| California Baptist Lancers men's basketball | |||
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| University | California Baptist University | ||
| Head coach | Rick Croy (12th season) | ||
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference | ||
| Location | Riverside, California | ||
| Arena | Fowler Events Center (capacity: 6,000) | ||
| Nickname | Lancers | ||
| Colors | Navy blue and gold[1] | ||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 2018* | |||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 2015*, 2018* | |||
| NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
| 2015*, 2016*, 2017*, 2018* | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 2014*, 2015*, 2016*, 2017*, 2018* *at Division II level | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| Pacific West: 2016 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| Pacific West: 2014, 2016 | |||
The California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team represents California Baptist University in the Western Athletic Conference. The team made the jump into Division I basketball on July 1, 2018. They are currently led by head coach Rick Croy and play at the Fowler Events Center, which opened in 2017 and replaced the Van Dyne Gym.[2] The men's basketball program was ineligible to play in the NCAA Division I Tournament during their transition period, although they were eligible for other tournaments such as the College Basketball Invitational. The 2022-23 season was the 1st season the Lancers were eligible for the NCAA tournament.
- ^ CBU Athletics Updated Branding Guide (PDF). July 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ Robin, Brian (November 10, 2017). "New Cal Baptist University arena in Riverside impresses on opening day". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved April 17, 2018.