Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners | ||||
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University | California State University, Bakersfield | |||
Head coach | Rod Barnes (14th season) | |||
Conference | Big West Conference | |||
Location | Bakersfield, California | |||
Arena | Icardo Center (capacity: 3,500) | |||
Nickname | Roadrunners | |||
Colors | Blue and gold[1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament champions | ||||
Division II: 1993, 1994, 1997 | ||||
NCAA tournament runner-up | ||||
Division II: 1990 | ||||
NCAA tournament Final Four | ||||
Division II: 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997 | ||||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
Division II: 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997 | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
Division II: 1973, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 Division I: 2016 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
2016 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
2017 |
The Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball represents California State University, Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California, United States. The team is currently led by head coach Rod Barnes and competes in the Big West Conference.
The Roadrunners joined NCAA Division I in 2007. During their time in NCAA Division II they participated in 21 NCAA Division II Tournaments. They advanced to the final four eight times and are three time national champions (1993, 1994, 1997). They won the Western Athletic Conference Tournament in 2016 earning their first bid to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.