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Fresno State will wrap up their road portion of the 2009 West Coast Classic at Santa Clara University, the host school of the non-conference exempt tournament played at campus sites.

Losses in the pre-conference portion of the season have to be taken in stride. Even the tough ones.

Kevin Foster scored 16 of his season-high 25 points in the first half in leading Santa Clara past Fresno State 74-67 on Saturday as part of the West Coast Classic.

Every year NBA GMs hand out lots of love to players from the big conferences. The overwhelming majority of players drafted in the first round come from schools in the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-10, SEC and Big East.

With the crowd on its feet, the Redhawks squeaked by with an 85-84 victory over Fresno State to win their home opener at the KeyArena.

Most of the time, it's a good thing when the other team shoots an air ball. Monday night at the Save Mart Center before an announced 8,041, the opposite was true.

With a pair of 65-59 victories under their belt, the Fresno State Bulldogs will conclude their inaugural road trip of the season with a visit to a former NBA facility for a non-conference game against Seattle University .

Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 10:44 p.m. SEATTLE - Cervante' Burrell was never the first option and wasn't again in the final seconds on Thursday night.

The defensive emphasis by head coach Steve Cleveland paved the way for Fresno State to secure a key road opening win against the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks, 65-59, on Tuesday night in a soldout J.C. Rolle Activity Center.

Sylvester Seay had had 22 points and Paul George added 15 points and 10 rebounds as Fresno State beat Northern Arizona 65-59 in the West Coast Classic on Tuesday night.

Their best story begins on a golf course, as so many of the best stories do. This was almost 20 years ago.

Junior guard Jaleesa Ross scored a career-high 25 points and Fresno State beat host UC Santa Barbara 84-56 tonight in a season opener for both teams at the Thunderdome.

Paul George scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Fresno State opened its season Friday night by defeating San Francisco State 65-59. Greg Smith, a 6-foot-10 freshman from Fresno, added 17 points and 10 rebounds in his first game for the Bulldogs, who trailed 32-31 at the half but opened the second half with 12 unanswered points and led ...

Coach Pat Hill said running back Anthony Harding will see the majority of the carries today.

3 NAIA team in the nation -- have suffered injury after illness. Improving defense key for 'Dogs hoops Improving defense key for 'Dogs hoops When Steve Cleveland reviews game tapes from last season, he always watches until the bitter end.

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Sophomore Mychal Ladd erupted for 22 points, with 17 in the first six minutes of the game, to propel the Fresno State men's basketball team to a 78-67 victory over Fresno Pacific University on Wednesday night in the Save Mart Center.

Head Coach Steve Cleveland enters his fifth year at the helm of his hometown Bulldogs and opens with a single exhibition game against crosstown NAIA rival Fresno Pacific University.

Editor's note: This is the fifth in a nine-part series previewing the WAC basketball teams .

Sophomore guard/forward Paul George continues to earn national recognition for his passionate style of play and dedicated work ethic.