Beat at the buzzer: Pacific eliminates Cal Poly

Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net In a game that featured 18 lead changes and didn’t see either team lead by more than four points, a single put-back layup with 1.3 seconds left decided the Cal Poly men’s basketball team’s fate for a…

‘Stache attack: Royer and U’u lead Mustangs by Aggies

J.J. Jenkins sports@mustangdaily.net Dylan Royer and Drake U’u found chemistry on the court Thursday. Mustaches and all. The senior gaurds have sported matching facial hair during the final stretch of the season and sparked a second-half explosion to lead Cal…

Royer’s game-winner tames Lions in 63-60 win

Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Despite his team going 1 of 18 from 3-point range in the game’s first 39 minutes and 57 seconds, head coach Joe Callero wanted the ball in senior 3-point specialist Dylan Royer’s hands for a final play…

Mustangs buck Gauchos out of Mott 67-49

Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net By Friday, redshirt freshman forward Joel Awich knew he had been granted his first career start for the Cal Poly men’s basketball team. As if that wasn’t enough pressure, it would come in Saturday’s matchup against the…

Royer’s 20 points lead ‘Stangs by Aggies

Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net The last time senior guard Dylan Royer faced UC Davis, he exploded for a then career-high 19 points against the Aggies on Jan 10. Since then, the Morro Bay High School graduate hadn’t been able to find…

Callero: ‘A great night in the history of Cal Poly’

Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net Head coach Joe Callero wants to make sure things remain in perspective. While his team is coming off what he calls the best win in his Cal Poly career, the Mustangs are working toward staying…

Cal Poly men’s basketball stuns No.11 UCLA 70-68

Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net On the back of three double-figure scoring performances by Cal Poly starters, the Cal Poly men’s basketball team upset No. 11 UCLA 70-68 inside Pauley Pavilion on Sunday night for the biggest win in head…

Eversley’s double-double helps Mustangs defeat Northern Colorado

Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net After losing three starters to graduation last year, it was only a matter of time before junior forward Chris Eversley stepped in to fill the void. Thursday night was that time. Eversley earned his third-career double-double, scoring…

Men’s, women’s basketball prepare for 2012-13 season

Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net The entire Cal Poly men’s basketball roster will look different this upcoming season. There will be no David Hanson, no Will Taylor, no Chris Donahue and no Amaurys Fermin. But with a roster filled with names such…

Callero brings in the bigs

Even in the offseason, basketballs can be heard bouncing in Mott Gym. While the Cal Poly men’s basketball team can’t officially practice as a unit until next school year, the players take it upon themselves to hit the gym. “Even…

Men's basketball can't overcome slow start

  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…