2018–19 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by first-year head coach Mark Gottfried, competed at the Matadome. CSU Northridge was a member of the Big West Conference, and participated in their 18th consecutive season in that league. They finished the season 13–21, 7–9 in Big West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to UC Santa Barbara. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Utah Valley.

2018–19 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
Las Vegas Classic Visitors Bracket champions
CBI, First round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record13–21 (7–9 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatadome
(Capacity: 1,250)
Seasons
2018–19 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 15 1   .938 31 6   .838
UC Santa Barbara 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Cal State Fullerton 10 6   .625 16 18   .471
Hawai'i 9 7   .563 18 13   .581
Long Beach State 8 8   .500 15 19   .441
UC Davis 7 9   .438 11 20   .355
Cal State Northridge 7 9   .438 13 21   .382
UC Riverside 4 12   .250 10 23   .303
Cal Poly 2 14   .125 6 23   .207
2019 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

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The Matadors finished 6–24 overall, and 3–13 in the conference. During the season, the Matadors participated in the Cancún Challenge under the Mayan division, which was held in Fresno, California, Fairfax, Virginia, and Cancún, Mexico. The Matadors finished in 4th place from losing to Southeast Missouri State and Binghamton. Prior to the tournament, CSU Northridge lost at Fresno State and at George Mason as friendly matches.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jalon Pipkins 0 G 6'4" 180 Freshman Paris, TX Pulled out of 2018 NBA draft did not return.
Michael Warren 1 G 6'5" 180 Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated.
Lyrik Shreiner 3 G 6'2" 210 RS-Sophomore Hawthorne, CA Transferred to DePaul Blue Demons
Tavrion Dawson 4 F 6'8" 202 Senior Long Beach, CA Graduated
Zeno Lake 10 F 6'8" 215 Junior Compton, CA Did not return.
Mason Johnson 13 G 6'2" 185 Freshman Oxnard, CA Walk-On. Did not make roster.
Jonathan Guevara 14 G 6'1" 165 Junior Los Angeles, CA Did not return.
Kobe Paras 21 G 6'6" 200 Sophomore Manila, Philippines Redshirt. Transferred to UP Fighting Maroons in the Philippines.
Carl Brown 13 G 6'2" 185 Junior Louisville, KY Did not return.
Reggie Theus Jr. 24 F 6'6" 217 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated.
Anthony Swan 30 F 6'7" 196 Junior Los Angeles, CA Did not return.

Roster

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2018–19 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Rodney Henderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Santiago Canyon College Carson, California
G 2 Elijah Harkless 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Etiwanda High School Etiwanda, California
G 3 Terrell Gomez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Inglewood High School Los Angeles, California
G 10 Darius Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Pasadena High School Pasadena, California
G 12 Alex Sokol 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Valley Christian High School San Jose, California
F 14 Ron Artest III 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Hillcrest Prep (AZ) New York, New York
G 15 Cameron Gottfried 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS NC State Raleigh, North Carolina
F 23 Teddy Ochieng 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary High School Nyando, Kenya
G 24 Avery Martínez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary High School San José, Costa Rica
F 25 Jared Pearre 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr McKinney North High School McKinney, Texas
C 30 Michael Ou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Menaul School Beijing, China
G 32 Brendan Harrick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Esperanza High School Anaheim, California
C 34 Mahamadou Kaba 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 273 lb (124 kg) Jr Balboa High School Conakry, Guinea
F 35 Lamine Diane 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Findlay Prep Dakar, Senegal
C 42 Blair Orr 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 252 lb (114 kg) RS Sr Winnipeg Camarillo, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 14 September 2018

