Henderson, Nev. – As Mike DeGeorge sat at the postgame press conference and made his opening statement, it was clear Cal Poly’s win over UC Riverside in the Big West Championships quarterfinals wasn’t surprising to him. “We’re just coming in, and if we play the way we’re capable of, we can get anybody in this […]
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With seniors moving on, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball faces transition to next generation of talent
As the players entered the press conference room, their shoulders slumped and eyes fixed on the ground. When the first question came, it wasn’t just words that filled the air, but a sting of a season that had slipped away. The team, once eager to respond with energy and pride, now sat in silence, while […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball advances to Big West quarterfinals behind second half comeback
Henderson, Nev. – For a team stigmatized as the worst program on Cal Poly’s campus and the Big West Conference, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball’s 86-76 win over UC Davis does more than advance them to the Big West Championships quarterfinals. Long gone are the days of a 46-game Big West losing streak and an offense […]
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Inside Cal Poly Men’s Basketball’s Big West surge
In the shadow of 46 consecutive Big West Conference losses spanning nearly two years, something unexpected began stirring in San Luis Obispo. The Cal Poly men’s basketball team, long relegated to the conference cellar and written off before the season even began, was quietly assembling a band of misfits that nobody believed in. Nobody, that […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball looks to make noise as No. 8 seed in Big West Championships
After a win against Cal State Fullerton on Thursday night, Cal Poly women’s basketball clinched its spot in the Big West Tournament in Henderson, Nev., as the No. 8 seed. The Mustangs (13-17, 8-12 Big West) battled through a season filled with ups and downs, finishing conference play with just enough wins to secure the […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball beats Long Beach State to clinch spot in Big West Tournament
After almost a decade of being a non-factor in the Big West conference, the program hired Mike DeGeorge, a coach with experience rebuilding programs. There were many questions about how season one of the DeGeorge era would go, how fast could a program that was coming off a 20-game losing streak be turned around? After […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball dominates Cal State Fullerton, inch closer to Big West tournament spot
In a must-win game on senior night hosting the Cal State Fullerton Titans, Cal Poly hits a record-setting 20 three-pointers against a Division-I opponent en route to a 100-61 victory. With the win, the Mustangs sit just one game behind CSU Bakersfield for the eighth and final spot in the Big West Tournament. Cal Poly […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball clinches Big West Championships berth, win over Cal State Fullerton
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball clinched a Big West Championships berth after defeating Cal State Fullerton 68-62 on the road on Thursday, March 6 at Titan Gym. This win over the Titans (7-22, 5-14 Big West) guarantees the Mustangs (13-16, 8-11 Big West) the eighth and final spot in the Big West Championships tournament, which will […]
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How Cal Poly Men’s Basketball can clinch a spot in the Big West Tournament
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball has two more games left to try and qualify for the Big West tournament appearance, just one year removed from an 0-20 season in conference. The Mustangs (12-18, 6-12 Big West) are in ninth place in the Big West, currently sitting half a game back of CSU Bakersfield (13-18, 7-12 Big […]
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Preview: Cal Poly prepares to host UC Riverside
Still in search of a Big West postseason tournament bid with five games left in the regular season, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball will take on UC Riverside on Saturday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. at Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (10-17, 4-11 Big West) fell to Big West leader UC San Diego 81-67 on Thursday, […]
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Cal Poly Swim and Dive prepares to compete in Big West Championships
As the Big West’s first swim and dive season since being reintroduced comes to a close, Cal Poly looks primed to make a surprise run at the Big West Championships held in Houston, Texas, from Feb. 12-15. The Mustangs men’s team just wrapped up their first undefeated dual meet season in program history, seeing unprecedented […]