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CSUB men's basketball plays home exhibition Saturday
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- CSUB men's basketball plays home exhibition Saturday
The Cal State Bakersfield men's basketball team will play its lone home exhibition game at 3 p.m. today against the University of Redlands in the Icardo Center. Admission is free.
It's the community's first opportunity to see first-year CSUB head coach Todd Lee's player roster that's almost entirely turned over.
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The lone Roadrunner back from last season's team is Jaden Alexander. The fifth-year 6-4 guard forward has been at CSUB since his redshirt freshman year in 2023-24. He has played in 77 games. Last year, Alexander averaged 9.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per game while shooting 42.4% from the field, 35.3% from three-point range, and 82.9% from the free throw line in 19.7 minutes per game. He had 11 games in which he scored in double digits. His best game was a 35-point, 11-rebound performance in a Big West Conference victory over UC Davis on Jan. 3, 2026.
In CSUB's two exhibition games, at Eastern Washington and at Montana, Alexander scored 17 and a team-high 24 points, respectively. Bryce Cofield, a transfer from Cal State Fullerton, led the Roadrunners with 19 points against Eastern Washington.
One notable aspect of Lee's roster is an abundance of international-born players: Iliyah Pishtikov, 6-3 guard, from Botevgrad, Bulgaria; Chudi Dioramma, a 6-10 forward from London; Pietro Iannuzzi, a 6-6 guard from Turin, Italy; 6-2 guard Sean Pouedet from Vilvoorde, Belgium; Tom Koppens, a 6-8 forward from Melbourne, Australia; and Petar Ivancic, a 6-10 forward from Pula, Croatia.
Transfers from U.S. colleges also dot the roster, including Cameron Barnes, a 6-10 forward from Illinois State; Kjay Bradley, a 6-1 guard who last played at the University of San Diego; Blake Dibble, a 6-2 guard from Bakersfield who played at Hartnell College; Snookey Wigington, a 5-9 guard from Ventura College; 6-6 guard Kristian Payne is a first-year player from Terra Verde Prep in Oklahoma.
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Following today's game, the Roadrunners' season-opening game is 6:30 p.m. Thursday at home against Anaheim's Stanton University.
BC Football
The Bakersfield College football team will play a non-conference road game against Glendale College at 2 p.m. today. The game, which was initially listed as a 4 p.m. start time on the Renegades schedule, gives the team a chance to go after its third straight victory a little earlier.
The Renegades (4-4) defeated Fullerton 41-37 at home two weeks ago and then played at winless East Los Angeles last Saturday where the team put together a 76-29 victory, scoring the most points in a BC game since a 91-6 victory in 1948 over Dixie College of Utah.
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The Renegades' 117 points in their last two games is a welcomed sight. Head coach Tyler Thompson was adamant about getting more scoring on offense. In last week's game alone, BC scored five rushing touchdowns, threw three touchdown passes and BC also got three scores on special teams. BC had two kickoff returns for touchdowns in the first quarter.
The Vaqueros should be a more formidable opponent. Glendale is 5-3, has won its last two games and is 3-0 at John Cicuto Stadium at Sartoris Field on campus.
CIF Water Polo Playoffs
The CIF Central Section boys and girls water polo divisional playoff brackets were released on Friday afternoon.
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In boys water polo, Garces, the South Yosemite River League champion, is the sixth seed in the Division II bracket. The Rams will open with a 6 p.m. home game Wednesday against No. 11 Lemoore.
In the Division III bracket there are a slew of local teams, including the No. 1 seed, Bakersfield and No. 3 seed Frontier. Both teams have a first-round bye.
Several games will take place on Monday: No. 15 Cabrillo hosts unseeded Centennial at 6 p.m.; Several boys "home" games will be staggered at the Kern Aquatics Complex: No. 8 Stockdale boys will host unseeded Santa Maria at 5 p.m.; No. 14 Bakersfield Christian will host unseeded Dinuba at 6 p.m.; No. 10 Independence hosts unseeded Liberty at 8 p.m.; Both BHS and Frontier play their first game on Wednesday.
In girls water polo, Garces is the lone local team competing in Division II. The Rams, seeded eighth, will host No. 9 Lemoore at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The winner will play at No. 1 seed San Luis Obispo on Thursday.
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In Division III, again, the bulk of the local teams are here. No. 2 seed Centennial and No. 7 Frontier each have a bye and will host their first games at 6 p.m. Tuesday. One team, unseeded Independence will play its first game against No. 16 Santa Ynez at 3 p.m. Monday at the Lompoc Aquatic Center. No. 15 Cabrillo hosts unseeded Stockdale, 6 p.m. All other first-round games will be played Monday at the Kern Aquatics Complex: Ninth-seeded Bakersfield Christian hosts unseeded Santa Maria at 4 p.m.; and No. 13 Liberty hosts unseeded Sanger West at 7 p.m.
Bakersfield Jockey Club
The lone November student-athlete awards ceremony for the Bakersfield Jockey Club will take place on Tuesday at Hodel's Country Dining restaurant. Eighteen high school standouts from six area schools will be presented with plaques and honored by their coaches.
The honorees are: Jesse Diaz (football), Felicity Rivera (girls volleyball), Jocelyn Carrillo Torres (girls tennis) and Erika Segura Vejar (girls cross-country) from Foothill; Dylan Cooper (girls tennis), Damonte West (football), Cameron Salyers (boys water polo) and Abby Elizalde (girls flag football) from Bakersfield Christian; Xian Lopez (cross-country), Daveli Paz (girls tennis), Luis Santana and Kyle Pitter (both football) from Shafter; Sophia Ortega (girls tennis), Valerie Altamirano (girls cross-country), Sofia Amaya (girls volleyball) and Raymond Valderrama (football) from Golden Valley; Khloe Soto (girls golf) from Del Oro; and Katherine Mills (girls water polo) from Centennial.
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The guest presenter for this week's gathering is Todd Hansen, an athletics community relations representative from Bakersfield College.
Updated on Sunday, Nov. 1: CIF water polo playoff game times and site for Monday's games
