# 2023–24 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team represented California Baptist University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by eleventh-year head coach Rick Croy and played their games at Fowler Events Center in Riverside, California as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 16–17, 8–12 in WAC play, to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the WAC tournament, they defeated Utah Valley in the first round, before losing to Seattle in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Lancers finished the 2022–23 season 17–16, 8–10 in WAC play, to finish in eighth place. In the WAC tournament, the team won their first-round game against Abilene Christian before falling in the quarterfinals to Sam Houston to end their season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | San Francisco State | W 74–57 | 1–0 | 22 – Daniels Jr. | 13 – Goodrick | 4 – Goodrick | Fowler Events Center (3,290) Riverside, CA |
| November 10, 2023* 6:30 p.m. | | Jackson State | W 80–66 | 2–0 | 25 – Daniels Jr. | 12 – Goodrick | 5 – Daniels Jr. | Fowler Events Center (5,096) Riverside, CA |
| November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Portland State The Joust | L 63–66 | 2–1 | 18 – Tchoukuiegno | 9 – Ouedraogo | 4 – Goodrick | Fowler Events Center (2,540) Riverside, CA |
| November 18, 2023* 5:00 p.m. | | St. Thomas (MN) The Joust | W 66–62 | 3–1 | 20 – Tchoukuiegno | 9 – Goodrick | 4 – Riley | Fowler Events Center (2,034) Riverside, CA |
| November 19, 2023* 5:00 p.m. | | Cal Poly The Joust | W 67–58 | 4–1 | 26 – Daniels Jr. | 16 – Goodrick | 3 – Daniels Jr. | Fowler Events Center (2,009) Riverside, CA |
| November 25, 2023* 5:00 p.m. | | Vanguard | W 69–59 | 5–1 | 13 – tied | 12 – tied | 5 – Tchoukuiegno | Fowler Events Center (2,372) Riverside, CA |
| December 2, 2023 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | W 91–66 | 6–1 (1–0) | 21 – Washington | 9 – Goodrick | 4 – Daniels Jr. | America First Event Center (1,181) Cedar City, UT |
| December 6, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Tech | L 69–72 | 6–2 (1–1) | 30 – Daniels Jr. | 11 – Ouedraogo | 4 – Daniels Jr. | Fowler Events Center (2,854) Riverside, CA |
| December 12, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at Oregon | L 55–76 | 6–3 | 13 – Daniels Jr. | 8 – Goodrick | 2 – Tchoukuiegno | Matthew Knight Arena (4,582) Eugene, OR |
| December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | at UC Riverside | W 70–69 | 7–3 | 16 – Daniels Jr. | 10 – Ouedraogo | 3 – Tchoukuiegno | SRC Arena (669) Riverside, CA |
| December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Western Kentucky C-USA/WAC Alliance | L 70–73 | 7–4 | 32 – Daniels Jr. | 11 – Goodrick | 2 – tied | Fowler Events Center (2,522) Riverside, CA |
| December 27, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Chicago State | W 74–62 | 8–4 | 17 – tied | 12 – Ouedraogo | 3 – Stevenson | Fowler Events Center (2,518) Riverside, CA |
| December 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Mexico State C-USA/WAC Alliance | L 61–66 | 8–5 | 14 – tied | 12 – Coleman | 3 – Daniels Jr. | Pan American Center (4,226) Las Cruces, NM |
| January 4, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Valley | L 58–65 | 8–6 (1–2) | 20 – Daniels Jr. | 13 – Ouedraogo | 4 – Tchoukuiegno | UCCU Center (1,553) Orem, UT |
| January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Seattle | L 46–48 | 8–7 (1–3) | 9 – tied | 7 – tied | 2 – Daniels Jr. | Redhawk Center (795) Seattle, WA |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tarleton State | W 77–63 | 9–7 (2–3) | 17 – Daniels Jr. | 13 – Ouedraogo | 6 – Daniels Jr. | Fowler Events Center (3,676) Riverside, CA |
| January 13, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | W 68–53 | 10–7 (3–3) | 19 – Daniels Jr. | 8 – Goodrick | 5 – Daniels Jr. | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA |
| January 20, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Utah | W 83–76 | 11–7 (4–3) | 39 – Daniels Jr. | 8 – tied | 4 – Ouedraogo | Fowler Events Center (3,197) Riverside, CA |
| January 25, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Rio Grande Valley | W 63–54 | 12–7 (5–3) | 14 – Goodrick | 12 – Goodrick | 5 – Daniels Jr. | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,932) Edinburg, TX |
| January 27, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | W 81–79 | 13–7 (6–3) | 29 – Daniels Jr. | 8 – Coleman | 4 – tied | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,909) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Seattle | L 60–61 | 13–8 (6–4) | 26 – Daniels Jr. | 16 – Goodrick | 5 – Goodrick | Fowler Events Center (4,822) Riverside, CA |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | W 64–63 | 14–8 (7–4) | 20 – Washington | 9 – Ouedraogo | 4 – tied | Fowler Events Center (2,550) Riverside, CA |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | L 78–85 | 14–9 (7–5) | 20 – Washington | 6 – tied | 5 – Tchoukuiegno | Burns Arena (1,682) St. George, UT |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | L 46–69 | 14–10 (7–6) | 12 – Coleman | 10 – Coleman | 3 – Tchoukuiegno | Fowler Events Center (2,230) Riverside, CA |
| February 17, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | L 76–79 | 14–11 (7–7) | 23 – Tchoukuiegno | 7 – tied | 5 – Tchoukuiegno | GCU Arena (7,268) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 22, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | L 65–71 | 14–12 (7–8) | 15 – Washington | 8 – Ouedraogo | 3 – Tchoukuiegno | Moody Coliseum (1,323) Abilene, TX |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tarleton State | L 65–82 | 14–13 (7–9) | 17 – Tchoukuiegno | 7 – tied | 5 – Tchoukuiegno | Wisdom Gymnasium (2,276) Stephenville, TX |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | L 60–62 $^{OT}$ | 14–14 (7–10) | 19 – Washington | 16 – Coleman | 5 – Tchoukuiegno | Fowler Events Center (2,111) Riverside, CA |
| March 2, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Rio Grande Valley | W 88–52 | 15–14 (8–10) | 20 – Washington | 11 – Goodrick | 7 – Tchoukuiegno | Fowler Events Center (2,550) Riverside, CA |
| March 7, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 57–71 | 15–15 (8–11) | 17 – tied | 11 – Coleman | 3 – Tchoukuiegno | College Park Center (1,871) Arlington, TX |
| March 9, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | L 47–68 | 15–16 (8–12) | 14 – Stevenson | 18 – Ouedraogo | 6 – Tchoukuiegno | Fowler Events Center (5,363) Riverside, CA |
| WAC tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (5) Utah Valley First round | W 74–63 $^{OT}$ | 16–16 | 21 – Tchoukuiegno | 9 – tied | 10 – Tchoukuiegno | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 14, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (4) Seattle Quarterfinals | L 57–81 | 16–17 | 15 – Ouedraogo | 8 – Goodrick | 7 – Tchoukuiegno | Orleans Arena (1,106) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. |||||||||
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