Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball

Cal State Fullerton Titans
Cal State Fullerton Titans
	2024–25 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team
University	California State University, Fullerton
Head coach	Dedrique Taylor (12th season)
Conference	Big West
Location	Fullerton, California
Arena	Titan Gym ; (capacity: 4,000)
Nickname	Titans
Colors	Navy blue, white, and orange;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1978
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1978
NCAA tournament appearances
	1978, 2008, 2018, 2022
Conference tournament champions
	1978, 2008, 2018, 2022
Conference regular season champions
	1976, 2008

Last updated November 30, 2024

The Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents California State University, Fullerton in Fullerton, California, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big West Conference.

History

In 1978, the Fullerton men's basketball team, coached by Bobby Dye, made it to the Elite 8 in the 1978 NCAA Division I basketball tournament. They were considered the year's Cinderella story as a #7 seed (out of 8). The team defeated University of New Mexico at Tempe, AZ, and then defeated the University of San Francisco before losing to the University of Arkansas in regionals at Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fullerton was led by Greg Bunch, a CSUF Hall of Famer.

Bob Burton was head coach of the Titans men's team starting with the 2003–04 season. In 2008, the team finished the season 24-9, defeated UC Irvine 81-66 in the Big West Conference Championship. They qualified for their second NCAA tournament (first in 30 years), where they faced the (#3) Wisconsin Badgers as a #14 seed in the first round of the NCAA tournament, losing the game 71–58. After the 2013–14 season, Burton resigned on June 22, 2012 after nine seasons. His final record at Fullerton was 155–122.^[2]

During the 2012–13 season, interim head coach Andy Newman replaced Burton and guided the Titans to a 14–18 record overall and 6–12 record in the Big West Conference.

For the start of the 2013–14 season, Fullerton hired Dedrique Taylor as the team's head coach. Previously, Taylor had been an assistant under coach Herb Sendek at Arizona State University since 2006. Prior to that, Taylor also coached at the University of Nevada, Portland State, Loyola Marymount University and UC Davis. Taylor, has been long respected as one of the top recruiters in the west with strong ties to the Los Angeles area, thought to be a key component in winning at Fullerton. Taylor led the 2017–18 team to an invitation to play in the 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The team lost in the first round to Purdue.

Post season results

NCAA tournament results

The Titans have appeared in four NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 2–4.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1978		Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional Finals	New Mexico San Francisco Arkansas	W 90–85 W 75–72 L 58–61
2008	#14	First round	#3 Wisconsin	L 56–71
2018	#15	First round	#2 Purdue	L 48–74
2022	#15	First round	#2 Duke	L 61–78

NIT results

The Titans have appeared in three National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 2–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	First round	Arizona State	L 83–87
1987	First round	California	L 68–72
2005	Opening Round First round Second Round	Oregon State San Francisco Georgetown	W 85–83 W 85–69 L 57–74

CIT results

The Titans have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) three times. Their combined record is 0–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	First round	Loyola Marymount	L 79–88
2017	First round	Weber State	L 76–80
2019	First round	Cal State Bakersfield	L 58–66

NAIA tournament results

The Titans have appeared in the NAIA Tournament one time. Their combined record is 2–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1962	First round Second Round Quarterfinals	Stetson Lewis & Clark Westminster	W 94–79 W 97–78 L 55–63

Retired numbers

No.	Player	Career	No. ret.	Ref.
Cal State Fullerton Titans retired numbers
4	Rodney Anderson	1999–2000	2004	^[3]^[4]
20	Leon Wood	1981–1984		^[5]
30	Greg Bunch	1974–1978		^[6]

NBA players

Player	Career	Draft
Greg Bunch	1974–1978	1978 : 2(34)
Mike Niles	1980–1981	1979 : 2(83)
Leon Wood	1981–1984	1984: 1(10)
Kevin Henderson	1983–1986	1986 : 3(50)
Richard Morton	1983–1986	1986 : 3(50)
Henry Turner	1984–1988	1988 : undrafted, debut in 1988
Cedric Ceballos	1988–1990	1990 : 4(90)
Bruce Bowen	1989–1993	1993 : undrafted, debut in 1997
Pape Sow	2001–2004	2004 : 2(48)
Bobby Brown	2003–2007	2007 : undrafted, debut in 2008
Josh Akognon	2007–2009	2009 : undrafted, debut in 2013

Players in international leagues

Khalil Ahmad (born 1996), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Marcio Lassiter, Filipino-American basketball player for San Miguel Beermen in the PBA
Dwight Ramos, Filipino-American professional basketball player for Levanga Hokkaido of the Japanese B.League
Kwame Vaughn (born 1990), basketball player for Maccabi Haifa in the Israeli Basketball National League

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The 2023–24 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by 11th-year head coach Dedrique Taylor, played their home games at Titan Gym in Fullerton, California as members of the Big West Conference.

References

↑ "University Colors | CSUF Brand" . Retrieved December 5, 2022.
↑ Coach Burton resigns Archived July 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , accessed June 23, 2012
↑ Anderson Jersey Retired in Front of Packed House at 247sports.com
↑ America Falls In Love With Rodney Anderson at CSUF News
↑ LEON WOOD - OFFICIAL #40 at NBRA.net
↑ Former Basketball Star Distinguished Alumnus at fullertontitans.com

External links

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[1] "University Colors | CSUF Brand" . Retrieved December 5, 2022.

[2] Coach Burton resigns Archived July 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , accessed June 23, 2012

[3] Anderson Jersey Retired in Front of Packed House at 247sports.com

[4] America Falls In Love With Rodney Anderson at CSUF News

[5] LEON WOOD - OFFICIAL #40 at NBRA.net

[6] Former Basketball Star Distinguished Alumnus at fullertontitans.com

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v t e Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball
Venues	Titan Gym (1964–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Big West Conference men's basketball
Teams	Cal Poly Mustangs Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Northridge Matadors Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Long Beach State Beach UC Davis Aggies UC Irvine Anteaters UC Riverside Highlanders UC San Diego Tritons UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Championships & awards	Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Player of the Year Coach of the Year
Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23