2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Taran Armstrong
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 185
- Hometown:
- Burnie, Tasmania
- Prev School:
- NBA Global Academy
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— California Baptist Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) March 7, 2022
Taran Armstrong brings home the first WAC Freshman of the Year award in the program’s D1 history!#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/1fSVx4N1Hc
All-WAC 2nd Team for our floor general! ????
— California Baptist Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) March 6, 2023
?Led CBU in scoring at 11.4 ppg
?Led the WAC in Assists/APG
?4 20+ point games this season
?Career-high 25 pts vs. Southern Utah
?6th fastest active player to reach 300 assists
Special. ????#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/s60brf5qSI
With that assist to Tre, Taran Armstrong becomes the sixth fastest active player to reach 300 career assists.
— California Baptist Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) February 24, 2023
OUR PG ??????#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/lmszE8TxyH
2022-23
- Played and started in all 33 games for the Lancers
- Led CBU in scoring and assists at 11.3 and 5
- Led the WAC in assists per game for the second straight year
- Named to the All-WAC Second Team
- Scored a career high 25 points against Southern Utah on February 1st
- Recorded four 20-point games on the season
- Became the sixth fastest active player to reach 300 assists
- Made WAC All-Academic
2021-22
Played in 26 games while starting in 25 as a true freshman... Named the Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year... Selected as a finalist for the Kyle Macy Award... Broke the program record for single-game assists with 15 against North Dakota on Dec. 7, 2021... Became the eighth freshman in the NCAA Men's Basketball history to average at least 10 points, five rebounds, and six assists in a single-season... Recorded the program's first triple-double on Nov. 18, 2021, in a win over San Jose State with 16 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds... Led the nation's freshmen class with 6.3 assists per game and was fifth among all players... Recorded a career-best 22 points against Utah Valley on Feb. 26, 2022... Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds against San Diego Christian on Nov. 27, 2021... Recorded 14 games on the season in double figures.
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— California Baptist Men's Basketball?????? (@CBUmbb) December 8, 2021
Taran Armstrong broke the ?????????????? ???????????? for single-game assists with 15!#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/BgRacSZEU2
Prepped at the NBA Global Academy in Canberra, Australia... Ranked as the No. 2 prospect out of Australia... Was a member of the Tasmanian U20 State Team. Participated in the FIBA U19 World Cup on Basketball Australia... He led Australia to a Gold Medal at the 2019 FIBA Oceania Tournament... Played on the U17 Australian National Team... Averaged 25.6 points per game, 6.1 rebounds per game, 3.7 assists per game, and shot 44 percent from the field at the Basketball Australia U20 National Championships.
PERSONALWelcome to Lancer Nation, Taran Armstrong!
— California Baptist Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) November 11, 2020
About Armstrong:
• 6-5 Point Guard from Tasmania
• Member of the U17 Australian National Team
• Gold Medal winner at 2019 FIBA Oceania
• No. 2 prospect in Australia #LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/vR7JoTZX1c
Parents are Benjamin and Melanie Armstrong... Has two siblings, Tre and Tanner... Brother, Tre, is a sophomore on the CBU men's basketball team.
