p.m. F 3 at San Jose State* (FSR) 7 p.m. F 8 San Jose State* 7 p.m. F 11 Hawai'i* (Fox SportsNet) 1 p.m. F 15 at TCU*(KMPH) 5 p.m. F 17 at UTEP* (KMPH) 6 p.m. F 22 at SMU* (KMPH) 5:30 p.m. F 25 Nevada* (FSR) 3 p.m. M 1 Rice* 7 p.m. M 3 Tulsa* (KMPH) 7 p.m. M 8-10 WAC Tournament (Tulsa. Okla.) #- Played at Springfield, Mass. * WAC Games FSR-Fox Sports Regional 2000-01 WAC Standings WAC Overall W L W L Fresno State 6 0 17 2 SMU 5 3 14 6 UTEP 4 3 15 4 Tulsa 5 2 14 6 TCU 4 3 15 6 Rice 3 3 11 7 Hawai'i 2 5 8 10 San Jose St. 1 6 9 9 Nevada 1 6 8 10 The Bulldogs on Radio and the Web Every Fresno State basketball game is broadcast live throughout the San Joaquin Valley on KMJ 580 AM. Veteran sportscaster Bill Woodward will handle play-by-play duties with Dave Severns providing color. All games are also available on the internet on Fresno State's official website www.gobulldogs.com. 5305 N. Campus Dr., Rm 153 Fresno, CA 93740-8020 559-278-2509 Fax: 559-278-4689 Contact: Steve Weakland Jan. 29, 2001 Men's Basketball Game No. 20: Fresno State (17-2, 6-0) vs. Hawai'i (8-10, 2-5) Date: Thur., Feb. 1 Tipoff: 9 p.m. PDT Site: Honolulu, Hawai'i Arena: Sherriff Center (10,300) Radio: KMJ (AM 580); Play-by-play: Bill Woodward; Analyst: Dave Severns TV: KMPH Fox 26; Play-by-play: Ralph Wood; Analyst: Jack Fertig Game No. 21: Fresno State (17-2, 6-0) vs. San Jose State (9-9, 1-6) Date: Sat., Feb. 3 Tipoff: 7 p.m. PDT Site: San Jose, Calif. Arena: The Events Center (5,000) Radio: KMJ (AM 580); Play-by-play: Bill Woodward; Analyst: Dave Severns TV: Fox Sports Regional; Play-by-play: Kevin Eschenfelder; Analyst: Jim Haller This Week The Bulldogs, who are one of the hottest teams in the nation, are beginning a tough stretch of the schedule with five road games in their next seven games. This week, the Bulldogs travel to Hawai'i on Feb.1 and then are at rival San Jose State on Feb. 3. The Bulldogs have won 13 consecutive games entering the week, the second longest winning streak in the nation. Up Next The Bulldogs return home to face San Jose State on Feb. 8, and Hawai'i on Feb 11. Bulldogs Enter Coaches Poll, Jump to No. 19 in AP Poll Fresno State is ranked No. 22 in this week's USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll and moved up[ three spots to No. 19 Associated Press poll. Here's where the Bulldogs stand in various polls and ratings as of Monday: CBS Sportsline.com 6 RPI 12 Sagarin Ratings 13 ESPN.com "Sweet 16" The Sporting News 18 Associated Press 19 USA Today/ESPN 22 Fresno State Probable Starters 2000-01 Averages Pos # Name (Ht., Wt., Cl., Hometown) PPG RPG APG BPG G 2 Tito Maddox (6-4, 190, Fr., Compton, Calif.) 14.2 6.2 9.8 0.3 G 5 Demetrius Porter (6-0, 182, Sr., Fresno, Calif.,) 14.3 2.7 3.1 0.2 F 1 Chris Jefferies (6-8, 216, So., Fresno, Calif. ) 16.9 5.0 1.9 1.2 F 3 Shannon Swillis (6-7, 221, Sr., Fresno, Calif.) 6.6 6.3 1.2 0.9 C 33 Melvin Ely (6-10, 256, Jr., Harvey, Ill.) 15.2 7.7 1.5 2.8 Fresno State Reserves G 22 Travis DeManby (6-3, 180, Fr., Medford, Ore.) 6.4 1.5 1.5 0.2 G 0 Dennis Nathan (6-6, 232, Jr., Portland, Ore.) 5.6 2.4 2.2 0.0 F 12 Noel Felix (6-8, 210, Fr., Inglewood, Calif.) 3.9 3.0 0.2 0.7 C 55 Mustafa Al-Sayyad (6-9, 225, Fr., Khartoum, Sudan)3.6 2.7 0.3 0.7 G 4 Damon Jackson (6-4, 196, So., Perris, Calif.) 3.9 1.6 0.7 0.1 G 21 Nick Irvin (5-11, 200, So., Chicago, Ill.) 2.7 0.7 1.8 0.0 F 23 Andrea Bona (6-7, 215, So., Rome, Italy) 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.0
Tark's Tale Overall (36 years): 962-210 (.821) Major College (29 years): 750-182 (.805) Junior College (Seven years): 212-26 (.891) Fresno State Year-By-Year 2000-01 17-2 1999-00 24-10! (NCAA First Round) 1998-99 21-12 (NIT First Round) 1997-98 21-13 (NIT Semifinals) 1996-97 20-12 % (NIT First Round) 1995-96 22-11 (NIT Quaterfinals) Total 125-60 (.676)Frno State % - WAC Pacific Division co-champions! - WAC Tournament Champions UNLV Year-By-Year 1991-92 26-2* 1990-91 34-1* (NCAA Final Four) 1989-90 35-5* (NCAA Champion) 1988-89 29-8* (NCAA Fourth Round) 1987-88 28-6* (NCAA Second Round) 1986-87 37-2* (NCAA Final Four) 1985-86 33-5* (NCAA Third Round) 1984-85 28-4* (NCAA Second Rd.) 1983-84 29-6* (NCAA Third Round) 1982-83 28-3* (NCAA Second Rd.) 1981-82 20-10 (NIT Second Round) 1980-81 16-12 1979-80 23-9 (NIT Fourth Place) 1978-79 21-8 1977-78 20-8 1976-77 29-3 (NCAA Final Four) 1975-76 29-2 (NCAA Second Round) 1974-75 24-5 # (NCAA Second Rd.) 1973-74 20-6 Total 509-105 * Big West Conference championship # WCAC championship Long Beach State Year-By-Year 