2017–18 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=2017–18
|team=Cal State Fullerton Titans
|image=Cal State Fullerton Titans logo.svg
|image_size=250
|conference=Big West Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Big West
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record= 20–12
|conf_record= 10–6
|head_coach=Dedrique Taylor
|hc_year = 5th
|asst_coach1=John Smith
|asst_coach2=Danny Sprinkle
|asst_coach3=Anthony Santos
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=Titan Gym
(Capacity: 4,000)
|champion= Big West tournament champions
|bowl= NCAA tournament
|bowl_result = First Round
}}
{{2017–18 Big West men's basketball standings}}
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
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
=Departures=
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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | 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 !! class="unsortable" | 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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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Landon Kirkwood
| position = SG
| hometown = Brooklyn Center, MN
| highschool = Brooklyn Center High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 3
| weight = 185
| 40 =
| commitdate = 12/16/2015
| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = NR
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Daniel Venzant
| position = PG
| hometown = Midland, TX
| highschool = Midland Christian School
| feet = 5
| inches = 9
| weight = 170
| 40 =
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| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = NR
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Josh Pitts
| position = PF
| hometown = San Antonio, TX
| highschool = Memorial High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 8
| weight = 230
| 40 =
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| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = NR
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Gaber Ozegovic
| position = PF
| hometown = Kranj, Slovenia
| highschool = Primorska
| feet = 6
| inches = 6
| weight = 195
| 40 =
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| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = NR
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Johnny Wang
| position = PF
| hometown = Beijing, China
| highschool = Santa Margarita Catholic High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 9
| weight = 240
| 40 =
| commitdate =
| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = NR
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
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| bball = yes
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=2018 incoming recruits=
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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Wayne Arnold
| position = #55 SG
| hometown = Compton, CA
| highschool = Dominguez High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 3
| weight = 165
| 40 =
| commitdate = 08/21/2017
| scout stars = 3
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = 75
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
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Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jamal|last=Smith|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=165|class=SO|rs=y|home=Moreno Valley, CA|high_school=Rancho Verde High School|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Daniel|last=Venzant|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|lbs=170|class=FR|rs=|home=Midland, TX|high_school=Midland High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dwight|last=Ramos|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=190|class=SO|rs=|home=West Covina, CA|high_school=Walnut High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Davon|last=Clare|num=5|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=205|class=SO|rs=|home=Killeen, TX|high_school=Harker Heights High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Austen|last=Awosika|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=195|class=SO|rs=|home=Chino Hills, CA|high_school=Ayala High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ian|last=Fox|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=175|class=JR|rs=|home=Redondo Beach, CA|high_school=Idaho State University|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Landon|last=Kirkwood|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=185|class=FR|rs=|home=Brooklyn Park, MN|high_school=Brooklyn Center High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Arkim|last=Robertson|link=y|num=13|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=230|class=SR|rs=|home=Saint John Parish, Grenada|high_school=Western Oklahoma State College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Khalil|last=Ahmad|link=y|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=185|class=JR|rs=|home=Corona, CA|high_school=Centennial High School|dab=basketball}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jose|last=Garcia-Gonzalez|num=15|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=185|class=FR|rs=y|home=Los Alamitos, CA|high_school=Los Alamitos High School|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dominik|last=Heinzl|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=200|class=JR|rs=|home=Prague, Czech Republic|high_school=Laramie County Community College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Gaber|last=Ozegovic|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=195|class=FR|rs=|home=Kranj, Slovenia|high_school=Gimnazija Koper}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Josh|last=Pitts|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=245|class=FR|rs=|home=San Antonio, TX|high_school=Memorial High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Johnny|last=Wang|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=240|class=FR|rs=|home=Beijing, China|high_school=Santa Margarita Catholic High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jackson|last=Rowe|link=y|num=34|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=210|class=FR|rs=|home=Toronto, ON|high_school=Wasatch Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Dedrique Taylor ({{college|UC Davis}})
|asst_coach=
- John Smith ({{college|Dominican (CA)}})
- Danny Sprinkle ({{college|Montana State}})
- Anthony Santos ({{college|Cal State Fullerton}})
|roster_url=https://fullertontitans.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2017-18
|accessdate=August 7, 2024
}}
Schedule and results
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|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 4, 2017
| nonconf = yes
