2021–22 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by ninth-year head coach Dedrique Taylor, played their home games at Titan Gym as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 11–4 in Big West play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed, they defeated UC Davis, Hawaii, and Long Beach State to be champions of the Big West tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the West Region, where they lost in the first round to Duke.

2021–22 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball
Big West tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	21–11 (11–4 Big West)
Head coach	Dedrique Taylor (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Walker Joey Brooks Anthony Santos
Home arena	Titan Gym (Capacity: 4,000)
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Long Beach State	12	–	3		.800			20	–	13		.606
Cal State Fullerton †	11	–	4		.733			21	–	11		.656
Hawai'i	10	–	5		.667			17	–	11		.607
UC Irvine	9	–	5		.643			15	–	10		.600
UC Santa Barbara	8	–	5		.615			17	–	11		.607
UC Riverside	9	–	6		.600			16	–	12		.571
UC Davis	5	–	6		.455			13	–	11		.542
UC San Diego*	7	–	11		.389			13	–	16		.448
Cal State Northridge	3	–	13		.188			7	–	23		.233
Cal State Bakersfield	2	–	12		.143			8	–	19		.296
Cal Poly	2	–	12		.143			7	–	21		.250
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament and 2022 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings
† 2022 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

See also: 2020–21 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team

The Titans finished the 2020–21 season 5–6 overall, 4–6 in Big West Conference play to in 7th in the conference standings. The Big West Conference tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ending the Titans season.

Roster

2021–22 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jalen Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Casper College Los Angeles, CA F 1 Lado Laku 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Dallas, TX G 2 Tray Maddox Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Oakland Novi, MI G 3 Latrell Wrightsell Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Omaha Central HS Omaha, NE G/F 5 Landis Spivey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Columbia College Stockton, CA G 11 Damari Milstead 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr San Francisco Oakland, CA F 13 Vincent Lee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Nevada Midlothian, TX F 14 Ibrahim Famouke Doumbia 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr UCF Bamako, Mali G 21 Dante Maddox Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Bloom Township HS Chicago Heights, IL G 22 Grayson Carper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Columbia College Fresno, CA G 23 Tory San Antonio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Rancho Verde HS Moreno Valley, CA F 24 E.J. Anosike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Sr Tennessee East Orange, NJ G 35 Cameron Carter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Damonte Ranch HS Reno, NV	Head coach Dedrique Taylor (UC Davis) Assistant coach(es) Chris Walker (Oklahoma) Anthony Santos (Cal State Fullerton) Joey Brooks (Notre Dame) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 19, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		Bethesda	W 105–46		Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021 6:00 p.m.		at Santa Clara	L 77–84	0–1	Leavey Center (1,031) Santa Clara, CA
November 11, 2021 7:00 p.m.		at San Jose State	L 76–78	0–2	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,521) San Jose, CA
November 16, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Washington	W 74–59	1–2	Titan Gym (748) Fullerton, CA
November 19, 2021 7:00 p.m.		at San Diego	W 57–55	2–2	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,073) San Diego, CA
November 23, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Texas–Rio Grande Valley NAU Tournament	L 67–72	2–3	Rolle Activity Center (84) Flagstaff, AZ
November 24, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Arizona NAU Tournament	W 73–56	3–3	Rolle Activity Center (278) Flagstaff, AZ
November 29, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wyoming	L 66–79	3–4	Titan Gym (772) Fullerton, CA
December 4, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Pacific	W 66–57	4–4	Titan Gym (323) Fullerton, CA
December 8, 2021 7:00 p.m.		at San Diego State	L 56–66	4–5	Viejas Arena (11,823) San Diego, CA
December 11, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Life Pacific	W 87-59	5–5	Titan Gym (511) Fullerton, CA
December 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Redlands	W 93–78	6–5	Titan Gym (509) Fullerton, CA
Big West regular season
December 30, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 73–67	7–5 (1–0)	Icardo Center (962) Bakersfield, CA
January 1, 2022 7:00 pm		at Cal Poly	Cancelled due to COVID health and safety protocols		Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
January 4, 2022 7:00 pm		Long Beach State	Cancelled due to COVID health and safety protocols		Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
January 6, 2022 7:00 pm		Hawaiʻi	Cancelled due to COVID health and safety protocols		Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		CSUN	W 79–64	8–5 (2–0)	Titan Gym (288) Fullerton, CA
January 15, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Santa Barbara	W 79–73	9–5 (3–0)	Titan Gym (290) Fullerton, CA
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Irvine	W 65–63	10–5 (4–0)	Bren Events Center (931) Irvine, CA
January 22, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UC San Diego	W 83–80	11–5	Titan Gym (389) Fullerton, CA
January 27, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Davis	W 74–58	12–5 (5–0)	University Credit Union Center (579) Davis, CA
January 29, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Riverside	L 54–67	12–6 (5–1)	SRC Arena (0) Riverside, CA
February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal Poly	W 61–50	13–6 (6–1)	Titan Gym (426) Fullerton, CA
February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Cal State Bakersfield	W 75–61	14–6 (7–1)	Titan Gym (723) Fullerton, CA
February 8, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Long Beach State	L 61–71	14–7 (7–2)	Walter Pyramid (2,025) Long Beach, CA
February 12, 2022 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at Hawaiʻi	L 55–72	14–8 (7–3)	Stan Sheriff Center (4,619) Honolulu, HI
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Santa Barbara	W 67–58	15–8 (8–3)	The Thunderdome (1,012) Santa Barbara, CA
February 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at CSUN	W 81–73	16–8 (9–3)	Matadome (405) Northridge, CA
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Irvine	W 66–64	17–8 (10–3)	Titan Gym (1,013) Fullerton, CA
February 26, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC San Diego	L 76–81	17–9	RIMAC Arena (808) La Jolla, CA
March 3, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPNU		UC Riverside	L 72–75	17–10 (10–4)	Titan Gym (1,050) Fullerton, CA
March 5, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Davis	W 62–59	18–10 (11–4)	Titan Gym (760) Fullerton, CA
Big West tournament
March 10, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) UC Davis Quarterfinals	W 73–55	19–10	Dollar Loan Center  Henderson, NV
March 11, 2022 8:30 pm, ESPNU	(2)	vs. (3) Hawaii Semifinals	W 58–46	20–10	Dollar Loan Center  Henderson, NV
March 12, 2022 8:30 pm, ESPN2	(2)	vs. (1) Long Beach State Championship	W 72–71	21–10	Dollar Loan Center  Henderson, NV
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022 4:10 pm, CBS	(15 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 9 Duke First Round	L 61–78	21–11	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,295) Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

Source: ^[1]

References

1. "2021–22 Cal State Fullerton Men's Basketball Schedule". Cal State Fullerton Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2020.