In 2008, the team finished the season 24-9, defeated UC Irvine 81-66 in the Big West Conference Championship.

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.

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.