With three minutes to play, Kobe Sanders was two points away from reaching 1,000 points in career scoring. A swing pass to the right side of the court set up the opportunity for Sanders to create and reach this career accolade. Sanders crossed 1,000 points after he hit a fadeaway jumper as he was draped […]
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Sanders’ career-high 35 points not enough on Senior Night loss to UC Riverside
With 11:05 left in the second half, Cal Poly trailed UC Riverside by 21 points. But then came Kobe Sanders, the player who’s scored double digits in every game this season for the Mustangs. Sanders led a near comeback for the Mustangs (4-24, 0-16 Big West) and scored a career-high 35 points. However, the Mustangs […]
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Hyder’s 21 points not enough to find Cal Poly’s first conference win
With just under a minute to play down three, Cal Poly put the game in their elite scorer’s hands, Kobe Sanders. As the clock was winding down just under a minute, Sanders took three dribbles into a fadeaway three-pointer that airballed wide left. This was the beginning of Cal Poly’s frustration. Even with Jarred Hyder’s […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball drops 12th straight game in loss to CSUN
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball’s lack of offensive efficiency continued as the Mustangs lost their 12th straight game, 78-65, against the Cal State Northridge Matadors (15-9, 6-6) on Thursday, Feb. 8, at the Premier America Credit Union Arena. The Mustangs (4-20, 0-12 Big West) have lost their third straight to the Matadors dating back to last […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball late comeback, not enough against UC Davis
Cal Poly(4-19, 0-11) lost its 11th straight game after facing off against UC Davis(14-8, 9-2) on Saturday, Feb. 3 at Mott Athletics Center. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 59-52 in a matchup that was much closer than when these teams previously faced off on Dec. 29, when the Aggies won 71-46 at home. UC Davis […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball drops game to top-seed UC Irvine
The Mustangs fall to top-seeded UC Irvine in a 73-59 loss at home to extend their losing streak to 10 games. In a back-and-forth affair, Cal Poly gave the Big West Conference’s number one seed, the UC Irvine Anteaters, a battle before running out of gas down the final stretch. “You know, we weren’t good […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball falls short to Cal State Fullerton at the buzzer
With five seconds remaining on the game clock and the Mustangs down 54-51, senior guard Kobe Sanders grabbed the rebound off a Cal State Fullerton free throw miss by Tony San Antonio. Sanders crossed to his left hand with San Antonio on his hip before stopping and rising up for a three-pointer that fell short. […]
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Shorthanded Mustangs fall to UC Riverside, still looking for first conference win
Head Coach John Smith has roots all over Riverside, CA. After starting his coaching career at John W. North High School just a mile away, Smith coached at Riverside Community College, ten minutes from the UC Riverside campus, for a decade. But the homecomings haven’t been friendly. As head coach of the Mustangs, Smith came […]
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Men’s basketball drops matchup with UC Irvine, 72-48
Cal Poly men’s basketball fell to UC Irvine 72-48 on Saturday, Jan. 29 inside Bren Events Center. The Mustangs (5-13, 2-5 Big West) couldn’t build off of a win earlier in the week while the Anteaters (8-7, 3-3 Big West) have now won back-to-back games. The teams exchanged leads at the start of the game, […]
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Men’s basketball has comeback effort fall short, loses to UC Riverside 57-46
Cal Poly men’s basketball lost their first home game of the new year to UC Riverside 57-46 on Thursday, Jan. 13 inside Mott Athletic Center. Cal Poly (3-10, 0-2 Big West) extended their losing streak to four games with the loss to the Highlanders (8-5, 1-1 Big West) in a game that was separated by […]
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Men’s basketball suffers late loss to North Dakota State, 60-57
Cal Poly’s men’s basketball suffered their first loss by a score of 60-57 in a back-and-forth matchup with North Dakota State on Friday, Nov. 12 inside Mott Athletic Center. The Mustangs (1-1) squared off against the Bison (2-0) in a thrilling loss that came down to the final seconds of regulation. Cal Poly looked to […]