The 2023–24 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team represented

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in the

2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2023. The regular season ended on March 17, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 19 and ending with th ...

. They were led by eleventh-year head coach

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and played their games at Fowler Events Center in

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as members of the

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(WAC). They finished the season 16–17, 8–12 in WAC play, to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the WAC tournament, they defeated

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in the first round, before losing to

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in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season 17–16, 8–10 in WAC play, to finish in eighth place. In the WAC tournament, the team won their first-round game against Abilene Christian before falling in the quarterfinals to

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to end their season.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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