Smith Powers to WAC Freshman of the Year, All-Newcomer Team Honors
When 6-10 center Greg Smith decided to play for his hometown Bulldogs, head coach Steve Cleveland and his staff knew they were getting a talented front court player and an even more grounded and humble young man. After his first regular season campaign in a Bulldog uniform, the Western Athletic Conference coaches honored Smith as the WAC Freshman of the Year and named him to the All-Newcomer Team. The honor is the just the second in Bulldog history (Tito Maddox: 2000-01). Smith ranked in the top 20 in the nation in field goal percentage and led the team with four double-doubles. He also averaged 12 points and six rebounds per game.

George Garners 2009-10 Second-Team All-WAC Accolades
Sophomore forward Paul George is growing into his role as an astute defender, multi-dimensional scorer and leader by example. At the end of the regular season, he was the Bulldogs' top scorer (16.6 ppg), rebounder (7.1 rpg), steals machine (2.2 spg), best free throw shooter (90.6%) and owns the most minutes/game (33.0 mpg). George (Palmdale, Calif.) had started his first 54 games before suffering a right ankle injury that kept him out of 4.5 games and came back stronger and more determined. The sophomore is known for his high-flying, spectacular and thunderous dunks, 3-point prowess and strong defensive effort.

Seay Selected to Honorable Mention All-WAC Team
Sylvester Seay, a senior forward from San Bernardino, Calif., garnered honorable mention accolades after becoming the 30th highest scorer in program history with 980 points in a Bulldog uniform and over 1,100 during his four-year Division I career. Seay has also notched the seventh most blocks (94) in Bulldog history and produced one of the ten best single-season blocking performances in 2008-09 when he recorded 58 blocks over 34 games.

Come See Dogs Fly On Mission for WAC Championship
The Fresno State men's basketball team secured the fifth seed for the 2010 WAC Touranment in Reno, Nev. on March 11-13, 2010 with the winner earning an automatic bid into the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Fresno State is looking for the program's sixth NCAA appearance. Secure your tournament tickets ($195 for all 14 games) through the Bulldog Ticket Office by calling (559) 278-3647 or by logging onto www.gobulldogs.com. Fresno State fans are encouraged to reserve hotel rooms at the Silver Legacy Hotel in Reno (the team's official hotel) at 1-800-687-8733 or www.silverlegacyreno.com/WAC.

Cleveland Leads Fresno State's Charge Up WAC Standings
Cleveland and the Bulldogs know that conference play is the most important time of the year. Fresno State bolted out to 3-0 conference start with wins over Boise State, Hawai'i and San Jose State. After gaining some valuable road experience, pounding the Nevada Wolf Pack, finishing a season sweep of Hawai'i and crushing NMSU, the `Dogs finished their WAC slate with a win over Louisiana Tech to complete a four-game WAC improvement from last season. The `Dogs earned the fifth seed in the WAC Tournament, four spots higher than last season and better than predictions by both the conference coaches and media. The WAC had returned eight of 10 2008-09 All-WAC honorees in a veteran-laden league.

`Dogs Defend Home Floor, Second-Most Save Mart Center Wins
Fresno State recorded their most home victories since the 2006-07 season with 12 wins in the Save Mart Center to tie the second-most in the building's history. In Steve Cleveland's first two seasons at the helm, the `Dogs went 15-3 (2006-07) and 12-2 (2005-06) at home. Cleveland is now 149-50 (75%) in his 13-year career and the Bulldogs are 77-38 (67%) since the pristine 15,596-seat Save Mart Center opened on Oct. 27, 2003.

Golubovic Earns Back-to-Back Academic All-District Honors
Junior forward Nedeljko Golubovic became a two-time ESPN the Magazine/CoSida Academic All-District winner and earned an exclusive spot on the Academic All-American ballot. Golubovic (of Pjevlja, Serbia) is majoring in Psychology and sports a cumulative 3.86 grade point average, the highest of honorees along the West Coast. Golubovic was again the only University Division student-athlete from a California college. Last year, he became the first student-athlete in program history to earn the academic distinction.

Bulldog Sports Network Shown on National and Local Airwaves
Every Fresno State basketball game is aired live throughout California on KMJ 580 AM. Paul Loeffler is in his second season as the play-by-play announcer for the Bulldog men's basketball team with veteran analyst Randy Rosenbloom adding color commentary. On television, Ralph Wood called the play-by-play with legendary coach Bob Donewald. The `Dogs also appeared three times on national television on the ESPN Family of Networks.

Virtual Team Guides Enhance Bulldog Experience
In an effort to provide the most dynamic experience for members of the media and community, Fresno State Athletics was one of the first collegiate athletics departments to start producing virtual team guides for all 19 sports programs. With the ability to showcase full-color, video features and additional historical archives, each team is brought to life online in the yearly publication with updated statistics added throughout the season. The Virtual Team Guides also present a more environmentally, budget and technologically friendly product.

"We Are Your Team!" - The 2010 WAC Touranment will be held at the Lawlor Event Center in Reno, Nevada on March 11-13, 2010 with the winner earning an automatic bid into the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Fresno State is looking for the program's sixth NCAA appearance. Secure your tournament tickets ($195 for all 14 games) through the Bulldog Ticket Office by calling (559) 278-3647 or by logging onto www.gobulldogs.com. Fresno State fans are encouraged to reserve hotel rooms at the Silver Legacy Hotel in Reno (the team's official hotel) at 1-800-687-8733 or www.silverlegacyreno.com/WAC.