Ever since it became an NCAA Division I school, California State University, Fresno has appeared in the NCAA Tournament six times and reached the Sweet Sixteen in 1982. It also made it to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 10 times, while winning that competition in 1983.
Twenty of its players went on to get drafted into the NBA. The most well-known Bulldog to play in the league is Paul George, who has made the All-Star team nine times, been chosen to the All-NBA team six times and has earned four nods to the All-Defensive team.
Throughout their history, the Los Angeles Lakers have drafted two members of the Bulldogs. Here is a look at both of them.
Gary Alcorn -- center
Alcorn spent two years at California State University, Fresno and averaged 18.4 points and 13.7
rebounds a game there. The Lakers took him in the 13th round of the 1958 draft, and the following year, the Detroit Pistons took him in the third round of the draft.
He played two seasons in the NBA, with one of them coming with the Lakers, and he averaged 3.3 points and 4.2 rebounds in 10.8 minutes a game for his pro career.
Chris Jeffries -- wing
Jeffries transferred to California State University, Fresno after one year at the University of Arkansas. After putting up 12.9 points a game with the Bulldogs, the Lakers selected him with the No. 27 pick in the 2002 draft.
Los Angeles immediately traded him, Lindsey Hunter and a 2003 second-round pick to the Toronto Raptors for Kareem Rush, Tracy Murray and a 2003 second-rounder. Jeffries played two years in the NBA and registered 3.9 points in 12 minutes per game.
This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: Every California State University, Fresno player drafted by the Lakers
