2021–22 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

2021–22 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record7–23 (3–13 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Terry Johnson
  • Chris Tifft
  • Brandon Billups
Home arenaMatadome
Seasons
2021–22 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 12 – 3   .800 20 – 13   .606
Cal State Fullerton † 11 – 4   .733 21 – 11   .656
Hawai'i 10 – 5   .667 17 – 11   .607
UC Irvine 9 – 5   .643 15 – 10   .600
UC Santa Barbara 8 – 5   .615 17 – 11   .607
UC Riverside 9 – 6   .600 16 – 12   .571
UC Davis 5 – 6   .455 13 – 11   .542
UC San Diego* 7 – 11   .389 13 – 16   .448
Cal State Northridge 3 – 13   .188 7 – 23   .233
Cal State Bakersfield 2 – 12   .143 8 – 19   .296
Cal Poly 2 – 12   .143 7 – 21   .250
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament and 2022 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings
† 2022 Big West tournament winner

The 2021–22 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by interim head coach Trent Johnson, played their home games at the Matadome in Northridge, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Matadors finished the 2020–21 season 9–13, 5–9 in Big West play, to finish in eighth place. They lost to Long Beach State in the first round of the Big West tournament.

Roster

2021–22 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Elijah Hardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Portland State Oakland, CA
F 1 Lance II Coleman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Fullerton College Antioch, CA
G 2 Nick Herrmann 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Torrey Pines HS San Diego, CA
G 3 Kailen Rains 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So San Ysidro HS San Diego, CA
G 4 Atin Wright 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Fairmont Prep Lakewood, CA
F 5 Miles Brookins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS La Salle Cypress, CA
G 10 Darius II Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Pasadena HS Pasadena, CA
F 11 Christian Gray 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS Fresno State Riverside, CA
G 12 Marcel Stevens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Impact Academy Beverly Hills, CA
F 13 Onyi Eyisi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Fordham Napa Valley, CA
G 22 Arman Pezeshkian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Crescenta Valley HS Glendale, CA
F 23 Elijah Uche 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Granada Hills Charter HS Granada Hills, CA
F 24 Fidelis Okereke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So King/Drew HS Carson, CA
G 25 Darius Beane 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Northern Illinois Carbondale, IL
G/F 32 Brendan Harrick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Esperanza HS Anaheim, CA
F 33 Miles James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr East Carolina Inglewood, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 20, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
6:00 p.m., P12N 		at USC L 49–89  0–1
 Galen Center (3,321)
Los Angeles, CA
November 13, 2021*
9:00 a.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		at Notre Dame L 52–68  0–2
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,062)
South Bend, IN
November 19, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Washington
Good Sam Empire Classic 		L 64–67 OT 0–3
 Matadome (483)
Northridge, CA
November 20, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Dixie State
Good Sam Empire Classic 		W 79–73  1–3
 Matadome (193)
Northridge, CA
November 24, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Katherine
Good Sam Empire Classic 		W 71–62  2–3
 Matadome (233)
Northridge, CA
November 28, 2021*
3:00 p.m. 		at San Diego W 56–52  3–3
 Jenny Craig Pavilion (889)
San Diego, CA
December 4, 2021*
4:00 p.m. 		at Fresno State L 43–61  3–4
 Save Mart Center (3,762)
Fresno, CA
December 7, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Boise State L 48–74  3–5
 Matadome (442)
Northridge, CA
December 10, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at North Dakota State L 54–68  3–6
 Scheels Center (1,403)
Fargo, ND
December 18, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Portland State W 69–66  4–6
 Matadome (400)
Northridge, CA
December 22, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bethesda L 80–82  4–7
 Matadome (193)
Northridge, CA
Big West regular season
December 30, 2021
7:00 p.m. 		at UC Irvine Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
January 1, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC San Diego L 64–72  4–8
 RIMAC Arena (0)
La Jolla, CA
January 6, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State Bakersfield Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Matadome 
Northridge, CA
January 8, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal Poly W 68–55  5–8
(1–0) 		Matadome (130)
Northridge, CA
January 13, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Fullerton L 64–79  5–9
(1–1) 		Titan Gym (288)
Fullerton, CA
January 15, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Long Beach State L 55–71  5–10
(1–2) 		Walter Pyramid (1,017)
Long Beach, CA
January 20, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Davis L 47–64  5–11
(1–3) 		Matadome (104)
Northridge, CA
January 22, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Riverside L 67–77  5–12
(1–4) 		Matadome (0)
Northridge, CA
January 25, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Santa Barbara L 45–72  5–13
(1–5) 		Matadome (103)
Northridge, CA
January 27, 2022
9:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Hawaiʻi L 65–72  5–14
(1–6) 		Stan Sheriff Center (3,419)
Honolulu, HI
February 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC San Diego L 77–83  5–15
 Matadome (240)
Northridge, CA
February 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Irvine L 70–75  5–16
(1–7) 		Matadome (300)
Northridge, CA
February 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal Poly W 83–78 OT 6–16
(2–7) 		Mott Athletics Center (1,163)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Bakersfield W 71–65  7–16
(3–7) 		Icardo Center (960)
Bakersfield, CA
February 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Long Beach State L 59–72  7–17
(3–8) 		Matadome (515)
Northridge, CA
February 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State Fullerton L 73–81  7–18
(3–9) 		Matadome (405)
Northridge, CA
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Riverside L 57–79  7–19
(3–10) 		SRC Arena (576)
Riverside, CA
February 26, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Davis L 49–68  7–20
(3–11) 		University Credit Union Center (1,549)
Davis, CA
March 1, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Santa Barbara L 61–70  7–21
(3–12) 		The Thunderdome (2,300)
Santa Barbara, CA
March 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Hawaiʻi L 62–84  7–22
(3–13) 		Matadome (615)
Northridge, CA
Big West tournament
March 8, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (9) Cal State Bakersfield
First round 		L 45–58  7–23
 Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2020.