Cal State Northridge Matadors basketball

Cal State Northridge Matadors basketball history

California State University, Northridge (Northridge, CA)
Premier America Credit Union Arena, aka Matadome
Big West Conference

Current head coach: Andy Newman (2023-)

  • Asst: Scott Cutley (2023-)
  • Asst: CJ Killin (2023-)
  • Asst: Jordan Jamestown (2023-)
  • DPD: Bobby Brown (2023-)
  • DBO: Casey Norris (2023-)

Post-Season:

  • National Championships:  0
  • Final Four Appearances:  0
  • Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  0
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  2  (2001, 2009)
  • NCAAT Overall Record:  0-2
  • NIT Championships:  0
  • NIT Appearances:  0
  • NIT Overall Record:  0-0
  • CBI Appearances:  1 (2019)
  • CBI Overall Record:  0-1
  • NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances:  3  (1978, 1979, 1985)
  • NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record:  2-4

Conference Titles (CCAA, American West, Big Sky, Big West):

Award Winners:




Cal State Northridge head coaches:

Coach Tenure Record Conf. Titles NCAA Apps. Nat. Champ
Andy Newman 2023-Pres 19-15 0 0 0
Trent Johnson 2021-23 14-48 0 0 0
Mark Gottfried 2018-21 37-51 0 0 0
Reggie Theus ** 2013-18 44-105 0 0 0
Bobby Braswell 1996-2013 251-258 3 2 0
Pete Cassidy 1971-96 335-336 4^ 3^ 0
Jerry Ball 1963-71 104-101 1^ 0 0
Paul Thomas 1958-63 33-97 0 0 0

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Cal State Northridge program was at the Division II level; CSUN moved up to Division I prior to the 1990-91 season

** Listed records for this coach do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA