2019–20 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team

2019–20 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record21–10 (10–6 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachHardy Asprilla
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Jacobsen
  • Geoffrey McIntosh
Home arenaCBU Events Center
Seasons
2019–20 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 16 – 0   1.000 25 – 6   .806
California Baptist* 10 – 6   .625 21 – 10   .677
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 9 – 7   .563 14 – 16   .467
Kansas City 8 – 7   .533 16 – 14   .533
Seattle 7 – 7   .500 14 – 15   .483
Grand Canyon 8 – 8   .500 13 – 17   .433
Cal State Bakersfield 6 – 10   .375 12 – 19   .387
Utah Valley 5 – 10   .333 11 – 19   .367
Chicago State 0 – 14   .000 4 – 25   .138
* Ineligible for the 2020 NCAA tournament due to transition period
Note: The 2020 WAC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
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 March 2, 2020.
  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.