2016–17 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented the California Polytechnic State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by eighth-year head coach Joe Callero, played their home games at Mott Athletic Center as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 6–10 in Big West play to finish in seventh place. They lost to UC Davis in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament.[1]

2016–17 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
ConferenceBig West
Record11–20 (6–10 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pawel Mrozik
  • Sam Kirby
  • Mitch Reaves
Home arenaMott Athletic Center
Seasons
2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 12 4   .750 21 15   .583
UC Davis 11 5   .688 23 13   .639
Cal State Fullerton 10 6   .625 17 15   .531
Long Beach State 9 7   .563 15 19   .441
Hawai'i 8 8   .500 14 16   .467
Cal State Northridge 7 9   .438 11 19   .367
Cal Poly 6 10   .375 11 20   .355
UC Riverside 5 11   .313 7 21   .250
UC Santa Barbara 4 12   .250 6 22   .214
2017 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

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The Mustangs finished the 2015–16 season 10–20, 4–12 in Big West play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to UC Irvine.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
David Nwaba 0 G 6'4" 210 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Reese Morgan 5 G 6'2" 200 Senior San Pedro, CA Graduated
Mark Patterson 14 G 6'1" 174 Sophomore Bellflower, CA Walk-on; transferred
Serigne Athj 24 F 6'4" 195 Freshman Pasadena, CA Transferred to Peninsula College
Joel Awich 25 F 6'7" 217 Senior St. Paul, MN Graduated
Brian Bennett 34 F 6'9" 288 Senior Plainfield, IL Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Donovan Fields 3 G 5'10" Sophomore Newburgh, NY Junior college transferred from Odessa College
Victor Joseph 20 G 6'0" 150 Junior Rancho Cucamonga, CA Junior college transferred to Chaffey College

2016 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mark Crowe
SG
Dallas, TX Wilson High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Oct 4, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Cal Poly 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  • "2016 Cal Poly Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016.

