Men’s basketball gears up for Big West Tournament

A season’s worth of work and progression will be tested this weekend as the Cal Poly men’s basketball team (15-14, 10-6 Big West) travels to Anaheim to chase their NCAA Tournament aspirations.

Men’s basketball wins fifth consecutive game

Faith Mimnaugh and the Cal Poly women’s basketball team had its run, now it’s Joe Callero and the men’s turn. After the women’s basketball team reeled off eight straight wins, the men are doing their best to imitate their success.

Men’s basketball chalks up third straight win

The Cal Poly men’s basketball team resisted a flurry of early Pacific runs, as the Mustangs overcame an early 7-0 deficit Saturday night to win 58-39. After a slow first half, forward David Hanson and guard Shawn Lewis went off…

Mustangs caught in the middle of Big West race

With just two games separating seven different teams in the Big West standings midway through the conference schedule, no team’s spot will be easily secured in this season’s Big West Tournament.

Hanson leads men’s basketball past CSUB

With the help of forward David Hanson’s second 20-point game, the Mustangs rebounded from their last-second loss to UC Santa Barbara with a 77-61 win over Cal State Bakersfield Saturday night.

UCSB’s last-second shot hands Cal Poly defeat

Shawn Lewis grabbed a hand-off from Chris O’Brien, took about two steps to the left and let loose a 3-point shot for the ages.

Blue-Green Rivalry hits the hardwood

UC Santa Barbara lost four times last season. Boasting a stout 12-4 conference record — while also clinching an NCAA Tournament berth — the Gauchos fell to a small handful of teams en route to the Big West Conference crown.

Turnovers net Cal Poly its second conference loss

During Cal Poly’s pre-game warmups, players were loose. Redshirt Chris Eversley smiled and exchanged a high-five with a young ball boy. Forward David Hanson laughed and gave a high-five to assistant coach Omar Lowery. And multiple players seemed to be…

Strong second half propels Mustangs past Fullerton

With less than six minutes remaining in the first half, guard Maliik Love laid in the last basket the Mustangs would score in the period. Cal Poly missed its last seven shots from the field as Cal State Fullerton took…

From Fisher-Price hoops to Cal Poly’s history book

It seemed like any other gift from father to son, but this one was a bit different. The Fischer Price basketball hoop given by Kermit Lewis to his son Shawn Lewis would change Shawn’s life forever.

Men’s basketball shoots for conference success

In head coach Joe Callero’s first season, the Mustangs finished Big West Conference play with a 7-9 record. Though Cal Poly earned a 6th place finish in the conference, the result was a major improvement over its 2-13 last place…