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

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.

## Roster

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## 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. ||||||
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