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2017–18 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

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2017–18 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
ConferenceBig West
Record9–22 (4–12 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pawel Mrozik
  • Sam Kirby
  • Mitch Reaves
Home arenaMott Athletic Center
Seasons
2017–18 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Davis 12 4   .750 22 11   .667
UC Santa Barbara 11 5   .688 23 9   .719
UC Irvine 11 5   .688 18 17   .514
Cal State Fullerton 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
Long Beach State 9 7   .563 15 18   .455
Hawai'i 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
Cal Poly 4 12   .250 9 22   .290
UC Riverside 4 12   .250 9 22   .290
Cal State Northridge 3 13   .188 6 24   .200
2018 Big West tournament winner

The 2017–18 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented the California Polytechnic State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by ninth-year head coach Joe Callero and played their home games at Mott Athletic Center as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 4–12 in Big West play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to UC Santa Barbara.

Previous season

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The Mustangs finished the 2016–17 season 11–20, 6–10 in Big West play to finish in seventh place. They lost to UC Davis in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jaylen Shead 4 G 6'1" 190 Sophomore Pflugerville, TX Transferred to Texas State
Ridge Shipley 10 G 6'0" 185 Senior Carrollton, TX Graduated
Taylor Sutlive 11 G 6'3" 195 RS Junior San Antonio, TX Left the team for personal reasons
Kyle Toth 13 G 6'2" 175 Senior Sunnyvale, CA Graduated
Alec Raven 23 G 6'5" 193 Sophomore Santa Rosa, CA Walk-on; didn't return
Zach Gordon 44 F 6'8" 239 RS Senior Lynnwood, WA Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Marcellus Garrick 11 G 6'4" 190 Junior Columbia, SC Junior college transferred from Allan Hancock College
Paulo Cruz 22 G 6'4" 195 Junior San Diego, CA Transferred from Arizona. Will be eligible to play, join the team as a walk-on.
Eric Toles Jr. 24 G 6'4" 175 Junior Elk Grove, CA Junior college transferred from Sierra College

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Iziah James
PG
Virginia Beach, VA Cape Henry Collegiate School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 4, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Karlis Gāroza
PF
Saldus, Latvia BK Liepājas Lauvas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Mar 14, 2017 
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 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  • "2017 Cal Poly Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017.

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Daxton Carr
SG
Pocatello, ID Highland High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 21, 2017 
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:

