Cal Poly Men’s Basketball concluded their seven-man recruiting class for the upcoming 2020-21 season after adding Ryan Evans as a preferred walk-on on Apr. 22. This season, the Mustangs recruited players with a “little bit of everything,” according to assistant…
Men’s Basketball eliminated from postseason contention after UC Santa Barbara buzzer-beater
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball’s season came to an end at the hands of a UC Santa Barbara buzzer-beater on Saturday, March 7 inside the Thunderdome. The Gauchos went on a 8-0 run in the final minutes of the game before…
Men’s Basketball falls to UC Riverside 61-49 in critical home loss
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball scored a season-low 16 points in the first half of its 61-49 loss to UC Riverside on Saturday, Feb. 22 inside Mott Athletics Center. With the loss, the Mustangs (7-20, 4-9 Big West) slipped one game…
Men’s Basketball falls in quadruple overtime against Cal State Fullerton, 105-101
It took four overtime periods for Cal Poly to eventually fall 105-101 against Cal State Fullerton Saturday, Feb. 15 inside Titan Gym. Junior forward Nolan Taylor scored a career-high 35 points while sophomore guard Junior Ballard added 27 points for…
Men’s Basketball takes down Hawai’i 79-75 in second overtime game of the season
Freshman guard Colby Rogers hit an overtime game-winner for the second time this season as Cal Poly Men’s Basketball took down Hawai’i 79-75 Saturday, Feb. 8 inside Mott Athletics Center. Cal Poly (7-16, 4-5 Big West) led by as much…
The loss of an icon: Men’s Basketball reflects on Kobe Bryant’s death
On Sunday, Jan. 26 Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were among nine passengers who passed away in a helicopter crash on a Calabasas hillside. While Kobe Bryant may be gone, his international legacy will live forever as a model…
Colby Rogers scores overtime game-winner as Men’s Basketball defeats Cal State Fullerton, 101-100
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball defeated Cal State Fullerton in dramatic fashion with a 101-100 overtime victory Thursday, Jan. 30 inside Mott Athletics Center. Freshman guard Colby Rogers scored a layup with 0.4 seconds remaining in overtime to grant the Mustangs…
Cal State Fullerton’s head coach and players talk about the positive impact the Smiths will have on Cal Poly
The night before facing his former co-worker and player for the first time, Cal State Fullerton Men’s Basketball head coach Dedrique Taylor only had good things to say about Cal Poly head coach John Smith and graduate guard Jamal Smith.…
Men’s Basketball’s second-half comeback falls short in 65-61 road loss to Hawai’i
A miscue in the final seconds of the game cut Cal Poly Men’s Basketball’s comeback attempt short, resulting in a 65-61 loss to Hawai’i on Thursday, Jan. 16 inside the Stan Sheriff Center. While Cal Poly(4-13, 1-2 Big West) trailed…
Men’s Basketball wins first Big West game of the season with a 74-56 victory over CSUN
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball defeated CSUN 74-56 on Saturday, Jan. 11 inside Mott Athletics Center to secure its first Big West victory of the season. The Mustangs (4-12, 1-1 Big West) shot 52.7 percent from the field behind a team-high…
Men’s basketball drops third straight to Iowa, 85-59
Despite three players scoring in double digits, Cal Poly dropped their third straight game 85-59 to Iowa on Sunday Nov. 24th inside Carver Hawkeye Arena. The Mustangs (1-5) struggled on both sides of the ball, as the Hawkeyes (4-1) led…