The 2016–17 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge (also known as CSUN) during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by fourth-year head coach Reggie Theus, played their home games at the Matadome as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 7–9 in Big West play to finish in sixth place. In the Big West tournament, they lost to Cal State Fullerton in the quarterfinals.
Previous season The Matadors finished the 2015–16 season 10–20, 5–11 in Big West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. Due to "serious violations" in the basketball program, the school self-imposed a postseason ban.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Landon Drew 2 G 6'1" 182 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated Zacarry Douglas 5 F 6'8" 205 Sophomore Landover, MD Transferred to El Camino College Compton Center Tre Hale-Edmerson 11 F/C 6'9" 211 Senior Sheridan, OR Graduated Olalekan Ajayi 12 F/C 6'11" 245 RS Senior Lagos, Nigeria Graduated Kelton Conway 13 G 5'11" 176 Freshman Woodland Hills, CA Walk-on; didn't return
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Sam Finley G 6'2" 179 Senior Corona, CA Transferred from Ole Miss. Under NCAA transfer rules, Finley will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. Lyrik Shreiner G 6'3" 190 Freshman Phoenix, AZ Transferred from TCU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Shreiner will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Anthony Swan G 6'7" 190 Junior Los Angeles, CA Transferred from George Washington. Under NCAA transfer rules, Swan will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
2016 incoming recruits
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big West regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Big West tournament
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