The 2015–16 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners were led by fifth year head coach Rod Barnes and played their home games at the Icardo Center. The Roadrunners competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 11–3 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Chicago State, Seattle, and New Mexico State to be champions of the WAC tournament. They earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, their first ever appearance, where they lost in the first round to Oklahoma.
Previous season The Roadrunners finished the season 14–19, 7–7 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WAC tournament where they lost to New Mexico State.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Tyrell Corbin 2 G 6'0" 185 Senior Salt Lake City, UT Graduated Javonte Maynor 3 G 6'0" 180 RS Senior Snellville, GA Graduated Dashawn Richmond 5 G 6'3" 200 Junior Staten Island, NY Transferred to Iona Kregg Jones 15 F 6'8" 235 RS Senior Saint George, Barbados Graduated Abdul Ahmed 23 C 6'10" 240 RS Senior London, England Graduated Dee Wallace 25 G 5'10" 150 RS Senior Oxford, MS Graduated J. J. Thomas 30 F 6'5" 215 RS Senior Opelousas, LA Graduated Brandon Morris 31 F 6'7" 215 Junior Lithonia, GA Left the team for personal reasons
2015 incoming recruits
2016 incoming recruits
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#005DAA; color:#FFD200;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#005DAA; color:#FFD200;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#005DAA; color:#FFD200;"| WAC regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#005DAA; color:#FFD200;"| WAC tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#005DAA; color:#FFD200;"| NCAA tournament
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