The 2026-27 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team will represent California Baptist University during the 2026-27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, will be led by first-year head coach Kyle Getter, playing their home games at Fowler Events Center in Riverside, California, as a first-year member of the Big West Conference (Big West).
This year will mark the Lancers' first season as members the Big West, after playing the last 8 season in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) from 2018-2026.
Previous season
The Lancers finished the 2025–26 season 25–9, 13–5 in WAC play, to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the WAC Tournament, they would beat No. 3 Southern Utah in the Semifinals and No. 1 seed Utah Valley in the Championship Game gaining the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. As the 13th seed in the East Regional, they would lose in the first round to 4th seed Kansas ending their season.
Preseason The preseason coaches poll will be released in mid-October.
Preseason rankings +Big West Preseason Poll Place Team Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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Roster
Schedule and results
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