# 2019–20 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by seventh-year head coach Dedrique Taylor, played their home games at the Titan Gym in Fullerton, California as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 6–10 in Big West play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They were set to be the No. 7 seed in the Big West tournament. However, the Big West tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Titans finished the 2018–19 season 16–18 overall, 10–6 in Big West play, finishing in a tie for 2nd place. In the Big West tournament, they defeated UC Davis in the quarterfinals, and UC Santa Barbara in the semifinals, advancing to the championship game against top-seeded UC Irvine, in an attempt to reach the NCAA tournament for the second successive year; however, the Titans were handily defeated by the Anteaters, 92–64, in a rematch of the previous year's championship. They were invited to the CIT, where they fell to Cal State Bakersfield in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 31, 2019* 6:00 pm | | Cal State Dominguez Hills | L 76–83 | | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 58–76 | 0–1 | Marriott Center (11,116) Provo, UT |
| November 9, 2019* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | L 54–70 | 0–2 | Maples Pavilion (2,756) Stanford, CA |
| November 13, 2019* 6:00 pm | | at Wyoming | W 60–53 | 1–2 | Arena-Auditorium (3,003) Laramie, WY |
| November 16, 2019* 8:00 pm | | Stanislaus State | W 82–62 | 2–2 | Titan Gym (1,971) Fullerton, CA |
| November 24, 2019* 5:00 pm | | Hofstra | L 57–79 | 2–3 | Titan Gym (588) Fullerton, CA |
| November 27, 2019* 4:30 pm | | vs. Southeast Missouri State Cable Car Classic | W 64–57 | 3–3 | Leavey Center (912) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 29, 2019* 4:30 pm | | vs. Denver Cable Car Classic | L 62–65 | 3–4 | Leavey Center (1,009) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 30, 2019* 3:30 pm | | at Santa Clara Cable Car Classic | L 55–70 | 3–5 | Leavey Center (993) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Pacific | L 59–62 | 3–6 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,534) Stockton, CA |
| December 7, 2019* 6:00 pm | | Sacramento State | L 59–62 | 3–7 | Titan Gym (576) Fullerton, CA |
| December 11, 2019* 7:00 pm | | San Diego | L 54–66 | 3–8 | Titan Gym (723) Fullerton, CA |
| December 14, 2019* 2:00 pm | | San Francisco | L 69–91 | 3–9 | Titan Gym (601) Fullerton, CA |
| December 22, 2019* 1:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 46–53 | 3–10 | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 28, 2019* 2:00 pm, P12N | | at UCLA | W 77–74 | 4–10 | Pauley Pavilion (6,418) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 3, 2020* 7:00 pm | | St. Katherine | W 103–52 | 5–10 | Titan Gym (595) Fullerton, CA |
| Big West regular season ||||||
| January 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hawaii | L 69–75 | 5–11 (0–1) | Titan Gym (693) Fullerton, CA |
| January 11, 2020 5:00 pm | | at UC Riverside | L 59–65 | 5–12 (0–2) | SRC Arena (620) Riverside, CA |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UC Irvine | L 61–74 | 5–13 (0–3) | Titan Gym (687) Fullerton, CA |
| January 18, 2020 4:30 pm | | at Long Beach State | W 66–62 | 6–13 (1–3) | Walter Pyramid (2,179) Long Beach, CA |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 pm | | at UC Davis | W 78–74 | 7–13 (2–3) | The Pavilion (1,078) Davis, CA |
| January 25, 2020 7:30 pm | | Cal State Northridge | W 82–75 | 8–13 (3–3) | Titan Gym (941) Fullerton, CA |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Cal Poly | L 100–101 $^{OT}$ | 8–14 (3–4) | Mott Athletics Center (1,483) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| February 1, 2020 7:30 pm, KDOC-TV | | at UC Irvine | L 61–91 | 8–15 (3–5) | Bren Events Center (2,780) Irvine, CA |
| February 5, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UC Riverside | W 61–48 | 9–15 (4–5) | Titan Gym (790) Fullerton, CA |
| February 8, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | UC Davis | L 81–87 | 9–16 (4–6) | Titan Gym (809) Fullerton, CA |
| February 15, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Cal Poly | W 105–101 $^{4OT}$ | 10–16 (5–6) | Titan Gym (692) Fullerton, CA |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 pm | | UC Santa Barbara | L 66–75 | 10–17 (5–7) | Titan Gym (789) Fullerton, CA |
| February 27, 2020 10:00 pm, Spectrum Sports HI | | at Hawaii | L 59–70 | 10–18 (5–8) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,322) Honolulu, HI |
| February 29, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Cal State Northridge | L 92–99 | 10–19 (5–9) | Matadome (636) Northridge, CA |
| March 5, 2020 7:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 53–55 | 10–20 (5–10) | The Thunderdome (1,079) Santa Barbara, CA |
| March 7, 2020 7:30 pm | | Long Beach State | W 75–69 | 11–20 (6–10) | Titan Gym (1,821) Fullerton, CA |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (2) Cal State Northridge Quarterfinals | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Honda Center Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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