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2017–18 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team

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2017–18 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record20–12 (10–6 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTitan Gym
(Capacity: 4,000)
Seasons
2017–18 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Davis 12 4   .750 22 11   .667
UC Santa Barbara 11 5   .688 23 9   .719
UC Irvine 11 5   .688 18 17   .514
Cal State Fullerton 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
Long Beach State 9 7   .563 15 18   .455
Hawai'i 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
Cal Poly 4 12   .250 9 22   .290
UC Riverside 4 12   .250 9 22   .290
Cal State Northridge 3 13   .188 6 24   .200
2018 Big West tournament winner

The 2017–18 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by fifth-year head coach Dedrique Taylor, played their home games at the Titan Gym, in Fullerton, California, as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 10–6 in Big West play, to finish in fourth place. They defeated Long Beach State and UC Davis to advance to the championship game of the Big West tournament. In the championship, they defeated UC Irvine to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 15 seed in the East region, they lost to Purdue in the first round.

Previous season

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The Titans finished the 2016–17 season 17–15, 10–6 in Big West play, to finish in third place. In the Big West tournament, they defeated Cal State Northridge in the quarterfinals, before losing to UC Davis in the semifinals. They were then invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, where they lost to Weber State in the first round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Tre Coggins 1 G 6'3" 193 Senior San Juan Capistrano, CA Graduated
Lionheart Leslie 2 G 5'10" 179 Senior Houma, LA Graduated
Loren Brill 11 G 6'0" 180 Freshman Gaithersburg, MD Walk-on; transferred to Old Dominion
Richard Peters 22 C 6'11" 270 Senior Pickering, ON Graduated
Joshua Currenton 32 C 6'10" 250 Junior Watts, CA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Darcy Malone 33 C 7'0" 244 Senior Canberra, Australia Graduated
Riley Dearring 35 G 6'5" 180 RS Junior Minnetonka, MN Left the team for personal reasons
Jhan Paul Mejia 41 F 6'10" 195 Junior Madrid, Spain Graduate transferred to College of Charleston

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Dominik Heinzl 21 F 6'7" 200 Junior Uzov, Czech Republic Junior college transferred from Laramie County CC

2017 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Landon Kirkwood
SG
Brooklyn Center, MN Brooklyn Center High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Dec 16, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Daniel Venzant
PG
Midland, TX Midland Christian School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Josh Pitts
PF
San Antonio, TX Memorial High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Gaber Ozegovic
PF
Kranj, Slovenia Primorska 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Johnny Wang
PF
Beijing, China Santa Margarita Catholic High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (110 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 4, 2017.

