Women's Basketball

California State University: Bakersfield

9001 Stockdale Highway - Bakersfield, CA - 93311
Team Office: Tel: (661) 654-2425 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 Tim La Kose enters his 7th season at Cal State Bakersfield in 2007-08. Though the program has only been in existence since 2000-01, CBSAguide has chosen to profile LaKose's program based on his recent record and past success at Cal Lutheran where he logged seven consecutive winning seasons after his initial 1993-94 campaign winning five conference championships while compiling a .670 winning percentage. At Bakersfield, LaKose inherited a program that had posted only five winning seasons in 23 years. In his inaugural season he went 23-6 and has since rolled off five additional 20+ winning seasons taking the Roadrunners to the NCAA tourney five times. During this time, La Kose has compiled at 142-33 record. A 1991 graduate of Cal State Northridge, LaKose earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiology with an emphasis in athletic training. LaKose's teams usually depend on a high-octane offense. In 2006-07, the Roadrunners went 23-6 but did not receive an NCAA bid.

Team Name	Roadrunners
Colors	Blue and Gold
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record	163-40 (.802)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	23-6	24-5	20-8	96-21 (.821)
Conference	20-2	16-4	14-6	74-14 (.841)
Conf. Finish	1	3	4	1, 1, 2, 2, n/a
Post Appear.	n/a	2nd Rnd	1st Rnd	NCAA 4x
Final 25 Rank	NR	#14	NR	2x

Coaches

Head Coach	Tim LaKose
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Cal State Bakersfield	2001-02
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	278-100 (.735)
Record at Cal State Bakersfield	142-33 (.811)
Coaching Awards

Asst. Coaches	TBD

Recruiting Coordinator

Tim LaKose, (661) 654-2425, tlakose@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

In 2005-06, Bakersfield was ranked 2nd in offense, averaging 83.2 ppg. In 2006-07, they were ranked #16 at 75.7.