2016–17 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team

2016–17 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball

Conference	Big West Conference
2016–17 record	2–2 (0–0 Big West)
Head coach	Dedrique Taylor (4th year)
Assistant coach	John Smith
Assistant coach	Danny Sprinkle
Assistant coach	Joe Harge
Home arena	Titan Gym

2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hawaii	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Cal Poly	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
UC Davis	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
UC Irvine	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Cal State Northridge	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
UC Riverside	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200
UC Santa Barbara	0	–	0	–	1	–	5	.167
Long Beach State	0	–	0	–	1	–	9	.100


† 2017 Big West Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by fourth year head coach Dedrique Taylor, played their home games at Titan Gym as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Titans finished the season 10–20, 3–13 in Big West play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament to Hawaii.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tim Myles	3	F	6'6"	230	Junior	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Walk-on; didn't return
Malcolm Henderson	5	G	6'8"	250	RS Senior	Montreal, QE	Graduated
Lanerryl Johnson	10	G	6'1"	165	RS Senior	Atlanta, GA	Graduated
Malcolm Brooks	11	G	6'5"	185	RS Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduated
Jamar Akoh	15	F	6'7"	240	Sophomore	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Transferred to Montana
Sheldon Blackwell	22	G	6'5"	175	Junior	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Transferred to Antelope Valley
Rashard Todd	23	F	6'7"	200	RS Junior	Baltimore, MD	Transferred to Coppin State
Keilan Horton	24	G	6'0"	180	Junior	Los Angeles, CA	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Kennedy Esume	33	C	6'10"	245	Senior	Umuaka, Nigeria	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Arkim Robertson	13	F	6'9"		Junior	St. George's, Grenada	Junior college transferred from Western Oklahoma State College.
Richard Peters	22	C	6'11"	275	RS Senior	Pickering, ON	Transferred from Albany. Will eligible to play since Peters graduated from Albany.
Darcy Malone	33	C	7'0"	246	Senior	Canberra, Australia	Transferred from LSU. Will eligible to play since Malone graduated from LSU.
Jhan Paul Mejia	41	F	6'10"		Junior	Madrid, Spain	Junior college transferred from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College

2016 incoming recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dwight Ramos SF	Walnut, CA	Walnut High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 21, 2016
Dwight Ramos SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 64
Austen Awosika PG	Chino Hills, CA	Ayala High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Austen Awosika PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 62
Davon Clare SF	Harker Heights, TX	Harker Heights High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A
Davon Clare SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jackson Rowe PF	Mississauga, ON	Wasatch Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
Jackson Rowe PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.

2017 incoming recruits

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Landon Kirkwood SG	Brooklyn Center High School	Brooklyn Center, MN	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Dec 16, 2015
Landon Kirkwood SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Daniel Venzant PG	Midland, TX	Midland Christian School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Daniel Venzant PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.

Roster

2016–17 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Allman, KyleKyle Allman	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	HSCTEA	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	1	Coggins, TreTre Coggins	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	JSerra Catholic HS Air Force	San Juan Capistrano, CA
1.5 !G	2	Leslie, LionheartLionheart Leslie	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Vanderbilt HS Blinn JC	Houma, LA
3.5 !F	5	Clare, DavonDavon Clare	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Harker Heights HS	Killeen, TX
1.5 !G	10	Awosika, AustenAusten Awosika	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Ayala HS	Chino Hills, CA
1.5 !G	11	Brill, LorenLoren Brill (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Georgetown Prep	Gaithersburg, MD
1.5 !G	12	Smith, JamalJamal Smith (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Rancho Verde HS	Moreno Valley, CA
3.5 !F	13	Robertson, ArkimArkim Robertson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. John’s Christian Western Oklahoma State College	St. John's, Grenada
3.5 !F	14	Ahmad, KhalilKhalil Ahmad	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Centennial HS	Corona, CA
1.5 !G	15	Garcia Gonzalez, JoseJose Garcia Gonzalez (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Los Alamitos HS	Los Alamitos, CA
5.0 !C	22	Peters, RichardRichard Peters	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Westwind Prep Albany	Pickering, ON
1.5 !G	23	Ramos, DwightDwight Ramos	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Walnut HS	West Covina, CA
5.0 !C	32	Currenton, JoshuaJoshua Currenton (W)	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	3.0 !Jr	La Sierra HS Cypress College	Watts, CA
5.0 !C	33	Malone, DarcyDarcy Malone	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	4.0 !Sr	ACT Academy of Sport LSU	Canberra, Australia
3.5 !F	34	Rowe, JacksonJackson Rowe	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Wasatch Academy	Toronto, ON
1.5 !G	35	Dearring, RileyRiley Dearring	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Minnetonka HS Wisconsin	Minnetonka, MN
3.5 !F	41	Paul Mejia, JhanJhan Paul Mejia	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Centro de Estudios INSCAT Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College	Madrid, Spain

Head coach

Dedrique Taylor (UC Davis)

Assistant coach(es)

John Smith (Dominican)
Danny Sprinkle (Montana State)
Robert Spence (Guilford)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/05/2016* 6:00 PM	St. Martin's	W 70–67		Titan Gym (472) Fullerton, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM	Cal Tech	W 77–28	1–0	Titan Gym (567) Fullerton, CA
11/13/2016* 4:00 PM	Portland State	W 106–100 ^OT	2–0	Titan Gym (517) Fullerton, CA
11/17/2016* 8:00 PM, P12N	at Washington Global Sports Classic	L 88–104	2–1	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,284) Seattle, WA
11/19/2016* 7:00 PM	at UNLV Global Sports Classic	L 68–77	2–2	Thomas & Mack Center (9,416) Paradise, NV
11/25/2016* 11:00 AM	vs. Jacksonville State Global Sports Classic semifinals			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
11/26/2016* 11:00 AM or 1:30 PM	vs. Alabama State or Northern Arizona Global Sports Classic			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
11/30/2016* 7:30 PM	Nebraska–Omaha			Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
12/03/2016* 6:00 PM	Pacific			Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM	at San Diego			Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
12/10/2016* 6:00 PM	Southern Utah			Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
12/18/2016* 1:00 PM	at Nebraska–Omaha			Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
12/22/2016* 7:30 PM	Portland			Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
12/30/2016* 7:00 PM	Bethesda			Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
Big West regular season
01/05/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Hawaii			Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
01/07/2017 7:30 PM	Cal State Northridge			Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
01/12/2017 7:00 PM	at Cal Poly			Mott Athletic Center San Luis Obispo, CA
01/14/2017 7:30 PM	at UC Irvine			Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
01/18/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	UC Riverside			Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
01/26/2017 7:30 PM, Prime Ticket	at Long Beach State			Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
01/28/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN3	Cal Poly			Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
02/02/2017 7:00 PM	at UC Santa Barbara			The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
02/08/2017 7:00 PM	at UC Davis			The Pavilion Davis, CA
02/11/2017 7:30 PM, ESPN3	Long Beach State			Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
02/16/2017 8:00 PM	at UC Riverside			The SRC Riverside, CA
02/18/2017 7:30 PM	UC Davis			Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
02/22/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	UC Irvine			Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
02/25/2017 10:00 PM	at Hawaii			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
03/02/2017 7:00 PM	UC Santa Barbara			Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
03/04/2017 7:30 PM	at Cal State Northridge			Matadome Northridge, CA
Big West Tournament
03/09–11/2016	vs.			Honda Center Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball

Venues	Titan Gym (1964–present)

People	Head coaches NBA players

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