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2020–21 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

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2020–21 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record9–13 (5–9 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatadome
Seasons
2020–21 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara 13 3   .813 22 5   .815
UC Irvine 10 4   .714 18 9   .667
UC Riverside 8 4   .667 14 8   .636
UC Davis 6 4   .600 10 8   .556
Cal State Bakersfield 9 7   .563 15 11   .577
Hawai'i 9 9   .500 11 10   .524
Cal State Fullerton 5 7   .417 6 10   .375
Cal State Northridge 5 9   .357 9 13   .409
Long Beach State 4 8   .333 6 12   .333
Cal Poly 1 15   .063 4 20   .167
UC San Diego* 0 0   7 10   .412
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament and 2021 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings
2021 Big West tournament winner

The 2020–21 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by third-year head coach Mark Gottfried, played their home games at the Matadome in Northridge, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

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The Matadors finished the 2019–20 season 15–17, 10–6 in Big West play to finish in a tie for second place. They were set to be the No. 2 seed in the Big West tournament, and face Cal State Fullerton, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Roster

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2020–21 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Festus Ndumanya 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Capistrano Valley Christian School Anambra, Nigeria
F 1 Lance Coleman II 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Fullerton College Antioch, California
G 2 TJ Starks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Jr Texas A&M Oak Cliff, Texas
G 3 Kailen Rains 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr San Ysidro High School San Diego, California
G 4 Atin Wright 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Fairmont Prep Lakewood, California
F 5 Miles Brookins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr La Salle Cypress, California
G 10 Darius Brown II 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Pasadena High School Pasadena, California
G 11 Amound Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Leuzinger High School Hawthorne, California
G 12 Marcel Stevens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Impact Basketball Academy Beverly Hills, California
G 13 Matt Solomon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Newbury Park High School Newbury Park, California
G 14 Vante Hendrix 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr New Mexico Woodland Hills, California
F 15 Ron Artest III 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Hillcrest Prep (AZ) New York, New York
F 22 George Nwogu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lafitte Prep Academy Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 23 Alex Merkviladze 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Modesto Christian School Kutaisi, Georgia
F 24 Fidelis Okereke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr King/Drew High School Carson, California
G/F 32 Brendan Harrick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Esperanza High School Anaheim, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
4:00 pm, Big West.TV
Westmont W 97–79  1–0
Matadome 
Northridge, CA
November 28, 2020*
1:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Air Force
Vegas Bubble
L 61–66  1–1
T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 30, 2020*
2:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Seattle
Vegas Bubble
W 76–65  2–1
T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 8, 2020*
at Fresno State Canceled Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
December 12, 2020*
6:00 pm, WCC Network
at Pepperdine W 89–84  3–1
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
December 15, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Stanford L 71–82  3–2
Matadome 
Northridge, CA
December 16, 2020*
4:00 pm, Big West.TV
Pacific Postponed Matadome 
Northridge, CA
December 19, 2020*
2:00 pm, P12N
at California L 56–87  3–3
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
December 27, 2020
 Big West.TV
at Cal State Fullerton Canceled Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
December 28, 2020
 Big West.TV
at Cal State Fullerton Canceled Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
December 28, 2020*
2:00 pm, Big West.TV
New Mexico State W 66–63  4–3
Matadome 
Northridge, CA
January 1, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Irvine Canceled Matadome 
Northridge, CA
January 2, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Irvine Canceled Matadome 
Northridge, CA
January 8, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC San Diego Canceled RIMAC Arena 
La Jolla, CA
January 9, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC San Diego Canceled RIMAC Arena 
La Jolla, CA
January 15, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Long Beach State Canceled Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
January 16, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Long Beach State Canceled Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
January 16, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton W 86–85  5–3
(1–0)
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
January 17, 2021
7:00 pm, Big West.TV
at Cal State Fullerton L 77–85  5–4
(1–1)
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
January 22, 2021
4:00 pm, Big West.TV
UC Santa Barbara L 58–105  5–5
(1–2)
Matadome 
Northridge, CA
January 23, 2021
4:00 pm, Big West.TV
UC Santa Barbara L 66–80  5–6
(1–3)
Matadome 
Northridge, CA
January 29, 2021
4:00 pm, Big West.TV
at Cal Poly L 70–76  5–7
(1–4)
Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 30, 2021
4:00 pm, Big West.TV
at Cal Poly W 64–51  6–7
(2–4)
Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 5, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Davis W 80–77  7–7
(3–4)
Matadome 
Northridge, CA
February 6, 2021
2:00 pm, Big West.TV
UC Davis L 63–75  7–8
(3–5)
Matadome 
Northridge, CA
February 12, 2021*
4:30 pm, GCU TV
at Grand Canyon Canceled GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
February 19, 2021
4:00 pm, Big West.TV
Hawaii L 74–75  7–9
(3–6)
Matadome 
Northridge, CA
February 20, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Hawaii W 88–80 OT 8–9
(4–6)
Matadome 
Northridge, CA
February 26, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Bakersfield L 58–84  8–10
(4–7)
Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
February 27, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Bakersfield W 90–87  9–10
(5–7)
Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
March 5, 2021
4:00 pm, Big West.TV
UC Riverside L 68–72  9–11
(5–8)
Matadome 
Northridge, CA
March 6, 2021
4:00 pm, Big West.TV
UC Riverside L 65–66  9–12
(5–9)
Matadome 
Northridge, CA
Big West tournament
March 9, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN3
(8) vs. (9) Long Beach State
First Round
L 63–85  9–13
Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Big West Basketball Tournament Cancelled". Big West Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2020.