# 2018–19 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team represented California Baptist University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Rick Croy who was in his sixth season at California Baptist. The Lancers played their home games at the CBU Events Center in Riverside, California as members of the Western Athletic Conference.
This season was CBU's first of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lancers were not eligible for NCAA postseason play and did not participate in the WAC tournament. They were eligible to play in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament or College Basketball Invitational. They finished the season 16–15, 7–9 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. The Lancers accepted an invitation to play in the CBI where they were defeated in the first round by Loyola Marymount.

## Departures
### Incoming recruits

* Adam Hess (6'5, Guard)
* Glenn Morison (6'10, Forward)

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||||
| November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm | San Diego Christian | W 87–71 | 1–0 | 22 – Acquaah | 11 – Davis | 8 – Heading | CBU Events Center (5,089) Riverside, CA |
| November 13, 2018* 5:00 pm | at Oral Roberts Summit/WAC Challenge | W 70–69 | 2–0 | 20 – Heading | 8 – Morison | 5 – Acquaah | Mabee Center (1,792) Tulsa, OK |
| November 16, 2018* 10:00 am | at Tulsa Las Vegas Holiday Invitational campus game | L 79–82 | 2–1 | 20 – Acquaah | 8 – Tied | 11 – Acquaah | Reynolds Center (6,330) Tulsa, OK |
| November 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, Stadium | at No. 6 Nevada Las Vegas Holiday Invitational campus game | L 55–90 | 2–2 | 12 – Tied | 6 – Pirog | 5 – Acquaah | Lawlor Events Center (9,395) Reno, NV |
| November 23, 2018* 10:00 am | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Las Vegas Holiday Invitational regional semifinals | L 107–115 $^{3OT}$ | 2–3 | 26 – Acquaah | 8 – Heading | 6 – Heading | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| November 24, 2018* 11:00 am | vs. Howard Las Vegas Holiday Invitational regional 3rd place game | L 84–86 | 2–4 | 26 – Davis | 11 – Davis | 4 – Heading | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| November 29, 2018* 7:00 pm | at UC Riverside | W 80–70 | 3–4 | 24 – Acquaah | 14 – Davis | 3 – Heading | Student Recreation Center Arena (1,328) Riverside, CA |
| December 1, 2018* 7:00 pm | Mississippi Valley State | W 107–71 | 4–4 | 30 – Acquaah | 7 – Henn | 5 – Tied | CBU Events Center (2,742) Riverside, CA |
| December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm | UC Irvine | L 66–69 | 4–5 | 25 – Acquaah | 10 – Davis | 2 – Heading | CBU Events Center (2,833) Riverside, CA |
| December 8, 2018* 7:00 pm | Caltech | W 87–48 | 5–5 | 15 – Henn | 7 – Tied | 2 – 3 tied | CBU Events Center (1,810) Riverside, CA |
| Dec 17, 2018* 5:30 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 73–52 | 6–5 | 24 – Heading | 11 – Davis | 3 – Acquaah | University Center (559) Hammond, LA |
| December 19, 2018* 12:30 pm | at Southern | W 79–76 | 7–5 | 25 – Acquaah | 9 – Davis | 4 – Tied | F.G. Clark Center (201) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 29, 2018* 7:00 pm | La Verne | W 97–46 | 8–5 | 29 – Acquaah | 11 – Acquaah | 6 – Smith | CBU Events Center (1,640) Riverside, CA |
| WAC regular season ||||||||
| January 3, 2019 7:00 pm | New Mexico State | W 82–76 | 9–5 (1–0) | 36 – Acquaah | 7 – Tied | 3 – Heading | CBU Events Center (3,304) Riverside, CA |
| January 5, 2019 7:00 pm | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 74–81 | 9–6 (1–1) | 20 – Acquaah | 9 – Tied | 5 – Heading | CBU Events Center (2,461) Riverside, CA |
| January 10, 2019 4:00 pm | at UMKC | L 68–84 | 9–7 (1–2) | 23 – Heading | 8 – Henn | 3 – Rowell | Swinney Recreation Center (924) Kansas City, MO |
| January 12, 2019 12:00 pm | at Chicago State | W 77–75 | 10–7 (2–2) | 24 – Heading | 10 – Davis | 8 – Acquaah | Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 pm | Cal State Bakersfield | L 84–88 | 10–8 (2–3) | 27 – Acquaah | 7 – Davis | 6 – Acquaah | CBU Events Center (3,005) Riverside, CA |
| January 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Grand Canyon | L 73–90 | 10–9 (2–4) | 15 – Tied | 10 – Davis | 4 – Acquaah | CBU Events Center (4,948) Riverside, CA |
| January 30, 2019 6:00 pm | at Utah Valley | L 62–79 | 10–10 (2–5) | 20 – Acquaah | 5 – Tied | 7 – Acquaah | UCCU Center (4,662) Orem, UT |
| February 2, 2019 7:00 pm | at Seattle | W 75–64 | 11–10 (3–5) | 22 – Heading | 11 – Davis | 3 – Acquaah | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| February 7, 2019 7:00 pm | Chicago State | W 94–44 | 12–10 (4–5) | 23 – Acquaah | 8 – Davis | 7 – Heading | CBU Events Center Riverside, CA |
| February 9, 2019 7:00 pm | UMKC | W 70–60 | 13–10 (5–5) | 24 – Heading | 12 – Davis | 3 – Acquaah | CBU Events Center Riverside, CA |
| February 12, 2019* 7:00 pm | Bethesda | W 115–65 | 14–10 | 20 – Smith | 14 – Davis | 9 – Mosley | CBU Events Center Riverside, CA |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Grand Canyon | L 58–91 | 14–11 (5–6) | 15 – Heading | 12 – Davis | 3 – Acquaah | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ |
| February 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 72–58 | 15–11 (6–6) | 28 – Heading | 12 – Davis | 8 – Acquaah | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA |
| February 28, 2019 7:00 pm | Seattle | L 65–67 | 15–12 (6–7) | 23 – Acquaah | 13 – Davis | 3 – Heading | CBU Events Center Riverside, CA |
| March 2, 2019 7:00 pm | Utah Valley | L 63–64 | 15–13 (6–8) | 21 – Acquaah | 8 – Pirog | 4 – Smith | CBU Events Center Riverside, CA |
| March 7, 2019 7:00 pm | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 82–79 | 16–13 (7–8) | 26 – Heading | 10 – Davis | 4 – Mosley | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,162) Edinburg, TX |
| March 9, 2019 6:00 pm | at New Mexico State | L 63–75 | 16–14 (7–9) | 18 – Davis | 13 – Acquaah | 3 – Acquaah | Pan American Center (11,212) Las Cruces, NM |
| College Basketball Invitational ||||||||
| March 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, WAC DN | Loyola Marymount First round | L 55–56 | 16–15 | 13 – Acquaah | 13 – Davis | 3 – Acquaah | CBU Events Center (2,346) Riverside, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||||
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