2018–19 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

2018–19 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record6–23 (2–14 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mitch Reaves (10th season)
  • Kevon Davis (1st season)
  • David Hanson (1st season)
  • Jamal Johnson (1st season)
Home arenaMott Athletics Center
(Capacity: 3,032)
Seasons
2018–19 Big West men's basketball standings
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 represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by tenth-year head coach Joe Callero and played their home games at the Mott Athletics Center. Cal Poly was a member of the Big West Conference, and participated in their 23rd consecutive season in that league. They finished the season 6–23 overall, 2–14 in Big West play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Big West Conference tournament. On March 6, 2019, it was announced that head coach Joe Callero would not be retained after his 10th season. He compiled a record of 126–184 while at Cal Poly.[1]

Previous season

See also: 2017–18 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

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 Current redshirt 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 Junípero 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 Current redshirt 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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 – Tied  McKale Center (13,995)
Tucson, AZ
November 16, 2018*
 at Sacramento State Cancelled [3] The Nest 
Sacramento, CA
November 19, 2018*
6:00 pm 		at Washington State L 70–84  1–2
  22 – Fields   5 – Tied   7 – Fields  Beasley Coliseum (1,774)
Pullman, WA
November 21, 2018*
4:30pm 		vs. Texas State
Portland Classic 		L 42–54  1–3
  11 – Fields   6 – Garoza   3 – Fields  Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
November 23, 2018*
7:00pm 		at Portland
Portland Classic 		L 67–72  1–4
  13 – Jaakkola   7 – Niziol   3 – Tied  Chiles Center (1,320)
Portland, OR
November 24, 2018*
2:30pm 		vs. USC Upstate
Portland Classic 		W 75–74 OT 2–4
  21 – Fields   12 – Hollingsworth   7 – Fields  Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
December 1, 2018*
12:00pm 		at Fresno State L 67–76  2–5
  22 – Crowe   10 – Carr   4 – Fields  Save Mart Center (4,724)
Fresno, CA
December 8, 2018*
7:00pm 		Bethune–Cookman W 80–78 OT 3–5
  28 – Fields   7 – Hollingsworth   4 – Fields  Mott Athletics Center (1,326)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N 		at California L 66–67  3–6
  26 – Fields   8 – Hollingsworth   3 – Fields  Haas Pavilion (3,907)
Berkeley, CA
December 18, 2018*
7:00pm, ESPN3 		at Cal State Bakersfield L 61–74  3–7
  21 – Ballard   6 – Ballard   5 – Fields  Icardo Center (1,987)
Bakersfield, CA
December 21, 2018*
7:00pm 		UT Arlington L 70–75 OT 3–8
  18 – Tied   7 – Ballard   4 – Alexander  Mott Athletics Center (1,515)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 29, 2018*
11:00am, ESPN+ 		at Siena L 54–75  3–9
  13 – Crowe   6 – Carr   7 – Fields  Times Union Center (5,768)
Albany, NY
January 4, 2019*
7:00pm 		Holy Names W 68–47  4–9
  19 – Garrick   8 – Garoza   6 – Fields  Mott Athletics Center (1,242)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Big West regular season
January 9, 2019
7:00pm 		at UC Santa Barbara
Rivalry 		L 56–65  4–10
(0–1) 		 19 – Fields   5 – Niziol   8 – Fields  The Thunderdome (4,816)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 12, 2019
7:00pm 		Cal State Northridge L 74–78 OT 4–11
(0–2) 		 30 – Fields   10 – Niziol   7 – Fields  Mott Athletics Center (2,513)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 19, 2019
5:00 p.m. 		at UC Davis
Rivalry 		L 63–75  4–12
(0–3) 		 16 – Crowe   5 – Carr   5 – Fields  The Pavilion (2,090)
Davis, CA
January 23, 2019
7:00pm 		UC Riverside L 51–74  4–13
(0–4) 		 15 – Fields   4 – Fields   4 – Fields  Mott Athletics Center (1,622)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 26, 2019
7:00pm 		Cal State Fullerton L 63–80  4–14
(0–5) 		 15 – Niziol   7 – Niziol   3 – Fields  Mott Athletics Center (1,990)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UC Riverside W 71–45  5–14
(1–5) 		 18 – Garrick   7 – Crowe   6 – Alexander  SRC Arena (780)
Riverside, CA
February 2, 2019
7:00pm 		at Cal State Northridge L 65–83  5–15
(1–6) 		 12 – Garrick   10 – Crowe   4 – Fields  Matadome (1,393)
Los Angeles, California
February 7, 2019
7:00pm 		UC Davis
Rivalry 		L 53–63  5–16
(1–7) 		 17 – Fields   6 – Crowe   3 – Fields  Mott Athletics Center (1,498)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 9, 2019
7:00pm 		Long Beach State L 68–76 OT 5–17
(1–8) 		 23 – Fields   12 – Garoza   3 – Crowe  Mott Athletics Center (1,970)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 14, 2019
10:00pm, Spectrum HI 		at Hawaii L 54–75  5–18
(1–9) 		 15 – Garrick   6 – Crowe   4 – Fields  Stan Sheriff Center (4,995)
Honolulu, HI
February 21, 2019
7:00pm 		at UC Irvine L 47–74  5–19
(1–10) 		 12 – Fields   5 – Carr   2 – Fields  Bren Events Center (1,396)
Irvine, CA
February 23, 2019
7:00pm 		Hawaii W 88–80  6–19
(2–10) 		 28 – Fields   7 – Garoza   4 – Fields  Mott Athletics Center (2,310)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 28, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN3 		at Cal State Fullerton L 75–86  6–20
(2–11) 		 22 – Fields   8 – Alexander   2 – Fields  Titan Gym (831)
Fullerton, CA
March 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Long Beach State L 85–94  6–21
(2–12) 		 30 – Garrick   10 – Garoza   3 – Alexander  Walter Pyramid (2,172)
Long Beach, CA
March 7, 2019
7:00pm 		UC Irvine L 72–110  6–22
(2–13) 		 27 – Garrick   6 – Garoza   5 – Fields  Mott Athletics Center (1,932)
San Luis Obispo, CA
March 9, 2019
7:00pm 		UC Santa Barbara
Rivalry 		L 82–92  6–23
(2–14) 		 23 – Fields   10 – Crowe   4 – Fields  Mott Athletics Center (2,713)
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

  1. ^ "Cal Poly's Joe Callero Fired After 10 Seasons as Head Coach". March 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018–19 Cal Poly Men's Basketball Roster". Athletics at California Polytechnic State University. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  3. ^ "Friday Night's Men's Basketball Home Game Against Cal Poly Postponed". November 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "Cal Poly Men's Basketball Announces 30–Game 2018–19 Schedule". Athletics at California Polytechnic State University. Retrieved August 15, 2018.