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

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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 (1,022) Northridge, California
Nov 18, 2008*		at Stanford	L 85–103	1–1	Maples Pavilion (6,593) Stanford, California
Nov 21, 2008*		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 65–67	1–2	Rabobank Arena (1,976) Bakersfield, California
Nov 24, 2008*		at New Mexico	L 74–85	1–3	The Pit (12,101) Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 29, 2008*		at Rider	L 72–85	1–4	Alumni Gymnasium (1,129) Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Dec 1, 2008*		at Drexel	L 47–55	1–5	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,143) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 2008*		at No. 12 UCLA	L 67–85	1–6	Pauley Pavilion (7,687) Los Angeles, California
Dec 9, 2008*		Denver	W 80–53	2–6	Matadome (877) Northridge, California
Dec 18, 2008*		Pepperdine	W 99–64	3–6	Matadome (821) Northridge, California
Dec 22, 2008*		at San Diego State	L 56–72	3–7	Viejas Arena (4,518) San Diego, California
Dec 29, 2008		at Cal State Fullerton	W 90–64	4–7 (1–0)	Titan Gym (1,013) Fullerton, California
Jan 2, 2009		Pacific	L 78–84 OT	4–8 (1–1)	Matadome (1,128) Northridge, California
Jan 5, 2009		UC Davis	W 84–81	5–8 (2–1)	Matadome (1,018) Northridge, California
Jan 14, 2009		at UC Riverside	W 64–56	6–8 (3–1)	Student Recreation Center Arena (632) Riverside, California
Jan 17, 2009		at Long Beach State	L 68–74	6–9 (3–2)	The Walter Pyramid (2,790) Long Beach, California
Jan 21, 2009		Cal State Fullerton	L 87–91	6–10 (3–3)	Matadome (1,331) Northridge, California
Jan 24, 2009		UC Irvine	W 74–55	7–10 (4–3)	The Matadome (1,308) Northridge, California
Jan 29, 2009		at UC Santa Barbara	W 72–70	8–10 (5–3)	The Thunderdome (3,128) Santa Barbara, California
Jan 31, 2009		at Cal Poly	W 79–68	9–10 (6–3)	Mott Athletic Center (2,820) San Luis Obispo, California
Feb 5, 2009*		Cal State Bakersfield	W 79–62	10–10	Matadome (1,028) Northridge, California
Feb 11, 2009		Cal Poly	W 67–55	11–10 (7–3)	Matadome (1,016) Northridge, California
Feb 14, 2009		UC Riverside	W 77–64	12–10 (8–3)	The Matadome (1,175) Northridge, California
Feb 18, 2009		at UC Irvine	L 51–73	12–11 (8–4)	Bren Events Center (3,450) Irvine, California
Feb 21, 2009*		at Idaho	L 75–78	12–12	Cowan Spectrum (2,202) Moscow, Idaho
Feb 25, 2009*		UC Santa Barbara	W 62–57	13–12 (9–4)	Matadome (875) Northridge, California
Feb 28, 2009*		Long Beach State	W 95–74	14–12 (10–4)	Matadome (1,529) Northridge, California
Mar 5, 2009		at UC Davis	W 99–72	15–12 (11–4)	The Pavilion (1,746) Davis, California
Mar 7, 2009		at Pacific	L 55–62	15–13 (11–5)	Alex G. Spanos Center (3,416) Stockton, California
Big West tournament
Mar 13, 2009*		vs. UC Santa Barbara Semifinals	W 67–60	16–13	Honda Center (2,875) Anaheim, California
Mar 14, 2009*		vs. Pacific Championship Game	W 71–66 OT	17–13	Honda Center (2,272) 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.

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