# 2021–22 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by 11th-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 2020–21 season 15–11, 9–7 in Big West play, to finish in fifth place. As the #5 seed in the Big West tournament, they were defeated by #4 seed UC Davis in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 6, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Diego Christian | W 100–68 | – | Icardo Center (802) Bakersfield, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 8:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 2 UCLA | L 58–95 | 0–1 | Pauley Pavilion (5,618) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 13, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Life Pacific | W 85–60 | 1–1 | Icardo Center (834) Bakersfield, CA |
| November 18, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Arizona | L 64–74 | 1–2 | Rolle Activity Center (567) Flagstaff, AZ |
| November 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Colorado College | W 99–54 | 2–2 | Icardo Center (830) Bakersfield, CA |
| November 26, 2021* 6:00 p.m. | | at Boise State | W 46–39 | 3–2 | ExtraMile Arena (7,429) Boise, ID |
| December 3, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Benedictine Mesa Exhibition | W 87–59 | – | Icardo Center (702) Bakersfield, CA |
| December 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Idaho | W 59–58 | 4–2 | Icardo Center (899) Bakersfield, CA |
| December 15, 2021* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 59–69 | 4–3 | Teague Center (513) Abilene, TX |
| December 18, 2021* 11:00 a.m., P12N | | at Colorado | L 46–60 | 4–4 | CU Events Center (5,888) Boulder, CO |
| December 21, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Dartmouth | W 61–57 | 5–4 | Icardo Center (840) Bakersfield, CA |
| Big West regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Fullerton | L 67–73 | 5–5 (0–1) | Icardo Center (962) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 1, 2022 1:00 p.m., Spectrum SportsNet | | Long Beach State | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA |
| January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Northridge | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Matadome Northridge, CA |
| January 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Santa Barbara | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Davis | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA |
| January 15, 2022 1:00 p.m., Spectrum SportsNet | | UC Riverside | L 64–65 | 5–6 (0–2) | Icardo Center (486) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 18, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal Poly | W 73–60 | 6–6 (1–2) | Icardo Center (490) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hawaii | L 59–63 | 6–7 (1–3) | Icardo Center (788) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Irvine | L 52–57 | 6–8 (1–4) | Bren Events Center (790) Irvine, CA |
| January 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC San Diego | L 75–83 | 6–9 | RIMAC Arena (0) La Jolla, CA |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Long Beach State | L 65–74 | 6–10 (1–5) | Walter Pyramid (925) Long Beach, CA |
| February 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 61–75 | 6–11 (1–6) | Titan Gym (723) Fullerton, CA |
| February 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Santa Barbara | L 62–74 | 6–12 (1–7) | Icardo Center (1,307) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Northridge | L 65–71 | 6–13 (1–8) | Icardo Center (960) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Riverside | L 69–79 | 6–14 (1–9) | SRC Arena (635) Riverside, CA |
| February 19, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Davis | L 79–81 | 6–15 (1–10) | University Credit Union Center (1,004) Davis, CA |
| February 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal Poly | W 61–60 | 7–15 (2–10) | Mott Athletics Center (1,128) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| February 26, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hawaii | L 50–62 | 7–16 (2–11) | Stan Sheriff Center (4,660) Honolulu, HI |
| March 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC San Diego | L 70–72 | 7–17 | Icardo Center (1,207) Bakersfield, CA |
| March 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Irvine | L 61–66 | 7–18 (2–12) | Icardo Center (1,323) Bakersfield, CA |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) Cal State Northridge First round | W 58–45 | 8–18 | Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV |
| March 9, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (1) Long Beach State Quarterfinals | L 61–72 | 8–19 | 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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