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
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2017–18 record12–18 (5–9 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaIcardo Center
2017–18 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Mexico State122 .857  286  .824
Utah Valley104 .714  2311  .676
Grand Canyon95 .643  2212  .647
Seattle86 .571  2014  .588
UT Rio Grande Valley68 .429  1518  .455
Cal State Bakersfield59 .357  1218  .400
UMKC59 .357  1022  .313
Chicago State113 .071  329  .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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Matt Smith0F6'6"190RS SeniorJackson, MSGraduated
Dedrick Basile5G5'10"160SeniorHouston, TXGraduated
Jaylin Airington11F6'4"190RS SeniorEast Chicago, INGraduated
Justin Pride51G5'10"180SeniorHuntsville, ALGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Ricky Holden2G5'10"JuniorEllisville, MSJunior 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 2017-12-07.

    2018 recruiting class

    Roster

    2017–18 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Jarkel Joiner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrOxford HS Oxford, MS
    G 1 Brent Wrapp 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SrFairview HS Boulder, CO
    G 2 Rickey Holden 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrLaurel HS
    Jones County JC
    Laurel, MS
    F 3 Taze Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoSouthaven HS Southaven, MS
    F 4 James Suber 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrPhiladelphia Electrical & Tech Charter HS
    Panola CC
    Philadelphia, PA
    G 5 Jeremiah Dickerson (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg) FrBakersfield HS Bakersfield, CA
    G/F 10 Justin Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrMorse HS San Diego, CA
    G/F 11 Justin McCall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrRidgeview HS Bakersfield, CA
    G/F 13 Shon Briggs 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrHeritage HS
    CC of San Francisco
    Brentwood, CA
    C 15 Fallou Ndoye 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrFindlay Prep
    Mississippi State
    Ta'if, Senegal
    G 21 Greg Lee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrWestside HS Houston, TX
    C 22 Moataz Aly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrSunrise Christian Academy
    Hutchinson CC
    Alexandria, Egypt
    G 23 Damiyne Durham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS JrOakwood HS Oakwood, TX
    F 24 Bray Barnes (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrLiberty HS Bakersfield, CA
    F 25 Darrin Person, Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrImmanuel HS Fresno, CA
    F 35 Cartrell Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrPrice HS Compton, CA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    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

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