2022–23 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team

2022–23 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball
2022–23 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	17–16 (8–10 WAC)
Head coach	Rick Croy (10th season);
Associate head coach	Hardy Asprilla
Assistant coaches	Adam Jacobsen; Geoff McIntosh;
Home arena	CBU Events Center
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah Valley	15	–	3	.833	28	–	9	.757
Sam Houston	14	–	4	.778	26	–	8	.765
Southern Utah	12	–	6	.667	24	–	13	.649
Grand Canyon †	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
Seattle	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Stephen F. Austin	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Tarleton*	9	–	9	.500	17	–	17	.500
California Baptist	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Abilene Christian	7	–	11	.389	13	–	17	.433
UT Rio Grande Valley	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
UT Arlington	6	–	12	.333	11	–	21	.344
Utah Tech*	5	–	13	.278	14	–	19	.424
New Mexico State**	2	–	16	.111	9	–	15	.375
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
** Season cancelled on February 11, 2023.

† Conference tournament winner

The 2022–23 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team represented California Baptist University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by tenth-year head coach Rick Croy, played their home games at the CBU Events Center in Riverside, California as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). This was the Lancers' first year as a full D-I member, now making them eligible to qualify for the NCAA tournament.^[1] The Lancers finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in WAC play, to finish in eighth place.

Previous season

The Lancers finished the 2021–22 season 18–16, 7–11 in WAC play, to finish in ninth place. In the WAC tournament, they defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the first round,^[2] before falling to Sam Houston in the second round.^[3] They were invited to the CBI, where they lost in the first round to Middle Tennessee.^[4]

Roster

2022–23 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G/F	0	Riley Battin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Westlake Village, CA
G	1	Taran Armstrong	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Burnie, Australia
G	2	Joe Quintana	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Claremont, CA
G	3	Blondeau Tchoukuiegno	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Montreal, QC
G	5	Reed Nottage	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Sydney, Australia
F	10	Hunter Goodrick	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Sydney, Australia
G	11	Tre Armstrong	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Burnie, Australia
G	12	Scotty Washington	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Bellflower, CA
G	13	Brady Cook	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Walnut Creek, CA
G	14	Daniel Sykes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	North Richland Hills, TX
G/F	20	Jackson Harding	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Katherine, Australia
F	21	Malik Wade	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Espírito Santo do Pinhal, Brazil
G	24	Tyler Isaak	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Alamo, CA
F	32	Juhlawnei Stone	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Lancaster, CA
G	33	Keanu Rasmussen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Adelaide, South Australia
F	34	Mikey Frazier	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	RS Sr	Salt Lake City, UT
C	35	Tim Ighoefe	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Lagos, Nigeria

Head coach

Rick Croy (Azusa Pacific)

Assistant coach(es)

