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

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, for the second consecutive year, they lost to Cal State Bakersfield in the first round.
On March 29, the school fired head coach Trent Johnson. On April 15, the school named Andy Newman, head coach of Division II Cal State San Bernardino, the team's new head coach.

## Previous season

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

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | La Sierra | W 90–55 | 1–0 | Premier America Credit Union Arena (650) Northridge, CA |
| November 12, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | L 63–69 | 1–1 | Burns Arena (2,297) St. George, UT |
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., MW Network | | at Boise State | L 46–55 | 1–5 | ExtraMile Arena (7,511) Boise, ID |
| December 4, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Whittier | W 101–42 | 2–5 | Premier America Credit Union Arena (404) Northridge, CA |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Fresno State | L 56–65 | 2–6 | Save Mart Center (3,008) Fresno, CA |
| December 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | L 63–70 | 2–7 | Premier America Credit Union Arena (453) Northridge, CA |
| December 19, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Idaho | L 73–76 | 2–8 | Premier America Credit Union Arena (315) Northridge, CA |
| December 22, 2022* 1:00 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 52–64 | 3–10 (0–2) | Titan Gym (563) Fullerton, CA |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Long Beach State | L 74–84 | 3–11 (0–3) | Premier America Credit Union Arena (348) Northridge, CA |
| January 7, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Riverside | L 45–68 | 3–12 (0–4) | SRC Arena (278) Riverside, CA |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Davis | L 54–62 | 3–13 (0–5) | Premier America Credit Union Arena (317) Northridge, CA |
| January 14, 2023 1:00 p.m., Spectrum SportsNet | | UC Irvine | L 57–71 | 3–14 (0–6) | Premier America Credit Union Arena (227) Northridge, CA |
| January 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hawaii | L 51–58 | 3–15 (0–7) | Stan Sheriff Center (4,329) Honolulu, HI |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 52–72 | 3–16 (0–8) | The Thunderdome (1,472) Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC San Diego | L 57–65 | 4–17 (1–9) | Premier America Credit Union Arena (305) Northridge, CA |
| January 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Irvine | L 56–81 | 4–18 (1–10) | Bren Events Center (2,649) Irvine, CA |
| February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Santa Barbara | W 72–67 | 5–18 (2–10) | Premier America Credit Union Arena (522) Northridge, CA |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 58–73 | 5–19 (2–11) | Icardo Center (1,402) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m., Spectrum SportsNet | | Cal Poly | W 64–53 | 6–19 (3–11) | Premier America Credit Union Arena (241) Northridge, CA |
| February 15, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Davis | L 62–73 | 6–20 (3–12) | University Credit Union Center (875) Davis, CA |
| February 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC San Diego | L 62–75 | 6–21 (3–13) | LionTree Arena (1,124) La Jolla, CA |
| February 20, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Riverside | L 76–96 | 6–22 (3–14) | Premier America Credit Union Arena (378) Northridge, CA |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 75–68 | 7–22 (4–14) | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA |
| February 25, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Long Beach State | L 64–71 | 7–23 (4–15) | Walter Pyramid (1,597) Long Beach, CA |
| March 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hawaii | L 55–81 | 7–24 (4–16) | Premier America Credit Union Arena (535) Northridge, CA |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2023 6:00 p.m., 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. ||||||
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