In 1978, the Fullerton men's basketball team, coached by
Bobby Dye, made it to the
Elite 8 in the
1978 NCAA Division I basketball tournament. They were considered the year's Cinderella story as a #7 seed (out of 8). The team defeated
University of New Mexico at Tempe, AZ, and then defeated the
University of San Francisco before losing to the
University of Arkansas in regionals at
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fullerton was led by
Greg Bunch, a
CSUF Hall of Famer.
Bob Burton was head coach of the Titans men's team starting with the 2003–04 season. In 2008, the team finished the season 24-9, defeated
UC Irvine 81-66 in the Big West Conference Championship. They qualified for their second NCAA tournament (first in 30 years), where they faced the (#3)
Wisconsin Badgers as a #14 seed in the first round of the NCAA tournament, losing the game 71–58. After the 2013–14 season, Burton resigned on June 22, 2012 after nine seasons. His final record at Fullerton was 155–122. During the 2012–13 season, interim head coach Andy Newman replaced Burton and guided the Titans to a 14–18 record overall and 6–12 record in the Big West Conference. For the start of the 2013–14 season, Fullerton hired
Dedrique Taylor as the team's head coach. Previously, Taylor had been an assistant under coach
Herb Sendek at
Arizona State University since 2006. Prior to that, Taylor also coached at the
University of Nevada,
Portland State,
Loyola Marymount University and
UC Davis. Taylor, has been long respected as one of the top recruiters in the west with strong ties to the Los Angeles area, thought to be a key component in winning at Fullerton. Taylor led the 2017–18 team to an invitation to play in the
2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The team lost in the first round to
Purdue. In 2022 the Titans qualified for the NCAA tournament as a #15 seed; they lost in the first round to Duke. ==Post season results==