Ever since head coach Joe Callero stepped on campus four years ago, he’s made a point of building the Cal Poly men’s basketball team into a top contender in the Big West Conference.
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‘Stache attack: Royer and U’u lead Mustangs by Aggies
J.J. Jenkins sports@mustangdaily.net Dylan Royer and Drake U’u found chemistry on the court Thursday. Mustaches and all. The senior gaurds have sported matching facial hair during the final stretch of the season and sparked a second-half explosion to lead Cal Poly past UC Davis 64-41 in the quarterfinals of the Big West Conference Tournament. “One […]
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Mustangs take down Aggies 64-41 in opening round
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Up by just one at halftime, the Cal Poly men’s basketball team found it difficult to find its rhythm in the first period of its Big West Conference Tournament opening round game against UC Davis. Scoring just 20 points on 7-of-25 shooting in the first 20 minutes, Cal Poly looked to find […]
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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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Jordan Lewis: life after basketball
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Jordan Lewis had cancer as a baby. More specifically, he had neuroblastoma, the most common cancer found in infants and children younger than two years of age. According to the Mayo Clinic, this type of tumor can develop from immature nerve cells found throughout the body and primarily affects the sympathetic nervous […]
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Mustangs defeat Cal State Fullerton 62-60 in regular season finale
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net After suffering several injuries throughout his career and coping with a redshirt season following his freshman season because of NCAA transfer rules, senior guard Chris O’Brien has waited a long time to deliver a signature performance like the one he did Saturday night against Cal State Fullerton. And after posting a career […]
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Morgan boosts Mustangs’ winning streak
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net The only sound Reese Morgan heard on Thursday night in the Mott Athletics Center was the swish of the net. Coming off the bench with 14:20 left to play in the game while the Mustangs trailed 50-37, the redshirt freshman guard proceeded to sink all four of his 3-point attempts as […]
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Home is where the wins are
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net After an electrifying home win against rival UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 16, head men’s basketball coach Joe Callero credited his team’s fans in helping the Mustangs ride to victory, calling the Mott Athletics Center, “without a doubt the best home court advantage in the Big West.” An 11-1 record inside 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 buck Gauchos out of Mott 67-49
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net By Friday, redshirt freshman forward Joel Awich knew he had been granted his first career start for the Cal Poly men’s basketball team. As if that wasn’t enough pressure, it would come in Saturday’s matchup against the Mustangs’ rival, UC Santa Barbara. Because of a lower leg injury suffered in a Feb. […]