# 2024–25 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represents California State University, Northridge during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by second-year head coach Andy Newman, play their home games at the Premier America Credit Union Arena located in Northridge, California as members of the Big West Conference.

## Previous season

The Matadors finished the 2023–24 season 19–15, 9–11 in Big West play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated UC Santa Barbara, before falling to Hawaii in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | L 56–70 | 0–1 | 16 – Jones | 9 – Jones | 3 – Tied | Reilly Center (3,859) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| November 6, 2024* 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Le Moyne | W 97–75 | 1–1 | 21 – Tied | 11 – Jones | 6 – Fuller II | Ted Grant Court (497) DeWitt, NY |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Nobel | W 98–50 | 2–1 | 15 – Tied | 10 – Jones | 7 – Jones | Premier America Credit Union Arena (955) Northridge, CA |
| November 16, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Sacramento State | W 79–69 | 3–1 | 27 – Washington | 10 – Fofana | 4 – Jones | Hornets Nest (576) Sacramento, CA |
| November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Utah Tech Stew Morrill Classic | W 89–79 | 4–1 | 25 – Adams Jr. | 9 – Jones | 4 – Beard | Dahlberg Arena (138) Missoula, MT |
| November 25, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Denver Stew Morrill Classic | W 89–60 | 5–1 | 19 – Adams Jr. | 11 – Adams Jr. | 4 – Beard | Dahlberg Arena (109) Missoula, MT |
| November 27, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana Stew Morrill Classic | L 75–83 | 5–2 | 17 – Adams Jr. | 12 – Jones | 4 – Tied | Dahlberg Arena (2,284) Missoula, MT |
| November 30, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana State | W 72–69 $^{OT}$ | 6–2 | 21 – Adams Jr. | 11 – Jones | 6 – Jones | Worthington Arena (2,467) Bozeman, MT |
| December 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UC Riverside | L 64–68 | 6–3 (0–1) | 23 – Washington | 10 – Jones | 6 – Jones | Premier America Credit Union Arena (1,050) Northridge, CA |
| December 7, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cal Poly | W 102–91 | 7–3 (1–1) | 22 – Fuller II | 14 – Lewis | 7 – Fuller II | Mott Athletics Center (1,638) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at USC | L 69–90 | 7–4 | 17 – Tied | 10 – Jones | 4 – Jones | Galen Center (4,039) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 21, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 81–57 | 8–4 | 19 – Washington | 8 – Jones | 8 – Fuller II | Premier America Credit Union Arena (650) Northridge, CA |
| December 28, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | La Sierra | W 87–52 | 9–4 | 20 – Jones | 10 – Jones | 6 – Fuller II | Premier America Credit Union Arena (515) Northridge, CA |
| January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 95–65 | 10–4 (2–1) | 20 – Adams Jr. | 6 – Tied | 4 – Beard | Titan Gym (412) Fullerton, CA |
| January 4, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UC Davis | W 73–61 | 11–4 (3–1) | 28 – Adams Jr. | 20 – Jones | 6 – Jones | Premier America Credit Union Arena (411) Northridge, CA |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UC Irvine | L 67–77 | 11–5 (3–2) | 19 – Washington | 13 – Fofana | 3 – Jones | Premier America Credit Union Arena (453) Northridge, CA |
| January 11, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 90–94 | 11–6 (3–3) | 26 – Fofana | 9 – Jones | 5 – Jones | Icardo Center (850) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 16, 2025 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Hawai'i | W 83–60 | 12–6 (4–3) | 24 – Washington | 12 – Jones | 3 – Beard | Stan Sheriff Center (4,237) Honolulu, HI |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Long Beach State | W 86–76 | 13–6 (5–3) | 19 – Washington | 8 – Jones | 4 – Tied | Premier America Credit Union Arena (969) Northridge, CA |
| January 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC San Diego | L 54–79 | 13–7 (5–4) | 17 – Washington | 10 – Jones | 5 – Beard | LionTree Arena (1,584) La Jolla, CA |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 78–71 | 14–7 (6–4) | 21 – Washington | 12 – Jones | 7 – Jones | The Thunderdome (1,889) Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 1, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 88–62 | 15–7 (7–4) | 16 – Jones | 9 – Jones | 5 – Fuller II | Premier America Credit Union Arena (907) Northridge, CA |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cal State Fullerton | W 82–63 | 16–7 (8–4) | 21 – Adams Jr. | 12 – Jones | 9 – Beard | Premier America Credit Union Arena (775) Northridge, CA |
| February 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Long Beach State | W 81–80 | 17–7 (9–4) | 25 – Adams Jr. | 14 – Jones | 8 – Jones | Walter Pyramid (1,557) Long Beach, CA |
| February 15, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cal Poly | W 89–85 | 18–7 (10–4) | 29 – Washington | 12 – Jones | 7 – Beard | Premier America Credit Union Arena (1,215) Northridge, CA |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC Irvine | W 84–72 | 19–7 (11–4) | 24 – Adams Jr. | 8 – Jones | 6 – Beard | Bren Events Center (2,540) Irvine, CA |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC Davis | W 65–62 | 20–7 (12–4) | 20 – Fofana | 13 – Fofana | 4 – Jones | University Credit Union Center (1,572) Davis, CA |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UC San Diego | L 71–77 | 20–8 (12–5) | 20 – Jones | 11 – Jones | 6 – Beard | Premier America Credit Union Arena (2,298) Northridge, CA |
| March 1, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UC Santa Barbara | W 103–77 | 21–8 (13–5) | 23 – Washington | 8 – Fofana | 6 – Jones | Premier America Credit Union Arena (1,398) Northridge, CA |
| March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC Riverside | L 79–94 | 21–9 (13–6) | 17 – Adams Jr. | 8 – Jones | 6 – Fuller II | SRC Arena (1,556) Riverside, CA |
| March 8, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hawai'i | W 82–73 | 22–9 (14–6) | 21 – Adams Jr. | 8 – Adams Jr. | 6 – Beard | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA |
| Big West tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) UC Santa Barbara Quarterfinals | L 72–78 | 22–10 | 19 – Jones | 11 – Jones | 3 – Tied | Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 18, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at (2) Stanford First round | L 70–87 | 22–11 | 18 – Jones | 7 – Lewis | 4 – Beard | Maples Pavilion (1,119) Stanford, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. |||||||||
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