2024–25 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team represented California Baptist University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by twelfth-year head coach Rick Croy, played their games at Fowler Events Center in Riverside, California, as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

2024–25 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	17–15 (9–7 WAC)
Head coach	Rick Croy (12th season)
Associate head coach	Hardy Asprilla
Assistant coaches	Doc Wellman Reginald Howard Dominic Lippi Scott Clark
Home arena	Fowler Events Center

2024–25 WAC men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Utah Valley	15	–	1		.938			25	–	9		.735
Grand Canyon †	13	–	3		.813			26	–	8		.765
California Baptist	9	–	7		.563			17	–	15		.531
Abilene Christian	8	–	8		.500			16	–	16		.500
Seattle	8	–	8		.500			14	–	18		.438
Tarleton State	7	–	9		.438			12	–	20		.375
UT Arlington	6	–	10		.375			13	–	18		.419
Southern Utah	4	–	12		.250			12	–	19		.387
Utah Tech	2	–	14		.125			7	–	26		.212
† 2025 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Lancers finished the 2023–24 season 15–16, 8–12 in WAC play, to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the WAC tournament, they defeated Utah Valley in the first round, before losing to Seattle in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2024–25 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Kendal Coleman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr Shreveport, LA G 1 Dominique Daniels Jr. 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Sr Compton, CA G 2 Jalen Dollar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Fr Seattle, WA G 4 Brantly Stevenson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr Rancho Cucamonga, CA F 8 Jonathan Griman 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — So Caracas, Venezuela G 10 Adam Moussa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — GS Cairo, Egypt G 11 Tyren Riley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So Las Vegas, NV F 12 Devon Malcolm 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr Medford, OR G 13 Javonte Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — GS Colorado Springs, CO F 14 AJ Braun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Sr Dayton, OH F 15 Mouhamadou Dioum 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr Dakar, Senegal G 20 Sam Silverstein 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr Glencoe, IL G 25 Nico Rafalovich 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr Forest Grove, OR G 33 Martel Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr Las Vegas, NV F 42 Bradley Henige 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) — Fr Glendale, AZ	Head coach Rick Croy (Azusa Pacific) Assistant coach(es) Hardy Asprilla (Cal State Fullerton) Doc Wellman (Azusa Pacific) Reginald Howard (UC Riverside) Dominic Lippi (Whitman) Scott Clark (Cal Poly Humboldt) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Incarnate Word	W 83–78	1–0	17 – Tied	6 – Coleman	6 – Daniels Jr.	Fowler Events Center (3,294) Riverside, CA
November 9, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kennesaw State C-USA/WAC Alliance	W 88–84	2–0	21 – Coleman	10 – Coleman	2 – Tied	Fowler Events Center (2,557) Riverside, CA
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Riverside	L 69–70	2–1	20 – Daniels Jr.	10 – Tied	4 – Silverstein	Fowler Events Center (3,607) Riverside, CA
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		LIU	W 90–77	3–1	27 – Daniels Jr.	8 – Tied	6 – Riley	Fowler Events Center (4,233) Riverside, CA
November 20, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Colorado Acrisure Holiday Invitational campus game	L 68–79	3–2	21 – Daniels Jr.	7 – Silverstein	2 – Tied	Fowler Events Center (2,737) Riverside, CA
November 23, 2024* 5:00 p.m.		Eastern Washington	W 79–68	4–2	15 – Tied	7 – Silverstein	5 – Moussa	Fowler Events Center (2,064) Riverside, CA
November 26, 2024 6:30 p.m., TruTV		vs. SMU Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinals	L 77–79	4–3	32 – Coleman	6 – Coleman	8 – Moussa	Acrisure Arena (536) Thousand Palms, CA
November 27, 2024 9:00 p.m., TruTV		vs. Fresno State Acrisure Holiday Invitational 3rd place game	W 86–81 2OT	5–3	29 – Daniels Jr.	15 – Coleman	5 – Moussa	Acrisure Arena (200) Thousand Palms, CA
