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

2017–18 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record12–18 (5–9 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaIcardo Center
Seasons
2017–18 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State † 12 – 2   .857 28 – 6   .824
Utah Valley 10 – 4   .714 23 – 11   .676
Grand Canyon 9 – 5   .643 22 – 12   .647
Seattle 8 – 6   .571 20 – 14   .588
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 6 – 8   .429 15 – 18   .455
Cal State Bakersfield 5 – 9   .357 12 – 18   .400
UMKC 5 – 9   .357 10 – 22   .313
Chicago State 1 – 13   .071 3 – 29   .094
† 2018 WAC tournament winner

The 2017–18 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by seventh-year head coach Rod Barnes, played their home games at the Icardo Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 5–9 in WAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Utah Valley.

Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2016–17 season 25–10, 12–2 in WAC play to win the regular season WAC championship. They defeated Utah Valley[1] to advance to the championship game of the WAC tournament where they lost to New Mexico State.[2] As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament.[3] As a No. 8 seed, they defeated California,[4] Colorado State,[5] and Texas–Arlington to become the first No. 8 seed to advance to the semifinals since the NIT introduced seeding in 2006.[6] In the semifinals at Madison Square Garden they lost to Georgia Tech.[7]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Matt Smith 0 F 6'6" 190 RS Senior Jackson, MS Graduated
Dedrick Basile 5 G 5'10" 160 Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Jaylin Airington 11 F 6'4" 190 RS Senior East Chicago, IN Graduated
Justin Pride 51 G 5'10" 180 Senior Huntsville, AL Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Ricky Holden 2 G 5'10" Junior Ellisville, MS Junior college transferred from Jones County JC

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Darrin Persons
#92 PF 		Clovis, CA Immanuel High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 8, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 64
Justin McCall
SG 		Bakersfield, CA Ridgeview High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 15, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jarkel Joiner
PG 		Oxford, MS Oxford High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Oct 22, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 7, 2017.

