Men's Basketball

California State University: Bakersfield

9001 Stockdale Highway - Bakersfield, CA - 93311
Team Office: Tel: (661) 654-2190 Fax: (661) 664-2376
Team website: www.gorunners.com/index.shtml

Cal State Bakersfield is part of the 19 member state university system. This campus opened in 1970 and is California's major educational institution within the state's main agricultural area. It offers 31 bachelor's and 22 master's degree programs. Degrees offered include Nursing, Environmental Resource Management, Criminal Justice, Computer Science, Marketing, and Teacher Education. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Cal State Bakersfield in the third tier among universities in the west offering a Master's degree.

The 375 acre campus is located in California's central valley in Bakersfield (pop. 271k), about 125 miles north of Los Angeles.

School website
www.csubak.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

7,000

Getting In:

Not Difficult. SAT 25/75: 810-1080

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$10,000
Out-of-State: ~$20,000

Most Popular Majors

Liberal Arts - Business - Psychology

Misc. Information

Head coach Keith Brown enters his third season as head coach at Cal State Bakersfield in 2007-08. Brown took over from Henry Clark who through eight seasons made Bakersfield one the winningest D2 programs. Clark produced five 20+ winning seasons, averaged 20 wins per year, and made five NCAA appearances. Brown was Clark's chief assistant for eight years. Brown came to CSUB from the Colorado School of Mines where he turned around one of the nation's worst programs over a five year stint. Brown started his coaching career as an assistant at UC Davis and then moved on to Lewis and Clark and Washinton before landing at CSUB. Brown exceeded expecations in 2005-06, going 21-8 his first year and advancing to the second round of the NCAA tourney before falling to Seattle Pacific. In 2006-06, the Roadrunners went 15-14.


Team Name Roadrunners
Colors Blue abd Gold
Division NCAA Division II
All-Time Record


Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

                    Last
Yr
 
Last
Yr
 - 1
Last
Yr
 - 2
Previous
5 Years
 
Overall
15-14
21-8
17-10
105-37 (.739)
Conference
14-8
15-5
12-8
82-28 (.750)
Conf. Finish
4
2
5
2, 5, 2, 2, 4
Post Appear.
n/a
2nd Rnd
n/a
NCAA 4x
Final 25 Rank
NR
NR
NR
1x


Coaches

Head Coach Keith Brown
Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Cal State Bakersfield 2005-06
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach 36-22 (.621)
Record at Cal State Bakersfield 36-22 (.621)
Coaching Awards
   
Asst. Coaches Brian Dignan, Geoff Probst, John Mosley


Recruiting Coordinator

Keith Brown, (661) 654-2190, kbrown@csub.edu

Conference and Schedule

Cal State Bakersfield plays in one of the most competitive D2 conferences in the nation, the California Collegiate Athletic Association(www.goccaa.org). The CCAA is comprised of 12 teams, all in California. League play commences in early December due to the high number of conference contests (22); the pre-season is relatively short. Opponents are played twice, home and away. Conference games are generally played on Friday and Saturday evenings. Currently, the CCAA does not offer an end-of-season conference tournament. The regular season conference champion receives and automatic berth in the NCAA tourney.

Conference Opponents

Cal Poly Pomona, CS Monterey Bay, CS Los Angeles, CS San Bernadino, CS Stanislaus, Sonoma State, Chico State, CS Dominquez Hills, Humboldt State, San Francisco State, and UC San Diego. Note: Cal State Monterey Bay is a provisional member.

Facilities

Iccardo Center, Capacity: 3,880
Average Attendance: ?

Style/Stats

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Ver:2002-09-29