2018–19 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners were led by eighth-year head coach Rod Barnes and competed at the Icardo Center. CSU Bakersfield was a member of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 7–9 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Texas–Rio Grande Valley. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Cal State Fullerton in the first round to win the Riley Wallace Classic and defeated Southern Utah in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Green Bay.

2018–19 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball
Riley Wallace Classic champions
CIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	18–16 (7–9 WAC)
Head coach	Rod Barnes (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Conarroe Benjy Taylor Mike Scott
Home arena	Icardo Center (Capacity: 3,497)
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Mexico State †	15	–	1		.938			30	–	5		.857
Utah Valley	12	–	4		.750			25	–	10		.714
Grand Canyon	10	–	6		.625			20	–	14		.588
Texas–Rio Grande Valley	9	–	7		.563			20	–	17		.541
California Baptist*	7	–	9		.438			16	–	15		.516
Cal State Bakersfield	7	–	9		.438			18	–	16		.529
Seattle	6	–	10		.375			18	–	15		.545
UMKC	6	–	10		.375			11	–	21		.344
Chicago State	0	–	16		.000			3	–	29		.094
*Ineligible for WAC tournament (reclassification from Division II)
† 2019 WAC tournament winner

Before the season

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

The Roadrunners finished 12–18 overall, and 5–9 in the conference. During the season, the Roadrunners participated in the Great Alaska Shootout, which was held in Anchorage, Alaska. The Roadrunners finished as a runner–up from defeating Alaska Anchorage and Idaho but losing to Central Michigan. In the postseason, CSU Bakersfield lost to Utah Valley in the quarterfinals of the 2018 WAC men's basketball tournament in Paradise, Nevada.

Roster

2018–19 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) So Oxford High School Oxford, Mississippi F 1 Darius Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Paris Junior College Newark, New Jersey G 2 Rickey Holden 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Jones County Junior College Laurel, Mississippi F 3 Tazé Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Southaven High School Southaven, Mississippi F 4 James Suber 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Panola College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 5 Jeremiah Dickerson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS Fr Bakersfield High School Bakersfield, California G/F 10 Justin Edler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Morse High School San Diego, California G 11 Kevin McNeal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino, California G 13 De'Monte Buckingham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Richmond Richmond, Virginia F 21 Greg Lee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Westside High School Rockford, Illinois G/F 22 Justin McCall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Ridgeview High School Bakersfield, California G 23 Damiyne Durham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Oakwood High School Oakwood, Texas F 24 Bray Barnes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Liberty High School Bakersfield, California F 25 Darrin Person 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Immanuel High School Fresno, California F 35 Cartrell Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Price High School Compton, California	Head coach Rod Barnes (Ole Miss) 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: 29 September 2018

