2016–17 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

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.

2016–17 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
2016–17 record11–19 (7–9 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Levy
  • Chris Pompey
  • Jeff Theiler
Home arenaMatadome
2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Irvine124 .750  2115  .583
UC Davis115 .688  2313  .639
Cal State Fullerton106 .625  1715  .531
Long Beach State97 .563  1519  .441
Hawaii88 .500  1416  .467
Cal State Northridge79 .438  1119  .367
Cal Poly610 .375  1120  .355
UC Riverside511 .313  721  .250
UC Santa Barbara412 .250  622  .214
2017 Big West Tournament winner

Previous season

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]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Landon Drew2G6'1"182SeniorLos Angeles, CAGraduated
Zacarry Douglas5F6'8"205SophomoreLandover, MDTransferred to El Camino College Compton Center
Tre Hale-Edmerson11F/C6'9"211SeniorSheridan, ORGraduated
Olalekan Ajayi12F/C6'11"245RS SeniorLagos, NigeriaGraduated
Kelton Conway13G5'11"176FreshmanWoodland Hills, CAWalk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Sam FinleyG6'2"179SeniorCorona, CATransferred from Ole Miss. Under NCAA transfer rules, Finley will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Lyrik ShreinerG6'3"190FreshmanPhoenix, AZTransferred from TCU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Shreiner will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Anthony SwanG6'7"190JuniorLos Angeles, CATransferred from George Washington. Under NCAA transfer rules, Swan will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mahamadou Kaba-Camara
C
Conakry, Guinea Balboa City School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 273 lb (124 kg) Sep 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-11-08.

