2024–25 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

2024–25 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
2024–25 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	11–4 (3–1 Big West)
Head coach	Andy Newman (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Scott Cutley; CJ Killin; Brandon Shingles;
Home arena	Premier America Credit Union Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represents California State University, Northridge during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by second-year head coach Andy Newman, play their home games at the Premier America Credit Union Arena located in Northridge, California as members of the Big West Conference.

2024–25 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Irvine	3	–	0	1.000	13	–	2	.867
UC San Diego	3	–	0	1.000	13	–	2	.867
Cal State Northridge	3	–	1	.750	11	–	4	.733
UC Riverside	3	–	1	.750	10	–	6	.625
UC Davis	2	–	2	.500	8	–	7	.533
Cal State Bakersfield	2	–	2	.500	8	–	8	.500
Long Beach State	2	–	2	.500	6	–	10	.375
Hawai'i	1	–	2	.333	9	–	5	.643
UC Santa Barbara	1	–	2	.333	9	–	5	.643
Cal Poly	0	–	4	.000	6	–	10	.375
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	4	.000	5	–	11	.313

† 2025 Big West tournament winner As of January 4, 2025

Previous season

The Matadors finished the 2023–24 season 19–15, 9–11 in Big West play to finish in a tie for seventh place.^[1] They defeated UC Santa Barbara,^[2] before falling to Hawaii in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Tyler Beard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Pacific	Chicago, Illinois
F	1	Noah Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Sierra Canyon School	Gardena, California
G	2	Joseph Barrio	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Mira Costa High School	Manhattan Beach, California
G	3	Jalen Barbee	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Cochise College	Tacoma, Washington
G	4	PJ Fuller II	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Washington	Seattle, Washington
F	5	JJ Chaikovsky	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	NJIT	Manhattan Beach, California
F	6	Festus Ndumanya	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Southern	Anambra, Nigeria
F	7	Keonte Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Sr	Midland College	Madison, Wisconsin
F	8	Marcus Adams Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	BYU	Torrance, California
G	10	Nathan Kwon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Fairmont Prep Academy	Seal Beach, California
F	11	Mahmoud Fofana	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Cal State San Bernardino	San Jose, California
G/F	12	Scotty Washington	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	California Baptist	Del Amo, California
G	13	Sabien Cain	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Millennium High School	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	20	Robert Thibiant	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Sierra Canyon School	Chatsworth, California
F/C	21	Grady Lewis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Cal State East Bay	Phoenix, Arizona
G	23	Jordan Brinson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Fresno State	Inglewood, California
G	24	Greg Gazarian	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	St. Francis High School	La Cañada Flintridge, California
F	33	Judson Martindale	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Pacific	Sudbury, Massachusetts

Head coach

Andy Newman (Azusa Pacific)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 27, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at St. Bonaventure	L 56–70	0–1	16 – Jones	9 – Jones	3 – Tied	Reilly Center (3,859) St. Bonaventure, NY
November 6, 2024* 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Le Moyne	W 97–75	1–1	21 – Tied	11 – Jones	6 – Fuller II	Ted Grant Court (497) DeWitt, NY
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Nobel	W 98–50	2–1	15 – Tied	10 – Jones	7 – Jones	Premier America Credit Union Arena (955) Northridge, CA
November 16, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Sacramento State	W 79–69	3–1	27 – Washington	10 – Fofana	4 – Jones	Hornets Nest (576) Sacramento, CA
November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Utah Tech Stew Morrill Classic	W 89–79	4–1	25 – Adams Jr.	9 – Jones	4 – Beard	Dahlberg Arena (138) Missoula, MT
November 25, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Denver Stew Morrill Classic	W 89–60	5–1	19 – Adams Jr.	11 – Adams Jr.	4 – Beard	Dahlberg Arena (109) Missoula, MT
November 27, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana Stew Morrill Classic	L 75–83	5–2	17 – Adams Jr.	12 – Jones	4 – Tied	Dahlberg Arena (2,284) Missoula, MT
November 30, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana State	W 72–69 ^OT	6–2	21 – Adams Jr.	11 – Jones	6 – Jones	Worthington Arena (2,467) Bozeman, MT
December 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Riverside	L 64–68	6–3 (0–1)	23 – Washington	10 – Jones	6 – Jones	Premier America Credit Union Arena (1,050) Northridge, CA
December 7, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal Poly	W 102–91	7–3 (1–1)	22 – Fuller II	14 – Lewis	7 – Fuller II	Mott Athletics Center (1,638) San Luis Obispo, CA
December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, BTN	at USC	L 69–90	7–4	17 – Tied	10 – Jones	4 – Jones	Galen Center (4,039) Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Chicago State	W 81–57	8–4	19 – Washington	8 – Jones	8 – Fuller II	Premier America Credit Union Arena (650) Northridge, CA
December 28, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	La Sierra	W 87–52	9–4	20 – Jones	10 – Jones	6 – Fuller II	Premier America Credit Union Arena (515) Northridge, CA
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Fullerton	W 95–65	10–4 (2–1)	20 – Adams Jr.	6 – Tied	4 – Beard	Titan Gym (412) Fullerton, CA
January 4, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Davis	W 73–61	11–4 (3–1)	28 – Adams Jr.	20 – Jones	6 – Jones	Premier America Credit Union Arena (411) Northridge, CA
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Irvine						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
January 11, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Bakersfield						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 16, 2025 9:00 pm, ESPN+	at Hawai'i						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Long Beach State						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
January 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC San Diego						LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Santa Barbara						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
February 1, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Bakersfield						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Fullerton						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
February 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Long Beach State						Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
February 15, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal Poly						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Irvine						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Davis						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UC San Diego						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
March 1, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Santa Barbara						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Riverside						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
March 8, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Hawai'i						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
Big West tournament
March 12–15, 2025 ESPN+	vs.						Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
^ "CSUN outlasts UC Santa Barbara in OT to reach Big West Tournament quarterfinals". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
^ "Hawaii holds off CSUN to reach Big West men's basketball tournament semifinals". Spectrum News. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
^ "Cal State Northridge Matadors 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

[2] "CSUN outlasts UC Santa Barbara in OT to reach Big West Tournament quarterfinals". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

[3] "Hawaii holds off CSUN to reach Big West men's basketball tournament semifinals". Spectrum News. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

[5] "Cal State Northridge Matadors 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

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