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
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2018–19 record18–16 (7–9 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Conarroe
  • Benjy Taylor
  • Mike Scott
Home arenaIcardo Center
(Capacity: 3,497)
2018–19 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Mexico State151 .938  305  .857
Utah Valley124 .750  2510  .714
Grand Canyon106 .625  2014  .588
UTRGV97 .563  2017  .541
California Baptist*79 .438  1615  .516
Cal State Bakersfield79 .438  1816  .529
Seattle610 .375  1815  .545
UMKC610 .375  1121  .344
Chicago State016 .000  329  .094
*Ineligible for WAC Tournament (reclassification from Division II)
2019 WAC Tournament winner

Before the season

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jarkel Joiner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoOxford High School Oxford, Mississippi
F 1 Darius Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrParis Junior College Newark, New Jersey
G 2 Rickey Holden 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrJones County Junior College Laurel, Mississippi
F 3 Taze Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SoSouthaven High School Southaven, Mississippi
F 4 James Suber 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrPanola College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 5 Jeremiah Dickerson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) RS FrBakersfield High School Bakersfield, California
G/F 10 Justin Edler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SoMorse High School San Diego, California
G 11 Kevin McNeal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrSan Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino, California
G 13 De'Monte Buckingham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrRichmond Richmond, Virginia
F 21 Greg Lee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoWestside High School Rockford, Illinois
G/F 22 Justin McCall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoRidgeview High School Bakersfield, California
G 23 Damiyne Durham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SrOakwood High School Oakwood, Texas
F 24 Bray Barnes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrLiberty High School Bakersfield, California
F 25 Darrin Person 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS FrImmanuel High School Fresno, California
F 35 Cartrell Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrPrice High School Compton, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 29 September 2018

[1]

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.

[2]

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.