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2022–23 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

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2022–23 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record7–25 (4–16 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Logan Baumann
  • Terry Johnson
  • Chris Tifft
Home arenaPremier America Credit Union Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara 15 5   .750 27 8   .771
UC Irvine 15 5   .750 23 12   .657
UC Riverside 14 6   .700 22 12   .647
Cal State Fullerton 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
Hawai'i 13 7   .650 22 11   .667
UC Davis 11 8   .579 18 14   .563
Long Beach State 11 9   .550 17 16   .515
Cal State Bakersfield 6 14   .300 11 22   .333
UC San Diego* 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Cal State Northridge 4 16   .200 7 25   .219
Cal Poly 1 18   .053 8 25   .242
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 Big West tournament winner

The 2022–23 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by head coach Trent Johnson, in his second season, and first without the interim tag, played their home games at the Premier America Credit Union Arena in Northridge, California as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 7–24, 4–16 in Big West play to finish in 10th place. Due to UC San Diego's transition to Division I, the Matadors were the No. 9 seed in the Big West tournament where they lost to Cal State Bakersfield in the first round.

On March 29, the school fired head coach Trent Johnson.[1] On April 15, the school named Andy Newman, head coach of Division II Cal State San Bernardino, the team's new head coach.[2]

Previous season

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The Matadors finished the 2021–22 season 7–23, 3–13 in Big West play to finish in eighth place.[3] In the Big West tournament, they were defeated by Cal State Bakersfield in the first round.[4]

Roster

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2022–23 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dionte Bostick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Murray State Clearwater, FL
G 1 John Wade III 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Contra Costa College Oakland, CA
G 2 Nick Herrmann 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Torrey Pines High School San Diego, CA
G 3 Cam Slaymaker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr London Basketball Academy Coquitlam, BC
F 4 Johnnie Walter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Hotchkiss School Westlake Village, CA
G 5 Atin Wright 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Fairmont Prep Lakewood, CA
G 11 Christopher Carter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Shadow Hills High School Indio, CA
G 12 Marcel Stevens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Impact Academy Beverly Hills, CA
F 13 Onyi Eyisi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Fordham Lagos, Nigeria
G 21 Ethan Igbanugo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS North Dakota Lakeville, MN
G 22 Arman Pezeshkian 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Crescenta Valley High School Glendale, CA
F 23 Adam Afifi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr West Valley College San Jose, CA
F 24 Fidelis Okereke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So King/Drew High School Carson, CA
G 25 De'Sean Allen-Eikens 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr New Orleans Williston, ND
F 34 Lamine Niang 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Central Ponte Christian Academy Thiès, Senegal
F 35 Dearon Tucker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Indiana State Dallas, TX
C 45 Ben Starks 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr San Clemente High School San Clemente, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 12, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
La Sierra W 90–55  1–0
Premier America Credit Union Arena (650)
Northridge, CA
November 12, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Utah Tech L 63–69  1–1
Burns Arena (2,297)
St. George, UT
November 15, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at California Baptist
SoCal Challenge campus-site game
L 55–62  1–2
CBU Events Center (2,602)
Riverside, CA
November 21, 2022*
12:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Tennessee State
SoCal Challenge Sand Division semifinals
L 73–74  1–3
The Pavilion at JSerra (321)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 23, 2022*
12:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Central Michigan
SoCal Challenge Sand Division third-place game
L 66–82  1–4
The Pavilion at JSerra (250)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 29, 2022*
6:00 pm, MW Network
at Boise State L 46–55  1–5
ExtraMile Arena (7,511)
Boise, ID
December 4, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Whittier W 101–42  2–5
Premier America Credit Union Arena (404)
Northridge, CA
December 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, MW Network
at Fresno State L 56–65  2–6
Save Mart Center (3,008)
Fresno, CA
December 10, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Colorado L 63–70  2–7
Premier America Credit Union Arena (453)
Northridge, CA
December 19, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho L 73–76  2–8
Premier America Credit Union Arena (315)
Northridge, CA
December 22, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
San Diego W 83–78  3–8
Premier America Credit Union Arena (211)
Northridge, CA
Big West regular season
December 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal Poly L 57–67  3–9
(0–1)
Mott Athletics Center (1,523)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 31, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton L 52–64  3–10
(0–2)
Titan Gym (563)
Fullerton, CA
January 5, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Long Beach State L 74–84  3–11
(0–3)
Premier America Credit Union Arena (348)
Northridge, CA
January 7, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Riverside L 45–68  3–12
(0–4)
SRC Arena (278)
Riverside, CA
January 11, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Davis L 54–62  3–13
(0–5)
Premier America Credit Union Arena (317)
Northridge, CA
January 14, 2023
1:00 pm, Spectrum SportsNet
UC Irvine L 57–71  3–14
(0–6)
Premier America Credit Union Arena (227)
Northridge, CA
January 16, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Hawai'i L 51–58  3–15
(0–7)
Stan Sheriff Center (4,329)
Honolulu, HI
January 19, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Santa Barbara L 52–72  3–16
(0–8)
The Thunderdome (1,472)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 21, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton W 69–66 OT 4–16
(1–8)
Premier America Credit Union Arena (813)
Northridge, CA
January 26, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UC San Diego L 57–65  4–17
(1–9)
Premier America Credit Union Arena (305)
Northridge, CA
January 28, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Irvine L 56–81  4–18
(1–10)
Bren Events Center (2,649)
Irvine, CA
February 4, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Santa Barbara W 72–67  5–18
(2–10)
Premier America Credit Union Arena (522)
Northridge, CA
February 9, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal State Bakersfield L 58–73  5–19
(2–11)
Icardo Center (1,402)
Bakersfield, CA
February 11, 2023
1:00 pm, Spectrum SportsNet
Cal Poly W 64–53  6–19
(3–11)
Premier America Credit Union Arena (241)
Northridge, CA
February 15, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Davis L 62–73  6–20
(3–12)
University Credit Union Center (875)
Davis, CA
February 18, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC San Diego L 62–75  6–21
(3–13)
LionTree Arena (1,124)
La Jolla, CA
February 20, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Riverside L 76–96  6–22
(3–14)
Premier America Credit Union Arena (378)
Northridge, CA
February 23, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Bakersfield W 75–68  7–22
(4–14)
Premier America Credit Union Arena 
Northridge, CA
February 25, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Long Beach State L 64–71  7–23
(4–15)
Walter Pyramid (1,597)
Long Beach, CA
March 2, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Hawai'i L 55–81  7–24
(4–16)
Premier America Credit Union Arena (535)
Northridge, CA
Big West tournament
March 7, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(9) vs. (8) Cal State Bakersfield
First round
L 47–51  7–25
Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Trent Johnson out as Cal State Northridge men's basketball coach after two seasons". Daily News. March 30, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  2. ^ Database, Coaches (April 16, 2023). "Andy Newman hired at Cal State Northridge". Coaches Database. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Matadors Fall to CSUB 58-45 at Big West Tournament". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Cal State Northridge Matadors Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 16, 2023.