1972-73 24-2* (NCAA Second Rd.) 1971-72 23-3* (NCAA Third Round) 1970-71 22-4* (NCAA Third Round) 1969-70 24-5* (NCAA Second Rd.) 1968-69 23-3 Total 116-17 * Big West Conference championship Pasadena CC Year-By-Year 1967-68 32-3 1966-67 35-1 (Calif. JC Champion) Total 67-4 Riverside CC Year-By-Year 1965-66 31-1 (Calif. JC Champion) 1964-65 31-5 (Calif. JC Champion) 1963-64 35-0 (Calif. JC Champion) 1962-63 32-3 1961-62 14-13 Total 145-22 Giving Back Jerry Tarkanian and his wife, Lois, also a Fresno State graduate, donated $100,000 to the university s Madden Library in the spring of 1998 and have initiated the Baskets for Books" program, designed to provide annual book purchases. Head Coach Jerry Tarkanian Jerry Tarkanian returned to his alma mater 40 years after he graduated and has quickly put Fresno State on the national basketball map with unprecedented national exposure. After five consecutive 20-win seasons and four trips to the NIT, the Bulldogs finally made their first NCAA tournament appearance under Tark in 2000. Tarkanian has guided two other programs to the NCAA tournament, Long Beach State and UNLV, and has made 16 appearances in the Big Dance. During his coaching career, he has led his teams to four appearances in the NCAA Final Four (UNLV in 1977, 1987, 1990 and 1991), one national championship (UNLV in 1989-90) and owns a 37-16 record in 16 NCAA tournament appearances. In 36 years at the major college and junior college levels he has never suffered a losing season and never failed to win at least 16 games for 35 consecutive years. Fortytwo of his players have been drafted by NBA teams, including nine first-round selections. His five consecutive 20-win seasons with the Bulldogs only the second time that feat has been accomplished in the history of Bulldog basketball have brought him to 28 20-win seasons in his career, the best among active coaches. He stands behind only Dean Smith, who had 30 such seasons before retiring from the game in 1997, on the all-time list. Each year, Tarkanian and Kansas Roy Williams battle for the top spot in winning percentage among active coaches, with Tark leading by thousandths of a point. Tark s record is testament to 29 years of coaching at the major college level. He currently stands fourth on the all-time win percentage list and reigned for several years as the all-time winningest coach prior to coming to Fresno State. Tarkanian wasted no time bringing the Bulldogs back to national prominence when he took a team that had gone 13-15 the previous year and led it to a 22-win season, a third-place WAC finish and the quarterfinals of the NIT during the 1995-96 season. In 1997-98 the Bulldogs were 21-13 and made it to the semifinals of the NIT before falling to 1997 Final Four participant Minnesota. NIT champion Cal defeated Fresno State in the first round of postseason play in 1999. On the day Fresno State officials introduced him as the Bulldogs new head coach, April 5, 1995, Tarkanian hinted at better days for the Bulldogs and the Red Wave. I never really thought this would happen, but if there was any way that I could end my coaching career here, this would be the best place, said Tarkanian, who had not coached at the college level since leaving UNLV at the end of the 1992 season. It s a great opportunity for me. I m excited. I ve always said that the Red Wave are perhaps the very best fans in the entire country, and hopefully we can get the program going to the level that will bring a lot of excitement and pride to the people in the San Joaquin Valley. And the fans have responded. Selland Arena has enjoyed 56 sellouts in the last four years, making it one of the best homecourt advantages on the West Coast. The university has moved forward on plans for an oncampus events center, the Save Mart Center, a 16,500-seat showcase home for Bulldog basketball. Shark Bites Tops on the NCAA active win percentage list at.805, which is the third-best all-time. Ranks second among active coaches in career victories and eighth all-time with 750 victories. Became the eighth coach to reach the 750-victory mark at the major college level, defeating UTEP 108-56 on Jan. 25, 2001. Has led Fresno State to five consecutive 20-win seasons, only the second time that feat has been accomplished in Bulldog basketball history. Tutored 42 players who were drafted by the NBA, including 12 first-round selections. One of only a handful of coaches to lead three different schools to 20-win seasons. At each school, Tark recorded a 20-win season in his first