2025–26 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2025–26 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
2025–26 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	13–19 (7–13 MW)
Head coach	Vance Walberg (2nd season);
Associate head coach	John Welch (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Ray Barefield (2nd season); Tyler Johnson (1st season); Chris Stahowski (2nd season); Tory Stamps (1st season);
Home arena	Save Mart Center ; (Capacity: 15,596)

2025–26 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah State †	15	–	5	.750	29	–	6	.829
San Diego State	14	–	6	.700	22	–	11	.667
New Mexico	13	–	7	.650	24	–	10	.706
Grand Canyon	13	–	7	.650	20	–	12	.625
Nevada	12	–	8	.600	23	–	12	.657
Boise State	12	–	8	.600	20	–	12	.625
Colorado State	11	–	9	.550	21	–	13	.618
UNLV	11	–	9	.550	18	–	16	.529
Wyoming	9	–	11	.450	18	–	15	.545
Fresno State	7	–	13	.350	13	–	19	.406
San Jose State	3	–	17	.150	9	–	24	.273
Air Force	0	–	20	.000	3	–	29	.094

† 2026 Mountain West tournament winner As of March 20, 2026

The 2025–26 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Vance Walberg and play their home games at Save Mart Center in Fresno, California as a member of the Mountain West Conference. This will mark Fresno State's final season as members of the Mountain West Conference before transitioning to the Pac-12 Conference on July 1, 2026.^[1]^[2]

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2025–26 season 6–26, 2–18 in Mountain West play to finish tenth in the conference. As the 10-seed in the Mountain West Tournament they were defeated by 7-seed Nevada 71–86 in the First Round to end their season.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jasir Tremble	0	G	5'10"	155	Junior	Washington, DC	Transferred to Florida Southern
Amir Augillard	1	G	6'5"	220	Junior	Zion, IL	Transferred to Milwaukee
Elijah Price	3	F	6'9"	205	Freshman	Long Beach, CA	Transferred to Nevada
Jalen Weaver	5	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Aurora, CO	Declared ineligible^[4]
Joshua Bonga	6	G	6'4"	190	Sophomore	Koblenz, Germany	Entered transfer portal
Pierre Geneste Jr.	7	G	6'11"	230	Junior	Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Transferred to Cal State Bakersfield
Alex Crawford	8	F	6'8"	215	Junior	Chula Vista, CA	Transferred to Rhode Island
Pasha Shemirani	9	F	6'5"	193	Freshman	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred to Pepperdine
Mykell Robinson	11	F	6'7"	205	Junior	Houston, TX	Declared ineligible^[4]
Rippen Gill	13	G	6'7"	195	Freshman	Bakersfield, CA	Transferred to College of the Sequoias
Brian Amuneke	21	G	6'4"	180	Freshman	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred to Wichita State
Mor Seck	23	C	7'1"	225	Senior	Ngayene Daour, Senegal	Transferred to Towson

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Jake Heidbreder	3	G	6'5"	185	Senior	Floyds Knobs, IN	Clemson
Cameron Faas	4	G/F	6'7"	212	Senior	Scottsdale, AZ	Kansas City
Jac Mani	11	F	6'8"	217	Junior	Beverly Hills, CA	UC Davis
David Douglas Jr.	15	G	6'5"	208	Junior	Park Forest, IL	Green Bay

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Deshawn Gory PF	Phoenix, AZ	PHHHoenix Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 14, 2024
Deshawn Gory PF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (80)
Wilson Jacques C	Metz, France	JL Bourg Basket	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	264 lb (120 kg)	Jun 2, 2025
Wilson Jacques C	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Gasper Kocevar C	Novo Mesto, Slovenia	Baskets Oldenberg	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Jun 24, 2025
Gasper Kocevar C	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Matteo Porto SF	Rome, Italy	Sunrise Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Dec 12, 2024
Matteo Porto SF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Bastien Rieber PG	Riedisheim, France	JDA Dijon Basket	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	Jun 2, 2025
Bastien Rieber PG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Aram Soqui Urbano CG	Rosarito, BC, Mexico	Veritas Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 18, 2025
Aram Soqui Urbano CG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
DJ Stickman PG	Fresno, CA	Clovis West HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jan 24, 2025
DJ Stickman PG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Nathan Zulemie CG	Nanterre, France	Nanterre 92	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Jun 27, 2025
Nathan Zulemie CG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: – Rivals: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Fresno State Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2025–26 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Troy Jenkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Crean Lutheran HS	Newport Beach, California
G	3	Jake Heidbreder	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Clemson	Floyds Knobs, Indiana
G/F	4	Cameron Faas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Sr	Kansas City	Scottsdale, Arizona
G	5	Makhan Diouf	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Bella Vista Prep	Dakar, Senegal
G	6	DJ Stickman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Clovis West HS	Fresno, California
G	7	Aram Soqui Urbano	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Veritas Academy (CA)	Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico
C	9	Gasper Kocevar	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Baskets Oldenburg	Novo Mesto, Slovenia
G	10	Zaon Collins	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Salt Lake CC	Las Vegas, Nevada
F	11	Jac Mani	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	Jr	UC Davis	Beverly Hills, California
G	15	David Douglas Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Green Bay	Park Forest, Illinois
C	16	Wilson Jacques	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	264 lb (120 kg)	Fr	JL Bourg Basket	Metz, France
G	17	Matteo Porto	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Sunrise Academy	Rome, Italy
G	21	Bastien Rieber	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	Fr	JDA Dijon Basket	Riedisheim, France
F	35	DeShawn Gory	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	PHH Prep	Victorville, California
G	80	Nathan Zulemie	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Fr	Nanterre 92	Nanterre, France

