2016–17 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team
2016–17 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball | |
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CIT, First Round | |
Conference | Big West Conference |
Record | 17–15 (10–6 Big West) |
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Home arena | Titan Gym |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Irvine | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawai'i | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Riverside | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 Big West tournament winner |
The 2016–17 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by fourth year head coach Dedrique Taylor, played their home games at Titan Gym as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 10–6 in Big West play to finish in third place. They defeated Cal State Northridge in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to advance to the Semifinals where they lost to UC Davis. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Weber State.[1]
Previous season
[edit]The Titans finished the season 10–20, 3–13 in Big West play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to Hawaii.[2]
Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Tim Myles | 3 | F | 6'6" | 230 | Junior | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Walk-on; didn't return |
Malcolm Henderson | 5 | G | 6'8" | 250 | RS Senior | Montreal, QE | Graduated |
Lanerryl Johnson | 10 | G | 6'1" | 165 | RS Senior | Atlanta, GA | Graduated |
Malcolm Brooks | 11 | G | 6'5" | 185 | RS Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduated |
Jamar Akoh | 15 | F | 6'7" | 240 | Sophomore | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Transferred to Montana[3] |
Sheldon Blackwell | 22 | G | 6'5" | 175 | Junior | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Transferred to Antelope Valley |
Rashard Todd | 23 | F | 6'7" | 200 | RS Junior | Baltimore, MD | Transferred to Coppin State |
Keilan Horton | 24 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
Kennedy Esume | 33 | C | 6'10" | 245 | Senior | Umuaka, Nigeria | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Arkim Robertson | 13 | F | 6'9" | Junior | St. George's, Grenada | Junior college transferred from Western Oklahoma State College. | |
Richard Peters | 22 | C | 6'11" | 275 | RS Senior | Pickering, ON | Transferred from Albany. Will eligible to play since Peters graduated from Albany. |
Darcy Malone | 33 | C | 7'0" | 246 | Senior | Canberra, Australia | Transferred from LSU. Will eligible to play since Malone graduated from LSU. |
Jhan Paul Mejia | 41 | F | 6'10" | Junior | Madrid, Spain | Junior college transferred from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College |
2016 incoming recruits
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Dwight Ramos SF |
Walnut, CA | Walnut High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Feb 21, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 64 | ||||||
Austen Awosika PG |
Chino Hills, CA | Ayala High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 62 | ||||||
Davon Clare SF |
Harker Heights, TX | Harker Heights High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Jackson Rowe PF |
Mississauga, ON | Wasatch Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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2017 incoming recruits
[edit]US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Landon Kirkwood SG |
Brooklyn Center High School | Brooklyn Center, MN | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Dec 16, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Daniel Venzant PG |
Midland, TX | Midland Christian School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/05/2016* 6:00 pm |
St. Martin's | W 70–67 | Titan Gym (472) Fullerton, CA | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm |
Cal Tech | W 77–28 | 1–0 |
Titan Gym (567) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
11/13/2016* 4:00 pm |
Portland State | W 106–100 OT | 2–0 |
Titan Gym (517) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
11/17/2016* 8:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington Global Sports Classic |
L 88–104 | 2–1 |
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,284) Seattle, WA | |||||||
11/19/2016* 7:00 pm |
at UNLV Global Sports Classic |
L 68–77 | 2–2 |
Thomas & Mack Center (9,416) Paradise, NV | |||||||
11/25/2016* 11:00 am |
