# 2019–20 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by second-year head coach Mark Gottfried, played their home games at the Matadome in Northridge, California as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 10–6 in Big West play to finish in a tie for second place. They were set to be the No. 2 seed in the Big West tournament. However, the Big West tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Matadors finished the 2018–19 season 13–21 overall, 7–9 in Big West play, finishing in a tie for 6th place. In the Big West tournament, they were defeated by UC Santa Barbara in the quarterfinals. They were invited to the CBI, where they fell to Utah Valley in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 28, 2019* 7:00 pm, Big West.TV | | Cal State Dominguez Hills | W 81–70 | | Matadome Northridge, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | L 67–87 | 0–1 | Gill Coliseum (3,422) Corvallis, OR |
| November 9, 2019* 6:00 pm, Mountain West Network | | at New Mexico | L 70–97 | 0–2 | The Pit (10,335) Albuquerque, NM |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, Big West.TV | | Pepperdine | L 82–94 | 0–3 | Matadome (1,321) Northridge, CA |
| November 15, 2019* 4:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 22 Auburn Legends Classic campus-site game | L 70–116 | 0–4 | Auburn Arena (8,389) Auburn, AL |
| November 17, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Richmond Legends Classic campus-site game | L 62–90 | 0–5 | Robins Center (4,604) Richmond, VA |
| November 24, 2019* 2:00 pm, FloSports | | vs. Colgate Legends Classic Subregional | L 56–64 | 0–6 | Resch Center (152) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| November 25, 2019* 5:00 pm, FloSports | | at Green Bay Legends Classic Subregional | L 84–85 | 0–7 | Resch Center (1,436) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| November 30, 2019* 3:00 pm, Big West.TV | | Fresno State | W 73–72 | 1–7 | Matadome (545) Northridge, CA |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, Stadium | | at Portland | W 71–64 | 2–7 | Chiles Center (1,044) Portland, OR |
| December 6, 2019* 7:35 pm, Pluto TV | | at Portland State | L 67–73 | 2–8 | Viking Pavilion (849) Portland, OR |
| December 11, 2019* 7:00 pm, Big West.TV | | North Dakota State | L 62–71 | 2–9 | Matadome (832) Northridge, CA |
| December 15, 2019* 3:00 pm, TheW.TV | | at Pacific | L 73–79 | 2–10 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,284) Stockton, CA |
| December 22, 2019* 3:00 pm, Big West.TV | | San Francisco State | W 85–50 | 3–10 | Matadome (506) Northridge, CA |
| December 28, 2019* 3:00 pm, Mountain West Network | | at Boise State | L 72–103 | 3–11 | ExtraMile Arena (4,121) Boise, ID |
| December 31, 2019* 12:00 pm, Big West.TV | | Morgan State | W 93–82 | 4–11 | Matadome (410) Northridge, CA |
| January 4, 2020* 3:00 pm, Big West.TV | | St. Katherine | W 109–75 | 5–11 | Matadome (575) Northridge, CA |
| Big West regular season ||||||
| January 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Long Beach State | W 95–77 | 6–11 (1–0) | Matadome (635) Northridge, CA |
| January 11, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Cal Poly | L 56–74 | 6–12 (1–1) | Mott Athletics Center (2,089) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm | | at UC Riverside | W 80–68 | 7–12 (2–1) | SRC Arena (855) Riverside, CA |
| January 18, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UC Davis | L 62–66 | 7–13 (2–2) | Matadome (712) Northridge, CA |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 83–75 | 8–13 (3–2) | The Thunderdome (1,026) Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 25, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 75–82 | 8–14 (3–3) | Titan Gym (941) Fullerton, CA |
| January 30, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | UC Santa Barbara | W 79–67 | 9–14 (4–3) | Matadome (2,075) Northridge, CA |
| February 1, 2020 10:00 pm | | at Hawaii | L 75–80 | 9–15 (4–4) | Stan Sheriff Center (6,553) Honolulu, HI |
| February 8, 2020 7:00 pm, Big West.TV | | UC Riverside | W 61–59 | 10–15 (5–4) | Matadome (815) Northridge, CA |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Cal Poly | W 81–73 | 11–15 (6–4) | Matadome (693) Northridge, CA |
| February 15, 2020 5:00 pm, Big West.TV | | at UC Davis | L 98–110 | 11–16 (6–5) | The Pavilion (1,811) Davis, CA |
| February 22, 2020 7:00 pm, Big West.TV | | UC Irvine | L 64–87 | 11–17 (6–6) | Matadome (1,544) Northridge, CA |
| February 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Long Beach State | W 73–64 | 12–17 (7–6) | Walter Pyramid (1,816) Long Beach, CA |
| February 29, 2020 7:00 pm, Big West.TV | | Cal State Fullerton | W 99–92 | 13–17 (8–6) | Matadome (636) Northridge, CA |
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UC Irvine | W 72–70 | 14–17 (9–6) | Bren Events Center (2,954) Irvine, CA |
| March 7, 2020 7:00 pm, Big West.TV | | Hawaii | W 86–82 | 15–17 (10–6) | Matadome (1,624) Northridge, CA |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (7) Cal State Fullerton Quarterfinals | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Honda Center Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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