Fresno State was picked to finish fourth in the Mountain West in a preseason media poll that was released on Wednesday at the conference’s media day in Las Vegas.
The Bulldogs are coming off a 20-13 season under coach Rodney Terry, their second 20-win season in a row and third in four years, and have three of their top four scorers back in guards Jaron Hopkins (first, 13.2 points per game), Deshon Taylor (second, 12.5) and Jahmel Taylor (fourth, 10.5).
Nevada, the defending regular-season and tournament champion, is at the top of the poll. The Wolf Pack received 19 out of 24 first-place votes in the poll and 257 points.