    Roster

    2016–17 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Kendall Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrDeer Valley HS
    UNLV
    Antioch, CA
    G 1 Micheal Warren 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrTheodore Roosevelt HS Washington, D.C.
    G 3 Darin Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)191 lb (87 kg) RS JrSheldon HS
    Washington
    Sacramento, CA
    F 4 Tavrion Dawson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)202 lb (92 kg) JrGardena Serra HS Long Beach, CA
    C 5 Mahamadou Kaba-Camara  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)273 lb (124 kg) FrBalboa City HS Conakry, Guinea
    G 10 Jason Richardson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoJunípero Serra HS Hawthorne, CA
    F 12 Siyao Sun (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrBishop O'Connell HS Beijing, China
    G 13 Julian Richardson (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)201 lb (91 kg) JrEl Camino Real HS
    Fullerton College
    Woodland Hills, CA
    G 14 Mehran Nazarian (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoNorth HS Hawthorne, CA
    G 15 Antonio Bruno (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrHillcrest Prep Youngstown, OH
    G 22 Aaron Parks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrLake Clifton HS Baltimore, MD
    G 23 Jerron Wilbut 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrDowners Grove South HS Chicago, IL
    F 24 Reggie Theus, Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)217 lb (98 kg) RS SoFairfax HS
    South Carolina
    Los Angeles, CA
    F 25 Rakim Lubin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)257 lb (117 kg) RS SoBuford HS
    Connecticut
    Miami, FL
    C 42 Blair Orr 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)252 lb (114 kg) RS SoEl Camino Real HS
    Winnipeg
    Camarillo, CA
    C 45 Dylan Johns 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS JrCopleston HS
    Texas A&M
    Ipswich, England
    G Sam Finley (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrCentennial HS
    Ole Miss
    Riverside, CA
    G Lyrik Shreiner (I)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoHillcrest Academy
    TCU
    Phoenix, AZ
    F Anthony Swan (I)  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)196 lb (89 kg) RS JrVirginia Episcopal School
    George Washington
    Los Angeles, CA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    10/29/2016*
    2:00 pm
    Cal State Los Angeles W 94–75 
    Matadome 
    Northridge, CA
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Pomona-Pitzer W 96–72  1–0
    Matadome (1,006)
    Northridge, CA
    11/13/2016*
    6:00 pm, P12N
    at No. 16 UCLA L 87–102  1–1
    Pauley Pavilion (7,149)
    Los Angeles, CA
    11/15/2016*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    at Stanford L 69–96  1–2
    Maples Pavilion (2,801)
    Stanford, CA
    11/19/2016*
    8:00 pm
    Northern Illinois W 84–82  2–2
    Matadome (886)
    Northridge, CA
    11/24/2016*
    11:00 am, ESPN3
    vs. Texas A&M
    Wooden Legacy quarterfinals
    L 73–95  2–3
    Titan Gym 
    Fullerton, CA
    11/25/2016*
    12:00 pm, ESPNU
    vs. New Mexico
    Wooden Legacy consolation 2nd round
    L 89–105  2–4
    Titan Gym 
    Fullerton, CA
    11/27/2016*
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    vs. Portland
    Wooden Legacy 7th place game
    L 78–96  2–5
    Honda Center (3,718)
    Anaheim, CA
    12/03/2016*
    4:00 pm
    Idaho State W 79–76  3–5
    Matadome (1,086)
    Northridge, CA
    12/05/2016*
    3:30 pm, FS1
    at St. John's L 70-76  3-6
    Carnesecca Arena (3,901)
    Queens, NY
    12/10/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Loyola Marymount L 68–69  3–7
    Matadome (787)
    Northridge, CA
    12/16/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Bethesda L 95–100  3–8
    Matadome (649)
    Northridge, CA
    12/21/2016*
    6:00 pm
    at Boise State L 62–79  3–9
    Taco Bell Arena (3,468)
    Boise, ID
    12/29/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Morgan State W 82–61  4–9
    Matadome (569)
    Northridge, CA
    Big West regular season
    01/04/2017
    7:00 pm
    UC Riverside W 82–76  5–9
    (1–0)
    Matadome (497)
    Northridge, CA
    01/07/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Cal State Fullerton W 70–65  6–9
    (2–0)
    Titan Gym (859)
    Fullerton, CA
    01/11/2017
    7:30 pm, FSW
    at Long Beach State W 89–82  7–9
    (3–0)
    Walter Pyramid (2,278)
    Long Beach, CA
    01/14/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    UC Davis L 68–71  7–10
    (3–1)
    Matadome (1,057)
    Northridge, CA
    01/18/2017
    10:00 pm
    at Hawaii L 77–80  7–11
    (3–2)
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,309)
    Honolulu, HI
    01/21/2017
    7:00 pm
    UC Irvine L 73–105  7–12
    (3–3)
    Matadome (1,107)
    Northridge, CA
    01/25/2017
    7:00 pm
    at UC Santa Barbara W 78–57  8–12
    (4–3)
    The Thunderdome (1,166)
    Santa Barbara, CA
    01/28/2017
    5:00 pm
    at UC Riverside W 63–59  9–12
    (5–3)
    The SRC (677)
    Riverside, CA
    02/01/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Long Beach State W 108–98  10–12
    (6–3)
    Matadome (1,177)
    Northridge, CA
    02/04/2017
    7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
    Hawaii L 72–76  10–13
    (6–4)
    Matadome (1,085)
    Northridge, CA
    02/11/2017
    7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
    UC Santa Barbara W 77–55  11–13
    (7–4)
    Matadome (1,460)
    Northridge, CA
    02/15/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Cal Poly L 71–85  11–14
    (7–5)
    Matadome (405)
    Northridge, CA
    02/23/2017
    7:00 pm
    at UC Davis L 85–96  11–15
    (7–6)
    The Pavilion (1,621)
    Davis, CA
    02/25/2017
    7:30 pm, ESPN3
    at UC Irvine L 80–83  11–16
    (7–7)
    Bren Events Center (4,234)
    Irvine, CA
    03/02/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Cal Poly L 70–76  11–17
    (7–8)
    Mott Center (1,280)
    San Luis Obispo, CA
    03/04/2017
    7:30 pm
    Cal State Fullerton L 78–86  11–18
    (7–9)
    Matadome (1,018)
    Northridge, CA
    Big West Tournament
    03/09/2017
    2:30 pm
    (6) vs. (3) Cal State Fullerton
    Quarterfinals
    L 68–81  11–19
    Honda Center 
    Anaheim, CA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    References

    1. Times, Los Angeles. "CSUN admits violations in men's basketball program, self-imposes postseason ban". latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
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