2016–17 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball
WAC regular season champions
NIT, Semifinals
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record25–10 (12–2 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaIcardo Center
2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Cal State Bakersfield12–2 .85725–10  .714
New Mexico State †11–3 .78628–6  .824
Grand Canyon*11–3 .78622–9  .710
UMKC8–6 .57118–17  .514
Utah Valley6–8 .42917–17  .500
Seattle5–9 .35713–17  .433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley2–12 .14310–22  .313
Chicago State1–13 .0716–26  .188
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
† 2017 WAC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by sixth-year head coach Rod Barnes, played their home games at the Icardo Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 12–2 in WAC play to win the regular season WAC championship. They defeated Utah Valley[1] to advance to the championship game of the WAC tournament where they lost to New Mexico State.[2] As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament.[3] As a No. 8 seed, they defeated California,[4] Colorado State,[5] and Texas–Arlington to become the first No. 8 seed to advance to the semifinals since the NIT introduced seeding in 2006.[6] In the semifinals at Madison Square Garden they lost to Georgia Tech.[7]

Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2015–16 season 24–9, 11–3 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Chicago State, Seattle, and New Mexico State to win the WAC tournament. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, their first ever appearance, where they lost in the first round to Oklahoma.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Kyle Ferreira2G6'3"190SophomoreBakersfield, CAWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Darryl Geyen3G5'10"165FreshmanHouston, TXWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Kevin Mays10F6'4"220SeniorQueens, NYGraduated
Ravonn Posey12F6'8"280JuniorMilwaukee, WITransferred to Cleveland State
Justin Hollins33F6'8"205JuniorCypress, TXTransferred
Aly Ahmed42C6'9"250SeniorAlexandria, EgyptGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
James Suber4F6'6"210JuniorPhiladelphia, PAJunior college transferred from Panola College
Fallou Ndoye15C6'11"220RS JuniorDakar, SenegalTransferred from Mississippi State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ndoye will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Moataz Aly22F6'9"200JuniorAlexandria, EgyptJunior college transferred from Hutchinson CC

