Cal Poly men’s basketball placed third in this season’s Big West Conference preseason polls, finishing ahead of last season’s regular-season champion Long Beach State and five other teams.
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Beat at the buzzer: Pacific eliminates Cal Poly
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net In a game that featured 18 lead changes and didn’t see either team lead by more than four points, a single put-back layup with 1.3 seconds left decided the Cal Poly men’s basketball team’s fate for a bid at the Big West Conference Tournament finals. Pacific’s senior forward Travis Fulton corralled teammate […]
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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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Eversley earns all-conference first team honors
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net Forward Chris Eversley capped off a blazing Big West regular season performance by taking home All-Big West first team honors on Monday. Senior guard Dylan Royer, who earned a scholarship prior to his senior season at Cal Poly, was awarded Big West honorable mention. Eversley was the only Cal Poly […]
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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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Royer’s 20 points lead ‘Stangs by Aggies
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net The last time senior guard Dylan Royer faced UC Davis, he exploded for a then career-high 19 points against the Aggies on Jan 10. Since then, the Morro Bay High School graduate hadn’t been able to find his groove from his favored spot on the court — beyond the arc — as […]
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Mustangs snag comeback victory over Pacific
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net The event staff responsible for mopping sweat off the court had their work cut out for them during the Cal Poly men’s basketball game on Thursday night. Cal Poly (10-11, 6-5 Big West) brought down second-place Pacific (13-9, 7-3 Big West) 67-62 in the Mott Athletics Center. And as head coach Joe […]