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2015–16 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

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2015–16 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
ConferenceBig West
Record10–20 (4–12 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Fortier
  • Sam Kirby
  • Mitch Reaves
Home arenaMott Athletic Center
Seasons
2015–16 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hawai'i 13 3   .813 28 6   .824
UC Irvine 13 3   .813 28 10   .737
Long Beach State 12 4   .750 20 15   .571
UC Santa Barbara 11 5   .688 19 14   .576
UC Davis 6 10   .375 11 19   .367
UC Riverside 5 11   .313 14 19   .424
Cal State Northridge* 5 11   .313 10 20   .333
Cal Poly 4 12   .250 10 20   .333
Cal State Fullerton 3 13   .188 10 20   .333
*ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed ban due to academic fraud violations
2016 Big West tournament winner

The 2015–16 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented the California Polytechnic State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by seventh year head coach Joe Callero and played their home games at Mott Athletic Center. They were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 4–12 in Big West play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to UC Irvine.

Previous season

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The Mustangs finished 13–16, 6–10 in Big West play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big West tournament where they lost to UC Santa Barbara.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Maliik Love 3 G 6'2" 209 Senior Oceanside, CA Graduated
Alberto Ganis 4 G 6'5" 211 Senior Tavagnacco, Italy Graduated
Michael Bolden 30 G 6'5" 192 Senior Mission Viejo, CA Graduated
Anthony Silvestri 42 F 6'7" 218 Senior San Francisco, CA Graduated

Pre-season

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Hank Hollingsworth
C
Chelan, Washington Chelan High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 15, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:2/5 stars
Serigne Athj
SF
Pasadena, California Birmingham HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 7, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jaylen Shead
PG
Pflugerville, Texas Connally HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 28, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Cal Poly 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  • "2015 Cal Poly Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015.

Roster

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2015–16 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 David Nwaba 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr University HS Los Angeles, California
F 1 Aleks Abrams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Oaks Christian School Westlake Village, California
G 2 Trevor John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Monte Vista HS Danville, California
G 4 Jaylen Shead 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Connally HS Pflugerville, Texas
G 5 Reese Morgan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Peninsula HS San Pedro, California
G 10 Ridge Shipley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Jr Hebron HS Carrollton, Texas
G 11 Taylor Sutlive 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS So Churchill HS San Antonio, Texas
G 14 Mark Patterson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) So Mayfair HS Bellflower, California
F 15 Josh Martin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Fr Bothell HS Seattle, Washington
F 21 Luke Meikle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 209 lb (95 kg) RS So Bellarmine Prep Tacoma, Washington
F 24 Serigne Athj 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Birmingham HS Pasadena, California
F 25 Joel Awich 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Tartan HS St. Paul, Minnesota
C 30 Hank Hollingsworth 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Chelan HS Chelan, Washington
F 34 Brian Bennett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 288 lb (131 kg) Sr Plainfield East HS Plainfield, Illinois
F 44 Zach Gordon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 239 lb (108 kg) RS Jr Archbishop Murphy HS Lynnwood, Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Paul Fortier
  • Sam Kirby
  • Mitch Reaves

