2019–20 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team

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.

2019–20 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2019–20 record21–10 (10–6 WAC)
Head coachRick Croy (7th season)
Associate head coachHardy Asprilla
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Jacobsen
  • Geoffrey McIntosh
Home arenaCBU Events Center
2019–20 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Mexico State16–0 1.000  25–6  .806
California Baptist*10–6 .625  21–10  .677
UTRGV9–7 .563  14–16  .467
Kansas City8–7 .533  16–14  .533
Seattle7–7 .500  14–15  .483
Grand Canyon8–8 .500  13–17  .433
Cal State Bakersfield6–10 .375  12–19  .387
Utah Valley5–10 .333  11–19  .367
Chicago State0–14 .000  4–25  .138
* ineligible for the 2020 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 WAC Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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.

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References
  1. "CBU Accepted Into NCAA Division I Reclassification". CBU Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  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.
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