2016–17 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

2016–17 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
Conference Big West
2016–17 record 2–2 (0–0 Big West)
Head coach Joe Callero (8th year)
Assistant coach Pawel Mrozik
Assistant coach Sam Kirby
Assistant coach Mitch Reaves
Home arena Mott Athletic Center
2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Hawaii 0 0       4 3   .571
Cal Poly 0 0       5 4   .556
UC Davis 0 0       5 4   .556
UC Irvine 0 0       4 4   .500
Cal State Fullerton 0 0       3 5   .375
Cal State Northridge 0 0       3 5   .375
UC Riverside 0 0       1 4   .200
UC Santa Barbara 0 0       1 5   .167
Long Beach State 0 0       1 9   .100
† 2017 Big West Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represents the California Polytechnic State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by eighth-year head coach Joe Callero, play their home games at Mott Athletic Center and are members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2015–16 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.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
David Nwaba 0 G 6'4" 210 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Reese Morgan 5 G 6'2" 200 Senior San Pedro, CA Graduated
Mark Patterson 14 G 6'1" 174 Sophomore Bellflower, CA Walk-on; transferred
Serigne Athj 24 F 6'4" 195 Freshman Pasadena, CA Transferred to Peninsula College
Joel Awich 25 F 6'7" 217 Senior St. Paul, MN Graduated
Brian Bennett 34 F 6'9" 288 Senior Plainfield, IL Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Victor Joseph 20 G 6'0" 150 Junior Rancho Cucamonga, CA Junior college transferred to Chaffey College

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mark Crowe
SG
Dallas, TX Wilson High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Oct 4, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   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:

Roster

2016–17 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 1 Abrams, AleksAleks Abrams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Oaks Christian School Westlake Village, California
G 2 John, TrevorTrevor John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) RS So Monte Vista HS Danville, California
G 3 Fields, DonovanDonovan Fields 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Newburgh Free Academy
Odessa College
Newburgh, New York
G 4 Shead, JaylenJaylen Shead 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Connally HS Pflugerville, Texas
G/F 5 Crowe, MarkMark Crowe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Wilson HS Dallas, Texas
G 10 Shipley, RidgeRidge Shipley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Hebron HS Carrollton, Texas
G 11 Sutlive, TaylorTaylor Sutlive 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Churchill HS San Antonio, Texas
G 13 Toth, KyleKyle Toth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Mitty HS
Army
Sunnyvale, California
F 15 Martin, JoshJosh Martin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Bothell HS
Minnesota
Seattle, Washington
G 20 Joseph, VictorVictor Joseph 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Rancho Cucamonga HS
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga, California
F 21 Meikle, LukeLuke Meikle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 209 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Bellarmine Prep Tacoma, Washington
G 23 Raven, AlecAlec Raven 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Montgomery HS Santa Rosa, California
C 30 Hollingsworth, HankHank Hollingsworth 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Chelan HS Chelan, Washington
F 35 Niziol, JakubJakub Niziol 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Howard College Wrocław, Poland
F 44 Gordon, ZachZach Gordon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 239 lb (108 kg) RS Sr Archbishop Murphy HS Lynnwood, Washington
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
Non-conference regular season

11/11/2016*
7:00 PM
at Pepperdine L 68–77  0–1
 17  Tied  21  Martin  6  Shead  Firestone Fieldhouse (1,320)
Malibu, CA

11/13/2016*
6:00 PM, P12N
at Arizona State L 74–96  0–2
 21  Toth  7  Martin  7  Shead  Wells Fargo Arena (4,155)
Tempe, AZ

11/17/2016*
7:00 PM
Cal State Dominguez Hills W 75–64  1–2
 16  Martin  6  Martin  6  Martin  Mott Athletic Center (824)
San Luis Obispo, CA

11/19/2016*
2:00 PM
Bethesda W 69–52  2–0
 15  Fields  10  Meikle  6  Shead  Mott Athletic Center (1,342)
San Luis Obispo, CA

11/23/2016*
5:00 PM
at Northern Illinois
NIU Thanksgiving Classic
  
                Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL

11/25/2016*
1:30 PM
vs. UIC
NIU Thanksgiving Classic
  
                Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL

11/26/2016*
11:00 AM
vs. Elon
NIU Thanksgiving Classic
  
                Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL

12/01/2016*
8:00 PM
UTSA   
                Mott Athletic Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA

12/03/2016*
7:00 PM
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi   
                Mott Athletic Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA

12/10/2016*
4:00 PM
at Fresno State   
                Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA

12/17/2016*
5:00 PM, P12N
at California   
                Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA

12/20/2016*
8:00 PM, P12N
at Washington   
                Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA

12/28/2016*
6:00 PM
at Grand Canyon   
                GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ

12/31/2016*
10:00 AM
at Princeton   
                Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
Big West regular season

01/07/2017
7:00 PM
at UC Davis   
                The Pavilion 
Davis, CA

01/12/2017
7:00 PM
Cal State Fullerton   
                Mott Athletic Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA

01/14/2017
7:00 PM
at UC Santa Barbara   
                The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA

01/18/2017
7:00 PM
UC Irvine   
                Mott Athletic Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA

01/21/2017
7:00 PM
Long Beach State   
                Mott Athletic Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA

01/26/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at UC Irvine   
                Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA

01/28/2017
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton   
                Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA

02/02/2017
8:00 PM
UC Davis   
                Mott Athletic Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA

02/04/2017
7:00 PM
UC Riverside   
                Mott Athletic Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA

02/09/2017
10:00 PM
at Hawaii   
                Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI

02/15/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge   
                Matadome 
Northridge, CA

02/18/2017
7:00 PM
Hawaii   
                Mott Athletic Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA

02/23/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Long Beach State   
                Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA

02/25/2017
5:00 PM
at UC Riverside   
                SRC Center 
Riverside, CA

03/02/2017
7:00 PM
Cal State Northridge   
                Mott Athletic Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA

03/04/2017
7:00 PM
UC Santa Barbara   
                Mott Athletic Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
Big West Tournament

03/09–11/2017
vs.    
                Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

References

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