year. Led UNLV to the NCAA title in April 1990 (the Rebels defeated Duke 103-73 in posting the largest winning margin in NCAA championship game history). Tarkanian has averaged 25.1 wins per season during his 29-year major college coaching career. Led UNLV to Top 10 finishes in wire-service polls nine times (1976, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992). Won or shared Big West Conference Coach of the Year honors seven times in 10 seasons. Also was named West Coast Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1975. Coached six first-team All-Americans: Ricky Sobers (1975), Eddie Owens (1976), Sidney Green (1983), Larry Johnson (1990, 1991) and Stacey Augmon (1991).
Tark's Tale Highest Winning Percentage (Active) 1. Jerry Tarkanian, Fresno State (.805) 2. Roy Williams, Kansas (.801) 3. Rick Majerus, Utah (.744) 4. Nolan Richardson, Arkansas (.734) 5. John Chaney, Temple (.734) Highest Winning Percentage (All-Time) 1. Clair Bee, Rider/LIU-Brooklyn (.826) 2. Adolph Rupp, Kentucky (.822) 3. Jerry Tarkanian, Fresno State* (.805) 4. John Wooden, UCLA (.804) 5. Roy Williams, Kansas* (.809) 6. Dean Smith, North Carolina (.776) Most Career Victories (Active) 1. James Phelan, Mt. St. Mary s 812 2. Jerry Tarkanian, Fresno State 750 Most 20-Win Seasons (Active) 1. Jerry Tarkanian, Fresno State 28 2. Denny Crum, Louisvlle 22 3. Bob Knight, Indiana 22 4. Lefty Driesell, Georgia State 20 Most 20-Win Seasons (All-Time) 1. Dean Smith, North Carolina 30 2. Jerry Tarkanian, Fresno State* 28 3. Adolph Rupp, Kentucky 23 4. Denny Crum, Louisville* 22 5. Bob Knight, Indiana* 22 Most NCAA Tournament Appearances 1. Dean Smith, North Carolina 27 2. Bob Knight, Indiana* 25 3. Denny Crum, Louisville* 23 4. Jim Boeheim, Syracuse* 21 Lute Olsen, Arizona* 21 6. Adolph Rupp, Kentucky 20 Eddie Sutton, Oklahoma State* 20 John Thompson, Georgetown 20 9. Lou Carnesecca, St. John s 19 10. Lou Henson, New Mexico State* 18 11. Jerry Tarkanian, Fresno State* 17 Most NCAA Tournament Wins 1. Dean Smith, North Carolina 65-27 2. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke* 48-13 3. John Wooden, UCLA 47-10 4. Bob Knight, Indiana* 42-20 Denny Crum, Louisville* 42-22 6. Jerry Tarkanian* 37-16 * - Active coaches 2000-01 Bulldog Bites Fresno State's 17-2 record is the best start by a Bulldog team since the 1981-82 season. That year the 'Dogs had the best record in school history of 27-3 after an 17-2 start to the season. The Bulldogs have won 20 or more games and qualified for the postseason in each of the last five seasons. FS needs three wins in its final 11 games to reach 20 wins again. The Bulldog's average margin of victory in their last 13 games is 18.0. The closest game in that time was a three-point victory at Nevada 72-69. Fresno State won the 2000 Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic, defeating North Carolina State 82-63 on Nov. 22 in Springfield, Mass. Fresno State had the NCAA scoring leader Courtney Alexander (24.8 ppg) last season, the only WAC player to ever lead the NCAA in scoring. He was the 13th overall pick of the 2000 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic but was traded on draft day to Dallas. The 2000 Trend Homes Classic, won by Fresno State, featured three teams that were in the 2000 NCAA tournament: Fresno State (24-10), Louisiana Lafayette (25-8) and Samford (21-11). Toledo (18-10) completed one of the finest four-team tournament fields in the nation. Since Tito Maddox became the starting point guard, Fresno State's average margin of victory in their home games has been 21.4 points. Fresno State hosted the inaugural Hispanic College Fund Tournament Nov. 17, 19 at Selland Arena. The Bulldogs lost in the championship game to St. Bonaventure 87-74. Chris Jefferies and Melvin Ely were selected the to the HCF Classic All-Tournament team. The Bulldogs are playing 18 regular season home games this season, most in school history. Fresno State was selected as the WAC champion by the media in the preseason poll. Sophomore transfer Chris Jefferies was selected the WAC Preseason Newcomer of the Year. Jefferies leads the Bulldogs in scoring at 16.9 points per game. Fresno State is being outrebounded this season (41.8-39.5). FS ranks seventh in the WAC in rebound margin (-1.3) but have not been outrebounded in the last nine games. Fresno State is averaging 6.9 blocked shots per game, ahead of pace to break the school record for a single season. In 1997-98, the Bulldogs had 185 blocked shots for an average of 5.4 per game. Melvin