Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball

Cal Poly Mustangs
2014–15 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team
University California Polytechnic State University
Conference Big West
Location San Luis Obispo, CA
Head coach Joe Callero (6th year)
Arena Mott Athletic Center
(Capacity: 3,032)
Nickname Mustangs
Colors

Cal Poly Green, Vegas Gold, and Copper Gold[1]

                  
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament appearances
2014
Conference tournament champions
2014
Conference regular season champions
1986 (CCAA)
1996 (American West)

The Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represents California Polytechnic State University, located in San Luis Obispo, California. The school's team currently competes in the Big West Conference. The team began playing at the Division 1 level in 1994. The Mustangs are coached by Joe Callero and play their home games at Mott Athletic Center. Cal Poly advanced to their first NCAA Tournament in 2014 after a historic run in the Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament becoming the first 7 seed to win the Championship. Cal Poly earned the 16 seed and defeated fellow 16 seed Texas Southern in the First Round in Dayton. Cal Poly then advanced to the 2nd round where they were defeated by undefeated #1 Wichita State 64–37.

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Mustangs have appeared in one NCAA tournament. Their record is 1–1.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result/Score
2014 #16 First Four
Second Round
#16 Texas Southern
#1 Wichita State
W 81–69
L 37–64

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Mustangs have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament seven times. Their combined record is 7–8.

Year Round Opponent Result
1971 Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game
Puget Sound
San Francisco State
L 69–81
W 70–68
1974 Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game
Sonoma State
Cal State Chico
L 66–73
W 81–63
1977 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Seattle Pacific
Puget Sound
North Alabama
W 73–58
W 67–54
L 64–67 OT
1980 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
San Francisco State
UC Riverside
W 66–46
L 53–62
1981 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Bloomsberg
Clarion
W 71–43
L 61–84
1982 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Alaska–Anchorage
Cal State Bakersfield
W 66–60
L 55–58
1986 Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game
Cal State East Bay
UC Riverside
L 65–67
L 53–55

CIT results

The Mustangs have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
2013 First Round Weber state L 43–85