2018 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Wayne Arnold
#55 SG
Compton, CA Dominguez High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Aug 21, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2017–18 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kyle Allman Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr HSCTEA Brooklyn, NY
G 1 Jamal Smith (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Rancho Verde High School Moreno Valley, CA
G 2 Daniel Venzant 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Midland High School Midland, TX
G 3 Dwight Ramos 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Walnut High School West Covina, CA
F 5 Davon Clare 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Harker Heights High School Killeen, TX
G 10 Austen Awosika 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Ayala High School Chino Hills, CA
G 11 Ian Fox (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Idaho State University Redondo Beach, CA
G 12 Landon Kirkwood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Brooklyn Center High School Brooklyn Park, MN
F 13 Arkim Robertson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Western Oklahoma State College Saint John Parish, Grenada
G 14 Khalil Ahmad 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Centennial High School Corona, CA
G 15 Jose Garcia-Gonzalez (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Los Alamitos High School Los Alamitos, CA
F 21 Dominik Heinzl 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Laramie County Community College Prague, Czech Republic
F 23 Gaber Ozegovic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Gimnazija Koper Kranj, Slovenia
F 24 Josh Pitts 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Memorial High School San Antonio, TX
F 33 Johnny Wang 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Santa Margarita Catholic High School Beijing, China
F 34 Jackson Rowe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Wasatch Academy Toronto, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 7, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2017*
6:00 p.m.
La Verne W 112–57 
 13  Kirkwood   6  Pitts   5  Venzant  Titan Gym (662)
Fullerton, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
7:00 p.m., P12N
at No. 10 USC L 42–84  0–1
 12  Rowe   8  Rowe   1  Ahmad  Galen Center (6,327)
Los Angeles, CA
November 15, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
at No. 21 Saint Mary's L 57–76  0–2
 13  Rowe   6  Awosika   4  Awosika  McKeon Pavilion (2,769)
Moraga, CA
November 18, 2017*
2:00 p.m.
Bethesda W 77–35  1–2
 12  Robertson   9  Awosika   6  Allman  Titan Gym (624)
Fullerton, CA
November 23, 2017*
7:30 p.m., ESPNN
Georgia
Wooden Legacy
L 57–64  1–3
 34  Allman   4  Rowe   2  Allman  Titan Gym (2,131)
Fullerton, CA
November 24, 2018*
6:30 p.m., ESPN3
Sacramento State
Wooden Legacy
W 68–63  2–3
 25  Ahmad   7  Rowe   5  Awosika  Titan Gym (2,513)
Fullerton, CA
November 26, 2017*
6:30 p.m., ESPN3
Harvard
Wooden Legacy
W 70–61  3–3
 25  Rowe   5  Rowe   6  Awosika  Titan Gym (1,733)
Fullerton, CA
December 2, 2017*
6:00 p.m.
Cal Lutheran W 86–58  4–3
 22  Allman   7  Robertson   5  Smith  Titan Gym (2,085)
Fullerton, CA
December 6, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
at Portland W 76–66  5–3
 24  Ahmad   8  Rowe   3  Awosika  Chiles Center (1,294)
Portland, OR
December 9, 2017*
6:00 p.m.
Utah Valley W 91–83  6–3
 34  Ahmad   10  Robertson   5  Awosika  Titan Gym (914)
Fullerton, CA
December 16, 2017*
1:00 p.m., P12N
at California L 89–95 OT 6–4
 30  Allman   12  Rowe   7  Smith  Haas Pavilion (6,758)
Berkeley, CA
December 22, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
at Loyola Marymount W 88–80  7–4
 25  Ahmad   13  Robertson   8  Allman  Gersten Pavilion (933)
Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 2017*
5:00 p.m.
at Utah Valley L 78–87  7–5
 18  Ahmad   7  Allman   2  Ahmad  UCCU Center (3,158)
Orem, UT
Big West regular season
January 3, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
UC Riverside W 68–65  8–5
(1–0)
 16  Allman   6  Allman   5  Smith  Titan Gym (878)
Fullerton, CA
January 6, 2018
7:00 p.m.
at Cal Poly W 101–97 OT 9–5
(2–0)
 30  Allman   12  Rowe   5  Awosika  Mott Athletics Center (2,513)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 11, 2018
7:30 p.m., FSN
at UC Irvine W 67–64  10–5
(3–0)
 14  Rowe   8  Rowe   3  Rowe  Bren Events Center (1,484)
Irvine, CA
January 13, 2018
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
UC Davis W 85–70  11–5
(4–0)
 27  Allman   7  Ahmad   4  Allman  Titan Gym (1,267)
Fullerton, CA
January 17, 2018
7:00 p.m.
at UC Santa Barbara L 64–83  11–6
(4–1)
 19  Ahmad   5  Robertson   5  Allman  The Thunderdome (1,714)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 20, 2018
7:30 p.m., FSN
at Long Beach State L 73–81  11–7
(4–2)
 16  Ahmad   8  Ahmad   2  Awosika  Walter Pyramid (3,037)
Long Beach, CA
January 25, 2018
7:30 p.m., FSN
UC Santa Barbara L 65–70  11–8
(4–3)
 24  Allman   7  Ahmad   5  Rowe  Titan Gym (1,033)
Fullerton, CA
January 28, 2018
10:00 p.m.
at Hawaii W 69–66  12–8
(5–3)
 40  Allman   6  Rowe   4  Allman  Stan Sheriff Center (6,869)
Honolulu, HI
February 3, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
UC Irvine L 58–63  12–9
(5–4)
 20  Allman   11  Rowe   3  Ahmad  Titan Gym (1,506)
Fullerton, CA
February 8, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Cal Poly W 75–59  13–9
(6–4)
 22  Ahmad   10  Rowe   5  Awosika  Titan Gym (1,069)
Fullerton, CA
February 10, 2018
5:00 p.m.
at UC Davis W 68–66  14–9
(7–4)
 31  Ahmad   8  Allman   2  Ahmad  The Pavilion (3,031)
Davis, CA
February 17, 2018
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
Cal State Northridge W 88–70  15–9
(8–4)
 29  Ahmad   9  Rowe   8  Rowe  Titan Gym (786)
Fullerton, CA
February 21, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at UC Riverside L 65–69  15–10
(8–5)
 20  Allman   11  Rowe   2  Allman  SRC Arena (582)
Riverside, CA
February 24, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Long Beach State W 81–71  16–10
(9–5)
 25  Allman   6  Clare   7  Ahmad  Titan Gym (1,653)
Fullerton, CA
February 28, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge W 102–76  17–10
(10–5)
 23  Allman   8  Robertson   4  Awosika  Matadome (761)
Los Angeles, CA
March 3, 2018
3:00 p.m., FSN
Hawaii L 60–68  17–11
(10–6)
 18  Allman   5  Rowe   2  Allman  Titan Gym (972)
Fullerton, CA
Big West tournament
March 8, 2018
2:30 p.m., FSN
(4) vs. (5) Long Beach State
Quarterfinals
W 76–74  18–11
 24  Allman   8  Rowe   8  Allman  Honda Center (3,311)
Anaheim, CA
March 9, 2018
6:30 p.m., ESPN3
(4) vs. (1) UC Davis
Semifinals
W 55–52  19–11
 16  Rowe   11  Rowe   5  Awosika  Honda Center (3,984)
Anaheim, CA
March 10, 2018
8:59 p.m., ESPN2
(4) vs. (2) UC Irvine
Championship
W 71–55  20–11
 26  Allman   7  Clare   4  Smith  Honda Center (5,664)
Anaheim, CA
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2018*
9:40 a.m., truTV
(15 E) vs. (2 E) No. 11 Purdue
First Round
L 48–74  20–12
 21  Allman   5  Allman   2  Allman  Little Caesars Arena (20,163)
Detroit, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Pacific.

