Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball

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Cal Poly Mustangs
2021–22 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team
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UniversityCalifornia Polytechnic State University
Head coachJohn Smith (3rd season)
ConferenceBig West
LocationSan Luis Obispo, California
ArenaMott Athletics Center
(Capacity: 3,032)
NicknameMustangs
ColorsForest green, Vegas gold, and copper[1]
     
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
Away


NCAA Tournament Appearances
2014
Conference tournament champions
Big West: 2014
Conference regular season champions
CCAA: 1955, 1956, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1986
American West: 1996

The Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represents California Polytechnic State University, located in San Luis Obispo, California. The school's team currently competes in the Big West Conference. The Cal Poly men's basketball team's first season was 1907 and its first season as a four-year institution was the 1941–42 season.[2][3] The team began playing at the Division I level in 1994–95. The Mustangs are coached by John Smith and play their home games at the Robert A. Mott Athletics Center. Cal Poly advanced to their first NCAA Tournament in 2014 after a historic run in the Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament becoming the first 7 seed to win the Championship. Cal Poly earned the 16 seed and defeated fellow 16 seed Texas Southern in the First Round in Dayton. Cal Poly then advanced to the 2nd round where they were defeated by undefeated #1 Wichita State 64–37.

The Blue-Green Rivalry[]

Main article: Blue–Green Rivalry

The main rival of the Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team is the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team. The rivalry is a part of the larger Blue–Green Rivalry, which encompasses all sports from the two schools.

Postseason[]

NCAA Division I Tournament results[]

The Mustangs have appeared in one NCAA tournament. Their record is 1–1.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2014 #16 First Four
Second Round		 #16 Texas Southern
#1 Wichita State		 W 81–69
L 37–64

NCAA Division II Tournament results[]

The Mustangs have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament seven times. Their combined record is 7–8.

Year Round Opponent Result
1971 Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game		 Puget Sound
San Francisco State		 L 69–81
W 70–68
1974 Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game		 Sonoma State
Cal State Chico		 L 66–73
W 81–63
1977 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight		 Seattle Pacific
Puget Sound
North Alabama		 W 73–58
W 67–54
L 64–67 OT
1980 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals		 San Francisco State
UC Riverside		 W 66–46
L 53–62
1981 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals		 Bloomsberg
Clarion		 W 71–43
L 61–84
1982 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals		 Alaska–Anchorage
Cal State Bakersfield		 W 66–60
L 55–58
1986 Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game		 Cal State East Bay
UC Riverside		 L 65–67
L 53–55

CIT results[]

The Mustangs have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2013 First Round Weber state L 43–85

