2013–14 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

2013–14 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record17–18 (7–9 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Pompey
  • Jason Levy
  • Jay Morris
Home arenaMatadome
Seasons
2013–14 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 13 3   .813 23 12   .657
UC Santa Barbara 12 4   .750 21 9   .700
Long Beach State 10 6   .625 15 17   .469
Hawai'i 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
Cal State Northridge 7 9   .438 17 18   .486
Cal Poly 6 10   .375 14 20   .412
Cal State Fullerton 6 10   .375 11 20   .355
UC Riverside 5 11   .313 10 21   .323
UC Davis 4 12   .250 9 22   .290
2014 Big West tournament winner

The 2013–14 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by first year head coach Reggie Theus, played their home games at the Matadome as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 17–18, 7–9 in Big West play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big West Conference tournament where they lost to Cal Poly.

Season

Preseason

Former NBA star Reggie Theus was named the Matadors' fifth ever head coach on April 3, 2013, succeeding the fired Bobby Braswell.[1] Theus coached the New Mexico State Aggies from 2005 to 2007, and was working as the head coach of the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League in 2012–13. Theus had a 41–23 record in two season with the Aggies, making one NCAA Tournament appearance in 2007.

Theus announced the team's complete schedule on August 21, 2013.[2] The Matadors' schedule was highlighted by a trip to play USC, and also included road games at Fresno State and Stephen F. Austin, as well as home games against Southern Utah and Idaho. The Matadors also scheduled to play in the Central Michigan Tournament, hosted by Central Michigan University. Northridge's conference slate included one home game and one away game against each of the nine other members of the Big West Conference.

On November 1, the Matadors opened their season with an exhibition victory over Cal State Los Angeles, winning 82–67.[3] Josh Greene led Cal State Northridge in scoring in the victory.