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Justin Davis
#86 SF		 San Diego, CA Morse High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 8, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 64
Taze Moore
SF		 Southaven, MS Southaven High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Greg Lee
SG		 Houston, TX Westside High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 13, 2016.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Darrin Persons
#78 PF		 Clovis, CA Immanuel High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 8, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 64
Justin McCall
SG		 Bakersfield, CA Ridgeview High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 15, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ronnie Stapp
SF		 Bakersfield, CA Bakersfield High School 6 ft 65 in (3.48 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 1, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2016–17 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Matt Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrColumbia State CC
Liberty Tech HS		 Jackson, MS
G 1 Brent Wrapp 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS JrFairview HS Boulder, CO
F 3 Taze Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrSouthaven HS Southaven, MS
F 4 James Suber 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrPanola College
Philadelphia Electrical & Tech Charter HS		 Philadelphia, PA
G 5 Dedrick Basile 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) SrTrinity CC
Madison HS		 Houston, TX
G/F 10 Justin Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrMorse HS San Diego, CA
F 11 Jaylin Airington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrVentura College
Bowman Leadership Academy		 East Chicago, IN
G/F 13 Shon Briggs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrSan Francisco City
Heritage HS		 Brentwood, CA
C 15 Fallou Ndoye 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrMississippi State
Findlay Prep		 Ta'if, Senegal
G 21 Greg Lee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrWestside HS Houston, TX
C 22 Moataz Aly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrHutchinson CC
Sunrise Christian Academy		 Alexandria, Egypt
G 23 Damiyne Durham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SoOakwood HS Houston, TX
F 24 Bray Barnes (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoLiberty HS Bakersfield, CA
G 51 Justin Pride 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrColumbia State CC
Butler HS		 Huntsville, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2016*
7:00 pm		 The Master's College W 82–63 
Icardo Center (1,232)
Bakersfield, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm		 San Diego Christian W 96–54  1–0
 Icardo Center (1,566)
Bakersfield, CA
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm, P12N		 at No. 10 Arizona L 66–78  1–1
 McKale Center (14,214)
Tucson, AZ
11/19/2016*
7:00 pm		 UC Santa Barbara
Homecoming		 W 77–70  2–1
 Icardo Center (1,897)
Bakersfield, CA
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm		 Fresno State W 71–63  3–1
 Icardo Center (3,497)
Bakersfield, CA
11/25/2016*
1:00 pm		 at Wright State
Men vs. Cancer Classic		 L 64–68  3–2
 Nutter Center (3,123)
Dayton, OH
11/26/2016*
1:30 pm		 vs. North Florida
Men vs. Cancer Classic		 W 77–54  4–2
 Nutter Center (3,024)
Dayton, OH
11/27/2016*
11:00 am		 vs. North Dakota
Men vs. Cancer Classic		 L 55–57  4–3
 Nutter Center (2,975)
Dayton, OH
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm		 Pacific Union W 79–46  5–3
 Icardo Center (1,699)
Bakersfield, CA
12/02/2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 at SMU L 43–49  5–4
 Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas, TX
12/05/2016*
5:30 pm		 at Northern Arizona W 81–47  6–4
 Walkup Skydome (678)
Flagstaff, AZ
12/10/2016*
7:00 pm		 Portland State W 81–79  7–4
 Icardo Center (1,733)
Bakersfield, CA
12/15/2016*
12:00 pm		 Bethesda W 105–78  8–4
 Icardo Center (3,497)
Bakersfield, CA
12/22/2016*
6:00 pm, BYUtv		 at BYU L 71–81  8–5
 Marriott Center (15,073)
Provo, UT
12/27/2016*
7:00 pm		 at UC Santa Barbara L 60–62 OT 8–6
 UCSB Events Center (1,191)
Santa Barbara, CA
01/03/2017*
4:00 pm		 at Dartmouth W 64–60  9–6
 Leede Arena (400)
Hanover, NH
WAC regular season
01/07/2017
7:00 pm		 Seattle W 78–71  10–6
(1–0)		 Icardo Center (2,967)
Bakersfield, CA
01/12/2017
5:00 pm		 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 88–81  11–6
(2–0)		 UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,330)
Edinburg, TX
01/14/2017
6:00 pm		 at New Mexico State L 58–63  11–7
(2–1)		 Pan American Center (4,295)
Las Cruces, NM
01/21/2017
7:00 pm, ASN		 Utah Valley W 68–65  12–7
(3–1)		 Icardo Center (3,497)
Bakersfield, CA
01/26/2017
5:00 pm		 at Chicago State W 75–59  13–7
(4–1)		 Jones Convention Center (1,354)
Chicago, IL
01/28/2017
5:00 pm		 at UMKC W 74–63  14–7
(5–1)		 Municipal Auditorium (1,587)
Kansas City, MO
02/04/2017
6:00 pm		 at Grand Canyon W 65–62  15–7
(6–1)		 GCU Arena (7,237)
Phoenix, AZ
02/09/2017
7:00 pm		 New Mexico State W 72–53  16–7
(7–1)		 Icardo Center (3,497)
Bakersfield, CA
02/11/2017
7:00 pm		 Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 75–53  17–7
(8–1)		 Icardo Center (2,312)
Bakersfield, CA
02/16/2017
6:00 pm		 at Utah Valley W 80–71  18–7
(9–1)		 UCCU Center (1,255)
Orem, UT
02/18/2017
7:00 pm		 at Seattle W 51–48  19–7
(10–1)		 Connolly Center (912)
Seattle, WA
02/23/2017
7:00 pm		 UMKC W 71–62  20–7
(11–1)		 Icardo Center (2,233)
Bakersfield, CA
02/25/2017
7:00 pm		 Chicago State W 69–49  21–7
(12–1)		 Icardo Center (3,213)
Bakersfield, CA
03/04/2017
7:30 pm, ASN		 Grand Canyon L 52–58  21–8
(12–2)		 Icardo Center (3,298)
Bakersfield, CA
WAC tournament
03/10/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 (1) vs. (4) Utah Valley
Semifinals		 W 81–80 4OT 22–8
 Orleans Arena (2,190)
Paradise, NV
03/11/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 (1) vs. (2) New Mexico State
Championship		 L 60–70  22–9
 Orleans Arena (2,444)
Paradise, NV
NIT
03/14/2017*
8:15 pm, ESPN2		 (8) at (1) California
First Round – California Bracket		 W 73–66  23–9
 Haas Pavilion (1,778)
Berkeley, CA
03/20/2017*
8:15 pm, ESPN2		 (8) at (4) Colorado State
Second Round – California Bracket		 W 81–63  24–9
 Moby Arena (4,203)
Fort Collins, CO
03/22/2017*
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 (8) at (6) UT Arlington
Quarterfinals – California Bracket		 W 80–76  25–9
 College Park Center (6,336)
Arlington, TX
03/28/2017*
4:00 pm, ESPN		 (8) vs. (6) Georgia Tech
Semifinals		 L 61–76  25–10
 Madison Square Garden (5,210)
New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time Source[8].

References

  1. ↑ "Utah Valley vs. CSU Bakersfield - Game Recap - March 10, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "CSUB falls in WAC Final against New Mexico State". 23ABC News. March 12, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ "CSU Bakersfield to Face California in NIT". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ "CSU Bakersfield vs. California - Game Recap - March 14, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ "CSU Bakersfield vs. Colorado State - Game Recap - March 20, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  6. ↑ "CSU Bakersfield vs. UT Arlington - Game Recap - March 22, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ "CSU Bakersfield vs. Georgia Tech - Game Recap - March 28, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Men's Basketball - 2016-17 Schedule". CSU Bakersfield. 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
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