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| 2025–26 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 23–8 (13–5 WAC) |
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| Associate head coach | Hardy Asprilla |
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| Home arena | Fowler Events Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Tech | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 WAC tournament winner As of March 7, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team represents California Baptist University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by 13th-year head coach Rick Croy, play their home games at Fowler Events Center in Riverside, California, as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
This will be the Lancers' last season as members of the WAC, as they will be joing the Big West Conference, effective July 1, 2026. [1]
The Lancers finished the 2024–25 season 17–15, 9–7 in WAC play, to finish in third place. [2] They defeated Tarleton State, [3] before falling to eventual tournament champions Grand Canyon in the semifinals of the WAC tournament. [4]
On October 28, 2025, the WAC released their preseason coaches poll. California Baptist was picked to finish atop the conference, while receiving five first-place votes. [5]
| Place | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | California Baptist | 33 (5) | |
| 2 | Utah Valley | 29 (1) | |
| 3 | Abilene Christian | 27 | |
| 4 | UT Arlington | 22 (1) | |
| 5 | Tarleton State | 19 | |
| 6 | Utah Tech | 9 | |
| 7 | Southern Utah | 8 | |
| (#) first-place votes | |||
Source: [5]
| Player | Year | Position |
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| Dominique Daniels Jr. | Graduate Student | Guard |
| Player | Year | Position |
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| Dominique Daniels Jr. | Graduate Student | Guard |
Source: [5]
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 3, 2025* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | USC Upstate | W 87–75 | 1–0 | 23 – Daniels Jr. | 8 – Jackson | 5 – Jackson | Fowler Events Center (4,386) Riverside, CA | ||||
| November 7, 2025* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at UC Irvine | W 69–61 | 2–0 | 17 – Williams | 12 – Ndong | 7 – Daniels Jr. | Bren Events Center (2,360) Irvine, CA | ||||
| November 14, 2025* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Western Illinois | W 69–59 | 3–0 | 22 – Daniels Jr. | 14 – Ndong | 2 – Tied | Fowler Events Center (5,088) Riverside, CA | ||||
| November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UC Riverside Acrisure Series on-campus game Crosstown Showdown | W 80–57 | 4–0 | 25 – Daniels | 9 – Ndong | 3 – Muller | Fowler Events Center (3,766) Riverside, CA | ||||
| November 21, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Grambling State Acrisure Series on-campus game | W 72–59 | 5–0 | 17 – Williams | 7 – Jackson | 4 – Jackson | Fowler Events Center (2,617) Riverside, CA | ||||
| November 25, 2025* 3:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. San Diego Acrisure Series | W 76–61 | 6–0 | 22 – Muller | 10 – Griman | 3 – Muller | Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA | ||||
| November 29, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Oregon State | W 75–69 | 7–0 | 19 – Williams | 8 – Henige | 7 – Daniels Jr. | Gill Coliseum (2,130) Corvallis, OR | ||||
| December 1, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Colorado | L 70–78 | 7–1 | 25 – Daniels Jr. | 7 – Henige | 4 – Muller | CU Events Center (4,931) Boulder, CO | ||||
| December 3, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | vs. No. 9 BYU Delta Center Series | L 60–91 | 7–2 | 12 – Williams | 5 – Williams | 5 – Williams | Delta Center (9,189) Salt Lake City, UT | ||||
| December 6, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Utah | L 85–91 | 7–3 | 31 – Daniels Jr. | 11 – Tied | 4 – Ndong | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,077) Salt Lake City, UT | ||||
| December 12, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Washington | W 88–83 | 8–3 | 34 – Daniels Jr. | 8 – D'Amelio | 7 – Muller | Reese Court (1,167) Cheney, WA | ||||
