2019–20 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by seventh-year head coach Dedrique Taylor, played their home games at the Titan Gym in Fullerton, California as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 6–10 in Big West play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They were set to be the No. 7 seed in the Big West Tournament. However, the Big West Tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
2019–20 record11–20 (6–10 Big West)
Head coach
Associate head coachGus Argenal
Assistant coaches
  • Brandon Dunson
  • Anthony Santos
Home arenaTitan Gym
(Capacity: 4,000)
2019–20 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Irvine133 .813  2111  .656
Cal State Northridge106 .625  1517  .469
UC Santa Barbara106 .625  2110  .677
Hawaiʻi88 .500  1713  .567
UC Davis88 .500  1418  .438
UC Riverside79 .438  1715  .531
Cal State Fullerton610 .375  1120  .355
Long Beach State610 .375  1121  .344
Cal Poly412 .250  723  .233
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 Big West Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Titans finished the 2018–19 season 16–18 overall, 10–6 in Big West play, finishing in a tie for 2nd place. In the Big West Tournament, they defeated UC Davis in the quarterfinals,[1] and UC Santa Barbara in the semifinals,[2] advancing to the championship game against top-seeded UC Irvine, in an attempt to reach the NCAA Tournament for the second successive year; however, the Titans were handily defeated by the Anteaters, 92–64, in a rematch of the previous year's championship.[3] They were invited to the CIT, where they fell to Cal State Bakersfield in the first round.[4]

Roster

2019–20 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Joshua Jones Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrLynwood High School Del Amo, California
G 1 Brandon Kamga 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrHigh Point Reston, Virginia
G 2 Daniel Venzant 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)169 lb (77 kg) RS SoMidland High School Midland, Texas
G 3 Doctor Bradley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrJunípero Serra High School Gardena, California
F 5 Davon Clare 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrHarker Heights High School Killeen, Texas
G 10 Austen Awosika 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)193 lb (88 kg) SrAyala High School Carson, California
G 12 Mojus Mojus 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrBalboa School San Diego, California
F 13 Vincent Lee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS FrNevada Midlothian, Texas
G 14 Raul Torres 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrMater Dei High School Santa Ana, California
F 15 Emmanuel Taban 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)171 lb (78 kg) FrApollo High School Phoenix, Arizona
G 23 Tory San Antonio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrRancho Verde High School Moreno Valley, California
F 24 Josh Pitts 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)262 lb (119 kg) JrMemorial High School San Antonio, Texas
F 33 Johnny Wang 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrSanta Margarita Catholic High School Beijing, China
F 34 Jackson Rowe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrWasatch Academy Toronto, Canada
G 35 Wayne Arnold 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoDominguez High School Los Angeles, California
G 41 Cameron Carter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrDamonte Ranch High School Reno, Nevada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 8, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2019*
6:00 pm
Cal State Dominguez Hills L 76–83[5] 
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
6:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 58–76  0–1
Marriott Center (11,116)
Provo, UT
November 9, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford L 54–70  0–2
Maples Pavilion (2,756)
Stanford, CA
November 13, 2019*
6:00 pm
at Wyoming W 60–53  1–2
Arena-Auditorium (3,003)
Laramie, WY
November 16, 2019*
8:00 pm
Stanislaus State W 82–62  2–2
Titan Gym (1,971)
Fullerton, CA
November 24, 2019*
5:00 pm
Hofstra L 57–79  2–3
Titan Gym (588)
Fullerton, CA
November 27, 2019*
4:30 pm
vs. Southeast Missouri State
Cable Car Classic
W 64–57  3–3
Leavey Center (912)
Santa Clara, CA
November 29, 2019*
4:30 pm
vs. Denver
Cable Car Classic
L 62–65  3–4
Leavey Center (1,009)
Santa Clara, CA
November 30, 2019*
3:30 pm
at Santa Clara
Cable Car Classic
L 55–70  3–5
Leavey Center (993)
Santa Clara, CA
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Pacific L 59–62  3–6
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,534)
Stockton, CA
December 7, 2019*
6:00 pm
Sacramento State L 59–62  3–7
Titan Gym (576)
Fullerton, CA
December 11, 2019*
7:00 pm
San Diego L 54–66  3–8
Titan Gym (723)
Fullerton, CA
December 14, 2019*
2:00 pm
San Francisco L 69–91  3–9
Titan Gym (601)
Fullerton, CA
December 22, 2019*
1:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount L 46–53  3–10
Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 2019*
2:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA W 77–74  4–10
Pauley Pavilion (6,418)
Los Angeles, CA
January 3, 2020*
7:00 pm
St. Katherine W 103–52  5–10
Titan Gym (595)
Fullerton, CA
Big West regular season
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hawaii L 69–75  5–11
(0–1)
Titan Gym (693)
Fullerton, CA
January 11, 2020
5:00 pm
at UC Riverside L 59–65  5–12
(0–2)
SRC Arena (620)
Riverside, CA
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Irvine L 61–74  5–13
(0–3)
Titan Gym (687)
Fullerton, CA
January 18, 2020
4:30 pm
at Long Beach State W 66–62  6–13
(1–3)
Walter Pyramid (2,179)
Long Beach, CA
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm
at UC Davis W 78–74  7–13
(2–3)
The Pavilion (1,078)
Davis, CA
January 25, 2020
7:30 pm
Cal State Northridge W 82–75  8–13
(3–3)
Titan Gym (941)
Fullerton, CA
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm
at Cal Poly L 100–101 OT 8–14
(3–4)
Mott Athletics Center (1,483)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 1, 2020
7:30 pm, KDOC-TV
at UC Irvine L 61–91  8–15
(3–5)
Bren Events Center (2,780)
Irvine, CA
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Riverside W 61–48  9–15
(4–5)
Titan Gym (790)
Fullerton, CA
February 8, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN3
UC Davis L 81–87  9–16
(4–6)
Titan Gym (809)
Fullerton, CA
February 15, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal Poly W 105–101 4OT 10–16
(5–6)
Titan Gym (692)
Fullerton, CA
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm
UC Santa Barbara L 66–75  10–17
(5–7)
Titan Gym (789)
Fullerton, CA
February 27, 2020
10:00 pm, Spectrum Sports HI
at Hawaii L 59–70  10–18
(5–8)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,322)
Honolulu, HI
February 29, 2020
7:00 pm
at Cal State Northridge L 92–99  10–19
(5–9)
Matadome (636)
Northridge, CA
March 5, 2020
7:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara L 53–55  10–20
(5–10)
The Thunderdome (1,079)
Santa Barbara, CA
March 7, 2020
7:30 pm
Long Beach State W 75–69  11–20
(6–10)
Titan Gym (1,821)
Fullerton, CA
Big West Tournament
March 12, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(7) vs. (2) Cal State Northridge
Quarterfinals
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source[6]

References

  1. "No. 1 UCI, No. 2 UCSB, No. 3 CSF, No. 5 LBSU Advance to Semifinals". Big West Conference. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  2. "MBB Comes Back to Beat UCSB, Set for Finals Rematch Against UC Irvine". Cal State Fullerton Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  3. "'Eaters Cruise To Tourney Title And Big Dance". Big West Conference. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  4. "Comeback Falls Short for MBB Against CSU Bakersfield". Cal State Fullerton Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  5. "MBB Drops Exhibition to Dominguez Hills". Cal State Fullerton Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  6. "2019-20 Cal State Fullerton Men's Basketball Schedule". Cal State Fullerton Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
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