In a battle between the two highest-scoring teams in the Big West Conference, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball played host to the UC San Diego Tritons, who currently hold the top spot in the Big West, on Thursday, Feb. 20. The Mustangs (10-17, 4-11 Big West) hung around all game, but in the end, the Tritons’ […]
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Second half surge helps Cal Poly Men’s Basketball defeat Hawai’i at home
Just one month ago, on Jan. 4, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball left Stan Sheriff Center with somber faces, coming off their lowest-scoring game of the season with only 55 points against Hawai’i. After an encouraging start to the year in non-conference play, during which they stayed competitive with power four teams and even defeated Stanford, […]
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A Program Re-Energized: Cal Poly Men’s Basketball is giving fans a more exciting product
With 20 seconds remaining in their rivalry game with UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball looked to tie the game up after crawling out of a 14-point deficit to make the game close at 72-70. The sound of the crowd erupting at Mott Athletics Center was almost deafening as the leading scorer for the […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball snaps 46 game Big West losing streak, defeats Long Beach State
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball snapped the third-longest Division-I conference losing streak by defeating Long Beach State 78-69 on Saturday at Mott Athletics Center. Their Big West Conference losing streak ends at 46 games, third all-time behind Colgate (47) and the University of Chicago (60). For the Mustangs (7-14, 1-8 Big West), it was their first […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball drops sixth straight, extends Big West losing streak against UC Davis
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball continues searching for their first conference victory in over two years after they fell to UC Davis 65-54 on Thursday at Mott Athletics Center. The loss marks the 45th straight regular-season Big West Conference loss for Cal Poly, a streak that dates back to December 2022. The last time the Mustangs […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball falls at the buzzer to UC Santa Barbara in front of a sold-out Mott Athletics Center
In front of a sold-out crowd of 3032 fans at Mott Athletics Center, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball has orchestrated a run to cut a once 14-point UC Santa Barbara lead down to a 72-70 score with 20 seconds to go. Still down by two, the Mustangs (6-12 0-6 Big West) looked for a bucket from […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball falls short in overtime to Big West favorite UC Irvine
With just over 19 seconds left to play and the shot clock turned off, senior guard Isaac Jessup, who had a quiet night up until this moment, popped open on the right wing, where he tied the game four minutes earlier. The ball fumbled out of his hands for just a moment before he collected […]
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Inside the change of playstyle head coach Mike DeGeorge has brought to Cal Poly Men’s Basketball
The screeching sound of the buzzer fired off as the final game of Cal Poly Men’s Basketball’s 2023-24 season came to a close. The Mustangs were left distraught as yet another tumultuous year finished with disappointment. The team failed to win a single conference game and eclipsed their 19-game losing streak from the season prior […]
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Preview: Cal Poly Men’s Basketball eyes first non-conference winning record since 2011
Fresh off a thrilling 23-point comeback at home versus Denver University, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball looks to keep their momentum rolling on the road to finish their 2024 calendar. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Cal Poly while returning some key players from injury. The next opponent in their sights is the University […]
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Hyder’s career-high aids Cal Poly Men’s Basketball comeback overtime win over Denver at home
Down by one and playing in their second overtime in three days, graduate guard Jarred Hyder brought the ball up the floor. It’s a simple pistol action that Denver fails to guard. Hyder sets his feet on the Big West logo and fires the three-pointer, sending Mott Athletic Center into celebration. Cal Poly Basketball snapped […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball drops second straight Big West game to CSUN at home
A second-half rally for Cal Poly Men’s Basketball fell just short as they fell 102-91 to CSU Northridge on Saturday at Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (5-6, 0-2 Big West) were dominated in the key by the Matadors (7-3, 1-1 Big West), giving up 54 points in the paint. With graduate guard Jarred Hyder and […]