Ely has more blocked shots (54) than FS opponents (38). Fresno State has 135 more assists than its opponents this season (365-230). The Bulldogs are forcing opponents 21.3 turnovers per game. Fresno State's 93-79 win at Tulsa was the worst loss ever for the Golden Hurricane in the Reynolds Center and worst home loss since Jan. 4, 1991. Fresno State leads the WAC blocked shots with 132. Demetrius Porter was voted national player of the week by CBSSportsline.com Jan. 16. Jerry Tarkanian got his 950th win as a college coach vs. Santa Clara (Dec. 13). That includes junior college and Division I wins. Fresno State's 108-56 win over UTEP was the largest margin of victory since 1959 and the second most in school history. It was also UTEP's worst defeat ever.
2000-01 Breakdown Hawai'i Warriors (8-10, 2-5, 3-1) Overall...17-2 WAC...6-0 Home...11-1 Road...4-1 Neutral...1-0 Overtime Games...0-1 Double-Overtime Games...0-1 Day games...1-1 Night games...16-1 Mondays...1-0 Tuesdays...1-0 Wednesdays...4-0 Thursdays...4-0 Fridays...1-0 Saturdays...6-1 Sundays...0-1 When leading at half...13-0 When trailing at half...4-2 When tied at half...0-0 Pacific Time Zone...14-2 Mountain Time Zone...0-0 Central Time Zone...2-0 Eastern Time Zone...1-0 Hawaiian Time Zone...0-0 When FS has more than 75 pts....12-1 When FS has less than 75 pts....5-1 When opp. has more than 65 pts...9-2 When opp. has less than 65 pts....8-0 When FS has more rebounds...8-0 When FS has less rebounds...5-2 When two players scores 10+ pts....16-2 When three or more players score 10+ pts. 15-1 When FS has 15 turnovers or more...12-1 When FS has less than 15 turnovers...5-1 When opp. has 15 turnovers or more...17-2 When opp. has less than 15 turnovers...0-0 When the bench scores 20 pts or more...6-1 When the bench scores fewer than 20 pts11-1 Fresno State's Record When It Scores between 50-59 points...0-0 Scores between 60-69 points...3-0 Scores between 70-79 points...2-1 Scores between 80-89 points...7-1 Scores between 90-99 points...3-0 Scores over 100 points...3-0 Fresno State's Record When Final Margin Is 1 point...0-1 2 points...0-0 3 points...1-0 4 points...0-0 5 points...0-0 6-10 points...2-0 10-15 points...5-1 15-20 points...5-0 +20 points...4-0 Records For Starting Line-ups 1-Maddox; 2-Porter; 3-Jefferies; 4-Swillis 5-Ely...11-0 1- Nathan; 2-Porter; 3-Jefferies; 4-Swillis 5-Ely...6-2 Head Coach: Riley Wallace Overall Record/At School: 207-194 (14)/222-221(16) 1999-00 Record: 17-12 WAC Record/Finish: 5-9/6th Media Relations Contact: Darryl Arata (808) 956-7506 Series: Fresno State leads 15-4 Hawai'i is coming off a tough road trip, losing to Rice 70-64 and Tulsa 79-67. Prior to that, the Warriors swept Tulsa 68-65 and San Jose State 65-64 in overtime at home. Predrag Savovic leads the Warriors in scoring at 17.1 points per game, which ranks sixth in the WAC. Center Troy Ostler is averaging 16.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Guard Nerijas Puida ranks fourth in the league in assists, averaging 4.5 per game. The Warriors ranks last in the WAC in rebounding margin, -2.1. Coach Riley Wallace is the dean of WAC coaches in his 14th season at Hawai'i. He has won more than 200 games at the school. San Jose State Spartans (9-9, 1-6) Head Coach: Steve Barnes Overall Record/At School: 24-24 (2)/Same 1999-00 Record: 15-15 WAC Record/Finish: 6-8/5th Media Relations Contact: Lawrence Fan (408) 924-1217 Series: San Jose State leads 70-64 The Spartans, who host Nevada on Thursday, are coming off their first WAC win of the season, at Rice 54-44 on Saturday. The 44 points scored by the Rice was a season-low scored by San Jose State's opponents. The Spartans lead the WAC in scoring defense, allowing 61. 0 points per game. The Spartans also lead the WAC in rebounding margin at 6.6 per game. San Jose State ranks last in the WAC in scoring offense, 63.4 points per game. San Jose State is led by the trio of Mike Garrett, Cory Powell and Darnell Williams, who are each averaging over 11 points per game. Powell scored 28 points on 11-13 shooting in the last meeting against the Bulldogs, a 77-74 Fresno State win on March 1, 2000, at Selland Arena. That game was won at the buzzer on a 35-foot shot from Courtney Alexander. The Bulldogs defeated San Jose State 82-76 in overtime at San Jose on Feb. 3, 2000. In Case You Missed It Fresno State's 52-point win over UTEP set a WAC record for scoring margin in a league game, breaking the old record of 44 points...fresno State has won a school-record 11 consecutive WAC games and