2023–24 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by 11th-year head coach Dedrique Taylor, played their home games at Titan Gym in Fullerton, California as members of the Big West Conference.

2023–24 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record14–18 (7–13 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Anthony Santos
  • Chris Walker
  • Ryan Hamm
Home arenaTitan Gym
(Capacity: 4,000)
Seasons
2023–24 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 17 3   .850 24 10   .706
UC San Diego* 15 5   .750 21 12   .636
UC Davis 14 6   .700 20 13   .606
Hawai'i 11 9   .550 20 14   .588
Long Beach State 10 10   .500 21 15   .583
UC Riverside 10 10   .500 16 18   .471
UC Santa Barbara 9 11   .450 16 15   .516
Cal State Northridge 9 11   .450 19 15   .559
Cal State Bakersfield 8 12   .400 13 19   .406
Cal State Fullerton 7 13   .350 14 18   .438
Cal Poly 0 20   .000 4 28   .125
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

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The Titans finished the 2022–23 season 20–13, 12–6 in Big West play, to finish in fourth place.[1] In the Big West tournament, they defeated Hawaii in the quarterfinals[2] and upset top-seeded UC Irvine in the semifinals,[3] before falling to UC Santa Barbara in the championship game.[4]

Roster

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2023–24 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Jalen Cooper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Palm Beach Atlantic St. Petersburg, FL
G 1 Keith Richard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr South Oak Cliff HS Dallas, TX
G 2 Max Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Tampa Clearwater, FL
F 3 Beril Kabamba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Spring Hill Clearwater, FL
G 5 Donovan Oday 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So McNeese Arlington, TX
G 7 DJ Brewton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Alcorn State Cincinnati, OH
G 10 Antwan Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr East St. Louis HS St. Louis, MO
G 11 Sydney Shipp 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Occidental Chicago, IL
C 12 Zachary Visentin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Jr Snow CC Spanish Fork, UT
F 13 Vincent Lee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Nevada Midlothian, TX
G 14 Trevor Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Junípero Serra HS Los Angeles, CA
G 21 Grayson Carper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Columbia College Fresno, CA
G 23 Tory San Antonio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Rancho Verde HS Moreno Valley, CA
F/C 24 Kendrick De Luna 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr TMI Episcopal San Antonio, TX
F 32 John Mikey Square 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Fairleigh Dickinson Washington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 6, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023*
12:00 p.m.
Life Pacific W 96–64 
 26  Jones              Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 p.m., FS1
at No. 17 San Diego State L 57–83  0–1
 13  Brewton   9  Carper   6  Brewton  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
November 11, 2023*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
La Sierra W 78–48  1–1
 22  Jones   8  Carper   6  Brewton  Titan Gym (776)
Fullerton, CA
November 16, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UCF
Jacksonville Classic campus game
L 44–72  1–2
 13  Carper   6  tied   4  Brewton  Addition Financial Arena (5,322)
Orlando, FL
November 19, 2023*
11:30 a.m.
vs. Cornell
Jacksonville Classic Bay semifinals
L 70–88  1–3
 23  Jones   9  Brewton   2  tied  Flagler Gymnasium (311)
St. Augustine, FL
November 20, 2023*
8:30 a.m.
vs. Southern Miss
Jacksonville Classic Bay consolation
W 74–67  2–3
 19  Jones   7  Carper   7  Jones  Flagler Gymnasium (221)
St. Augustine, FL
November 26, 2023*
11:00 a.m.
at Nebraska L 72–85  2–4
 30  Jones   7  Carper   3  Jones  Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,171)
Lincoln, NE
December 1, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Dakota W 64–54  3–4
 19  Brewton   8  Lee   1  tied  Titan Gym (908)
Fullerton, CA
December 3, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Stanton W 102–52  4–4
 16  Jones   5  tied   4  Brewton  Titan Gym (692)
Fullerton, CA
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pepperdine W 60–55  5–4
