# 2023–24 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by 11th-year head coach Dedrique Taylor, played their home games at Titan Gym in Fullerton, California as members of the Big West Conference.

## Previous season

The Titans finished the 2022–23 season 20–13, 12–6 in Big West play, to finish in fourth place. In the Big West tournament, they defeated Hawaii in the quarterfinals and upset top-seeded UC Irvine in the semifinals, before falling to UC Santa Barbara in the championship game.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 28, 2023* 12:00 p.m. | Life Pacific | W 96–64 | | 26 – Jones | – | – | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FS1 | at No. 17 San Diego State | L 57–83 | 0–1 | 13 – Brewton | 9 – Carper | 6 – Brewton | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| November 11, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | La Sierra | W 78–48 | 1–1 | 22 – Jones | 8 – Carper | 6 – Brewton | Titan Gym (776) Fullerton, CA |
| November 16, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UCF Jacksonville Classic campus game | L 44–72 | 1–2 | 13 – Carper | 6 – tied | 4 – Brewton | Addition Financial Arena (5,322) Orlando, FL |
| November 19, 2023* 11:30 a.m. | vs. Cornell Jacksonville Classic Bay semifinals | L 70–88 | 1–3 | 23 – Jones | 9 – Brewton | 2 – tied | Flagler Gymnasium (311) St. Augustine, FL |
| November 20, 2023* 8:30 a.m. | vs. Southern Miss Jacksonville Classic Bay consolation | W 74–67 | 2–3 | 19 – Jones | 7 – Carper | 7 – Jones | Flagler Gymnasium (221) St. Augustine, FL |
| November 26, 2023* 11:00 a.m. | at Nebraska | L 72–85 | 2–4 | 30 – Jones | 7 – Carper | 3 – Jones | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,171) Lincoln, NE |
| December 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | North Dakota | W 64–54 | 3–4 | 19 – Brewton | 8 – Lee | 1 – tied | Titan Gym (908) Fullerton, CA |
| December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Stanton | W 102–52 | 4–4 | 16 – Jones | 5 – tied | 4 – Brewton | Titan Gym (692) Fullerton, CA |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Pepperdine | W 60–55 | 5–4 | 20 – Jones | 6 – Square | 3 – Jones | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Sacramento State | W 62–60 | 6–4 | 23 – Brewton | 5 – tied | 3 – Jones | Hornets Nest (765) Sacramento, CA |
| December 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m. | at Boise State | L 65–88 | 6–5 | 19 – Jones | 7 – Brewton | 3 – Brewton | ExtraMile Arena (9,178) Boise, ID |
| December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Pacific | W 67–56 | 7–5 | 16 – Jones | 8 – tied | 3 – Jones | Titan Gym (518) Fullerton, CA |
| Big West regular season |||||||||
| December 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Long Beach State | L 71–81 | 7–6 (0–1) | 19 – Jones | 8 – Carper | 4 – San Antonio | Titan Gym (1,436) Fullerton, CA |
| December 30, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Hawaii | W 63–61 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (1–1) | 17 – Brewton | 6 – tied | 2 – tied | Stan Sheriff Center (5,171) Honolulu, HI |
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m. | at UC Irvine | L 67–75 | 8–7 (1–2) | 19 – Brewton | 8 – Brewton | 3 – Brewton | Bren Events Center (1,934) Irvine, CA |
| January 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UC San Diego | L 58–76 | 8–8 (1–3) | 18 – Brewton | 4 – San Antonio | 3 – Jones | Titan Gym (642) Fullerton, CA |
| January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., SpectrumSN/ESPN+ | at CSUN | L 71–76 | 8–9 (1–4) | 17 – Jones | 5 – tied | 4 – San Antonio | Premier America Credit Union Arena (384) Northridge, CA |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UC Davis | L 65–67 | 8–10 (1–5) | 18 – Jones | 7 – Kabamba | 3 – Jones | Titan Gym (583) Fullerton, CA |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., SpectrumSN/ESPN+ | at UC Santa Barbara | W 73–69 | 9–10 (2–5) | 22 – Jones | 10 – Kabamba | 5 – Jones | The Thunderdome (1,414) Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Cal Poly | W 54–51 | 10–10 (3–5) | 13 – Brewton | 10 – Kabamba | 3 – Kabamba | Mott Athletics Center (1,228) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| January 27, 2024 6:00 p.m. | Cal State Bakersfield | W 68–50 | 11–10 (4–5) | 17 – Brewton | 9 – San Antonio | 2 – tied | Titan Gym (784) Fullerton, CA |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m. | Hawai'i | L 68–76 | 11–11 (4–6) | 19 – Brewton | 6 – Square | 4 – San Antonio | Titan Gym (1,339) Fullerton, CA |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UC Davis | L 58–71 | 11–12 (4–7) | 19 – Square | 6 – Brewton | 2 – San Antonio | University Credit Union Center (1,379) Davis, CA |
| February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., SpectrumSN/ESPN+ | at CSU Bakersfield | L 71–73 | 11–13 (4–8) | 21 – Jones | 5 – Square | 3 – San Antonio | Icardo Center (874) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UC Riverside | L 73–81 | 11–15 (4–9) | 14 – San Antonio | 10 – Carper | 3 – tied | Titan Gym (633) Fullerton, CA |
| February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UC San Diego | L 69–76 | 11–15 (4–10) | 30 – Brewton | 8 – Brewton | 6 – Brewton | LionTree Arena (1,134) La Jolla, CA |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Cal Poly | W 68–50 | 12–15 (5–10) | 20 – tied | 8 – Cooper | 4 – Brewton | Titan Gym (525) Fullerton, CA |
| February 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | CSUN | L 60–65 | 12–16 (5–11) | 26 – Brewton | 9 – Cooper | 2 – tied | Titan Gym (680) Fullerton, CA |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Long Beach State | W 76–71 | 13–16 (6–11) | 26 – Brewton | 5 – Brewton | 6 – Brewton | Walter Pyramid (2,326) Long Beach, CA |
| March 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UC Santa Barbara | W 79–70 | 14–16 (7–11) | 30 – Brewton | 8 – San Antonio | 2 – tied | Titan Gym (665) Fullerton, CA |
| March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UC Riverside | L 74–84 | 14–17 (7–12) | 26 – Brewton | 10 – Brewton | 4 – San Antonio | SRC Arena (754) Riverside, CA |
| March 9, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UC Irvine | L 71–81 | 14–18 (7–13) | 28 – Brewton | 4 – San Antonio | 2 – Brewton | Titan Gym (1,076) Fullerton, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. |||||||||
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