2020–21 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

2020–21 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record15–11 (9–7 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Scott (4th season)
  • Brandon Barnes (2nd season)
  • Chris Crevelone (1st season)
Home arenaIcardo Center
Seasons
2020–21 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara † 13 – 3   .813 22 – 5   .815
UC Irvine 10 – 4   .714 18 – 9   .667
UC Riverside 8 – 4   .667 14 – 8   .636
UC Davis 6 – 4   .600 10 – 8   .556
Cal State Bakersfield 9 – 7   .563 15 – 11   .577
Hawai'i 9 – 9   .500 11 – 10   .524
Cal State Fullerton 5 – 7   .417 6 – 10   .375
Cal State Northridge 5 – 9   .357 9 – 13   .409
Long Beach State 4 – 8   .333 6 – 12   .333
Cal Poly 1 – 15   .063 4 – 20   .167
UC San Diego* 0 – 0   – 7 – 10   .412
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament and 2021 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings
† 2021 Big West tournament winner

The 2020–21 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by tenth-year head coach Rod Barnes, and played their home games at Icardo Center in Bakersfield, California as a first-year member of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the season 12–19, 6–10 in WAC play to finish in seventh place. They were set to be the No. 7 seed in the WAC tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 was the final year in the WAC for the Roadrunners, as they joined the Big West Conference on July 1, 2020.[1]

Roster

2020–21 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 0 Ronne Readus 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr San Diego, CA
G 1 Travis Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So St. Louis, MO
F 2 Shaun Henson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Oxon Hill, MD
G 3 Cameron Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Okolona, MS
F 4 Tazé Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Southaven, MS
G 5 Czar Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr El Dorado, AR
G/F 10 Justin Edler-Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr San Diego, CA
F 11 Jack Schoemann 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Prairie Village, KS
G 13 De'Monte Buckingham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Richmond, VA
G 21 Jahveon Madearis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Downey, CA
G/F 22 Justin McCall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Bakersfield, CA
C 24 Ray Somerville 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Media, PA
F 32 Shawn Stith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr East Oakland, CA
G 55 Grehlon Easter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Little Rock, AR
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 27, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 2, 2020*
7:30 p.m. 		at Santa Clara L 47–53  0–1
 Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
December 7, 2020*
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Bethesda W 94–43  1–1
 Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
December 9, 2020*
4:00 p.m., P12N 		at Arizona L 60–85  1–2
 McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
December 12, 2020*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Idaho W 76–66  2–2
 Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
December 19, 2020*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Life Pacific Canceled due to scheduling issue Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
December 19, 2020*
4:00 p.m. 		St. Katherine W 87–46  3–2
 Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
December 21, 2020*
6:00 p.m. 		vs. Stanford L 50–63  3–3
 Kaiser Permanente Arena (30)
Santa Cruz, CA
December 23, 2020*
3:00 p.m. 		Pepperdine W 79–51  4–3
 Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
Big West regular season
December 27, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		UC Davis Canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
December 28, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		UC Davis Canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
January 1, 2021
4:00 p.m., BigWest.tv 		at Long Beach State L 89–90 OT 4–4
(0–1) 		Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
January 2, 2021
4:00 p.m., BigWest.tv 		at Long Beach State W 89–76  5–4
(1–1) 		Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
January 8, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Cal Poly W 62–49  6–4
(2–1) 		Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
January 9, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Cal Poly W 65–50  7–4
(3–1) 		Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
January 15, 2021
9:00 p.m. 		at Hawaii W 60–55  8–4
(4–1) 		Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 16, 2021
9:00 p.m. 		at Hawaii W 83–72  9–4
(5–1) 		Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 22, 2021
4:00 p.m. 		at UC Riverside W 47–45  10–4
(6–1) 		Student Recreation Center Arena 
Riverside, CA
January 23, 2021
4:00 p.m. 		at UC Riverside L 63–70  10–5
(6–2) 		Student Recreation Center Arena 
Riverside, CA
January 29, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Cal State Fullerton L 84–90  10–6
(6–3) 		Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
January 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Cal State Fullerton W 83–73  11–6
(7–3) 		Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
February 5, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at UC Irvine L 53–70  11–7
(7–4) 		Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
February 6, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at UC Irvine W 62–57  12–7
(8–4) 		Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
February 12, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		UC San Diego W 76–71  13–7
 Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
February 13, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		UC San Diego W 65–50  14–7
 Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
February 19, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at UC Santa Barbara L 66–71  14–8
(8–5) 		UC Santa Barbara Events Center 
Santa Barbara, CA
February 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at UC Santa Barbara L 44–63  14–9
(8–6) 		UC Santa Barbara Events Center 
Santa Barbara, CA
February 26, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Cal State Northridge W 84–58  15–9
(9–6) 		Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
February 27, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Cal State Northridge L 87–90  15–10
(9–7) 		Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
Big West tournament
March 11, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		(5) vs. (4) UC Davis
Quarterfinals 		L 56–58  15–11
 Michelob Ultra Arena (10)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

  1. ^ Reports |, News Service (November 28, 2017). "Cal State Bakersfield, UC San Diego to join Big West Conference". Orange County Register. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". California State University at Bakersfield Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2020.