Cal Poly Men’s Basketball, the No. 10 seed in the Big West Tournament, defeated No. 7 seed Cal State Fullerton 87-82 in the first round of the tournament on Tuesday, March 9 at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas. “We came into this conference tournament in our eyes 0-0,” sophomore guard Colby Rogers said. “We […]
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Men’s Basketball cruises to 100-46 win in season opener against Bethesda
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball won in their 2020-2021 season opener against the Bethesda Flames by a score of 100-46 on Friday, Nov. 27 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (1-0) are looking to improve on head coach John Smith’s first season with the program where they finished last in the Big West Conference with an […]
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Cal Poly Basketball to pave the way for other in-person sports
As the start of the 2020-2021 Cal Poly Basketball season draws near, both the men’s and women’s programs are working to plan a safe and successful season to pave the way for teams playing in later seasons. “Anything that we do, everybody is watching and how we handle everything can be a roadmap for the […]
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Men’s Basketball wraps up seven-man recruiting class for 2020-21 season
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 coach and recruiting coordinator Justin Downer. Evans joins five other high school recruits and one […]
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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 behind the Highlanders (15-14, 5-8 Big West) into last place in the nine-team conference standings. […]
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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 17 points from sophomore forward Tuukka Jaakkola. The Mustangs held the Matadors (6-12, 1-1 Big […]