2012–13 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

2012–13 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record18–14 (12–6 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Omar Lowery
  • Mitch Freeman
  • Sam Kirby
Home arenaMott Gym
Seasons
2012–13 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 14 – 4   .778 19 – 14   .576
Pacific † 13 – 5   .722 22 – 13   .629
Cal Poly 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563
UC Irvine 11 – 7   .611 21 – 16   .568
Hawai'i 10 – 8   .556 17 – 13   .567
UC Davis 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452
UC Santa Barbara 7 – 11   .389 11 – 20   .355
Cal State Fullerton 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
Cal State Northridge 5 – 13   .278 14 – 17   .452
UC Riverside* 3 – 15   .167 6 – 25   .194
† 2013 Big West tournament winner
As of March 25, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll
*ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

The 2012–13 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented California Polytechnic State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by fourth year head coach Joe Callero, played their home games at Mott Gym and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in Big West play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big West tournament where they lost to Pacific.[1] They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they lost in the first round to Weber State.[2]

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 Chris O'Brien Guard 6–4 210 Senior Irvine, California
3 Maliik Love Guard 6–7 285 Junior Oceanside, California
5 Reese Morgan Guard 6–2 195 Freshman San Pedro, California
11 Max Betkowski Guard 6–2 195 Freshman San Francisco, California
13 Dylan Royer Guard 6–1 190 Senior Los Osos, California
22 Drake U'u Guard 6–5 215 Senior Sacramento, California
23 Zach Allmon Forward 6–7 205 Freshman San Luis Obispo, California
24 Jamal Johnson Guard 6–0 170 Junior San Antonio, Texas
25 Joel Awich Forward 6–7 205 Freshman Maplewood, Minnesota
30 Joshua Hall Forward 6–8 190 Freshman Brush Prairie, Washington
33 Chris Eversley Forward 6–7 225 Junior Chicago, Illinois
34 Brian Bennett Forward 6–9 240 Freshman Romeoville, Illinois
35 Kyle Odister Guard 6–0 175 Junior Sacramento, California
42 Anthony Silvestri Forward 6–7 210 Sophomore San Francisco, California
44 Zach Gordon Forward 6–8 215 Freshman Lynnwood, Washington

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/09/2012*
4:00 pm, FSSW+ 		at TCU L 46–53  0–1
 Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,494)
Fort Worth, TX
11/15/2012*
7:00 pm 		Northern Colorado W 64–53  1–1
 Mott Gym (1,255)
San Luis Obispo, CA
11/19/2012*
7:00 pm 		Fresno State L 67–76  1–2
 Mott Gym (2,277)
San Luis Obispo, CA
11/25/2012*
7:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 11 UCLA W 70–68  2–2
 Pauley Pavilion (8,317)
Los Angeles, CA
12/01/2012*
7:00 pm 		at Saint Mary's L 68–86  2–3
 McKeon Pavilion (2,418)
Moraga, CA
12/08/2012*
7:00 pm 		Menlo W 89–43  3–3
 Mott Gym (1,184)
San Luis Obispo, CA
12/11/2012*
7:00 pm 		at Nevada L 56–69  3–4
 Lawlor Events Center (6,109)
Reno, NV
12/14/2012*
7:00 pm 		Eastern New Mexico W 60–57  4–4
 Mott Gym (1,053)
San Luis Obispo, CA
12/17/2012*
7:00 pm 		at Santa Clara L 64–72  4–5
 Leavey Center (1,558)
Santa Clara, CA
12/20/2012*
6:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington L 62–75  4–6
 Alaska Airlines Arena (7,874)
Seattle, WA
12/29/2012
1:00 pm 		at UC Riverside W 58–48  5–6 (1–0)
 UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (388)
Riverside, CA
01/03/2013
7:00 pm 		Long Beach State W 79–73  6–6 (2–0)
 Mott Gym (1,894)
San Luis Obispo, CA
01/05/2013
7:00 pm 		UC Irvine W 72–67  7–6 (3–0)
 Mott Gym (2,125)
San Luis Obispo, CA
01/10/2013
7:00 pm 		at UC Davis L 67–69  7–7 (3–1)
 The Pavilion (1,987)
Davis, CA
01/12/2013
7:00 pm 		at Pacific L 55–77  7–8 (3–2)
 Alex G. Spanos Center (2,111)
Stockton, CA
01/19/2013
4:00 pm, Prime Ticket 		at UC Santa Barbara L 81–83 2OT 7–9 (3–3)
 The Thunderdome (3,314)
Santa Barbara, CA
01/24/2013
7:00 pm 		Hawaiʻi W 88–59  8–9 (4–3)
 Mott Gym (2,122)
San Luis Obispo, CA
01/26/2013
7:00 pm 		Cal State Northridge W 75–64  9–9 (5–3)
 Mott Gym (2,464)
San Luis Obispo, CA
01/30/2013
7:00 pm 		at UC Irvine L 45–52  9–10 (5–4)
 Bren Events Center (1,110)
Irvine, CA
02/02/2013
4:00 pm 		at Long Beach State L 48–50  9–11 (5–5)
 Walter Pyramid (3,543)
Long Beach, CA
02/07/2013
7:00 pm 		Pacific W 67–62  10–11 (6–5)
 Mott Gym (2,213)
San Luis Obispo, CA
02/09/2013
7:00 pm 		UC Davis W 68–53  11–11 (7–5)
 Mott Gym (2,600)
San Luis Obispo, CA
02/16/2013
7:00 pm 		UC Santa Barbara W 67–49  12–11 (8–5)
 Mott Gym (2,800)
San Luis Obispo, CA
02/20/2013
7:05 pm 		at Cal State Fullerton L 60–77  12–12 (8–6)
 Titan Gym (760)
Fullerton, CA
02/23/2013*
7:00 pm 		Loyola Marymount
BracketBusters 		W 63–60  13–12
 Mott Gym (2,150)
San Luis Obispo, CA
02/28/2013
7:05 pm 		at Cal State Northridge W 81–61  14–12 (9–6)
 Matadome (1,020)
Northridge, CA
03/02/2013
9:30 pm 		at Hawaiʻi W 64–61  15–12 (10–6)
 Stan Sheriff Center (9,662)
Honolulu, HI
03/07/2013
7:00 pm 		UC Riverside W 68–62  16–12 (11–6)
 Mott Gym (1,865)
San Luis Obispo, CA
03/09/2013
7:00 pm 		Cal State Fullerton W 62–60  17–12 (12–6)
 Mott Gym (N/A)
San Luis Obispo, CA
2013 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
03/14/2013
2:50 pm 		vs. UC Davis
Quarterfinals 		W 64–41  18–12
 Honda Center (N/A)
Anaheim, CA
03/15/2013
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Pacific
Semifinals 		L 53–55  18–13
 Honda Center (5,136)
Anaheim, CA
2013 CIT
03/20/2013*
6:00 pm 		at Weber State
First Round 		L 43–85  18–14
 Dee Events Center (2,309)
Ogden, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. ^ "Pacific 55, Cal Poly 53". ESPN. March 15, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2024.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ Thomas, Sarah (March 20, 2013). "Weber State basketball: Wildcats blast Cal Poly in first round of CIT". Deseret News. Retrieved February 8, 2024.