2022–23 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team

2022–23 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	20–13 (12–6 Big West)
Head coach	Dedrique Taylor (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Walker Joey Brooks Anthony Santos
Home arena	Titan Gym (Capacity: 4,000)

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

The 2022–23 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by 10th-year head coach Dedrique Taylor, played their home games at Titan Gym as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

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

The Titans finished the 2021–22 season 21–11 overall, 11–4 in Big West play to finish in second place. The Titans won the Big West tournament championship by defeating UC Davis, Hawaii, and Long Beach State.^[1] As a result, the Titans received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the West region. They lost to No. 2-seeded Duke in the first round.^[2]

Roster

2022–23 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 G 1 Daeshawn Eaton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Howard CC Columbia, MD G 2 Max Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Tampa Clearwater, FL G 3 Latrell Wrightsell Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr Omaha Central HS Omaha, NE F 5 Victor Panov 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr DME Academy Saint Petersburg, Russia F 10 Ibrahim Famouke Doumbia 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr UCF Bamako, Mali G 11 Trey Blackmore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Robert G. Cole HS San Antonio, TX F 12 Jayden White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Mission Hills HS San Marcos, CA F 13 Vincent Lee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Nevada Midlothian, TX F 14 Lathaniel Bastian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Angelo State Nassau, Bahamas G 21 Grayson Carper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Columbia College Fresno, CA F 22 Garrison Wade 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Dartmouth Madison, MS G 23 Tory San Antonio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Rancho Verde HS Moreno Valley, CA F 24 Justin White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Mission Hills HS San Marcos, CA F 32 John Mikey Square 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Fairleigh Dickinson Washington, D.C. G 35 Cameron Carter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr 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: November 17, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2022*		La Verne	W 92–51		15 – Harris	7 – Carper	3 – Wrightsell Jr.	Titan Gym (411) Fullerton, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., YurView		at No. 19 San Diego State	L 50–87	0–1	11 – Lee	7 – Wade	2 – Lee	Viejas Arena (11,934) San Diego, CA
November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Pepperdine	W 74–71	1–1	27 – Harris	9 – Lee	5 – Wrightsell Jr.	Titan Gym (1,140) Fullerton, CA
November 13, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Vermont	W 94–85 ^2OT	2–1	21 – San Antonio	8 – Wrightsell Jr.	9 – Wrightsell Jr.	Titan Gym (900) Fullerton, CA
November 18, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		at Pacific	W 94–91 ^2OT	3–1	27 – Wrightsell Jr.	9 – Lee	3 – Wrightsell Jr.	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,496) Stockton, CA
November 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Westcliff	W 78–57	4–1	13 – Carper	7 – Carper	6 – Wrightsell Jr.	Titan Gym (719) Fullerton, CA
November 26, 2022* 12:00 p.m.		vs. Utah Tech North Dakota Tournament	L 60–66	4–2	21 – Wrightsell Jr.	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (71) Grand Forks, ND
November 27, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Dakota North Dakota Tournament	L 57–73	4–3	15 – Harris	4 – Tied	2 – Wrightsell Jr.	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,199) Grand Forks, ND
November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Seattle	L 62–69	4–4	16 – Jones	8 – Bastian	5 – Harris	Climate Pledge Arena (1,277) Seattle, WA
December 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m., P12N		at USC	L 50–64	4–5	17 – Wrightsell Jr.	8 – San Antonio	4 – Harris	Galen Center (1,531) Los Angeles, CA
December 10, 2022* 4:00 p.m.		vs. Southern Utah Jack Jones Hoopfest	L 60–67	4–6	20 – Wrightsell Jr.	6 – Jones	5 – Tied	Michelob Ultra Arena  Las Vegas, NV
