This week’s top four stories, brought to you by Mustang News editors.
Men’s basketball picked to finish third, Eversley honored with preseason all-conference
Cal Poly men’s basketball placed third in this season’s Big West Conference preseason polls, finishing ahead of last season’s regular-season champion Long Beach State and five other teams.
Fermin heads to Dominican Republic for professional ball
Amaurys Fermin is going pro. Fermin, a former Cal Poly men’s basketball point guard, recently signed a professional contract with San Pedro de Macoris in his native country of the Dominican Republic. He is the fifth Cal Poly player under…
Johnson's layup sneaks Mustangs by Anteaters
Head coach Joe Callero gave an understated two-fisted pump to the air as he walked out of the postgame press conference on Saturday night. The Cal Poly men’s basketball team had just escaped with a 79-76 victory against UC Irvine…
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…
Royer feels the power of 'The Gun'
Cal Poly’s sharpshooting guard learned how to shoot a basketball watching VHS tapes by NBA legend “Pistol Pete” Maravich. So it was only natural that, upon coming to Cal Poly, Dylan Royer learned the power of “The Gun.” “He’s probably…
Turning up the heat after heartbreaks
With one shot, Cal Poly women’s basketball snapped its losing streak, defeated its arch-rival and began Big West Conference with a much-needed victory. Prior to senior guard Ashlee Burns’ last-second layup to defeat UC Santa Barbara 61-58, the Mustangs lost…
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.…
Mustangs drop heartbreaker in Big West quarterfinals
The No.2 seeded Cal Poly men’s basketball team dropped a 70-66 overtime decision to the No. 7 seed Highlanders of UC Riverside in the Big West tournament quarterfinals at the Honda Center in Anaheim Thursday night. With the loss, the Mustangs concluded their season with a 15-15 record.