2019–20 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team represented California Baptist University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by seventh-year head coach Rick Croy, played their home games at the CBU Events Center in Riverside, California as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 10–6 in WAC play to finish in second place.

2019–20 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2019–20 record21–10 (10–6 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachHardy Asprilla
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Jacobsen
  • Geoffrey McIntosh
Home arenaCBU Events Center
2019–20 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Mexico State160 1.000  256  .806
California Baptist*106 .625  2110  .677
UTRGV97 .563  1416  .467
Kansas City87 .533  1614  .533
Seattle77 .500  1415  .483
Grand Canyon88 .500  1317  .433
Cal State Bakersfield610 .375  1219  .387
Utah Valley510 .333  1119  .367
Chicago State014 .000  425  .138
* ineligible for the 2020 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 WAC Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The season marked CBU's second year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lancers were not eligible for NCAA postseason play and could not participate in the WAC Tournament. They were eligible to play in the CIT or CBI, if invited.[1] However, all postseason play was cancelled due to they COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Lancers finished the 2018–19 season 16–15, 7–9 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They were ineligible to participate in the WAC Tournament due to their transition from Division II to Division I. They received an invite to the College Basketball Invitational, where they lost to Loyola Marymount in the first round.[2]

Roster

2019–20 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Milan Acquaah 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Bakersfield, California
G 3 Tre Armstrong 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Burnie, Tasmania
F 4 Omar Lo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Los Angeles, California
G 5 Reed Nottage 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Sydney, Australia
G 10 Jordan Caruso 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) So New York City, New York
F 11 Bul Kuol 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Canberra, ACT, Australia
C 12 Glenn Morison 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) So Canberra, ACT, Australia
G 15 Brandon Boyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Los Angeles, California
G 23 Jordan Gonzalez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS So Pasadena, California
G 25 Ty Rowell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Langley, British Columbia
G 31 Ferron Flavors Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Federal Way, Washington
G 32 Micah Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Rancho Cucamonga, California
C 33 Zach Pirog 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Highlands Ranch, Colorado
F 34 Tristan Forsyth 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) Jr Melbourne, Australia
F 35 De'jon Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Oakland, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 25, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Jackson State W 93–70  1–0
CBU Events Center (4,976)
Riverside, CA
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Cal Lutheran W 112–56  2–0
CBU Events Center (5,050)
Riverside, CA
November 12, 2019*
5:00 pm, LHN
at Texas L 54–67  2–1
Frank Erwin Center (8,157)
Austin, TX
November 15, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N
at California L 62–82  2–2
Haas Pavilion (4,115)
Berkeley, CA
November 22, 2019*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
Central Arkansas
2K Empire Classic
W 104–98 OT 3–2
CBU Events Center (2,628)
Riverside, CA
November 23, 2019*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
Georgia State
2K Empire Classic
L 60–69  3–3
CBU Events Center (1,946)
Riverside, CA
November 27, 2019*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
South Dakota
Summit League/WAC Challenge
L 83–84  3–4
CBU Events Center (1,760)
Riverside, CA
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+/RiversideTV
UC Riverside W 79–67  4–4
CBU Events Center (4,067)
Riverside, CA
December 7, 2019*
7:00 pm
at UC Irvine W 68–60  5–4
Bren Events Center (1,938)
Irvine, CA
December 14, 2019*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Bethune–Cookman W 87–68  6–4
CBU Events Center 
Riverside, CA
December 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Southern W 78–61  7–4
CBU Events Center (1,874)
Riverside, CA
December 22, 2019*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Mississippi Valley State W 103–66  8–4
CBU Events Center (2,003)
Riverside, CA
December 28, 2019*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Ottawa (AZ) W 92–75  9–4
CBU Events Center (1,833)
Riverside, CA
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 76–67  10–4
(1–0)
CBU Events Center (2,493)
Riverside, CA
January 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
New Mexico State L 71–86  10–5
(1–1)
CBU Events Center (4,754)
Riverside, CA
January 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal State Bakersfield W 83–75  11–5
(2–1)
Icardo Center (1,988)
Bakersfield, CA
January 11, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Grand Canyon W 61–57  12–5
(3–1)
GCU Arena (7,054)
Phoenix, AZ
January 17, 2020*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Bethesda W 96–62  13–5
CBU Events Center (3,039)
Riverside, CA
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Chicago State W 85–53  14–5
(4–1)
CBU Events Center (3,461)
Riverside, CA
January 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Kansas City L 57–67  14–6
(4–2)
CBU Events Center (4,047)
Riverside, CA
January 29, 2020
6:00 pm, WAC DN
at Utah Valley W 65–61  15–6
(5–2)
UCCU Center (3,367)
Orem, UT
February 1, 2020
1:00 pm, WAC DN
at Seattle W 72–65  16–6
(6–2)
Redhawk Center (880)
Seattle, WA
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Cal State Bakersfield W 74–69  17–6
(7–2)
CBU Events Center (3,325)
Riverside, CA
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Grand Canyon L 98–103  17–7
(7–3)
CBU Events Center (5,050)
Riverside, CA
February 13, 2020*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Westcliff W 107–45  18–7
CBU Events Center (1,610)
Riverside, CA
February 19, 2020
5:00 pm, WAC DN
at Kansas City L 63–69  18–8
(7–4)
Swinney Recreation Center (1,211)
Kansas City, MO
February 22, 2020
10:00 am, WAC DN
at Chicago State W 95–53  19–8
(8–4)
Jones Convocation Center (368)
Chicago, IL
February 26, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Utah Valley W 73–66  20–8
(9–4)
CBU Events Center (2,834)
Riverside, CA
February 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+/RiversideTV
Seattle W 88–87 OT 21–8
(10–4)
CBU Events Center (5,058)
Riverside, CA
March 5, 2020
6:00 pm, WAC DN
at New Mexico State L 50–83  21–9
(10–5)
Pan American Center (7,015)
Las Cruces, NM
March 7, 2020
5:00 pm, WAC DN
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 76–79  21–10
(10–6)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,523)
Edinburg, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source[3]

References

  1. "CBU Accepted Into NCAA Division I Reclassification". CBU Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  2. "CBU Falls to LMU in CBI First Round". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  3. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". CBU Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
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