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Cal State Northridge

Also known as: Cal State Northridge Matadors
Program History

2026-2027 Team Stats (3 games)

84.3
PPG
81.0
Opp
+3.3
Margin
44.7%
FG%
31.3%
3P%
66.7%
FT%
47.7
RPG
16.3
APG
13.0
TO
76.9
Est. poss./game
70.2
Adj PPG
72.1
Adj Opp PPG
#187
Scoring Rank

Model Outputs

2026-2027
Catalog

Output is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.

Model Output Notes
Elo Elo Streaming paired-comparison rating with recency baked into sequential updates. Preseason prior 934 (returning production + recruiting): last season 999, returning -14, transfers -31, freshmen -20 More โ†’ 905 (#191) Preseason prior 934 (returning production + recruiting): last season 999, returning -14, transfers -31, freshmen -20
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. HCA +212 elo More โ†’ 960 (#192) HCA +212 elo
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +212 elo More โ†’ 973 (#214) HCA +212 elo
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +2.0 More โ†’ +1.1 (#145) HCA +2.0
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +2.0 More โ†’ +1.1 (#144) HCA +2.0
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More โ†’ 0.295 (#232) -
Adjusted Efficiency Adjusted Efficiency Opponent-adjusted efficiency model with separate offensive and defensive components. AdjNet -6.8 More โ†’ 0.416 (#203) AdjNet -6.8
Log Adjusted Log Adjusted Log-scale adjusted efficiency model that downweights blowout leverage. AdjNet -6.6 More โ†’ 0.416 (#201) AdjNet -6.6
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. AdjO 70.2 | AdjD 72.1 More โ†’ 0.457 (#187) AdjO 70.2 | AdjD 72.1
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. AdjO 70.2 | AdjD 72.1 More โ†’ 0.465 (#196) AdjO 70.2 | AdjD 72.1
Core Ensemble Core Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More โ†’ 0.439 (#188) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Recency Ensemble Recency Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and recency points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More โ†’ 0.441 (#187) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Dynamic Bradley-Terry Dynamic Bradley-Terry Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. RD 195 | GP 2 More โ†’ 929 (#220) RD 195 | GP 2
Adjusted Context Blend Adjusted Context Blend Chronologically trained component blend with rest and signed venue context. Chronological component blend with rest and venue. More โ†’ 0.433 (#175) Chronological component blend with rest and venue.

2026-2027 Schedule & Results

Date Vs/At Opponent Result Score
2026-11-04 @ Wichita State Shockers L 67 - 79
2026-11-06 @ Kansas State Wildcats L 78 - 95
2026-11-12 vs Grace (CA) Talons W 108 - 69
2026-11-17 @ Troy Trojans - Preview
2026-11-20 vs Delaware Blue Hens - Preview

2026-2027 Roster

Estimated Minutes by Position

Estimated from roster positions, box scores and minutes played. Each column totals one game's minutes, divided among the players. Use the labels or legend to highlight a player's estimated role.

Player Pos GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA Numbers PM PM GP PM/G PM/40 FG% 3P% FT% RAPM TS% eFG%
Mikah Ballew Mikah Ballew G 3 30.3 21.3 3.3 1.3 2.0 0.7 1.3 12.7 14.7 -29 2 -14.5 -17.7 57.9 43.5 62.5 -1.05 71.0 71.1
Josiah Davis Josiah Davis G 3 31.3 13.7 3.7 7.0 1.0 0.0 3.7 10.7 11.0 -35 2 -17.5 -21.0 40.6 0 93.8 -1.36 52.5 40.6
Brooklyn Hicks Brooklyn Hicks G 3 23.7 11.3 8.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 1.3 9.3 10.7 -9 2 -4.5 -8.0 46.4 30.0 83.3 -0.66 55.5 51.8
B.J. Omot B.J. Omot F 3 28.7 10.7 4.7 0.7 1.0 0.3 1.7 12.0 3.7 -33 2 -16.5 -21.5 36.1 12.5 66.7 -0.96 41.4 38.9
Keziah Ekissi Keziah Ekissi G 3 18.3 8.0 5.0 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 6.3 8.0 -21 2 -10.5 -21.9 42.1 45.5 75.0 -1.35 57.8 55.3
Jael Martin Jael Martin F 3 20.3 4.3 5.7 1.3 2.0 1.0 1.3 3.0 10.0 -25 2 -12.5 -21.1 66.7 0 16.7 -0.48 55.8 66.7
Caleb Smith Caleb Smith G 3 9.0 4.3 4.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.7 4.0 3.0 1 2 0.5 1.9 33.3 0.0 50.0 -0.74 39.6 33.3
Daniel Culberson Daniel Culberson G 3 10.0 3.0 1.7 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 3.7 4.3 16 2 8.0 43.0 36.4 0.0 50.0 0.77 37.9 36.4
Emmanuel Stephen Emmanuel Stephen C 3 9.7 2.7 2.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.7 3.0 3.0 -20 2 -10.0 -51.2 44.4 0 0 -1.67 44.4 44.4
Naceiar Kirksey Naceiar Kirksey G 2 7.0 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.5 0.5 -6 1 -6.0 -31.9 40.0 33.3 0 -0.28 50.0 50.0
Jalen Barbee Jalen Barbee G 1 6.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.0 - - - - 100.0 0 0 - 100.0 100.0
Quinton Webb Quinton Webb G 1 5.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 - - - - 100.0 0 0 - 100.0 100.0
Jordan Hare Jordan Hare G 1 4.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 - - - - 0.0 0 100.0 - 53.2 0.0
Lamine Niang Lamine Niang F 3 9.0 1.3 2.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.3 3.7 16 2 8.0 37.8 25.0 0 50.0 0.03 34.7 25.0
Omer Dahan Omer Dahan G 0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Greg Gazarian Greg Gazarian G 0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Numbers/Game vs RAPM

X-axis = Numbers/Game (PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA), Y-axis = RAPM.

Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, PM = total +/-, PM/G = per game, PM/40 = per 40 minutes, RAPM = Regularized Adj Plus-Minus, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG

Alumni in the Pros

Every program's alumni →

Former Cal State Northridge players in NBA 2026-2027, EuroCup 2026-2027, matched by provider player ids (ESPN athlete ids, ESPN bios, linked StatsNBA/EuroLeague ids). Only games after their last Cal State Northridge game count. These are observed results, not certified complete seasons. League and team are where each player last played a regular-season or playoff game (NBA ahead of G League when he played in both); recent games include the preseason.

Active alumni

Player At School League Team GP MPG PPG RPG APG Last game Last 30 days
Elijah Harkless 2018-20 NBA Detroit Pistons 1 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 10-27 0 pts, 0 reb, 0 ast 1 GP, 0.0 PPG, 0.0 RPG, 0.0 APG
Darius Brown Ii 2018-22 EuroCup Dolomiti Energia Trento 7 26.7 13.1 3.0 6.3 11-10 8 pts, 1 reb, 3 ast 4 GP, 10.5 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 7.0 APG

Alumni around the leagues: recent games

Date Player League Team Opponent MIN PTS REB AST Box
2026-11-10 Darius Brown Ii EuroCup Dolomiti Energia Trento vs Tofas Bursa 19 8 1 3 Box
2026-11-03 Darius Brown Ii EuroCup Dolomiti Energia Trento @ Napoli Basketball 34 7 4 5 Box
2026-10-27 Elijah Harkless NBA Detroit Pistons @ New York Knicks 3 0 0 0 Box
2026-10-27 Darius Brown Ii EuroCup Dolomiti Energia Trento vs Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 30 18 2 12 Box
2026-10-16 Elijah Harkless NBA Preseason Detroit Pistons vs Toronto Raptors 7 7 0 1 Box
2026-10-14 Elijah Harkless NBA Preseason Detroit Pistons @ Minnesota Timberwolves 7 0 0 0 Box

2026-2027 Shot Zones

206 located field-goal attempts in 3 games (ESPN). Each zone is coloured by the player with the largest share of the team's made-shot points there (left) and of its misses there (right).

Davis35% Hicks22% Ballew100% Ballew100% Omot33% Omot50% Ballew100% Ekissi50% Kirksey100% Ballew50%
Points: who the team's points here most likely come from
Davis29% Davis33% Hicks50% Omot40% Ballew50% Hicks100% Omot60% Omot50% Ballew57% Ekissi24%
Misses: who misses most here

Mikah BallewBrooklyn HicksB.J. OmotJosiah DavisKeziah EkissiNaceiar Kirksey

Zone FGM-FGA FG% Pts Top scorer Runner-up Most misses Runner-up
Restricted area 26-47 55.3 52 Josiah Davis 35% (18 pts) B.J. Omot 23% (12 pts) Josiah Davis 29% (6 misses) Brooklyn Hicks 19% (4 misses)
Paint (non-RA) 36-72 50.0 72 Brooklyn Hicks 22% (16 pts) B.J. Omot 11% (8 pts) Josiah Davis 33% (12 misses) B.J. Omot 14% (5 misses)
Mid-range left 2-4 50.0 4 Mikah Ballew 100% (4 pts) - Brooklyn Hicks 50% (1 misses) Naceiar Kirksey 50% (1 misses)
Mid-range center 4-9 44.4 8 Mikah Ballew 100% (8 pts) - B.J. Omot 40% (2 misses) Brooklyn Hicks 20% (1 misses)
Mid-range right 3-7 42.9 6 B.J. Omot 33% (2 pts) Keziah Ekissi 33% (2 pts) Mikah Ballew 50% (2 misses) Jael Martin 25% (1 misses)
Left corner 3 4-5 80.0 12 B.J. Omot 50% (6 pts) Keziah Ekissi 25% (3 pts) Brooklyn Hicks 100% (1 misses) -
Right corner 3 4-9 44.4 12 Mikah Ballew 100% (12 pts) - B.J. Omot 60% (3 misses) Brooklyn Hicks 20% (1 misses)
Above-break 3 left 4-20 20.0 12 Keziah Ekissi 50% (6 pts) Brooklyn Hicks 25% (3 pts) B.J. Omot 50% (8 misses) Mikah Ballew 31% (5 misses)
Above-break 3 center 1-8 12.5 3 Naceiar Kirksey 100% (3 pts) - Mikah Ballew 57% (4 misses) B.J. Omot 14% (1 misses)
Above-break 3 right 8-25 32.0 24 Mikah Ballew 50% (12 pts) Brooklyn Hicks 25% (6 pts) Keziah Ekissi 24% (4 misses) Mikah Ballew 24% (4 misses)