2019–20 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by first-year head coach John Smith, played their home games at the Mott Athletics Center in San Luis Obispo, California as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 4–12 in Big West play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Big West Tournament (although the Big West Tournament was ultimiately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic).

2019–20 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
2019–20 record7–23 (4–12 Big West)
Head coach
Associate head coachRodney Tention
Assistant coaches
  • David Hanson
  • Justin Downer
Home arenaMott Athletics Center
(Capacity: 3,032)
2019–20 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Irvine13–3 .813  21–11  .656
Cal State Northridge10–6 .625  15–17  .469
UC Santa Barbara10–6 .625  21–10  .677
Hawaiʻi8–8 .500  17–13  .567
UC Davis8–8 .500  14–18  .438
UC Riverside7–9 .438  17–15  .531
Cal State Fullerton6–10 .375  11–20  .355
Long Beach State6–10 .375  11–21  .344
Cal Poly4–12 .250  7–23  .233
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 Big West Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2018–19 season 6–23 overall, 2–14 in Big West play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Big West Conference tournament.

On March 6, 2019, it was announced that head coach Joe Callero would not be retained after his 10th season. He compiled a record of 126–184 while at Cal Poly.[1] On March 27, it was announced that Cal State Fullerton associate head coach John Smith would be named the 11th head coach in program history.[2]

Roster
2019–20 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
PG 0 Keith Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS JrVMI Danville, California
G 1 Job Alexander 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrTrinidad State Junior College Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G/F 2 Malek Harwell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)188 lb (85 kg) GSBoise State Pocatello, Idaho
G 3 Colby Rogers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrRoselle Catholic High School Covington, Georgia
G/F 5 Mark Crowe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrWilson High School Dallas, Texas
G 10 Jared Rice 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoCentral Catholic High School Modesto, California
F 14 Tuukka Jaakkola 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoHelsinki Basketball Academy Helsinki, Finland
F 15 Alimamy Koroma 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrProlific Prep Academy Freetown, Sierra Leone
G 22 Colin McCarthy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS FrSerra High School Redwood City, California
G 24 Junior Ballard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoModesto Christian School Stockton, California
G 25 Jamal Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) GSCal State Fullerton Moreno Valley, California
F 30 Hank Hollingsworth 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrChelan High School Chelan, Washington
F 31 Nolan Taylor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)260 lb (118 kg) RS JrPepperdine Keller, Texas
F 33 Kyle Colvin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrMission Prep High School San Luis Obispo, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 8, 2020

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Tour of London
September 3, 2019*
11:00 am		 at Surrey Scorchers W 81–69 
Surrey Sports Park (100)
Guildford, England
September 4, 2019*
8:00 am		 at Barking Abbey Basketball Academy W 75–61 
Barking Abbey School 
Barking, England
September 6, 2019*
11:00 am		 at London Lions L 71–89 
Copper Box Arena (1,500)
Hackney, England
September 7, 2019*
10:00 am		 at Solent Kestrels L 90–93 OT
Solent Sports Complex 
Southampton, England
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm		 at Santa Clara L 63–77  0–1
 Leavey Center (2,000)
Santa Clara, CA
November 11, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 at North Dakota State L 67–74  0–2
 Scheels Center (2,006)
Fargo, ND
November 15, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Simpson W 89–45  1–2
 Mott Athletics Center (1,762)
San Luis Obispo, CA
November 17, 2019*
5:00 pm		 at No. 18 Saint Mary's L 48–79  1–3
 University Credit Union Pavilion (3,306)
Moraga, CA
November 22, 2019*
6:00 pm, FS1		 at Creighton
Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational campus-site game		 L 70–86  1–4
 CHI Health Center Omaha (16,783)
Omaha, NE
November 24, 2019*
2:00 pm, BTN		 at Iowa
Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational campus-site game		 L 59–85  1–5
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,730)
Iowa City, IA
November 28, 2019*
11:00 am		 vs. Tennessee State
Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational semifinals		 L 72–82  1–6
 Orleans Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
November 29, 2019*
11:00 am		 vs. LIU
Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational third-place game		 L 69–82  1–7
 Orleans Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
December 7, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Siena W 70–66  2–7
 Mott Athletics Center (1,632)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 14, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Fresno State L 37–62  2–8
 Mott Athletics Center (1,965)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 18, 2019*
7:05 pm		 at Sacramento State L 56–57  2–9
 The Nest (522)
Sacramento, CA
December 21, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Cal State Bakersfield L 50–72  2–10
 Mott Athletics Center (1,545)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 28, 2019*
4:00 pm, FSSD		 at No. 15 San Diego State L 57–73  2–11
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
January 3, 2020*
7:00 pm		 Vanguard W 85–82  3–11
 Mott Athletics Center (1,262)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Big West regular season
January 8, 2020
7:00 pm		 UC Santa Barbara
Rivalry		 L 45–63  3–12
(0–1)		 Mott Athletics Center (2,682)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 11, 2020
7:00 pm		 Cal State Northridge W 74–56  4–12
(1–1)		 Mott Athletics Center (2,089)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 16, 2020
9:00 pm		 at Hawaii L 61–65  4–13
(1–2)		 Stan Sheriff Center (4,811)
Honolulu, HI
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at UC Riverside L 64–97  4–14
(1–3)		 SRC Arena (703)
Riverside, CA
January 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at UC Irvine L 67–74  4–15
(1–4)		 Bren Events Center (3,941)
Irvine, CA
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm		 Cal State Fullerton W 101–100 OT 5–15
(2–4)		 Mott Athletics Center (1,483)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 1, 2020
5:00 pm		 at UC Davis L 51–66  5–16
(2–5)		 The Pavilion (2,263)
Davis, CA
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm		 Long Beach State W 92–75  6–16
(3–5)		 Mott Athletics Center (1,562)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm		 Hawaii W 79–75  7–16
(4–5)		 Mott Athletics Center (2,235)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Cal State Northridge L 73–81  7–17
(4–6)		 Matadome (693)
Northridge, CA
February 15, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Cal State Fullerton L 101–105 4OT 7–18
(4–7)		 Titan Gym (692)
Fullerton, CA
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm		 UC Davis L 62–77  7–19
(4–8)		 Mott Athletics Center (1,588)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 22, 2020
7:00 pm		 UC Riverside L 49–61  7–20
(4–9)		 Mott Athletics Center (1,935)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm		 UC Irvine L 76–82  7–21
(4–10)		 Mott Athletics Center (2,703)
San Luis Obispo, CA
March 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Long Beach State L 73–80  7–22
(4–11)		 Walter Pyramid (1,641)
Long Beach, CA
March 7, 2020
7:00 pm		 at UC Santa Barbara
Rivalry		 L 67–69  7–23
(4–12)		 The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source[3][4]

References
  1. "Callero Will Not Be Retained as Men's Basketball Head Coach". Cal Poly. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  2. "Cal Poly hire Cal State Fullerton's John Smith as men's basketball coach". Orange County Register. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  3. "2019-20 Cal Poly Men's Basketball Schedule". Cal Poly. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  4. "2019-20 Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
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