Bulldog Breakdown: 40 years since basketball men's run to the Sweet 16

Sunday, March 6, 2022
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- On this date in Bulldog history back in 1982, the Fresno State men's basketball team beat CSU Fullerton 69-57 to win the Pacific Coast Athletic Association Tournament.

It was Fresno State's second-ever conference title and they would clinch a first-round bye in the 48 team bracket of the NCAA Tournament.
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As much as the NIT title of 1983 is celebrated, the year prior, the Bulldogs made its deepest run into March Madness.

It's been 40 years since that run.
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Action News caught up with Tyrone Bradley, the point guard from that '82 team, to look back on what was a special time for the Valley.
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