College Sports Established
1965
Location
Bakersfield, California
College Name
CSU Bakersfield
Collegiate History
2010 - Present / NCAA Division 1
1972 - 2010 / NCAA Division II
1972 - 2007 / California Collegiate Athletic Association
Conference History
2020 - Present / Big West Conference
2013 - 2020 / Western Athletic Conference
Nickname
Roadrunners - The CSU Bakersfield official team nickname is the "Roadrunners." In November 1970, thirty-three nicknames were put to a student vote. The final vote was between Roadrunners and El Cid with "Roadrunners" winning.
NCAA Championships
Baseball 0
Men's Basketball 0
Women's Basketball 0
Football 0
Soccer 0
- 1965
- 1976
- 1991
- 1993
- 2011
- 2016
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Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men’s basketball team is founded
In 1965: Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men’s basketball team is founded. -
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball team wins its first conference championship.
In 1976: Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball team wins its first conference championship. -
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men’s soccer team wins its first conference championship
In 1991: Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men’s soccer team wins its first conference championship. -
Head Coach Rod Barnes
Rod Barnes: Barnes is a former CSUB men’s basketball player who went on to become the head coach of the team. As a player, he helped lead the Roadrunners to their first NCAA Division II National Championship in 1993. He later led the team to their first Division I NCAA Tournament appearance in 2016 as head coach. -
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men’s basketball team wins its first conference championship
In 2011: Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men’s basketball team wins its first conference championship. -
Western Athletic Conference championship Winner
In 2016: Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men’s basketball team wins the Western Athletic Conference championship and makes its first NCAA Division I Tournament appearance.
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History of the Roadrunners
The Roadrunners made their mark on college basketball when they won back-to-back National Championships from 2011 to 2013 under head coach Rod Barnes. During this period, it became just the third program to win three consecutive Western Athletic Conference (WAC) titles since its founding in 1969. This success continued into 2014 as well when Cal State Bakersfield captured their fourth WAC title and earned an automatic bid for March Madness for only the second time ever – something no other team had accomplished until then!
In 2016, the roadrunner's men's soccer program received its first invitation into post-season play after finishing 2nd place during regular season play, while 2017 saw both men’s soccer & women’s volleyball programs make it all way through tournament brackets before being eliminated by eventual champions UCLA & Stanford respectively. And more recently, in 2019 CSUB Men Basketball Team advanced all way through the regional finals, where unfortunately were stopped short of a Final Four appearance by the Auburn University Tigers.
While there have been many great moments throughout these years, what stands out about Cal State Bakersfield is how much pride every athlete takes in competing for such an amazing institution. Each player strives to represent themselves and the whole community behind them, making them an even more extraordinary group of people who will continue to strive for greatness year after year!
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