Cal Poly men’s basketball defeated the UC Davis Aggies 82-74 on Saturday, Jan. 15th at Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (4-10, 1-2 Big West) snapped their four game losing streak against the Aggies (7-5, 0-1 Big West) to get their first win in the Big West. Cal Poly came out with energy on the defensive […]
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Men’s basketball has comeback effort fall short, loses to UC Riverside 57-46
Cal Poly men’s basketball lost their first home game of the new year to UC Riverside 57-46 on Thursday, Jan. 13 inside Mott Athletic Center. Cal Poly (3-10, 0-2 Big West) extended their losing streak to four games with the loss to the Highlanders (8-5, 1-1 Big West) in a game that was separated by […]
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Men’s basketball drops Big West opener to Cal State Northridge, 68-55
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 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 loses heartbreaker to Sacramento State in final seconds, 58-57
Cal Poly men’s basketball dropped another close game to Sacramento State 58-57 on Monday, Nov. 15 inside Mott Athletics Center. For the second game in a row, the Mustangs (1-2) lost within a minute of play, this time to the Sacramento State Hornets (2-1). After a heartbreaking loss to North Dakota State on Friday, the […]
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Men’s basketball suffers late loss to North Dakota State, 60-57
Cal Poly’s men’s basketball suffered their first loss by a score of 60-57 in a back-and-forth matchup with North Dakota State on Friday, Nov. 12 inside Mott Athletic Center. The Mustangs (1-1) squared off against the Bison (2-0) in a thrilling loss that came down to the final seconds of regulation. Cal Poly looked to […]