# 2022–23 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by 12th-year head coach Rod Barnes, played their home games at Icardo Center in Bakersfield, California as members of the Big West Conference.

## Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2021–22 season 8–19, 2–12 in Big West play to finish tied for ninth place. As the No. 9 seed, they defeated No. 8 seed Cal State Northridge in the first round of the Big West tournament, before falling to top-seeded Long Beach State in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2022* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Antelope Valley | W 80–62 | – | Icardo Center (2,967) Bakersfield, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | San Diego Christian | W 68–35 | 1–0 | Icardo Center (1,158) Bakersfield, CA |
| November 11, 2022* 4:00 pm, P12N | | at Utah | L 44–72 | 1–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,283) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 16, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Idaho | W 52–43 | 2–1 | ICCU Arena (2,042) Moscow, ID |
| November 22, 2022* 3:00 pm | | vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Jim Forbes Classic | W 73–63 | 3–1 | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| November 23, 2022* 6:00 pm | | at UTEP Jim Forbes Classic | L 67–68 | 3–2 | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| November 25, 2022* 10:00 am | | vs. Alcorn State Jim Forbes Classic | L 54–62 | 3–3 | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| November 29, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | La Sierra | W 90–49 | 4–3 | Icardo Center (1,016) Bakersfield, CA |
| December 3, 2022* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at Dartmouth | L 54–79 | 4–4 | Leede Arena (558) Hanover, NH |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm | | at San Jose State | L 48–58 | 4–5 | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,546) San Jose, CA |
| December 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | L 59–65 | 4–6 | Icardo Center (1,097) Bakersfield, CA |
| December 20, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fresno State | L 48–56 | 4–7 | Icardo Center (2,531) Bakersfield, CA |
| Big West regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 5:00 pm | | at UC Riverside | L 59–71 | 4–8 (0–1) | SRC Arena (263) Riverside, CA |
| December 31, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UC Irvine | L 75–79 | 4–9 (0–2) | Icardo Center (1,183) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cal Poly | W 61–51 | 5–9 (1–2) | Icardo Center (1,326) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 7, 2023 5:00 pm | | at UC Davis | L 48–67 | 5–10 (1–3) | University Credit Union Center Davis, CA |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UC Santa Barbara | L 48–60 | 5–11 (1–4) | Icardo Center (1,008) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 14, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UC San Diego | W 56–52 | 6–11 (2–4) | Icardo Center (932) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 16, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 46–76 | 6–12 (2–5) | Titan Gym (501) Fullerton, CA |
| January 21, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 58–76 | 6–13 (2–6) | The Thunderdome (942) Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UC Davis | L 58–79 | 6–14 (2–7) | Icardo Center (1,593) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 28, 2023 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Hawai'i | L 69–72 | 6–15 (2–8) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,729) Honolulu, HI |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UC Riverside | W 82–76 $^{OT}$ | 7–15 (3–8) | Icardo Center (1,052) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC San Diego | W 75–69 $^{OT}$ | 8–15 (4–8) | LionTree Arena (808) La Jolla, CA |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cal State Northridge | W 73–58 | 9–15 (5–8) | Icardo Center (1,402) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Long Beach State | L 69–79 | 9–16 (5–9) | Icardo Center (1,153) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cal Poly | W 70–62 | 10–16 (6–9) | Mott Athletics Center (1,322) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| February 20, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hawai'i | L 50–61 | 10–17 (6–10) | Icardo Center (976) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cal State Northridge | L 68–75 | 10–18 (6–11) | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA |
| February 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cal State Fullerton | L 66–70 $^{OT}$ | 10–19 (6–12) | Icardo Center (1,027) Bakersfield, CA |
| March 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Long Beach State | L 61–77 | 10–20 (6–13) | Walter Pyramid (1,480) Long Beach, CA |
| March 4, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC Irvine | L 44–52 | 10–21 (6–14) | Bren Events Center (2,803) Irvine, CA |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) Cal State Northridge First round | W 51–47 | 11–21 | Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV |
| March 9, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (1) UC Irvine Quarterfinals | L 51–75 | 11–22 | Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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