Roster

2013–14 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Josh Greene 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Community Charter HS Los Angeles, CA
G 2 Landon Drew 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Fairfax HS Los Angeles, CA
G/F 3 Stephan Hicks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr National College Prep Thousand Oaks, CA
F 5 J. J. Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Scotlandville HS
Louisiana–Lafayette
Opelousas, LA
F 10 Trevone Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Westchester HS Los Angeles, CA
G 11 Ben Vozzola 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Centennial High School
San Diego
Cowley County CC
Las Vegas, NV
G 14 Aaron Parks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Lake Clifton HS Baltimore, MD
C 15 Dominique Youmans 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Apex Academy
Snow College
South Carolina State
Philadelphia, PA
G 20 KJ Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Campbell Hall HS
Jackson State
Los Angeles, CA
F 21 Stephen Maxwell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Taft HS Woodland Hills, CA
G 22 Amir Garrett (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Findlay Prep
St. John's
Los Angeles, CA
C 32 Kevin Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Taft HS
Seton Hall
Los Angeles, CA
F 33 Devonte Elliott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Paramount HS
Nevada
Paramount, CA
F/C 35 Tre Hale-Edmerson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Stoneridge Prep Sheridan, OR
G 12 Robert Cid 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Dos Pueblos Santa Barbara, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2013*
7:05 pm
Cal State LA W 82–67 
Matadome (N/A)
Northridge, CA
Regular season
11/08/2013*
7:05 pm
Hope International W 86–74  1–0
Matadome (520)
Northridge, CA
11/12/2013*
8:00 pm, P12N
at USC L 79–95  1–1
Galen Center (4,116)
Los Angeles, CA
11/16/2013*
7:00 pm
at Fresno State L 64–80  1–2
Save Mart Center (14,770)
Fresno, CA
11/21/2013*
2:30 pm
vs. Montana State
Central Michigan Tournament
W 74–73  2–2
McGuirk Arena (1,252)
Mount Pleasant, MI
11/22/2013*
1:30 pm
vs. Austin Peay
Central Michigan Tournament
W 80–77 OT 3–2
McGuirk Arena (1,539)
Mount Pleasant, MI
11/23/2013*
4:30 pm
at Central Michigan
Central Michigan Tournament
L 76–90  3–3
McGuirk Arena (1,575)
Mount Pleasant, MI
11/26/2013*
6:05 pm
at Montana State L 62–77  3–4
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,945)
Bozeman, MT
12/01/2013*
2:00 pm
La Sierra W 97–79  4–4
Matadome (195)
Northridge, CA
12/03/2013*
7:05 pm
Southern Utah W 84–57  5–4
Matadome (339)
Northridge, CA
12/05/2013*
7:05 pm
Seattle L 53–58  5–5
Matadome (551)
Northridge, CA
12/20/2013*
5:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 67–66  6–5
Dugan Wellness Center (N/A)
Corpus Christi, TX
12/22/2013*
7:05 pm
Idaho W 79–69  7–5
Matadome (550)
Northridge, CA
12/27/2013*
7:05 pm
Morgan State W 86–80  8–5
Matadome (430)
Northridge, CA
12/30/2013*
6:00 pm
at Stephen F. Austin L 67–75  8–6
William R. Johnson Coliseum (674)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/02/2014*
5:00 pm
at South Dakota L 75–76  8–7
DakotaDome (1,215)
Vermillion, SD
01/09/2014
7:05 pm, ESPN3
UC Davis W 89–77  9–7 (1–0)
Matadome (630)
Northridge, CA
01/11/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hawaiʻi W 79–78  10–7 (2–0)
Matadome (1,060)
Northridge, CA
01/16/2014
7:00 pm
at Cal Poly L 52–62  10–8 (2–1)
Mott Gym (2,248)
San Luis Obispo, CA
01/18/2014
7:00 pm, Prime Ticket
UC Santa Barbara L 69–79  10–9 (2–2)
Matadome (1,301)
Northridge, CA
01/23/2014
7:00 pm
at UC Irvine L 66–72  10–10 (2–3)
Bren Events Center (1,506)
Irvine, CA
01/25/2014
4:00 pm
at Long Beach State L 62–76  10–11 (2–4)
Walter Pyramid (3,179)
Long Beach, CA
01/30/2014
7:05 pm, ESPN3
UC Riverside W 93–89 OT 11–11 (3–4)
Matadome (1,287)
Northridge, CA
02/01/2014
9:00 pm, OC Sports
at Hawaiʻi L 63–77  11–12 (3–5)
Stan Sheriff Center (6,896)
Honolulu, HI
02/06/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Davis L 86–90 OT 11–13 (3–6)
The Pavilion (1,637)
Davis, CA
02/08/2014
7:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 92–83 OT 12–13 (4–6)
Matadome (1,227)
Northridge, CA
02/13/2014
7:05 pm
Cal Poly L 55–62  12–14 (4–7)
Matadome (1,083)
Northridge, CA
02/15/2014
4:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara W 80–78 OT 13–14 (5–7)
UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,687)
Santa Barbara, CA
02/18/2014*
7:00 pm
at Idaho L 88–96  13–15
Cowan Spectrum (1,067)
Moscow, ID
02/22/2014
7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
UC Irvine W 81–75 OT 14–15 (6–7)
Matadome (1,321)
Northridge, CA
02/27/2014
7:00 pm
at Cal State Fullerton L 81–82  14–16 (6–8)
Titan Gym (747)
Fullerton, CA
03/01/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Riverside L 105–106 2OT 14–17 (6–9)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (663)
Riverside, CA
03/06/2014
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Long Beach State W 91–83  15–17 (7–9)
Matadome (1,585)
Northridge, CA
Big West tournament
03/13/2014
8:30 pm
vs. Hawaiʻi
Quarterfinals
W 87–84 OT 16–17
Honda Center (3,693)
Anaheim, CA
03/14/2014
9:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Long Beach State
Semifinals
W 82–77  17–17
Honda Center (4,589)
Anaheim, CA
03/15/2014
7:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Cal Poly
Championship
L 59–61  17–18
Honda Center (3,626)
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. ^ "Reggie Theus Named CSUN Men's Head Basketball Coach". GoMatadors.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "CSUN Announces Matadors Men's Basketball Schedule – 2013-14". GoMatadors.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  3. ^ "CSUN Records 82-67 Exhibition Victory over Cal State Los Angeles". GoMatadors.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.