California Baptist Lancers men's basketball

California Baptist Lancers men's basketball
California Baptist Lancers men's basketball
	2019–20 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team
University	California Baptist University
Head coach	Rick Croy (7th season)
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Location	Riverside, California
Arena	CBU Events Center ; (Capacity: 6,000)
Nickname	Lancers
Colors	Navy Blue and Gold[1];

The California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents California Baptist University in Riverside, California, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Western Athletic Conference. They made the jump into Division I basketball on July 1, 2018. They are currently led by head coach Rick Croy and play at the CBU Events Center, which opened in 2017 and replaced the Van Dyne Gym.[2] The men's basketball program will be ineligible for play in the NCAA Division I Tournament during their transition period, although they can be eligible for other tournaments such as the College Basketball Invitational.

History

The men's basketball program began playing at the NAIA level in 1969 and stayed at that level until 2010, competing in the Golden State Athletic Conference. In 2010, California Baptist Lancers moved up in all sports to the NCAA Division II, joining the Pacific West Conference in all sports on July 1, 2011. In January 2017, the California Baptist Lancers announced their transition to NCAA Division I, joining the Western Athletic Conference on July 1, 2018 in all sports. The school will be eligible for Division I postseason competition in the 2022–23 season.[3]

Postseason results

College Basketball Invitational (CBI) results

The Lancers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) once. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2019	First Round	Loyola Marymount	L 55–56

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Lancers have appeared in 5 NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 7–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2014	Regional Quarterfinals	Chico State	L 71–77
2015	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Chico State Seattle Pacific Azusa Pacific	W 67–61 W 78–77 L 79–91
2016	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals	Cal Poly Pomona UC San Diego	W 70–63 L 69–71
2017	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals	San Francisco State UC San Diego	W 71–50 L 80–84
2018	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	UC San Diego Azusa Pacific Western Oregon Queens	W 81–67 W 72–68 W 80–76 L 94–100

NAIA tournament results

References

CBU Brand Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved January 31, 2017.
Robin, Brian (November 10, 2017). "New Cal Baptist University arena in Riverside impresses on opening day". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
Wellman, Sammi (January 13, 2017). "CBU Announces D1, WAC Move". cbulancers.com. Retrieved April 17, 2018.

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[1] CBU Brand Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved January 31, 2017.

[2] Robin, Brian (November 10, 2017). "New Cal Baptist University arena in Riverside impresses on opening day". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved April 17, 2018.

[3] Wellman, Sammi (January 13, 2017). "CBU Announces D1, WAC Move". cbulancers.com. Retrieved April 17, 2018.

California Baptist Lancers men's basketball
Venues	Van Dyne Gym (1968–2017) CBU Events Center (2017–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Western Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (leaving in 2020) California Baptist Lancers Chicago State Cougars Grand Canyon Antelopes Kansas City Roos (leaving in 2020) New Mexico State Aggies Seattle Redhawks Utah Valley Wolverines UTRGV Vaqueros
Future teams	Dixie State Trailblazers Tarleton State Texans (both joining in 2020)
Championships & awards	WAC Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20