The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) has been the nation's most successful Division II intercollegiate athletic conference since its establishment in December 1938. The 14-member league is home to D2 institutions throughout the state of California.

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Men's basketball has been a championship sport in the conference since its inception, with the first regular season title being won by UC Santa Barbara in the 1939-40 season. Since then, dozens of schools have boasted CCAA the regular-season and tournament titles, but only Cal State Bakersfield (1993, 1994, 1997) and Cal Poly Pomona (2010) have held the National Championship trophy high. Could this be the year the CCAA wins it all?

Here's what you should know about the CCAA ahead of the 2026-27 men's basketball season.

Which Teams Play Men’s Basketball In The CCAA?

The CCAA has 14 teams that will compete for the conference title in the 2026-27 men’s basketball season.

1. Cal Poly Humboldt
2. Cal Poly Pomona
3. Cal State Dominguez Hills
4. Cal State East Bay
5. Cal State Los Angeles
6. Cal State Monterey Bay
7. Cal State San Bernardino
8. Cal State San Marcos
9. Chico State
10. Fresno Pacific
11. Menlo College
12. San Francisco State
13. Stanislaus State
14. UC Merced

Who Led CCAA Men’s Basketball In The 2025-26 Season?

Cal State East Bay led the way in the CCAA during the 2025-26 men’s basketball season. The Pioneers had a Cinderella-story year: they won their first-ever CCAA men’s basketball title and reached the Elite Eight with a 33-game winning streak. They were the last undefeated men’s basketball team in the NCAA and finished the season at 33-1. They earned the CCAA regular-season title, Tournament title and won the NCAA West Region Championship title. Also earning bids to the NCAA Tournament were Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal Poly Pomona.

1. Cal State East Bay (22-0, 33-1)
2. Cal State Dominguez Hills (17-5, 22-9)
3. Cal Poly Humboldt (13-9, 17-15)
4. Cal Poly Pomona (12-10, 18-12)
5. Cal State Monterey Bay (12-10, 17-12)
6. Cal State San Marcos (11-11, 14-14)
7. Cal State San Bernardino (11-11, 14-15)
8. Stanislaus State (9-13, 13-15)
9. UC Merced (8-14, 10-16)
10. Cal State LA (8-14, 9-19)
11. Chico State (6-16, 8-19)
12. San Francisco State (3-19, 4-24)

Who Are Notable CCAA Men’s Basketball Players?

Several players return to their program’s rosters following the 2025-26 campaign. Two notable athletes include Cal State East Bay’s Jaayden Bush (2025-26 Second Team All-CCAA) and Amare Campbell (No. 1 CCAA Assist/Turnover ratio (2.4)). Listed below are CCAA awards from the 2025-26 men’s basketball season. Players returning in the 2025-26 season are designated with an asterisk.

• Player of the Year: Tyree Campbell (Cal State East Bay)
• Defensive Player of the Year: Josh Ijeh (Cal State East Bay)
• Newcomer of the Year: Jalen Brown (Cal State Dominguez Hills)
• Freshman of the Year: Malachi Johnson (Stanislaus State)
• Coach of the Year: Brian Rooney (Cal State East Bay)

All-CCAA First Team

• Malcolm Bell, Cal Poly Pomona (Jr, G)
• Zaveion Bineyard, Cal Poly Humboldt (Jr, F)*
• Jalen Brown, Cal State Dominguez Hills (Jr, G)
• Tyree Campbell, Cal State East Bay (Sr, G)
• Elijah Charles, UC Merced (Sr, F)
• Aidan Fowler, Cal State San Bernardino (So, G)*
• Chris Holley, Chico State (Sr, G)
• Michael Mora, Cal State Monterey Bay (Jr, G)
• Josiah Sanders, Cal State Dominguez Hills (So, F)
• Jaden Tengan, Cal State Monterey Bay (Jr, G)

All-CCAA Second Team

• Deraje Agbosi, Cal State LA (Jr, F)
• Jaayden Bush, Cal State East Bay (Jr, G)
• David Cheatom, Cal State Dominguez Hills (Gr, G)
• Ramsey Huff, Cal State East Bay (Sr, G)
• Rob Jenkins, Cal Poly Humboldt (Sr, G)
• Malachi Johnson, Stanislaus State (Fr, G)
• Sterling McClanahan, UC Merced (Jr, G)*
• Shakir Odunewu, Cal Poly Humboldt (Sr, C)
• Sasean Stevens, Cal State Dominguez Hills (Sr, G)
• Dexter Stratton, Cal State San Marcos (Sr, F)

Do Any CCAA Men’s Basketball Teams Have New Coaches?

Just one men’s hoops team in the CCAA enters the 2026-27 campaign under new leadership.

Cal State LA named Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer and former Los Angeles Lakers great Michael Cooper as its new men’s basketball coach in April, 2026. Cooper is the 14th head coach in the program’s history and previously served as the associate head coach for three seasons before stepping into his new role. He helped the Golden Eagles to a historic campaign in 2023-24, winning a program-record 24 games and their first-ever CCAA Tournament title.

When Is The 2027 CCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament?

The 2027 CCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament begins on March 3, 2027. The four-day event will be hosted by Cal State San Bernardino at the Coussoulis Arena in San Bernardino, Calif.

The conference brackets have been expanded to seven teams for both men’s and women’s basketball and will take place over four days. The No. 1 and 2 seeds earn a bye into the semifinals. The No. 6 and 7 seeds play a first-round game on Wednesday, March 3 at 2:30 pm PT. The quarterfinals begin at noon on Thursday, March 4 as the winner of Game 1 takes on the No. 3-seeded team; the No. 4 and 5 teams face off at 2:30. The semifinals begin at noon on Friday, March 5 and the Championship game will be played on Saturday, March 6 at 5 p.m.

2027 CCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

at Coussoulis Arena, Cal State San Bernardino, San Bernardino, Calif.

Wednesday, March 3 - First Round

G1: No. 6 vs. No. 7, 2:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 4 - Quarterfinals

G2: Game 1 winner vs. No. 3, Noon

G3: No. 4 vs. No. 5, 2:30 p.m.

Friday, March 5 - Semifinals

G4: G2 winner vs. No. 2, Noon

G5: G3 winner vs. No. 1, 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 6 - Championship

G6: G4 winner vs. G5 winner, 5 p.m.

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