has not lost to a WAC opponent in the last 14 games, counting the 2000 WAC tournament...fresno State had a season-high of 18 steals vs. UTEP, one shy of the school record...fresno State's 108 points is the most scored by the Bulldogs since 1998 when they scored 114 against Cal Poly...It was the most scored against a WAC opponent in school history...travis DeManby has made seven of his last eight three point field goal attempts, improving his team-leading percentage to.469...fresno State's average margin of victory in its 13-game winning streak is 18 points...the average margin of the home wins in that streak is 21.4...Demetrius Porter needs three points for 1,000 in his career. He surpassed the 400 career assist plateau vs. UTEP. He has 402...The Bulldogs play five of their next seven games on the road, beginning at Hawai'i, Feb. 1, and at San Jose State, Feb. 3. Fast Start Fresno State's 17-2 record is the best start since the 1981-82 season, when the Bulldogs started the year winning 17 of their first 19 games. The current 13-game winning streak is tied for the longest in school history, which happened in 1980-81. Rolling Bulldogs Fresno State is 25-3 in its last 28 games dating back to last season. The Bulldogs won eight straight at the end of last season, but had their string snapped with a first round loss to Wisconsin in the NCAA tournament. Fresno State has a 17-2 record to start this season. Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic Champions Fresno State, competing in its first Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic, defeated North Carolina State 82-63 in Springfield, Mass. Fresno State will have a display in the Basketball Hall of Fame, including the team uniform, for winning the game. The Bulldogs are in elite company, joining the following schools as Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic Champions: Arizona (1989, '96,); UCLA (1991); DePaul (1980); Duke (1979, '88); Illinois (1984); Indiana (1999); Kansas (1998); Kentucky (1996); UMass (1994); Michigan (1985, '93); North Carolina (1987); North Carolina State (1983, '86) Purdue (1992); St. John's (1982); Villanova (1990), and Virginia (1981).
Selland Arena The Bulldogs play all home games in 10,220-seat Selland Arena located in downtown Fresno. This marks the 32nd year that Selland has hosted Fresno State basketball games. Built in 1966 and named for former Fresno mayor Arthur E. Selland, the arena originally cost $10 million. In 1985, Selland underwent a $10 million expansion growing to over 10,000 seats. Known for loud, raucous, red-clad crods, the Bulldogs have one of the best home court advantages in the nation. Under Jerry Tarkanian, the Bulldogs have annually drawn sellouts and compiled an impressive 86-15 home record in five seasons. All-Time Record at Selland Arena: 374-128 Sellouts Under Tarkanian: 85 Year by Year Under Tarkanian at Selland 1995-96 17-3 1996-97 13-1 1997-98 13-4 1998-99 15-2 1999-00 14-4 2000-01 12-1 Totals 87-15 WAC Games on Fox Sports Net Fox Sports Net is the first truly national, regional and local supplier of sports programming, and reaches 74 million homes through 22 regional sports networks. The WAC basketball TV schedule is as follows: National Games Jan. 28 Hawai'i at Tulsa 2 p.m. Feb. 11 Hawai'i at Fresno State 2 p.m. Mar. 9 WAC Semifinal 6 p.m. Mar. 9 WAC Semifinal 8:30 p.m. Mar. 10 WAC Championship Game 8 p.m. Regional Games Jan. 6 Hawai'i at SMU 3 p.m. Jan. 27 SMU at TCU 3 p.m. Hawai'i at Rice 7 p.m. Feb. 3 Fresno St. at San Jose St. 7 p.m. Feb. 8 Rice at Tulsa 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 UTEP at Tulsa 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 Nevada at San Jose State 3 p.m. Feb. 24 SMU at Tulsa 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 Nevada at Fresno State 3 p.m. Mar. 3 TCU at SMU 1 p.m. Hawai'i at UTEP 2 p.m. All times local and subject to change Tark's Coaches Corner on KMPH Jerry Tarkanian's Coaches Corner airs Wednesdays on KMPH Fox 26 during the Ten O'Clock News. Tark's Radio Show on KMJ KMJ 580 AM airs the Jerry Tarkanian Show Mondays at 1 p.m. during the regular basketball season. The one-hour call-in show is hosted by KMJ's Ray Appleton. www.gobulldogs.com Ely, Maddox Classification Fresno State head coach Jerry Tarkanian said that Melvin Ely, who is listed as a senior in the 2001 media guide and Tito Maddox, who is listed a sophomore, are both on track to regain an extra year of eligibility. Both Ely and Maddox were NCAA non-qualifiers and had to sit-out their