2023–24 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners women's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by 13th-year head coach Greg McCall, played their home games at the Icardo Center in Bakersfield, California as members of the Big West Conference.

2023–24 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners women's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	8–21 (5–15 Big West)
Head coach	Greg McCall (13th season)
Associate head coach	Xavier Johnson
Assistant coaches	Zack Grasmick Grant Bingham Jasmin Dixon
Home arena	Icardo Center

2023–24 Big West women's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Hawai'i	17	–	3		.850			20	–	12		.625
UC Irvine †	16	–	4		.800			23	–	9		.719
UC Riverside	13	–	7		.650			18	–	14		.563
Cal Poly	13	–	7		.650			17	–	14		.548
UC Davis	13	–	7		.650			20	–	14		.588
UC Santa Barbara	10	–	10		.500			16	–	15		.516
UC San Diego*	8	–	12		.400			12	–	19		.387
Long Beach State	8	–	12		.400			15	–	18		.455
Cal State Fullerton	6	–	14		.300			10	–	21		.323
Cal State Bakersfield	5	–	15		.250			8	–	21		.276
Cal State Northridge	1	–	19		.050			3	–	27		.100
† 2024 Big West tournament winner * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

They finished the season 8–21, 5–15 in Big West play, to finish in tenth place. Since only the top eight teams in the conference participate, the Roadrunners failed to qualify for the Big West tournament.

Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2022–23 season 8–23, 3–17 in Big West play, to finish in a tie for last (10th) place. As the #9 seed in the Big West tournament, they defeated #8 seed Cal State Northridge in the first round, and upset top-seeded UC Irvine in the quarterfinals before falling to #5 seed UC Santa Barbara in the semifinals.