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| tv =
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| opprank =
| opponent = La Verne
| gamename =
| score = [https://fullertontitans.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2017-18/la-verne/boxscore/2061 112–57]
| overtime =
| record =
| conference =
| highscorer = Kirkwood
| points = 13
| highrebounder= Pitts
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = Venzant
| assists = 5
| site_stadium = Titan Gym
| attend = 662
| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 10, 2017
| nonconf = yes
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| tv = P12N
| seed =
| rank =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| oppseed =
| opprank = 10
| opponent = USC
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400988193 42–84]
| overtime =
| record = 0–1
| conference =
| highscorer = Rowe
| points = 12
| highrebounder= Rowe
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Ahmad
| assists = 1
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| attend = 6,327
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 15, 2017
| nonconf = yes
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| tv =
| seed =
| rank =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| oppseed =
| opprank = 21
| opponent = Saint Mary's
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400992445 57–76]
| overtime =
| record = 0–2
| conference =
| highscorer = Rowe
| points = 13
| highrebounder= Awosika
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = Awosika
| assists = 4
| site_stadium = McKeon Pavilion
| attend = 2,769
| site_cityst = Moraga, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 18, 2017
| nonconf = yes
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| tv =
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| opponent = Bethesda
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400992446 77–35]
| overtime =
| record = 1–2
| conference =
| highscorer = Robertson
| points = 12
| highrebounder= Awosika
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Allman
| assists = 6
| site_stadium = Titan Gym
| attend = 624
| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 23, 2017
| nonconf = yes
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| tv = ESPNN
| seed =
| rank =
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| opponent = Georgia
| gamename = Wooden Legacy
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400987194 57–64]
| overtime =
| record = 1–3
| conference =
| highscorer = Allman
| points = 34
| highrebounder= Rowe
| rebounds = 4
| highassister = Allman
| assists = 2
| site_stadium = Titan Gym
| attend = 2,131
| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 24, 2018
| nonconf = yes
| time = 6:30 p.m.
| tv = ESPN3
| seed =
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| neutral =
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| opprank =
| opponent = Sacramento State
| gamename = Wooden Legacy
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400999681 68–63]
| overtime =
| record = 2–3
| conference =
| highscorer = Ahmad
| points = 25
| highrebounder= Rowe
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Awosika
| assists = 5
| site_stadium = Titan Gym
| attend = 2,513
| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 26, 2017
| nonconf = yes
| time = 6:30 p.m.
| tv = ESPN3
| seed =
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| neutral =
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| opponent = Harvard
| gamename = Wooden Legacy
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400999684 70–61]
| overtime =
| record = 3–3
| conference =
| highscorer = Rowe
| points = 25
| highrebounder= Rowe
| rebounds = 5
| highassister = Awosika
| assists = 6
| site_stadium = Titan Gym
| attend = 1,733
| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 2, 2017
| nonconf = yes
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| tv =
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| rank =
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| neutral =
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| opponent = Cal Lutheran
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400992447 86–58]
| overtime =
| record = 4–3
| conference =
| highscorer = Allman
| points = 22
| highrebounder= Robertson
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Smith
| assists = 5
| site_stadium = Titan Gym
| attend = 2,085
| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 6, 2017
| nonconf = yes
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| tv =
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| rank =
| away = yes
| neutral =
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| opprank =
| opponent = Portland
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400986977 76–66]
| overtime =
| record = 5–3
| conference =
| highscorer = Ahmad
| points = 24
| highrebounder= Rowe
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Awosika
| assists = 3
| site_stadium = Chiles Center
| attend = 1,294
| site_cityst = Portland, OR
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 9, 2017
| nonconf = yes
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| tv =
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| opponent = Utah Valley
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400990625 91–83]
| overtime =
| record = 6–3
| conference =
| highscorer = Ahmad
| points = 34
| highrebounder= Robertson
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = Awosika
| assists = 5
| site_stadium = Titan Gym
| attend = 914
| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 16, 2017
| nonconf = yes
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| tv = P12N
| seed =
| rank =
| away = yes
| neutral =
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| opprank =
| opponent = California
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400988268 89–95]
| overtime = OT
| record = 6–4
| conference =
| highscorer = Allman
| points = 30
| highrebounder= Rowe
| rebounds = 12
| highassister = Smith
| assists = 7
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| attend = 6,758
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 22, 2017
| nonconf = yes
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| tv =
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| away = yes
| neutral =
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| opponent = Loyola Marymount
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400986912 88–80]
| overtime =
| record = 7–4
| conference =
| highscorer = Ahmad
| points = 25
| highrebounder= Robertson
| rebounds = 13
| highassister = Allman
| assists = 8
| site_stadium = Gersten Pavilion
| attend = 933
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 30, 2017
| nonconf = yes
| time = 5:00 p.m.
