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Cal vs. CSU Bakersfield: NIT Game 1 preview

CSU Bakersfield? Is that a school? No, of course I don’t have any experiences associated with their basketball team, why do you ask?

The CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners are one of the success stories in college basketball. They made the transition to D1 basketball in 2008, and for eight years they were independent school, untethered to a conference and ineligible for the post-season. They were also very not good, regularly struggling against a weak schedule.

But after nearly a decade in the wilderness, the Roadrunners are suddenly decent. They made the NCAA tournament last year, giving 2 seed Oklahoma a mild scare in the process.