2020–21 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

2020–21 Big West men's basketball standings
	* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
	† 2021 Big West Tournament winner ; As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
2020–21 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
2020–21 record	6–7 (2–4 Big West)
Head coach	Mark Gottfried (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Harrick (3rd season); Jeff Dunlap (3rd season);
Home arena	Matadome

The 2020–21 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represents California State University, Northridge in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by third-year head coach Mark Gottfried, will play their home games at the Matadome in Northridge, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Matadors finished the 2019–20 season 15–17, 10–6 in Big West play to finish in a tie for second place. They were set to be the No. 2 seed in the Big West Tournament, and face Cal State Fullerton, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Roster

2020–21 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Festus Ndumanya	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Capistrano Valley Christian School	Anambra, Nigeria
F	1	Lance Coleman II	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Fullerton College	Antioch, California
G	2	TJ Starks	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	RS Jr	Texas A&M	Oak Cliff, Texas
G	3	Kailen Rains	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	San Ysidro High School	San Diego, California
G	4	Atin Wright	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Fairmont Prep	Lakewood, California
F	5	Miles Brookins	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	La Salle	Cypress, California
G	10	Darius Brown II	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Pasadena High School	Pasadena, California
G	11	Amound Anderson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Leuzinger High School	Hawthorne, California
G	12	Marcel Stevens	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Impact Basketball Academy	Beverly Hills, California
G	13	Matt Solomon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Newbury Park High School	Newbury Park, California
G	14	Vante Hendrix	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	New Mexico	Woodland Hills, California
F	15	Ron Artest III	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Hillcrest Prep (AZ)	New York, New York
F	22	George Nwogu	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Lafitte Prep Academy	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F	23	Alex Merkviladze	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Modesto Christian School	Kutaisi, Georgia
F	24	Fidelis Okereke	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	King/Drew High School	Carson, California
G/F	32	Brendan Harrick	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Esperanza High School	Anaheim, California

Head coach

Mark Gottfried (Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Harrick (Charleston)
Jeff Dunlap (UCLA)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 4:00 pm, Big West.TV	Westmont	W 97–79	1–0	Matadome Northridge, CA
November 28, 2020* 1:00 pm, FloHoops	vs. Air Force Vegas Bubble	L 61–66	1–1	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
November 30, 2020* 2:00 pm, FloHoops	vs. Seattle Vegas Bubble	W 76–65	2–1	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
December 8, 2020*	at Fresno State	Canceled		Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
December 12, 2020* 6:00 pm, WCC Network	at Pepperdine	W 89–84	3–1	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
December 15, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Stanford	L 71–82	3–2	Matadome Northridge, CA
December 16, 2020* 4:00 pm, Big West.TV	Pacific	Postponed		Matadome Northridge, CA
December 19, 2020* 2:00 pm, P12N	at California	L 56–87	3–3	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
December 27, 2020 Big West.TV	at Cal State Fullerton	Canceled		Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
December 28, 2020 Big West.TV	at Cal State Fullerton	Canceled		Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
December 28, 2020* 2:00 pm, Big West.TV	New Mexico State	W 66–63	4–3	Matadome Northridge, CA
January 1, 2021 ESPN3	UC Irvine	Canceled		Matadome Northridge, CA
January 2, 2021 ESPN3	UC Irvine	Canceled		Matadome Northridge, CA
January 15, 2021 ESPN3	at Long Beach State	Canceled		Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
January 16, 2021 ESPN3	at Long Beach State	Canceled		Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
January 16, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Cal State Fullerton	W 86–85	5–3 (1–0)	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
January 17, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Cal State Fullerton	L 77–85	5–4 (1–1)	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
January 22, 2021 4:00 pm, Big West.TV	UC Santa Barbara	L 58–105	5–5 (1–2)	Matadome Northridge, CA
January 23, 2021 4:00 pm, Big West.TV	UC Santa Barbara	L 66–80	5–6 (1–3)	Matadome Northridge, CA
January 29, 2021 4:00 pm, Big West.TV	at Cal Poly	L 70–76	5–7 (1–4)	Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, Big West.TV	at Cal Poly	W 64–51	6–7 (2–4)	Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
February 5, 2021 TBA, Big West.TV	UC Davis			Matadome Northridge, CA
February 6, 2021 TBA, Big West.TV	UC Davis			Matadome Northridge, CA
February 12, 2021* 4:30 pm, GCU TV	at Grand Canyon			GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ
February 19, 2021 TBA, Big West.TV	Hawaii			Matadome Northridge, CA
February 20, 2021 TBA, Big West.TV	Hawaii			Matadome Northridge, CA
February 26, 2021 TBA, ESPN3	at Cal State Bakersfield			Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 27, 2021 TBA, ESPN3	at Cal State Bakersfield			Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
March 5, 2021 TBA, Big West.TV	UC Riverside			Matadome Northridge, CA
March 6, 2021 TBA, Big West.TV	UC Riverside			Matadome Northridge, CA
Big West Tournament
March 10–13 2021	vs.			Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Source[2]

References

"Big West Basketball Tournament Cancelled". Big West Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
"2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

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[1] "Big West Basketball Tournament Cancelled". Big West Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

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2020–21 Big West men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Santa Barbara	8	–	2	.800	12	–	3	.800
UC Irvine	6	–	2	.750	10	–	6	.625
Cal State Bakersfield	8	–	4	.667	12	–	7	.632
UC Riverside	4	–	2	.667	8	–	4	.667
Hawaiʻi	5	–	5	.500	7	–	5	.583
Long Beach State	2	–	2	.500	3	–	5	.375
Cal State Fullerton	4	–	6	.400	5	–	6	.455
Cal State Northridge	3	–	5	.375	7	–	8	.467
UC Davis	2	–	4	.333	4	–	6	.400
UC San Diego*	1	–	3	.250	4	–	5	.444
Cal Poly	1	–	9	.100	3	–	13	.188
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA Tournament due to transition period

† 2021 Big West Tournament winner As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll