2025–26 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team

2025–26 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball
2025–26 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	18–16 (12–8 Big West)
Head coach	Dedrique Taylor (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Ryan Hamm; Hassan Nizam; Jayson Wells;
Home arena	Titan Gym; (Capacity: 4,000)

2025–26 Big West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Irvine	15	–	5	.750	23	–	12	.657
Hawai'i †	14	–	6	.700	24	–	9	.727
Cal State Fullerton	12	–	8	.600	18	–	16	.529
Cal State Northridge	12	–	8	.600	20	–	14	.588
UC San Diego	12	–	8	.600	23	–	11	.676
UC Davis	11	–	9	.550	19	–	14	.576
UC Santa Barbara	11	–	9	.550	18	–	14	.563
Cal Poly	10	–	10	.500	14	–	19	.424
Long Beach State	6	–	14	.300	10	–	22	.313
UC Riverside	5	–	15	.250	10	–	22	.313
Cal State Bakersfield	2	–	18	.100	8	–	24	.250

† 2026 Big West tournament winner

The 2025–26 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by 13th-year head coach Dedrique Taylor, played their home games at Titan Gym in Fullerton, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Titans finished the 2024–25 season 6–26, 1–19 in Big West play to finish in a tie for seventh place.^[1] Due to tiebreakers, they failed to qualify for the Big West tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 16, 2025, the Big West Conference released their preseason coaches' poll. Cal State Fullerton was picked to finish last in the conference.^[3]

Preseason rankings

Big West Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
1	UC Irvine	98 (8)
2	UC Santa Barbara	93 (3)
3	Hawai'i	76
4	UC San Diego	69
5	Cal State Northridge	63
6	UC Davis	58
7	Cal Poly	54
8	Long Beach State	31
9	UC Riverside	26
10	Cal State Bakersfield	20
11	Cal State Fullerton	17
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-Big West Team

No players were named the Preseason All-Big West Team.^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Davis White	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	College of the Sequoias	Santa Clarita, California
G	2	KJ Garris	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Grayson High School	Atlanta, Georgia
G	3	Joshua Ward	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Palm Beach Atlantic	Memphis, Tennessee
G	5	Yesan Warren	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Frank Phillips College	Capitol Heights, Maryland
G	7	Christian Williams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Vashon High School	St. Louis, Missouri
G	8	Bailey Nunn	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Sacramento State	Melbourne, Australia
G	10	Karan Kolappa	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	The King's Academy	Santa Clara, California
G	12	Bryce Cofield	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Sierra Canyon School	Chatsworth, California
G	13	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Valparaiso	LaSalle, Quebec
G	15	Nicholas Khatchikian	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Armenian Mesrobian School	Pasadena, California
G	21	Kidus Tilahun	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Los Altos High School	Los Angeles, California
G	22	Matthew Quinlan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Rancho Solano Prep	Phoenix, Arizona
F	24	Kendrick De Luna	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	TMI Episcopal	San Antonio, Texas
G	32	Jaden Henderson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	GS	Concordia–Irvine	Sacramento, California
F	33	Ben Winker	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Chaminade College Prep	St. Louis, Missouri
F	99	Landon Seaman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Menlo	Vacaville, California

Head coach

Dedrique Taylor (UC Davis)

Assistant coach(es)

Ryan Hamm (Thomas More)
Hassan Nizam (Capella)
Jayson Wells (Indiana State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Caltech	W 136–82	1–0	25 – Henderson	8 – Garris	7 – Cofield	Titan Gym (831) Fullerton, CA
November 8, 2025* 1:00 pm		at Wyoming	L 82–92	1–1	21 – Tied	9 – Ward	2 – Tied	Arena-Auditorium (3,211) Laramie, WY
November 10, 2025* 3:00 pm, ACCNX		at California	L 65–93	1–2	20 – Seaman	8 – Ward	3 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (2,377) Berkeley, CA
November 15, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Pacific	L 73–85	1–3	18 – Cofield	6 – Garris	2 – Tied	Titan Gym (459) Fullerton, CA
November 21, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Portland Portland Invitational	L 85–103	1–4	17 – Ward	5 – Ward	8 – Henderson	Chiles Center (1,118) Portland, OR
November 22, 2025* 2:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. St. Thomas Portland Invitational	W 88–80	2–4	20 – Ward	9 – Williams	6 – Ward	Chiles Center (450) Portland, OR
November 23, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+		vs. Northern Colorado Portland Invitational	L 93–97	2–5	31 – Ward	9 – Williams	3 – Cofield	Chiles Center Portland, OR
November 29, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Pepperdine	W 83–69	3–5	19 – Ward	8 – Seaman	5 – Henderson	Titan Gym (536) Fullerton, CA
December 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal Poly	L 91–94	3–6 (0–1)	21 – Henderson	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Titan Gym (919) Fullerton, CA
December 6, 2025 10:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hawai'i	L 59–69	3–7 (0–2)	17 – Seaman	7 – Ward	1 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (4,374) Honolulu, HI
December 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bethesda	W 116–66	4–7	25 – Seaman	10 – White	7 – De La Cruz Monegro	Titan Gym (454) Fullerton, CA
December 13, 2025* 1:00 pm		at Denver	W 105–86	5–7	20 – Ward	6 – Tied	6 – Ward	Hamilton Gymnasium (861) Denver, CO
December 21, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oklahoma State	L 89–94	5–8	20 – De La Cruz Monegro	13 – Seaman	6 – Ward	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,727) Stillwater, OK
December 28, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at SMU	L 63–110	5–9	16 – Ward	7 – Cofield	7 – Ward	Moody Coliseum (4,584) University Park, TX
January 1, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Santa Barbara	W 95–84	6–9 (1–2)	25 – De La Cruz Monegro	6 – De La Cruz Monegro	5 – Ward	Titan Gym (493) Fullerton, CA
January 3, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Irvine	L 64–86	6–10 (1–3)	19 – Garris	7 – De La Cruz Monegro	4 – De La Cruz Monegro	Titan Gym (615) Fullerton, CA
January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC San Diego	W 88–71	7–10 (2–3)	22 – Williams	6 – Cofield	6 – De La Cruz Monegro	LionTree Arena (2,137) La Jolla, CA
January 10, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal State Northridge	W 86–79	8–10 (3–3)	21 – Williams	12 – Cofield	4 – Tied	Titan Gym (486) Fullerton, CA
January 15, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Davis	L 69–74	8–11 (3–4)	19 – Ward	8 – Cofield	5 – Williams	University Credit Union Center (1,133) Davis, CA
January 17, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Riverside	L 72–81	8–12 (3–5)	17 – De La Cruz Monegro	7 – Cofield	4 – Seaman	SRC Arena (375) Riverside, CA
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Long Beach State	W 71–61	9–12 (4–5)	21 – Ward	9 – Ward	4 – Tied	Titan Gym (2,428) Fullerton, CA
January 24, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal Poly	W 93–78	10–12 (5–5)	26 – Williams	8 – Ward	7 – Ward	Mott Athletics Center (2,318) San Luis Obispo, CA
January 31, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Santa Barbara	L 69–83	10–13 (5–6)	18 – Garris	5 – Tied	3 – Ward	The Thunderdome (2,584) Santa Barbara, CA
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Riverside	W 78–72	11–13 (6–6)	18 – Ward	10 – Nunn	3 – Henderson	Titan Gym (483) Fullerton, CA
February 7, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal State Bakersfield	W 82–66	12–13 (7–6)	18 – Seaman	6 – Tied	6 – Ward	Titan Gym (403) Fullerton, CA
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Long Beach State	W 86–82	13–13 (8–6)	22 – Ward	7 – Cofield	7 – Ward	Walter Pyramid (2,134) Long Beach, CA
February 14, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Irvine	L 65–86	13–14 (8–7)	14 – Seaman	6 – Cofield	5 – Williams	Bren Events Center (1,991) Irvine, CA
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Davis	W 93–92	14–14 (9–7)	26 – Seaman	7 – Seaman	5 – Nunn	Titan Gym (535) Fullerton, CA
February 21, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 88–80	15–14 (10–7)	21 – Ward	6 – De La Cruz Monegro	6 – Nunn	Icardo Center (482) Bakersfield, CA
February 28, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Hawai'i	L 85–87	15–15 (10–8)	16 – Ward	5 – Garris Jr.	8 – Ward	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
March 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UC San Diego	W 75–71	16–15 (11–8)	20 – Ward	8 – De La Cruz Monegro	5 – Tied	Titan Gym (848) Fullerton, CA
March 7, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Northridge	W 90–77	17–15 (12–8)	23 – Williams	6 – Williams	5 – Williams	Premier America Credit Union Arena (1,394) Northridge, CA
Big West tournament
March 12, 2026 8:30 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (6) UC Davis Quarterfinals	W 82–70	18–15	24 – Ward	11 – De La Cruz Monegro	3 – Ward	Lee's Family Forum (1,030) Henderson, NV
March 13, 2026 8:30 pm, ESPN2	(3)	vs. (2) Hawaii Semifinals	L 63–78	18–16	21 – Williams	5 – De La Cruz Monegro	5 – Ward	Lee's Family Forum (2,060) Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

Game summaries

This section will be filled in as the season progresses.

Source:^[6]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ "Big West tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, channels, scores for 2025 men's basketball championships". The Sporting News. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "UC Irvine Predicted to Win The Big West in 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". California State University, Fullerton. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ "Cal State Fullerton Titans 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cal State Fullerton Athletics.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[2] "Big West tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, channels, scores for 2025 men's basketball championships". The Sporting News. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[poll-3] "UC Irvine Predicted to Win The Big West in 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". California State University, Fullerton. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[5] "Cal State Fullerton Titans 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[6] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cal State Fullerton Athletics.

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