2018–19 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

2018–19 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
2018–19 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big West)
Head coach	Joe Callero (10th season);
Home arena	Mott Athletics Center; (Capacity: 3,032)
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Irvine †	15	–	1	.938	31	–	6	.838
UC Santa Barbara	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
Cal State Fullerton	10	–	6	.625	16	–	18	.471
Hawai'i	9	–	7	.563	18	–	13	.581
Long Beach State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	19	.441
UC Davis	7	–	9	.438	11	–	20	.355
Cal State Northridge	7	–	9	.438	13	–	21	.382
UC Riverside	4	–	12	.250	10	–	23	.303
Cal Poly	2	–	14	.125	6	–	23	.207

† 2019 Big West tournament winner

The 2018–19 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represents California Polytechnic State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs are led by tenth-year head coach Joe Callero and competes in the Mott Athletics Center. Cal Poly is a member of the Big West Conference, and participates in their 23rd consecutive season in that league.

Before the season

The Mustangs finished 9–22, and 4–12 in the conference. During the season, the Mustangs participated in the Great Alaska Shootout, which was held in Santa Clara, California and Anchorage, Alaska. The Mustangs finished in 3rd place by defeating the College of Charleston but losing to Central Michigan and Idaho. Prior to the tournament, Cal Poly won at Santa Clara as a friendly match. In the postseason, Cal Poly lost to rival UC Santa Barbara in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament in Anaheim, California.

Roster

2018–19 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Job Alexander	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Trinidad State Junior College	Brown Deer, Wisconsin
G	3	Donovan Fields	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Odessa College	Newburgh, New York
G/F	5	Mark Crowe	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Woodrow Wilson High School	Dallas, Texas
G	10	Jared Roce	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Central Catholic High School	Modesto, California
G	11	Marcellus Garrick	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Allan Hancock College	Columbia, South Carolina
F	13	Daxton Carr	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Highland High School	Pocatello, Idaho
F	14	Tuukka Jaakkola	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Helsinki Basketball Academy	Helsinki, Finland
G	22	Colin McCarthy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Junipero Serra High School	Redwood City, California
F	23	Karlis Garoza	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Liepāja Secondary School	Saldus, Latvia
G	24	Junior Ballard	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Modesto Christian School	Modesto, California
F	30	Hank Hollingsworth	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Chelan High School	Chelan, Washington
F	31	Nolan Taylor	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Jr	Pepperdine	Keller, Texas
F	33	Kyle Colvin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Mission College Preparatory High School	San Luis Obispo, California
G/F	35	Jakub Niziol	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Howard College	Wroclaw, Poland

Head coach

Joe Callero (Central Washington)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 15 August 2018

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non–conference regular season
November 7, 2018* 7:05 pm	Menlo College	W 82-75	1-0	30 – Fields	12 – Niziol	8 – Niziol	Mott Athletics Center (1,121) San Luis Obispo, CA
November 11, 2018* 2:00 pm, P12N	at Arizona	L 61-82	1-1	16 – Garrick	5 – Crowe	2 – 2 Tied	McKale Center (13,995) Tucson, AZ
November 16, 2018* PPD	at Sacramento State						The Nest Sacramento, CA
November 19, 2019* 6:00 pm	at Washington State	L 70-84	1-2	22 – Fields	5 – 2 Tied	7 – Fields	Beasley Coliseum (1,774) Pullman, WA
November 21, 2019*	vs. Texas State Portland Classic						Chiles Center Portland, OR
November 23, 2019*	at Portland Portland Classic						Chiles Center Portland, OR
November 24, 2019*	vs. USC Upstate Portland Classic						Chiles Center Portland, OR
December 1, 2019*	at Fresno State						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
December 8, 2019*	Bethune–Cookman						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
December 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N	at California						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
December 18, 2019*	at Cal State Bakersfield						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
December 21, 2019*	UT Arlington						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
December 29, 2019*	at Siena						Times Union Center Albany, NY
January 4, 2019*	Holy Names						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
Big West regular season
January 9, 2019	at UC Santa Barbara Rivalry						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
January 12, 2019	Cal State Northridge						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
January 19, 2019	at UC Davis Rivalry						The Pavilion Davis, CA
January 23, 2019	UC Riverside						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
January 26, 2019	Cal State Fullerton						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
January 31, 2019	at UC Riverside						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 2, 2019	at Cal State Northridge						Matadome Los Angeles, California
February 7, 2019	UC Davis Rivalry						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
February 9, 2019	Long Beach State						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
February 14, 2019	at Hawaii						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 21, 2019	at UC Irvine						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
February 23, 2019	Hawaii						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, Ca
February 28, 2019	at Cal State Fullerton						Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
March 2, 2019	at Long Beach State						Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
March 7, 2019	UC Irvine						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
March 9, 2019	UC Santa Barbara Rivalry						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

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References

^ "2018–19 Cal Poly Men's Basketball Roster". Athletics at California Polytechnic State University. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
^ "Cal Poly Men's Basketball Announces 30–Game 2018–19 Schedule". Athletics at California Polytechnic State University. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

[1] "2018–19 Cal Poly Men's Basketball Roster". Athletics at California Polytechnic State University. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

[2] "Cal Poly Men's Basketball Announces 30–Game 2018–19 Schedule". Athletics at California Polytechnic State University. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

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