2021–22 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

2021–22 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
2021–22 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	7–23 (3–13 Big West)
Head coach	Trent Johnson (Interim season);
Assistant coaches	Terry Johnson; Chris Tifft; Brandon Billups;
Home arena	Matadome
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by interim head coach Trent Johnson, played their home games at the Matadome in Northridge, California as members of the Big West Conference.

ConferenceBig West Conference

Record7–23 (3–13 Big West)

Headcoach

Trent Johnson (Interim season)

Assistant coaches

Terry Johnson
Chris Tifft
Brandon Billups

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2021–22 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Long Beach State	12	–	3	.800	20	–	13	.606
Cal State Fullerton †	11	–	4	.733	21	–	11	.656
Hawai'i	10	–	5	.667	17	–	11	.607
UC Irvine	9	–	5	.643	15	–	10	.600
UC Santa Barbara	8	–	5	.615	17	–	11	.607
UC Riverside	9	–	6	.600	16	–	12	.571
UC Davis	5	–	6	.455	13	–	11	.542
UC San Diego*	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
Cal State Northridge	3	–	13	.188	7	–	23	.233
Cal State Bakersfield	2	–	12	.143	8	–	19	.296
Cal Poly	2	–	12	.143	7	–	21	.250

† 2022 Big West tournament winner * ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament and 2022 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings

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The Matadors finished the season 7–23, 3–13 in Big West play, to finish in eighth place.^[1] In the Big West tournament, they were defeated by Cal State Bakersfield in the first round.^[2]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 6:00 p.m., P12N		at USC	L 49–89	0–1	Galen Center (3,321) Los Angeles, CA
November 13, 2021* 9:00 a.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		at Notre Dame	L 52–68	0–2	Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,062) South Bend, IN
November 19, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Washington Good Sam Empire Classic	L 64–67 ^OT	0–3	Matadome (483) Northridge, CA
November 20, 2021* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Dixie State Good Sam Empire Classic	W 79–73	1–3	Matadome (193) Northridge, CA
November 24, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Katherine Good Sam Empire Classic	W 71–62	2–3	Matadome (233) Northridge, CA
November 28, 2021* 3:00 p.m.		at San Diego	W 56–52	3–3	Jenny Craig Pavilion (889) San Diego, CA
December 4, 2021* 4:00 p.m.		at Fresno State	L 43–61	3–4	Save Mart Center (3,762) Fresno, CA
December 7, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Boise State	L 48–74	3–5	Matadome (442) Northridge, CA
December 10, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Dakota State	L 54–68	3–6	Scheels Center (1,403) Fargo, ND
December 18, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Portland State	W 69–66	4–6	Matadome (400) Northridge, CA
December 22, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bethesda	L 80–82	4–7	Matadome (193) Northridge, CA
Big West regular season
December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m.		at UC Irvine	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols^[4]		Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
January 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC San Diego	L 64–72	4–8	RIMAC Arena (0) La Jolla, CA
January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Bakersfield	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols^[5]		Matadome Northridge, CA
January 8, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal Poly	W 68–55	5–8 (1–0)	Matadome (130) Northridge, CA
January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Fullerton	L 64–79	5–9 (1–1)	Titan Gym (288) Fullerton, CA
January 15, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Long Beach State	L 55–71	5–10 (1–2)	Walter Pyramid (1,017) Long Beach, CA
January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Davis	L 47–64	5–11 (1–3)	Matadome (104) Northridge, CA
January 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Riverside	L 67–77	5–12 (1–4)	Matadome (0) Northridge, CA
January 25, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Santa Barbara	L 45–72	5–13 (1–5)	Matadome (103) Northridge, CA
January 27, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Hawaii	L 65–72	5–14 (1–6)	Stan Sheriff Center (3,419) Honolulu, HI
February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC San Diego	L 77–83	5–15	Matadome (240) Northridge, CA
February 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Irvine	L 70–75	5–16 (1–7)	Matadome (300) Northridge, CA
February 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal Poly	W 83–78 ^OT	6–16 (2–7)	Mott Athletics Center (1,163) San Luis Obispo, CA
February 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 71–65	7–16 (3–7)	Icardo Center (960) Bakersfield, CA
February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Long Beach State	L 59–72	7–17 (3–8)	Matadome (515) Northridge, CA
February 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Fullerton	L 73–81	7–18 (3–9)	Matadome (405) Northridge, CA
February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Riverside	L 57–79	7–19 (3–10)	SRC Arena (576) Riverside, CA
February 26, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Davis	L 49–68	7–20 (3–11)	University Credit Union Center (1,549) Davis, CA
March 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Santa Barbara	L 61–70	7–21 (3–12)	The Thunderdome (2,300) Santa Barbara, CA
March 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hawaii	L 62–84	7–22 (3–13)	Matadome (615) Northridge, CA
Big West tournament
March 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) Cal State Bakersfield First round	L 45–58	7–23	Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

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