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| away = yes
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| opponent = Utah Valley
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400990645 78–87]
| overtime =
| record = 7–5
| conference =
| highscorer = Ahmad
| points = 18
| highrebounder= Allman
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Ahmad
| assists = 2
| site_stadium = UCCU Center
| attend = 3,158
| site_cityst = Orem, UT
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}| Big West regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 3, 2018
| nonconf =
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| tv = ESPN3
| seed =
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| opponent = UC Riverside
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400992448 68–65]
| overtime =
| record = 8–5
| conference = 1–0
| highscorer = Allman
| points = 16
| highrebounder= Allman
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = Smith
| assists = 5
| site_stadium = Titan Gym
| attend = 878
| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 6, 2018
| nonconf =
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| tv =
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| away = yes
| neutral =
| oppseed =
| opprank =
| opponent = Cal Poly
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400992430 101–97]
| overtime = OT
| record = 9–5
| conference = 2–0
| highscorer = Allman
| points = 30
| highrebounder= Rowe
| rebounds = 12
| highassister = Awosika
| assists = 5
| site_stadium = Mott Athletics Center
| attend = 2,513
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 11, 2018
| nonconf =
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| tv = FSN
| seed =
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| away = yes
| neutral =
| oppseed =
| opprank =
| opponent = UC Irvine
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400992449 67–64]
| overtime =
| record = 10–5
| conference = 3–0
| highscorer = Rowe
| points = 14
| highrebounder= Rowe
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Rowe
| assists = 3
| site_stadium = Bren Events Center
| attend = 1,484
| site_cityst = Irvine, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 13, 2018
| nonconf =
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| tv = ESPN3
| seed =
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| neutral =
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| opponent = UC Davis
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400992450 85–70]
| overtime =
| record = 11–5
| conference = 4–0
| highscorer = Allman
| points = 27
| highrebounder= Ahmad
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Allman
| assists = 4
| site_stadium = Titan Gym
| attend = 1,267
| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 17, 2018
| nonconf =
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| tv =
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| away = yes
| neutral =
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| opprank =
| opponent = UC Santa Barbara
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400992451 64–83]
| overtime =
| record = 11–6
| conference = 4–1
| highscorer = Ahmad
| points = 19
| highrebounder= Robertson
| rebounds = 5
| highassister = Allman
| assists = 5
| site_stadium = The Thunderdome
| attend = 1,714
| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 20, 2018
| nonconf =
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| tv = FSN
| seed =
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| away = yes
| neutral =
| oppseed =
| opprank =
| opponent = Long Beach State
| gamename =
| score = [http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=400992452 73–81]
| overtime =
| record = 11–7
| conference = 4–2
| highscorer = Ahmad
| points = 16
| highrebounder= Ahmad
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Awosika
| assists = 2
| site_stadium = Walter Pyramid
| attend = 3,037
| site_cityst = Long Beach, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 25, 2018
| nonconf =
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| tv = FSN
| seed =
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| away =
| neutral =
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| opponent = UC Santa Barbara
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400992453 65–70]
| overtime =
| record = 11–8
| conference = 4–3
| highscorer = Allman
| points = 24
| highrebounder= Ahmad
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Rowe
| assists = 5
| site_stadium = Titan Gym
| attend = 1,033
| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 28, 2018
| nonconf =
| time = 10:00 p.m.
| tv =
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| away = yes
| neutral =
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| opponent = Hawaii
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400992454 69–66]
| overtime =
| record = 12–8
| conference = 5–3
| highscorer = Allman
| points = 40
| highrebounder= Rowe
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = Allman
| assists = 4
| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center
| attend = 6,869
| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 3, 2018
| nonconf =
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| tv = ESPNU
| seed =
| rank =
| away =
| neutral =
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| opprank =
| opponent = UC Irvine
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400992455 58–63]
| overtime =
| record = 12–9
| conference = 5–4
| highscorer = Allman
| points = 20
| highrebounder= Rowe
| rebounds = 11
| highassister = Ahmad
| assists = 3
| site_stadium = Titan Gym
| attend = 1,506
| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 8, 2018
| nonconf =
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| tv = ESPN3
| seed =
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| neutral =
| oppseed =
| opprank =
| opponent = Cal Poly
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400992438 75–59]
| overtime =
| record = 13–9
| conference = 6–4
| highscorer = Ahmad
| points = 22
| highrebounder= Rowe
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = Awosika
| assists = 5
| site_stadium = Titan Gym
| attend = 1,069
| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 10, 2018
| nonconf =
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| tv =
| seed =
| rank =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| oppseed =
| opprank =
| opponent = UC Davis
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400992456 68–66]
| overtime =
| record = 14–9
| conference = 7–4
| highscorer = Ahmad
| points = 31
| highrebounder= Allman
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Ahmad
| assists = 2
| site_stadium = The Pavilion
| attend = 3,031
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 17, 2018
| nonconf =
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| tv = ESPN3
| seed =
| rank =
| away =
| neutral =
| oppseed =
| opprank =
| opponent = Cal State Northridge
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400992457 88–70]
| overtime =
| record = 15–9
| conference = 8–4
| highscorer = Ahmad
| points = 29
| highrebounder= Rowe
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Rowe
| assists = 8
| site_stadium = Titan Gym
| attend = 786
| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 21, 2018
| nonconf =
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| tv = ESPN3
| seed =
| rank =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| oppseed =
| opprank =
| opponent = UC Riverside
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400992458 65–69]
| overtime =
| record = 15–10
| conference = 8–5
| highscorer = Allman
| points = 20
| highrebounder= Rowe
| rebounds = 11
| highassister = Allman
| assists = 2
| site_stadium = SRC Arena
| attend = 582
| site_cityst = Riverside, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 24, 2018
| nonconf =
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| tv = ESPN2
| seed =
| rank =
| away =
| neutral =
| oppseed =
| opprank =
| opponent = Long Beach State
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400992459 81–71]
| overtime =
| record = 16–10
| conference = 9–5
| highscorer = Allman
| points = 25
| highrebounder= Clare
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = Ahmad
| assists = 7
| site_stadium = Titan Gym
| attend = 1,653
| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 28, 2018
| nonconf =
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| tv = ESPN3
| seed =
| rank =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| oppseed =
| opprank =
| opponent = Cal State Northridge
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400992460 102–76]
| overtime =
| record = 17–10
| conference = 10–5
| highscorer = Allman
| points = 23
| highrebounder= Robertson
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Awosika
| assists = 4
| site_stadium = Matadome
| attend = 761
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 3, 2018
| nonconf =
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| tv = FSN
| seed =
| rank =
| away =
| neutral =
| oppseed =
| opprank =
| opponent = Hawaii
| gamename =
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400992461 60–68]
| overtime =
| record = 17–11
| conference = 10–6
| highscorer = Allman
| points = 18
| highrebounder= Rowe
| rebounds = 5
| highassister = Allman
| assists = 2
| site_stadium = Titan Gym
| attend = 972
| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}| 2018 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 8, 2018
| nonconf =
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| tv = FSN
| seed = 4
| rank =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| oppseed = 5
| opprank =
| opponent = Long Beach State
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=401020743 76–74]
| overtime =
| record = 18–11
| conference =
| highscorer = Allman
| points = 24
| highrebounder= Rowe
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Allman
| assists = 8
| site_stadium = Honda Center
| attend = 3,311
| site_cityst = Anaheim, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 9, 2018
| nonconf =
| time = 6:30 p.m.
| tv = ESPN3
| seed = 4
| rank =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| oppseed = 1
| opprank =
| opponent = UC Davis
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=401020746 55–52]
| overtime =
| record = 19–11
| conference =
| highscorer = Rowe
| points = 16
| highrebounder= Rowe
| rebounds = 11
| highassister = Awosika
| assists = 5
| site_stadium = Honda Center
| attend = 3,984
| site_cityst = Anaheim, CA
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 10, 2018
| nonconf =
| time = 8:59 p.m.
| tv = ESPN2
| seed = 4
| rank =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| oppseed = 2
| opprank =
| opponent = UC Irvine
| gamename = Championship
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=401020748 71–55]
| overtime =
| record = 20–11
| conference =
| highscorer = Allman
| points = 26
| highrebounder= Clare
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Smith
| assists = 4
| site_stadium = Honda Center
| attend = 5,664
| site_cityst = Anaheim, CA
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}| 2018 NCAA men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 16, 2018
| nonconf = yes
| time = 9:40 a.m.
| tv = truTV
| seed = 15 E
| rank =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| oppseed = 2 E
| opprank = 11
| opponent = Purdue
| gamename = First Round
| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=401025828 48–74]
| overtime =
| record = 20–12
| conference =
| highscorer = Allman
| points = 21
| highrebounder= Allman
| rebounds = 5
| highassister = Allman
| assists = 2
| site_stadium = Little Caesars Arena
| attend = 20,163
| site_cityst = Detroit, Michigan
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=|poll=AP poll|timezone=Pacific|region=E|regionname=East}}
Source:{{Cite web |title=2017-18 Men's Basketball |url=https://fullertontitans.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2017-18 |access-date=August 7, 2024 |website=fullertontitans.com}} – All home or Big West matches were televised on BigWest.TV.
Player statistics
| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="font-size:70%;"
|+Individual player statistics (Final) |
| colspan="3" style="border-top-style:hidden; border-left-style:hidden; background: white;"|
!colspan="2" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |Minutes !colspan="2" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |Scoring !colspan="3" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |Total FGs !colspan="3" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |3-point FGs !colspan="3" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |Free-throws !colspan="4" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |Rebounds !colspan="4" style="border-top-style:hidden; border-right-style:hidden; background: white;"| |
|---|
| scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |Player
! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |GP ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |GS ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |Tot ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |Avg ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |Pts ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |Avg ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |FG ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |FGA ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |Pct ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |3FG ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |3FA ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |Pct ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |FT ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |FTA ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |Pct ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |Off ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |Def ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |Tot ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |Avg ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |A ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |Stl ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |Blk ! scope="col" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}} |TO |
| style=white-space:nowrap |Ahmad, Khalil
|align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|32 |align="right" |30 |align="right" |1002 |align="right" |31.3 |align="right" |484 |align="right" |15.1 |align="right" |170 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|407 |align="right" |.418 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|57 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|178 |align="right" |.320 |align="right" |87 |align="right" |105 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|.829 |align="right" |17 |align="right" |104 |align="right" |121 |align="right" |3.8 |align="right" |52 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|39 |align="right" |7 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|78 |
| style=white-space:nowrap |Allman, Kyle
