Cal Poly Men’s Basketball remained winless in Big West Conference play, falling to UC San Diego 95-68 Thursday at LionTree Arena. It was an encouraging start by the Mustangs (6-11, 0-5 Big West), who responded strongly after their worst offensive game against Hawai’i, scoring a season-low 55 points. The Green and Gold have not beaten […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball drops third straight to Hawaii, remain winless in conference play
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball is still looking for its first conference win since Dec. 2022 after dropping their Saturday night matchup against Hawai’i, 68-55, inside Stan Sheriff Arena. The Mustangs (6-10, 0-4 Big West) scored a season-low in points but also allowed a season-low to Division-I opponents against the Rainbow Warriors (9-5, 1-2 Big West). […]
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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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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball drops final non-conference game to Omaha
With four minutes remaining at Baxter Arena, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball was in a 74-74 deadlock with the Omaha Mavericks after going back and forth throughout the second half. The Mustangs (6-8, 0-2 Big West) were looking to earn their first non-conference winning record since 2011 when they went 10-7 outside conference play. Omaha’s Kamryn […]
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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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Preview: Cal Poly Men’s Basketball looks to snap three-game skid at home against Denver
After falling to San Jose State in overtime on Saturday, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball continues their stretch of non-conference matches as they return home for a game against the Denver Pioneers on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. at Mott Athletics Center. In the only meeting between the two teams last year, the Pioneers (6-7) […]
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Koonce’s career-high 32 points not enough for Cal Poly Men’s Basketball to overcome San Jose State
Despite graduate swingman Owen Koonce setting a new career-high 32 points, Cal Poly men’s basketball fell to San Jose State 107-100 in overtime Saturday at Provident Credit Union Event Center. The Mustangs (5-7, 0-2 Big West) went back and forth with the Spartans (6-6, 0-1 Mountain West) before San Jose State pulled away in overtime. […]
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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 […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball drops first Big West matchup of season
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball began Big West conference play, looking to show the Big West they could compete but couldn’t overcome injuries and turnover woes, falling on the road to UC Davis 77-66 on Thursday at the University Credit Union Center. Coming into conference play, the Mustangs (5-5, 0-1 Big West) had much to prove, […]
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How Cal Poly Men’s Basketball’s early season success fuels Big West hopes
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball has got off to a hot start under first-year head coach Mike DeGeorge and his new regime. With a record of 5-4, the Mustangs have already eclipsed last season’s win total. With Big West play approaching Cal Poly, DeGeorge and company have their sights set on re-establishing the Mustang identity and […]