2022–23 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

2022–23 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record8–25 (1–18 Big West)
Head coach
Associate head coachOmar Lowery
Assistant coaches
  • Keith Berard
  • Darren French
Home arenaMott Athletics Center
(Capacity: 3,032)
Seasons
2022–23 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara 15 5   .750 27 8   .771
UC Irvine 15 5   .750 23 12   .657
UC Riverside 14 6   .700 22 12   .647
Cal State Fullerton 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
Hawai'i 13 7   .650 22 11   .667
UC Davis 11 8   .579 18 14   .563
Long Beach State 11 9   .550 17 16   .515
Cal State Bakersfield 6 14   .300 11 22   .333
UC San Diego* 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Cal State Northridge 4 16   .200 7 25   .219
Cal Poly 1 18   .053 8 25   .242
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 Big West tournament winner

The 2022–23 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by fourth-year head coach John Smith, played their home games at the Robert A. Mott Athletics Center in San Luis Obispo, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2021–22 season 7–21, 2–12 in Big West play, to finish in a tie for last place.[1] They were defeated by UC Davis in the first round of the Big West tournament.[2]

Roster

2022–23 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
PG 0 Hayden Jory 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Cabrillo HS Lompoc, CA
PG 1 Camren Pierce 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Etiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G 2 Trevon Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr James Madison Chesapeake, VA
G 3 Kobe Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Christian HS San Diego, CA
G 4 Brantly Stevenson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Etiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G 5 Julien Franklin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Oregon State Brea, CA
G 10 Isaac Spears 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Montana State Las Vegas, NV
SG 11 Aidan Prukop 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Mater Dei HS Ladera Ranch, CA
PG 12 Nick Fleming 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) GS Southern Utah Atlanta, GA
G 13 Nick Carlson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Helix HS La Mesa, CA
F/C 15 Alimamy Koroma 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Prolific Prep Academy Freetown, Sierra Leone
F 21 Cole Haller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Newport HS Bellevue, WA
PF 22 Aaron Jr. Price 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Liberty HS Las Vegas, NV
C 23 Bryan Penn-Johnson 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr East Los Angeles Long Beach, CA
G 25 Noah Pick 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Arroyo Grande, CA
SF 31 Chance Hunter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS California Baptist Inglewood, CA
C 35 Matur Dhal 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So PHH Prep Tempe, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 10, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
Cal State Los Angeles W 72–60 
 15  Koroma   10  Koroma   5  Hunter  Mott Athletics Center (432)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bethesda W 94–59  1–0
 16  Stevenson   7  2 tied   5  Sanders  Mott Athletics Center (1,156)
San Luis Obispo, CA
November 10, 2022*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
at San Francisco L 48–60  1–1
 15  Koroma   8  Koroma   1  Franklin  War Memorial Gymnasium (847)
San Francisco, CA
November 18, 2022*
8:00 p.m., P12N
at Stanford L 43–80  1–2
 12  Taylor   6  Taylor   2  Prukop  Maples Pavilion (2,263)
Stanford, CA
November 20, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Mount St. Mary's
California Thanksgiving Jam
L 68–73  1–3
 18  Hunter   10  Taylor   5  Pierce  Mott Athletics Center (1,057)
San Luis Obispo, CA
November 23, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Idaho
California Thanksgiving Jam
W 82–71  2–3
 23  Koroma   4  2 tied   4  Pierce  Mott Athletics Center (1,174)
San Luis Obispo, CA
November 28, 2022*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
at Pacific W 62–58  3–3
 23  Stevenson   8  Stevenson   2  3 tied  Alex G. Spanos Center (800)
Stockton, CA
November 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
at Pepperdine Canceled due to health and safety protocols[3] Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
December 3, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
California Baptist W 64–53  4–3
 19  Koroma   8  Stevenson   4  Stevenson  Mott Athletics Center (2,284)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 10, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland State W 72–49  5–3
 20  Stevenson   7  Taylor   5  Pierce  Mott Athletics Center (1,682)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 13, 2022*