 20  Jones   6  Square   3  Jones  Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Sacramento State W 62–60  6–4
 23  Brewton   5  tied   3  Jones  Hornets Nest (765)
Sacramento, CA
December 17, 2023*
1:00 p.m.
at Boise State L 65–88  6–5
 19  Jones   7  Brewton   3  Brewton  ExtraMile Arena (9,178)
Boise, ID
December 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pacific W 67–56  7–5
 16  Jones   8  tied   3  Jones  Titan Gym (518)
Fullerton, CA
Big West regular season
December 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Long Beach State L 71–81  7–6
(0–1)
 19  Jones   8  Carper   4  San Antonio  Titan Gym (1,436)
Fullerton, CA
December 30, 2023
9:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Hawaii W 63–61 OT 8–6
(1–1)
 17  Brewton   6  tied   2  tied  Stan Sheriff Center (5,171)
Honolulu, HI
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m.
at UC Irvine L 67–75  8–7
(1–2)
 19  Brewton   8  Brewton   3  Brewton  Bren Events Center (1,934)
Irvine, CA
January 6, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC San Diego L 58–76  8–8
(1–3)
 18  Brewton   4  San Antonio   3  Jones  Titan Gym (642)
Fullerton, CA
January 13, 2024
1:00 p.m., SpectrumSN/ESPN+
at CSUN L 71–76  8–9
(1–4)
 17  Jones   5  tied   4  San Antonio  Premier America Credit Union Arena (384)
Northridge, CA
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Davis L 65–67  8–10
(1–5)
 18  Jones   7  Kabamba   3  Jones  Titan Gym (583)
Fullerton, CA
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., SpectrumSN/ESPN+
at UC Santa Barbara W 73–69  9–10
(2–5)
 22  Jones   10  Kabamba   5  Jones  The Thunderdome (1,414)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal Poly W 54–51  10–10
(3–5)
 13  Brewton   10  Kabamba   3  Kabamba  Mott Athletics Center (1,228)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 27, 2024
6:00 p.m.
Cal State Bakersfield W 68–50  11–10
(4–5)
 17  Brewton   9  San Antonio   2  tied  Titan Gym (784)
Fullerton, CA
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m.
Hawai'i L 68–76  11–11
(4–6)
 19  Brewton   6  Square   4  San Antonio  Titan Gym (1,339)
Fullerton, CA
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Davis L 58–71  11–12
(4–7)
 19  Square   6  Brewton   2  San Antonio  University Credit Union Center (1,379)
Davis, CA
February 10, 2024
1:00 p.m., SpectrumSN/ESPN+
at CSU Bakersfield L 71–73  11–13
(4–8)
 21  Jones   5  Square   3  San Antonio  Icardo Center (874)
Bakersfield, CA
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Riverside L 73–81  11–15
(4–9)
 14  San Antonio   10  Carper   3  tied  Titan Gym (633)
Fullerton, CA
February 17, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC San Diego L 69–76  11–15
(4–10)
 30  Brewton   8  Brewton   6  Brewton  LionTree Arena (1,134)
La Jolla, CA
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal Poly W 68–50  12–15
(5–10)
 20  tied   8  Cooper   4  Brewton  Titan Gym (525)
Fullerton, CA
February 24, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
CSUN L 60–65  12–16
(5–11)
 26  Brewton   9  Cooper   2  tied  Titan Gym (680)
Fullerton, CA
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Long Beach State W 76–71  13–16
(6–11)
 26  Brewton   5  Brewton   6  Brewton  Walter Pyramid (2,326)
Long Beach, CA
March 2, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Santa Barbara W 79–70  14–16
(7–11)
 30  Brewton   8  San Antonio   2  tied  Titan Gym (665)
Fullerton, CA
March 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Riverside L 74–84  14–17
(7–12)
 26  Brewton   10  Brewton   4  San Antonio  SRC Arena (754)
Riverside, CA
March 9, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Irvine L 71–81  14–18
(7–13)
 28  Brewton   4  San Antonio   2  Brewton  Titan Gym (1,076)
Fullerton, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Titans Defeat Hawai'i in Overtime in Big West Quarterfinals". California State University, Fullerton. March 9, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  3. ^ Kehoe, Jordan (March 10, 2023). "UC Irvine Falls To Cal State Fullerton In Big West Semifinals". UCI Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  4. ^ Bryant, Victor (March 12, 2023). "UCSB Men's Basketball Wins Big West Tournament Title". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". California State University, Fullerton. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Cal State Fullerton Titans 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2023.