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2018* 6:00 pm, FSSW		at No. 20 TCU	L 61–66	0–1	18 – Joiner	4 – Tied	5 – Tied	Schollmaier Arena (6,819) Fort Worth, TX
November 9, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN3		Antelope Valley	W 111–75	1–1	25 – Holden	8 – Edler-Davis	6 – Joiner	Icardo Center (3,633) Bakersfield, CA
November 15, 2018* 3:00 pm		vs. Central Michigan Junkanoo Jam	L 55–67	1–2	16 – Durham	9 – Lee	3 – Holden	Gateway Christian Academy (325) Bimini, Bahamas
November 17, 2018* 6:00 pm		vs. San Jose State Junkanoo Jam	W 73–72	2–2	22 – Joiner	5 – Tied	8 – Holden	Gateway Christian Academy (325) Bimini, Bahamas
November 18, 2018* 8:30 pm		vs. Weber State Junkanoo Jam	W 68–67	3–2	17 – Lee	8 – Joiner	3 – Tied	Gateway Christian Academy (521) Bimini, Bahamas
November 25, 2018* 4:00 pm, P12N		at USC	L 75–90	3–3	22 – Durham	9 – Suber	4 – Tied	Galen Center (2,348) Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN3		at South Dakota	L 56–68	3–4	14 – Tied	11 – Suber	5 – Holden	Sanford Center (2,063) Vermillion, SD
December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UC Merced	W 67–53	4–4	22 – Joiner	19 – Suber	6 – Tied	Icardo Center (1,907) Bakersfield, CA
December 8, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Idaho	W 73–67	5–4	20 – Suber	13 – Suber	4 – Holden	Cowan Spectrum (539) Moscow, ID
December 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Lamar	W 86–65	6–4	20 – Holden	8 – Suber	9 – Holden	Icardo Center (1,794) Bakersfield, CA
December 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Cal Poly	W 74–61	7–4	15 – Edler-Davis	11 – Joiner	7 – Moore	Icardo Center (1,987) Bakersfield, CA
December 20, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Portland State	W 76–71	8–4	24 – Joiner	9 – Suber	3 – Holden	Viking Pavilion (646) Portland, OR
December 31, 2018* 6:00 pm, RTNW		at No. 7 Gonzaga	L 54–89	8–5	24 – Joiner	7 – Suber	2 – Joiner	McCarthey Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
January 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Seattle	W 83–71	9–5 (1–0)	20 – Durham	6 – Elder-Davis	7 – Holden	Icardo Center (2,398) Bakersfield, CA
January 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Utah Valley	W 73–71	10–5 (2–0)	16 – Tied	8 – Elder-Davis	8 – Holden	Icardo Center (2,677) Bakersfield, CA
January 10, 2019 5:00 pm		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 75–69	11–5 (3–0)	19 – Elder-Davis	11 – Suber	6 – Durham	UTRGV Fieldhouse (802) Edinburg, TX
January 12, 2019 3:00 pm		at New Mexico State	L 62–73	11–6 (3–1)	19 – Holden	6 – Tied	3 – Holden	Pan American Center (4,702) Las Cruces, NM
January 17, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UMKC	W 74–73	12–6 (4–1)	16 – Edler	8 – Edler	5 – Holden	Icardo Center (2,133) Bakersfield, CA
January 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Chicago State	W 86–73	13–6 (5–1)	22 – Joiner	7 – Edler	3 – Holden	Icardo Center (2,544) Bakersfield, CA
January 24, 2019 7:00 pm		at California Baptist	W 88–84	14–6 (6–1)	34 – Joiner	11 – Suber	9 – Holden	CBU Events Center (3,005) Riverside, CA
January 29, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UC Santa Cruz	W 81–54	15–6	12 – Durham	6 – Suber	4 – Dickerson	Icardo Center (3,211) Bakersfield, CA
February 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Grand Canyon	L 59–72	15–7 (6–2)	27 – Joiner	8 – Suber	2 – Joiner	Icardo Center (3,515) Bakersfield, CA
February 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		New Mexico State	L 70–71 OT	15–8 (6–3)	25 – Joiner	7 – Joiner	2 – Edler	Icardo Center (2,789) Bakersfield, CA
February 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 74–79 OT	15–9 (6–4)	20 – Joiner	10 – Edler	4 – Holden	Icardo Center (2,790) Bakersfield, CA
February 14, 2019 5:00 pm		at Chicago State	W 75–62	16–9 (7–4)	16 – Joiner	13 – Suber	4 – Holden	Convocation Center (355) Chicago, IL
February 16, 2019 4:00 pm		at UMKC	L 67–75	16–10 (7–5)	19 – Joiner	11 – Suber	5 – Holden	Swinney Recreation Center (1,461) Kansas City, MO
February 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		California Baptist	L 58–72	16–11 (7–6)	22 – Joiner	11 – Suber	3 – Moore	Icardo Center (3,211) Bakersfield, CA
March 2, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Grand Canyon	L 69–73	16–12 (7–7)	29 – Joiner	10 – Suber	3 – Edler	GCU Arena (7,497) Phoenix, AZ
March 7, 2019 7:00 pm		at Seattle	L 57–63 OT	16–13 (7–8)	12 – Joiner	13 – Suber	4 – Holden	KeyArena (969) Seattle, WA
March 9, 2019 6:00 pm		at Utah Valley	L 61–76	16–14 (7–9)	15 – Holden	4 – Moore	2 – Holden	UCCU Center (4,167) Orem, UT
WAC tournament
March 14, 2019 2:30 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) Texas–Rio Grande Valley Quarterfinals	L 70–85	16–15	16 – Joiner	9 – Moore	2 – Holden	Orleans Arena (2,374) Paradise, NV
CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament
March 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, watchcit.com		at Cal State Fullerton First round – Riley Wallace Classic	W 66–58	17–15	17 – Tied	12 – Suber	3 – Holden	Titan Gym (677) Fullerton, CA
March 25, 2019* 5:30, watchcit.com		at Southern Utah Second round	W 70–67	18–15	15 – Lee	8 – Suber	3 – Holden	America First Events Center (3,027) Cedar City, UT
March 29, 2019* 4:00 pm, watchcit.com		at Green Bay Quarterfinals	L 65–80	18–16	18 – Tied	11 – Suber	2 – Tied	Kress Events Center (1,822) Green Bay, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

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References

1. "2018–19 Men's Basketball Roster". Athletics at California State University, Bakersfield. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
2. "2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Athletics at California State University, Bakersfield. Retrieved September 30, 2018.