2020–21 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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Conference | Big West Conference |
Record | 9–13 (5–9 Big West) |
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Home arena | Matadome |
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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
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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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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