2016–17 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2016–17 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Titans, led by fourth year head coach Dedrique Taylor , played their home games at Titan Gym as members of the Big West Conference . They finished the season 17–15, 10–6 in Big West play to finish in third place. They defeated Cal State Northridge in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to advance to the Semifinals where they lost to UC Davis . They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Weber State .[ 1]
Previous season
The Titans finished the season 10–20, 3–13 in Big West play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to Hawaii .[ 2]
Departures
Incoming transfers
2016 incoming recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Dwight Ramos SF
Walnut, CA
Walnut High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Feb 21, 2016
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 64
Austen Awosika PG
Chino Hills, CA
Ayala High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 62
Davon Clare SF
Harker Heights, TX
Harker Heights High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
N/A
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jackson Rowe PF
Mississauga, ON
Wasatch Academy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
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:
2017 incoming recruits
US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Landon Kirkwood SG
Brooklyn Center High School
Brooklyn Center, MN
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
N/A
Dec 16, 2015
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Daniel Venzant PG
Midland, TX
Midland Christian School
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
N/A
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 Fullerton Titans men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Kyle Allman Jr.
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
HSCTEA
Brooklyn, NY
G
1
Tre Coggins
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
Sr
JSerra Catholic HS Air Force
San Juan Capistrano, CA
G
2
Lionheart Leslie
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
179 lb (81 kg)
Sr
Vanderbilt HSBlinn JC
Houma, LA
F
5
Davon Clare
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Harker Heights HS
Killeen, TX
G
10
Austen Awosika
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Ayala HS
Chino Hills, CA
G
11
Loren Brill (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Georgetown Prep
Gaithersburg, MD
G
12
Jamal Smith (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
RS Fr
Rancho Verde HS
Moreno Valley, CA
F
13
Arkim Robertson
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Jr
St. John’s Christian Western Oklahoma State College
St. John's, Grenada
F
14
Khalil Ahmad
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Centennial HS
Corona, CA
G
15
Jose Garcia Gonzalez (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Los Alamitos HS
Los Alamitos, CA
C
22
Richard Peters
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
270 lb (122 kg)
Sr
Westwind Prep Albany
Pickering, ON
G
23
Dwight Ramos
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Walnut HS
West Covina, CA
C
32
Joshua Currenton (W)
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Jr
La Sierra HS Cypress College
Watts, CA
C
33
Darcy Malone
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
244 lb (111 kg)
Sr
ACT Academy of Sport LSU
Canberra, Australia
F
34
Jackson Rowe
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Wasatch Academy
Toronto, ON
G
35
Riley Dearring
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Jr
Minnetonka HS Wisconsin
Minnetonka, MN
F
41
Jhan Paul Mejia
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Centro de Estudios INSCATNortheastern Oklahoma A&M College
Madrid, Spain
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
11/05/2016 *6:00 pm
St. Martin's
W 70–67
