2016–17 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	11–19 (7–9 Big West)
Head coach	Reggie Theus (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Jason Levy Chris Pompey Jeff Theiler
Home arena	Matadome
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge (also known as CSUN) during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by fourth-year head coach Reggie Theus, played their home games at the Matadome as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 7–9 in Big West play to finish in sixth place. In the Big West tournament, they lost to Cal State Fullerton in the quarterfinals.

The Matadors finished the 2015–16 season 10–20, 5–11 in Big West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. Due to "serious violations" in the basketball program, the school self-imposed a postseason ban.^[1]

2016–17 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kendall Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Deer Valley HS UNLV Antioch, CA G 1 Micheal Warren 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Theodore Roosevelt HS Washington, D.C. G 3 Darin Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) RS Jr Sheldon HS Washington Sacramento, CA F 4 Tavrion Dawson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Gardena Serra HS Long Beach, CA C 5 Mahamadou Kaba-Camara  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 273 lb (124 kg) Fr Balboa City HS Conakry, Guinea G 10 Jason Richardson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Junípero Serra HS Hawthorne, CA F 12 Siyao Sun (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Bishop O'Connell HS Beijing, China G 13 Julian Richardson (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr El Camino Real HS Fullerton College Woodland Hills, CA G 14 Mehran Nazarian (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So North HS Hawthorne, CA G 15 Antonio Bruno (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Hillcrest Prep Youngstown, OH G 22 Aaron Parks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Lake Clifton HS Baltimore, MD G 23 Jerron Wilbut 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Downers Grove South HS Chicago, IL F 24 Reggie Theus, Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS So Fairfax HS South Carolina Los Angeles, CA F 25 Rakim Lubin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 257 lb (117 kg) RS So Buford HS Connecticut Miami, FL C 42 Blair Orr 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 252 lb (114 kg) RS So El Camino Real HS Winnipeg Camarillo, CA C 45 Dylan Johns 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Copleston HS Texas A&M Ipswich, England G Sam Finley (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Centennial HS Ole Miss Riverside, CA G Lyrik Shreiner (I)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Hillcrest Academy TCU Phoenix, AZ F Anthony Swan (I)  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Jr Virginia Episcopal School George Washington Los Angeles, CA	Head coach Reggie Theus (UNLV) Assistant coach(es) Jason Levy (Cal State Northridge) Chris Pompey (Pittsburgh) Jeff Theiler (La Verne) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster