Cal Poly basketball starts home schedules

New season. New faces. The Cal Poly men’s basketball team lost to TCU, 53-46, last Friday in the season opener, but with freshmen forwards Brian Bennett and Zach Gordon combining for 17 points and 17 rebounds in their Cal Poly…

Cal Poly men’s basketball kicks off season at TCU

Last season, they had an 18-15 overall record, going 8-8 in the Big West Conference. Last  season, they finished with Cal Poly’s highest seeding in conference (2nd). Last season, they had six seniors and two freshmen. But on Friday, the…

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…

Maliik Love undergoes surgery, out for at least three weeks

Stephen Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Maliik Love, the potential starter at point guard for the Cal Poly men’s basketball team suffered a major setback to his chances of seeing the court this upcoming season. The junior guard underwent surgery on his left…

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…

Big (West) enough for Boise State?

  Conference realignment has been a bit frustrating for men’s basketball head coach Joe Callero. Like many members in the collegiate sporting world, he doesn’t even try to keep up anymore. He’s tried his best to ignore the puzzle after…

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 win two games, clinch fourth seed

  Head coach Joe Callero knows momentum is everything going into the Big West Conference Tournament. The Cal Poly men’s basketball team secured a No. 4 seed heading into this week’s tournament with a 67-38 rout of Pacific in Mott…

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…

Sharing the athletic love with men's basketball

After every home game, the men’s basketball team returns to a much quieter Mott Gym to meet and mingle with family, friends and, of course, significant others. Senior forward David Hanson has taken part in this postgame ritual for the…

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…