The road woes continued for Cal Poly men’s basketball on Saturday night as the Mustangs ceded a 16-point lead to rival UC Santa Barbara in the first half and eventually fell 68-60. Head coach Joe Callero flatly took the blame for Cal Poly’s (15-14, 6-8) slow start. He said the Gauchos took apart their zone […]
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Mustangs tie 3-point record, score 100
Cal Poly men’s basketball team tied an all-time NCAA Division I record for consecutive 3-pointers made on its way to a 100-54 blowout against Cal State Northridge on Saturday. The Mustangs (12-8, 3-4) began the game — broadcast on Fox Sports Prime Ticket — with 11 straight 3-pointers, matching a Division I record set by […]
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Long Beach State 'Wares' down Mustang basketball
It was a tale of two halves for Cal Poly men’s basketball as the Mustangs squandered a 7 point lead at the break to drop a 78-69 decision to conference-leader Long Beach State in Mott Gym on Thursday night. Despite shooting a season-high 76 percent from the floor through the opening half, the Mustangs (11-8, […]
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East Coast transplants anchor men's basketball
Shooting hoops in the gym on the campus of Hagerstown Community College in Hagerstown, Md., a bond was forged. There, two players began a relationship that would stand the test of distance and take them on a journey 3,000 miles across the country to San Luis Obispo. It took two years for them to find […]
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Gauchos sink 'Stangs
One year ago, Cal Poly saw James Nunnally’s buzzer-beater give rival UC Santa Barbara a single-point victory against the Mustangs at home. It was almost déjà vu on Monday night. Senior guard for the Gauchos Orlando Johnson rattled home a 3-point attempt from the right corner with five seconds left to help the Gauchos down […]
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Costa Rican trip inspires dreams of Madness
After spending half a practice mopping the floor, zip-lining in thunder showers and going toe-to-toe with a Brazilian aardvark, the Cal Poly men’s basketball team said it feels as if it is ready to make a run at March Madness. This is due in part to an eight-day trip the team took this summer to […]
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Basketball player brings raw talent to Mustangs
Junior Will Taylor only started playing basketball his sophomore year of high school but adds a tenacious, malleable work ethic to the Mustang men’s basketball team.