# 2022–23 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team represented California Baptist University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by tenth-year head coach Rick Croy, played their home games at the CBU Events Center in Riverside, California as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). This was the Lancers' first year as a full D-I member, now making them eligible to qualify for the NCAA tournament. The Lancers finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in WAC play, to finish in eighth place.

## Previous season

The Lancers finished the 2021–22 season 18–16, 7–11 in WAC play, to finish in ninth place. In the WAC tournament, they defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the first round, before falling to Sam Houston in the second round. They were invited to the CBI, where they lost in the first round to Middle Tennessee.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Long Beach State | L 64–79 | 0–1 | CBU Events Center (4,466) Riverside, CA |
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 59–43 | 1–1 | CBU Events Center (5,050) Riverside, CA |
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Northridge SoCal Challenge campus-site game | W 62–55 | 2–1 | CBU Events Center (2,602) Riverside, CA |
| November 17, 2022* 8:00 p.m., P12N | | at Washington | W 73–64 | 3–1 | Alaska Airlines Arena (5,666) Seattle, WA |
| November 21, 2022* 7:30 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Minnesota SoCal Challenge Surf Division Semifinals | L 61–62 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | The Pavilion at JSerra (900) San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| November 23, 2022* 10:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Southern Illinois SoCal Challenge Surf Division 3rd-place game | L 61–64 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | The Pavilion at JSerra (300) San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| November 26, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Michigan | W 77–61 | 4–3 | CBU Events Center (2,067) Riverside, CA |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Riverside | W 65–60 | 5–3 | CBU Events Center (4,038) Riverside, CA |
| December 3, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal Poly | L 53–64 | 5–4 | Mott Athletics Center (2,284) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Weber State | W 64–52 | 6–4 | CBU Events Center (2,817) Riverside, CA |
| December 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | at San Diego | W 76–73 | 7–4 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,067) San Diego, CA |
| December 18, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sonoma State | W 88–67 | 8–4 | CBU Events Center (2,345) Riverside, CA |
| December 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Portland State | L 72–74 | 8–5 | CBU Events Center Riverside, CA |
| WAC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | L 59–73 | 8–6 (0–1) | GCU Arena (7,316) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 31, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Seattle | L 65–71 | 8–7 (0–2) | Redhawk Center (767) Seattle, WA |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Tech | W 72–58 | 9–7 (1–2) | CBU Events Center (2,192) Riverside, CA |
| January 7, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Mexico State | W 70–61 | 10–7 (2–2) | Pan American Center (5,092) Las Cruces, NM |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | L 67–71 | 10–8 (2–3) | CBU Events Center (2,611) Riverside, CA |
| January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | W 79–74 | 11–8 (3–3) | CBU Events Center (5,050) Riverside, CA |
| January 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tarleton | W 77–48 | 12–8 (4–3) | CBU Events Center (4,011) Riverside, CA |
| January 25, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | W 74–66 | 13–8 (5–3) | College Park Center (1,271) Arlington, TX |
| January 28, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 58–64 | 13–9 (5–4) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,606) Edinburg, TX |
| February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Utah | L 71–72 | 13–10 (5–5) | CBU Events Center (2,705) Riverside, CA |
| February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | L 71–87 | 13–11 (5–6) | CBU Events Center (3,128) Riverside, CA |
| February 8, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Valley | L 55–71 | 13–12 (5–7) | UCCU Center (1,886) Orem, UT |
| February 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Mexico State | W 2–0 Forfeit | 13–12 (6–7) | CBU Events Center Riverside, CA |
| February 11, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | West Coast Baptist | W 132–46 | 14–12 | CBU Events Center (5,050) Riverside, CA |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Seattle | W 84–63 | 15–12 (7–7) | CBU Events Center (2,225) Riverside, CA |
| February 23, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Sam Houston | L 45–56 | 15–13 (7–8) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,613) Huntsville, TX |
| February 26, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 58–80 | 15–14 (7–9) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,554) Nacogdoches, TX |
| March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 88–70 | 16–14 (8–9) | CBU Events Center (3,296) Riverside, CA |
| March 3, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | L 71–81 | 16–15 (8–10) | America First Event Center (1,859) Cedar City, UT |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) Abilene Christian First round | W 69–62 | 17–15 | Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 9, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (1) Sam Houston Quarterfinals | L 51–64 | 17–16 | Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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