2018–19 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

2018–19 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball
Riley Wallace Classic champions
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record18–16 (7–9 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Conarroe
  • Benjy Taylor
  • Mike Scott
Home arenaIcardo Center
(Capacity: 3,497)
Seasons
2018–19 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State † 15 – 1   .938 30 – 5   .857
Utah Valley 12 – 4   .750 25 – 10   .714
Grand Canyon 10 – 6   .625 20 – 14   .588
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 9 – 7   .563 20 – 17   .541
California Baptist* 7 – 9   .438 16 – 15   .516
Cal State Bakersfield 7 – 9   .438 18 – 16   .529
Seattle 6 – 10   .375 18 – 15   .545
UMKC 6 – 10   .375 11 – 21   .344
Chicago State 0 – 16   .000 3 – 29   .094
*Ineligible for WAC tournament (reclassification from Division II)
† 2019 WAC tournament winner

The 2018–19 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners were led by eighth-year head coach Rod Barnes and competed at the Icardo Center. CSU Bakersfield was a member of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 7–9 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Texas–Rio Grande Valley. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Cal State Fullerton in the first round to win the Riley Wallace Classic and defeated Southern Utah in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Green Bay.

Before the season

See also: 2017–18 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

The Roadrunners finished 12–18 overall, and 5–9 in the conference. During the season, the Roadrunners participated in the Great Alaska Shootout, which was held in Anchorage, Alaska. The Roadrunners finished as a runner–up from defeating Alaska Anchorage and Idaho but losing to Central Michigan. In the postseason, CSU Bakersfield lost to Utah Valley in the quarterfinals of the 2018 WAC men's basketball tournament in Paradise, Nevada.

Roster

2018–19 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jarkel Joiner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Oxford High School Oxford, Mississippi
F 1 Darius Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Paris Junior College Newark, New Jersey
G 2 Rickey Holden 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Jones County Junior College Laurel, Mississippi
F 3 Tazé Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Southaven High School Southaven, Mississippi
F 4 James Suber 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Panola College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 5 Jeremiah Dickerson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS Fr Bakersfield High School Bakersfield, California
G/F 10 Justin Edler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Morse High School San Diego, California
G 11 Kevin McNeal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino, California
G 13 De'Monte Buckingham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Richmond Richmond, Virginia
F 21 Greg Lee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Westside High School Rockford, Illinois
G/F 22 Justin McCall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Ridgeview High School Bakersfield, California
G 23 Damiyne Durham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Oakwood High School Oakwood, Texas
F 24 Bray Barnes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Liberty High School Bakersfield, California
F 25 Darrin Person 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Immanuel High School Fresno, California
F 35 Cartrell Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Price High School Compton, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 29 September 2018