vs. Jacksonville State Global Sports Classic semifinals |
L 38–61 | 2–3 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||
11/26/2016* 11:00 am or 1:30 PM |
vs. Alabama State Global Sports Classic |
L 67–76 OT | 2–4 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||
11/30/2016* 7:30 pm |
Omaha | L 73–83 | 2–5 |
Titan Gym (637) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
12/03/2016* 6:00 pm |
Pacific | W 78–77 | 3–5 |
Titan Gym (614) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm |
at San Diego | L 75–82 | 3–6 |
Jenny Craig Pavilion (940) San Diego, CA | |||||||
12/10/2016* 6:00 pm |
Southern Utah | W 75–62 | 4–6 |
Titan Gym (520) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
12/18/2016* 1:00 pm |
at Omaha | L 96–102 OT | 4–7 |
Baxter Arena (1,128) Omaha, NE | |||||||
12/22/2016* 7:30 pm |
Portland | W 77–72 OT | 5–7 |
Titan Gym (673) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
12/30/2016* 7:00 pm |
Bethesda | W 99–56 | 6–7 |
Titan Gym (565) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
Big West regular season | |||||||||||
01/05/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Hawaii | W 67–64 | 7–7 (1–0) |
Titan Gym (724) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
01/07/2017 7:30 pm |
Cal State Northridge | L 65–70 | 7–8 (1–1) |
Titan Gym (859) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
01/12/2017 7:00 pm |
at Cal Poly | W 87–74 | 8–8 (1–2) |
Mott Athletic Center (1,350) San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||||
01/14/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at UC Irvine | L 67–87 | 8–9 (2–2) |
Bren Events Center (2,468) Irvine, CA | |||||||
01/18/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
UC Riverside | L 63–71 | 8–10 (2–3) |
Titan Gym (703) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
01/26/2017 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket |
at Long Beach State | L 65–76 | 8–11 (2–4) |
Walter Pyramid (3,076) Long Beach, CA | |||||||
01/28/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Cal Poly | W 81–71 | 9–11 (3–4) |
Titan Gym (1,024) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
02/02/2017 7:00 pm |
at UC Santa Barbara | W 79–53 | 10–11 (4–4) |
The Thunderdome (857) Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
02/08/2017 7:00 pm |
at UC Davis | L 65–74 | 10–12 (4–5) |
The Pavilion (1,509) Davis, CA | |||||||
02/11/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Long Beach State | W 74–69 | 11–12 (5–5) |
Titan Gym (1,564) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
02/16/2017 8:00 pm |
at UC Riverside | W 56–55 | 12–12 (6–5) |
The SRC (738) Riverside, CA | |||||||
02/18/2017 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket |
UC Davis | W 79–72 | 13–12 (7–5) |
Titan Gym (1,138) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
02/22/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
UC Irvine | W 56–54 | 14–12 (8–5) |
Titan Gym (1,526) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
02/25/2017 10:00 pm |
at Hawaii | L 58–64 OT | 14–13 (8–6) |
Stan Sheriff Center (7,450) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
03/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
UC Santa Barbara | W 65–54 | 15–13 (9–6) |
Titan Gym (1,205) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
03/04/2017 7:30 pm |
at Cal State Northridge | W 86–78 | 16–13 (10–6) |
Matadome (1,018) Northridge, CA | |||||||
Big West tournament | |||||||||||
03/09/2017 2:30 pm, Prime Ticket |
(3) | vs. (6) Cal State Northridge Quarterfinals |
W 81–68 | 17–13 |
Honda Center Anaheim, CA | ||||||
03/10/2017 8:59 pm, ESPNU |
(3) | vs. (2) UC Davis Semifinals |
L 64–66 OT | 17–14 |
Honda Center (4,083) Anaheim, CA | ||||||
CIT | |||||||||||
03/16/2017* 7:00 pm, Facebook Live |
Weber State First Round Riley Wallace Classic |
L 76–80 | 17–15 |
Titan Gym (1,293) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ Kartje, Ryan (March 17, 2017). "Cal State Fullerton falls to Weber State in first postseason appearance since 2012". The Orange County Register. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ Keisser, Bob (March 10, 2016). "Familiar fate for Cal State Fullerton, as Hawaii dominates second half of 75-44 victory in Big West Tournament opener". The Orange County Register. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ Sample, Kyle (May 4, 2016). "Griz add Fullerton transfer to 2016 class". Missoulian. Retrieved February 8, 2024. (subscription required)