Roster

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2016–17 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Aleks Abrams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Oaks Christian School Westlake Village, California
G 2 Trevor John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) RS So Monte Vista HS Danville, California
G 3 Donovan Fields 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Newburgh Free Academy
Odessa College
Newburgh, New York
G 4 Jaylen Shead 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Connally HS Pflugerville, Texas
G/F 5 Mark Crowe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Wilson HS Dallas, Texas
G 10 Ridge Shipley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Hebron HS Carrollton, Texas
G 11 Taylor Sutlive 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Churchill HS San Antonio, Texas
G 13 Kyle Toth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Mitty HS
Army
Sunnyvale, California
F 15 Josh Martin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Bothell HS
Minnesota
Seattle, Washington
G 20 Victor Joseph 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Rancho Cucamonga HS
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga, California
F 21 Luke Meikle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 209 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Bellarmine Prep Tacoma, Washington
G 23 Alec Raven 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Montgomery HS Santa Rosa, California
C 30 Hank Hollingsworth 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Chelan HS Chelan, Washington
F 35 Jakub Niziol 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Howard College Wrocław, Poland
F 44 Zach Gordon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 239 lb (108 kg) RS Sr Archbishop Murphy HS Lynnwood, Washington
Head coach
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
at Pepperdine L 68–77  0–1
 17  Tied   21  Martin   6  Shead  Firestone Fieldhouse (1,320)
Malibu, CA
11/13/2016*
6:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State L 74–96  0–2
 21  Toth   7  Martin   7  Shead  Wells Fargo Arena (4,155)
Tempe, AZ
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm
Cal State Dominguez Hills W 75–64  1–2
 16  Martin   6  Martin   6  Martin  Mott Athletic Center (824)
San Luis Obispo, CA
11/19/2016*
2:00 pm
Bethesda W 69–52  2–2
 15  Fields   10  Meikle   6  Shead  Mott Athletic Center (1,342)
San Luis Obispo, CA
11/23/2016*
5:00 pm
at Northern Illinois
NIU Thanksgiving Classic
W 68–64  3–2
 19  Joseph   4  3 Tied   6  Shead  Convocation Center (844)
DeKalb, IL
11/25/2016*
1:30 pm
vs. UIC
NIU Thanksgiving Classic
L 71–84  3–3
 24  Dixson   6  3 Tied   3  Tied  Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
11/26/2016*
11:00 am
vs. Elon
NIU Thanksgiving Classic
L 66–72  3–4
 23  Joseph   8  Shead   7  Shead  Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
12/01/2016*
8:00 pm
UTSA W 59–47  4–4
 18  Toth   5  3 Tied   7  Shead  Mott Athletic Center (1,050)
San Luis Obispo, CA
12/03/2016*
7:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 82–70  5–4
 19  Joseph   8  Hollingsworth   7  Shipley  Mott Athletic Center (1,347)
San Luis Obispo, CA
12/10/2016*
4:00 pm
at Fresno State L 59–73  5–5
 17  Fields   6  Shead   5  Shipley  Save Mart Center (7,250)
Fresno, CA
12/17/2016*
5:00 pm, P12N
at California L 55–81  5–6
 14  Toth   16  Abrams   2  Meikle  Haas Pavilion (9.698)
Berkeley, CA
12/20/2016*
8:00 pm, P12N
at Washington L 61–77  5–7
 14  Shipley   7  Gordon   6  Shipley  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,175)
Seattle, WA
12/28/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Grand Canyon L 64–71  5–8
 22  Meikle   9  Abrams   5  Toth  GCU Arena (6,757)
Phoenix, AZ
12/31/2016*
10:00 am
at Princeton L 52–81  5–9
 8  Toth   7  Meikle   3  Shipley  Jadwin Gymnasium (2,022)
Princeton, NJ
Big West regular season
01/07/2017
7:00 pm
at UC Davis L 64–68  5–10
(0–1)
 16  Meikle   14  Gordon   4  Toth  The Pavilion (1,733)
Davis, CA
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton L 74–87  5–11
(0–2)
 15  Fields   5  Abrams   8  Shipley  Mott Athletic Center (1,350)
San Luis Obispo, CA
01/14/2017
7:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara L 53–58  5–12
(0–3)
 15  Fields   5  Meikle   4  Toth  The Thunderdome (3,306)
Santa Barbara, CA
01/18/2017
7:00 pm
UC Irvine L 48–70  5–13
(0–4)
 11  Niziol   12  Abrams   1  Shipley  Mott Athletic Center (1,250)
San Luis Obispo, CA
01/21/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Long Beach State L 92–98 OT 5–14
(0–5)
 27  Shipley   8  Toth   4  Shipley  Mott Athletic Center (3,032)
San Luis Obispo, CA
01/26/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Irvine W 79–66  6–14
(1–6)
 22  Joseph   6  Meikle   3  Shipley  Bren Events Center (2,107)
Irvine, CA
01/28/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton L 71–81  6–15
(1–6)
 22  Joseph   5  Gordon   5  Shipley  Titan Gym (1,024)
Fullerton, CA
02/02/2017
8:00 pm
UC Davis W 74–70  7–15
(2–6)
 20  Joseph   5  Shipley   6  Fields  Mott Athletic Center (1,850)
San Luis Obispo, CA
02/04/2017
7:00 pm
UC Riverside L 56–67 OT 10–18
(5–9)
 22  Joseph   12  Gordon   4  Shipley  Mott Athletic Center (2,150)
San Luis Obispo, CA
02/09/2017
10:00 pm
at Hawaii L 65–74  7–17
(2–8)
 19  Shipley   9  Gordon   2  Joseph  Stan Sheriff Center (5,596)
Honolulu, HI
02/15/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge W 85–71  8–17
(3–8)
 23  Fields   8  Niziol   4  Fields  Matadome (405)
Northridge, CA
02/18/2017
7:00 pm
Hawaii L 61–82  8–18
(3–9)
 16  Shipley   6  Meikle   2  Toth  Mott Athletic Center (2,317)
San Luis Obispo, CA
02/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Long Beach State W 78–71  9–18
(4–9)
 17  Shipley   11  Meikle   6  Shipley  Walter Pyramid (3,164)
Long Beach, CA
02/25/2017
5:00 pm, Prime Ticket
at UC Riverside W 84–77 OT 10–18
(5–9)
 26  Joseph   11  Gordon   8  Shipley  SRC Center (555)
Riverside, CA
03/02/2017
7:00 pm
Cal State Northridge W 76–70  11–18
(6–9)
 17  Shipley   8  Gordon   4  Shipley  Mott Athletic Center (1,280)
San Luis Obispo, CA
03/04/2017
7:00 pm
UC Santa Barbara L 44–57  11–19
(6–10)
 10  Fields   9  Gordon   3  Fields  Mott Athletic Center (2,950)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Big West tournament
03/09/2017
12:00 pm
(7) vs. (2) UC Davis
Quarterfinals
L 55–66  11–20
 19  Shipley   12  Gordon   3  Fields  Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Morales, Robert (March 9, 2017). "UC Davis defeats Cal Poly, 66-55, in Big West quarterfinal". The Orange County Register. Retrieved February 8, 2024.