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

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. 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.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| 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. |||||