first years at Fresno State. This same situation happened with former Bulldog Terrance Roberson, who gained his fourth-year because he was on track for graduation in four years. Ely will be listed a junior and Maddox as a freshman for eligibility purposes. Raiders of the Lost Arc Demetrius Porter, Fresno State's top three point shooter last season, has gotten off to a poor start, connecting on just 46-of-126 threes this season for.365 percent. As as team, the Bulldogs are shooting.360 from the land of three, but that's up from.331, which ranked last in the WAC heading into league play. The Bulldogs are led by Travis DeManby (30-64,.469), Chris Jefferies (34-87,.391), Dennis Nathan (9-31,.290) and Tito Maddox (6-22,.273). Travis DeManby, who celebrated his 21st birthday Saturday at Tulsa making three of four treys, has made 17 of his last 28 three points attempts for (.607). The Bulldogs are shooting.421 from behind the arc in WAC games, which leads the league. Porter leads the WAC in threes made per game 3.67 and Jefferies ranks third at 2.67. Fresno State averages 8.83 threes per game in league games, tops in the WAC. The Moose Is Loose Freshman Mustafa Al-Sayyad has easily been Fresno State's biggest surprise this season. Head coach Jerry Tarkanian never expected Al-Sayyad to have the type of impact he's had. He is averaging 3.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game in his 11.1 minutes per game as Melvin Ely's understudy. He leads the team in field goal percentage.692 (27-39). His post defense has been excellent. He has 13 blocked shots. WAC Tracks Fresno State is 6-0 in the WAC for the first time ever. The Bulldogs have never won the WAC title outright and claimed their first-ever WAC tournament championship last season. Mount Margin Fresno State has been dominating in its last 13 games, all wins. The Bulldog's average margin of victory in those wins is 18.3 points, with the slimmest margin of victory of three points at Nevada 72-69. The Bulldogs have three double-digit road victories in that span. Of Fresno State's 17 wins this season, all but three have been by double-figures. The Bulldogs have scored at least 80 points in 10 of the last 12 games and are averaging 88.3 points per game during that time. D-Fence The key to Fresno State's dominance has been its defense, a trademark of Jerry Tarkanian's teams throughout the years. Here's a look: The Bulldogs rank second in the WAC in field goal percentage defense (.399) The Bulldogs are allowing just 69.1 points per game, fourth best in the WAC Fresno State has held eight opponents under 64 points this season Fresno State leads the WAC in blocked shots, averaging 6.95 per game Fresno State ranks second in the WAC in steals, averaging 10.84 per game Fresno State has 70 more steals (206-136) than its opponents this season Fresno State ranks third in the WAC in three point field goal percentage defense (.319) Porter Point Senior guard Demetrius Porter is one of the premier guards in the WAC. Porter led the league in three categories in league games last season, more than any other player. He led the WAC in assists (6.24) and assist/turnover ratio (2.64). In addition, he led the WAC in three point field goals made per game in league games (3.00). He ranked third in steals (1.97) and second in three point field goal percentage (.494, 42-85). Porter failed to get an assist against Rice on Jan. 4, snapping a 54-game assist streak. Here's where he ranks on the Fresno State career assists and steals charts. Career Assists Career Steals 3. Mitch Arnold (1982-85) 420 2. Wil Hooker (1989-92) 182 4. Demetrius Porter (1998-) 402 3. Terrance Roberson (1997-00) 172 4. Demetrius Porter (1998-) 170
Bulldog Bullets Fresno State Player Breakdowns When Jefferies scores 20 or more pts...3-1 When Jefferies scores 15 or more pts...13-0 When Jefferies scores less than 15 pts...4-1 When Jefferies has a double-double...1-0 When Porter scores 10 or more pts...15-1 When Porter scores less than 10 pts...2-1 When Porter has six or more assists...1-1 When Porterhas less than six assists...15-1 When Ely scores 15 or more pts...8-1 When Ely scores less than 15 pts...5-1 When Ely has 10 or more rebounds...5-0 When Ely has fewer than10 rebounds....8-2 When a Ely has a double-double...3-0 When Maddox scores 15 or more pts...7-0 When Maddox scores less than 15 pts...4-0 When Maddox has eight or more assists...9-0 Bulldog Double-Doubles 2000-01 Career Melvin Ely 4 15 Tito Maddox 4 4 Chris Jefferies 1 1 Demetrius Porter 0 3 20-point Games (career) Chris Jefferies...4 (4) Melvin Ely...3 (11) Demetrius Porter... 