Season-by-season results

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Unknown (Independent) (1921–1941)
1921–22 Unknown 4–1
1922–23 No Team
1923–24 Unknown 2–3
1924–25 Unknown 4–2
1925–26 Unknown 1–5
1926–27 Unknown 3–9
1927–28 Unknown 6–11
1928–29 No Team
1929–30 No Team
1930–31 No Team
1931–32 No Team
1932–33 Unknown 15–3
1933–34 Unknown 4–6
1934–35 Unknown 3–7
1935–36 Unknown 7–5
1936–37 Unknown 5–7
1937–38 No Team
1938–39 Unknown 8–8
1939–40 Unknown 7–8
1940–41 Unknown 6–13
Unknown: 75–88
Howie O'Daniels (Independent) (1941–1942)
1941–42 Howie O'Daniels 5–17
O'Daniels: 5–17
1942–43 No Team (WWII)
1943–44 No team (WWII)
1944–45 No team (WWII)
1945–46 No team (WWII)
Robert Mott (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1946–1947)
1946–47 Robert Mott 4–14 0–10 6
Mott: 4–14
Ed Jorgensen (California Collegiate Athletic Association/Independent) (1947–1966)
1947–48 Ed Jorgensen 12–13 1–9 6
1948–49 Ed Jorgensen 12–12 2–8 6
1949–50 Ed Jorgensen 13–15 3–6 4
1950–51 Ed Jorgensen 22–9 6–4 3
1951–52 Ed Jorgensen 14–16 6–3 2
1952–53 Ed Jorgensen 21–6 6–4 3
1953–54 Ed Jorgensen 11–11 4–6 4
1954–55 Ed Jorgensen 13–13 5–3 3
1955–56 Ed Jorgensen 15–12
1956–57 Ed Jorgensen 12–11
1957–58 Ed Jorgensen 8–17
1958–59 Ed Jorgensen 16–9
1959–60 Ed Jorgensen 15–9
1960–61 Ed Jorgensen 13–10 5–5 4
1961–62 Ed Jorgensen 16–6 6–5 4
1962–63 Ed Jorgensen 11–13 4–8 5
1963–64 Ed Jorgensen 4–14 1–9 6
1964–65 Ed Jorgensen 8–17 1–9 6
1965–66 Ed Jorgensen 8–16 3–7 5
Jorgensen: 222–229
Stuart Chestnut (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1966–1969)
1966–67 Stuart Chestnut 12–11 4–7 5
1967–68 Stuart Chestnut 10–12 5–9 5
1968–69 Stuart Chestnut 7–19 4–8 6
Chestnut: 29–42
Neale Stoner (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1969–1972)
1969–70 Neale Stoner 13–13 2–6 5
1970–71 Neale Stoner 17–11 6–2 2
1971–72 Neale Stoner 17–9 5–3 3
Stoner: 47–33
Ernie Wheeler (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1972–1986)
1972–73 Ernie Wheeler 13–13 4–5 4
1973–74 Ernie Wheeler 18–10 8–2 2
1974–75 Ernie Wheeler 15–11 2–6 5
1975–76 Ernie Wheeler 14–14 2–8 6
1976–77 Ernie Wheeler 18–10 7–3 2
1977–78 Ernie Wheeler 17–10 7–3 2
1978–79 Ernie Wheeler 13–14 3–9 6
1979–80 Ernie Wheeler 22–7 9–3 2
1980–81 Ernie Wheeler 24–8 10–4 2
1981–82 Ernie Wheeler 20–6 10–4 2
1982–83 Ernie Wheeler 21–10 8–6 4
1983–84 Ernie Wheeler 20–8 8–6 4
1984–85 Ernie Wheeler 16–11 5–9 6
1985–86 Ernie Wheeler 23–6 13–2 1
Wheeler: 254–124
Steve Beason (California Collegiate Athletic Association/American West Conference) (1986–1995)
1986–87 Steve Beason 19–10 10–4 2
1987–88 Steve Beason 17–10 9–5 3
1988–89 Steve Beason 14–12 6–8 6
1989–90 Steve Beason 19–9 9–5 3
1990–91 Steve Beason 14–14 6–6 4
1991–92 Steve Beason 19–8 7–7 5T
1992–93 Steve Beason 9–17 3–11 8
1993–94 Steve Beason 9–16 3–9 7
1994–95 Steve Beason 1–26 0–6 4
Beason: 393–167
Jeff Schneider (American West Conference/Big West Conference) (1995–2001)
1995–96 Jeff Schneider 16–13 5–1 1
1996–97 Jeff Schneider 14–16 7–10 5 (West)
1997–98 Jeff Schneider 14–14 7–9 2 (West)
1998–99 Jeff Schneider 11–16 6–10 5 (West)
1999–00 Jeff Schneider 10–18 5–11 5 (West)
2000–01 Jeff Schneider 9–19 3–13 8
Schneider: 74–96
Kevin Bromley (Big West Conference) (2001–2009)
2001–02 Kevin Bromley 15–12 9–9 6T
2002–03 Kevin Bromley 16–14 10–8 4
2003–04 Kevin Bromley 11–16 6–12 1
2004–05 Kevin Bromley 5–22 3–15 10
2005–06 Kevin Bromley 10–19 7–7 3
2006–07 Kevin Bromley 19–11 9–5 2T
2007–08 Kevin Bromley 12–18 7–9 6
2008–09 Kevin Bromley 7–21 3–13 9
Bromley: 95–133
Joe Callero (Big West Conference) (2009–present)
2009–10 Joe Callero 12–19 7–9 6
2010–11 Joe Callero 15–15 10–6 2
2011–12 Joe Callero 18–15 8-8 4
2012–13 Joe Callero 18–14 12–6 3 CIT 1st Round
2013–14 Joe Callero 14–20 6–10 7 NCAA Second Round
Callero: 77–83
Total: 233-318

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References