After last Monday’s game against USC, facing the Division III program was a chance for the Mustangs to get back into the win column.
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball wins home opener behind newcomer Mousa’s 25 points
The Mustangs hosted Division II California State East Bay for their pre-season opening game that doubled as their annual ‘Field Trip’ game, pulling out a hard-fought 97-86 win for the young fans.
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball set for challenging 2025-26 schedule featuring Power Four matchups and conference champions
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball announced its finalized 2025-26 schedule on Wednesday, adding 12 non-conference games featuring last year’s conference champions and NCAA tournament teams.
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Cal Poly guard Owen Koonce enters transfer portal
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball guard Owen Koonce has entered the transfer portal as a grad transfer, according to 247sports. The All-Big West honorable mention marks the second departure from Cal Poly Men’s Basketball, following freshman guard Peter Bandelj’s recent portal entry. Koonce transferred to Cal Poly last summer from Division II Colorado Mesa and had […]
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Cal Poly’s strong support system behind every men’s basketball game
Among the Cal Poly fans scattered throughout the stands in Lee’s Family Forum, one group stood out the most—the parents behind the bench, easily the loudest voices in the arena as they cheered on their sons in the green and gold. There was Isaac Jessup’s dad, popping up after every three. Mac Riniker’s mom, quick […]
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Cal Poly guard Peter Bandelj enters transfer portal
After just one season with the Mustangs, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball guard Peter Bandelj has entered the transfer portal, according to Eurohoops Scouting. Bandelj began the year as the team’s sixth man, but the freshman showcased growth over the season and became a starter and key contributor for Cal Poly throughout their Big West tournament […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball advances to first Big West Championships semifinals since 2014
Henderson, Nev. – As Mike DeGeorge sat at the postgame press conference and made his opening statement, it was clear Cal Poly’s win over UC Riverside in the Big West Championships quarterfinals wasn’t surprising to him. “We’re just coming in, and if we play the way we’re capable of, we can get anybody in this […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball advances to Big West quarterfinals behind second half comeback
Henderson, Nev. – For a team stigmatized as the worst program on Cal Poly’s campus and the Big West Conference, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball’s 86-76 win over UC Davis does more than advance them to the Big West Championships quarterfinals. Long gone are the days of a 46-game Big West losing streak and an offense […]
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Inside Cal Poly Men’s Basketball’s Big West surge
In the shadow of 46 consecutive Big West Conference losses spanning nearly two years, something unexpected began stirring in San Luis Obispo. The Cal Poly men’s basketball team, long relegated to the conference cellar and written off before the season even began, was quietly assembling a band of misfits that nobody believed in. Nobody, that […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball beats Long Beach State to clinch spot in Big West Tournament
After almost a decade of being a non-factor in the Big West conference, the program hired Mike DeGeorge, a coach with experience rebuilding programs. There were many questions about how season one of the DeGeorge era would go, how fast could a program that was coming off a 20-game losing streak be turned around? After […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball dominates Cal State Fullerton, inch closer to Big West tournament spot
In a must-win game on senior night hosting the Cal State Fullerton Titans, Cal Poly hits a record-setting 20 three-pointers against a Division-I opponent en route to a 100-61 victory. With the win, the Mustangs sit just one game behind CSU Bakersfield for the eighth and final spot in the Big West Tournament. Cal Poly […]