2023–24 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team

2023–24 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball
2023–24 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	14–18 (7–13 Big West)
Head coach	Dedrique Taylor (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Anthony Santos; Chris Walker; Ryan Hamm;
Home arena	Titan Gym ; (Capacity: 4,000)
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by 11th-year head coach Dedrique Taylor, played their home games at Titan Gym as members of the Big West Conference.

2023–24 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Irvine	17	–	3	.850	24	–	10	.706
UC San Diego*	15	–	5	.750	21	–	12	.636
UC Davis	14	–	6	.700	20	–	13	.606
Hawai'i	11	–	9	.550	20	–	14	.588
Long Beach State †	10	–	10	.500	21	–	15	.583
UC Riverside	10	–	10	.500	16	–	18	.471
UC Santa Barbara	9	–	11	.450	16	–	15	.516
Cal State Northridge	9	–	11	.450	19	–	15	.559
Cal State Bakersfield	8	–	12	.400	13	–	19	.406
Cal State Fullerton	7	–	13	.350	14	–	18	.438
Cal Poly	0	–	20	.000	4	–	28	.125
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2024 Big West tournament winner

Previous season edit

The Titans finished the 2022–23 season 20–13, 12–6 in Big West play to finish in fourth place.^[1] In the Big West tournament, they defeated Hawai'i in the quarterfinals^[2] and upset top-seeded UC Irvine in the semifinals,^[3] before falling to UC Santa Barbara in the championship game.^[4]

Roster edit

2023–24 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jalen Cooper	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Palm Beach Atlantic	St. Petersburg, FL
G	1	Keith Richard	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	South Oak Cliff HS	Dallas, TX
G	2	Max Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Tampa	Clearwater, FL
F	3	Beril Kabamba	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Spring Hill	Clearwater, FL
G	5	Donovan Oday	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	McNeese	Arlington, TX
G	7	DJ Brewton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Alcorn State	Cinncinati, OH
G	10	Antwan Robinson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	East St. Louis HS	St. Louis
G	11	Sydney Shipp	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Occidental	Chicago, IL
C	12	Zachary Visentin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Jr	Snow CC	Spanish Fork, UT
F	13	Vincent Lee	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Nevada	Midlothian, TX
G	14	Trevor Williams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Junípero Serra HS	Los Angeles, CA
G	21	Grayson Carper	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Columbia College	Fresno, CA
G	23	Tory San Antonio	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Rancho Verde HS	Moreno Valley, CA
F/C	24	Kendrick De Luna	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	TMI Episcopal	San Antonio, TX
F	32	John Mikey Square	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Fairleigh Dickinson	Washington, D.C.

Head coach

Dedrique Taylor (UC Davis)

Assistant coach(es)

Anthony Santos (Cal State Fullerton)
Chris Walker (Oklahoma)
Ryan Hamm (Thomas More)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 28, 2023

