2025–26 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

2025–26 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
2025–26 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	15–10 (8–5 Big West)
Head coach	Andy Newman (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Scott Cutley; CJ Killin; Brandon Shingles;
Home arena	Premier America Credit Union Arena

2025–26 Big West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hawai'i	10	–	4	.714	18	–	6	.750
UC Irvine	10	–	4	.714	17	–	9	.654
UC Santa Barbara	10	–	5	.667	17	–	9	.654
Cal State Northridge	9	–	5	.643	16	–	10	.615
UC Davis	9	–	6	.600	16	–	10	.615
UC San Diego	8	–	7	.533	18	–	9	.667
Cal State Fullerton	8	–	7	.533	13	–	14	.481
Cal Poly	7	–	8	.467	11	–	16	.407
Long Beach State	4	–	10	.286	8	–	18	.308
UC Riverside	3	–	12	.200	8	–	19	.296
Cal State Bakersfield	2	–	12	.143	8	–	18	.308

† 2026 Big West tournament winner As of February 14, 2026

The 2025–26 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represents California State University, Northridge during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by third-year head coach Andy Newman, play their home games at the Premier America Credit Union Arena in Northridge, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Matadors finished the 2024–25 season 22–11, 14–6 in Big West play, to finish in a tie for third place.^[1] They were defeated by UC Santa Barbara in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament.^[2] They received an invitation to the NIT,^[3] where they would be defeated by Stanford in the first round.^[4]

Preseason

On October 16, 2025, the Big West Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Cal State Northridge was picked to finish fifth in the conference.^[5]

Preseason rankings

Big West Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
1	UC Irvine	98 (8)
2	UC Santa Barbara	93 (3)
3	Hawai'i	76
4	UC San Diego	69
5	Cal State Northridge	63
6	UC Davis	58
7	Cal Poly	54
8	Long Beach State	31
9	UC Riverside	26
10	Cal State Bakersfield	20
11	Cal State Fullerton	17
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[5]

Preseason All-Big West Team

Preseason All-Big West Team
Player	Year	Position
Mahmoud Fofana	Senior	Forward

Source:^[5]

Roster

2025–26 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Davius Loury	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	John A. Logan College	Chicago, Illinois
G	2	Larry Hughes II	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Saint Louis	St. Louis, Missouri
G	3	Jalen Barbee	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Cochise College	Tacoma, Washington
G	4	Josiah Davis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Niagara	Kitchener, Ontario
G	5	James Evans Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	UNLV	Wichita, Kansas
G	6	Joseph Barrio	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Mira Costa High School	Hermosa Beach, California
G	7	Joshua O'Garro	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Texas State	George Town, Cayman Islands
G/F	8	Max Rehl	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Notre Dame Prep	Phoenix, Arizona
F	11	Mahmoud Fofana	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Cal State San Bernardino	San Jose, California
C	13	Aleks Szymczyk	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Charlotte	Frankfurt, Germany
G	14	Omer Dahan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	SoCal Academy	Los Angeles, California
G	15	Jai Chisolm	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	USC Salkehatchie	Summerville, South Carolina
G	20	Robert Thibiant	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Sierra Canyon School	Chatsworth, California
F	21	Grady Lewis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Cal State East Bay	Phoenix, Arizona
G	23	Jordan Brinson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	Fresno State	Inglewood, California
G	24	Greg Gazarian	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Saint Francis High School	La Cañada Flintridge, California
G	32	Quinton Webb	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	New Mexico	San Bernardino, California

