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2013–14 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

2013–14 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
Big West tournament champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record14–20 (6–10 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Fortier
  • Sam Kirby
  • Mitch Reaves
Home arenaMott Gym
Seasons
2013–14 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 13 3   .813 23 12   .657
UC Santa Barbara 12 4   .750 21 9   .700
Long Beach State 10 6   .625 15 17   .469
Hawai'i 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
Cal State Northridge 7 9   .438 17 18   .486
Cal Poly 6 10   .375 14 20   .412
Cal State Fullerton 6 10   .375 11 20   .355
UC Riverside 5 11   .313 10 21   .323
UC Davis 4 12   .250 9 22   .290
2014 Big West tournament winner


The 2013–14 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented California Polytechnic State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by fifth year head coach Joe Callero and played their home games at Mott Gym. They were members of the Big West Conference.

Cal Poly finished the regular season with a 10–19 record (6–10 Big West) and entered the Big West Conference tournament as the 7 seed. The Mustangs won the tournament to earn an automatic bid to their first NCAA tournament appearance in school history.[1] After beating Texas Southern, they lost to Wichita State, 64–37, and finished 14–20.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 David Nwaba Guard 6–4 200 Sophomore Los Angeles, California
1 Markel Leonard Guard 6–0 168 Freshman Richmond, California
2 Andy Rowley Guard 6–0 163 Senior San Luis Obispo, California
3 Maliik Love Guard 6–2 209 Junior Oceanside, California
4 Alberto Ganis Forward 6–5 211 Junior Tavagnacco, Italy
5 Reese Morgan Guard 6–2 206 Sophomore San Pedro, California
10 Ridge Shipley Guard 6–0 184 Freshman Carrollton, Texas
11 Taylor Sutlive Guard 6–3 193 Freshman San Antonio, Texas
14 Max Betkowski Guard 6–3 224 Freshman San Francisco, California
24 Jamal Johnson Guard 6–0 177 Senior San Antonio, Texas
25 Joel Awich Forward 6–7 209 Sophomore St. Paul, Minnesota
30 Michael Bolden Guard 6–5 192 Junior Mission Viejo, California
33 Chris Eversley Forward 6–7 229 Senior Chicago, Illinois
34 Brian Bennett Forward 6–9 253 Sophomore Romeoville, Illinois
35 Kyle Odister Guard 7-2 185 Senior Sacramento, California
42 Anthony Silvestri Forward 6–7 218 Junior San Francisco, California
44 Zach Gordon Forward 6–8 229 Sophomore Lynnwood, Washington

Schedule

Source: [1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference games
11/8/2013*
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 6 Arizona L 62–73  0–1
McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
11/12/2013*
7:00 pm
Nevada L 58–60  0–2
Mott Gym (1,502)
San Luis Obispo, CA
11/20/2013*
7:00 pm, MW Net
at Fresno State L 46–63  0–3
Save Mart Center (6,085)
Fresno, CA
11/23/2013*
3:00 pm
Bethesda W 78–39  1–3
Mott Gym (1,101)
San Luis Obispo, CA
11/29/2013*
2:45 pm
vs. North Dakota
Global Sports Hardwood Challenge
W 70–43  2–3
Matthew Knight Arena (5,719)
Eugene, OR
11/30/2013*
12:30 pm
vs. Pacific
Global Sports Hardwood Challenge
L 71–73  2–4
Matthew Knight Arena (5,937)
Eugene, OR
12/1/2013*
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 14 Oregon
Global Sports Hardwood Challenge
L 61–82  2–5
Matthew Knight Arena (5,580)
Eugene, OR
12/7/2013*
7:00 pm
Santa Clara W 64–53  3–5
Mott Gym (2,016)
San Luis Obispo, CA
12/14/2013*
7:00 pm
Cal State Dominguez Hills W 85–49  4–5
Mott Gym (1,787)
San Luis Obispo, CA
12/17/2013*
7:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount L 59–79  4–6
Gersten Pavilion (370)
Los Angeles, CA
12/21/2013*
4:00 pm
at Pittsburgh L 56–73  4–7
Petersen Events Center (9,736)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/29/2013*
7:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford L 62–79  4–8
Maples Pavilion (4,799)
Stanford, CA
1/4/2014*
4:00 pm
at Delaware L 72–82  4–9
Bob Carpenter Center (1,980)
Newark, DE
Conference games
1/9/2014
7:00 pm
Hawaiʻi W 77–65  5–9 (1–0)
Mott Gym (2,559)
San Luis Obispo, CA
1/11/2014
4:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara W 72–64  6–9 (2–0)
The Thunderdome (5,982)
Santa Barbara, CA
1/16/2014
7:00 pm
Cal State Northridge W 62–52  7–9 (3–0)
Mott Gym (2,248)
San Luis Obispo, CA
1/18/2014
7:00 pm
Long Beach State L 62–63  7–10 (3–1)
Mott Gym (2,924)
San Luis Obispo, CA
1/23/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton W 58–56  8–10 (4–1)
Titan Gym (1,345)
Fullerton, CA
1/25/2014
7:00 pm
at UC Riverside L 58–61  8–11 (4–2)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (1,196)
Riverside, CA
1/30/2014
7:00 pm
UC Davis L 58–62  8–12 (4–3)
Mott Gym (2,242)
San Luis Obispo, CA
2/1/2014
7:00 pm
UC Irvine L 50–64  8–13 (4–4)
Mott Gym (3,032)
San Luis Obispo, CA
2/8/2014
9:00 pm, OC Sports
at Hawaiʻi L 60–69  8–14 (4–5)
Stan Sheriff Center (7,308)
Honolulu, HI
2/13/2014
7:05 pm
at Cal State Northridge W 62–55  9–14 (5–5)
Matadome (1,083)
Northridge, CA
2/15/2014
7:00 pm, Prime Ticket
at Long Beach State L 65–74  9–15 (5–6)
Walter Pyramid (2,422)
Long Beach, CA
2/20/2014
7:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton L 59–67  9–16 (5–7)
Mott Gym (1,564)
San Luis Obispo, CA
2/22/2014
7:00 pm
UC Riverside W 69–64  10–16 (6–7)
Mott Gym (2,029)
San Luis Obispo, CA
2/27/2014
7:00 pm
at UC Davis L 73–85  10–17 (6–8)
The Pavilion (1,190)
Davis, CA
3/1/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at UC Irvine L 48–55  10–18 (6–9)
Bren Events Center (2,422)
Irvine, CA
3/8/2014
7:00 pm
UC Santa Barbara L 55–71  10–19 (6–10)
Mott Gym (3,202)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Big West tournament
03/13/2014
noon
vs. UC Santa Barbara
Quarterfinals
W 69–38  11–19
Honda Center (N/A)
Anaheim, CA
03/14/2014
6:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. UC Irvine
Semifinals
W 61–58  12–19
Honda Center (4,589)
Anaheim, CA
03/15/2014
7:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Cal State Northridge
Championship
W 61–59  13–19
Honda Center (3,626)
Anaheim, CA
NCAA tournament
3/19/2014*
3:40 pm, truTV
No. (16 MW) vs. (16 MW) Texas Southern
First Four
W 81–69  14–19
University of Dayton Arena (11,534)
Dayton, OH
3/21/2014*
4:10 pm, CBS
No. (16 MW) vs. No. 2 (1 MW) Wichita State
First round
L 37–64  14–20
Scottrade Center (19,223)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region MW=Midwest. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. ^ Dufresne, Chris (March 15, 2014). "Cal Poly wins Big West and gets to play on — and, it appears, play in". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 4, 2024.