Schedule and results edit

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023* 12:00 p.m.	Life Pacific	W 96–64		26 – Jones	–	–	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FS1	at No. 17 San Diego State	L 57–83	0–1	13 – Brewton	9 – Carper	6 – Brewton	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
November 11, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	La Sierra	W 78–48	1–1	22 – Jones	8 – Carper	6 – Brewton	Titan Gym (776) Fullerton, CA
November 16, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UCF Jacksonville Classic campus game	L 44–72	1–2	13 – Carper	6 – Tied	4 – Brewton	Addition Financial Arena (5,322) Orlando, FL
November 19, 2023* 11:30 a.m.	vs. Cornell Jacksonville Classic Bay semifinals	L 70–88	1–3	23 – Jones	9 – Brewton	2 – Tied	Flagler Gymnasium (311) St. Augustine, FL
November 20, 2023* 8:30 a.m.	vs. Southern Miss Jacksonville Classic Bay consolation	W 74–67	2–3	19 – Jones	7 – Carper	7 – Jones	Flagler Gymnasium (221) St. Augustine, FL
November 26, 2023* 11:00 a.m.	at Nebraska	L 72–85	2–4	30 – Jones	7 – Carper	3 – Jones	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,171) Lincoln, NE
December 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Dakota	W 64–54	3–4	19 – Brewton	8 – Lee	1 – Tied	Titan Gym (908) Fullerton, CA
December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Stanton	W 102–52	4–4	16 – Jones	5 – Tied	4 – Brewton	Titan Gym (692) Fullerton, CA
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pepperdine	W 60–55	5–4	20 – Jones	6 – Square	3 – Jones	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Sacramento State	W 62–60	6–4	23 – Brewton	5 – Tied	3 – Jones	Hornets Nest (765) Sacramento, CA
December 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m.	at Boise State	L 65–88	6–5	19 – Jones	7 – Brewton	3 – Brewton	ExtraMile Arena (9,178) Boise, ID
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Pacific	W 67–56	7–5	16 – Jones	8 – Tied	3 – Jones	Titan Gym (518) Fullerton, CA
Big West regular season
December 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Long Beach State	L 71–81	7–6 (0–1)	19 – Jones	8 – Carper	4 – San Antonio	Titan Gym (1,436) Fullerton, CA
December 30, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Hawai'i	W 63–61 ^OT	8–6 (1–1)	17 – Brewton	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (5,171) Honolulu, HI
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m.	at UC Irvine	L 67–75	8–7 (1–2)	19 – Brewton	8 – Brewton	3 – Brewton	Bren Events Center (1,934) Irvine, CA
January 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	UC San Diego	L 58–76	8–8 (1–3)	18 – Brewton	4 – San Antonio	3 – Jones	Titan Gym (642) Fullerton, CA
January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., SpectrumSN/ESPN+	at CSUN	L 71–76	8–9 (1–4)	17 – Jones	5 – Tied	4 – San Antonio	Premier America Credit Union Arena (384) Northridge, CA
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UC Davis	L 65–67	8–10 (1–5)	18 – Jones	7 – Kabamba	3 – Jones	Titan Gym (583) Fullerton, CA
January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., SpectrumSN/ESPN+	at UC Santa Barbara	W 73–69	9–10 (2–5)	22 – Jones	10 – Kabamba	5 – Jones	The Thunderdome (1,414) Santa Barbara, CA
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cal Poly	W 54–51	10–10 (3–5)	13 – Brewton	10 – Kabamba	3 – Kabamba	Mott Athletics Center (1,228) San Luis Obispo, CA
January 27, 2024 6:00 p.m.	Cal State Bakersfield	W 68–50	11–10 (4–5)	17 – Brewton	9 – San Antonio	2 – Tied	Titan Gym (784) Fullerton, CA
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m.	Hawai'i	L 68–76	11–11 (4–6)	19 – Brewton	6 – Square	4 – San Antonio	Titan Gym (1,339) Fullerton, CA
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UC Davis	L 58–71	11–12 (4–7)	19 – Square	6 – Brewton	2 – San Antonio	University Credit Union Center (1,379) Davis, CA
February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., SpectrumSN/ESPN+	at CSU Bakersfield	L 71–73	11–13 (4–8)	21 – Jones	5 – Square	3 – San Antonio	Icardo Center (874) Bakersfield, CA
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UC Riverside	L 73–81	11–15 (4–9)	14 – San Antonio	10 – Carper	3 – Tied	Titan Gym (633) Fullerton, CA
February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UC San Diego	L 69–76	11–15 (4–10)	30 – Brewton	8 – Brewton	6 – Brewton	LionTree Arena (1,134) La Jolla, CA
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cal Poly	W 68–50	12–15 (5–10)	20 – Tied	8 – Cooper	4 – Brewton	Titan Gym (525) Fullerton, CA
February 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	CSUN	L 60–65	12–16 (5–11)	26 – Brewton	9 – Cooper	2 – Tied	Titan Gym (680) Fullerton, CA
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Long Beach State	W 76–71	13–16 (6–11)	26 – Brewton	5 – Brewton	6 – Brewton	Walter Pyramid (2,326) Long Beach, CA
March 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	UC Santa Barbara	W 79–70	14–16 (7–11)	30 – Brewton	8 – San Antonio	2 – Tied	Titan Gym (665) Fullerton, CA
March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UC Riverside	L 74–84	14–17 (7–12)	26 – Brewton	10 – Brewton	4 – San Antonio	SRC Arena (754) Riverside, CA
March 9, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	UC Irvine	L 71–81	14–18 (7–13)	28 – Brewton	4 – San Antonio	2 – Brewton	Titan Gym (1,076) Fullerton, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References edit

^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ "Titans Defeat Hawai'i in Overtime in Big West Quarterfinals". California State University, Fullerton. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ "UC Irvine Falls To Cal State Fullerton In Big West Semifinals". UCI Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ "UCSB Men's Basketball Wins Big West Tournament Title". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". California State University, Fullerton. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^ "Cal State Fullerton Titans 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[2] "Titans Defeat Hawai'i in Overtime in Big West Quarterfinals". California State University, Fullerton. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[3] "UC Irvine Falls To Cal State Fullerton In Big West Semifinals". UCI Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[4] "UCSB Men's Basketball Wins Big West Tournament Title". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[5] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". California State University, Fullerton. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[6] "Cal State Fullerton Titans 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

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