3 (10) Tito Maddox... 1 (1) Double Figures Scoring Games (FS career) Melvin Ely... 17 (58) Demetrius Porter... 17 (49) Chris Jefferies...17 (17) Tito Maddox... 10 (10) Travis DeManby...5 (8) Dennis Nathan...4 (4) Shannon Swillis...3 (3) Damon Jackson...2 (2) Noel Felix...1 (2) Nick Irvin...1 (2) Mustafa Al-Sayyad... 1 (1) Fresno State Leads-Deficits Comparison Largest Lead...56 vs. UTEP (99-43, 5:17 2nd half) Largest Deficit...26 vs. St. Bonaventure (79-53, 7:01 2nd half) Largest Lead in a Loss...10 vs. San Francisco (34-24, 6:27 1st half) Largest Deficit in a Win...19 vs. Nevada (53-34, 15:25 2nd half) Games Never Trailed...4 (North Carolina State, Georgia, Tulsa, SMU) Games Never Held A Lead...0 Fresno State vs. Other Conferences Atlantic Coast...1-0 Atlantic Ten...0-1 Big West...1-0 Conference USA...1-0 Mid American...1-0 Mid-Eastern...2-0 Mountain West...1-0 Southeastern...1-0 Sun Belt...1-0 West Coast...1-1 Totals...11-2 Winning Streaks The Bulldogs currently have the second-longest winning streak in the nation at 13 games. Stanford has won 18 in a row to lead the nation. The 13-game streak is tied for the longest in school history. Fresno State's Longest Winning Streaks 13 2000-01 13 1980-81 Poll Palaver The Bulldogs made their first Associated Press poll entry since early in the 1997-98 season. That year, the Bulldogs were ranked No. 13 in the preseason poll and reached as high as No. 12 on Nov. 25 but fell to No. 18 on Dec. 9 before leaving the poll the following week with a 3-5 record. The previous season, Fresno State was ranked for the first six weeks of the season, peaking at No. 13 on Dec. 3. The Bulldogs left the poll that season after a No. 21 ranking on Dec. 17. The Bulldogs current ranking of No. 19 is the highest in the month of January since the AP poll of Jan. 20, 1984, when they were ranked No. 17. WAC Dominance Fresno State's 14-game winning streak over teams from the WAC includes an active winning streak against every league opponent. The Bulldogs' last loss to a WAC team was Feb. 17, 2000, at home to SMU 85-75. Since then, Fresno State was won 11 consective WAC regular season games. The Bulldogs own a six-game winning streak against the Warriors and a threegame winning streak against San Jose State. Fresno State's WAC Winning Streaks Hawai'i 6 games (nine wins in last 10 games) Nevada 1 game (won two of the last three) Rice 7 games (won every game in the series) San Jose State 3 games (won 10 of the last 11 games) SMU 1 game (won three of the five meetings) TCU 4 games (won four of the seven meetings) UTEP 2 games (never lost at Fresno, never won at El Paso) Tulsa 4 games (won five of the seven meetings in the series) WAC Dominance II Fresno State's current 11-game WAC winning streak is four from the league record set by TCU, which had 15 consecutive wins during the 1997 and 1998 seasons. The WAC record for consecutive wins in all games is 18 set by Utah in 1997-98. The Bulldogs have won five consecutive WAC road games entering this week but play five of their next seven games on the road. Bulldogs Picked to Win WAC The 2000-01 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball media poll has tabbed Fresno State as this year's favorite for the second year in a row. Fresno State received 162 points but just four of 21 first-place votes. Tulsa was picked to win the 2001 Williams WAC Tournament on 13 of the 21 ballots. This year's tournament will be played at Tulsa's Reynolds Center, March 6-10. Also picked were the preseason All-WAC team and the Player and Newcomer of the Year. The following is the complete 2000-01 WAC men's basketball media poll with firstplace votes in parentheses (points awarded on an 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis): WAC Preseason Media Poll 1. Fresno State (4) 162 2. Tulsa (7) 161 3. SMU (9) 154 4. TCU (1) 131 5. UTEP 100 6. Hawai'i 80 7. San Jose State 71 8. Rice 48 9. Nevada 38 Preseason All-WAC Team Jeryl Sasser, SMU Willie Davis, SMU Melvin Ely, Fresno State Brandon Wolfram, UTEP David Shelton, Tulsa Player of the Year: Jeryl Sasser, SMU Newcomer of the Year: Chris Jefferies, Fresno State
