Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball


The Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents California State University, Fullerton in Fullerton, California, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big West Conference.
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History

In 1978, the Fullerton men's basketball team, coached by Bobby Dye, made it to the Elite 8 in the 1978 NCAA Division I basketball tournament. They were considered the year's Cinderella story as a #7 seed. The team defeated University of New Mexico at Tempe, AZ, and then defeated the University of San Francisco before losing to the University of Arkansas in regionals at Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fullerton was led by Greg Bunch, a CSUF Hall of Famer.
Bob Burton was head coach of the Titans men's team starting with the 2003–04 season. In 2008, the team finished the season 24-9, defeated UC Irvine 81-66 in the Big West Conference Championship. They qualified for their second NCAA tournament, where they faced the Wisconsin Badgers as a #14 seed in the first round of the NCAA tournament, losing the game 71–58. After the 2013–14 season, Burton resigned on June 22, 2012 after nine seasons. His final record at Fullerton was 155–122.
During the 2012–13 season, interim head coach Andy Newman replaced Burton and guided the Titans to a 14–18 record overall and 6–12 record in the Big West Conference.
For the start of the 2013–14 season, Fullerton hired Dedrique Taylor as the team's head coach. Previously, Taylor had been an assistant under coach Herb Sendek at Arizona State University since 2006. Prior to that, Taylor also coached at the University of Nevada, Portland State, Loyola Marymount University and UC Davis. Taylor, has been long respected as one of the top recruiters in the west with strong ties to the Los Angeles area, thought to be a key component in winning at Fullerton. Taylor led the 2017–18 team to an invitation to play in the 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The team lost in the first round to Purdue.
In 2022 the Titans qualified for the NCAA tournament as a #15 seed; they lost in the first round to Duke.

Post season results

NCAA tournament results

The Titans have appeared in four NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 2–4.
1978Regional Quarterfinals
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals		New Mexico
San Francisco
Arkansas		W 90–85
W 75–72
L 58–61
2008#14First round#3 WisconsinL 56–71
2018#15First round#2 PurdueL 48–74
2022#15First round#2 DukeL 61–78

NIT results

The Titans have appeared in three National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–3.
1983First roundArizona StateL 83–87
1987First roundCaliforniaL 68–72
2005Opening Round
First round
Second Round		Oregon State
San Francisco
Georgetown		W 85–83
W 85–69
L 57–74

CIT results

The Titans have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament three times. Their combined record is 0–3.
2012First roundLoyola MarymountL 79–88
2017First roundWeber StateL 76–80
2019First roundCal State BakersfieldL 58–66

NAIA tournament results

The Titans have appeared in the NAIA Tournament one time. Their combined record is 2–1.
1962First round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		Stetson
Lewis & Clark
Westminster		W 94–79
W 97–78
L 55–63

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