During the winter break, the Cal State Northridge men’s basketball team posted a disappointing 3-7 record, where they questioned the head coach’s game plan at times and gave up multiple second half leads, but have gained some momentum by playing its best defense of the season in the last five games, which have moved them to a fourth place tie in the Big West Conference. Recently, the Matadors (6-13, 3-3 Big West) had one of their best wins of the… Read more

There’s one stat that stood out for Cal State Northridge after losing, 75-68, to Seattle University in a non-conference game at the Matadome. “I just can’t get over that 25 (offensive rebounds) number, which is just staring right at me,” said CSUN head coach Bobby Braswell after the Matadors were out rebound 44-36. “I’m looking at this stat sheet and I’m looking at all the good numbers we had (against Seattle) and 25 offensive rebounds is just unbelievable.” The good… Read more

In the past Bobby Braswell’s teams were known for playing top notch defense, but in the last year and a half Cal State Northridge has been struggling to get stops. After realizing that the Matadors were ranked dead last in point allowed in the Big West Conference, Braswell finally had enough and pounded a defensive first mentality into his players. “We went over our league statistics yesterday and we showed them that we were last in every defensive category, which… Read more

The second half letdowns are starting to wear on CSUN head coach Bobby Braswell. “Same old record, same old thing… one half of basketball and totally fell apart in the second half. We don’t have the instinct in us to finish” said Braswell after Northridge lost to UC Riverside, 70-61, Thursday night at the Matadome in Big West play. Falling apart in the second half is nothing new for the Matadors (4-12, 1-3 Big West), but losing to UC Riverside… Read more

It was the perfect first half for CSUN. After getting pummeled at UCLA to start the 2010-11 season, the Matadors responded with a slim 37-36 halftime lead over UC Berkeley. It was going so well for the Matadors that they were able to surpass their three-point and assist totals against the Bruins in one half against the Golden Bears. But all the effort came crashing down for Northridge as Cal opened the second half with a 15-2 run and never… Read more

Now, with school back in session, many of you might be wondering what happened with the men’s basketball team over the winter break. Let’s just say this time the Matadors (7-10, 2-3 Big West) made sure to keep their blunders on the basketball court instead of in the court room (last New Year’s Day Best Buy scandal). In the seven games the Matadors played during the winter break, Bobby Braswell, who has been the head coach for 14 seasons, suffered… Read more

Did Willie Galick walk under a ladder before entering the visitor’s locker room in Mackey Arena? Did Mark Hill see a black cat run on the court while warming up before his game against the Boilermakers? There has to be an explanation as to why everything went wrong for the Matadors in the first half versus No.7 Purdue. Oh, that’s right, it was Friday the 13th. The Matadors were unlucky in their season opener against Purdue, losing 89-64. The only… Read more

Matador basketball fans need to know what the men’s and women’s team have in store for the upcoming season? Sundial Sports has you covered with preview stories and everything else you need to know for the new year.    To download PDF version click here.