Cal State Northridge Matadors

1-2 overall, 0-0 Big West, margin +3.3

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-3.7

net rating per 100 · #200 in D-I · model

102.7

adjusted offense · #236

106.4

adjusted defense · #181

74.9

pace, possessions / 40 · #11

-12.4

strength of schedule so far · #254

Rotation

#	Player	Pos	Cl	Ht	GP/GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	eFG%	TS%	Rating
4	Josiah Davis	G	SR	6' 3"	3/3	31.3	13.7	3.7	7.0	40.6	52.5	-5.5
2	Mikah Ballew	G	JR	6' 5"	3/3	30.3	21.3	3.3	1.3	71.1	71.0	-2.0
20	BJ Omot	F	SR	6' 8"	3/3	28.7	10.7	4.7	0.7	38.9	41.4	-3.6
44	Brooklyn Hicks	G	SR	6' 3"	3/3	23.7	11.3	8.7	0.7	51.8	55.5	+2.8
8	Jael Martin	F	JR	6' 9"	3/2	20.7	4.3	5.7	1.3	66.7	55.8	+4.2
24	Keziah Ekissi	G	SR	6' 3"	3/0	18.3	8.0	5.0	1.3	55.3	57.8	-0.3
7	Daniel Culberson	G	JR	6' 0"	3/0	10.0	3.0	1.7	2.7	36.4	37.9	-0.8
34	Emmanuel Stephen	C	JR	7' 0"	3/1	9.7	2.7	2.7	0.3	44.4	44.4	+3.6
1	Caleb Smith	G	SR	6' 5"	3/0	9.0	4.3	4.0	0.3	33.3	39.6	+0.1
22	Lamine Niang	C	SR	6' 9"	3/0	9.0	1.3	2.7	0.0	25.0	34.7	+2.6
0	Naceiar Kirksey	G	JR	6' 0"	2/0	7.0	2.5	0.5	0.5	50.0	50.0	-1.9
3	Jalen Barbee	G	SR	6' 6"	1/0	6.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	100.0	-0.1
5	Quinton Webb	G	SR	6' 6"	1/0	5.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	-0.3
11	Jordan Hare	G	JR	6' 5"	1/0	4.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	53.2	-0.8
10	Greg Gazarian	G	JR	6' 0"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
14	Omer Dahan FR	G	FR	6' 0"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Watch	Result	Line	Rest	Miles
Wed 11/4	at Wichita State Shockers	ESPN+	L 67-79	+15.5 cover	–	1,207 +2h
Fri 11/6	at Kansas State Wildcats	ESPN+	L 78-95	+12.5 miss	1	111 +2h
Thu 11/12	vs Grace (CA) Talons	ESPN+	W 108-69	–	5	1,260
Tue 11/17	at Troy Trojans	ESPN+	7 PM ET	–model +2.1 · 43% win	4	1,886 +2h
Fri 11/20	vs Delaware Blue Hens	ESPN+	6 PM ET	–model -5.7 · 68% win	2	1,886
Wed 11/25	at Weber State Wildcats	ESPN+	6 PM ET	–	4	601 +1h
Thu 12/3	vs Cal Poly Mustangs Big West	ESPN+	10 PM ET	–	7	601
Sat 12/5	at Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Big West	ESPN+	5 PM ET	–	1	84
Wed 12/9	at Fresno State Bulldogs	–	9 PM ET	–	3	104
Sat 12/12	vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks	ESPN+	10 PM ET	–	2	187
Sat 12/19	vs La Sierra Golden Eagles	ESPN+	10 PM ET	–	6	–
Tue 12/22	vs North Dakota State Bison	ESPN+	10 PM ET	–	2	–
Thu 12/31	at Sacramento State Hornets Big West	ESPN+	4 PM ET	–	8	343
Sat 1/2	at Utah Valley Wolverines Big West	–	4 PM ET	–	1	536 +1h
Thu 1/7	vs California Baptist Lancers Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	563
Sat 1/9	vs UC Riverside Highlanders Big West	–	8 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 1/14	at Long Beach State Beach Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	38
Sat 1/16	at Cal State Fullerton Titans Big West	–	7 PM ET	–	1	17
Thu 1/21	at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	110
Sat 1/23	at Cal Poly Mustangs Big West	–	8 PM ET	–	1	81
Thu 1/28	vs Utah Valley Wolverines Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	141
Sat 1/30	vs Sacramento State Hornets Big West	–	8 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 2/4	at UC San Diego Tritons Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	131
Sat 2/6	at UC Irvine Anteaters Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	1	76
Thu 2/11	vs Cal State Fullerton Titans Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	56
Sat 2/13	vs Long Beach State Beach Big West	–	8 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 2/18	vs UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	–
Sat 2/20	vs Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Big West	–	8 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 2/25	at UC Riverside Highlanders Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	68
Sat 2/27	at California Baptist Lancers Big West	–	8 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 3/4	vs UC Irvine Anteaters Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	68
Sat 3/6	vs UC San Diego Tritons Big West	–	8 PM ET	–	1	–

Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 10,155 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

Around Northridge

Home floor: the Matadome

The program
Cal State Northridge posted its first winning season in 1964-65, going 18-8. en.wikipedia.org
Alumni
Bobby Braswell coached Cal State Northridge from 1996 to 2013, winning 205 games and taking the Matadors to both of their NCAA Division I tournaments. en.wikipedia.org
Alumni
Off the court, CSUN claims Judy Baca: Judy Baca earned a bachelor's degree at CSUN in 1969 and a master's in fine art in 1979, and painted the first phase of the Great Wall of Los Angeles with more than 400 young people, artists and scholars over seven summers from 1976 to 1984. en.wikipedia.org
Alumni
Off the court, CSUN claims Diane Warren: Diane Warren, on CSUN's alumni list, is a musician and music publisher who has won a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. en.wikipedia.org
The program
Cal State Northridge first fielded a men's basketball team in 1958-59, when the school was San Fernando Valley State College, and finished 3-13. en.wikipedia.org
The program
Brian Heinle is the career scoring leader at Cal State Northridge with 1,641 points. en.wikipedia.org

From the Hardwood Bricks research desk: 30 checked notes on CSUN, its town and its history. A different set shows each day, and the same notes color our game stories.

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Players

Josiah Davis #4 · G

Player rating-5.5#163 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-2.5#158

Defense-2.9#161

173 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 28%

13.7 pts3.7 reb7.0 ast31.3 min 13-32 FG0-0 3PT15-16 FT 52.5 TS%21.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 3" · 195 lbs · Kitchener, Canada · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-05	at WICH	L 67-79	35	15	6-18	0-0	3-4	3	6	1	0
11-07	at KSU	L 78-95	32	12	2-6	0-0	8-8	5	5	7	2
11-13	vs GRCU	W 108-69	27	14	5-8	0-0	4-4	3	10	3	1

Mikah Ballew #2 · G

Player rating-2.0#124 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+0.8#29

Defense-2.9#159

168 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 28%

21.3 pts3.3 reb1.3 ast30.3 min 22-38 FG10-23 3PT10-16 FT 71.0 TS%21.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 5" · 200 lbs · Palmdale, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-05	at WICH	L 67-79	34	17	6-12	1-7	4-5	5	0	2	1	1
11-07	at KSU	L 78-95	31	23	7-14	6-10	3-5	1	1	1	2	1
11-13	vs GRCU	W 108-69	26	24	9-12	3-6	3-6	4	3	1	3	0

BJ Omot #20 · F

Player rating-3.6#153 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-2.7#159

Defense-0.9#117

158 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 26%

10.7 pts4.7 reb0.7 ast28.7 min 13-36 FG2-16 3PT4-6 FT 41.4 TS%20.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 8" · 200 lbs · Mankato, MN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-05	at WICH	L 67-79	31	7	2-10	1-6	2-2	3	0	1	0	0
11-07	at KSU	L 78-95	30	14	6-16	0-6	2-4	6	1	2	2	0
11-13	vs GRCU	W 108-69	25	11	5-10	1-4	0-0	5	1	2	1	1

Brooklyn Hicks #44 · G

Player rating+2.8#13 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.1#68

Defense+3.0#11

131 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 25%

11.3 pts8.7 reb0.7 ast23.7 min 13-28 FG3-10 3PT5-6 FT 55.5 TS%19.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 3" · 185 lbs · Lacey, WA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-05	at WICH	L 67-79	27	2	1-7	0-4	0-0	9	1	1	0
11-07	at KSU	L 78-95	18	11	4-10	1-4	2-2	7	1	2	0
11-13	vs GRCU	W 108-69	26	21	8-11	2-2	3-4	10	0	1	2

Jael Martin #8 · F

Player rating+4.2#7 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+0.2#50

Defense+4.0#5

112 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 13%

4.3 pts5.7 reb1.3 ast20.7 min 6-9 FG0-0 3PT1-6 FT 55.8 TS%10.1 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 9" · 205 lbs · Carlsbad, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-05	at WICH	L 67-79	26	5	2-2	0-0	1-4	5	1	2	0	3
11-07	at KSU	L 78-95	21	2	1-3	0-0	0-1	7	1	1	2	0
11-13	vs GRCU	W 108-69	15	6	3-4	0-0	0-1	5	2	1	4	0

