Cal Poly Men’s Basketball’s season came to an end at the hands of a UC Santa Barbara buzzer-beater on Saturday, March 7 inside the Thunderdome. The Gauchos went on a 8-0 run in the final minutes of the game before junior guard JaQuori McLaughlin hit a fadeaway jumper as time expired to win the regular-season […]
Tag: Malek Harwell
Posted inMen's Basketball
Men’s Basketball drops first-half lead in 80-73 overtime loss to Long Beach State
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball lost to Long Beach State in an 80-73 overtime thriller Thursday, March 5 inside Walter Pyramid. Sophomore guard Junior Ballard scored a game-high 25 points and added a last-second three-pointer to send the Mustangs into their fourth overtime game of the season. “It was a tough way to lose, we have […]
Posted inMen's Basketball
Men’s Basketball caps off home schedule with 82-76 loss against UC Irvine
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball fell to conference-leaders UC Irvine 82-76 Thursday, Feb. 27 inside Mott Athletics Center. Sophomore guard Junior Ballard and freshman guard Colby Rogers led the Mustangs with 13 points each while searching for Cal Poly’s first home win over the Anteaters since 2013. “Our team has really grown and they’ve really fought […]
Posted inMen's Basketball
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. […]
Posted inMen's Basketball
Men’s Basketball takes down Hawai’i 79-75 in second overtime game of the season
Freshman guard Colby Rogers hit an overtime game-winner for the second time this season as Cal Poly Men’s Basketball took down Hawai’i 79-75 Saturday, Feb. 8 inside Mott Athletics Center. Cal Poly (7-16, 4-5 Big West) led by as much as 15 points in the second half before Hawai’i (14-8, 5-3 Big West) forced overtime […]
Posted inMen's Basketball
The loss of an icon: Men’s Basketball reflects on Kobe Bryant’s death
On Sunday, Jan. 26 Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were among nine passengers who passed away in a helicopter crash on a Calabasas hillside. While Kobe Bryant may be gone, his international legacy will live forever as a model for preparation, competitiveness and work ethic. These traits influenced countless members of the basketball community […]
Posted inMen's Basketball
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 […]
Posted inMen's Basketball
Men’s Basketball falls to UC Santa Barbara 63-45 in Big West Conference opener
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball dropped its Big West Conference opener 63-45 against Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara Wednesday, Jan. 8 inside Mott Athletic Center. Freshman guard Colby Rogers matched his season-high performance of 16 points while graduate wing Malek Harwell added 11 points in the defeat. Video by Matthew Bornhorst UC Santa Barbara outshot Cal […]
Posted inMen's Basketball
Men’s Basketball takes down Siena 70-66 in first win of the season over a Division I opponent
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball took down Siena 70-66 Saturday, Dec. 7 inside Mott Athletics Center. Four Mustangs scored in double digits as Cal Poly overturned a first half deficit to earn its first win over a Division I opponent of the 2019-2020 season. “We pride ourselves on being resilient, fighting through adversity,” freshman guard Colby […]
Posted inSports
Men’s basketball drops third straight to Iowa, 85-59
Despite three players scoring in double digits, Cal Poly dropped their third straight game 85-59 to Iowa on Sunday Nov. 24th inside Carver Hawkeye Arena. The Mustangs (1-5) struggled on both sides of the ball, as the Hawkeyes (4-1) led for the entirety of the game Sophomore forward Tuukka Jaakkola led the offense with a […]
Posted inMen's Basketball
Men’s Basketball drops away matchup with Creighton 86-70
Cal Poly opened up their Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational campaign with a loss against Creighton 86-70 on Saturday, Nov. 22. The Mustangs (1-4) kept their deficit consistently around 18 points throughout the game, but could never climb back as all five Creighton starters scored double digit points. A layup from freshman forward Kyle Colvin […]