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2018)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ronnie Stapp
SF 		Bakersfield, CA Bakersfield High School 6 ft 65 in (3.48 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 1, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2017–18 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) Fr Oxford HS Oxford, MS
G 1 Brent Wrapp 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Fairview HS Boulder, CO
G 2 Rickey Holden 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Laurel HS
Jones County JC 		Laurel, MS
F 3 Tazé Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Southaven HS Southaven, MS
F 4 James Suber 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Philadelphia Electrical & Tech Charter HS
Panola CC 		Philadelphia, PA
G 5 Jeremiah Dickerson (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Bakersfield HS Bakersfield, CA
G/F 10 Justin Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Morse HS San Diego, CA
G/F 11 Justin McCall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Ridgeview HS Bakersfield, CA
G/F 13 Shon Briggs 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Heritage HS
CC of San Francisco 		Brentwood, CA
C 15 Fallou Ndoye 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Findlay Prep
Mississippi State 		Ta'if, Senegal
G 21 Greg Lee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Westside HS Houston, TX
C 22 Moataz Aly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Sunrise Christian Academy
Hutchinson CC 		Alexandria, Egypt
G 23 Damiyne Durham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Oakwood HS Oakwood, TX
F 24 Bray Barnes (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Liberty HS Bakersfield, CA
F 25 Darrin Person, Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Immanuel HS Fresno, CA
F 35 Cartrell Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Price HS Compton, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2017*
8:00 pm 		at Long Beach State
Community Foundation of Sonoma County 		W 63–55 
Walter Pyramid (4,227)
Long Beach, CA
Nov 4, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Biola W 84–64 
Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Whittier W 88–66  1–0
 Icardo Center (2,306)
Bakersfield, CA
Nov 13, 2017*
4:30 pm 		at Georgia Southern L 53–77  1–1
 Hanner Fieldhouse (2,423)
Statesboro, GA
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 3 Arizona L 59–91  1–2
 McKale Center (14,301)
Tucson, AZ
Nov 19, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Lamar W 85–73  2–2
 Montagne Center (1,500)
Beaumont, TX
Nov 22, 2017*
9:00 pm 		at Alaska Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals 		W 59–39  3–2
 Alaska Airlines Center (2,732)
Anchorage, AK
Nov 24, 2017*
9:00 pm 		vs. Idaho
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals 		W 64–62  4–2
 Alaska Airlines Center (3,082)
Anchorage, AK
Nov 25, 2017*
8:59 pm 		vs. Central Michigan
Great Alaska Shootout championship game 		L 72–75  4–3
 Alaska Airlines Center (3,962)
Anchorage, AK
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, P12N 		at UCLA L 66–75  4–4
 Pauley Pavilion (5,973)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 2, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Arizona L 52–60  4–5
 Icardo Center (2,509)
Bakersfield, CA
Dec 5, 2017*
7:00 pm 		at Fresno State L 55–70  4–6
 Save Mart Center (5,040)
Fresno, CA
Dec 8, 2017*
11:00 am 		Life Pacific W 100–71  5–6
 Icardo Center (3,497)
Bakersfield, CA
Dec 9, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Idaho W 66–55  6–6
 Icardo Center (2,633)
Bakersfield, CA
Dec 16, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Georgia Southern W 55–53  7–6
 Icardo Center (2,588)
Bakersfield, CA
Dec 20, 2017*
4:00 pm 		at Delaware L 62–76  7–7
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,922)
Newark, DE
Dec 27, 2017*
5:00 pm, SECN 		at Arkansas L 68–95  7–8
 Bud Walton Arena (15,829)
Fayetteville, AR
WAC regular season
Jan 6, 2018
6:00 pm 		at Utah Valley L 42–75  7–9
(0–1) 		UCCU Center (3,178)
Orem, UT
Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 74–87  7–10
(0–2) 		Icardo Center (2,603)
Bakersfield, CA
Jan 13, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		New Mexico State L 53–66  7–11
(0–3) 		Icardo Center (3,326)
Bakersfield, CA
Jan 18, 2018
5:00 pm 		at UMKC L 59–62  7–12
(0–4) 		Municipal Auditorium (1,003)
Kansas City, MO
Jan 20, 2018
12:00 pm 		at Chicago State W 89–78  8–12
(1–4) 		Jones Convocation Center (363)
Chicago, IL
Jan 26, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Seattle L 55-59  8-13
(1-5) 		KeyArena (4,448)
Seattle, WA
Feb 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Chicago State W 91–61  9–13
(2–5) 		Icardo Center (2,343)
Bakersfield, CA
Feb 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UMKC W 81–58  10–13
(3–5) 		Icardo Center (3,209)
Bakersfield, CA
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at New Mexico State L 43–69  10–14
(3–6) 		Pan American Center (4,206)
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 10, 2018
5:00 pm 		at Texas–Rio Grand Valley L 66–68  10–15
(3–7) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,175)
Edinburg, TX
Feb 17, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Grand Canyon W 71–58  11–15
(4–7) 		Icardo Center (3,002)
Bakersfield, CA
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Utah Valley L 47–70  11–16
(4–8) 		Icardo Center (2,644)
Bakersfield, CA
Feb 24, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		Seattle W 64–57  12–16
(5–8) 		Icardo Center (2,887)
Bakersfield, CA
Mar 3, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Grand Canyon L 68–81  12–17
(5–9) 		GCU Arena (7,372)
Phoenix, AZ
WAC tournament
Mar 8, 2018
2:30 pm, ESPN3 		(7) vs. (2) Utah Valley
Quarterfinals 		L 74–81  12–18
 Orleans Arena (1,508)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. ^ "Utah Valley vs. CSU Bakersfield - Game Recap - March 10, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "CSUB falls in WAC Final against New Mexico State". 23ABC News. March 12, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "CSU Bakersfield to Face California in NIT". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 5, 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "CSU Bakersfield vs. California - Game Recap - March 14, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  5. ^ "CSU Bakersfield vs. Colorado State - Game Recap - March 20, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  6. ^ "CSU Bakersfield vs. UT Arlington - Game Recap - March 22, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  7. ^ "CSU Bakersfield vs. Georgia Tech - Game Recap - March 28, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.