2000–01 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by head coach Bobby Braswell, played their home games at the Matadome in Northridge, California as members of the Big Sky Conference.Cal State Northridge won the Big Sky regular season and Big Sky tournament titles, the latter earning them the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in program history. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, the Matadors were beaten by No. 4 seed and perennial power Kansas in the opening round.^[2]

2000–01 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball
Big Sky tournament champions Big Sky Regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	22–10 (13–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bobby Braswell (5th season)
Home arena	Matadome
Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Cal State Northridge †	13	–	3		.813			22	–	10		.688
Eastern Washington	11	–	5		.688			17	–	11		.607
Idaho State	10	–	6		.625			14	–	14		.500
Montana State	8	–	8		.500			16	–	14		.533
Northern Arizona	8	–	8		.500			15	–	14		.517
Weber State	8	–	8		.500			15	–	14		.517
Montana	6	–	10		.375			11	–	16		.407
Portland State	6	–	10		.375			9	–	18		.333
Sacramento State	2	–	14		.125			5	–	22		.185
† 2001 Big Sky tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

2000–01 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C Brian Heinle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Sr	Head coach Bobby Braswell (Cal State Northridge) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 2000*		Howard	W 90–73	1–0	The Matadome  Northridge, California
Nov 21, 2000*		at No. 15 UCLA	W 78–74	2–0	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Nov 25, 2000*		at UNLV	L 69–70	2–1	Thomas & Mack Center  Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 28, 2000*		Cal Poly Pomona	W 75–50	3–1	The Matadome  Northridge, California
Dec 1, 2000*		vs. Kent State	W 89–85 OT	4–1	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 2, 2000*		at Marquette	L 66–69	4–2	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 5, 2000*		at No. 12 USC	L 90–99	4–3	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Dec 7, 2000*		Wyoming	W 74–71	5–3	The Matadome  Northridge, California
Dec 18, 2000*		at James Madison	W 84–70	6–3	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, Virginia
Dec 21, 2000*		vs. UAB Nike Festival	L 67–71	6–4	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 22, 2000*		at Hawaii Nike Festival	L 70–76	6–5	Stan Sheriff Center (5,727) Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 23, 2000*		vs. Georgia State Nike Festival	L 88–97	6–6	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 27, 2000*		Vanguard	W 96–51	7–6	The Matadome  Northridge, California
Jan 4, 2001		at Weber State	W 89–78	8–6 (1–0)	Dee Events Center  Ogden, Utah
Jan 6, 2001		at Sacramento State	W 95–82	9–6 (2–0)	Hornets Nest  Sacramento, California
Jan 11, 2001		at Northern Arizona	L 75–76	9–7 (2–1)	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, Arizona
Jan 13, 2001		Idaho State	W 90–73	10–7 (3–1)	The Matadome  Northridge, California
Jan 18, 2001		Portland State	W 103–83	11–7 (4–1)	The Matadome  Northridge, California
Jan 20, 2001		Eastern Washington	L 75–88	11–8 (4–2)	The Matadome  Northridge, California
Jan 25, 2001		at Montana State	W 72–65	12–8 (5–2)	Worthington Arena  Bozeman, Montana
Jan 27, 2001		at Montana	W 74–65	13–8 (6–2)	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Jan 31, 2001		Sacramento State	W 100–73	14–8 (7–2)	The Matadome  Northridge, California
Feb 1, 2001		Weber State	W 96–86	15–8 (8–2)	The Matadome  Northridge, California
Feb 8, 2001		at Idaho State	L 84–89	15–9 (8–3)	Holt Arena  Pocatello, Idaho
Feb 17, 2001		Northern Arizona	W 78–72	16–9 (9–3)	The Matadome  Northridge, California
Feb 22, 2001		Montana	W 92–68	17–9 (10–3)	The Matadome  Northridge, California
Feb 24, 2001		Montana State	W 85–65	18–9 (11–3)	The Matadome  Northridge, California
Mar 1, 2001		at Eastern Washington	W 86–84	19–9 (12–3)	Reese Court  Cheney, Washington
Mar 3, 2001		at Portland State	W 81–75	20–9 (13–3)	Peter W. Stott Center  Portland, Oregon
Big Sky tournament
Mar 9, 2001*	(1)	(6) Weber State Semifinals	W 91–74	21–9	The Matadome  Northridge, California
Mar 10, 2001*	(1)	(2) Eastern Washington Championship game	W 73–58	22–9	The Matadome  Northridge, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2001*	(13 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Kansas First round	L 75–99	22–10	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

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