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

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.

2017–18 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	12–18 (5–9 WAC)
Head coach	Rod Barnes (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Conarroe Benjy Taylor Mike Scott
Home arena	Icardo Center
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   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
	Recruiting 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

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
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
	Recruiting 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 7, 2017.

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 Rod Barnes (Mississippi) Assistant coach(es) Jeff Conarroe (Colorado College) Benjy Taylor (Richmond) Mike Scott (Fairleigh Dickinson) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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]}
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