2023–24 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team represented California Baptist University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by eleventh-year head coach Rick Croy and played their games at Fowler Events Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 8–12 in WAC play to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the WAC Tournament, they defeated Utah Valley in the first round, before losing to Seattle in the quarterfinals.

2023–24 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record16–17 (8–12 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachHardy Asprilla
Assistant coaches
  • Doc Wellman
  • Reginald Howard
Home arenaFowler Events Center
Seasons
2024–25 →
2023–24 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Grand Canyon173 .850305 .857
Tarleton*164 .8002510 .714
UT Arlington137 .6502014 .588
Seattle119 .5502314 .622
Utah Valley119 .5501616 .500
Stephen F. Austin1010 .5001815 .545
Abilene Christian1010 .5001618 .471
California Baptist812 .4001617 .485
Utah Tech*713 .3501120 .355
Southern Utah515 .2501021 .323
UT Rio Grande Valley218 .100625 .194
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2024 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Lancers finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in conference play to finish in eight place. In the WAC tournament, the team won their first round game against Abilene Christian before falling in the quarterfinals to Sam Houston to end their season.

Roster

2023–24 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F0Kendal Coleman6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
SrShreveport, Louisiana
G1Dominique Daniels Jr.5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg)SoCompton, California
G2Chris Chiles6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg)SoElk Grove, California
G3Blondeau Tchoukuiegno6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)JrMontreal, Quebec
G4Bradley Stevenson6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)JrRancho Cucamonga, California
F5Tasman Goodrick6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg)FrSydney, Australia
F10Hunter Goodrick6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg)JrSydney, Australia
G11Tyren Riley6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)FrLas Vegas, Nevada
G/F12Scotty Washington6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg)SoCarson, California
G13Brady Cook6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)RS FrWalnut Creek, California
F14Jonathan Griman6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)200 lb (91 kg)FrCaracas, Venezuela
F21Malik Wade6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg)JrEspírito Santo do Pinhal, Brazil
F23Zach Wrightsil6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)GSProsper, Texas
F24Yvan Ouedraogo6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg)SrBordeaux, France
G32Tyler Isaak6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)RS FrAlamo, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 29, 2024