Season-by-season results[]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Unknown (Independent) (1921–1941)
1921–22 Unknown 4–1
1922–23 No Team
1923–24 Unknown 2–3
1924–25 Unknown 4–2
1925–26 Unknown 1–5
1926–27 Unknown 3–9
1927–28 Unknown 6–11
1928–29 No Team
1929–30 No Team
1930–31 No Team
1931–32 No Team
1932–33 Unknown 15–3
1933–34 Unknown 4–6
1934–35 Unknown 3–7
1935–36 Unknown 7–5
1936–37 Unknown 5–7
1937–38 No Team
1938–39 Unknown 8–8
1939–40 Unknown 7–8
1940–41 Unknown 6–13
Unknown: 75–88
Howie O'Daniels (Independent) (1941–1942)
1941–42 Howie O'Daniels 5–17
O'Daniels: 5–17
1942–43 No Team (WWII)
1943–44 No team (WWII)
1944–45 No team (WWII)
1945–46 No team (WWII)
Robert Mott (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1946–1947)
1946–47 Robert Mott 4–14 0–10 6
Mott: 4–14
Ed Jorgensen (California Collegiate Athletic Association/Independent) (1947–1966)
1947–48 Ed Jorgensen 12–13 1–9 6
1948–49 Ed Jorgensen 12–12 2–8 6
1949–50 Ed Jorgensen 13–15 3–6 4
1950–51 Ed Jorgensen 22–9 6–4 3
1951–52 Ed Jorgensen 14–16 6–3 2
1952–53 Ed Jorgensen 21–6 6–4 3
1953–54 Ed Jorgensen 11–11 4–6 4
1954–55 Ed Jorgensen 13–13 5–3 3
1955–56 Ed Jorgensen 15–12
1956–57 Ed Jorgensen 12–11
1957–58 Ed Jorgensen 8–17
1958–59 Ed Jorgensen 16–9
1959–60 Ed Jorgensen 15–9
1960–61 Ed Jorgensen 13–10 5–5 4
1961–62 Ed Jorgensen 16–6 6–5 4
1962–63 Ed Jorgensen 11–13 4–8 5
1963–64 Ed Jorgensen 4–14 1–9 6
1964–65 Ed Jorgensen 8–17 1–9 6
1965–66 Ed Jorgensen 8–16 3–7 5
Jorgensen: 222–229
Stuart Chestnut (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1966–1969)
1966–67 Stuart Chestnut 12–11 4–7 5
1967–68 Stuart Chestnut 10–12 5–9 5
1968–69 Stuart Chestnut 7–19 4–8 6
Chestnut: 29–42
Neale Stoner (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1969–1972)
1969���70 Neale Stoner 13–13 2–6 5
1970–71 Neale Stoner 17–11 6–2 2
1971–72 Neale Stoner 17–9 5–3 3
Stoner: 47–33
Ernie Wheeler (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1972–1986)
1972–73 Ernie Wheeler 13–13 4–5 4
1973–74 Ernie Wheeler 18–10 8–2 2
1974–75 Ernie Wheeler 15–11 2–6 5
1975–76 Ernie Wheeler 14–14 2–8 6
1976–77 Ernie Wheeler 18–10 7–3 2
1977–78 Ernie Wheeler 17–10 7–3 2
1978–79 Ernie Wheeler 13–14 3–9 6
1979–80 Ernie Wheeler 22–7 9–3 2
1980–81 Ernie Wheeler 24–8 10–4 2
1981–82 Ernie Wheeler 20–6 10–4 2
1982–83 Ernie Wheeler 21–10 8–6 4
1983–84 Ernie Wheeler 20–8 8–6 4
1984–85 Ernie Wheeler 16–11 5–9 6
1985–86 Ernie Wheeler 23–6 13–2 1
Wheeler: 254–124
Steve Beason (California Collegiate Athletic Association/American West Conference) (1986–1995)
1986–87 Steve Beason 19–10 10–4 2
1987–88 Steve Beason 17–10 9–5 3
1988–89 Steve Beason 14–12 6–8 6
1989–90 Steve Beason 19–9 9–5 3
1990–91 Steve Beason 14–14 6–6 4
1991–92 Steve Beason 19–8 7–7 5T
1992–93 Steve Beason 9–17 3–11 8
1993–94 Steve Beason 9–16 3–9 7
1994–95 Steve Beason 1–26 0–6 4
Beason: 393–167
Jeff Schneider (American West Conference/Big West Conference) (1995–2001)
1995–96 Jeff Schneider 16–13 5–1 1
1996–97 Jeff Schneider 14–16 7–10 5 (West)
1997–98 Jeff Schneider 14–14 7–9 2 (West)
1998–99 Jeff Schneider 11–16 6–10 5 (West)
1999–00 Jeff Schneider 10–18 5–11 5 (West)
2000–01 Jeff Schneider 9–19 3–13 8
Schneider: 74–96
Kevin Bromley (Big West Conference) (2001–2009)
2001–02 Kevin Bromley 15–12 9–9 6T
2002–03 Kevin Bromley 16–14 10–8 4
2003–04 Kevin Bromley 11–16 6–12 1
2004–05 Kevin Bromley 5–22 3–15 10
2005–06 Kevin Bromley 10–19 7–7 3
2006–07 Kevin Bromley 19–11 9–5 2T
2007–08 Kevin Bromley 12–18 7–9 6
2008–09 Kevin Bromley 7–21 3–13 9
Bromley: 95–133
Joe Callero (Big West Conference) (2009–2019)
2009–10 Joe Callero 12–19 7–9 6
2010–11 Joe Callero 15–15 10–6 2
2011–12 Joe Callero 18–15 8-8 4
2012–13 Joe Callero 18–14 12–6 3 CIT 1st Round
2013–14 Joe Callero 14–20 6–10 7 NCAA Second Round
2014–15 Joe Callero 13–16 6-10 6
2015–16 Joe Callero 10–20 4-12 7
2016–17 Joe Callero 11–20 6-10 7
2017–18 Joe Callero 9–21 4-12 8
2018–19 Joe Callero 6-23 4-12 9
Callero: 126–183
John Smith (Big West Conference) (2019–present)
2019–20 John Smith 7–23 4-12 9
2020–21 John Smith 4–20 1-15 10
Smith: 11–43
Total: 309-478

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NBA Players[]

Lewis Cohen became the first Cal Poly player to be selected in the NBA Draft, when he was chosen with the 199th overall selection (in the 10th round) by the Phoenix Suns in the 1978 NBA Draft.

In 2017, David Nwaba became the first Cal Poly alum to play in the NBA, making his debut for the Los Angeles Lakers, his hometown team.[4] Nwaba, who made the 2016-17 G-League All-Defensive Team,[5] played for the Chicago Bulls and is currently a guard for the Houston Rockets.[6]

ABA Players[]

Mike LaRoche was the first Cal Poly player to be selected in the ABA Draft, when he was chosen with a supplemental pick by the Los Angeles Stars in 1968.[7]

Overseas Pro Alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Cal Poly Athletics Brand and Graphics Guidelines" (PDF). Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "From the Dirt Courts to the Big Dance". gopoly.com. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Cal Poly Men's Basketball Season-by-Season Overall and Conference Records" (PDF). gopoly.com. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  4. ^ Neimand, Cameron (2017-11-21). "Reminiscing on Nwaba's time as a hometown hero with the Lakers". Silver Screen and Roll. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  5. ^ "Cavaliers Sign David Nwaba". Cleveland Cavaliers. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  6. ^ "Official NBA bio of David Nwaba". NBA.com. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  7. ^ Consulting, Fine Line Websites & IT; Review, The Draft. "The Draft Review". The Draft Review. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
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