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The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

Basketball opponents play one-on-one

Postseason basketball ban raises questions on athletes’ academics

Sarah Goulding March 16, 2016
Undisclosed policy violations led to a self-imposed postseason ban for men's basketball, a punishment normally distributed by the NCAA for poor academics.
CSUN captured the lead twice in the last five minutes, but once again, faltered in the closing moments (File Photo / Raul Martinez / The Sundial)

Men’s basketball admits violation, self-imposes ban

Sarah Goulding January 7, 2016
CSUN men's basketball self-imposed a post-season ban.
CSUN mens basketball head coach Reggie Theus has had to reconfigure his roster due to violations and investigations over the past year. (File Photo/Juan Pardo/The Sundial)

CSUN athletics marred by investigations, violations

Julius Lasin November 18, 2015
The past year has seen a multitude of missteps from athletics
The Matadors had 19 wins vacated from the 2014 season as a result of an administrative error. Photo credit: Alejandro Aranda

Public records show administrative error cost women’s volleyball

Julius Lasin November 6, 2015
An ambivalent administrative error led to NCAA punishment
Reggie Theus has recruited a myriad of players from high schools, community colleges and power five conference colleges in his three seasons at CSUN. Photo credit: Juan Pardo

Reggie Theus on recruiting

Contributor November 4, 2015
The basketball lifer explains the challenges and advantages of recruiting at CSUN
NCAA president Mark Emmert.

The holes in the NCAA’s handling of sexual assault allegations

Julius Lasin October 14, 2015
The approaches that individual universities and the NCAA have taken while handling sexual misconduct among athletes are inconsistent.
Senior Casey Hinger heads to the net with UC Davis Katie Quinn to win the ball in Friday nights game. 18 of their 19 wins in the 2014 season were vacated. Photo credit: File Photo/The Sundial

CSUN women’s volleyball vacates 18 wins from the 2014 season

Julius Lasin September 3, 2015
Women's volleyball has had 18 wins vacated from their 2014 record.
The Matadors celebrate after winning their first Big West Conference Championship against Cal Poly Mustangs at the Honda Center, 73-58. Photo credit: Trevor Stamp

Ashlee Guay and Olympia Jewett announced as nominees for the 2015 Women of the Year Award

Kenneth Berry June 19, 2015
After memorable CSUN careers, the NCAA announced Ashlee Guay and Olympia Jewett as two of 480 nominees for the 2015 Woman of the Year Award.
Duke Blue Devils guard Tyus Jones (5), center, and his teammates celebrate their 68-63 win over Wisconsin in the NCAA National Championship game on Monday, April 6, 2015, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (Sam Riche/TNS)

How the internet reacted to the NCAA Final

Vincent Nguyen April 7, 2015

The Duke Blue Devils came out on top against the Wisconsin Badgers in a tight game that ended 68-63 Monday night in the NCAA Men's Basketball Final, becoming the National Champions for the fifth time in...

Over the course of the season, seven freshman players - Michael Warren, Tavrion Dawson, Zacarry Douglas, Jerron Wilbut, Jibreel Faulkner, Kevin Johnson and Miles Nolen-Webb--did not dress for every game, with the exception of Douglas, who played the first two.
File Photo/The Sundial

Administration mum on men’s basketball investigation

Julius Lasin April 2, 2015

The silence surrounding the men's basketball program is deafening. Five months after CSUN announced an investigation of the men's basketball program regarding a possible violation of team and university...

The Matadors were unable to stop Stanfords second-half rally, falling to the Cardinals in the first round of the NCAA Womens Tournament on March 21. (Trevor Stamp / Multimedia Editor)

Women’s Basketball: CSUN falls to Stanford in NCAA first round

Mateo Melero March 21, 2015

Though CSUN fell 73-60 to the Stanford University in the first round of the NCAA tournament Saturday evening, they gave the larger team a good fight. In a match that included several lead changes, CSUN...

The CSUN Matadors celebrate thier back-to-back title in the Big West Conference after deefeating Hawaii by a final score of 67-60 at the Honda Center on March 14. (Raul Martinez/ Staff Photographer)

ICYMI: Women’s basketball claims second straight Big West Championship highlights

Lauren Bennett March 14, 2015

CSUN women's basketball became back-to-back Big West Champions after defeating the University of Hawai'i 67-60 Saturday afternoon at the Honda Center in Anaheim. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYIyEtaYQvg After...

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