Schedule and Results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
San Francisco StateW 74–57 1–0
 22  Daniels Jr.  13  Goodrick  4  Goodrick Fowler Events Center (3,290)
Riverside, CA
November 10, 2023*
6:30 p.m.
Jackson StateW 80–66 2–0
 25  Daniels Jr.  12  Goodrick  5  Daniels Jr. Fowler Events Center (5,096)
Riverside, CA
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Portland State
The Joust
L 63–66 2–1
 18  Tchoukuiegno  9  Ouedraogo  4  Goodrick Fowler Events Center (2,540)
Riverside, CA
November 18, 2023*
5:00 p.m.
St. Thomas (MN)
The Joust
W 66–62 3–1
 20  Tchoukuiegno  9  Goodrick  4  Riley Fowler Events Center (2,034)
Riverside, CA
November 19, 2023*
5:00 p.m.
Cal Poly
The Joust
W 67–58 4–1
 26  Daniels Jr.  16  Goodrick  3  Daniels Jr. Fowler Events Center (2,009)
Riverside, CA
November 25, 2023*
5:00 p.m.
VanguardW 69–59 5–1
 13  Tied  12  Tied  5  Tchoukuiegno Fowler Events Center (2,372)
Riverside, CA
December 2, 2023
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern UtahW 91–66 6–1
(1–0)
 21  Washington  9  Goodrick  4  Daniels Jr. America First Event Center (1,181)
Cedar City, UT
December 6, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Utah TechL 69–72 6–2
(1–1)
 30  Daniels Jr.  11  Ouedraogo  4  Daniels Jr. Fowler Events Center (2,854)
Riverside, CA
December 12, 2023*
7:00 p.m., P12N
at OregonL 55–76 6–3
 13  Daniels Jr.  8  Goodrick  2  Tchoukuiegno Matthew Knight Arena (4,582)
Eugene, OR
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m.
at UC RiversideW 70–69 7–3
 16  Daniels Jr.  10  Ouedraogo  3  Tchoukuiegno SRC Arena (669)
Riverside, CA
December 19, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Western Kentucky
C–USA/WAC Alliance
L 70–73 7–4
 32  Daniels Jr.  11  Goodrick  2  Tied Fowler Events Center (2,522)
Riverside, CA
December 27, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Chicago StateW 74–62 8–4
 17  Tied  12  Ouedraogo  3  Stevenson Fowler Events Center (2,518)
Riverside, CA
December 30, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at New Mexico State
C–USA/WAC Alliance
L 61–66 8–5
 14  Tied  12  Coleman  3  Daniels Jr. Pan American Center (4,226)
Las Cruces, NM
January 4, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Utah ValleyL 58–65 8–6
(1–2)
 20  Daniels Jr.  13  Ouedraogo  4  Tchoukuiegno UCCU Center (1,553)
Orem, UT
January 6, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at SeattleL 46–48 8–7
(1–3)
 9  Tied  7  Tied  2  Daniels Jr. Redhawk Center (795)
Seattle, WA
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tarleton StateW 77–63 9–7
(2–3)
 17  Daniels Jr.  13  Ouedraogo  6  Daniels Jr. Fowler Events Center (3,676)
Riverside, CA
January 13, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Abilene ChristianW 68–53 10–7
(3–3)
 19  Daniels Jr.  8  Goodrick  5  Daniels Jr. Fowler Events Center 
Riverside, CA
January 20, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern UtahW 83–76 11–7
(4–3)
 39  Daniels Jr.  8  Tied  4  Ouedraogo Fowler Events Center (3,197)
Riverside, CA
January 25, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Rio Grande ValleyW 63–54 12–7
(5–3)
 14  Goodrick  12  Goodrick  5  Daniels Jr. UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,932)
Edinburg, TX
January 27, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Stephen F. AustinW 81–79 13–7
(6–3)
 29  Daniels Jr.  8  Coleman  4  Tied William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,909)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 3, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
SeattleL 60–61 13–8
(6–4)
 26  Daniels Jr.  16  Goodrick  5  Goodrick Fowler Events Center (4,822)
Riverside, CA
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UT ArlingtonW 64–63 14–8
(7–4)
 20  Washington  9  Ouedraogo  4  Tied Fowler Events Center (2,550)
Riverside, CA
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Utah TechL 78–85 14–9
(7–5)
 20  Washington  6  Tied  5  Tchoukuiegno Burns Arena (1,682)
St. George, UT
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Utah ValleyL 46–69 14–10
(7–6)
 12  Coleman  10  Coleman  3  Tchoukuiegno Fowler Events Center (2,230)
Riverside, CA
February 17, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Grand CanyonL 76–79 14–11
(7–7)
 23  Tchoukuiegno  7  Tied  5  Tchoukuiegno GCU Arena (7,268)
Phoenix, AZ
February 22, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Abilene ChristianL 65–71 14–12
(7–8)
 15  Washington  8  Ouedraogo  3  Tchoukuiegno Moody Coliseum (1,323)
Abilene, TX
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tarleton StateL 65–82 14–13
(7–9)
 17  Tchoukuiegno  7  Tied  5  Tchoukuiegno Wisdom Gymnasium (2,276)
Stephenville, TX
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Stephen F. AustinL 60–62 OT14–14
(7–10)
 19  Washington  16  Coleman  5  Tchoukuiegno Fowler Events Center (2,111)
Riverside, CA
March 2, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
UT Rio Grande ValleyW 88–52 15–14
(8–10)
 20  Washington  11  Goodrick  7  Tchoukuiegno Fowler Events Center (2,550)
Riverside, CA
March 7, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
at UT ArlingtonL 57–71 15–15
(8–11)
 17  Tied  11  Coleman  3  Tchoukuiegno College Park Center (1,871)
Arlington, TX
March 9, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Grand CanyonL 47–68 15–16
(8–12)
 14  Stevenson  18  Ouedraogo  6  Tchoukuiegno Fowler Events Center (5,363)
Riverside, CA
WAC tournament
March 13, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(8) vs. (5) Utah Valley
First round
W 74–63 OT16–16
 21  Tchoukuiegno  9  Tied  10  Tchoukuiegno Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 14, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(8) vs. (4) Seattle
Quarterfinals
L 57–81 16–17
 15  Ouedraogo  8  Goodrick  7  Tchoukuiegno Orleans Arena (1,106)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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