2023–24 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team
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The 2023–24 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by thirteenth-year head coach Rod Barnes and played their games at the Icardo Center as members of the Big West Conference.
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record13–19 (8–12 Big West)
Headcoach
- Rod Barnes (13th season)
Assistant coaches
- Mike Scott (7th season)
- Brandon Barnes (5th season)
- Chris Crevelone (4th season)
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| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Record | 13–19 (8–12 Big West) |
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| Home arena | Icardo Center |
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| UC Irvine | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego* | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawai'i | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State † | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 0 | – | 20 | .000 | 4 | – | 28 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Big West tournament winner * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Roadrunners finished the season 11–22, 6–14 in Big West play, to finish in eight place. In the Big West tournament, the team won their first-round game against Cal State Northridge before losing in the quarterfinals to UC Irvine to end their season.
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern Utah | W 73–72 | 1–0 |
27 – Higgins | 6 – tied | 5 – Gaskin | Icardo Center (1,067) Bakersfield, CA | ||||
| November 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., P12N |
at No. 21 USC | L 59–85 | 1–1 |
19 – Higgins | 8 – Kancleris | 5 – Higgins | Galen Center (6,211) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Pac-12 Network |
at California SoCal Challenge campus game |
L 63–83 | 1–2 |
22 – Higgins | 8 – Kancleris | 2 – Higgins | Haas Pavilion (2,628) Berkeley, CA | ||||
| November 16, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
Saint Katherine | W 77–44 | 2–2 |
13 – Higgins | 8 – Jarusevicius | 4 – Higgins | Icardo Center (3,336) Bakersfield, CA | ||||
| November 20, 2023* 12:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Sacramento State SoCal Challenge Sand Division semifinal |
W 75–71 | 3–2 |
13 – tied | 7 – McGhee III | 5 – Higgins | The Pavilion at JSerra (148) San Juan Capistrano, CA | ||||
| November 22, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Tarleton State SoCal Challenge Sand Division championship |
L 40–59 | 3–3 |
14 – Jarusevicius | 11 – Kancleris | 2 – tied | The Pavilion at JSerra (259) San Juan Capistrano, CA | ||||
| November 28, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at No. 11 Gonzaga | L 65–81 | 3–4 |
21 – Higgins | 7 – Kancleris | 2 – Higgins | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | ||||
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Whittier | W 106–58 | 4–4 |
22 – Higgins | 6 – Kancleris | 7 – Higgins | Icardo Center (930) Bakersfield, CA | ||||
| December 9, 2023* 11:00 a.m. |
at South Dakota | L 73–78 | 4–5 |
16 – tied | 7 – Okereke | 6 – Higgins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,652) Vermillion, SD | ||||
| December 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MW Network |
at Fresno State | L 58–61 | 4–6 |
17 – Higgins | 5 – tied | 5 – Higgins | Save Mart Center (3,166) Fresno, CA | ||||
| December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
South Dakota | W 96–76 | 5–6 |
28 – Higgins | 7 – Kancleris | 5 – Higgins | Icardo Center (876) Bakersfield, CA | ||||
| Big West regular season | |||||||||||
| December 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC San Diego | L 64–76 | 5–7 (0–1) |
18 – McGhee III | 7 – Kancleris | 4 – Gaskin | LionTree Arena (1,019) La Jolla, CA | ||||
| December 30, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC Irvine | L 56–75 | 5–8 (0–2) |
18 – Higgins | 10 – Okereke | 1 – tied | Icardo Center (1,081) Bakersfield, CA | ||||
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Hawaii | L 67–78 | 5–9 (0–3) |
23 – Panopio | 6 – Kancleris | 2 – tied | Icardo Center (1,129) Bakersfield, CA | ||||
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Santa Barbara | L 64–66 OT | 5–10 (0–4) |
12 – tied | 10 – Mark | 3 – Higgins | The Thunderdome (1,602) Santa Barbara, CA | ||||
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Davis | L 71–78 OT | 5–11 (0–5) |
17 – Higgins | 10 – Kancleris | 3 – tied | University Credit Union Center (1,317) Davis, CA | ||||
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC Riverside | W 80–56 | 6–11 (1–5) |
21 – Stephenson | 11 – Stephenson | 6 – Higgins | Icardo Center (896) Bakersfield, CA | ||||
| January 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cal Poly | W 65–53 | 7–11 (2–5) |
16 – Mark | 13 – Kancleris | 4 – Higgins | Icardo Center (1,974) Bakersfield, CA | ||||
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cal State Northridge | W 64–56 | 8–11 (3–5) |
19 – Higgins | 8 – Okereke | 3 – Higgins | Premier America Credit Union Arena (1,110) Northridge, CA | ||||
| January 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cal State Fullerton | L 50–68 | 8–12 (3–6) |
11 – Higgins | 8 – Okereke | 2 – Higgins | Titan Gym (784) Fullerton, CA | ||||
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Long Beach State | W 82–76 OT | 9–12 (4–6) |
34 – Higgins | 10 – McGhee III | 8 – Higgins | Icardo Center (1,656) Bakersfield, CA | ||||
| February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC Santa Barbara | L 59–70 | 9–13 (4–7) |
19 – Higgins | 9 – Kancleris | 4 – Higgins | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA | ||||
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Riverside | L 63–65 | 9–14 (4–8) |
17 – Higgins | 7 – Kancleris | 5 – Higgins | SRC Arena (565) Riverside, CA | ||||
| February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., Spectrum SportsNet |
Cal State Fullerton | W 73–71 | 10–14 (5–8) |
13 – tied | 6 – Kancleris | 4 – Gaskin | Icardo Center (874) Bakersfield, CA | ||||
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cal State Northridge | L 71–76 | 10–15 (5–9) |
17 – tied | 8 – Stephenson | 4 – Higgins | Icardo Center (984) Bakersfield, CA | ||||
| February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m. |
at UC Irvine | L 71–77 | 10–16 (5–10) |
15 – Higgins | 5 – Higgins | 5 – Higgins | Bren Events Center (2,129) Irvine, CA | ||||
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Long Beach State | L 66–79 | 10–17 (5–11) |
23 – Higgins | 6 – tied | 4 – Higgins | Walter Pyramid (1,732) Long Beach, CA | ||||
| February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC Davis | W 75–56 | 11–17 (6–11) |
16 – Kancleris | 7 – Kancleris | 4 – Higgins | Icardo Center (1,793) Bakersfield, CA | ||||
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC San Diego | W 70–57 | 12–17 (7–11) |
29 – Higgins | 7 – tied | 2 – tied | Icardo Center (1,349) Bakersfield, CA | ||||
| March 2, 2024 5:00 p.m. |
at Cal Poly | W 68–56 | 13–17 (8–11) |
21 – Higgins | 9 – Kancleris | 4 – Higgins | Mott Athletics Center (1,428) San Luis Obispo, CA | ||||
| March 9, 2024 9:00 p.m. |
at Hawaii | L 57–74 | 13–18 (8–12) |
15 – Higgins | 8 – Kancleris | 2 – Stephenson | Stan Sheriff Center (6,176) Honolulu, HI | ||||
| Big West tournament | |||||||||||
| March 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(8) | vs. (5) UC Riverside First round |
L 78–83 | 13–19 |
35 – Higgins | 9 – Kancleris | 5 – Higgins | Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV | |||
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