2008–09 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge in the 2008–09 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 West Conference.^[2]

2008–09 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
Big West tournament champions Big West Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	17–14 (11–5 Big West)
Head coach	Bobby Braswell (13th season)
Home arena	Matadome
Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Cal State Northridge †	11	–	5		.688			17	–	14		.548
Pacific	10	–	6		.625			21	–	13		.618
Long Beach State	10	–	6		.625			15	–	15		.500
UC Riverside	8	–	8		.500			17	–	13		.567
UC Santa Barbara	8	–	8		.500			16	–	15		.516
UC Irvine	8	–	8		.500			12	–	19		.387
Cal State Fullerton	7	–	9		.438			15	–	17		.469
UC Davis	7	–	9		.438			13	–	19		.406
Cal Poly	3	–	13		.188			7	–	21		.250
† 2009 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2009[1] Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2008–09 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 11 Rodrigue Mels 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr     F 33 Tremaine Townsend 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr   Phoenix, Arizona	Head coach Bobby Braswell (Cal State Northridge) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Source^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 2008*		Cal Lutheran	W 73–62	1–0	Matadome  Northridge, California
Nov 18, 2008*		at Stanford	L 85–103	1–1	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
Nov 21, 2008*		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 65–67	1–2	Rabobank Arena  Bakersfield, California
Nov 24, 2008*		at New Mexico	L 74–85	1–3	The Pit  Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 29, 2008*		at Rider	L 72–85	1–4	Alumni Gymnasium  Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Dec 1, 2008*		at Drexel	L 47–55	1–5	Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 2008*		at No. 12 UCLA	L 67–85	1–6	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Dec 9, 2008*		Denver	W 80–53	2–6	Matadome  Northridge, California
Dec 18, 2008*		Pepperdine	W 99–64	3–6	Matadome  Northridge, California
Dec 22, 2008*		at San Diego State	L 56–72	3–7	Viejas Arena  San Diego, California
Dec 29, 2008		at Cal State Fullerton	W 90–64	4–7 (1–0)	Titan Gym  Fullerton, California
Jan 2, 2009		Pacific	L 78–84 OT	4–8 (1–1)	Matadome  Northridge, California
Jan 5, 2009		UC Davis	W 84–81	5–8 (2–1)	Matadome  Northridge, California
Jan 14, 2009		at UC Riverside	W 64–56	6–8 (3–1)	Student Recreation Center Arena  Riverside, California
Jan 17, 2009		at Long Beach State	L 68–74	6–9 (3–2)	The Walter Pyramid  Long Beach, California
Jan 21, 2009		Cal State Fullerton	L 87–91	6–10 (3–3)	Matadome  Northridge, California
Jan 24, 2009		UC Irvine	W 74–55	7–10 (4–3)	The Matadome  Northridge, California
Jan 29, 2009		at UC Santa Barbara	W 72–70	8–10 (5–3)	The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, California
Jan 31, 2009		at Cal Poly	W 79–68	9–10 (6–3)	Mott Athletic Center  San Luis Obispo, California
Feb 5, 2009*		Cal State Bakersfield	W 79–62	10–10	Matadome  Northridge, California
Feb 11, 2009		Cal Poly	W 67–55	11–10 (7–3)	Matadome  Northridge, California
Feb 14, 2009		UC Riverside	W 77–64	12–10 (8–3)	The Matadome  Northridge, California
Feb 18, 2009		at UC Irvine	L 51–73	12–11 (8–4)	Bren Events Center  Irvine, California
Feb 21, 2009*		at Idaho	L 75–78	12–12	Cowan Spectrum  Moscow, Idaho
Feb 25, 2009*		UC Santa Barbara	W 62–57	13–12 (9–4)	Matadome  Northridge, California
Feb 28, 2009*		Long Beach State	W 95–74	14–12 (10–4)	Matadome  Northridge, California
Mar 5, 2009		at UC Davis	W 99–72	15–12 (11–4)	The Pavilion  Davis, California
Mar 7, 2009		at Pacific	L 55–62	15–13 (11–5)	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, California
Big West tournament
Mar 13, 2009*		vs. UC Santa Barbara Semifinals	W 67–60	16–13	Honda Center  Anaheim, California
Mar 14, 2009*		vs. Pacific Championship Game	W 71–66 OT	17–13	Honda Center  Anaheim, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2009*  CBS	(15 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 3 Memphis First Round	L 70–81	17–14	Sprint Center (17,319) Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Source^[4]

References

1. Big West MBB Record Book
2. "Memphis survives first-round upset bid from Cal State-Northridge". ESPN. March 19, 2009. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
3. "2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
4. "2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2021.