Sophomore forward Brian Bennett led the Cal Poly men’s basketball team with a season-high 11 points and nine rebounds, but the Mustangs dropped an 82-61 decision to No. 14 Oregon on Sunday night in Eugene, Ore.
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Men’s basketball aims for deep tournament run
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net After All-Big West first team junior Chris Eversley suffered a high ankle sprain in Cal Poly’s 68-53 victory over UC Davis on Feb. 9, the 6-foot-7 forward decided to sit out the next game against rival UC Santa Barbara. While he was able to warm up pregame before the clash with the […]
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Basketball centers on youth
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Having graduated six seniors, including one of the program’s top scorers in David Hanson and former big man Will Taylor, questions swelled around the Cal Poly men’s basketball team as to who would replace that talent in the post this season. But instead of a single answer, the team got three. Enter […]
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Royer’s game-winner tames Lions in 63-60 win
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Despite his team going 1 of 18 from 3-point range in the game’s first 39 minutes and 57 seconds, head coach Joe Callero wanted the ball in senior 3-point specialist Dylan Royer’s hands for a final play to break a 60-60 deadlock with 2.7 seconds remaining Saturday night. Off an inbounds pass […]
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Mustangs trounce Warriors 88-59
J.J. Jenkins sports@mustangdaily.net The rout was on almost from the beginning. The Mustangs trailed 4-0 three minutes into the game, then went on a 14-0 run and never looked back. Cal Poly (8-9) beat Hawaii (10-9) 88-59 and moved to 4-3 in Big West Conference play while the Warriors fell to an even 4-4. The […]
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Saint Mary’s takes down men’s basketball 86-68
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly men’s basketball team pulled off one of the greatest wins in program history last Saturday, defeating No. 11 UCLA. But this Saturday against Saint Mary’s, it was apparent that the Mustangs left that momentum on the court at the Bruins’ New Pauley Pavilion. Cal Poly (2-3) fell to […]
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Callero: ‘A great night in the history of Cal Poly’
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net Head coach Joe Callero wants to make sure things remain in perspective. While his team is coming off what he calls the best win in his Cal Poly career, the Mustangs are working toward staying grounded. The team defeated its second Pac-12 opponent in just as many seasons, but — […]
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Cal Poly men’s basketball stuns No.11 UCLA 70-68
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net On the back of three double-figure scoring performances by Cal Poly starters, the Cal Poly men’s basketball team upset No. 11 UCLA 70-68 inside Pauley Pavilion on Sunday night for the biggest win in head coach Joe Callero’s tenure, the fourth-year coach said. “It’s certainly the top victory in my […]
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Callero brings in the bigs
Even in the offseason, basketballs can be heard bouncing in Mott Gym. While the Cal Poly men’s basketball team can’t officially practice as a unit until next school year, the players take it upon themselves to hit the gym. “Even though the season just ended two months ago, I can’t wait to get back out […]