Coach Rodney Terry talks about his 2013-14 Bulldog squad

Robert Kuwada, the beat reporter for Fresno State basketball, talked with Coach Rodney Terry:

Fresno State basketball: Coach Rodney Terry firm on expectations as practice begins
Robert Kuwada — The Fresno Bee
September 30, 2013

Fresno State has had a rough time in the first two years under coach Rodney Terry, who inherited a bottom-level men’s basketball team in the Western Athletic Conference and was tasked with elevating it to the Mountain West, which a year ago was the second toughest league in the nation.

Year three looked promising, with an influx of talent in the past two recruiting classes. Oklahoma State transfer Cezar Guerrero is eligible, giving the Bulldogs more of a true point guard. Marvelle Harris and Tanner Giddings, who played significant minutes as freshmen, are back. A second strong recruiting class is in with Paul Watson, Alex Davis, Karachi Edo and Emmanuel Owootoah.

But over the summer center Robert Upshaw was dismissed for violations of athletic department policy and in September forward Braeden Anderson was injured in an auto accident and is out for the season.

The frontcourt depth that was there now isn’t. But the expectations remain, and Terry is not recalibrating the definition of success for the Bulldogs, who started practice Monday for a 2013-14 season that includes rough nonconference road games at Pittsburgh, Utah and Cal and a neutral site matchup against Florida before they get into Mountain West play...

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