# 2016–17 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge (also known as CSUN) during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by fourth-year head coach Reggie Theus, played their home games at the Matadome as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 7–9 in Big West play to finish in sixth place. In the Big West tournament, they lost to Cal State Fullerton in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Matadors finished the 2015–16 season 10–20, 5–11 in Big West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. Due to "serious violations" in the basketball program, the school self-imposed a postseason ban.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Landon Drew | 2 | G | 6'1" | 182 | Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
| Zacarry Douglas | 5 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Sophomore | Landover, MD | Transferred to El Camino College Compton Center |
| Tre Hale-Edmerson | 11 | F/C | 6'9" | 211 | Senior | Sheridan, OR | Graduated |
| Olalekan Ajayi | 12 | F/C | 6'11" | 245 | RS Senior | Lagos, Nigeria | Graduated |
| Kelton Conway | 13 | G | 5'11" | 176 | Freshman | Woodland Hills, CA | Walk-on; didn't return |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Sam Finley | G | 6'2" | 179 | Senior | Corona, CA | Transferred from Ole Miss. Under NCAA transfer rules, Finley will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. |
| Lyrik Shreiner | G | 6'3" | 190 | Freshman | Phoenix, AZ | Transferred from TCU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Shreiner will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
| Anthony Swan | G | 6'7" | 190 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred from George Washington. Under NCAA transfer rules, Swan will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

### 2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Mahamadou Kaba-Camara C | Conakry, Guinea | Balboa City School | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 273 lb (124 kg) | Sep 16, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 8, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/29/2016* 2:00 pm | | Cal State Los Angeles | W 94–75 | | Matadome Northridge, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | Pomona-Pitzer | W 96–72 | 1–0 | Matadome (1,006) Northridge, CA |
| 11/13/2016* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 16 UCLA | L 87–102 | 1–1 | Pauley Pavilion (7,149) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | L 69–96 | 1–2 | Maples Pavilion (2,801) Stanford, CA |
| 11/19/2016* 8:00 pm | | Northern Illinois | W 84–82 | 2–2 | Matadome (886) Northridge, CA |
| 11/24/2016* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | vs. Texas A&M Wooden Legacy quarterfinals | L 73–95 | 2–3 | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA |
| 11/25/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. New Mexico Wooden Legacy consolation 2nd round | L 89–105 | 2–4 | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA |
| 11/27/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Portland Wooden Legacy 7th place game | L 78–96 | 2–5 | Honda Center (3,718) Anaheim, CA |
| 12/03/2016* 4:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 79–76 | 3–5 | Matadome (1,086) Northridge, CA |
| 12/05/2016* 3:30 pm, FS1 | | at St. John's | L 70-76 | 3-6 | Carnesecca Arena (3,901) Queens, NY |
| 12/10/2016* 7:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | L 68–69 | 3–7 | Matadome (787) Northridge, CA |
| 12/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | Bethesda | L 95–100 | 3–8 | Matadome (649) Northridge, CA |
| 12/21/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Boise State | L 62–79 | 3–9 | Taco Bell Arena (3,468) Boise, ID |
| 12/29/2016* 7:00 pm | | Morgan State | W 82–61 | 4–9 | Matadome (569) Northridge, CA |
| Big West regular season ||||||
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm | | UC Riverside | W 82–76 | 5–9 (1–0) | Matadome (497) Northridge, CA |
| 01/07/2017 7:00 pm | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 70–65 | 6–9 (2–0) | Titan Gym (859) Fullerton, CA |
| 01/11/2017 7:30 pm, FSW | | at Long Beach State | W 89–82 | 7–9 (3–0) | Walter Pyramid (2,278) Long Beach, CA |
| 01/14/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | UC Davis | L 68–71 | 7–10 (3–1) | Matadome (1,057) Northridge, CA |
| 01/18/2017 10:00 pm | | at Hawaii | L 77–80 | 7–11 (3–2) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,309) Honolulu, HI |
| 01/21/2017 7:00 pm | | UC Irvine | L 73–105 | 7–12 (3–3) | Matadome (1,107) Northridge, CA |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 78–57 | 8–12 (4–3) | The Thunderdome (1,166) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 01/28/2017 5:00 pm | | at UC Riverside | W 63–59 | 9–12 (5–3) | The SRC (677) Riverside, CA |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Long Beach State | W 108–98 | 10–12 (6–3) | Matadome (1,177) Northridge, CA |
| 02/04/2017 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket | | Hawaii | L 72–76 | 10–13 (6–4) | Matadome (1,085) Northridge, CA |
| 02/11/2017 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket | | UC Santa Barbara | W 77–55 | 11–13 (7–4) | Matadome (1,460) Northridge, CA |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Cal Poly | L 71–85 | 11–14 (7–5) | Matadome (405) Northridge, CA |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm | | at UC Davis | L 85–96 | 11–15 (7–6) | The Pavilion (1,621) Davis, CA |
| 02/25/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at UC Irvine | L 80–83 | 11–16 (7–7) | Bren Events Center (4,234) Irvine, CA |
| 03/02/2017 7:00 pm | | at Cal Poly | L 70–76 | 11–17 (7–8) | Mott Center (1,280) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 03/04/2017 7:30 pm | | Cal State Fullerton | L 78–86 | 11–18 (7–9) | Matadome (1,018) Northridge, CA |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 2:30 pm | (6) | vs. (3) Cal State Fullerton Quarterfinals | L 68–81 | 11–19 | Honda Center Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||