2022–23 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represents California State University, Bakersfield in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by 12th-year head coach Rod Barnes, play their home games at Icardo Center in Bakersfield, California as members of the Big West Conference.

2022–23 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	11–22 (6–14 Big West)
Head coach	Rod Barnes (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Scott (6th season) Brandon Barnes (4th season) Chris Crevelone (3rd season)
Home arena	Icardo Center
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UC Santa Barbara †	15	–	5		.750			27	–	8		.771
UC Irvine	15	–	5		.750			23	–	12		.657
UC Riverside	14	–	6		.700			22	–	12		.647
Cal State Fullerton	12	–	6		.667			20	–	13		.606
Hawai'i	13	–	7		.650			22	–	11		.667
UC Davis	11	–	8		.579			18	–	14		.563
Long Beach State	11	–	9		.550			17	–	16		.515
Cal State Bakersfield	6	–	14		.300			11	–	22		.333
UC San Diego*	5	–	13		.278			10	–	20		.333
Cal State Northridge	4	–	16		.200			7	–	25		.219
Cal Poly	1	–	18		.053			8	–	25		.242
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2023 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2021–22 season 8–19, 2–12 in Big West play to finish tied for ninth place. As the No. 9 seed, they defeated No. 8 seed Cal State Northridge in the first round of the Big West tournament,^[1] before falling to top-seeded Long Beach State in the quarterfinals.^[2]

Roster

2022–23 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Cedquavious Hunter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Fr North Panola HS Como, MS G 1 Kaleb Higgins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Holmes CC Pine Bluff, AR F 2 Travis Henson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Angelina College Oxon Hill, MD G 3 Dalph Panopio 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So South Plains College Rome, Italy G/F 4 Antavion Collum 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Ole Miss Memphis, TN G 5 Naseem Gaskin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So CCSF Oakland, CA G 10 Marvin McGhee III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So South Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA G 11 Kaseem Watson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr West Catholic HS Philadelphia, PA G 13 Kareem Watson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr West Catholic HS Philadelphia, PA F 21 Ugnius Jarusevicius 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Kaunas Varpas Gimnazija Alytus, Lithuania F 22 Cameron Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Pearl River CC Okolona, MS G 23 Ivan Reynolds 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Dillard HS Pompano Beach, FL F 55 Modestas Kancleris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Creighton Kaunas, Lithuania	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: November 7, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2022* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Antelope Valley	W 80–62	–	Icardo Center (2,967) Bakersfield, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		San Diego Christian	W 68–35	1–0	Icardo Center (1,158) Bakersfield, CA
November 11, 2022* 4:00 pm, P12N		at Utah	L 44–72	1–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,283) Salt Lake City, UT
November 16, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho	W 52–43	2–1	ICCU Arena (2,042) Moscow, ID
November 22, 2022* 3:00 pm		vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Jim Forbes Classic	W 73–63	3–1	Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
November 23, 2022* 6:00 pm		at UTEP Jim Forbes Classic	L 67–68	3–2	Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
November 25, 2022* 10:00 am		vs. Alcorn State Jim Forbes Classic	L 54–62	3–3	Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
November 29, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		La Sierra	W 90–49	4–3	Icardo Center (1,016) Bakersfield, CA
December 3, 2022* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Dartmouth	L 54–79	4–4	Leede Arena (558) Hanover, NH
December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm		at San Jose State	L 48–58	4–5	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,546) San Jose, CA
December 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Abilene Christian	L 59–65	4–6	Icardo Center (1,097) Bakersfield, CA
December 20, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Fresno State	L 48–56	4–7	Icardo Center (2,531) Bakersfield, CA
Big West regular season
December 29, 2022 5:00 pm		at UC Riverside	L 59–71	4–8 (0–1)	SRC Arena (263) Riverside, CA
December 31, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Irvine	L 75–79	4–9 (0–2)	Icardo Center (1,183) Bakersfield, CA
January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal Poly	W 61–51	5–9 (1–2)	Icardo Center (1,326) Bakersfield, CA
January 7, 2023 5:00 pm		at UC Davis	L 48–67	5–10 (1–3)	University Credit Union Center  Davis, CA
January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Santa Barbara	L 48–60	5–11 (1–4)	Icardo Center (1,008) Bakersfield, CA
January 14, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+		UC San Diego	W 56–52	6–11 (2–4)	Icardo Center (932) Bakersfield, CA
January 16, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Fullerton	L 46–76	6–12 (2–5)	Titan Gym (501) Fullerton, CA
January 21, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Santa Barbara	L 58–76	6–13 (2–6)	The Thunderdome (942) Santa Barbara, CA
January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Davis	L 58–79	6–14 (2–7)	Icardo Center (1,593) Bakersfield, CA
January 28, 2023 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hawai'i	L 69–72	6–15 (2–8)	Stan Sheriff Center (5,729) Honolulu, HI
February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Riverside	W 82–76 ^OT	7–15 (3–8)	Icardo Center (1,052) Bakersfield, CA
February 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC San Diego	W 75–69 ^OT	8–15 (4–8)	LionTree Arena (808) La Jolla, CA
February 9, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal State Northridge	W 73–58	9–15 (5–8)	Icardo Center (1,402) Bakersfield, CA
February 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Long Beach State	L 69–79	9–16 (5–9)	Icardo Center (1,153) Bakersfield, CA
February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal Poly	W 70–62	10–16 (6–9)	Mott Athletics Center (1,322) San Luis Obispo, CA
February 20, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Hawai'i	L 50–61	10–17 (6–10)	Icardo Center (976) Bakersfield, CA
February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Northridge	L 68–75	10–18 (6–11)	Premier America Credit Union Arena  Northridge, CA
February 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal State Fullerton	L 66–70 ^OT	10–19 (6–12)	Icardo Center (1,027) Bakersfield, CA
March 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Long Beach State	L 61–77	10–20 (6–13)	Walter Pyramid (1,480) Long Beach, CA
March 4, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Irvine	L 44–52	10–21 (6–14)	Bren Events Center (2,803) Irvine, CA
Big West tournament
March 7, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) Cal State Northridge First round	W 51–47	11–21	Dollar Loan Center  Henderson, NV
March 9, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (1) UC Irvine Quarterfinals	L 51–75	11–22	Dollar Loan Center  Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources^[3][4]

References

1. "'Runners Sprint Past CSUN, Advance to Big West Quarterfinals". California State University at Bakersfield Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
2. "Final Four Teams Set for Big West Men's Basketball Championship". The Big West. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
3. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". California State University at Bakersfield Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
4. "2022-23 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2022.