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

2023–24 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball
2023–24 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	13–19 (8–12 Big West)
Head coach	Rod Barnes (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Scott (7th season); Brandon Barnes (5th season); Chris Crevelone (4th season);
Home arena	Icardo Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Irvine	17	–	3	.850	24	–	10	.706
UC San Diego*	15	–	5	.750	21	–	12	.636
UC Davis	14	–	6	.700	20	–	13	.606
Hawai'i	11	–	9	.550	20	–	14	.588
Long Beach State †	10	–	10	.500	21	–	15	.583
UC Riverside	10	–	10	.500	16	–	18	.471
UC Santa Barbara	9	–	11	.450	16	–	15	.516
Cal State Northridge	9	–	11	.450	19	–	15	.559
Cal State Bakersfield	8	–	12	.400	13	–	19	.406
Cal State Fullerton	7	–	13	.350	14	–	18	.438
Cal Poly	0	–	20	.000	4	–	28	.125
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2024 Big West tournament winner

The 2023–24 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by thirteenth-year head coach Rod Barnes and played their games at the Icardo Center as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Roadrunners finished the season 11–22, 6–14 in conference play to finish in eight place. In the Big West tournament, the team won their first round game against Cal State Northridge before losing in the quarterfinals to UC Irvine to end their season.

Roster[edit]

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Kaleb Higgins	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Pine Bluff, Arkansas
F	2	Tom Mark	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Affligem, Belgium
G	3	Dalph Panopio	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Rome, Italy
G	5	Naseem Gaskin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Oakland, California
G	10	Marvin McGhee III	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	11	Kaseem Watson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	12	Kadar Waller	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Bakersfield, California
G	13	Kareem Watson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	21	Ugnius Jarusevicius	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Alytus, Lithuania
G	22	Cameron Wilbon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Gary, Indiana
F	23	Fidelis Okereke	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr	Carson, California
G/F	24	Corey Stephenson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Bessemer, Alabama
G/F	25	Jaden Alexander	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Fairfield, California
G	55	Modestas Kancleris	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Kaunas, Lithuania

Head coach

Rod Barnes (Mississippi)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Scott (Farleigh 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: October 27, 2023

