2025–26 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team
| 2025–26 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–3 (0–0 WAC) |
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| Associate head coach | Hardy Asprilla |
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| Home arena | Fowler Events Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 9 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 WAC tournament winner As of December 18, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team represents California Baptist University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by 13th-year head coach Rick Croy, play their home games at Fowler Events Center in Riverside, California, as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
This will be the Lancers' last season as members of the WAC, as they will be joing the Big West Conference, effective July 1, 2026.[1]
Previous season
The Lancers finished the 2024–25 season 17–15, 9–7 in WAC play, to finish in third place.[2] They defeated Tarleton State,[3] before falling to eventual tournament champions Grand Canyon in the semifinals of the WAC tournament.[4]
Preseason
On October 28, 2025, the WAC released their preseason coaches poll. California Baptist was picked to finish atop the conference, while receiving five first-place votes.[5]
Preseason rankings
| Place | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | California Baptist | 33 (5) | |
| 2 | Utah Valley | 29 (1) | |
| 3 | Abilene Christian | 27 | |
| 4 | UT Arlington | 22 (1) | |
| 5 | Tarleton State | 19 | |
| 6 | Utah Tech | 9 | |
| 7 | Southern Utah | 8 | |
| (#) first-place votes | |||
Source:[5]
WAC Preseason Player of the Year
| Player | Year | Position |
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| Dominique Daniels Jr. | Graduate Student | Guard |
Preseason All-WAC Team
| Player | Year | Position |
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| Dominique Daniels Jr. | Graduate Student | Guard |
Source:[5]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
USC Upstate | W 87–75 | 1–0 |
23 – Daniels Jr. | 8 – Jackson | 5 – Jackson | Fowler Events Center (4,386) Riverside, CA | ||||
| November 7, 2025* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at UC Irvine | W 69–61 | 2–0 |
17 – Williams | 12 – Ndong | 7 – Daniels Jr. | Bren Events Center (2,360) Irvine, CA | ||||
| November 14, 2025* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Western Illinois | W 69–59 | 3–0 |
22 – Daniels Jr. | 14 – Ndong | 2 – Tied | Fowler Events Center (5,088) Riverside, CA | ||||
| November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UC Riverside Acrisure Series on-campus game Crosstown Showdown |
W 80–57 | 4–0 |
25 – Daniels | 9 – Ndong | 3 – Muller | Fowler Events Center (3,766) Riverside, CA | ||||
| November 21, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Grambling State Acrisure Series on-campus game |
W 72–59 | 5–0 |
17 – Williams | 7 – Jackson | 4 – Jackson | Fowler Events Center (2,617) Riverside, CA | ||||
| November 25, 2025* 3:30 pm, CBSSN |
vs. San Diego Acrisure Series |
W 76–61 | 6–0 |
22 – Muller | 10 – Griman | 3 – Muller | Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA | ||||
| November 29, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Oregon State | W 75–69 | 7–0 |
19 – Williams | 8 – Henige | 7 – Daniels Jr. | Gill Coliseum (2,130) Corvallis, OR | ||||
| December 1, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Colorado | L 70–78 | 7–1 |
25 – Daniels Jr. | 7 – Henige | 4 – Muller | CU Events Center (4,931) Boulder, CO | ||||
| December 3, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. No. 9 BYU Delta Center Series |
L 60–91 | 7–2 |
12 – Williams | 5 – Williams | 5 – Williams | Delta Center (9,189) Salt Lake City, UT | ||||
| December 6, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah | L 85–91 | 7–3 |
31 – Daniels Jr. | 11 – Tied | 4 – Ndong | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,077) Salt Lake City, UT | ||||
| December 12, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Eastern Washington | W 88–83 | 8–3 |
34 – Daniels Jr. | 8 – D'Amelio | 7 – Muller | Reese Court (1,167) Cheney, WA | ||||
| December 16, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern | W 75−67 | 9−3 |
30 – Daniels Jr. | 11 – Ndong | 6 – Daniels Jr. | Fowler Events Center (2,425) Riverside, CA | ||||
| December 20, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Sacramento State | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| WAC regular season | |||||||||||
| December 29, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Valley | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| January 1, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
| January 3, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tarleton State | EECU Center Stephenville, TX | |||||||||
| January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Tech | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Utah | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| January 15, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| January 21, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Tech | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Valley | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
| February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tarleton State | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Abilene Christian | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| February 12, 2026 5:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Utah | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Tech | Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| February 19, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Valley | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tarleton State | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| March 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Abilene Christian | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| March 7, 2026 5:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Utah | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||||
| WAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11–14, 2026 |
vs. | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
References
- ^ "California Baptist University Joins The Big West". The Big West. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ "California Baptist holds off Tarleton State 55-51 in WAC Tournament quarterfinal". AP News. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ "Coles scores 22, second-seeded Grand Canyon beats No. 3-seed Cal Baptist 75-66 in WAC semifinal". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ a b c "California Baptist Voted Top Team In 2025-26 WAC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". CBU Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ "California Baptist Lancers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2025.