2019–20 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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