2016–17 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Kyle Ferreira
2
G
6'3"
190
Sophomore
Bakersfield, CA
Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Darryl Geyen
3
G
5'10"
165
Freshman
Houston, TX
Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Kevin Mays
10
F
6'4"
220
Senior
Queens, NY
Graduated
Ravonn Posey
12
F
6'8"
280
Junior
Milwaukee, WI
Transferred to Cleveland State
Justin Hollins
33
F
6'8"
205
Junior
Cypress, TX
Transferred
Aly Ahmed
42
C
6'9"
250
Senior
Alexandria, Egypt
Graduated
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
James Suber
4
F
6'6"
210
Junior
Philadelphia, PA
Junior college transferred from Panola College
Fallou Ndoye
15
C
6'11"
220
RS Junior
Dakar, Senegal
Transferred 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 Aly
22
F
6'9"
200
Junior
Alexandria, Egypt
Junior 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 : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 64
Tazé 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:
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 : 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
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Matt Smith
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Sr
Columbia State CC Liberty Tech HS
Jackson, MS
G
1
Brent Wrapp
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
RS Jr
Fairview HS
Boulder, CO
F
3
Tazé Moore
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Southaven HS
Southaven, MS
F
4
James Suber
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Panola College Philadelphia Electrical & Tech Charter HS
Philadelphia, PA
G
5
Dedrick Basile
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Sr
Trinity CC Madison HS
Houston, TX
G/F
10
Justin Davis
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Morse HS
San Diego, CA
F
11
Jaylin Airington
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Sr
Ventura College Bowman Leadership Academy
East Chicago, IN
G/F
13
Shon Briggs
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS Jr
San Francisco City Heritage HS
Brentwood, CA
C
15
Fallou Ndoye
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
RS Jr
Mississippi State Findlay Prep
Ta'if, Senegal
G
21
Greg Lee
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Westside HS
Houston, TX
C
22
Moataz Aly
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Hutchinson CC Sunrise Christian Academy
Alexandria, Egypt
G
23
Damiyne Durham
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
RS So
Oakwood HS
Houston, TX
F
24
Bray Barnes (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS So
Liberty HS
Bakersfield, CA
G
51
Justin Pride
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Columbia 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
^ "Utah Valley vs. CSU Bakersfield - Game Recap - March 10, 2017 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved October 5, 2017 .
^ "CSUB falls in WAC Final against New Mexico State" . 23ABC News . March 12, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017 .
^ "CSU Bakersfield to Face California in NIT" . Western Athletic Conference . Retrieved October 5, 2017 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "CSU Bakersfield vs. California - Game Recap - March 14, 2017 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved October 5, 2017 .
^ "CSU Bakersfield vs. Colorado State - Game Recap - March 20, 2017 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved October 5, 2017 .
^ "CSU Bakersfield vs. UT Arlington - Game Recap - March 22, 2017 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved October 5, 2017 .
^ "CSU Bakersfield vs. Georgia Tech - Game Recap - March 28, 2017 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved October 5, 2017 .
^ "Men's Basketball - 2016-17 Schedule" . CSU Bakersfield. 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016 .
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