Hardy Asprilla (Cal State Fullerton)
Adam Jacobsen (Pacific)
Geoff McIntosh (Cal State Monterey Bay)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Long Beach State	L 64–79	0–1	CBU Events Center (4,466) Riverside, CA
November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		NJIT	W 59–43	1–1	CBU Events Center (5,050) Riverside, CA
November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Northridge SoCal Challenge campus-site game	W 62–55	2–1	CBU Events Center (2,602) Riverside, CA
November 17, 2022* 8:00 p.m., P12N		at Washington	W 73–64	3–1	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,666) Seattle, WA
November 21, 2022* 7:30 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Minnesota SoCal Challenge Surf Division Semifinals	L 61–62 ^OT	3–2	The Pavilion at JSerra (900) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 23, 2022* 10:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Southern Illinois SoCal Challenge Surf Division 3rd-place game	L 61–64 ^OT	3–3	The Pavilion at JSerra (300) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 26, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Michigan	W 77–61	4–3	CBU Events Center (2,067) Riverside, CA
November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Riverside	W 65–60	5–3	CBU Events Center (4,038) Riverside, CA
December 3, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal Poly	L 53–64	5–4	Mott Athletics Center (2,284) San Luis Obispo, CA
December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Weber State	W 64–52	6–4	CBU Events Center (2,817) Riverside, CA
December 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		at San Diego	W 76–73	7–4	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,067) San Diego, CA
December 18, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sonoma State	W 88–67	8–4	CBU Events Center (2,345) Riverside, CA
December 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Portland State	L 72–74	8–5	CBU Events Center Riverside, CA
WAC regular season
December 29, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 59–73	8–6 (0–1)	GCU Arena (7,316) Phoenix, AZ
December 31, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Seattle	L 65–71	8–7 (0–2)	Redhawk Center (767) Seattle, WA
January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Tech	W 72–58	9–7 (1–2)	CBU Events Center (2,192) Riverside, CA
January 7, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State	W 70–61	10–7 (2–2)	Pan American Center (5,092) Las Cruces, NM
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Valley	L 67–71	10–8 (2–3)	CBU Events Center (2,611) Riverside, CA
January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Grand Canyon	W 79–74	11–8 (3–3)	CBU Events Center (5,050) Riverside, CA
January 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tarleton	W 77–48	12–8 (4–3)	CBU Events Center (4,011) Riverside, CA
January 25, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington	W 74–66	13–8 (5–3)	College Park Center (1,271) Arlington, TX
January 28, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 58–64	13–9 (5–4)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,606) Edinburg, TX
February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Utah	L 71–72	13–10 (5–5)	CBU Events Center (2,705) Riverside, CA
February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Abilene Christian	L 71–87	13–11 (5–6)	CBU Events Center (3,128) Riverside, CA
February 8, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Valley	L 55–71	13–12 (5–7)	UCCU Center (1,886) Orem, UT
February 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State	W 2–0 Forfeit^[5]	13–12 (6–7)	CBU Events Center Riverside, CA
February 11, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		West Coast Baptist	W 132–46	14–12	CBU Events Center (5,050) Riverside, CA
February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Seattle	W 84–63	15–12 (7–7)	CBU Events Center (2,225) Riverside, CA
February 23, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Sam Houston	L 45–56	15–13 (7–8)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,613) Huntsville, TX
February 26, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Stephen F. Austin	L 58–80	15–14 (7–9)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,554) Nacogdoches, TX
March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 88–70	16–14 (8–9)	CBU Events Center (3,296) Riverside, CA
March 3, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Utah	L 71–81	16–15 (8–10)	America First Event Center (1,859) Cedar City, UT
WAC tournament
March 7, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) Abilene Christian First round	W 69–62	17–15	Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV
March 9, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (1) Sam Houston Quarterfinals	L 51–64	17–16	Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "NCAA board approves CBU's Division 1 membership status". California Baptist University. August 8, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^ Cross, Danny (March 8, 2022). "Lancers Capture First WAC Tournament Win Over #9 Vaqueros; Advance To First Round Against #5 Sam Houston Wednesday". CBU Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^ "Kats unload on CBU to open WAC tourney". Sam Houston. March 9, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^ "Middle Tennessee beats Cal Baptist 64-58 in 1st round of CBI". CBS Sports. March 19, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^ "WAC forfeits New Mexico St.'s remaining schedule". ESPN.com. February 14, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". CBU Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^ "California Baptist Lancers Schedule 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[1] "NCAA board approves CBU's Division 1 membership status". California Baptist University. August 8, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[2] Cross, Danny (March 8, 2022). "Lancers Capture First WAC Tournament Win Over #9 Vaqueros; Advance To First Round Against #5 Sam Houston Wednesday". CBU Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[3] "Kats unload on CBU to open WAC tourney". Sam Houston. March 9, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[4] "Middle Tennessee beats Cal Baptist 64-58 in 1st round of CBI". CBS Sports. March 19, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[5] "WAC forfeits New Mexico St.'s remaining schedule". ESPN.com. February 14, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

[6] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". CBU Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[7] "California Baptist Lancers Schedule 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

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