Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball

Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners

2023–24 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

University

California State University, Bakersfield

Head coach

Rod Barnes (13th season)

Conference

Big West Conference

Location

Bakersfield, California

Arena

Icardo Center
(Capacity: 3,500)

Nickname

Roadrunners

Colors

Blue and gold^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

NCAA tournament champions

Division II: 1993, 1994, 1997

NCAA tournament runner-up

Division II: 1990

NCAA tournament Final Four

Division II: 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997

NCAA tournament Elite Eight

Division II: 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997

NCAA tournament appearances

Division II: 1973, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
Division I: 2016

Conference tournament champions

2016

Conference regular season champions

2017

The Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball represents California State University, Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California, United States. The team is currently led by head coach Rod Barnes and competes in the Big West Conference.

The Roadrunners joined NCAA Division I in 2007. During their time in NCAA Division II they participated in 21 NCAA Division II Tournaments. They advanced to the final four eight times and are three time national champions (1993, 1994, 1997). They won the Western Athletic Conference Tournament in 2016 earning their first bid to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

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Postseason appearances

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Roadrunners have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2016	First round	Oklahoma	L 68–82

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Roadrunners have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament 21 times. Their combined record is 41–20. They are three time NCAA Division II national champions (1993, 1994, 1997).

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1973	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	San Diego UC Riverside	W 50–44 L 54–61
1976	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	UC Davis Puget Sound	W 87–65 L 65–75
1982	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd-place game	San Francisco State Cal Poly SLO North Dakota UDC Kentucky Wesleyan	W 58–50 W 58–55 W 67–65 L 71–76 L 66–77
1983	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four	Humboldt State Chapman Southeast Missouri State Wright State	W 72–48 W 78–66 W 75–70 L 50–57
1984	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Kentucky Wesleyan Bellarmine	L 85–96 L 71–81
1988	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Alaska-Anchorage Sacramento State	L 82–89 ^OT W 90–89
1989	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Cal State Dominguez Hills UC Riverside	W 64–61 L 60–63
1990	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Humboldt State Central Missouri State Bridgeport Morehouse Kentucky Wesleyan	W 76–58 W 68–64 W 87–72 W 85–60 L 79–93
1991	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four	UC Riverside Alaska-Anchorage Southwest Baptist Bridgeport	W 75–52 W 78–68 W 55–52 L 66–73 ^OT
1992	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four	Chico State UC Riverside Jacksonville State Virginia Union	W 99–78 W 72–70 ^OT W 89–59 L 66–69
1993	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Grand Canyon Alaska-Anchorage North Carolina Central Wayne State Troy State	W 98–68 W 78–69 W 86–80 W 61–57 W 85–72
1994	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Alaska-Anchorage UC Riverside Indiana (PA) Washburn Southern Indiana	W 92–61 W 75–62 W 87–69 W 67–64 W 92–86
1995	Regional Quarterfinals	Cal State Los Angeles	L 66–70 ^OT
1996	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Grand Canyon Seattle Pacific Northern Kentucky	W 71–65 W 78–65 L 55–56
1997	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Grand Canyon Montana State-Billings Southern Connecticut State Salem-Teikyo Northern Kentucky	W 80–70 W 90–78 W 65–62 W 81–68 W 57–56
1998	Regional semifinals	Seattle Pacific	L 60–62
2001	Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals	Humboldt State Western Washington	W 99–88 L 86–95 ^OT
2002	Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals	Montana State-Billings Cal State San Bernardino	W 84–81 L 62–66
2003	Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals	BYU-Hawaiʻi Cal Poly Pomona	W 50–41 L 49–62
2004	Regional Quarterfinals	Alaska-Fairbanks	L 82–91
2006	Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals	Somona State Seattle Pacific	W 71–68 L 75–81

NIT results

The Roadrunners have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Their record is 3–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2017	First round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	California Colorado State UT Arlington Georgia Tech	W 73–66 W 81–63 W 80–76 L 61–76

CIT results

The Roadrunners have appeared twice in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their combined record is 2–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	First round	Utah State	L 69–75
2019	First round Second Round Quarterfinals	Cal State Fullerton Southern Utah Green Bay	W 66–58 W 70–67 L 65–80

References

^ "CSUB Visual Identity: Colors". Retrieved December 5, 2022.

External links

Official website

v t e Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball
Venues	Mechanics Bank Arena (1998–present) Icardo Center (alternate; 1989–present)
People	Head coaches
<span style="color:white">Seasons</span>	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championships in bold

v t e California State University, Bakersfield
Facilities	Hardt Field Icardo Center Rabobank Arena
Athletics	Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's soccer
Category Commons

v t e Big West Conference men's basketball
Teams	Cal Poly Mustangs Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Northridge Matadors Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Long Beach State Beach UC Davis Aggies UC Irvine Anteaters UC Riverside Highlanders UC San Diego Tritons UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Championships & awards	Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Player of the Year Coach of the Year
Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

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