|align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|32 |align="right" |30 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|1053 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|32.9 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|623 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|19.5 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|198 |align="right" |405 |align="right" |.489 |align="right" |45 |align="right" |105 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|.429 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|182 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|244 |align="right" |.746 |align="right" |11 |align="right" |100 |align="right" |111 |align="right" |3.5 |align="right" |75 |align="right" |36 |align="right" |6 |align="right" |74 |
| style=white-space:nowrap |Awosika, Austen
|align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|32 |align="right" |14 |align="right" |873 |align="right" |27.3 |align="right" |229 |align="right" |7.2 |align="right" |79 |align="right" |193 |align="right" |.409 |align="right" |7 |align="right" |34 |align="right" |.206 |align="right" |64 |align="right" |97 |align="right" |.660 |align="right" |18 |align="right" |97 |align="right" |115 |align="right" |3.6 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|85 |align="right" |32 |align="right" |7 |align="right" |56 |
| style=white-space:nowrap |Clare, Davon
|align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|32 |align="right" |3 |align="right" |554 |align="right" |17.3 |align="right" |106 |align="right" |3.3 |align="right" |40 |align="right" |95 |align="right" |.421 |align="right" |7 |align="right" |28 |align="right" |.250 |align="right" |19 |align="right" |27 |align="right" |.704 |align="right" |31 |align="right" |78 |align="right" |109 |align="right" |1.1 |align="right" |35 |align="right" |15 |align="right" |11 |align="right" |37 |
| style=white-space:nowrap |Fox, Ian
|align="right" |5 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |38 |align="right" |7.6 |align="right" |6 |align="right" |1.2 |align="right" |2 |align="right" |14 |align="right" |.143 |align="right" |2 |align="right" |11 |align="right" |.182 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |4 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |4 |align="right" |0.8 |align="right" |4 |align="right" |2 |align="right" |1 |align="right" |1 |
| style=white-space:nowrap |García, José
|align="right" |1 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |4 |align="right" |4.0 |align="right" |4 |align="right" |4.0 |align="right" |2 |align="right" |7 |align="right" |.286 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |2 |align="right" |.000 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |4 |align="right" |1 |align="right" |5 |align="right" |5.0 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |1 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |0 |
| style=white-space:nowrap |Heinzl, Dominik
|align="right" |30 |align="right" |5 |align="right" |303 |align="right" |10.1 |align="right" |71 |align="right" |2.4 |align="right" |29 |align="right" |51 |align="right" |.569 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |13 |align="right" |18 |align="right" |.722 |align="right" |15 |align="right" |36 |align="right" |51 |align="right" |1.7 |align="right" |4 |align="right" |6 |align="right" |5 |align="right" |21 |
| style=white-space:nowrap |Kirkwood, Landon
|align="right" |11 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |51 |align="right" |4.6 |align="right" |17 |align="right" |1.5 |align="right" |7 |align="right" |13 |align="right" |.538 |align="right" |3 |align="right" |7 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|.429 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |3 |align="right" |4 |align="right" |7 |align="right" |0.6 |align="right" |3 |align="right" |2 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |2 |
| style=white-space:nowrap |Pitts, Josh
|align="right" |19 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |92 |align="right" |4.8 |align="right" |22 |align="right" |1.2 |align="right" |9 |align="right" |26 |align="right" |.346 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |4 |align="right" |8 |align="right" |.500 |align="right" |11 |align="right" |12 |align="right" |23 |align="right" |1.2 |align="right" |3 |align="right" |2 |align="right" |2 |align="right" |5 |
| style=white-space:nowrap |Ramos, Dwight
|align="right" |18 |align="right" |1 |align="right" |121 |align="right" |6.7 |align="right" |37 |align="right" |2.1 |align="right" |14 |align="right" |46 |align="right" |.304 |align="right" |5 |align="right" |23 |align="right" |.217 |align="right" |4 |align="right" |8 |align="right" |.500 |align="right" |9 |align="right" |9 |align="right" |18 |align="right" |1.0 |align="right" |9 |align="right" |4 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |11 |
| style=white-space:nowrap |Robertson, Arkim
|align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|32 |align="right" |27 |align="right" |496 |align="right" |15.5 |align="right" |167 |align="right" |5.2 |align="right" |63 |align="right" |98 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|.643 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |41 |align="right" |63 |align="right" |.651 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|53 |align="right" |85 |align="right" |138 |align="right" |4.3 |align="right" |7 |align="right" |11 |align="right" |28 |align="right" |31 |
| style=white-space:nowrap |Rowe, Jackson