Roster

2023–24 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Shaunae Brown 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Jr Canisius Toronto, ON G 2 Morgan Edwards 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Redondo Union High School Los Angeles, CA G 4 Grace Hunter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr FIU Porirua, New Zealand G 5 Sophia Tougas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Bradford Christian Academy Glens Falls, NY G 11 Taylor Caldwell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Grand Canyon Bakersfield, CA C 12 Cassidy Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Sr Pacific Lehi, UT G 14 Nseije Ortiz 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Porterville High School Porterville, CA G 15 Amourie Porter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Glen Burnie High School Glen Burnie, MD G 23 Jordan Olivares 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Sacramento State Seaside, CA F 24 Ary Dizon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Vermont Tampa, FL F 32 Garrisen Freeman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Spring Valley High School Las Vegas, NV F 33 Julia Riley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Granite Bay High School Granite Bay, CA C 34 Jordan Brooks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Victor Valley College Apple Valley, CA	Head coach Greg McCall (Cal State Bakersfield) Assistant coach(es) Xavier Johnson (William Penn) Zack Grasmick (Cal State Bakersfield) Grant Bingham (Cal State Bakersfield) Jasmin Dixon (Cal State Bakersfield) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 18, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hope International	W 72–61	–	27 – Brown	10 – 2 tied	4 – Hunter	Icardo Center (398) Bakersfield, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:30 p.m., P12N		at California	L 56–89	0–1	10 – Olivares	7 – 2 tied	3 – Olivares	Haas Pavilion (1,017) Berkeley, CA
November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Pacific	L 54–67	0–2	16 – Hunter	7 – Olivares	3 – Hunter	Alex G. Spanos Center (642) Stockton, CA
November 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fresno State	W 65–63	1–2	22 – Tougas	7 – 3 tied	7 – Hunter	Icardo Center (720) Bakersfield, CA
November 24, 2023* 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at LIU Long Island Tournament	W 62–57	2–2	28 – Brown	10 – Olivares	4 – Olivares	Steinberg Wellness Center (125) Brooklyn, NY
November 25, 2023* 10:00 a.m.		vs. New Mexico State Long Island Tournament	L 59–64	2–3	15 – Brown	7 – Olivares	5 – Olivares	Steinberg Wellness Center (143) Brooklyn, NY
November 27, 2023* 3:00 p.m., SLN		at Omaha	L 79–87 OT	2–4	20 – 2 tied	6 – Porter	5 – Olivares	Baxter Arena (312) Omaha, NE
December 6, 2023* 5:30 p.m., MWN		at Boise State	L 66–87	2–5	24 – Brown	4 – Olivares	2 – Freeman	ExtraMile Arena (838) Boise, ID
December 16, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Pepperdine	L 60–80	2–6	21 – Brown	13 – Tougas	5 – Olivares	Icardo Center (386) Bakersfield, CA
December 21, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Whittier	W 60–52	3–6	14 – Brown	11 – Tougas	2 – 3 tied	Icardo Center (304) Bakersfield, CA
Big West regular season
December 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC San Diego	W 52–48	4–6 (1–0)	19 – Brown	10 – Olivares	3 – Ortiz	Icardo Center (505) Bakersfield, CA
December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Irvine	L 48–71	4–7 (1–1)	17 – Riley	4 – Olivares	3 – Brown	Bren Events Center (580) Irvine, CA
January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Hawaii	L 43–67	4–8 (1–2)	13 – Brown	6 – Riley	3 – 2 tied	Stan Sheriff Center (1,471) Honolulu, HI
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Santa Barbara	L 54–75	4–9 (1–3)	14 – Brown	5 – 2 tied	2 – 2 tied	Icardo Center (387) Bakersfield, CA
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Davis	L 46–62	4–10 (1–4)	13 – Brown	9 – Freeman	2 – 2 tied	Icardo Center (309) Bakersfield, CA
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Riverside	L 62–64	4–11 (1–5)	23 – Olivares	7 – Porter	4 – Ortiz	SRC Arena (122) Riverside, CA
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal Poly	L 67–80	4–12 (1–6)	24 – Porter	6 – Riley	5 – Ortiz	Mott Athletics Center (957) San Luis Obispo, CA
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Northridge	W 70–54	5–12 (2–6)	21 – Brown	6 – Riley	7 – Ortiz	Icardo Center (691) Bakersfield, CA
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Fullerton	W 66–56	6–12 (3–6)	23 – Brown	10 – Tougas	4 – Olivares	Icardo Center (401) Bakersfield, CA
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Long Beach State	L 57–70	6–13 (3–7)	17 – Olivares	7 – Porter	2 – 2 tied	Walter Pyramid (517) Long Beach, CA
February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m.,  SPECTSN/ESPN+		at UC Santa Barbara	L 55–57	6–14 (3–8)	19 – Olivares	6 – Olivares	5 – Ortiz	The Thunderdome (788) Santa Barbara, CA
February 8, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		UC Riverside	L 48–54	6–15 (3–9)	18 – Brown	7 – Freeman	3 – 2 tied	Icardo Center (2,894) Bakersfield, CA
February 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Fullerton	W 69–61	7–15 (4–9)	19 – Olivares	9 – Porter	6 – Olivares	Titan Gym (116) Fullerton, CA
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Northridge	W 61–50	8–15 (5–9)	21 – Riley	9 – 2 tied	6 – 2 tied	Premier America Credit Union Arena (228) Northridge, CA
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Irvine	L 68–72	8–16 (5–10)	22 – Brown	7 – 3 tied	4 – Hunter	Icardo Center (491) Bakersfield, CA
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Long Beach State	L 67–69	8–17 (5–11)	20 – Olivares	10 – 2 tied	3 – Olivares	Icardo Center (515) Bakersfield, CA
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Davis	L 62–78	8–18 (5–12)	25 – Olivares	5 – Tougas	4 – Olivares	University Credit Union Center (876) Davis, CA
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC San Diego	L 43–50	8–19 (5–13)	14 – Olivares	8 – Olivares	3 – Olivares	LionTree Arena  La Jolla, CA
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal Poly	L 56–74	8–20 (5–14)	16 – Porter	5 – Tougas	4 – Olivares	Icardo Center (420) Bakersfield, CA
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hawaii	L 48–85	8–21 (5–15)	17 – Brown	9 – Porter	2 – Porter	Icardo Center (512) Bakersfield, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

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