The California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team represents California Baptist University in the Western Athletic Conference. The team made the jump into Division I basketball on July 1, 2018. They are currently led by head coach Rick Croy and play at the Fowler Events Center, which opened in 2017 and replaced the Van Dyne Gym.^[2] The men's basketball program was ineligible to play in the NCAA Division I Tournament during their transition period, although they were eligible for other tournaments such as the College Basketball Invitational. The 2022-23 season was the 1st season the Lancers were eligible for the NCAA tournament.

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California Baptist Lancers men's basketball
2023–24 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team
University	California Baptist University
Head coach	Rick Croy (11th season)
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Location	Riverside, California
Arena	Fowler Events Center (Capacity: 6,000)
Nickname	Lancers
Colors	Navy blue and gold[1]
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
2018*
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
2015*, 2018*
NCAA tournament round of 32
2015*, 2016*, 2017*, 2018*
NCAA tournament appearances
2014*, 2015*, 2016*, 2017*, 2018* *at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
Pacific West: 2016
Conference regular season champions
Pacific West: 2014, 2016

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The men's basketball program began playing at the NAIA level in 1969 and stayed at that level until 2010, competing in the Golden State Athletic Conference. In 2010, California Baptist Lancers moved up in all sports to the NCAA Division II, joining the Pacific West Conference in all sports on July 1, 2011. In January 2017, the California Baptist Lancers announced their transition to NCAA Division I, joining the Western Athletic Conference on July 1, 2018, in all sports. The school became eligible for the NCAA Division I postseason tournament in the 2022–23 season.^[3]

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