Titan Gym (472)Fullerton, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016 *7:00 pm
Cal Tech
W 77–28
1–0
Titan Gym (567)Fullerton, CA
11/13/2016 *4:00 pm
Portland State
W 106–100 OT
2–0
Titan Gym (517)Fullerton, CA
11/17/2016 *8:00 pm, P12N
at Washington Global Sports Classic
L 88–104
2–1
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,284)Seattle, WA
11/19/2016 *7:00 pm
at UNLV Global Sports Classic
L 68–77
2–2
Thomas & Mack Center (9,416)Paradise, NV
11/25/2016 *11:00 am
vs. Jacksonville State Global Sports Classic semifinals
L 38–61
2–3
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
11/26/2016 *11:00 am or 1:30 PM
vs. Alabama State Global Sports Classic
L 67–76 OT
2–4
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
11/30/2016 *7:30 pm
Omaha
L 73–83
2–5
Titan Gym (637)Fullerton, CA
12/03/2016 *6:00 pm
Pacific
W 78–77
3–5
Titan Gym (614)Fullerton, CA
12/07/2016 *7:00 pm
at San Diego
L 75–82
3–6
Jenny Craig Pavilion (940)San Diego, CA
12/10/2016 *6:00 pm
Southern Utah
W 75–62
4–6
Titan Gym (520)Fullerton, CA
12/18/2016 *1:00 pm
at Omaha
L 96–102 OT
4–7
Baxter Arena (1,128)Omaha, NE
12/22/2016 *7:30 pm
Portland
W 77–72 OT
5–7
Titan Gym (673)Fullerton, CA
12/30/2016 *7:00 pm
Bethesda
W 99–56
6–7
Titan Gym (565)Fullerton, CA
Big West regular season
01/05/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hawaii
W 67–64
7–7 (1–0)
Titan Gym (724)Fullerton, CA
01/07/2017 7:30 pm
Cal State Northridge
L 65–70
7–8 (1–1)
Titan Gym (859)Fullerton, CA
01/12/2017 7:00 pm
at Cal Poly
W 87–74
8–8 (1–2)
Mott Athletic Center (1,350)San Luis Obispo, CA
01/14/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3
at UC Irvine
L 67–87
8–9 (2–2)
Bren Events Center (2,468)Irvine, CA
01/18/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Riverside
L 63–71
8–10 (2–3)
Titan Gym (703)Fullerton, CA
01/26/2017 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
at Long Beach State
L 65–76
8–11 (2–4)
Walter Pyramid (3,076)Long Beach, CA
01/28/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal Poly
W 81–71
9–11 (3–4)
Titan Gym (1,024)Fullerton, CA
02/02/2017 7:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara
W 79–53
10–11 (4–4)
The Thunderdome (857)Santa Barbara, CA
02/08/2017 7:00 pm
at UC Davis
L 65–74
10–12 (4–5)
The Pavilion (1,509)Davis, CA
02/11/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3
Long Beach State
W 74–69
11–12 (5–5)
Titan Gym (1,564)Fullerton, CA
02/16/2017 8:00 pm
at UC Riverside
W 56–55
12–12 (6–5)
The SRC (738)Riverside, CA
02/18/2017 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
UC Davis
W 79–72
13–12 (7–5)
Titan Gym (1,138)Fullerton, CA
02/22/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Irvine
W 56–54
14–12 (8–5)
Titan Gym (1,526)Fullerton, CA
02/25/2017 10:00 pm
at Hawaii
L 58–64 OT
14–13 (8–6)
Stan Sheriff Center (7,450)Honolulu, HI
03/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Santa Barbara
W 65–54
15–13 (9–6)
Titan Gym (1,205)Fullerton, CA
03/04/2017 7:30 pm
at Cal State Northridge
W 86–78
16–13 (10–6)
Matadome (1,018)Northridge, CA
Big West tournament
03/09/2017 2:30 pm, Prime Ticket
(3)
vs. (6) Cal State Northridge Quarterfinals
W 81–68
17–13
Honda Center Anaheim, CA
03/10/2017 8:59 pm, ESPNU
(3)
vs. (2) UC Davis Semifinals
L 64–66 OT
17–14
Honda Center (4,083)Anaheim, CA
CIT
03/16/2017 *7:00 pm, Facebook Live
Weber State First Round Riley Wallace Classic
L 76–80
17–15
Titan Gym (1,293)Fullerton, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
References
^ Kartje, Ryan (March 17, 2017). "Cal State Fullerton falls to Weber State in first postseason appearance since 2012" . The Orange County Register . Retrieved February 8, 2024 .
^ Keisser, Bob (March 10, 2016). "Familiar fate for Cal State Fullerton, as Hawaii dominates second half of 75-44 victory in Big West Tournament opener" . The Orange County Register . Retrieved February 8, 2024 .
^ Sample, Kyle (May 4, 2016). "Griz add Fullerton transfer to 2016 class" . Missoulian . Retrieved February 8, 2024 . (subscription required)