7:30 p.m., P12N
at Washington L 68–74  5–4
 13  2 tied   8  Taylor   4  2 tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (4,888)
Seattle, WA
December 16, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Weber State L 45–74  5–5
 11  Koroma   6  Stevenson   3  Pierce  Mott Athletics Center (1,329)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 20, 2022*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
at San Jose State L 43–65  5–6
 9  Taylor   5  Koroma   3  Fleming  Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,233)
San Jose, CA
December 22, 2022*
4:00 p.m.
San Diego Christian W 72–59  6–6
 12  Hunter   4  5 tied   4  Prukop  Mott Athletics Center (376)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Big West regular season
December 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Northridge W 67–57  7–6
(1–0)
 17  Sanders   9  Taylor   3  2 tied  Mott Athletics Center (1,523)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 31, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Hawaii L 48–57  7–7
(1–1)
 10  2 tied   6  Koroma   2  Stevenson  Stan Sheriff Center (4,260)
Honolulu, HI
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Bakersfield L 51–61  7–8
(1–2)
 14  Sanders   5  Sanders   2  2 tied  Icardo Center (1,326)
Bakersfield, CA
January 7, 2023
1:00 p.m., 
Spectrum SportsNet
UC Santa Barbara
Rivalry
L 57–62  7–9
(1–3)
 19  Hunter   6  Koroma   4  3 tied  Mott Athletics Center (1,882)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 12, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Long Beach State L 58–77  7–10
(1–4)
 13  Taylor   6  Taylor   2  3 tied  Walter Pyramid (1,213)
Long Beach, CA
January 16, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Riverside L 78–83 OT 7–11
(1–5)
 21  Taylor   6  2 tied   6  Sanders  SRC Arena (857)
Riverside, CA
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC San Diego L 64–71  7–12
(1–6)
 20  Stevenson   7  Taylor   7  tied  Mott Athletics Center (2,283)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 21, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Davis L 63–65  7–13
(1–7)
 14  2 tied   6  2 tied   3  2 tied  University Credit Union Center (1,780)
Davis, CA
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Long Beach State L 52–70  7–14
(1–8)
 13  Stevenson   11  Taylor   2  tied  Mott Athletics Center (1,928)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton L 36–65  7–15
(1–9)
 13  Stevenson   6  Taylor   1  tied  Mott Athletics Center (1,921)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Santa Barbara
Rivalry
L 62–68  7–16
(1–10)
 13  Koroma   8  Koroma   4  Taylor  The Thunderdome (3,942)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Hawaii L 56–69  7–17
(1–11)
 17  Koroma   5  Taylor   2  tied  Mott Athletics Center (2,412)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Irvine L 54–55  7–18
(1–12)
 13  Hunter   8  Stevenson   2  tied  Bren Events Center (1,622)
Irvine, CA
February 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Northridge L 53–64  7–19
(1–13)
 14  Stevenson   4  tied   3  Sanders  Premier America Credit Union Arena (241)
Northridge, CA
February 15, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Bakersfield L 62–70  7–20
(1–14)
 23  Hunter   13  Hunter   3  Franklin  Mott Athletics Center (1,322)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 18, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton L 62–83  7–21
(1–15)
 17  Stevenson   4  Taylor   5  Pierce  Titan Gym (690)
Fullerton, CA
February 20, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Irvine L 56–59  7–22
(1–16)
 15  Koroma   6  tied   3  tied  Mott Athletics Center (1,674)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 25, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Davis L 52–58  7–23
(1–17)
 13  Stevenson   6  tied   3  tied  Mott Athletics Center (2,184)
San Luis Obispo, CA
March 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC San Diego Canceled LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
March 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Riverside L 72–73 OT 7–24
(1–18)
 32  Stevenson   8  Hunter   4  tied  Mott Athletics Center (2,282)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Big West tournament
March 7, 2023
8:30 p.m., ESPN+
(10) vs. (7) Long Beach State
First round
W 88–68  8–24
 28  Stevenson   6  tied   5  tied  Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
March 9, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(10) vs. (2) UC Santa Barbara
Quarterfinals
L 54–64  8–25
 18  Stevenson   7  Franklin   3  Pierce  Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cal Poly Eliminated in Big West Tournament Opening Round by UC Davis, 63-53". Cal Poly. March 8, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Game Against Cal Poly Postponed". Pepperdine University Athletics. November 29, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cal Poly. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 10, 2023.