Keziah Ekissi #24 · G

Player rating-0.3#66 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.7#91

Defense+0.4#57

102 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 21%

8.0 pts5.0 reb1.3 ast18.3 min 8-19 FG5-11 3PT3-4 FT 57.8 TS%16.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 3" · 210 lbs · Saint-Maries-De-La-Mer, France · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-05	at WICH	L 67-79	15	11	4-5	3-3	0-0	5	0	0	0
11-07	at KSU	L 78-95	23	7	2-8	0-3	3-4	5	2	1	0
11-13	vs GRCU	W 108-69	17	6	2-6	2-5	0-0	5	2	1	2

Daniel Culberson #7 · G

Player rating-0.8#84 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.5#83

Defense-0.3#85

56 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 21%

3.0 pts1.7 reb2.7 ast10.0 min 4-11 FG0-2 3PT1-2 FT 37.9 TS%15.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 0" · 165 lbs · Little Rock, AR · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL
11-05	at WICH	L 67-79	7	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0
11-07	at KSU	L 78-95	8	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	2	1
11-13	vs GRCU	W 108-69	15	5	2-7	0-1	1-2	3	5	1

Emmanuel Stephen #34 · C

Player rating+3.6#11 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+1.7#16

Defense+1.9#19

54 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 19%

2.7 pts2.7 reb0.3 ast9.7 min 4-9 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT 44.4 TS%15.2 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 7' 0" · 230 lbs · Lagos, Nigeria · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-05	at WICH	L 67-79	7	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	1
11-07	at KSU	L 78-95	9	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0
11-13	vs GRCU	W 108-69	13	6	3-4	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	1	1

Caleb Smith #1 · G

Player rating+0.1#54 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-1.3#125

Defense+1.5#25

50 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 41%

4.3 pts4.0 reb0.3 ast9.0 min 4-12 FG0-2 3PT5-10 FT 39.6 TS%31.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 5" · 205 lbs · Atlanta, GA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO
11-05	at WICH	L 67-79	10	5	1-5	0-1	3-6	7	0	3
11-07	at KSU	L 78-95	11	5	2-3	0-1	1-2	3	1	1
11-13	vs GRCU	W 108-69	6	3	1-4	0-0	1-2	2	0	1

Lamine Niang #22 · C

Player rating+2.6#16 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+1.7#18

Defense+0.9#40

50 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 11%

1.3 pts2.7 reb0.0 ast9.0 min 1-4 FG0-0 3PT2-4 FT 34.7 TS%8.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 9" · 230 lbs · Theis, Senegal · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	BLK
11-05	at WICH	L 67-79	8	1	0-3	0-0	1-2	5	1
11-07	at KSU	L 78-95	10	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	2
11-13	vs GRCU	W 108-69	9	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	0

Naceiar Kirksey #0 · G

Player rating-1.9#122 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.2#71

Defense-1.7#133

27 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 22%

2.5 pts0.5 reb0.5 ast7.0 min 2-5 FG1-3 3PT0-0 FT 50.0 TS%17.1 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 0" · Newark, NJ · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-05	at WICH	L 67-79	DNP
11-07	at KSU	L 78-95	7	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0
11-13	vs GRCU	W 108-69	7	5	2-4	1-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	0

Jalen Barbee #3 · G

Player rating-0.1#61 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.1#62

Defense-0.1#79

11 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 9%

2.0 pts1.0 reb1.0 ast6.0 min 1-1 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT 100.0 TS%6.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 6" · 205 lbs · Tacoma, WA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-05	at WICH	L 67-79	DNP
11-07	at KSU	L 78-95	DNP
11-13	vs GRCU	W 108-69	6	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0

Quinton Webb #5 · G

Player rating-0.3#67 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+0.8#30

Defense-1.0#119

9 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 10%

2.0 pts2.0 reb0.0 ast5.0 min 1-1 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT 100.0 TS%8.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 6" · 205 lbs · San Bernardino, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-05	at WICH	L 67-79	DNP
11-07	at KSU	L 78-95	DNP
11-13	vs GRCU	W 108-69	5	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0

Jordan Hare #11 · G

Player rating-0.8#83 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.4#79

Defense-0.4#93

8 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 25%

2.0 pts1.0 reb0.0 ast4.0 min 0-1 FG0-0 3PT2-2 FT 53.2 TS%18.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 5" · Vancouver, Canada · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-05	at WICH	L 67-79	DNP
11-07	at KSU	L 78-95	DNP
11-13	vs GRCU	W 108-69	4	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0

Greg Gazarian #10 · G

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Junior · 6' 0" · 175 lbs · La Canada Flintridge, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-05	at WICH	L 67-79	DNP
11-07	at KSU	L 78-95	DNP
11-13	vs GRCU	W 108-69	DNP

Omer Dahan #14 · G

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Freshman · 6' 0" · 165 lbs · Los Angeles, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-05	at WICH	L 67-79	DNP
11-07	at KSU	L 78-95	DNP
11-13	vs GRCU	W 108-69	DNP