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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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. […]
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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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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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Eversley’s double-double helps Mustangs defeat Northern Colorado
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net After losing three starters to graduation last year, it was only a matter of time before junior forward Chris Eversley stepped in to fill the void. Thursday night was that time. Eversley earned his third-career double-double, scoring 21 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to help propel the Cal Poly men’s basketball team […]
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Men’s, women’s basketball prepare for 2012-13 season
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net The entire Cal Poly men’s basketball roster will look different this upcoming season. There will be no David Hanson, no Will Taylor, no Chris Donahue and no Amaurys Fermin. But with a roster filled with names such as Chris Eversley, Drake U’u and Kyle Odister, Cal Poly will open practice in preparation […]
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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 […]
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Men's basketball can't overcome slow start
The road woes continued for Cal Poly men’s basketball on Saturday night as the Mustangs ceded a 16-point lead to rival UC Santa Barbara in the first half and eventually fell 68-60. Head coach Joe Callero flatly took the blame for Cal Poly’s (15-14, 6-8) slow start. He said the Gauchos took apart their zone […]
