The 2018–19 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by first-year head coach Mark Gottfried, competed at the Matadome. CSU Northridge was a member of the Big West Conference, and participated in their 18th consecutive season in that league. They finished the season 13–21, 7–9 in Big West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to UC Santa Barbara. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Utah Valley.

Previous season

The Matadors finished 6–24 overall, and 3–13 in the conference. During the season, the Matadors participated in the Cancún Challenge under the Mayan division, which was held in Fresno, California, Fairfax, Virginia, and Cancún, Mexico. The Matadors finished in 4th place from losing to Southeast Missouri State and Binghamton. Prior to the tournament, CSU Northridge lost at Fresno State and at George Mason as friendly matches.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jalon Pipkins 0 G 6'4" 180 Freshman Paris, TX Pulled out of 2018 NBA draft did not return. Michael Warren 1 G 6'5" 180 Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated. Lyrik Shreiner 3 G 6'2" 210 RS-Sophomore Hawthorne, CA Transferred to DePaul Blue Demons Tavrion Dawson 4 F 6'8" 202 Senior Long Beach, CA Graduated Zeno Lake 10 F 6'8" 215 Junior Compton, CA Did not return. Mason Johnson 13 G 6'2" 185 Freshman Oxnard, CA Walk-On. Did not make roster. Jonathan Guevara 14 G 6'1" 165 Junior Los Angeles, CA Did not return. Kobe Paras 21 G 6'6" 200 Sophomore Manila, Philippines Redshirt. Transferred to UP Fighting Maroons in the Philippines. Carl Brown 13 G 6'2" 185 Junior Louisville, KY Did not return. Reggie Theus Jr. 24 F 6'6" 217 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated. Anthony Swan 30 F 6'7" 196 Junior Los Angeles, CA Did not return.

Roster

Schedule

!colspan=12 style=""| Exhibition

!colspan=12 style=""| Non–conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=""| Big West regular season

!colspan=12 style=""| Big West tournament

!colspan=12 style=""| College Basketball Invitational

References