Fresno State’s men’s basketball team is set to return to Selland Arena for the first time since 2009, marking a significant moment in the program’s history. The upcoming game against CSU Bakersfield on Sunday, Nov. 30, will be broadcast exclusively through KSEE24/CBS47’s new streaming app rather than traditional television due to prior commitments with Sunday football programming.
The KSEE24/CBS47+ app, launched in April, allows fans who cannot attend the event in Downtown Fresno to watch from home using connected televisions. Matt Morse, vice president and general manager at Nexstar Fresno, noted that viewer engagement with the platform has grown as it offers both news content and digital-first shows.
“We currently stream all of our newscasts on there,” Morse said. “In addition to that, we also have different shows that are created either on our premises or are created and sent to us.”
The Nov. 30 matchup will not be available via mobile devices but can be accessed by viewers in both Fresno and Bakersfield—Bakersfield residents can use the KGET+ app, which launched in June alongside other NBC affiliates’ streaming services.
To assist viewers with downloading or troubleshooting the app, tutorials are provided on the station’s website.
Despite being away from Selland Arena since 2009, Morse expects a sense of familiarity for fans watching at home. Longtime broadcaster Paul Loeffler will call the action alongside analyst Matt Norville for both radio and television audiences.
“Any time you can have the voice of Fresno State, it’s always great to have,” Morse said. “We’ve used Matt Norville before too when he did the football broadcast. He’s fantastic; they really do have a good team over there.”
Selland Arena was home to Fresno State basketball from 1967-68 through 2003 and saw memorable moments under coaches like Boyd Grant and Jerry Tarkanian—including three NCAA tournament appearances during Grant’s tenure and seven straight postseason berths under Tarkanian.
A special pregame show is planned ahead of tip-off to reflect on this history by spotlighting former Bulldogs players and notable moments tied to Selland Arena.
“A lot of people, like myself, are going to want to take our kids because our fathers took us when we were younger,” Morse said. “It would be kind of nice to see some of that… some of those old things that were there.”
