2013–14 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team American college basketball season
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 .
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