2025–26 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

2025–26 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball
2025–26 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	4–8 (0–2 Big West)
Head coach	Mike Scott (acting);
Assistant coaches	Brandon Barnes; Brent Wrapp;
Home arena	Icardo Center

2025–26 Big West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hawai'i	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
UC Santa Barbara	2	–	0	1.000	8	–	4	.667
UC Irvine	2	–	0	1.000	7	–	4	.636
UC San Diego	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	1	.909
Cal State Northridge	1	–	1	.500	6	–	5	.545
UC Riverside	1	–	1	.500	6	–	6	.500
Cal Poly	1	–	1	.500	5	–	7	.417
UC Davis	0	–	1	.000	5	–	5	.500
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	2	.000	5	–	7	.417
Cal State Bakersfield	0	–	2	.000	5	–	8	.385
Long Beach State	0	–	2	.000	3	–	9	.250

† 2026 Big West tournament winner As of December 18, 2025

The 2025–26 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represents California State University, Bakersfield during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by interim head coach Mike Scott, play their home games at the Icardo Center located in Bakersfield, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2024–25 season 14–19, 8–12 in Big West play, to finish in a tie for seventh place.^[1] They were defeated by UC Santa Barbara in the first round of the Big West tournament.^[2]

On September 24, 2025, it was announced that head coach Rod Barnes, would be stepping away from the program, after 14 years at the helm, with assistant coach Mike Scott being named the interim head coach.^[3]

Preseason

On October 16, 2025, the Big West Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Cal State Bakersfield was picked to finish tenth in the conference.^[4]

Preseason rankings

Big West Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
1	UC Irvine	98 (8)
2	UC Santa Barbara	93 (3)
3	Hawai'i	76
4	UC San Diego	69
5	Cal State Northridge	63
6	UC Davis	58
7	Cal Poly	54
8	Long Beach State	31
9	UC Riverside	26
10	Cal State Bakersfield	20
11	Cal State Fullerton	17
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-Big West Team

No players were named the Preseason All-Big West Team.^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	CJ Hardy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	West LA College	Gardena, California
F	1	Tom Mark	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Tallahassee Community College	Affligem, Belgium
G	2	Mike Price	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Southern California Academy	Chicago, Illinois
G	3	Dylan Purnell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	South Plains College	Raleigh, North Carolina
F	4	Caleb McCarty	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	South Carolina State	Biloxi, Mississippi
G	5	Bentley Waller	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Bakersfield Christian High School	Bakersfield, California
C	7	Pierre Genesté Jr.	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Fresno State	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
G/F	10	AJ George	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	SMU	Fresno, California
F	11	Colin Darby	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Dynamic Prep	Frisco, Texas
G	12	Kadar Waller	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Mississippi Valley State	Bakersfield, California
G	15	Dailin Smith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Alabama A&M	Colorado Springs, Colorado
F	21	Ronald Jessamy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Tennessee State	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G/F	25	Jaden Alexander	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	New Mexico State	Fairfield, California
G	40	Tory James Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Grosse Pointe South High School	The Woodlands, Texas

Head coach

Mike Scott (interim) (Fairleigh Dickinson)

Assistant coach(es)

Brandon Barnes (Cal State Bakersfield)
Brent Wrapp (Cal State Bakersfield)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ACCNX	at California	L 60–87	0–1	16 – Tied	7 – Jessamy	3 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (3,143) Berkeley, CA
November 6, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Whittier	W 83–61	1–1	17 – Hardy	13 – Geneste Jr.	4 – K. Waller	Icardo Center (1,735) Bakersfield, CA
November 11, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Western Illinois	W 74–58	2–1	18 – Hardy	9 – Hardy	3 – Hardy	Icardo Center (394) Bakersfield, CA
November 14, 2025* 4:30 pm, SECN+	at Ole Miss Rod Barnes Tad Pad game	L 60–82	2–2	21 – Hardy	7 – Tied	4 – Hardy	Tad Smith Coliseum (4,362) Oxford, MS
November 17, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Portland State	L 80–93	2–3	30 – Smith	7 – Mark	7 – Hardy	Viking Pavilion (685) Portland, OR
November 22, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Mississippi Valley State	W 86–70	3–3	23 – Smith	11 – Jessamy	3 – Tied	Icardo Center (309) Bakersfield, CA
November 25, 2025* 4:00 pm, ACCNX	at Florida State	L 59–89	3–4	14 – Jessamy	10 – Tied	4 – Tied	Donald L. Tucker Center (3,567) Tallahassee, FL
November 30, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Fresno State Return to Selland	W 76–71	4–4	30 – Smith	6 – Tied	3 – Hardy	Selland Arena (4,374) Fresno, CA
December 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Northridge	L 66–87	4–5 (0–1)	18 – Smith	9 – George	2 – Tied	Premier America Credit Union Arena (715) Northridge, CA
December 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Santa Barbara	L 84–109	4–6 (0–2)	23 – Hardy	4 – Tied	5 – Hardy	The Thunderdome (1,739) Santa Barbara, CA
December 11, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	North Dakota State	L 69–80	4–7	18 – Jessamy	7 – Geneste	3 – Hardy	Icardo Center (223) Bakersfield, CA
December 13, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Pepperdine	L 62–70	4–8	16 – Tied	8 – Tied	1 – Tied	Icardo Center (402) Bakersfield, CA
December 18, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Nobel						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
December 23, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Idaho						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 1, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Irvine						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 3, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Davis						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
January 8, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	UC Riverside						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 10, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Long Beach State						Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
January 15, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	UC Santa Barbara						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 17, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	UC San Diego						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Hawai'i						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 29, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Cal Poly						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Davis						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Irvine						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
February 7, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Fullerton						Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
February 12, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Hawai'i						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Riverside						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 21, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Fullerton						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC San Diego						LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
February 28, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Long Beach State						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
March 5, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Northridge						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
March 7, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal Poly						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
Big West tournament
March 11–14, 2026	vs.						Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ "UC Santa Barbara defeats Cal State Bakersfield 71-66 in Big West Conference Tournament first round". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ "Rod Barnes to step away from CSUB men's basketball after 14 seasons". KBAK-TV. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "UC Irvine Predicted to Win The Big West in 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". California State University at Bakersfield Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ "Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[2] "UC Santa Barbara defeats Cal State Bakersfield 71-66 in Big West Conference Tournament first round". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[3] "Rod Barnes to step away from CSUB men's basketball after 14 seasons". KBAK-TV. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[poll-4] "UC Irvine Predicted to Win The Big West in 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[5] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". California State University at Bakersfield Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[6] "Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

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Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball
Venues	Dignity Health Arena (1998–present) Icardo Center (alternate; 1989–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championships in bold