2024–25 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

2024–25 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record6–6 (0–2 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Scott (8th season)
  • Brandon Barnes (6th season)
  • Brent Wrapp (1st season)
Home arenaIcardo Center
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC San Diego 2 – 0   1.000 10 – 2   .833
UC Riverside 2 – 0   1.000 8 – 4   .667
UC Davis 2 – 0   1.000 7 – 4   .636
Long Beach State 2 – 0   1.000 4 – 8   .333
UC Irvine 1 – 0   1.000 9 – 1   .900
Cal State Northridge 1 – 1   .500 7 – 4   .636
Hawai'i 0 – 1   .000 6 – 3   .667
UC Santa Barbara 0 – 2   .000 7 – 4   .636
Cal State Bakersfield 0 – 2   .000 6 – 6   .500
Cal Poly 0 – 2   .000 6 – 7   .462
Cal State Fullerton 0 – 2   .000 4 – 8   .333
† 2025 Big West tournament winner
As of December 18, 2024

The 2024–25 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represents California State University, Bakersfield during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by 14th-year head coach Rod Barnes, play their home games at the Icardo Center located in Bakersfield, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2023–24 season 13–19, 8–12 in Big West play to finish in ninth place.[1] They were defeated by UC Riverside in the first round of the Big West tournament.[2]

Roster

2024–25 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 CJ Hardy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr West Los Angeles College Gardena, California
F 1 Tom Mark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Tallahassee CC Affligem, Belgium
G 2 Mike Price 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Southern California Academy Chicago, Illinois
G/F 3 Corey Stephenson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Northeast Mississippi CC Bessemer, Alabama
G 4 Marvin McGhee IV 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Bishop State CC Atlanta, Georgia
G 5 Bentley Waller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Fr Bakersfield Christian HS Bakersfield, California
G 10 Marvin McGhee III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr South Georgia Tech Atlanta, Georgia
F 11 Colin Darby 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Fr Dynamic Prep Frisco, Texas
G 12 Kadar Waller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Mississippi Valley State Bakersfield, California
G 21 Jemel Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Jr South Suburban College Chicago, Illinois
F/C 22 Cameron Clark 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr College of the Sequoias Gwinnett, Georgia
F 23 Fidelis Okereke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Cal State Northridge Carson, California
F 24 Gloire Goma 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Clarendon College Republic of the Congo
G/F 25 Jaden Alexander 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So New Mexico State Fairfield, California
C 34 Shakir Odunewu 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS So West Valley College Cairo, Egypt
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 27, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
8:30 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ 		at California L 73–86  0–1
  22 – Jones   10 – Odunewu   4 – Jones  Haas Pavilion (3,472)
Berkeley, CA
November 7, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Bethesda W 122–53  1–1
  19 – Jones   8 – Tied   7 – K. Waller  Icardo Center (3,071)
Bakersfield, CA
November 11, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		North Dakota State W 86–81  2–1
  25 – Jones   9 – Okereke   2 – Tied  Icardo Center (720)
Bakersfield, CA
November 16, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Fresno State W 74–56  3–1
  17 – Stephenson   12 – McGhee IV   5 – Hardy  Icardo Center (2,057)
Bakersfield, CA
November 22, 2024*
8:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Florida Gulf Coast
Homewood Suites Classic 		L 54–74  3–2
  15 – McGhee III   4 – Alexander   2 – Hardy  Alico Arena (1,388)
Fort Myers, FL
November 23, 2024*
8:00 am 		vs. FIU
Homewood Suites Classic 		L 73–76 OT 3–3
  18 – Jones   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  Alico Arena (742)
Fort Myers, FL
November 24, 2024*
9:00 am 		vs. Northeastern
Homewood Suites Classic 		W 68–60  4–3
  21 – Stephenson   8 – Okereke   5 – Waller  Alico Arena (123)
Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2024*
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Utah L 64–74  4–4
  20 – Stephenson   5 – McGhee III   3 – Waller  America First Event Center (995)
Cedar City, UT
December 5, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Irvine L 66–82  4–5
(0–1) 		 24 – Jones   10 – Odunewu   3 – Tied  Bren Events Center (2,074)
Irvine, CA
December 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC San Diego L 60–81  4–6
(0–2) 		 11 – Hardy   7 – Stephenson   2 – Tied  LionTree Arena (1,862)
La Jolla, CA
December 15, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		La Sierra W 96–47  5–6
  35 – McGhee III   8 – Stephenson   6 – Hardy  Icardo Center (589)
Bakersfield, CA
December 18, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Portland W 81–64  6–6
  22 – Hardy   6 – Tied   4 – Tied  Chiles Center (732)
Portland, OR
December 21, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Portland State       Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
December 23, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Dakota State       Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
January 2, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Davis       Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
January 4, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Long Beach State       Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Santa Barbara       The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
January 11, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal State Northridge       Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
January 18, 2025
9:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Hawai'i       Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal State Fullerton       Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
January 25, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Riverside       Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
January 30, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal Poly       Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
February 1, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal State Northridge       Premier America Credit Union Arena 
Northridge, CA
February 6, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Santa Barbara       Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
February 8, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Riverside       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
February 13, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		UC San Diego       Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
February 15, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal State Fullerton       Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
February 20, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Davis       University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
February 22, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Irvine       Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
February 27, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Long Beach State       Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal Poly       Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
March 6, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Hawai'i       Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
Big West tournament
March 12–15, 2025
 ESPN+ 		vs.        Lee's Family Forum 
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "UC Riverside defeats CSU Bakersfield in Big West Conference Tournament 83-78". theScore. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". California State University at Bakersfield Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 27, 2024.