2015–16 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge (also known as CSUN) during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by third year head coach Reggie Theus, played their home games at the Matadome as members of the Big West Conference. On January 7, 2016, CSUN announced a self-imposed postseason ban due to academic fraud violations.[1] They postseason ban included the Big West Tournament. They finished the season, 10–20, 5–11 in Big West play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

2015–16 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
2015–16 record10–20 (5–11 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Levy
  • Chris Pompey
  • Jeff Theiler
Home arenaMatadome
2015–16 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Hawaii133 .813  285  .848
UC Irvine133 .813  2810  .737
Long Beach State124 .750  2015  .571
UC Santa Barbara115 .688  1914  .576
UC Davis610 .375  1119  .367
UC Riverside511 .313  1419  .424
Cal State Northridge*511 .313  1020  .333
Cal Poly412 .250  1020  .333
Cal State Fullerton313 .188  1020  .333
*ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed ban due to academic fraud violations
2016 Big West Tournament winner

Roster

2015–16 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kendall Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)177 lb (80 kg) JrDeer Valley HS
UNLV
Antioch, CA
G 1 Micheal Warren 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoTheodore Roosevelt HS Washington, D.C.
G 2 Landon Drew 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)182 lb (83 kg) SrFairfax HS Los Angeles, CA
G 3 Darin Johnson (I)  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)191 lb (87 kg) JrSheldon HS
Washington
Sacramento, CA
F 4 Tavrion Dawson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)202 lb (92 kg) SoGardena Serra HS Long Beach, CA
F 5 Zacarry Douglas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoMt. Zion Prep Landover, MD
G 10 Jason Richardson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrJunípero Serra HS Hawthorne, CA
F/C 11 Tre Hale-Edmerson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)211 lb (96 kg) SrStoneridge Prep Sheridan, OR
F/C 12 Olalekan Ajayi 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SrQuality Education Academy
Eastern Michigan
Lagos, Nigeria
G 13 Kelton Conway (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)176 lb (80 kg) FrEl Camino Real HS Woodland Hills, CA
G 14 Aaron Parks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrLake Clifton HS Baltimore, MD
G 22 Mehran Nazarian (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrNorth HS Hawthorne, CA
G 23 Jerron Wilbut 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoDowners Grove South HS Chicago, IL
F 24 Reggie Theus, Jr. (I)  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)217 lb (98 kg) SoFairfax HS
South Carolina
Los Angeles, CA
F 25 Rakim Lubin (I)  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)257 lb (117 kg) SoBuford HS
Connecticut
Miami, FL
C 45 Dylan Johns (I)  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrCopleston HS
Texas A&M
Ipswich, England
C 54 Blair Orr (I)  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)252 lb (114 kg) SoEl Camino Real HS
Winnipeg
Camarillo, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2015*
7:00 pm
Cal State Los Angeles W 54–50 
Matadome 
Northridge, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois
NIU Showcase
L 71–83  0–1
Convocation Center (995)
DeKalb, IL
11/14/2015*
4:00 pm
vs. Wright State
NIU Showcase
W 72–67  1–1
Convocation Center (913)
DeKalb, IL
11/15/2015*
11:00 am
at South Dakota
NIU Showcase
L 72–76  1–2
Convocation Center (888)
DeKalb, IL
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm, BigWest.TV
Vanguard (CA) W 72–52  2–2
Matadome (1,317)
Northridge, CA
11/23/2015*
6:00 pm, P12N
at USC L 61–96  2–3
Galen Center (1,317)
Los Angeles, CA
11/25/2015*
6:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount L 80–82 OT 2–4
Gersten Pavilion (1,951)
Los Angeles, CA
11/29/2015*
4:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA L 45–77  2–5
Pauley Pavilion (6,193)
Los Angeles, CA
12/05/2015*
7:00 pm, BigWest.TV
Pepperdine L 55–70  2–6
Matadome (1,078)
Northridge, CA
12/07/2015*
7:00 pm
at San Francisco L 61–65  2–7
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,138)
San Francisco, CA
12/17/2015*
7:00 pm
at Portland State W 77–71  3–7
Peter Stott Center (412)
Portland, OR
12/20/2015*
5:00 pm, BigWest.TV
Bethesda University W 79–49  4–7
Matadome (613)
Northridge, CA
12/23/2015*
7:00 pm
at San Diego L 63–82  4–8
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,634)
San Diego, CA
12/29/2015*
6:00 pm
at Idaho State L 78–83  4–9
Reed Gym (1,446)
Pocatello, ID
01/02/2016*
7:30 pm, BigWest.TV
Morgan State W 88–74  5–9
Matadome (876)
Northridge, CA
Big West regular season
01/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Long Beach State L 79–94  5–10
(0–1)
Matadome (704)
Northridge, CA
01/09/2016
6:00 pm
at Cal State Fullerton W 85–75  6–10
(1–1)
Titan Gym (677)
Fullerton, CA
01/14/2016
7:30 pm
at UC Davis L 62–63  6–11
(1–2)
The Pavilion (2,498)
Davis, CA
01/16/2016
7:30 pm, BigWest.TV
UC Riverside L 72–75  6–12
(1–3)
Matadome (1,103)
Northridge, CA
01/21/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal Poly W 76–74  7–12
(2–3)
Matadome (867)
Northridge, CA
01/23/2016
4:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara L 61–74  7–13
(2–4)
The Thunderdome (1,693)
Santa Barbara, CA
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Irvine L 63–73  7–14
(2–5)
Matadome (2,157)
Northridge, CA
02/03/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Riverside W 73–71  8–14
(3–5)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (884)
Riverside, CA
02/06/2016
4:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3
at Long Beach State L 76–81  8–15
(3–6)
Walter Pyramid (2,538)
Long Beach, CA
02/10/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal State Fullerton W 75–67  9–15
(4–6)
Matadome (1,127)
Northridge, CA
02/13/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Irvine L 84–93  9–16
(4–7)
Bren Events Center (2,486)
Irvine, CA
02/18/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hawaii L 63–69  9–17
(4–8)
Matadome (1,683)
Northridge, CA
02/20/2016
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Cal Poly W 75–71  10–17
(5–8)
Mott Athletic Center (2,216)
San Luis Obispo, CA
02/25/2016
7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
UC Santa Barbara L 63–78  10–18
(5–9)
Matadome (1,290)
Northridge, CA
02/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Hawaii L 78–89  10–19
(5–10)
Stan Sheriff Center (10,300)
Honolulu, HI
03/05/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
UC Davis L 83–87  10–20
(5–11)
Matadome (769)
Northridge, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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