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

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. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1958–1963 Paul Thomas 5 33–97 .254
2 1963–1971 Jerry Ball 8 104–101 .507
3 1971–1996 Pete Cassidy 25 335–336 .499
4 1996–2013 Bobby Braswell 17 251–258 .493
5 2013–2018[a] Reggie Theus 5 44–105 .295
6 2018–2021 Mark Gottfried 3 37–51 .420
7 2021–present[b] Trent Johnson 2 14–48 .226
Totals 7 coaches 65 seasons 818–996 .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]

References

  1. ^ a b "CSUN Team History" (PDF). Cal State Northridge Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ a b 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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