List of Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball head coaches

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The following is a list of Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball head coaches. There have been seven head coaches of the Matadors in their 65-season history. [1]

Cal State Northridge's current head coach is Trent Johnson. He was hired as the Matadors' full-time head coach in March 2022, after serving as interim coach for the 2021–22 season. [2] Johnson replaced Mark Gottfried, who was placed on administrative leave while the school investigated allegations of rules violations committed by Gottfried and his staff. [3]

No.TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
11958–1963 Paul Thomas 533–97.254
21963–1971 Jerry Ball 8104–101.507
31971–1996 Pete Cassidy 25335–336.499
41996–2013 Bobby Braswell 17251–258.493
52013–2018 [lower-alpha 1] Reggie Theus 544–105.295
62018–2021 Mark Gottfried 337–51.420
72021–present [lower-alpha 2] Trent Johnson 214–48.226
Totals7 coaches65 seasons818–996.451
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source [1]
  1. ↑ Cal State Northridge vacated nine games in the 2014–15 season. Theus' on-court record is 53–105 (.335).
  2. ↑ Johnson served as interim head coach for the 2021–22 season, and was named permanent head coach after the season. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "CSUN Team History" (PDF). Cal State Northridge Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Fattal, Tarek (March 17, 2022). "CSUN lifts interim tag, hires Trent Johnson as men's basketball coach". Los Angeles Daily News . Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  3. ↑ Schlabach, Mark (April 29, 2021). "Cal State Northridge puts men's basketball coach Mark Gottfried, staff on leave". ESPN.com . Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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