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

2015–16 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
2015–16 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	10–20 (5–11 Big West)
Head coach	Reggie Theus (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Jason Levy; Chris Pompey; Jeff Theiler;
Home arena	Matadome
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hawai'i †	13	–	3	.813	28	–	6	.824
UC Irvine	13	–	3	.813	28	–	10	.737
Long Beach State	12	–	4	.750	20	–	15	.571
UC Santa Barbara	11	–	5	.688	19	–	14	.576
UC Davis	6	–	10	.375	11	–	19	.367
UC Riverside	5	–	11	.313	14	–	19	.424
Cal State Northridge*	5	–	11	.313	10	–	20	.333
Cal Poly	4	–	12	.250	10	–	20	.333
Cal State Fullerton	3	–	13	.188	10	–	20	.333
*ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed ban due to academic fraud violations

† 2016 Big West tournament winner

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.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kendall Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Jr	Deer Valley HS UNLV	Antioch, CA
G	1	Micheal Warren	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Theodore Roosevelt HS	Washington, D.C.
G	2	Landon Drew	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Fairfax HS	Los Angeles, CA
G	3	Darin Johnson (I)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Jr	Sheldon HS Washington	Sacramento, CA
F	4	Tavrion Dawson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	So	Gardena Serra HS	Long Beach, CA
F	5	Zacarry Douglas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Mt. Zion Prep	Landover, MD
G	10	Jason Richardson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Junípero Serra HS	Hawthorne, CA
F/C	11	Tre Hale-Edmerson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Sr	Stoneridge Prep	Sheridan, OR
F/C	12	Olalekan Ajayi	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Sr	Quality Education Academy Eastern Michigan	Lagos, Nigeria
G	13	Kelton Conway (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Fr	El Camino Real HS	Woodland Hills, CA
G	14	Aaron Parks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Lake Clifton HS	Baltimore, MD
G	22	Mehran Nazarian (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	North HS	Hawthorne, CA
G	23	Jerron Wilbut	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Downers Grove South HS	Chicago, IL
F	24	Reggie Theus, Jr. (I)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	So	Fairfax HS South Carolina	Los Angeles, CA
F	25	Rakim Lubin (I)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	So	Buford HS Connecticut	Miami, FL
C	45	Dylan Johns (I)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Copleston HS Texas A&M	Ipswich, England
C	54	Blair Orr (I)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	So	El Camino Real HS Winnipeg	Camarillo, CA

Head coach

Reggie Theus (UNLV)

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Levy (Cal State Northridge)
Chris Pompey (Pittsburgh)
Jeff Theiler (La Verne)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source: [1]

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.

References

^ "CSUN admits violations in men's basketball program, self-imposes postseason ban". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.

[1] "CSUN admits violations in men's basketball program, self-imposes postseason ban". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.

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