# 2020–21 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by tenth-year head coach Rod Barnes, and played their home games at Icardo Center in Bakersfield, California as a first-year member of the Big West Conference.

## Previous season

The Roadrunners 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.
2019–20 was the final year in the WAC for the Roadrunners, as they joined the Big West Conference on July 1, 2020.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| December 2, 2020* 7:30 p.m. | | at Santa Clara | L 47–53 | 0–1 | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA |
| December 7, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Bethesda | W 94–43 | 1–1 | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA |
| December 9, 2020* 4:00 p.m., P12N | | at Arizona | L 60–85 | 1–2 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| December 12, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Idaho | W 76–66 | 2–2 | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA |
| December 19, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Life Pacific | Canceled due to scheduling issue | Canceled due to scheduling issue | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA |
| December 19, 2020* 4:00 p.m. | | St. Katherine | W 87–46 | 3–2 | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA |
| December 21, 2020* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. Stanford | L 50–63 | 3–3 | Kaiser Permanente Arena (30) Santa Cruz, CA |
| December 23, 2020* 3:00 p.m. | | Pepperdine | W 79–51 | 4–3 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| Big West regular season ||||||
| December 27, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | UC Davis | Canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions | Canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA |
| December 28, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | UC Davis | Canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions | Canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA |
| January 1, 2021 4:00 p.m., BigWest.tv | | at Long Beach State | L 89–90 $^{OT}$ | 4–4 (0–1) | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA |
| January 2, 2021 4:00 p.m., BigWest.tv | | at Long Beach State | W 89–76 | 5–4 (1–1) | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA |
| January 8, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Cal Poly | W 62–49 | 6–4 (2–1) | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA |
| January 9, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Cal Poly | W 65–50 | 7–4 (3–1) | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA |
| January 15, 2021 9:00 p.m. | | at Hawaii | W 60–55 | 8–4 (4–1) | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| January 16, 2021 9:00 p.m. | | at Hawaii | W 83–72 | 9–4 (5–1) | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| January 22, 2021 4:00 p.m. | | at UC Riverside | W 47–45 | 10–4 (6–1) | Student Recreation Center Arena Riverside, CA |
| January 23, 2021 4:00 p.m. | | at UC Riverside | L 63–70 | 10–5 (6–2) | Student Recreation Center Arena Riverside, CA |
| January 29, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Cal State Fullerton | L 84–90 | 10–6 (6–3) | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA |
| January 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Cal State Fullerton | W 83–73 | 11–6 (7–3) | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA |
| February 5, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at UC Irvine | L 53–70 | 11–7 (7–4) | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA |
| February 6, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at UC Irvine | W 62–57 | 12–7 (8–4) | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA |
| February 12, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | UC San Diego | W 76–71 | 13–7 | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA |
| February 13, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | UC San Diego | W 65–50 | 14–7 | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA |
| February 19, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 66–71 | 14–8 (8–5) | UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 44–63 | 14–9 (8–6) | UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 26, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Cal State Northridge | W 84–58 | 15–9 (9–6) | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA |
| February 27, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Cal State Northridge | L 87–90 | 15–10 (9–7) | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (4) UC Davis Quarterfinals | L 56–58 | 15–11 | Michelob Ultra Arena (10) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||