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 08/05/2015

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 5*
7:00 pm
Cal State San Bernardino W 73–60 
 19  Nwaba   9  Nwaba   5  Shipley  Mott Athletic Center (1,076)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 13*
7:00 pm
at UNLV
Maui Invitational Opening Round
L 72–74  0–1
 15  2 tied   5  3 tied   3  2 tied  Thomas & Mack Center (12,201)
Paradise, NV
Nov. 15*
7:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA
Maui Invitational Opening Round
L 83–88  0–2
 20  Morgan   6  Abrams   6  Nwaba  Pauley Pavilion (6,595)
Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 18*
7:00 pm
Cal State Monterey Bay W 71–62  1–2
 19  Nwaba   10  Gordon   4  Shipley  Mott Athletic Center (1,364)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Nov. 21*
1:30 pm
vs. Austin Peay
Maui Invitational Regional Games
W 73–64  2–2
 19  Awich   6  2 tied   4  2 tied  Bank of Colorado Arena (N/A)
Greeley, CO
Nov. 22*
9:00 am
vs. UMBC
Maui Invitational Regional Games
W 78–65  3–2
 18  Awich   9  Awich   8  Nwaba  Bank of Colorado Arena (475)
Greeley, CO
Nov. 28*
7:30 pm
University of Antelope Valley W 85–55  4–2
 15  Awich   8  2 tied   7  Nwaba  Mott Athletic Center (1,884)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Dec. 3*
7:00 pm
IPFW L 73–75  4–3
 16  Meikle   9  Awich   7  Nwaba  Mott Athletic Center (1,465)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Dec. 05*
7:00 pm
Fresno State W 77–65  5–3
 16  Sutlive   8  Nwaba   7  Nwaba  Mott Athletic Center (2,861)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Dec. 14*
7:00 pm, CHN
at Saint Mary's L 63–93  5–4
 18  Meikle   6  Meikle   2  Nwaba  McKeon Pavilion (2,183)
Moraga, CA
Dec. 17*
7:00 pm, P12N
at USC L 82–101  5–5
 15  Nwaba   5  Shead   6  Shead  Galen Center (2,811)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 20*
12:00 pm
at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L 74–80  5–6
 12  Sutlive   5  Awich   3  Nwaba  American Bank Center (917)
Corpus Christi, TX
Dec. 22*
5:00 pm
at UTSA W 88–73  6–6
 12  4 tied   6  3 tied   7  Shead  Convocation Center (795)
San Antonio, TX
Dec. 29*
5:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 20 Texas A&M L 63–82  6–7
 16  Morgan   7  Gordon   6  Nwaba  Reed Arena (7,442)
College Station, TX
Big West regular season
Jan. 6
9:00 pm, OC Sports
at Hawaii L 73–86  6–8
(0–1)
 17  Morgan   8  Nwaba   4  Sutlive  Stan Sheriff Center (5,885)
Honolulu, HI
Jan. 14
7:00 pm
UC Santa Barbara L 73–76  6–9
(0–2)
 16  Nwaba   9  Nwaba   3  3 tied  Mott Athletic Center (3,032)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Jan. 16
7:00 pm
Long Beach State W 96–92 2OT 7–9
(1–2)
 21  Bennett   12  Bennett   6  Nwaba  Mott Athletic Center (3,032)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Jan. 21
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge L 74–76  7–10
(1–3)
 14  Bennett/Nwaba   7  Bennett   4  Nwaba  Matadome (867)
Northridge, CA
Jan. 23
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton W 83–75  8–10
(2–3)
 22  Coggins   8  Akoh   4  Allman  Titan Gym (892)
Fullerton, CA
Jan. 28
7:00 pm
UC Riverside L 68–72  8–11
(2–4)
 21  Bennett   5  Tied   3  Shipley  Mott Athletic Center (2,134)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Jan. 30
8:30 pm
at UC Davis L 52–66  8–12
(2–5)
 15  Nwaba   6  Nwaba   4  Shead  The Pavilion (1,637)
Davis, CA
Feb. 3
7:00 pm
UC Irvine L 72–78 OT 8–13
(2–6)
 11  Shipley/Sutlive   7  Shead   4  Shipley  Mott Athletic Center (1,877)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Feb. 6
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Hawaii L 60–75  8–14
(2–7)
 10  Morgan   6  Morgan   5  Shead  Mott Athletic Center (3,032)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Feb. 11
10:00 pm, ESPN3
at Long Beach State L 70–73  8–15
(2–8)
 24  Nwaba   13  Nwaba   5  Nwaba  Walter Pyramid (2,627)
Long Beach, CA
Feb. 13
7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
at UC Riverside W 86–78  9–15
(3–8)
 25  Johns   10  Johns   6  Bland  SRC Center 
Riverside, CA
Feb. 18
7:00 pm
UC Davis W 58–53  10–15
(4–8)
 15  Morgan   10  Martin   4  Shead  Mott Athletic Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
Feb. 20
7:00 pm
Cal State Northridge L 71–75  10–16
(4–9)
 23  Morgan   10  Martin   7  Shead  Mott Athletic Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
Feb. 25
7:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton L 77–78  10–17
(4–10)
 22  Morgan   4  Nwaba   3  Nwaba  Mott Athletic Center (2,455)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Mar. 3
8:30 pm, ESPN3
at UC Irvine L 62–72  10–18
(4–11)
 25  Nwaba   10  Nwaba   3  Nwaba  Bren Events Center (3,004)
Irvine, CA
Mar. 5
4:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara L 50–69  10–19
(4–12)
 15  Nwaba   9  Nwaba   2  Meikle  UC Santa Barbara Events Center (4,387)
Santa Barbara, CA
Big West tournament
Mar. 10
6:00 pm
(7) vs. (2) UC Irvine
Quarterfinals
L 64–84  10–20
 19  Meikle   7  Nwaba   4  Shipley  Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

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References

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