2008–09 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

2008–09 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
Big West tournament champions
Big West Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record17–14 (11–5 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaMatadome
Seasons
← 2007–08
2009–10 →
2008–09 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cal State Northridge † 11 – 5   .688 17 – 14   .548
Pacific 10 – 6   .625 21 – 13   .618
Long Beach State 10 – 6   .625 15 – 15   .500
UC Riverside 8 – 8   .500 17 – 13   .567
UC Santa Barbara 8 – 8   .500 16 – 15   .516
UC Irvine 8 – 8   .500 12 – 19   .387
Cal State Fullerton 7 – 9   .438 15 – 17   .469
UC Davis 7 – 9   .438 13 – 19   .406
Cal Poly 3 – 13   .188 7 – 21   .250
† 2009 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2009[1]
Rankings from AP poll


The 2008–09 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by head coach Bobby Braswell, played their home games at the Matadome in Northridge, California as members of the Big West Conference.[2]

Roster

2008–09 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 11 Rodrigue Mels 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr    
F 33 Tremaine Townsend 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr   Phoenix, Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Source[3]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 2008*
 Cal Lutheran W 73–62  1–0
 Matadome 
Northridge, California
Nov 18, 2008*
 at Stanford L 85–103  1–1
 Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Nov 21, 2008*
 at Cal State Bakersfield L 65–67  1–2
 Rabobank Arena 
Bakersfield, California
Nov 24, 2008*
 at New Mexico L 74–85  1–3
 The Pit 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 29, 2008*
 at Rider L 72–85  1–4
 Alumni Gymnasium 
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Dec 1, 2008*
 at Drexel L 47–55  1–5
 Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 2008*
 at No. 12 UCLA L 67–85  1–6
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 9, 2008*
 Denver W 80–53  2–6
 Matadome 
Northridge, California
Dec 18, 2008*
 Pepperdine W 99–64  3–6
 Matadome 
Northridge, California
Dec 22, 2008*
 at San Diego State L 56–72  3–7
 Viejas Arena 
San Diego, California
Dec 29, 2008
 at Cal State Fullerton W 90–64  4–7
(1–0) 		Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Jan 2, 2009
 Pacific L 78–84 OT 4–8
(1–1) 		Matadome 
Northridge, California
Jan 5, 2009
 UC Davis W 84–81  5–8
(2–1) 		Matadome 
Northridge, California
Jan 14, 2009
 at UC Riverside W 64–56  6–8
(3–1) 		Student Recreation Center Arena 
Riverside, California
Jan 17, 2009
 at Long Beach State L 68–74  6–9
(3–2) 		The Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, California
Jan 21, 2009
 Cal State Fullerton L 87–91  6–10
(3–3) 		Matadome 
Northridge, California
Jan 24, 2009
 UC Irvine W 74–55  7–10
(4–3) 		The Matadome 
Northridge, California
Jan 29, 2009
 at UC Santa Barbara W 72–70  8–10
(5–3) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Jan 31, 2009
 at Cal Poly W 79–68  9–10
(6–3) 		Mott Athletic Center 
San Luis Obispo, California
Feb 5, 2009*
 Cal State Bakersfield W 79–62  10–10
 Matadome 
Northridge, California
Feb 11, 2009
 Cal Poly W 67–55  11–10
(7–3) 		Matadome 
Northridge, California
Feb 14, 2009
 UC Riverside W 77–64  12–10
(8–3) 		The Matadome 
Northridge, California
Feb 18, 2009
 at UC Irvine L 51–73  12–11
(8–4) 		Bren Events Center 
Irvine, California
Feb 21, 2009*
 at Idaho L 75–78  12–12
 Cowan Spectrum 
Moscow, Idaho
Feb 25, 2009*
 UC Santa Barbara W 62–57  13–12
(9–4) 		Matadome 
Northridge, California
Feb 28, 2009*
 Long Beach State W 95–74  14–12
(10–4) 		Matadome 
Northridge, California
Mar 5, 2009
 at UC Davis W 99–72  15–12
(11–4) 		The Pavilion 
Davis, California
Mar 7, 2009
 at Pacific L 55–62  15–13
(11–5) 		Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, California
Big West tournament
Mar 13, 2009*
 vs. UC Santa Barbara
Semifinals 		W 67–60  16–13
 Honda Center 
Anaheim, California
Mar 14, 2009*
 vs. Pacific
Championship Game 		W 71–66 OT 17–13
 Honda Center 
Anaheim, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2009*
 CBS 		(15 W) vs. (2 W) No. 3 Memphis
First Round 		L 70–81  17–14
 Sprint Center (17,319)
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source[4]

References

  1. ^ Big West MBB Record Book
  2. ^ "Memphis survives first-round upset bid from Cal State-Northridge". ESPN. March 19, 2009. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2021.