# 2019–20 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners were led by ninth-year head coach Rod Barnes and played their home games at the Icardo Center as member of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 6–10 in WAC play to finish in seventh place. They were set to be the No. 7 seed in the WAC tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The season marked the final year in the WAC for the Roadrunners, as they will join the Big West Conference on July 1, 2020.

## Before the season

The Roadrunners finished the 2018–19 season 18–16 overall, and 7–9 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Texas–Rio Grande Valley. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Cal State Fullerton in the first round to win the Riley Wallace Classic and defeated Southern Utah in the second round. In the quarterfinals of the CIT, they lost to Green Bay.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 2, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Westcliff | W 90–49 | | 20 – Moore | 7 – Readus | 5 – Tied | Icardo Center (1,649) Bakersfield, CA |
| Non-Conference Regular Season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Notre Dame de Namur | W 103–51 | 1–0 | 18 – Moore, Stith | 8 – Lee | 8 – Buckingham | Icardo Center (2,007) Bakersfield, CA |
| November 9, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | South Dakota State Summit League/WAC Challenge | L 91–93 $^{2OT}$ | 1–1 | 26 – Stith | 9 – Edler-Davis | 3 – Buckingham | Icardo Center (1,918) Bakersfield, CA |
| November 13, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | L 55–67 | 1–2 | 16 – Allen | 5 – Tied | 5 – Allen | McLeod Center (3,151) Cedar Falls, IA |
| November 15, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Life Pacific | W 91–51 | 2–2 | 19 – Buckingham | 8 – Readus | 6 – Perry | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at San Francisco | L 70–100 | 2–3 | 15 – Allen | 6 – Moore | 2 – Perry | The Sobrato Center (1,503) San Francisco, CA |
| November 23, 2019* 5:00 pm | | at No. 8 Gonzaga | L 49–77 | 2–4 | 11 – Edler-Davis | 7 – Buckingham | 3 – Perry | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| November 26, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Sam Houston State | L 65–74 | 2–5 | 19 – Bowie | 5 – Bryant | 4 – Bowie | Icardo Center (2,207) Bakersfield, CA |
| November 29, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hampton | W 70–57 | 3–5 | 16 – Moore | 10 – Moore | 4 – Moore | Icardo Center (1,668) Bakersfield, CA |
| November 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | San Diego Christian | W 87–59 | 4–5 | 16 – Buckingham | 8 – Readus | 6 – Perry | Icardo Center (1,545) Bakersfield, CA |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UC Santa Barbara | L 60-64 | 4-6 | 23 – Perry | 5 – Tied | 3 – Moore | Icardo Center (2,808) Bakersfield, CA |
| December 7, 2019* 11:00 am, SECN+ | | at Ole Miss | L 67–83 | 4–7 | 17 – Moore | 5 – Tied | 8 – Perry | The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS |
| December 14, 2019* 4:00 pm, Pluto TV | | at Idaho | L 70–76 $^{OT}$ | 4–8 | 16 – Buckingham | 16 – Readus | 7 – Perry | Cowan Spectrum (956) Moscow, ID |
| December 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Montana State | W 74–72 | 5–8 | 15 – Allen | 5 – Tied | 7 – Perry | Icardo Center (1,877) Bakersfield, CA |
| December 21, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Cal Poly | W 72–50 | 6–8 | 13 – Moore | 8 – Buckingham | 5 – Moore | Robert A. Mott Athletics Center (1,545) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| December 29, 2019* 1:00 pm, FSSW | | at No. 23 Texas Tech | L 58–73 | 6–9 | 10 – Edler-Davis | 6 – Tied | 7 – Perry | United Supermarkets Arena (14,055) Lubbock, TX |
| WAC Regular Season |||||||||
| January 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | W 69–62 | 7–9 (1–0) | 25 – Buckingham | 13 – Lee | 6 – Perry | Icardo Center (2,513) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | California Baptist | L 75–83 | 7–10 (1–1) | 23 – Tied | 7 – Moore | 7 – Perry | Icardo Center (1,988) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 16, 2020 5:00 pm | | at Kansas City | W 74–64 $^{OT}$ | 8–10 (2–1) | 25 – Elder-Davis | 12 – McCall | 6 – Perry | Municipal Auditorium (1,216) Kansas City, MO |
| January 18, 2020 10:00 am | | at Chicago State | W 72–54 | 9–10 (3–1) | 19 – Lee | 6 – 3 tied | 4 – Buckingham | Jones Convocation Center (255) Chicago, IL |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Utah Valley | W 58–57 $^{OT}$ | 10–10 (4–1) | 15 – Moore | 11 – Lee | 4 – Perry | Icardo Center (2,071) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Seattle | L 79–86 | 10–11 (4–2) | 23 – Moore | 7 – Moore | 8 – Perry | Icardo Center (3,515) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 30, 2020 6:00 pm | | at New Mexico State | L 57–61 | 10–12 (5–2) | 11 – Tied | 6 – Person Jr. | 5 – Perry | Pan American Center (5,126) Las Cruces, NM |
| February 1, 2020 5:00 pm | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 59–70 | 10–13 (5–3) | 18 – Lee | 6 – Tied | 4 – Allen | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,065) Edinburg, TX |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm | | at California Baptist | L 69–74 | 10–14 (4–5) | 22 – Allen | 7 – Buckingham | 3 – 3 tied | CBU Events Center (3,325) Riverside, CA |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 64–54 | 11–14 (5–5) | 16 – Lee | 8 – Moore | 7 – Buckingham | Icardo Center (1,709) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kansas City | L 53–59 | 11–15 (5–6) | 13 – Lee | 8 – Buckingham | 4 – Moore | Icardo Center (1,909) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 6, 2020 6:00 pm | | at Utah Valley | L 58–72 | 11–16 (5–7) | 25 – Allen | 6 – Stith | 2 – Perry | UCCU Center (2,029) Orem, UT |
| February 22, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Seattle | L 54–69 | 11–17 (5–8) | 12 – Perry | 7 – Lee | 1 – 6 tied | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 79–59 | 12–17 (6–8) | 21 – Stith | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Icardo Center (2,134) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | New Mexico State | L 46–62 | 12–18 (6–9) | 18 – Moore | 8 – Edler-Davis | 5 – Perry | Icardo Center (2,947) Bakersfield, CA |
| March 7, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Grand Canyon | L 61–64 | 12–19 (6–10) | 15 – Moore | 8 – Readus | 6 – Perry | GCU Arena (7,142) Phoenix, AZ |
| WAC tournament |||||||||
| Mar 12, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Texas–Rio Grande Valley Quarterfinals | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. |||||||||
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