2013–14 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 HSLouisiana–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 AcademySnow College South Carolina State
Philadelphia, PA
G
20
KJ Smith
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
So
Campbell Hall HSJackson 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)
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