After defeating No. 7 seed Cal State Fullerton 87-82 in the opening round of the Big West Tournament, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball fell short in a 58-51 quarterfinal defeat against No. 2 UC Irvine on Thursday, March 11 at the Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas. Cal Poly (4-20, 1-15 Big West) fought hard and […]
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Men’s Basketball upsets CSU Fullerton 87-82 in first round of Big West Tournament
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 closes out regular season with 70-54 loss to Blue-Green rivals UCSB
The Mustangs finished their regular season with a second loss to Blue-Green rivals UC Santa Barbara at the Thunderdome on Saturday, March 5. Cal Poly (3-19, 1-15 Big West) will take a nine-game losing streak into the Big West Tournament as the No. 10 seed. The Mustangs have not won away at the Thunderdome since […]
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Men’s Basketball suffers road defeat against Hawai’i 84-68
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball struggled to capitalize on its shooting attempts and fell 84-68 to Hawai’i on Friday, Feb. 5 inside Stan Sheriff Center. Cal Poly (3-12, 1-8 Big West) remains winless in road matchups since Jan. 31, 2019 as Hawai’i (6-5, 4-5 Big West) held the Mustangs to 41% shooting from the field. Hawai’i […]
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Cal Poly athletes reflect on the world of sports in 2020
In 2020, the world of sports saw canceled tournaments, postponed events, and a tsunami of social justice gaining momentum on courts and fields all over the world. Closer to home, Cal Poly’s athletic teams had playoff chances cancelled, seasons cut short, and an unpredictable fall quarter. With chaos, triumph, and togetherness as the themes at the […]
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Men’s Basketball falls 64-51 to CSUN despite first half lead
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball split the two-game series with Cal State Northridge after falling 64-51 on Saturday, Jan. 30. Cal Poly (3-11, 1-7 Big West) were looking to build on their victory the day before, snapping an eight-game losing streak with a 76-70 win over Northridge (6-7, 2-4 Big West). Cal Poly began the game […]
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Men’s Basketball earns first conference victory against CSUN 76-70
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball picked up their first conference victory of the 2020-21 season against Cal State Northridge on Friday Jan. 29 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (3-10, 1-6 Big West) secured their first win since Dec. 13 while the Matadors’ (5-7, 1-4 Big West) current losing streak extended to four games with the […]
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Men’s Basketball drops first leg of away doubleheader with UC Irvine to remain winless in Big West play
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball lost away to UC Irvine 68-49 on Friday, Jan. 2 at Bren Events Center. Having lost 12 of the last 13 meetings between these two teams, the Mustangs (2-9, 0-5 Big West) were looking to take advantage of a depleted UC Irvine (7-4, 3-0 Big West) squad that saw a third […]
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Men’s Basketball loses first half momentum, sees defeat to UC Riverside for fifth straight loss
UC Riverside dominated the second half and handled Cal Poly by a score of 86-51 on Friday, Jan. 15th inside Mott Athletics Center. The loss puts the Mustangs at a 2-7 start this season, including a 0-3 record in the Big West. The Highlanders improved their record to 5-3 overall and 2-1 in the conference. […]
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Men’s Basketball’s falls short to San Diego 70-61
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball fought but could not complete their comeback as they fell 70-61 to the San Diego Toreros on Wednesday, Dec 16. inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (2-3) came in looking to build on the momentum from a big come from behind win three nights prior, but could not secure the victory […]
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Men’s Basketball takes down San Jose State 75-71 in a tight second half
Despite trailing by as much as 14 points in the first half, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball turned the score around to defeat San Jose State 75-71 on Sunday, Dec. 13 inside Mott Athletics Center. Sophomore forward Alimamy Koroma and freshman forward Brantly Stevenson reached career highs with 19 points and 17 points respectively. Senior guard […]