Tag: Cal Poly basketball
Mustangs tie 3-point record, score 100
Cal Poly men’s basketball team tied an all-time NCAA Division I record for consecutive 3-pointers made on its way to a 100-54 blowout against Cal State Northridge on Saturday. The Mustangs (12-8, 3-4) began the game — broadcast on Fox Sports Prime Ticket — with 11 straight 3-pointers, matching a Division I record set by […]
Royer feels the power of 'The Gun'
Cal Poly’s sharpshooting guard learned how to shoot a basketball watching VHS tapes by NBA legend “Pistol Pete” Maravich. So it was only natural that, upon coming to Cal Poly, Dylan Royer learned the power of “The Gun.” “He’s probably used The Gun more than anyone I’ve ever known,” said sophomore forward Chris Eversley, referring […]
Turning up the heat after heartbreaks
With one shot, Cal Poly women’s basketball snapped its losing streak, defeated its arch-rival and began Big West Conference with a much-needed victory. Prior to senior guard Ashlee Burns’ last-second layup to defeat UC Santa Barbara 61-58, the Mustangs lost nine of 12 games, including all six games on a two-week, cross-country road trip in […]
Costa Rican trip inspires dreams of Madness
After spending half a practice mopping the floor, zip-lining in thunder showers and going toe-to-toe with a Brazilian aardvark, the Cal Poly men’s basketball team said it feels as if it is ready to make a run at March Madness. This is due in part to an eight-day trip the team took this summer to […]
Mustangs drop heartbreaker in Big West quarterfinals
The No.2 seeded Cal Poly men’s basketball team dropped a 70-66 overtime decision to the No. 7 seed Highlanders of UC Riverside in the Big West tournament quarterfinals at the Honda Center in Anaheim Thursday night. With the loss, the Mustangs concluded their season with a 15-15 record.
Men’s basketball gears up for Big West Tournament
A season’s worth of work and progression will be tested this weekend as the Cal Poly men’s basketball team (15-14, 10-6 Big West) travels to Anaheim to chase their NCAA Tournament aspirations.
Past the basketball shoes, Hanson is just your average college student
There is a distinct difference in forward David Hanson’s personality on and off the court. When he’s playing, he is focused, aggressive, serious, instinctual and completely set on getting the team a win. Off the court, however, his friends and family describe him as an easygoing, laid back prankster who likes hot chocolate, reality shows […]
Santiago out for season with ACL tear
An MRI showed a complete tear of the ACL in Santiago’s left knee, Santiago said the scan revealed Wednesday. That means the player who averaged a conference-high 19.6 points per game will watch the rest of the season from the bench.
BLOG: Kristina Santiago leaves season opener with knee injury
The Cal Poly women’s basketball team has just played one game, but it may have already received the worst news of the season.