FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State's impressive 66-59 victory against Louisiana Tech not only marked the last opportunity to see the `Dogs compete at the Save Mart Center this season but was also the final chance for Bulldogs fans to see senior standout Sylvester Seay in a Bulldog jersey on his home floor.

The 6-10, 235-pound senior forward from San Bernardino, Calif., received a standing ovation for his accomplishments at Fresno State on Thursday night during pre-game festivities where he was honored as the `Dogs lone senior.

The senior leader has thrilled the Red Wave and created a match-up nightmare for opposing coaches and players. He specializes in using a smooth flowing shot and tenacious play on both sides of the court. In his 66-game Bulldog career, Seay racked up a career average of 15 points a game to go along with six boards in his two-year tenure at Fresno State.

Beginning early in his career, Seay quickly established himself as the Bulldogs go-to-guy in the low post. He used his size, strength, quickness, agility and superb full court awareness to create his own shot and lock down the competition, which constantly gave even the best defenders around the country fits.

Seay also established himself as a punishing perimeter shooter who wasn't afraid to pull up from downtown and swish the three-ball when the time called for it. The Bulldog senior boasts a deadly shooting percentage of nearly 40 percent from beyond the arc throughout his career.

His on-court attitude of wanting the ball in his hands in crucial situations matched with his fierce desire to compete at the highest level and win has given the `Dogs a boost the past two seasons but at the same time may have given some fans mistaken mixed emotions about the starting Fresno State forward.

"A lot of people don't really know how I really am as a person," said Seay. "Some people may think bad of me and think that I'm a thug because I'm quiet and at sometimes look upset and get intense on the court, but really if you get to know me off the court I'm just a laid back guy. I just really want to win."

From a fan's point of view, one of Seay's most memorable highlights of his career came against Utah State on Jan. 31, 2009 with the `Dogs trailing the WAC's first-place team by three points with only 0.6 seconds remaining at the Save Mart Center.

All that seemed to be left for the `Dogs was a prayer when Nedeljko Golubovic in-bounded the ball to Seay with just enough time to launch up a 60-foot shot that hit nothing but the bottom of the net to bring the Red Wave into euphoria and sent the game into overtime.

But Seay doesn't recall any shot, dunk or any electrifying offensive play as even close to his favorite moment as a Bulldog.

"My favorite moment as a Bulldog was in our first round WAC Tournament victory against Hawaii," said Seay. "Early in the game the Hawaii point guard came down the lane and went right by me for the lay-up. Coach Cleveland yelled to the top of his lungs `Come on Ves, take the charge!' and I thought to myself I can't believe I just let that guy get that."

Seay wouldn't forget that moment and later in the game found the perfect opportunity to redeem himself by responding with the outcome on the line.

"In the final seconds of the game, we were up by a couple of points and I saw that same play happening all over again with the point guard driving the lane," Seay reflected. "I jumped over, took the contact and the whistle blew for the offensive foul giving us the ball back and sealing the win for us. It was the greatest feeling ever knowing that I did it and we won."

Throughout his career at Fresno State, Seay has had multiple strong performances that fans can look back on.

Seay's career-high scoring performance came during his junior campaign when he erupted for 32 points at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah where the `Dogs put up a valiant effort to put an end to an at the time nation leading 26-game home winning streak for the Aggies. The 32-point effort well surpassed his previous career-high of 22 points and was the first 30-plus point scoring affair by a Bulldog in nearly two years.

With a resume full of impressive single game showings, he also added a solid list of awards and honorable mentions including 2008-09 second team All-WAC honors, being appointed to the 2009-10 pre-season All-WAC team and WAC Player of the Week honors for his efforts between Feb. 23 and March 1, 2009.

During the week span in which Seay was named WAC player of the week, the Bulldog forward nearly averaged a double-double putting up 25.5 points and corralling 9.5 rebounds leading the `Dogs to their first victory over the Nevada Wolfpack in over three years in a 68-66 down to the wire victory. Seay compiled a pair of 20-plus scoring efforts on the week and at the time boasted a streak of five consecutive games scoring 20-plus points.

Double-Doubles have also become familiar territory for Seay as he has accumulated a total of five in his career with three coming in his junior season and two thus far in his senior campaign.

After tonight's win, the senior moved up to 30th on the Fresno State all-time scoring list with 980 points and looks to eclipse the 1,000 career point mark at some point in the 2010 WAC Tournament. The senior also moved into sole possession of 7th all-time in blocks as he sent back two Louisiana Tech shots in the season finale to give him 94 over the course of the past two seasons.

Seay will be the first to admit that he cares a lot about his team and what his fans think about him and the Fresno State basketball program.

"How our fans feel about us means a lot to me," said Seay. "I've heard and seen some bad things said about us and that really hurts to see that. It makes you want it that much more and it means a lot to me to get this final win of the season here at home."

But Seay knows that the season and his career at Fresno State did not end with the win against Louisiana Tech and the biggest challenge of his career still awaits them with WAC Tournament right around the corner.

"At this point we all know that if you lose, you go home and I don't want to go home yet, said Seay. "I'm going to try my hardest to help keep us in this. I love these guys and I love these fans and I want to make everybody happy."