2014–15 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

2014–15 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
Conference Big West Conference
2014–15 record 13–16 (6–10 Big West)
Head coach Joe Callero (6th year)
Assistant coach Paul Fortier
Assistant coach Sam Kirby
Assistant coach Mitch Reaves
Home arena Mott Gym
2014–15 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UC Davis 14 2   .875     25 7   .781
UC Irvine 11 5   .688     21 13   .618
UC Santa Barbara 11 5   .688     19 14   .576
Long Beach State 10 6   .625     16 17   .485
Hawaii 8 8   .500     22 13   .629
UC Riverside 7 9   .438     14 17   .452
Cal Poly 6 10   .375     13 16   .448
Cal State Northridge 4 12   .250     9 24   .273
Cal State Fullerton 1 15   .063     9 22   .290
2015 Big West Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented California Polytechnic State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by sixth year head coach Joe Callero and played their home games at Mott Gym. They were members of the Big West Conference and were the defending conference champions.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 David Nwaba Guard 6–4 200 Junior Los Angeles, California
1 Aleks Abrams Forward 6–8 225 Freshman Westlake Village, California
2 Trevor John Guard 6–3 182 Freshman Danville, California
3 Maliik Love Guard 6–2 209 Senior Oceanside, California
4 Alberto Gaine Guard 6–5 211 Senior Tavagnacco, Italy
5 Reese Morgan Guard 6–2 206 Junior San Pedro, California
10 Ridge Shipley Guard 6–0 184 Sophomore Carrollton, Texas
11 Taylor Sutlive Guard 6–3 193 Sophomore San Antonio, Texas
13 Kyle Toth Guard 6–2 175 Junior Sunnyvale, California
14 Max Betkowski Guard 6–3 224 Sophomore San Francisco, California
21 Luke Meikle Forward 6–9 203 Sophomore Tacoma, Washington
25 Joel Awich Forward 6–7 209 Junior St. Paul, Minnesota
30 Michael Bolden Guard 6–5 192 Senior Mission Viejo, California
34 Brian Bennett Forward 6–9 253 Junior Romeoville, Illinois
42 Anthony Silvestri Forward 6–7 218 Senior San Francisco, California
44 Zach Gordon Forward 6–8 229 Junior Lynnwood, Washington

Schedule

Source:

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Non-conference games
11/15/2014* at Nevada L 49–65  0–1 Lawlor Events Center (5,060)
11/18/2014* San Francisco State W 65–44  1–1 Mott Gym (1,901)
11/21/2014* Delaware W 78–60  2–1 Mott Gym (2,416)
11/26/2014* at California L 52–72  2–2 Haas Pavilion (5,712)
11/29/2014* at Saint Mary's L 56–82  2–3 McKeon Pavilion (2,703)
12/06/2014* Menlo W 72–35  3–3 Mott Gym (1,707)
12/13/2014* at Fresno State L 57–63  3–4 Save Mart Center (5,372)
12/15/2014* at San Francisco W 78–71  4–4 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,396)
12/17/2014* vs. Northeastern
(Cable Car Classic)
W 60–58  5–4 Leavey Center (965)
12/20/2014* vs. #8 Gonzaga
(Battle in Seattle)
L 50–63  5–5 KeyArena (11,741)
12/23/2014* at Santa Clara
(Cable Car Classic)
W 69–58  6–5 Leavey Center (1,107)
12/30/2014* at IPFW W 71–57  7–5 Hilliard Gates Sports Center (1,235)
Conference games
01/07/2015 at Hawaiʻi W 61–57 OT 8–5 (1–0) Stan Sheriff Center (6,219)
01/10/2015 UC Santa Barbara L 45–50  8–6 (1–1) Mott Gym (3,032)
01/15/2015 at Long Beach L 48–50  8–7 (1–2) Walter Pyramid (2,425)
01/17/2015 at Cal State Northridge L 48–55  8–8 (1–3) Matadome (1,084)
01/22/2015 Cal State Fullerton W 66–55  9–8 (2–3) Mott Gym (1,964)
01/24/2015 UC Riverside W 68–49  10–8 (3–3) Mott Gym (2,897)
01/29/2015 at UC Irvine L 57–67  10–9 (3–4) Bren Events Center (1,588)
01/31/2015 at UC Davis L 78–81 OT 10–10 (3–5) The Pavilion (5,317)
02/05/2015 Hawai'i L 56–59  10–11 (3–6) Mott Gym (2,876)
02/12/2015 Cal State Northridge W 70–63  11–11 (4–6) Mott Gym (2,113)
02/14/2015 Long Beach W 71–58  12–11 (5–6) Mott Gym (2,435)
02/19/2015 at Cal State Fullerton W 65–54  13–11 (6–6) Titan Gym (960)
02/21/2015 at UC Riverside L 44–48  13–12 (6–7) UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (1,076)
02/26/2015 UC Irvine L 56–63  13–13 (6–8) Mott Gym (2,163)
02/28/2015 UC Davis W 56–66  13–14 (6–9) Mott Gym (3,032)
03/07/2015 at UC Santa Barbara L 56–64  13–15 (6–10) The Thunderdome (5,414)
Big West Tournament
03/12/2015 vs. UC Santa Barbara L 50–54  13–16 Honda Center
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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