Roster

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2017–18 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Aleks Abrams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Oaks Christian School Westlake Village, California
G 2 Trevor John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Monte Vista HS Danville, California
G 3 Donovan Fields 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Newburgh Free Academy
Odessa College
Newburgh, New York
G 4 Iziah James 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Cape Henry Collegiate HS Chesapeake, Virginia
G/F 5 Mark Crowe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Wilson HS Dallas, Texas
G 10 Ridge Shipley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Hebron HS Carrollton, Texas
G 11 Marcellus Garrick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Wagner HS
Allan Hancock College
Columbia, South Carolina
F 15 Josh Martin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Bothell HS
Minnesota
Seattle, Washington
G 20 Victor Joseph 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Rancho Cucamonga HS
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga, California
F 21 Luke Meikle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 209 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Bellarmine Prep
Gonzaga
Tacoma, Washington
G 22 Paulo Cruz (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Francis Parker School
Arizona
San Diego, California
F 23 Karlis Garoza 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Liepaja Secondary School Saldus, Latvia
G 24 Eric Toles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Cosumnes Oaks HS
Sierra College
Elk Grove, California
C 30 Hank Hollingsworth 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Chelan HS Chelan, Washington
F 35 Jakub Niziol 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Howard College Wrocław, Poland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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 2, 2017*
7:00 pm
Cal State East Bay W 72–66 
 18  Garrick   10  Martin   3  Fields  Mott Athletic Center (1,090)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
4:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford L 62–78  0–1
 21  Fields   6  Fields   5  Fields  Maples Pavilion (6,276)
Stanford, CA
Nov 12, 2017*
1:00 pm, P12N
at California L 82–85  0–2
 19  Garrick   5  Meikle   6  Fields  Haas Pavilion (6,405)
Berkeley, CA
Nov 15, 2017*
7:00 pm
Holy Names W 76–47  1–2
 12  Niziol   11  Hollingsworth   6  Fields  Mott Athletic Center (1,105)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Nov 18, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Santa Clara
Great Alaska Shootout campus site game
W 63–59  2–2
 23  Fields   6  Hollingsworth   3  Tied  Leavey Center (1,626)
Santa Clara, CA
Nov 22, 2017*
1:00 pm
vs. College of Charleston
Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals
W 73–68  3–2
 20  Joseph   6  Meikle   6  Fields  Alaska Airlines Center (1,524)
Anchorage, AK
Nov 24, 2017*
6:30 pm
vs. Central Michigan
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals
L 53–56  3–3
 20  Fields   9  Fields   4  Fields  Alaska Airlines Center (2,653)
Anchorage, AK
Nov 25, 2017*
6:30 pm
vs. Idaho
Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game
L 66–75  3–4
 23  Joseph   10  Meikle   2  4 tied  Alaska Airlines Center (3,460)
Anchorage, AK
Dec 2, 2017*
7:00 pm
Pepperdine W 91–81  4–4
 20  Garrick   10  Hollingsworth   11  Fields  Mott Athletic Center (1,384)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Dec 9, 2017*
7:00 pm
Fresno State L 63–83  4–5
 12  Joseph   6  Meikle   7  Meikle  Mott Athletic Center (1,994)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Dec 12, 2017*
4:00 pm
at Bethune–Cookman L 53–67  4–6
 19  Martin   10  Martin   4  Joseph  Moore Gymnasium (704)
Daytona Beach, FL
Dec 16, 2017*
7:00 pm
Princeton L 60–80  4–7
 18  Meikle   8  Hollingsworth   4  Fields  Mott Athletic Center (2,360)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Dec 19, 2017*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at SMU L 64–84  4–8
 12  Tied   7  Martin   8  Fields  Moody Coliseum (6,480)
Dallas, TX
Dec 21, 2017*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Texas–Arlington L 56–77  4–9
 16  Niziol   6  Martin   4  Fields  College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
Dec 30, 2017*
7:00 pm
Notre Dame de Namur W 73–40  5–9
 12  Fields   11  Martin   2  4 tied  Mott Athletic Center (1,156)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Big West regular season
Jan 4, 2018
7:00 pm
UC Santa Barbara
Blue–Green Rivalry
W 80–79  6–9
(1–0)
 22  Fields   6  Joseph   6  Fields  Mott Athletic Center (2,631)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Jan 6, 2018
7:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton L 97–101 OT 6–10
(1–1)
 33  Joseph   5  Tied   6  Fields  Mott Athletic Center (2,513)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Jan 10, 2018
9:00 pm, OC Sports
at Hawaii L 45–57  6–11
(1–2)
 11  Joseph   6  Martin   1  4 tied  Stan Sheriff Center (5,189)
Honolulu, HI
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Irvine L 73–80  6–12
(1–3)
 24  Martin   12  Martin   2  Tied  Bren Events Center (1,429)
Irvine, CA
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge L 54–72  6–13
(1–4)
 14  Fields   10  Martin   2  Martin  Matadome (828)
Northridge, CA
Jan 25, 2018
7:00 pm
Long Beach State L 71–87  6–14
(1–5)
 17  Fields   7  Meikle   7  Fields  Mott Athletic Center (1,833)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Jan 27, 2018
5:00 pm
at UC Davis L 56–80  6–15
(1–6)
 13  Fields   5  Martin   3  Martin  The Pavilion (3,111)
Davis, CA
Jan 31, 2018
7:00 pm
UC Riverside W 71–68  7–15
(2–6)
 22  Joseph   7  Hollingsworth   4  Fields  Mott Athletic Center (1,217)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Feb 3, 2018
7:00 pm
Hawaii W 78–64  8–15
(3–6)
 15  Fields   6  Joseph   5  Joseph  Mott Athletic Center (2,703)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm
at Cal State Fullerton L 59–75  8–16
(3–7)
 16  Joseph   8  Martin   8  Fields  Titan Gym (1,069)
Fullerton, CA
Feb 10 2018
8:00 pm, Prime Ticket
at Long Beach State L 54–73  8–17
(3–8)
 20  Levin   11  Tied   3  Tied  Walter Pyramid (3,047)
Long Beach, CA
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm
UC Davis L 84–92 3OT 8–18
(3–9)
 21  Meikle   11  Abrams   6  Fields  Mott Athletic Center (1,264)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Feb 17, 2018
7:00 pm
UC Irvine L 58–75  8–19
(3–10)
 16  Joseph   6  Abrams   2  Joseph  Mott Athletic Center (2,403)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm
Cal State Northridge W 90–86 2OT 9–19
(4–10)
 36  Joseph   18  Abrams   4  Tied  Mott Athletic Center (1,250)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Mar 1, 2018
7:00 pm
at UC Riverside L 63–71  9–20
(4–11)
 15  Niziol   9  Meikle   5  Fields  SRC Arena (350)
Riverside, CA
Mar 3, 2018
7:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara
Blue–Green Rivalry
W 86–61  9–21
(4–12)
 20  Martin   6  Abrams   5  Joseph  The Thunderdome (4,823)
Santa Barbara, CA
Big West tournament
Mar 8, 2018
8:30 pm, FS West
(7) (2) UC Santa Barbara
Quarterfinals
L 53–75  9–22
 13  Joseph   7  Joseph   3  Joseph  Honda Center (3,311)
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ Morales, Robert (March 9, 2017). "UC Davis defeats Cal Poly, 66-55, in Big West quarterfinal". The Orange County Register. Retrieved February 8, 2024.