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.

2016–17 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
ConferenceBig West
2016–17 record11–20 (6–10 Big West)
Head coachJoe Callero (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Pawel Mrozik
  • Sam Kirby
  • Mitch Reaves
Home arenaMott Athletic Center
2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Irvine12–4 .750  21–15  .583
UC Davis †11–5 .688  23–13  .639
Cal State Fullerton10–6 .625  17–15  .531
Long Beach State9–7 .563  15–19  .441
Hawaii8–8 .500  14–16  .467
Cal State Northridge7–9 .438  11–19  .367
Cal Poly6–10 .375  11–20  .355
UC Riverside5–11 .313  7–21  .250
UC Santa Barbara4–12 .250  6–22  .214
† 2017 Big West Tournament winner

Previous season

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

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
David Nwaba0G6'4"210SeniorLos Angeles, CAGraduated
Reese Morgan5G6'2"200SeniorSan Pedro, CAGraduated
Mark Patterson14G6'1"174SophomoreBellflower, CAWalk-on; transferred
Serigne Athj24F6'4"195FreshmanPasadena, CATransferred to Peninsula College
Joel Awich25F6'7"217SeniorSt. Paul, MNGraduated
Brian Bennett34F6'9"288SeniorPlainfield, ILGraduated

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Donovan Fields3G5'10"SophomoreNewburgh, NYJunior college transferred from Odessa College
Victor Joseph20G6'0"150JuniorRancho Cucamonga, CAJunior college transferred to Chaffey College

2016 recruiting class
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:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/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 2016-11-07.
  • "2016 Cal Poly Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.

    Roster
    2016–17 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 1 Aleks Abrams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)265 lb (120 kg) JrOaks Christian School Westlake Village, California
    G 2 Trevor John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)183 lb (83 kg) RS SoMonte Vista HS Danville, California
    G 3 Donovan Fields 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoNewburgh Free Academy
    Odessa College    		 Newburgh, New York
    G 4 Jaylen Shead 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoConnally HS Pflugerville, Texas
    G/F 5 Mark Crowe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrWilson HS Dallas, Texas
    G 10 Ridge Shipley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrHebron HS Carrollton, Texas
    G 11 Taylor Sutlive 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)194 lb (88 kg) RS JrChurchill HS San Antonio, Texas
    G 13 Kyle Toth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SrMitty HS
    Army    		 Sunnyvale, California
    F 15 Josh Martin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)212 lb (96 kg) JrBothell HS
    Minnesota    		 Seattle, Washington
    G 20 Victor Joseph 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrRancho Cucamonga HS
    Chaffey College    		 Rancho Cucamonga, California
    F 21 Luke Meikle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)209 lb (95 kg) RS JrBellarmine Prep Tacoma, Washington
    G 23 Alec Raven 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)193 lb (88 kg) SoMontgomery HS Santa Rosa, California
    C 30 Hank Hollingsworth 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrChelan HS Chelan, Washington
    F 35 Jakub Niziol 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoHoward College Wrocław, Poland
    F 44 Zach Gordon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)239 lb (108 kg) RS SrArchbishop Murphy HS Lynnwood, Washington
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results
    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
    • 2016–17 Cal Poly Mustangs women's basketball team

    References
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