Head coach

Vance Walberg (Cal State Bakersfield)

Assistant coach(es)

John Welch (UNLV)
Ray Barefield (San Diego State)
Tyler Johnson (Fresno State)
Chris Stahowski (Fresno State)
Tory Stamps (Evangel University)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2025-10-26

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:30 p.m., MW Network		Fresno Pacific	W 88–51	1–0	19 – Heidbreder	8 – Tied	6 – Collins	Save Mart Center (3,340) Fresno, CA
November 5, 2025* 6:00 p.m., MW Network		USC Upstate	L 66–67	1–1	18 – Collins	7 – Jacques	3 – Collins	Save Mart Center (2,722) Fresno, CA
November 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., MW Network		Long Beach State	W 82–62	2–1	24 – Heidbreder	13 – Jacques	5 – Collins	Save Mart Center (3,133) Fresno, CA
November 12, 2025* 6:00 p.m., MW Network		UC San Diego	L 73–78	2–2	22 – Beath	7 – Beath	4 – Prospere II	Save Mart Center (2,950) Fresno, CA
November 15, 2025* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		Utah Valley	W 75–74	3–2	27 – Collins	7 – Mani	3 – Tied	Save Mart Center (2,969) Fresno, CA
November 18, 2025* 6:00 p.m., MW Network		Stephen F. Austin Acrisure Series on-campus game	W 80–78	4–2	20 – Gory	8 – Stickman	7 – Collins	Save Mart Center (2,953) Fresno, CA
November 21, 2025* 6:00 p.m., MW Network		New Orleans Acrisure Series on-campus game	W 85–76	5–2	33 – Heidbreder	10 – Collins	7 – Collins	Save Mart Center (3,874) Fresno, CA
November 26, 2025* 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Pepperdine Acrisure Series	W 76–53	6–2	27 – Heidbreder	7 – Gory	9 – Collins	Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA
November 30, 2025* 3:00 p.m., MW Network		vs. Cal State Bakersfield Return to Selland	L 71–76	6–3	20 – Heidbreder	11 – Jacques	4 – Collins	Selland Arena (4,374) Fresno, CA
December 6, 2025* 1:00 p.m., SEC+		vs. No. 25 Arkansas	L 58–82	6–4	12 – Tied	14 – Jacques	5 – Rieber	Simmons Bank Arena (11,534) North Little Rock, AR
December 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Northridge	L 87–89	6–5	24 – Collins	10 – Jacques	3 – Tied	Premier America Credit Union Arena (756) Northridge, CA
Mountain West regular season
December 20, 2025 4:00 p.m., MW Network		at UNLV	L 72–84	6–6 (0–1)	18 – Jacques	11 – Jacques	7 – Jacques	Thomas & Mack Center (6,113) Las Vegas, NV
December 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., MW Network		Utah State	L 63–72	6–7 (0–2)	21 – Heidbreder	12 – Jacques	2 – Tied	Save Mart Center (4,106) Fresno, CA
January 3, 2026 4:00 p.m., MW Network		Nevada	L 65–66	6–8 (0–3)	14 – Heidbreder	12 – Jacques	7 – Collins	Save Mart Center (4,027) Fresno, CA
January 6, 2026 7:00 p.m., MW Network		at San Jose State	W 70–55	7–8 (1–3)	16 – Gory	13 – Gory	7 – Collins	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,326) San Jose, CA
January 10, 2026 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		at San Diego State	L 52–71	7–9 (1–4)	16 – Gory	14 – Gory	4 – Tied	Viejas Arena (10,544) San Diego, CA
January 13, 2026 6:00 p.m., MW Network		Colorado State	W 79–69	8–9 (2–4)	23 – Heidbreder	12 – Jacques	5 – Collins	Save Mart Center (3,176) Fresno, CA
January 17, 2026 4:00 p.m., MW Network		Wyoming	W 63–60	9–9 (3–4)	13 – Tied	9 – Jacques	4 – Heidbreder	Save Mart Center (6,539) Fresno, CA
January 21, 2026 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		at New Mexico	L 74–83	9–10 (3–5)	31 – Gory	14 – Gory	5 – Gory	The Pit (11,924) Albuquerque, NM
January 24, 2026 4:30 p.m., MW Network		Grand Canyon	L 57–68	9–11 (3–6)	19 – Gory	10 – Gory	3 – Collins	Save Mart Center (6,462) Fresno, CA