December 1, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UCF	L 59–74	5–4	33 – Daniels Jr.	13 – Coleman	3 – Daniels Jr.	Addition Financial Arena (5,817) Orlando, FL
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., YurView		at No. 23 San Diego State	L 75–81	5–5	22 – Daniels Jr.	4 – Tied	6 – Daniels Jr.	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
December 16, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee C-USA/WAC Alliance	L 64–75	5–6	20 – Daniels Jr.	14 – Coleman	3 – Moussa	Murphy Center (1,724) Murfreesboro, TN
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., MW Network		at Fresno State	W 86–69	6–6	29 – Daniels Jr.	7 – Silverstein	9 – Moussa	Save Mart Center (5,263) Fresno, CA
December 28, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jackson State	W 79–73	7–6	25 – Daniels Jr.	12 – Coleman	5 – Daniels Jr.	Fowler Events Center (2,603) Riverside, CA
December 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Irvine	L 63–71	7–7	19 – Tied	12 – Coleman	5 – Williams	Fowler Events Center (2,720) Riverside, CA
WAC regular season
January 4, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Seattle	W 61–59	8–7 (1–0)	16 – Braun	12 – Braun	6 – Moussa	Fowler Events Center (2,611) Riverside, CA
January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Valley	L 69–75	8–8 (1–1)	16 – Braun	7 – Coleman	7 – Moussa	UCCU Center (1,863) Orem, UT
January 16, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tarleton State	L 57–67	8–9 (1–2)	19 – Daniels Jr.	9 – Coleman	6 – Moussa	Wisdom Gym (1,376) Stephenville, TX
January 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Abilene Christian	W 60–54	9–9 (2–2)	17 – Daniels Jr.	10 – Coleman	4 – Moussa	Moody Coliseum (1,123) Abilene, TX
January 23, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Valley	L 69–74	9–10 (2–3)	22 – Daniels Jr.	13 – Coleman	3 – Tied	Fowler Events Center (3,867) Riverside, CA
January 25, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Utah	W 76–60	10–10 (3–3)	16 – Tied	10 – Braun	9 – Moussa	America First Event Center (1,253) Cedar City, UT
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Abilene Christian	W 83–60	11–10 (4–3)	21 – Daniels Jr.	7 – Coleman	8 – Moussa	Fowler Events Center (2,567) Riverside, CA
February 6, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Utah	L 57–60	11–11 (4–4)	18 – Daniels Jr.	8 – Braun	4 – Moussa	Fowler Events Center (2,865) Riverside, CA
February 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Grand Canyon	W 85–71	12–11 (5–4)	25 – Riley	7 – Johnson	2 – Tied	Fowler Events Center (4,174) Riverside, CA
February 13, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 79–82 OT	12–12 (5–5)	15 – Johnson	13 – Coleman	6 – Riley	College Park Center (1,754) Arlington, TX
February 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Tech	W 86–83	13–12 (6–5)	36 – Daniels Jr.	8 – Riley	5 – Tied	Fowler Events Center (3,952) Riverside, CA
February 22, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 64–66	13–13 (6–6)	24 – Coleman	7 – Coleman	6 – Riley	GCU Arena (7,286) Phoenix, AZ
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Seattle	L 48–72	13–14 (6–7)	14 – Riley	7 – Johnson	2 – Tied	Redhawk Center (864) Seattle, WA
March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Tech	W 61–57	14–14 (7–7)	24 – Riley	18 – Coleman	3 – Riley	Burns Arena (1,663) St. George, UT
March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tarleton State	W 68–48	15–14 (8–7)	19 – Johnson	8 – Riley	5 – Tied	Fowler Events Center (3,161) Riverside, CA
March 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington	W 70–68	16–14 (9–7)	24 – Daniels Jr.	9 – Johnson	3 – Daniels Jr.	Fowler Events Center (3,062) Riverside, CA
WAC tournament
March 13, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPNU	(3)	vs. (6) Tarleton State Quarterfinals	W 55–51	17–14	13 – Daniels Jr.	12 – Silverstein	6 – Riley	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
March 14, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPNU	(3)	vs. (2) Grand Canyon Semifinals	L 66–75	17–15	18 – Daniels Jr.	11 – Coleman	3 – Moussa	Orleans Arena (3,867) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

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