Head coach

Andy Newman (Azusa Pacific)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Nobel	W 99–58	1–0	20 – O'Garro	16 – Szymczyk	8 – Davis	Premier America Credit Union Arena (725) Northridge, CA
November 6, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Iowa	L 57–86	1–1	21 – Hughes II	9 – Fofana	6 – Davis	McLeod Center (3,173) Cedar Falls, IA
November 9, 2025* 11:00 am, SLN	at North Dakota	W 93–85	2–1	25 – Davis	14 – O'Garro	6 – Davis	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,479) Grand Forks, ND
November 11, 2025* 5:00 pm, SLN	at North Dakota State	L 68–90	2–2	18 – Hughes II	8 – Szymczyk	3 – Davis	Scheels Center (1,005) Fargo, ND
November 16, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Troy	W 94–85	3–2	23 – O'Garro	11 – O'Garro	5 – Davis	Premier America Credit Union Arena (659) Northridge, CA
November 26, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Idaho Holiday Hoops Classic	L 54–78	3–3	17 – Hughes II	13 – O'Garro	5 – Davis	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
November 28, 2025* 3:30 pm, ESPN+	vs. Idaho State Holiday Hoops Classic	L 50–82	3–4	15 – Chisolm	6 – Tied	4 – Davis	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
December 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Bakersfield	W 87–66	4–4 (1–0)	27 – Hughes II	9 – O'Garro	8 – Davis	Premier America Credit Union Arena (715) Northridge, CA
December 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Irvine	L 71–85	4–5 (1–1)	18 – Hughes II	11 – Fofana	10 – Davis	Bren Events Center (1,652) Irvine, CA
December 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Fresno State	W 89–87	5–5	25 – Hughes II	11 – O'Garro	8 – Davis	Premier America Credit Union Arena (756) Northridge, CA
December 13, 2025* 10:00 am, ESPN+	at Delaware	W 88–66	6–5	23 – Hughes II	8 – O'Garro	6 – Brinson	Bob Carpenter Center (1,517) Newark, DE
December 19, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	La Sierra	W 88–53	7–5	17 – Loury	8 – Tied	4 – Tied	Premier America Credit Union Arena (603) Northridge, CA
December 22, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Sacramento State	W 100–88	8–5	22 – Davis	11 – O'Garro	10 – Davis	Premier America Credit Union Arena (1,080) Northridge, CA
December 27, 2025* 5:00 pm, ACCNX	at Stanford	L 80–88	8–6	26 – Hughes II	7 – Fofana	6 – Davis	Maples Pavilion (3,033) Stanford, CA
January 1, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Davis	L 80–89	8–7 (1–2)	21 – Davis	7 – Tied	5 – Tied	University Credit Union Center (923) Davis, CA
January 3, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+/SSN	UC Santa Barbara	W 74–65	9–7 (2–2)	23 – Hughes II	11 – Fofana	4 – Davis	Premier America Credit Union Arena (689) Northridge, CA
January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal Poly	W 95-90	10-7 (3-2)	23 – Davis	11 – O'garro	15 – Davis	Premier America Credit Union Arena (625) Northridge, CA
January 10, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Fullerton	L 79-86	10-8 (3-3)	28 – O'garro	13 – O'garro	6 – O'garro	Titan Gym (486) Fullerton, CA
January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC San Diego	W 84-79	11-8 (4-3)	23 – Davis	17 – Fofana	7 – Davis	LionTree Arena (3,117) La Jolla, CA
January 17, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Long Beach State	L 80-87	11-9 (4-4)	21 – Hughes II	14 – O'garro	10 – Davis	Premier America Credit Union Arena (702) Northridge, CA
January 24, 2026 9:00 pm, ESPN+	at Hawai'i	L 68-89	11-10 (4-5)	19 – Hughes II	11 – O'garro	8 – Davis	Stan Sheriff Center (6,025) Honolulu, HI
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Davis	W 94-78	12-10 (5-5)	22 – Fofana	10 – Tied	15 – Davis	Premier America Credit Union Arena (625) Northridge, CA
January 31, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	UC San Diego	W 81-64	13-10 (6-5)	22 – Fofana	10 – Fofana	10 – Davis	Premier America Credit Union Arena (715) Northridge, CA
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal Poly	W 97-96	14-10 (7-5)	32 – Hughes II	12 – O'garro	12 – Davis	Mott Athletics Center (1,729) San Luis Obispo, CA
February 7, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+/SSN	UC Riverside	W 88-74	15-10 (8-5)	18 – Hughes II	8 – Fofana	8 – Davis	Premier America Credit Union Arena (863) Northridge, CA
February 14, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Hawai'i						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
February 19, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Santa Barbara						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
February 21, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Long Beach State						Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Irvine						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
February 28, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Riverside						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
March 5, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Bakersfield						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
March 7, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Fullerton						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
Big West tournament
March 11–14, 2026	vs.						Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ "Gauchos Defeat Cal State Northridge 78-72 and Advance to Semifinals of Big West Championship". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ "What to know about the 2025 NIT: Bracket, schedule and how to watch the games". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ "Maxime Raynaud carries Stanford past Cal State Northridge in NIT". Reuters. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "UC Irvine Predicted to Win The Big West in 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ "Cal State Northridge Matadors 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[2] "Gauchos Defeat Cal State Northridge 78-72 and Advance to Semifinals of Big West Championship". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[3] "What to know about the 2025 NIT: Bracket, schedule and how to watch the games". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[4] "Maxime Raynaud carries Stanford past Cal State Northridge in NIT". Reuters. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[poll-5] "UC Irvine Predicted to Win The Big West in 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[6] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[7] "Cal State Northridge Matadors 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

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