The 2017–18 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by seventh-year head coach Rod Barnes, played their home games at the Icardo Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 5–9 in WAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Utah Valley.
Previous season The Roadrunners finished the 2016–17 season 25–10, 12–2 in WAC play to win the regular season WAC championship. They defeated Utah Valley to advance to the championship game of the WAC tournament where they lost to New Mexico State. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. As a No. 8 seed, they defeated California, Colorado State, and Texas–Arlington to become the first No. 8 seed to advance to the semifinals since the NIT introduced seeding in 2006. In the semifinals at Madison Square Garden they lost to Georgia Tech.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Matt Smith 0 F 6'6" 190 RS Senior Jackson, MS Graduated Dedrick Basile 5 G 5'10" 160 Senior Houston, TX Graduated Jaylin Airington 11 F 6'4" 190 RS Senior East Chicago, IN Graduated Justin Pride 51 G 5'10" 180 Senior Huntsville, AL Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Ricky Holden 2 G 5'10" Junior Ellisville, MS Junior college transferred from Jones County JC
2017 recruiting class
2018 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| WAC regular season
!colspan=9 style=| WAC tournament
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