January 31, 2026 12:00 p.m., MW Network		at Air Force	W 79–62	10–11 (4–6)	21 – Douglas Jr.	10 – Gory	5 – Collins	Clune Arena (1,437) Colorado Springs, CO
February 3, 2026 8:00 p.m., FS1		UNLV	W 98–96	11–11 (5–6)	29 – Heidbreder	7 – Jacques	4 – Rieber	Save Mart Center (5,557) Fresno, CA
February 7, 2026 7:00 p.m., MW Network		at Nevada	L 59–69	11–12 (5–7)	17 – Gory	7 – Jacques	4 – Gory	Lawlor Events Center (10,032) Reno, NV
February 10, 2026 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Utah State	L 78–91	11–13 (5–8)	21 – Gory	11 – Jacques	5 – Gory	Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT
February 14, 2026 2:00 p.m., MW Network		Air Force	W 93–63	12–13 (6–8)	18 – Tied	9 – Jacques	4 – Tied	Save Mart Center (4,244) Fresno, CA
February 17, 2026 5:30 p.m., MW Network		at Wyoming	L 82–92	12–14 (6–9)	19 – Jacques	12 – Jacques	5 – Tied	Arena-Auditorium (3,755) Laramie, WY
February 21, 2026 5:00 p.m., CBSSN		New Mexico	L 78–80	12–15 (6–10)	22 – Heidbreder	10 – Jacques	4 – Heidbreder	Save Mart Center (5,402) Fresno, CA
February 24, 2026 6:00 p.m., MW Network		at Colorado State	L 70−74	12−16 (6−11)	23 – Gory	8 – Jacques	4 – Tied	Moby Arena (5,013) Fort Collins, CO
February 28, 2026 4:30 p.m., MW Network		Boise State	L 53–69	12−17 (6−12)	20 – Gory	11 – Gory	5 – Rieber	Save Mart Center (6,142) Fresno, CA
March 3, 2026 6:00 p.m., MW Network		San Jose State	W 82–68	13−17 (7−12)	20 – Heidbreder	19 – Jacques	6 – Rieber	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
March 7, 2026 5:00 p.m., MW Network		at Grand Canyon	L 60–85	13−18 (7−13)	15 – Jacques	9 – Gory	4 – Heidbreder	Global Credit Union Arena (7,233) Phoenix, AZ
Mountain West tournament
March 11, 2026 6:00 p.m., MW Network	(10)	vs. (7) Colorado State First round	L 63–67	13–19	26 – Heidbreder	10 – Gory	4 – Rieber	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[5]

References

^ Kuwada, Robert (June 22, 2025). "Fresno State notifies Mountain West it is departing the league, will join Pac-12". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved October 25, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Fresno State's move to Pac-12 solidifies after adding Texas State". ABC30 Fresno. July 1, 2025. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
^ Murray, Chris (March 12, 2025). "Nevada beats up Fresno State down low to win MW Tournament game, advance to quarterfinals". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Three players permanently lose eligibility due to gambling". KNBR. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". gobulldogs.com. Retrieved October 25, 2025.

[1] Kuwada, Robert (June 22, 2025). "Fresno State notifies Mountain West it is departing the league, will join Pac-12". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved October 25, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "Fresno State's move to Pac-12 solidifies after adding Texas State". ABC30 Fresno. July 1, 2025. Retrieved October 26, 2025.

[3] Murray, Chris (March 12, 2025). "Nevada beats up Fresno State down low to win MW Tournament game, advance to quarterfinals". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved October 25, 2025.

[:0-4] "Three players permanently lose eligibility due to gambling". KNBR. Retrieved October 26, 2025.

[5] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". gobulldogs.com. Retrieved October 25, 2025.

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