Source:[1]All home or Big West matches were televised on BigWest.TV.

Player statistics

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Individual player statistics (Final)
Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A Stl Blk TO
Ahmad, Khalil 32 30 1002 31.3 484 15.1 170 407 .418 57 178 .320 87 105 .829 17 104 121 3.8 52 39 7 78
Allman, Kyle 32 30 1053 32.9 623 19.5 198 405 .489 45 105 .429 182 244 .746 11 100 111 3.5 75 36 6 74
Awosika, Austen 32 14 873 27.3 229 7.2 79 193 .409 7 34 .206 64 97 .660 18 97 115 3.6 85 32 7 56
Clare, Davon 32 3 554 17.3 106 3.3 40 95 .421 7 28 .250 19 27 .704 31 78 109 1.1 35 15 11 37
Fox, Ian 5 0 38 7.6 6 1.2 2 14 .143 2 11 .182 0 0 0 4 0 4 0.8 4 2 1 1
García, José 1 0 4 4.0 4 4.0 2 7 .286 0 2 .000 0 0 0 4 1 5 5.0 0 1 0 0
Heinzl, Dominik 30 5 303 10.1 71 2.4 29 51 .569 0 0 0 13 18 .722 15 36 51 1.7 4 6 5 21
Kirkwood, Landon 11 0 51 4.6 17 1.5 7 13 .538 3 7 .429 0 0 0 3 4 7 0.6 3 2 0 2
Pitts, Josh 19 0 92 4.8 22 1.2 9 26 .346 0 0 0 4 8 .500 11 12 23 1.2 3 2 2 5
Ramos, Dwight 18 1 121 6.7 37 2.1 14 46 .304 5 23 .217 4 8 .500 9 9 18 1.0 9 4 0 11
Robertson, Arkim 32 27 496 15.5 167 5.2 63 98 .643 0 0 0 41 63 .651 53 85 138 4.3 7 11 28 31
Rowe, Jackson 31 31 929 30.0 376 12.1 136 234 .581 24 58 .414 80 103 .777 42 166 208 6.7 50 29 31 64
Smith, Jamal 32 18 721 22.5 125 3.9 35 84 .417 13 35 .371 42 56 .750 6 75 81 2.5 61 18 6 52
Venzant, Daniel 24 1 138 5.8 41 1.7 17 35 .486 3 12 .250 4 11 .364 0 14 14 0.6 12 3 0 9
Wang, Johnny 15 0 75 5.0 10 0.7 3 13 .231 1 7 .143 3 5 .600 2 16 18 1.2 3 1 2 4
Total 32 6450 201.6 2318 72.4 804 1721 .467 167 500 .334 543 745 .729 276 847 1123 35.1 403 201 106 455
Opponents 32 6450 201.6 2245 70.2 768 1861 .413 220 635 .346 489 647 .756 320 754 1074 33.6 396 180 114 413
Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball". fullertontitans.com. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "CSU Fullerton Titans 2017–18 Statistics". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2018.