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2018*
7:00 pm, CSUN
Antelope Valley W 88–77 
 30  Diane   17  Diane   7  Brown  Matadome 
Los Angeles, CA
November 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, CSUN
Cal State Los Angeles W 89–87 
 23  Diane   14  Diane   8  Harkless  Matadome (818)
Los Angeles, CA
Non–conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, CSUN
New Mexico L 84–87  0–1
 34  Diane   7  Diane   6  Harkless  Matadome (1,551)
Los Angeles, CA
November 13, 2018*
6:00 pm, TheW tv
at Loyola Marymount L 64–79  0–2
 15  Diane   8  Diane   5  Diane  Gersten Pavilion (862)
Los Angeles, CA
November 17, 2018*
6:00 pm, CSUN
Portland L 77–80  0–3
 25  Gomez   12  Diane   7  Gottfried  Matadome (886)
Los Angeles, CA
November 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, CSUN
Tennessee State W 80–77  1–3
 28  Diane   12  Diane   4  Tied  Matadome (858)
Los Angeles, CA
November 27, 2018*
8:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State L 94–103  1–4
 32  Diane   18  Diane   6  Brown II  Beasley Coliseum (1,909)
Pullman, WA
December 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, CSUN
Sacramento State L 68–88  1–5
 19  Diane   7  Diane   3  Tied  Matadome (812)
Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 2018*
7:00 pm, TheW TV
at Pepperdine W 90–83  2–5
 29  Diane   12  Diane   9  Brown II  Firestone Fieldhouse (1,215)
Malibu, CA
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, CSUN
Cal State San Marcos W 76–72  3–5
 26  Gomez   6  Orr   7  Brown II  Matadome (745)
Los Angeles, CA
December 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, TheW TV
at San Diego
Las Vegas Classic
L 68–82  3–6
 19  Diane   8  Diane   10  Brown II  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,456)
San Diego, CA
December 16, 2018*
3:00 pm, CSUN
Pacific L 77–79  3–7
 23  Diane   8  Diane   7  Brown II  Matadome (565)
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 2018*
6:00 pm, WAC Digital
at New Mexico State
Las Vegas Classic campus game
L 57–92  3–8
 25  Diane   10  Diane   2  Tied  Pan American Center (5,334)
Las Cruces, NM
December 22, 2018*
11:00 am
vs. SIU Edwardsville
Las Vegas Classic visitors semifinals
W 85–79  4–8
 22  Gomez   11  Diane   4  Tied  Orleans Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
December 23, 2018*
1:30 pm
vs. Rider
Las Vegas Classic visitors championship
W 81–80  5–8
 24  Diane   9  Diane   2  Tied  Orleans Arena (2,152)
Las Vegas, NV
December 29, 2018*
7:00 pm, CSUN
Morgan State W 94–86  6–8
 29  Gomez   15  Diane   5  Tied   Matadome (619)
Los Angeles, CA
January 1, 2019*
12:00 pm
at San Diego State L 60–65  6–9
 23  Diane   14  Diane   8  Brown II  Viejas Arena (9,971)
San Diego, CA
January 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, CSUN
Yale L 90–94 OT 6–10
 35  Diane   15  Diane   4  Tied   Matadome (1,138)
Los Angeles, CA
Big West regular season
January 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Riverside W 84–83  7–10
(1–0)
 32  Gomez   8  Diane   7  Diane  SRC Arena (437)
Riverside, CA
January 12, 2019
7:00 pm, Big West TV
at Cal Poly W 78–74 OT 8–10
(2–0)
 23  Gomez   15  Diane   11  Brown  Mott Athletics Center (2,513)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hawaii L 79–84  8–11
(2–1)
 30  Gomez   16  Diane   7  Brown  Matadome (815)
Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 2019
3:00 pm, CSUN
UC Irvine L 68–74  8–12
(2–2)
 21  Diane   10  Brown   6  Brown  Matadome (947)
Los Angeles, CA
January 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Long Beach State W 86–71  9–12
(3–2)
 21  Gomez   9  Pearre   7  Brown  Matadome (985)
Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton L 71–78  9–13
(3–3)
 39  Diane   13  Diane   5  Brown  Titan Gym (934)
Fullerton, CA
February 2, 2019
7:00 pm, CSUN
Cal Poly W 83–65  10–13
(4–3)
 22  Diane   11  Diane   8  Brown  Matadome (1,393)
Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 2019
7:00 pm, Big West TV
at UC Santa Barbara L 64–70  10–14
(4–4)
 28  Diane   7  Henderson   6  Brown  The Thunderdome (1,334)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 13, 2019
7:00 pm, Big West TV
at UC Davis L 59–76  10–15
(4–5)
 24  Gomez   9  Diane   4  Brown  The Pavilion (1,687)
Davis, CA
February 16, 2019
7:00 pm, CSUN
Cal State Fullerton L 71–78  10–16
(4–6)
 25  Diane   17  Diane   5  Brown  Matadome (1,137)
Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 2019
7:00 pm, Big West TV
at Long Beach State L 78–80  10–17
(4–7)
 19  Brown   10  Diane   5  Brown  Walter Pyramid (1,848)
Long Beach, CA
February 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Davis W 81–76 OT 11–17
(5–7)
 35  Diane   11  Diane   6  Brown  Matadome (767)
Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 2019
7:00 pm, CSUN
UC Riverside W 70–68  12–17
(6–7)
 24  Gomez   12  Diane   5  Brown  Matadome (1,020)
Los Angeles, CA
March 2, 2019
10:00 pm, Spectrum HI
at Hawaii W 84–73  13–17
(7–7)
 32  Gomez   7  Diane   3  Gomez  Stan Sheriff Center (6,673)
Honolulu, HI
March 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Santa Barbara L 74–76  13–18
(7–8)
 34  Diane   13  Diane   5  Brown II  Matadome (1,993)
Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN3/KDOC-TV
at UC Irvine L 74–86  13–19
(7–9)
 33  Diane   18  Diane   4  Brown  Bren Events Center (3,018)
Irvine, CA
Big West tournament
March 14, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(7) vs. (2) UC Santa Barbara
Quarterfinals
L 68–71  13–20
 22  Diane   17  Diane   4  Diane  Honda Center (3,656)
Anaheim, CA
College Basketball Invitational
March 19, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Utah Valley
First round
L 84–92  13–21
 27  Diane   7  Diane   5  Gottfried  UCCU Center (375)
Orem, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

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References

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  1. ^ "2018–19 Men's Basketball Roster". Athletics at California State University, Northridge. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "CSUN Men's Basketball Announces 2018–19 Schedule". Athletics at California State University, Northridge. Retrieved September 14, 2018.