Cal Poly Men’s Basketball has two more games left to try and qualify for the Big West tournament appearance, just one year removed from an 0-20 season in conference. The Mustangs (12-18, 6-12 Big West) are in ninth place in the Big West, currently sitting half a game back of CSU Bakersfield (13-18, 7-12 Big […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball stomps CSU Bakersfield to keep Big West Tournament hopes alive
In a pivotal matchup to decide the final seed for the Big West Conference Tournament, Cal Poly (12-18, 6-12 Big West) took down the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (13-18, 7-12 Big West) 98-72 after a dominant second-half of play on Saturday, March 1 at Mott Athletics Center. Five Mustangs would score at least 14 points. […]
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Cap Poly Men’s Basketball drops crucial matchup to UC Santa Barbara
At the end of a practice before Cal Poly took on UC Santa Barbara Thursday, Head Coach Mike DeGeorge had his team in a huddle. He told them to be grateful that they’re playing meaningful games in March, a position the program hasn’t been in for years. “We’re trying to get something, not protect something,” […]
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Preview: Cal Poly looks to keep Big West tournament hopes alive against UC Santa Barbara
With the season nearing its conclusion, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball is on the bubble of the Big West Championships Tournament, with a rivalry game against UC Santa Barbara on deck Thursday, Feb. 27 at the Thunderdome in Santa Barbara. The Mustangs (11-17, 5-11 Big West) are coming off an overtime win at home against UC […]
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Cal Poly takes down UC Riverside in a thrilling overtime win
With only five regular season games remaining for Cal Poly Men’s Basketball, they found themselves with their backs against the wall on Saturday, Feb. 22. The Mustangs (11-17, 5-11 Big West) were coming off two straight losses and on the outside of the Big West postseason tournament picture. To make matters worse, the team was […]
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Cal Poly falls to UC San Diego despite strong games from Jessup, Ward
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 […]