National Polls Associated Press Points Last Week 1. Stanford (65) (19-0) 1,745 1 2. Duke (5) (19-1) 1,683 2 3. Kansas (17-1) 1,598 4 4. North Carolina (17-2) 1,529 5 5. Michigan State (16-2) 1,464 3 6. Illinois (16-4) 1,393 7 7. Arizona (14-5) 1,264 12 8. Tennessee (17-3) 1,196 6 9. Maryland (14-5) 1,160 8 10. Wisconsin (13-4) 915 15 11. Virginia (14-4) 894 13 12. Syracuse (16-3) 857 11 13. Florida (13-4) 813 14 14. Georgetown (17-2) 808 10 15. Iowa State (17-3) 757 17 16. Wake Forest (14-5) 747 9 17. Alabama (16-3) 683 18 18. Iowa (16-4) 599 21 19. Fresno State (17-2) 510 22 20. Boston College (14-2) 454 23 21. USC (15-4) 288 25 22. Seton Hall (12-6) 256 16 23. Notre Dame (13-5) 238 -- 24. Oklahoma (15-4) 207 -- 25. Georgia (13-7) 188 -- Dropped Out: No. 19 Mississippi, No. 20 Texas, No. 24 Connecticut Others Receiving Votes: Mississippi 120, Xavier 91, Texas 46, Cincinnati 40, Utah St 39, Connecticut 36, UCLA 28, St Josephs Pa 20, Oklahoma St 17, Kentucky 14, Gonzaga 11, Purdue 9, California 6, Mississippi St 4, Providence 4, Georgia Tech 3, So Mississippi 3, Wyoming 3, Coll of Charltn 2, Minnesota 2, Missouri 2, Georgia St 1, New Mexico 1, Ohio St 1, Pepperdine 1 USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 Poll 1. Stanford (28) 19-0 772 1 2. Duke (3) 19-1 747 2 3. Kansas 17-1 704 4 4. North Carolina 17-2 668 6 5. Michigan State 16-2 656 3 6. Illinois 16-4 612 7 7. Tennessee 17-3 549 5 8. Syracuse 16-3 506 8t 9. Arizona 14-5 494 13 10. Maryland 14-5 461 10 11. Virginia 14-4 448 12 12. Wake Forest 14-5 428 8t 13. Georgetown 17-2 411 11 14. Florida 13-4 355 14 15. Alabama 16-3 347 15 16. Wisconsin 13-4 326 16 17. Iowa 16-4 277 17 18. Iowa State 17-3 248 18 19. USC 15-4 183 22 20. Boston College 14-2 160 25 21. Oklahoma 15-4 126 24 22. Fresno State 17-2 101 NR 23. Connecticut 13-6 92 20 24. Texas 15-5 90 23 25. Seton Hall 12-6 88 19 Dropped Out: No. 21 Mississippi (15-4). Others Receiving Votes: Mississippi 76; Notre Dame 32; Utah State 27; Georgia 24; Xavier 19; Cincinnati 11; Kentucky 7; Wyoming 5; South Florida 4; Central Michigan 3; Georgia Tech 3; Mississippi State 3; Purdue 3; Providence 3; Gonzaga 2; Missouri 2; Minnesota 1; UCLA 1. Honors Candidates Melvin Ely, C, 6-10, 256, Junior, Harvey, Ill. (Thornton Township) Preseason All-WAC by Athlon's, Street and Smith's, Lindy's and The Sporting News No. 16 rated center in the nation by The Sporting News Rated the WAC's best defensive player by Lindy's and The Sporting News Second-team All-WAC in 2000 1999 & 2000 All-WAC Defensive team School Record holder in blocked shots for season (92) and career (229) 2000 WAC leader (sixth in NCAA) in field goal percentage (.606, 180-207) 2000 WAC leader (16th in NCAA) in blocked shots (3.0) Fourth-best field goal percentage in WAC games in league history (.644, 87-135) Selected to the Hispanic College Fund Classic All-Tourmament team Selected the MVP of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic Ranks second the WAC in blocked shots (2.84) Demetrius Porter, G, 6-0, 182, Senior, Fresno, Calif. (Washington Union) No. 19 rated point guard by The Sporting News First Team All-WAC by The Sporting News; Third team All-WAC by Lindy's Rated the WAC's best playmaker by The Sporting News and Lindy's 2000 WAC leader (23rd in NCAA) in assists (6.24) 2000 WAC leader in assist-turnover ratio (2.81) Ranked 23rd in NCAA in three point field goal percentage (.440, 85-193) 15th-best three point field goal percentage in WAC games in league history (.494, 42-85) WAC Player of the Week (Jan. 15) and voted national player of the week by CBSSportsline.com Jan. 16. Is a nominee for Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award for the nation's most outstanding senior six-feet or shorter. Sixth in the WAC in scoring in league games (17.8 ppg). Leads the WAC in free throw percentage (13-13) and threes made per game (3.67) Chris Jefferies, F, 6-8, 220, Sophomore, Fresno, Calid. (Wash. Union/Arkansas) Preseason WAC Newcomer of the Year Fresno State's leading scorer (16.9 ppg), which ranks seventh in the WAC Is averaging 17.0 points and 5.8 rebounds per game in WAC games Is shooting (.391) from three overall and (.444) in WAC games Selected to the Hispanic College Fund Classic All-Tournament team Selected to the Trend Homes Classic All-Tournament team Led Fresno State in scoring in nine games Scored a career-high 24 points vs. San Francisco (Dec. 2) and Georgia (Dec. 23) Tito Maddox, G, 6-4, 190, Freshman, Compton, Calif. (Compton) Selected MVP of the Trend Homes Classic Fourth on the team in scoring (14.2) WAC games assist leader at 10.7 per game Leads the team in free throw percentage (.714) making 40-of-56 Unofficial NCAA leader in assists at 9.8 per game Named WAC Player of the Week twice (Dec. 26 and Jan. 29). Has double-doubles for points and assists in three of the last four games