December 19, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		San Diego Christian	W 87–35	5–6	20 – Wrightsell Jr.	7 – Lee	6 – Harris	Titan Gym (478) Fullerton, CA
December 21, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sacramento State	W 59–49	6–6	19 – Harris	5 – Tied	4 – Harris	Titan Gym (538) Fullerton, CA
Big West regular season
December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Santa Barbara	L 58–66	6–7 (0–1)	19 – Harris	10 – Lee	2 – Tied	Titan Gym (965) Fullerton, CA
December 31, 2022 4:00 p.m.		CSUN	W 64–52	7–7 (1–1)	19 – Wrightsell Jr.	10 – Wrightsell Jr.	4 – San Antonio	Titan Gym (563) Fullerton, CA
January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Riverside	W 77–62	8–7 (2–1)	29 – Wrightsell Jr.	4 – Tied	3 – Harris	SRC Arena  Riverside, CA
January 7, 2023 6:00 p.m.		Hawaii	W 79–72 ^OT	9–7 (3–1)	24 – Harris	7 – San Antonio	1 – Tied	Titan Gym (823) Fullerton, CA
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Irvine	L 65–70	9–8 (3–2)	17 – San Antonio	8 – Lee	6 – Wrightsell Jr.	Bren Events Center (1,891) Irvine, CA
January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Davis	L 79–83	9–9 (3–3)	19 – Harris	12 – San Antonio	5 – Harris	University Credit Union Center (1,247) Davis, CA
January 16, 2023 7:00 p.m.		Cal State Bakersfield	W 76–46	10–9 (4–3)	18 – Wrightsell Jr.	5 – Tied	4 – Tied	Titan Gym (501) Fullerton, CA
January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Long Beach State	L 67–72	10–10 (4–4)	18 – Harris	5 – Tied	5 – Jones	Walter Pyramid (2,354) Long Beach, CA
January 21, 2023 7:00 p.m.		at CSUN	L 66–69 ^OT	10–11 (4–5)	18 – Jones	6 – Tied	3 – Jones	Premier America Credit Union Arena (813) Northridge, CA
January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Irvine	W 62–61	11–11 (5–5)	26 – Wrightsell Jr.	7 – Lee	4 – Jones	Titan Gym (1,219) Fullerton, CA
January 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal Poly	W 65–36	12–11 (6–5)	16 – Jones	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Mott Athletics Center (1,921) San Luis Obispo, CA
February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m.		Long Beach State	L 67–70	12–12 (6–6)	19 – Jones	7 – Lee	2 – Tied	Titan Gym (2,445) Fullerton, CA
February 4, 2023 6:00 p.m.		UC Riverside	W 64–58	13–12 (7–6)	16 – Tied	7 – Lee	2 – Tied	Titan Gym (1,082) Fullerton, CA
February 11, 2023 9:00 p.m.		at Hawaii	W 52–51	14–12 (8–6)	13 – Jones	9 – San Antonio	1 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (5,217) Honolulu, HI
February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC San Diego	W 76–73	15–12 (9–6)	25 – Wrightsell Jr.	7 – Square	4 – Jones	LionTree Arena (917) La Jolla, CA
February 18, 2023 4:00 p.m.		Cal Poly	W 83–62	16–12 (10–6)	23 – Wrightsell Jr.	8 – Carper	2 – Tied	Titan Gym (690) Fullerton, CA
February 20, 2023 7:00 p.m.		at UC Santa Barbara	W 74–60	17–12 (11–6)	18 – Jones	7 – Square	4 – Tied	The Thunderdome (1,972) Santa Barbara, CA
February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m.		UC Davis	Canceled					Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
February 25, 2023 7:00 p.m.		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 70–66 ^OT	18–12 (12–6)	17 – Jones	6 – Wrightsell Jr.	5 – San Antonio	Icardo Center (1,027) Bakersfield, CA
March 4, 2023 6:00 p.m.		UC San Diego	Canceled					Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
Big West tournament
March 9, 2023 2:30 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Hawai'i Quarterfinals	W 62–60 ^OT	19–12	18 – Jones	10 – Wrightsell Jr.	3 – Jones	Dollar Loan Center (1,410) Henderson, NV
March 10, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (1) UC Irvine Semifinals	W 83–80	20–12	22 – Wrightsell Jr.	6 – Lee	4 – Jones	Dollar Loan Center  Henderson, NV
March 11, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN2	(4)	vs. (2) UC Santa Barbara Championship	L 62–72	20–13	18 – Jones	9 – San Antonio	2 – San Antonio	Dollar Loan Center (1,897) Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

Source: ^[3]

References

1. "Cal State Fullerton rallies, beats Long Beach State to secure NCAA tournament berth". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. March 13, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
2. "Cal State Fullerton vs. Duke - Men's College Basketball Box Score - March 18, 2022". ESPN. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
3. "2022–23 Cal State Fullerton Men's Basketball Schedule". Cal State Fullerton Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2022.