2024–25 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

2024–25 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball
2024–25 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	3–1 (0–0 Big West)
Head coach	Rod Barnes (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Scott (8th season); Brandon Barnes (6th season); Brent Wrapp (1st season);
Home arena	Icardo Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represents California State University, Bakersfield during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by 14th-year head coach Rod Barnes, play their home games at the Icardo Center located in Bakersfield, California as members of the Big West Conference.

2024–25 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hawai'i	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
UC Irvine	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
UC Santa Barbara	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Cal State Bakersfield	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Cal State Northridge	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
UC Davis	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Cal Poly	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
UC San Diego	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
UC Riverside	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200
Long Beach State	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200

† 2025 Big West tournament winner As of November 20, 2024

Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2023–24 season 13–19, 8–12 in Big West play to finish in ninth place.^[1] They were defeated by UC Riverside in the first round of the Big West tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	CJ Hardy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	West Los Angeles College	Gardena, California
F	1	Tom Mark	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Tallahassee CC	Affligem, Belgium
G	2	Mike Price	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Southern California Academy	Chicago, Illinois
G/F	3	Corey Stephenson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Northeast Mississippi CC	Bessemer, Alabama
G	4	Marvin McGhee IV	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	So	Bishop State CC	Atlanta, Georgia
G	5	Bentley Waller	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Bakersfield Christian HS	Bakersfield, California
G	10	Marvin McGhee III	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	South Georgia Tech	Atlanta, Georgia
F	11	Colin Darby	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Dynamic Prep	Frisco, Texas
G	12	Kadar Waller	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Mississippi Valley State	Bakersfield, California
G	21	Jemel Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	South Suburban College	Chicago, Illinois
F/C	22	Cameron Clark	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Jr	College of the Sequoias	Gwinnett, Georgia
F	23	Fidelis Okereke	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Sr	Cal State Northridge	Carson, California
F	24	Gloire Goma	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	So	Clarendon College	Republic of the Congo
G/F	25	Jaden Alexander	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	New Mexico State	Fairfield, California
C	34	Shakir Odunewu	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	RS So	West Valley College	Cairo, Egypt

Head coach

Rod Barnes (Mississippi)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Scott (Fairleigh Dickinson)
Brandon Barnes (Cal State Bakersfield)
Brent Wrapp (Cal State Bakersfield)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 27, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:30 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+	at California	L 73–86	0–1	22 – Jones	10 – Odunewu	4 – Jones	Haas Pavilion (3,472) Berkeley, CA
November 7, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Bethesda	W 122–53	1–1	19 – Jones	8 – Tied	7 – K. Waller	Icardo Center (3,071) Bakersfield, CA
November 11, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	North Dakota State	W 86–81	2–1	25 – Jones	9 – Okereke	2 – Tied	Icardo Center (720) Bakersfield, CA
November 16, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Fresno State	W 74–56	3–1	17 – Stephenson	12 – McGhee IV	5 – Hardy	Icardo Center (2,057) Bakersfield, CA
November 22, 2024* 8:00 am, ESPN+	at Florida Gulf Coast Homewood Suites Classic						Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
November 23, 2024* 8:00 am	vs. FIU Homewood Suites Classic						Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
November 24, 2024* 9:00 am	vs. Northeastern Homewood Suites Classic						Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2024* 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Utah						America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
December 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Irvine						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
December 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC San Diego						LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
December 15, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	La Sierra						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
December 18, 2024* 5:00 pm	at Portland						Chiles Center Portland, OR
December 21, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Portland State						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
December 23, 2024* 5:00 pm	at North Dakota State						Scheels Center Fargo, ND
January 2, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	UC Davis						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 4, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Long Beach State						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Santa Barbara						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
January 11, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Northridge						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 18, 2025 9:00 pm, ESPN+	at Hawai'i						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Fullerton						Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
January 25, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	UC Riverside						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 30, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Cal Poly						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 1, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Northridge						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
February 6, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	UC Santa Barbara						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Riverside						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 13, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	UC San Diego						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Fullerton						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Davis						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
February 22, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	UC Irvine						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 27, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Long Beach State						Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal Poly						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
March 6, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Hawai'i						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
Big West tournament
March 12–15, 2025 ESPN+	vs.						Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
^ "UC Riverside defeats CSU Bakersfield in Big West Conference Tournament 83-78". theScore. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". California State University at Bakersfield Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
^ "Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

[2] "UC Riverside defeats CSU Bakersfield in Big West Conference Tournament 83-78". theScore. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". California State University at Bakersfield Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

[4] "Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

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