Cal Poly men’s basketball fell to Cal State Northridge 68-55 in their Big West opener on Saturday, Jan. 8 inside the Matadome. The Mustangs (3-9, 0-1 Big West) saw their last four games canceled due to COVID-19 and this matchup with the Matadors (5-8, 0-1 Big West) was their first game since Dec. 17. After […]
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Building relationships: How the Cal Poly men’s basketball program was able to recruit through the pandemic
Freshmen basketball players Daniel Esparza and Matur Dhal couldn’t take an official visit to Cal Poly before committing to the basketball program due to the pandemic. “We would do campus visits via Zoom and take the phone around and show them how beautiful Cal Poly is,” head coach John Smith said. Despite not having a […]
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Men’s basketball’s matchup with UCSB on Thursday canceled due to COVID-19
Cal Poly men’s basketball’s Thursday, Jan. 6 matchup against Blue-Green rival UCSB has been canceled due to COVID-19 within the Mustang program. This is the fourth straight game Cal Poly has not played because of health and safety protocols. Following the Big West Conference guidelines, the game will not be rescheduled and it will count […]
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Men’s basketball has first two Big West matchups canceled due to COVID-19
The Cal Poly men’s basketball program announced on Wednesday that their two Big West Conference opening home matchups have been canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Mustang program. Cal Poly was scheduled to face off against Long Beach State on Thursday, Dec. 30 and Cal State Fullerton on Saturday, Jan. 1 to open up […]
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Men’s basketball falls to Fresno State to end non-conference play, 83-48
Cal Poly men’s basketball fell 83-48 to the Fresno State Bulldogs on Friday, Dec. 18 inside Save Mart Center. Coming off three straight close finishes, the Mustangs (3-8) trailed for 38 consecutive minutes in the loss to the Bulldogs (9-2) as they finished up their nine-game road trip. From the tip, Fresno State controlled the […]
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Men’s basketball drops another close matchup to Portland, 78-77
Cal Poly men’s basketball lost a closely contested matchup against the Portland Pilots 78-77 on Monday, Dec. 13 at the Chiles Center. This loss was the Mustangs’ (3-7) fifth decided by three points or less. Between Cal Poly and the Pilots (8-3), the largest lead of the game was six points. The Mustangs started the […]
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Men’s basketball secures 61-58 victory over Portland State
Cal Poly men’s basketball secured a narrow 61-58 victory over the Portland State Vikings on Saturday, Dec. 11 inside Viking Pavilion. In the first half, the Mustangs (3-6) took an early 9-5 lead before the Vikings (3-5) took their first lead of the game at 11-9. After Portland State went ahead 13-11, the Mustangs responded […]
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Men’s basketball falls short against University of San Diego, 52-51
Cal Poly men’s basketball lost a defensive battle to the University of San Diego Toreros 52-51 on Sunday, Dec. 5 inside Jenny Craig Pavilion. The Toreros (5-5) led for most of the game against the Mustangs (2-6), who suffered their fourth loss by three or less points this season. The Mustangs came out on a […]
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Men’s basketball continues road trip with 64-55 loss to California Baptist
Cal Poly men’s basketball continued their longest road trip of the season with a 64-55 loss to the California Baptist Lancers on Thursday, Dec. 2 at the CBU Events Center in Riverside. After starting the season with a 33-point win, the Mustangs (2-5) have lost five of their last six games, while the Lancers (7-1) […]
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Men’s basketball closes SoCal Challenge with 67-63 win over Idaho
Cal Poly men’s basketball snapped their four-game losing streak by taking down University of Idaho 67-63 in the SoCal Challenge tournament at JSerra Pavilion on Wednesday, Nov. 24. The Mustangs (2-4) led for most of the game against the Vandals (1-5). This game wraps up the SoCal challenge tournament for Cal Poly. The game was […]
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Men’s basketball drops fourth straight in overtime to Nicholls State, 75-72
Cal Poly men’s basketball narrowly fell in a 75-72 overtime loss to Nicholls State on Monday, Nov. 22 in the SoCal Challenge Sand Bracket opener inside JSerra Pavilion in San Juan Capistrano, Ca. The Mustangs (1-4) led by 11 points in the second half before the Colonels (4-2) ultimately came out with the victory. The […]