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Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2018*
6:00 pm, FSSW 		at No. 20 TCU L 61–66  0–1
  18 – Joiner   4 – Tied   5 – Tied  Schollmaier Arena (6,819)
Fort Worth, TX
November 9, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN3 		Antelope Valley W 111–75  1–1
  25 – Holden   8 – Edler-Davis   6 – Joiner  Icardo Center (3,633)
Bakersfield, CA
November 15, 2018*
3:00 pm 		vs. Central Michigan
Junkanoo Jam 		L 55–67  1–2
  16 – Durham   9 – Lee   3 – Holden  Gateway Christian Academy (325)
Bimini, Bahamas
November 17, 2018*
6:00 pm 		vs. San Jose State
Junkanoo Jam 		W 73–72  2–2
  22 – Joiner   5 – Tied   8 – Holden  Gateway Christian Academy (325)
Bimini, Bahamas
November 18, 2018*
8:30 pm 		vs. Weber State
Junkanoo Jam 		W 68–67  3–2
  17 – Lee   8 – Joiner   3 – Tied  Gateway Christian Academy (521)
Bimini, Bahamas
November 25, 2018*
4:00 pm, P12N 		at USC L 75–90  3–3
  22 – Durham   9 – Suber   4 – Tied   Galen Center (2,348)
Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 2018*
2:30 pm, ESPN3 		at South Dakota L 56–68  3–4
  14 – Tied    11 – Suber   5 – Holden  Sanford Center (2,063)
Vermillion, SD
December 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		UC Merced W 67–53  4–4
  22 – Joiner   19 – Suber   6 – Tied  Icardo Center (1,907)
Bakersfield, CA
December 8, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Idaho W 73–67  5–4
  20 – Suber   13 – Suber   4 – Holden  Cowan Spectrum (539)
Moscow, ID
December 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Lamar W 86–65  6–4
  20 – Holden   8 – Suber   9 – Holden  Icardo Center (1,794)
Bakersfield, CA
December 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Cal Poly W 74–61  7–4
  15 – Edler-Davis   11 – Joiner   7 – Moore  Icardo Center (1,987)
Bakersfield, CA
December 20, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Portland State W 76–71  8–4
  24 – Joiner   9 – Suber   3 – Holden  Viking Pavilion (646)
Portland, OR
December 31, 2018*
6:00 pm, RTNW 		at No. 7 Gonzaga L 54–89  8–5
  24 – Joiner   7 – Suber   2 – Joiner  McCarthey Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Seattle W 83–71  9–5
(1–0) 		 20 – Durham   6 – Elder-Davis   7 – Holden  Icardo Center (2,398)
Bakersfield, CA
January 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Utah Valley W 73–71  10–5
(2–0) 		 16 – Tied   8 – Elder-Davis   8 – Holden  Icardo Center (2,677)
Bakersfield, CA
January 10, 2019
5:00 pm 		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 75–69  11–5
(3–0) 		 19 – Elder-Davis   11 – Suber   6 – Durham  UTRGV Fieldhouse (802)
Edinburg, TX
January 12, 2019
3:00 pm 		at New Mexico State L 62–73  11–6
(3–1) 		 19 – Holden   6 – Tied   3 – Holden  Pan American Center (4,702)
Las Cruces, NM
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		UMKC W 74–73  12–6
(4–1) 		 16 – Edler   8 – Edler   5 – Holden  Icardo Center (2,133)
Bakersfield, CA
January 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Chicago State W 86–73  13–6
(5–1) 		 22 – Joiner   7 – Edler   3 – Holden  Icardo Center (2,544)
Bakersfield, CA
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm 		at California Baptist W 88–84  14–6
(6–1) 		 34 – Joiner   11 – Suber   9 – Holden  CBU Events Center (3,005)
Riverside, CA
January 29, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		UC Santa Cruz W 81–54  15–6
  12 – Durham   6 – Suber   4 – Dickerson  Icardo Center (3,211)
Bakersfield, CA
February 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Grand Canyon L 59–72  15–7
(6–2) 		 27 – Joiner   8 – Suber   2 – Joiner  Icardo Center (3,515)
Bakersfield, CA
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		New Mexico State L 70–71 OT 15–8
(6–3) 		 25 – Joiner   7 – Joiner   2 – Edler  Icardo Center (2,789)
Bakersfield, CA
February 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 74–79 OT 15–9
(6–4) 		 20 – Joiner   10 – Edler   4 – Holden  Icardo Center (2,790)
Bakersfield, CA
February 14, 2019
5:00 pm 		at Chicago State W 75–62  16–9
(7–4) 		 16 – Joiner   13 – Suber   4 – Holden  Convocation Center (355)
Chicago, IL
February 16, 2019
4:00 pm 		at UMKC L 67–75  16–10
(7–5) 		 19 – Joiner   11 – Suber   5 – Holden  Swinney Recreation Center (1,461)
Kansas City, MO
February 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		California Baptist L 58–72  16–11
(7–6) 		 22 – Joiner   11 – Suber   3 – Moore  Icardo Center (3,211)
Bakersfield, CA
March 2, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Grand Canyon L 69–73  16–12
(7–7) 		 29 – Joiner   10 – Suber   3 – Edler  GCU Arena (7,497)
Phoenix, AZ
March 7, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Seattle L 57–63 OT 16–13
(7–8) 		 12 – Joiner   13 – Suber   4 – Holden  KeyArena (969)
Seattle, WA
March 9, 2019
6:00 pm 		at Utah Valley L 61–76  16–14
(7–9) 		 15 – Holden   4 – Moore   2 – Holden  UCCU Center (4,167)
Orem, UT
WAC tournament
March 14, 2019
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Quarterfinals 		L 70–85  16–15
  16 – Joiner   9 – Moore   2 – Holden  Orleans Arena (2,374)
Paradise, NV
CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament
March 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, watchcit.com 		at Cal State Fullerton
First round – Riley Wallace Classic 		W 66–58  17–15
  17 – Tied   12 – Suber   3 – Holden  Titan Gym (677)
Fullerton, CA
March 25, 2019*
5:30, watchcit.com 		at Southern Utah
Second round 		W 70–67  18–15
  15 – Lee   8 – Suber   3 – Holden  America First Events Center (3,027)
Cedar City, UT
March 29, 2019*
4:00 pm, watchcit.com 		at Green Bay
Quarterfinals 		L 65–80  18–16
  18 – Tied   11 – Suber   2 – Tied  Kress Events Center (1,822)
Green Bay, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

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References

  1. ^ "2018–19 Men's Basketball Roster". Athletics at California State University, Bakersfield. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Athletics at California State University, Bakersfield. Retrieved September 30, 2018.