# 2021–22 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team

The 2021–22 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team represented California Baptist University (CBU) in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by ninth-year head coach Rick Croy, played their home games at the CBU Events Center in Riverside, California as members of the Western Athletic Conference.
The season marked CBU's final 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, but could participate in the WAC tournament. They finished the regular season 17–14, 7–11 in WAC play, to finish in 9th place. They defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the first round of the WAC Tournament before losing in the second round to Sam Houston State.
The Lancers accepted an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational, where they lost to Middle Tennessee in the first round.

## Previous season

In a season limited by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Lancers finished the 2020–21 season 13–10, 6–6 in WAC play, to finish in fourth place. They lost to Seattle in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | San Francisco State | W 87–65 | 1–0 | CBU Events Center (4,308) Riverside, CA |
| November 13, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mississippi Valley State | W 95–66 | 2–0 | CBU Events Center (4,957) Riverside, CA |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jackson State | W 77–64 | 3–0 | CBU Events Center (2,631) Riverside, CA |
| November 18, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | San José State | W 67–66 | 4–0 | CBU Events Center (3,004) Riverside, CA |
| November 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | W 74–70 | 5–0 | CBU Events Center (2,229) Riverside, CA |
| November 24, 2021* 5:30 pm, LHN | | at No. 8 Texas | L 44–68 | 5–1 | Frank Erwin Center (10,878) Austin, TX |
| November 27, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | San Diego Christian | W 85–38 | 6–1 | CBU Events Center (2,248) Riverside, CA |
| December 2, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cal Poly | W 64–55 | 7–1 | CBU Events Center (3,401) Riverside, CA |
| December 7, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Dakota | W 89–71 | 8–1 | CBU Events Center (2,606) Riverside, CA |
| December 12, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC Riverside | L 54–70 | 8–2 | SRC Arena (884) Riverside, CA |
| December 18, 2021* 3:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 8 Arizona | L 60–84 | 8–3 | McKale Center (14,623) Tucson, AZ |
| December 21, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 84–68 | 9–3 | CBU Events Center (2,220) Riverside, CA |
| December 28, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | La Verne | W 96–41 | 10–3 | CBU Events Center (1,892) Riverside, CA |
| WAC conference season ||||||
| January 8, 2022 10:00 am, ESPN+ | | at Chicago State | L 56–58 | 10–4 (0–1) | Jones Convocation Center (102) Chicago, IL |
| January 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Dixie State | L 76–79 | 10–5 (0–2) | CBU Events Center (2,014) Riverside, CA |
| January 15, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | W 75–73 | 11–5 (1–2) | CBU Events Center (2,305) Riverside, CA |
| January 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Seattle Rescheduled from Jan. 1 | L 85–92 $^{OT}$ | 11–6 (1–3) | CBU Events Center (2,531) Riverside, CA |
| January 20, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tarleton State | W 88–84 | 12–6 (2–3) | Wisdom Gymnasium (1,899) Stephenville, TX |
| January 22, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 68–77 | 12–7 (2–4) | Teague Center (726) Abilene, TX |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sam Houston State | L 68–73 | 12–8 (2–5) | CBU Events Center (3,005) Riverside, CA |
| January 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | L 77–81 | 12–9 (2–6) | CBU Events Center (4,311) Riverside, CA |
| February 3, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Mexico State | L 57–68 | 12–10 (2–7) | Pan American Center (4,431) Las Cruces, NM |
| February 5, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | L 50–56 | 12–11 (2–8) | GCU Arena (7,107) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lamar | W 83–61 | 13–11 (3–8) | CBU Events Center (2,436) Riverside, CA |
| February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 80–72 | 14–11 (4–8) | CBU Events Center (4,651) Riverside, CA |
| February 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | L 60–65 | 14–12 (4–9) | CBU Events Center (5,050) Riverside, CA |
| February 19, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Seattle | L 64–67 | 14–13 (4–10) | Redhawk Center (1,670) Seattle, WA |
| February 24, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dixie State | W 71–61 | 15–13 (5–10) | Burns Arena (1,269) St. George, UT |
| February 26, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Utah Valley | L 54–63 | 15–14 (5–11) | UCCU Center (2,187) Orem, UT |
| March 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 62–53 | 16–14 (6–11) | CBU Events Center (3,565) Riverside, CA |
| March 5, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lamar | W 78–66 | 17–14 (7–11) | Montagne Center (2,345) Beaumont, TX |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) Texas–Rio Grande Valley First round | W 81–80 | 18–14 | Orleans Arena (307) Paradise, NV |
| March 9, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (5) Sam Houston State Second round | L 35–65 | 18–15 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| CBI ||||||
| March 19, 2022 2:00 pm, FloHoops | (15) | vs. (2) Middle Tennessee First round | L 58–64 | 18–16 | Ocean Center (578) Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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