Schedule and Results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Utah	W 73–72	1–0	27 – Higgins	6 – Tied	5 – Gaskin	Icardo Center (1,067) Bakersfield, CA
November 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., Pac-12 Network		at No. 21 USC	L 59–85	1–1	19 – Higgins	8 – Kancleris	5 – Higgins	Galen Center (6,211) Los Angeles, CA
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Pac-12 Network		at California SoCal Challenge Campus Game	L 63–83	1–2	22 – Higgins	8 – Kancleris	2 – Higgins	Haas Pavilion (2,628) Berkeley, CA
November 16, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Saint Katherine	W 77–44	2–2	13 – Higgins	8 – Jarusevicius	4 – Higgins	Icardo Center (3,336) Bakersfield, CA
November 20, 2023* 12:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Sacramento State SoCal Challenge Sand Division Semifinal	W 75–71	3–2	13 – Tied	7 – McGhee III	5 – Higgins	The Pavilion at JSerra (148) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 22, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Tarleton State SoCal Challenge Sand Division championship	L 40–59	3–3	14 – Jarusevicius	11 – Kancleris	2 – Tied	The Pavilion at JSerra (259) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 28, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 11 Gonzaga	L 65–81	3–4	21 – Higgins	7 – Kancleris	2 – Higgins	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Whittier	W 106–58	4–4	22 – Higgins	6 – Kancleris	7 – Higgins	Icardo Center (930) Bakersfield, CA
December 9, 2023* 11:00 a.m.		at South Dakota	L 73–78	4–5	16 – Tied	7 – Okereke	6 – Higgins	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,652) Vermillion, SD
December 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		at Fresno State	L 58–61	4–6	17 – Higgins	5 – Tied	5 – Higgins	Save Mart Center (3,166) Fresno, CA
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Dakota	W 96–76	5–6	28 – Higgins	7 – Kancleris	5 – Higgins	Icardo Center (876) Bakersfield, CA
Big West regular season
December 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC San Diego	L 64–76	5–7 (0–1)	18 – McGhee III	7 – Kancleris	4 – Gaskin	LionTree Arena (1,019) La Jolla, CA
December 30, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Irvine	L 56–75	5–8 (0–2)	18 – Higgins	10 – Okereke	1 – Tied	Icardo Center (1,081) Bakersfield, CA
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hawai'i	L 67–78	5–9 (0–3)	23 – Panopio	6 – Kancleris	2 – Tied	Icardo Center (1,129) Bakersfield, CA
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Santa Barbara	L 64–66 ^OT	5–10 (0–4)	12 – Tied	10 – Mark	3 – Higgins	The Thunderdome (1,602) Santa Barbara, CA
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Davis	L 71–78 ^OT	5–11 (0–5)	17 – Higgins	10 – Kancleris	3 – Tied	University Credit Union Center (1,317) Davis, CA
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Riverside	W 80–56	6–11 (1–5)	21 – Stephenson	11 – Stephenson	6 – Higgins	Icardo Center (896) Bakersfield, CA
January 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal Poly	W 65–53	7–11 (2–5)	16 – Mark	13 – Kancleris	4 – Higgins	Icardo Center (1,974) Bakersfield, CA
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Northridge	W 64–56	8–11 (3–5)	19 – Higgins	8 – Okereke	3 – Higgins	Premier America Credit Union Arena (1,110) Northridge, CA
January 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Fullerton	L 50–68	8–12 (3–6)	11 – Higgins	8 – Okereke	2 – Higgins	Titan Gym (784) Fullerton, CA
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Long Beach State	W 82–76 ^OT	9–12 (4–6)	34 – Higgins	10 – McGhee III	8 – Higgins	Icardo Center (1,656) Bakersfield, CA
February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Santa Barbara	L 59–70	9–13 (4–7)	19 – Higgins	9 – Kancleris	4 – Higgins	Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Riverside	L 63–65	9–14 (4–8)	17 – Higgins	7 – Kancleris	5 – Higgins	SRC Arena (565) Riverside, CA
February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., Spectrum SportsNet		Cal State Fullerton	W 73–71	10–14 (5–8)	13 – Tied	6 – Kancleris	4 – Gaskin	Icardo Center (874) Bakersfield, CA
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Northridge	L 71–76	10–15 (5–9)	17 – Tied	8 – Stephenson	4 – Higgins	Icardo Center (984) Bakersfield, CA
February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m.		at UC Irvine	L 71–77	10–16 (5–10)	15 – Higgins	5 – Higgins	5 – Higgins	Bren Events Center (2,129) Irvine, CA
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Long Beach State	L 66–79	10–17 (5–11)	23 – Higgins	6 – Tied	4 – Higgins	Walter Pyramid (1,732) Long Beach, CA
February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Davis	W 75–56	11–17 (6–11)	16 – Kancleris	7 – Kancleris	4 – Higgins	Icardo Center (1,793) Bakersfield, CA
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC San Diego	W 70–57	12–17 (7–11)	29 – Higgins	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	Icardo Center (1,349) Bakersfield, CA
March 2, 2024 5:00 p.m.		at Cal Poly	W 68–56	13–17 (8–11)	21 – Higgins	9 – Kancleris	4 – Higgins	Mott Athletics Center (1,428) San Luis Obispo, CA
March 9, 2024 9:00 p.m.		at Hawai'i	L 57–74	13–18 (8–12)	15 – Higgins	8 – Kancleris	2 – Stephenson	Stan Sheriff Center (6,176) Honolulu, HI
Big West tournament
March 13, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (5) UC Riverside First Round	L 78–83	13–19	35 – Higgins	9 – Kancleris	5 – Higgins	Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[1]

References[edit]

^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". gorunners.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

[1] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". gorunners.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

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