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

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.

2024–25 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	13–18 (7–12 Big West)
Head coach	Rod Barnes (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Scott (8th season) Brandon Barnes (6th season) Brent Wrapp (1st season)
Home arena	Icardo Center
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UC San Diego	16	–	2		.889			26	–	4		.867
UC Irvine	15	–	3		.833			25	–	5		.833
Cal State Northridge	13	–	5		.722			21	–	8		.724
UC Riverside	12	–	6		.667			19	–	11		.633
UC Santa Barbara	11	–	8		.579			19	–	11		.633
UC Davis	9	–	9		.500			15	–	14		.517
Hawai'i	7	–	11		.389			15	–	14		.517
Cal State Bakersfield	7	–	12		.368			13	–	18		.419
Cal Poly	6	–	12		.333			12	–	18		.400
Long Beach State	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
Cal State Fullerton	1	–	17		.056			6	–	24		.200
† 2025 Big West tournament winner As of March 1, 2025

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 Rod Barnes (Mississippi) Assistant coach(es) Mike Scott (Fairleigh Dickinson) Brandon Barnes (Cal State Bakersfield) Brent Wrapp (Cal State Bakersfield) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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 – K. 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 – K. 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	L 58–59	6–7	15 – Okereke	7 – Stephenson	3 – Jones	Icardo Center (732) Bakersfield, CA
December 23, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Dakota State	L 60–94	6–8	28 – Jones	5 – Alexander	2 – McGhee III	Scheels Center (1,378) Fargo, ND
January 2, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		UC Davis	W 75–64	7–8 (1–2)	20 – Hardy	13 – Stephenson	5 – Hardy	Icardo Center (705) Bakersfield, CA
January 4, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Long Beach State	W 80–65	8–8 (2–2)	25 – Jones	11 – Stephenson	3 – Mark	Icardo Center (797) Bakersfield, CA
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Santa Barbara	L 66–78	8–9 (2–3)	25 – Hardy	5 – McGhee IV	3 – Tied	The Thunderdome (2,757) Santa Barbara, CA
January 11, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Cal State Northridge	W 84-80	9–9 (3–3)	48 – Jones	5 – Odunewu	2 – Tied	Icardo Center (850) Bakersfield, CA
January 18, 2025 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hawai'i	L 70–81	9–10 (3–4)	29 – Jones	9 – Jones	2 – Jones	Stan Sheriff Center (5,803) Honolulu, HI
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Fullerton	W 71–68	10–10 (4–4)	22 – Jones	9 – McGhee III	5 – Jones	Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
January 25, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		UC Riverside	L 79–83	10–11 (4–5)	20 – Jones	5 – Jones	3 – Jones	Icardo Center (1,088) Bakersfield, CA
January 30, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Cal Poly	L 81–90	10–12 (4–6)	29 – McGhee III	7 – Stephenson	4 – Stephenson	Icardo Center (1,905) Bakersfield, CA
February 1, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Northridge	L 62–88	10–13 (4–7)	13 – Tied	6 – Alexander	3 – Jones	Premier America Credit Union Arena (907) Northridge, CA
February 6, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		UC Santa Barbara	L 75–81	10–14 (4–8)	19 – Hardy	6 – Okereke	7 – Stephenson	Icardo Center (1,091) Bakersfield, CA
February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Riverside	L 64–69	10–15 (4–9)	20 – Hardy	6 – Hardy	5 – Jones	SRC Arena (765) Riverside, CA
February 13, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		UC San Diego	L 54–73	10–16 (4–10)	29 – Jones	8 – Tied	4 – Jones	Icardo Center (876) Bakersfield, CA
February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal State Fullerton	W 91–54	11–16 (5–10)	25 – Jones	11 – Stephenson	4 – Tied	Icardo Center (627) Bakersfield, CA
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Davis	W 71–66	12–16 (6–10)	18 – McGhee IV	11 – Okereke	4 – Waller	University Credit Union Center (1,213) Davis, CA
February 22, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		UC Irvine	L 64–73	12–17 (6–11)	18 – Jones	8 – Stephenson	5 – Waller	Icardo Center (1,351) Bakersfield, CA
February 27, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Long Beach State	W 88–87 OT	13–17 (7–11)	37 – Jones	6 – McGhee III	3 – Tied	Walter Pyramid (1,209) Long Beach, CA
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal Poly	L 72–98	13–18 (7–12)	18 – McGhee III	7 – Alexander	3 – Hardy	Mott Athletics Center (1,503) 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]