2017–18 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

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.

2017–18 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
ConferenceBig West
2017–18 record9–22 (4–12 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pawel Mrozik
  • Sam Kirby
  • Mitch Reaves
Home arenaMott Athletic Center
2017–18 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Davis124 .750  2211  .667
UC Santa Barbara115 .688  239  .719
UC Irvine115 .688  1817  .514
Cal State Fullerton106 .625  2012  .625
Long Beach State97 .563  1518  .455
Hawaii88 .500  1713  .567
Cal Poly412 .250  922  .290
UC Riverside412 .250  922  .290
Cal State Northridge313 .188  624  .200
2018 Big West Tournament winner

Previous season

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.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Jaylen Shead4G6'1"190SophomorePflugerville, TXTransferred to Texas State
Ridge Shipley10G6'0"185SeniorCarrollton, TXGraduated
Taylor Sutlive11G6'3"195RS JuniorSan Antonio, TXLeft the team due to personal reasons
Kyle Toth13G6'2"175SeniorSunnyvale, CAGraduated
Alec Raven23G6'5"193SophomoreSanta Rosa, CAWalk-on; didn't return
Zach Gordon44F6'8"239RS SeniorLynnwood, WAGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Marcellus Garrick11G6'4"190JuniorColumbia, SCJunior college transferred from Allan Hancock College
Paulo Cruz22G6'4"195JuniorSan Diego, CATransferred from Arizona. Will be eligible to play, join the team as a walk-on.
Eric Toles Jr.24G6'4"175JuniorElk Grove, CAJunior college transferred from Sierra College

2017 recruiting class

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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/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

    Roster

    2017–18 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 1 Aleks Abrams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS JrOaks Christian School Westlake Village, California
    G 2 Trevor John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrMonte Vista HS Danville, California
    G 3 Donovan Fields 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrNewburgh Free Academy
    Odessa College
    Newburgh, New York
    G 4 Iziah James 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrCape Henry Collegiate HS Chesapeake, Virginia
    G/F 5 Mark Crowe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS FrWilson HS Dallas, Texas
    G 10 Ridge Shipley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrHebron HS Carrollton, Texas
    G 11 Marcellus Garrick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrWagner HS
    Allan Hancock College
    Columbia, South Carolina
    F 15 Josh Martin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrBothell HS
    Minnesota
    Seattle, Washington
    G 20 Victor Joseph 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrRancho Cucamonga HS
    Chaffey College
    Rancho Cucamonga, California
    F 21 Luke Meikle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)209 lb (95 kg) RS SrBellarmine Prep
    Gonzaga
    Tacoma, Washington
    G 22 Paulo Cruz (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrFrancis Parker School
    Arizona
    San Diego, California
    F 23 Karlis Garoza 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrLiepaja Secondary School Saldus, Latvia
    G 24 Eric Toles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrCosumnes Oaks HS
    Sierra College
    Elk Grove, California
    C 30 Hank Hollingsworth 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoChelan HS Chelan, Washington
    F 35 Jakub Niziol 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrHoward College Wrocław, Poland
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    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.

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