| December 16, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Southern | W 75−67 | 9−3 | 30 – Daniels Jr. | 11 – Ndong | 6 – Daniels Jr. | Fowler Events Center (2,425) Riverside, CA | ||||
| December 20, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Sacramento State | W 74–67 | 10–3 | 14 – Williams | 17 – Ndong | 4 – Williams | Fowler Events Center (3,601) Riverside, CA | ||||
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| December 29, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Utah Valley | L 66–73 | 10–4 (0–1) | 17 – Daniels Jr. | 8 – Ndong | 4 – Muller | UCCU Center (2,171) Orem, UT | ||||
| January 1, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UT Arlington | L 51–63 | 10–5 (0–2) | 25 – Daniels Jr. | 6 – Malcolm | 1 – Tied | College Park Center (841) Arlington, TX | ||||
| January 3, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Tarleton State | L 76–81 OT | 10–6 (0–3) | 25 – Daniels Jr. | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | EECU Center (1,019) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Utah Tech | W 84–72 | 11–6 (1–3) | 20 – Tied | 7 – Griman | 4 – Tied | Fowler Events Center (2,012) Riverside, CA | ||||
| January 10, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Southern Utah | W 58–55 | 12–6 (2–3) | 20 – Daniels Jr. | 11 – Ndong | 3 – Daniels Jr. | Fowler Events Center (3,438) Riverside, CA | ||||
| January 15, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Abilene Christian | W 74–58 | 13–6 (3–3) | 23 – Williams | 9 – Ndong | 4 – Jackson | Moody Coliseum (1,229) Abilene, TX | ||||
| January 21, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Utah Tech | W 73–64 | 14–6 (4–3) | 26 – Daniels Jr. | 7 – Ndong | 5 – Daniels Jr. | Fowler Events Center (2,264) Riverside, CA | ||||
| January 24, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Utah Valley | W 78–71 OT | 15–6 (5–3) | 47 – Daniels Jr. | 10 – Ndong | 1 – Tied | Fowler Events Center (3,907) Riverside, CA | ||||
| January 31, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UT Arlington | W 87–77 OT | 16–6 (6–3) | 28 – Daniels Jr. | 9 – Griman | 6 – Daniels Jr. | College Park Center (1,140) Arlington, TX | ||||
| February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Tarleton State | W 56–55 | 17–6 (7–3) | 15 – Williams | 13 – Henige | 3 – Daniels Jr. | Fowler Events Center (3,052) Riverside, CA | ||||
| February 7, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Abilene Christian | W 65–63 | 18–6 (8–3) | 21 – Daniels Jr. | 8 – Ndong | 5 – Daniels Jr. | Fowler Events Center (3,079) Riverside, CA | ||||
| February 12, 2026 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Southern Utah | W 83–66 | 19–6 (9–3) | 32 – Daniels Jr. | 11 – Williams | 3 – Tied | America First Event Center (771) Cedar City, UT | ||||
| February 14, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Utah Tech | L 65–70 | 19–7 (9–4) | 29 – Daniels Jr. | 15 – Griman | 3 – Williams | Burns Arena (1,943) St. George, UT | ||||
| February 19, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Utah Valley | L 46–65 | 19–8 (9–5) | 12 – Daniels Jr. | 8 – Henige | 4 – Muller | UCCU Center (2,364) Orem, UT | ||||
| February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UT Arlington | W 68–56 | 20–8 (10–5) | 28 – Daniels Jr. | 7 – Griman | 4 – Daniels Jr. | Fowler Events Center (2,871) Riverside, CA | ||||
| February 28, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Tarleton State | W 82–67 | 21–8 (11–5) | 23 – Daniels Jr. | 10 – Griman | 4 – Daniels Jr. | Fowler Events Center (4,294) Riverside, CA | ||||
| March 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Abilene Christian | W 87–48 | 22–8 (12–5) | 22 – Daniels Jr. | 6 – Ndong | 4 – Daniels Jr. | Fowler Events Center (4,681) Riverside, CA | ||||
| March 7, 2026 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Southern Utah | W 82–75 | 23–8 (13–5) | 32 – Daniels Jr. | 10 – Griman | 3 – Tied | America First Event Center (602) Cedar City, UT | ||||
| WAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 13, 2026 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3/6/7) TBD Semifinals | Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV | ||||||||