|align="right" |31 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|31 |align="right" |929 |align="right" |30.0 |align="right" |376 |align="right" |12.1 |align="right" |136 |align="right" |234 |align="right" |.581 |align="right" |24 |align="right" |58 |align="right" |.414 |align="right" |80 |align="right" |103 |align="right" |.777 |align="right" |42 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|166 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|208 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|6.7 |align="right" |50 |align="right" |29 |align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|31 |align="right" |64 |
| style=white-space:nowrap |Smith, Jamal
|align="right" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|32 |align="right" |18 |align="right" |721 |align="right" |22.5 |align="right" |125 |align="right" |3.9 |align="right" |35 |align="right" |84 |align="right" |.417 |align="right" |13 |align="right" |35 |align="right" |.371 |align="right" |42 |align="right" |56 |align="right" |.750 |align="right" |6 |align="right" |75 |align="right" |81 |align="right" |2.5 |align="right" |61 |align="right" |18 |align="right" |6 |align="right" |52 |
| style=white-space:nowrap |Venzant, Daniel
|align="right" |24 |align="right" |1 |align="right" |138 |align="right" |5.8 |align="right" |41 |align="right" |1.7 |align="right" |17 |align="right" |35 |align="right" |.486 |align="right" |3 |align="right" |12 |align="right" |.250 |align="right" |4 |align="right" |11 |align="right" |.364 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |14 |align="right" |14 |align="right" |0.6 |align="right" |12 |align="right" |3 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |9 |
| style=white-space:nowrap |Wang, Johnny
|align="right" |15 |align="right" |0 |align="right" |75 |align="right" |5.0 |align="right" |10 |align="right" |0.7 |align="right" |3 |align="right" |13 |align="right" |.231 |align="right" |1 |align="right" |7 |align="right" |.143 |align="right" |3 |align="right" |5 |align="right" |.600 |align="right" |2 |align="right" |16 |align="right" |18 |align="right" |1.2 |align="right" |3 |align="right" |1 |align="right" |2 |align="right" |4 |
| class="sortbottom"
|align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|Total |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|32 |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|– |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|6450 |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|201.6 |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|2318 |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|72.4 |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|804 |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|1721 |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|.467 |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|167 |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|500 |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|.334 |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|543 |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|745 |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|.729 |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|276 |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|847 |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|1123 |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|35.1 |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|403 |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|201 |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|106 |align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}|455 |
| class="sortbottom"
|align="center" |Opponents |align="center" |32 |align="center" |– |align="center" |6450 |align="center" |201.6 |align="center" |2245 |align="center" |70.2 |align="center" |768 |align="center" |1861 |align="center" |.413 |align="center" |220 |align="center" |635 |align="center" |.346 |align="center" |489 |align="center" |647 |align="center" |.756 |align="center" |320 |align="center" |754 |align="center" |1074 |align="center" |33.6 |align="center" |396 |align="center" |180 |align="center" |114 |align="center" |413 |
| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 80%; white-space: nowrap;" |
| colspan="6" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;" |Legend |
|---|
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | GP
| Games played | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | GS | Games started | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | Avg | Average per game |
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | FG
| style="padding-right: 8px" |Field-goals made | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | FGA | style="padding-right: 8px" |Field-goal attempts | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | Off | Offensive rebounds |
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | Def
| style="padding-right: 8px" |Defensive rebounds | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | A | style="padding-right: 8px" |Assists | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | TO |
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | Blk
| Blocks | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | Stl | Steals | style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cal State Fullerton Titans|color=white|border=no}}" | High | Team high |
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