Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball

Bakersfield Roadrunners

2014–15 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

University

California State University, Bakersfield

Conference

WAC

Location

Bakersfield, CA

Head coach

Rod Barnes (4th year)

Arena

Icardo Center
(Capacity: 3,500)

Nickname

Roadrunners

Colors

Blue and Gold

NCAA Tournament champions

*1993, *1994, *1997

NCAA Tournament runner up

*1990

NCAA Tournament Final Four

*1982, *1983, *1990, *1991, *1992, *1993, *1994, *1997

NCAA Tournament appearances

*1973, *1976, *1982, *1983, *1984, *1988, *1989, *1990, *1991, *1992, *1993, *1994, *1995, *1996, *1997, *1998, *2001, *2002, *2003, *2004, *2006

*= At the Division II level

The Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball represents California State University, Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California, United States. The team is currently led by head coach Rod Barnes and competes in the Western Athletic Conference.

The Roadrunners joined NCAA Division I in 2007. During their time in NCAA Division II they participated in 21 NCAA Division II Tournaments. They advanced to the final four eight times and are three time national champions (1993, 1994, 1997).

Postseason appearances

NCAA II Tournament results

The Roadrunners have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament 21 times. Their combined record is 41–20. They are three time NCAA Division II national champions (1993, 1994, 1997).

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1973	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	San Diego UC Riverside	W 50–44 L 54–61
1976	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	UC Davis Puget Sound	W 87–65 L 65–75
1982	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game	San Francisco State Cal Poly SLO North Dakota UDC Kentucky Wesleyan	W 58–50 W 58–55 W 67–65 L 71–76 L 66–77
1983	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four	Humboldt State Chapman Southeast Missouri State Wright State	W 72–48 W 78–66 W 75–70 L 50–57
1984	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Kentucky Wesleyan Bellarmine	L 85–96 L 71–81
1988	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Alaska-Anchorage Sacramento State	L 82–89 ^OT W 90–89
1989	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Cal State Dominguez Hills UC Riverside	W 64–61 L 60–63
1990	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Humboldt State Central Missouri State Bridgeport Morehouse Kentucky Wesleyan	W 76–58 W 68–64 W 87–72 W 85–60 L 79–93
1991	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four	UC Riverside Alaska-Anchorage Southwest Baptist Bridgeport	W 75–52 W 78–68 W 55–52 L 66–73 ^OT
1992	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four	Chico State UC Riverside Jacksonville State Virginia Union	W 99–78 W 72–70 ^OT W 89–59 L 66–69
1993	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Grand Canyon Alaska-Anchorage North Carolina Central Wayne State Troy State	W 98–68 W 78–69 W 86–80 W 61–57 W 85–72
1994	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Alaska-Anchorage UC Riverside Indiana (PA) Washburn Southern Indiana	W 92–61 W 75–62 W 87–69 W 67–64 W 92–86
1995	Regional Quarterfinals	Cal State Los Angeles	L 66–70 ^OT
1996	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Grand Canyon Seattle Pacific Northern Kentuck	W 71–65 W 78–65 L 55–56
1997	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Grand Canyon Montana State-Billings Southern Connecticut State Salem-Teikyo Northern Kentucky	W 80–70 W 90–78 W 65–62 W 81–68 W 57–56
1998	Regional Semifinals	Seattle Pacific	L 60–62
2001	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals	Humboldt State Western Washington	W 99–88 L 86–95 ^OT
2002	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals	Montana State-Billings Cal State San Bernardino	W 84–81 L 62–66
2003	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals	BYU-Hawaiʻi Cal Poly Pomona	W 50–41 L 49–62
2004	Regional Quarterfinals	Alaska-Fairbanks	L 82–91
2006	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals	Somona State Seattle Pacific	W 71–68 L 75–81

CIT results

The Roadrunners have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2012	First Round	Utah State	L 69–75

References

External links

Website

California State University, Bakersfield

Facilities	Hardt Field Icardo Center Rabobank Arena

Athletics	Baseball Men's basketball

Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball

Venues	Rabobank Arena (1998–present) Icardo Center (alternate; 1989–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

NCAA national championships in bold

Western Athletic Conference men's basketball

Teams	Chicago State Cougars Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Grand Canyon Antelopes New Mexico State Aggies Seattle Redhawks UMKC Kangaroos Utah Valley Wolverines Texas–Pan American Broncs (to become UTRGV Vaqueros in 2015–16)

Championships & awards	WAC Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year