2000–01 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

2000–01 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
2000–01 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
Big Sky tournament champions; Big Sky Regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	22–10 (13–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bobby Braswell (5th season);
Home arena	Matadome
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by head coach Bobby Braswell, played their home games at the Matadome in Northridge, California as members of the Big Sky Conference.Cal State Northridge won the Big Sky regular season and Big Sky tournament titles, the latter earning them the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in program history. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, the Matadors were beaten by No. 4 seed and perennial power Kansas in the opening round.^[2]

2000–01 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cal State Northridge †	13	–	3	.813	22	–	10	.688
Eastern Washington	11	–	5	.688	17	–	11	.607
Idaho State	10	–	6	.625	14	–	14	.500
Montana State	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
Northern Arizona	8	–	8	.500	15	–	14	.517
Weber State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	14	.517
Montana	6	–	10	.375	11	–	16	.407
Portland State	6	–	10	.375	9	–	18	.333
Sacramento State	2	–	14	.125	5	–	22	.185

† 2001 Big Sky tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

2000–01 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C		Brian Heinle	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Bobby Braswell (Cal State Northridge)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Source^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 2000*		Howard	W 90–73	1–0	The Matadome Northridge, California
Nov 21, 2000*		at No. 15 UCLA	W 78–74	2–0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Nov 25, 2000*		at UNLV	L 69–70	2–1	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 28, 2000*		Cal Poly Pomona	W 75–50	3–1	The Matadome Northridge, California
Dec 1, 2000*		vs. Kent State	W 89–85 ^OT	4–1	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 2, 2000*		at Marquette	L 66–69	4–2	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 5, 2000*		at No. 12 USC	L 90–99	4–3	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Dec 7, 2000*		Wyoming	W 74–71	5–3	The Matadome Northridge, California
Dec 18, 2000*		at James Madison	W 84–70	6–3	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia
Dec 21, 2000*		vs. UAB Nike Festival	L 67–71	6–4	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 22, 2000*		at Hawaii Nike Festival	L 70–76	6–5	Stan Sheriff Center (5,727) Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 23, 2000*		vs. Georgia State Nike Festival	L 88–97	6–6	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 27, 2000*		Vanguard	W 96–51	7–6	The Matadome Northridge, California
Jan 4, 2001		at Weber State	W 89–78	8–6 (1–0)	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Jan 6, 2001		at Sacramento State	W 95–82	9–6 (2–0)	Hornets Nest Sacramento, California
Jan 11, 2001		at Northern Arizona	L 75–76	9–7 (2–1)	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona
Jan 13, 2001		Idaho State	W 90–73	10–7 (3–1)	The Matadome Northridge, California
Jan 18, 2001		Portland State	W 103–83	11–7 (4–1)	The Matadome Northridge, California
Jan 20, 2001		Eastern Washington	L 75–88	11–8 (4–2)	The Matadome Northridge, California
Jan 25, 2001		at Montana State	W 72–65	12–8 (5–2)	Worthington Arena Bozeman, Montana
Jan 27, 2001		at Montana	W 74–65	13–8 (6–2)	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana
Jan 31, 2001		Sacramento State	W 100–73	14–8 (7–2)	The Matadome Northridge, California
Feb 1, 2001		Weber State	W 96–86	15–8 (8–2)	The Matadome Northridge, California
Feb 8, 2001		at Idaho State	L 84–89	15–9 (8–3)	Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho
Feb 17, 2001		Northern Arizona	W 78–72	16–9 (9–3)	The Matadome Northridge, California
Feb 22, 2001		Montana	W 92–68	17–9 (10–3)	The Matadome Northridge, California
Feb 24, 2001		Montana State	W 85–65	18–9 (11–3)	The Matadome Northridge, California
Mar 1, 2001		at Eastern Washington	W 86–84	19–9 (12–3)	Reese Court Cheney, Washington
Mar 3, 2001		at Portland State	W 81–75	20–9 (13–3)	Peter W. Stott Center Portland, Oregon
Big Sky tournament
Mar 9, 2001*	(1)	(6) Weber State Semifinals	W 91–74	21–9	The Matadome Northridge, California
Mar 10, 2001*	(1)	(2) Eastern Washington Championship game	W 73–58	22–9	The Matadome Northridge, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2001*	(13 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Kansas First round	L 75–99	22–10	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Source^[4]

References

^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Big Sky Conference Season Summary
^ "Kansas Cuts In on Matadors' Dance". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 2001. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
^ "2000-01 Men's Basketball Roster". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
^ "2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2023.

[1] sports-reference.com 2000-01 Big Sky Conference Season Summary

[2] "Kansas Cuts In on Matadors' Dance". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 2001. Retrieved July 15, 2023.

[3] "2000-01 Men's Basketball Roster". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2023.

[4] "2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2023.

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2000–01 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball

Big Sky tournament champions Big Sky Regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	22–10 (13–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bobby Braswell (5th season)
Home arena	Matadome
Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →