2020–21 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

2020–21 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball
2020–21 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	15–11 (9–7 Big West)
Head coach	Rod Barnes (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Scott (4th season); Brandon Barnes (2nd season); Chris Crevelone (1st season);
Home arena	Icardo Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Santa Barbara †	13	–	3	.813	22	–	5	.815
UC Irvine	10	–	4	.714	18	–	9	.667
UC Riverside	8	–	4	.667	14	–	8	.636
UC Davis	6	–	4	.600	10	–	8	.556
Cal State Bakersfield	9	–	7	.563	15	–	11	.577
Hawai'i	9	–	9	.500	11	–	10	.524
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	7	.417	6	–	10	.375
Cal State Northridge	5	–	9	.357	9	–	13	.409
Long Beach State	4	–	8	.333	6	–	12	.333
Cal Poly	1	–	15	.063	4	–	20	.167
UC San Diego*	0	–	0	–	7	–	10	.412
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament and 2021 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings

† 2021 Big West tournament winner

The 2020–21 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by tenth-year head coach Rod Barnes, and played their home games at Icardo Center in Bakersfield, California as a first-year member of the Big West Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Roadrunners finished the season 12–19, 6–10 in WAC play to finish in seventh place. They were set to be the No. 7 seed in the WAC tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 was the final year in the WAC for the Roadrunners, as they joined the Big West Conference on July 1, 2020.^[1]

Roster[edit]

2020–21 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	0	Ronne Readus	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	San Diego, CA
G	1	Travis Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	St. Louis, MO
F	2	Shaun Henson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Oxon Hill, MD
G	3	Cameron Smith	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Okolona, MS
F	4	Taze Moore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Southaven, MS
G	5	Czar Perry	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	El Dorado, AR
G/F	10	Justin Edler-Davis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	San Diego, CA
F	11	Jack Schoemann	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Prairie Village, KS
G	13	De'Monte Buckingham	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	Richmond, VA
G	21	Jahveon Madearis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Downey, CA
G/F	22	Justin McCall	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Bakersfield, CA
C	24	Ray Somerville	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Fr	Media, PA
F	32	Shawn Stith	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr	East Oakland, CA
G	55	Grehlon Easter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Little Rock, AR

Head coach

Rod Barnes (Ole Miss)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Scott (Fairleigh Dickinson)
Brandon Barnes (Cal State Bakersfield)
Chris Crevelone (Adams State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 27, 2021

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 2, 2020* 7:30 p.m.		at Santa Clara	L 47–53	0–1	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
December 7, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		Bethesda	W 94–43	1–1	Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
December 9, 2020* 4:00 p.m., P12N		at Arizona	L 60–85	1–2	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
December 12, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Idaho	W 76–66	2–2	Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
December 19, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Life Pacific	Canceled due to scheduling issue		Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
December 19, 2020* 4:00 p.m.		St. Katherine	W 87–46	3–2	Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
December 21, 2020* 6:00 p.m.		vs. Stanford	L 50–63	3–3	Kaiser Permanente Arena (30) Santa Cruz, CA
December 23, 2020* 3:00 p.m.		Pepperdine	W 79–51	4–3	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
Big West regular season
December 27, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		UC Davis	Canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions		Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
December 28, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		UC Davis	Canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions		Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 1, 2021 4:00 p.m., BigWest.tv		at Long Beach State	L 89–90 ^OT	4–4 (0–1)	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
January 2, 2021 4:00 p.m., BigWest.tv		at Long Beach State	W 89–76	5–4 (1–1)	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
January 8, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Cal Poly	W 62–49	6–4 (2–1)	Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 9, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Cal Poly	W 65–50	7–4 (3–1)	Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 15, 2021 9:00 p.m.		at Hawaii	W 60–55	8–4 (4–1)	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 16, 2021 9:00 p.m.		at Hawaii	W 83–72	9–4 (5–1)	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 22, 2021 4:00 p.m.		at UC Riverside	W 47–45	10–4 (6–1)	Student Recreation Center Arena Riverside, CA
January 23, 2021 4:00 p.m.		at UC Riverside	L 63–70	10–5 (6–2)	Student Recreation Center Arena Riverside, CA
January 29, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		Cal State Fullerton	L 84–90	10–6 (6–3)	Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Cal State Fullerton	W 83–73	11–6 (7–3)	Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 5, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		at UC Irvine	L 53–70	11–7 (7–4)	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
February 6, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at UC Irvine	W 62–57	12–7 (8–4)	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
February 12, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		UC San Diego	W 76–71	13–7	Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 13, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		UC San Diego	W 65–50	14–7	Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 19, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at UC Santa Barbara	L 66–71	14–8 (8–5)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, CA
February 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at UC Santa Barbara	L 44–63	14–9 (8–6)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, CA
February 26, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Cal State Northridge	W 84–58	15–9 (9–6)	Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 27, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Cal State Northridge	L 87–90	15–10 (9–7)	Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
Big West tournament
March 11, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3	(5)	vs. (4) UC Davis Quarterfinals	L 56–58	15–11	Michelob Ultra Arena (10) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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References[edit]

^ Reports |, News Service (November 28, 2017). "Cal State Bakersfield, UC San Diego to join Big West Conference". Orange County Register. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". California State University at Bakersfield Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2020.

[1] Reports |, News Service (November 28, 2017). "Cal State Bakersfield, UC San Diego to join Big West Conference". Orange County Register. Retrieved March 2, 2020.

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". California State University at Bakersfield Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2020.

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