2024–25 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

2024–25 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record6–9 (0–3 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Bossier
  • Jesse Pruitt
  • Sam Walters
  • BJ Andrews
  • Ron DuBois
Home arenaMott Athletics Center
(Capacity: 3,032)
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Riverside 3 – 0   1.000 10 – 5   .667
UC Irvine 2 – 0   1.000 12 – 2   .857
UC San Diego 2 – 0   1.000 12 – 2   .857
Cal State Northridge 2 – 1   .667 10 – 4   .714
UC Davis 2 – 1   .667 8 – 6   .571
Long Beach State 2 – 1   .667 6 – 9   .400
UC Santa Barbara 1 – 2   .333 9 – 5   .643
Cal State Bakersfield 1 – 2   .333 7 – 8   .467
Hawai'i 0 – 2   .000 8 – 5   .615
Cal Poly 0 – 3   .000 6 – 9   .400
Cal State Fullerton 0 – 3   .000 5 – 10   .333
† 2025 Big West tournament winner
As of January 2, 2025

The 2024–25 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represents California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by first-year head coach Mike DeGeorge, play their home games at the Mott Athletics Center in San Luis Obispo, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2023–24 season 4–28, 0–20 in Big West play, to finish in 11th (last) place.[1] Due to their last place finish, the Mustangs failed to make the Big West tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.[2]

On March 1, 2024, the school announced that head coach John Smith would be fired at the end of the season, ending his five-year tenure with the team.[3] On March 26, the school announced that they would be hiring Colorado Mesa head coach Mike DeGeorge as the team's new head coach.[4]

Roster

2024–25 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
PG 0 Jarred Hyder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS California San Bernardino, CA
G 1 Logan McLaughlin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr New Mexico Junior College Carrollton, TX
G 2 Mac Riniker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Colorado Mesa Steamboat Springs, CO
PG 3 Hayden Jory 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Cabrillo High School Lompoc, CA
G 4 Kieran Elliott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So West Texas A&M Lubbock, TX
G 5 Guzman Vasilic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Southeastern Oklahoma Montevideo, Uruguay
PF 6 Paul Bizimana 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Eastern Illinois Haltom City, TX
F 7 Eric Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Mitty High School Los Gatos, CA
PG 8 Jackson Mosley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So St. Francis High School La Cañada, CA
G 9 Peter Bandelj 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Royal Crown Academy Ljubljana, Slovenia
SG 10 Isaac Spears 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Montana State Las Vegas, Nevada
G/F 11 Owen Koonce 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Colorado Mesa Lafayette, Colorado
G 14 Cayden Ward 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Mary's High School Stockton, CA
PF 15 Aaron Jr. Price 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Liberty High School Las Vegas, NV
F 16 Angelo Ghattas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Serra High School Redwood City, CA
G 21 Luka Tarlac 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Utah Belgrade, Serbia
F 23 Ethan Menzies 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Colorado Mesa Half Moon Bay, CA
G 40 Isaac Jessup 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Colorado Mesa Spokane, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 27, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2024*
12:00 p.m. 		Caltech W 110–53  –
  13 – Bandelj   9 – Bandelj   4 – tied  Mott Athletics Center (427)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Regular season
November 5, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at San Francisco L 78–86  0–1
  19 – Hyder   6 – tied   4 – Jessup  Sobrato Center (2,073)
San Francisco, CA
November 7, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		at California L 73–91  0–2
  20 – Jessup   6 – Elliott   4 – Menzies  Haas Pavilion (3,203)
Berkeley, CA
November 10, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Menlo W 99–66  1–2
  19 – Hyder   9 – Bandelj   5 – tied  Mott Athletics Center (1,179)
San Luis Obispo, CA
November 14, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Seattle W 75–71  2–2
  14 – tied   9 – Riniker   3 – Hyder  Mott Athletics Center (1,623)
San Luis Obispo, CA
November 17, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Eastern Washington W 82–78  3–2
  19 – Koonce   7 – tied   5 – Jessup  Reese Court (1,630)
Cheney, WA
November 20, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arizona State L 89–93  3–3
  27 – Hyder   6 – Koonce   4 – Riniker  Desert Financial Arena (6,294)
Tempe, AZ
November 23, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Mary's L 66–80  3–4
  16 – Koonce   5 – Koonce   5 – Riniker  University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
November 26, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Grambling State W 82–79  4–4
  17 – tied   8 – Koonce   7 – Hyder  Mott Athletics Center (1,128)
San Luis Obispo, CA
November 30, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Stanford W 97–90  5–4
  30 – Koonce   7 – tied   5 – Jessup  Maples Pavilion (2,658)
Stanford, CA
December 5, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Davis L 66–77  5–5
(0–1) 		 19 – Koonce   7 – Riniker   4 – Tarlac  University Credit Union Center (1,274)
Davis, CA
December 7, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State Northridge L 91–102  5–6
(0–2) 		 25 – Koonce   10 – Koonce   6 – Riniker  Mott Athletics Center (1,638)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 14, 2024*
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		at San Jose State L 100–107 OT 5–7
  32 – Koonce   8 – Koonce   6 – Riniker  Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,134)
San Jose, CA
December 17, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Denver W 95–94 OT 6–7
  29 – Hyder   11 – Bandelj   4 – tied  Mott Athletics Center (1,432)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 21, 2024*
5:00 p.m. 		at Omaha L 82–86  6–8
  22 – Hyder   7 – Jessup   4 – tied  Baxter Arena (2,348)
Omaha, NE
January 2, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Irvine L 89–98 OT 6–9
(0–3) 		 16 – Price Jr.   8 – Price Jr.   7 – Hyder  Mott Athletics Center (1,834)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 4, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Hawaii       Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 9, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC San Diego       LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
January 11, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Santa Barbara
Rivalry 		      Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 16, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Davis       Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 18, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Irvine       Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
January 25, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Long Beach State       Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 30, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Bakersfield       Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
February 1, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Riverside       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
February 6, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Hawaii       Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 13, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Fullerton       Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
February 15, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Northridge       Premier America Credit Union Arena 
Northridge, CA
February 20, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC San Diego       Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Riverside       Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Santa Barbara
Rivalry 		      The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
March 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State Bakersfield       Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
March 6, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State Fullerton       Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
March 8, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Long Beach State       Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
Big West tournament
March 12–15, 2025
 ESPN+ 		vs.        Lee's Family Forum 
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Brackets set for Big West men's and women's basketball tournaments". Pasadena Star-News. March 9, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Ho, Matthew (March 1, 2024). "Cal Poly men's basketball parts ways with head coach". San Luis Obispo Tribune. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  4. ^ Friedman, Josh (March 27, 2024). "Cal Poly hires new basketball coach after winless conference season". Cal Coast News. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cal Poly. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved October 27, 2024.