2018–19 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by tenth-year head coach Joe Callero and played their home games at the Mott Athletics Center. Cal Poly was a member of the Big West Conference, and participated in their 23rd consecutive season in that league. They finished the season 6–23 overall, 2–14 in Big West play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Big West Conference tournament. On March 6, 2019, it was announced that head coach Joe Callero would not be retained after his 10th season. He compiled a record of 126–184 while at Cal Poly.[1]

2018–19 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
2018–19 record6–23 (2–14 Big West)
Head coachJoe Callero (10th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mitch Reaves (10th season)
  • Kevon Davis (1st season)
  • David Hanson (1st season)
  • Jamal Johnson (1st season)
Home arenaMott Athletics Center
(Capacity: 3,032)
2018–19 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Irvine †15–1 .938  31–6  .838
UC Santa Barbara10–6 .625  22–10  .688
Cal State Fullerton10–6 .625  16–18  .471
Hawaii9–7 .563  18–13  .581
Long Beach State8–8 .500  15–19  .441
UC Davis7–9 .438  11–20  .355
Cal State Northridge7–9 .438  13–21  .382
UC Riverside4–12 .250  10–23  .303
Cal Poly2–14 .125  6–23  .207
† 2019 Big West Tournament winner

Previous season
See also: 2017–18 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

The Mustangs finished 9–22, and 4–12 in the conference. During the season, the Mustangs participated in the Great Alaska Shootout, which was held in Santa Clara, California and Anchorage, Alaska. The Mustangs finished in 3rd place by defeating the College of Charleston but losing to Central Michigan and Idaho. Prior to the tournament, Cal Poly won at Santa Clara as a friendly match. In the postseason, Cal Poly lost to rival UC Santa Barbara in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament in Anaheim, California.

Roster
2018–19 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Job Alexander 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrTrinidad State Junior College Brown Deer, Wisconsin
G 3 Donovan Fields 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) SrOdessa College Newburgh, New York
G/F 5 Mark Crowe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoWoodrow Wilson High School Dallas, Texas
G 10 Jared Roce  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrCentral Catholic High School Modesto, California
G 11 Marcellus Garrick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrAllan Hancock College Columbia, South Carolina
F 13 Daxton Carr 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrHighland High School Pocatello, Idaho
F 14 Tuukka Jaakkola 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrHelsinki Basketball Academy Helsinki, Finland
G 22 Colin McCarthy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrJunipero Serra High School Redwood City, California
F 23 Karlis Garoza 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoLiepāja Secondary School Saldus, Latvia
G 24 Junior Ballard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrModesto Christian School Modesto, California
F 30 Hank Hollingsworth 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrChelan High School Chelan, Washington
F 31 Nolan Taylor  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)260 lb (118 kg) RS JrPepperdine Keller, Texas
F 33 Kyle Colvin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrMission College Preparatory High School San Luis Obispo, California
G/F 35 Jakub Niziol 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrHoward College Wroclaw, Poland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 15 August 2018

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Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non–conference regular season
November 7, 2018*
7:05 pm		 Menlo College W 82–75  1–0
  30 – Fields  12 – Niziol  8 – Niziol  Mott Athletics Center (1,121)
San Luis Obispo, CA
November 11, 2018*
2:00 pm, P12N		 at Arizona L 61–82  1–1
  16 – Garrick  5 – Crowe  2 – Tied  McKale Center (13,995)
Tucson, AZ
November 16, 2018*
 at Sacramento State Cancelled [3] The Nest 
Sacramento, CA
November 19, 2018*
6:00 pm		 at Washington State L 70–84  1–2
  22 – Fields  5 – Tied  7 – Fields  Beasley Coliseum (1,774)
Pullman, WA
November 21, 2018*
4:30pm		 vs. Texas State
Portland Classic		 L 42–54  1–3
  11 – Fields  6 – Garoza  3 – Fields  Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
November 23, 2018*
7:00pm		 at Portland
Portland Classic		 L 67–72  1–4
  13 – Jaakkola  7 – Niziol  3 – Tied  Chiles Center (1,320)
Portland, OR
November 24, 2018*
2:30pm		 vs. USC Upstate
Portland Classic		 W 75–74 OT 2–4
  21 – Fields  12 – Hollingsworth  7 – Fields  Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
December 1, 2018*
12:00pm		 at Fresno State L 67–76  2–5
  22 – Crowe  10 – Carr  4 – Fields  Save Mart Center (4,724)
Fresno, CA
December 8, 2018*
7:00pm		 Bethune–Cookman W 80–78 OT 3–5
  28 – Fields  7 – Hollingsworth  4 – Fields  Mott Athletics Center (1,326)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N		 at California L 66–67  3–6
  26 – Fields  8 – Hollingsworth  3 – Fields  Haas Pavilion (3,907)
Berkeley, CA
December 18, 2018*
7:00pm, ESPN3		 at Cal State Bakersfield L 61–74  3–7
  21 – Ballard  6 – Ballard  5 – Fields  Icardo Center (1,987)
Bakersfield, CA
December 21, 2018*
7:00pm		 UT Arlington L 70–75 OT 3–8
  18 – Tied  7 – Ballard  4 – Alexander  Mott Athletics Center (1,515)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 29, 2018*
11:00am, ESPN+		 at Siena L 54–75  3–9
  13 – Crowe  6 – Carr  7 – Fields  Times Union Center (5,768)
Albany, NY
January 4, 2019*
7:00pm		 Holy Names W 68–47  4–9
  19 – Garrick  8 – Garoza  6 – Fields  Mott Athletics Center (1,242)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Big West regular season
January 9, 2019
7:00pm		 at UC Santa Barbara
Rivalry		 L 56–65  4–10
(0–1)		  19 – Fields  5 – Niziol  8 – Fields  The Thunderdome (4,816)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 12, 2019
7:00pm		 Cal State Northridge L 74–78 OT 4–11
(0–2)		  30 – Fields  10 – Niziol  7 – Fields  Mott Athletics Center (2,513)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 19, 2019
5:00 p.m.		 at UC Davis
Rivalry		 L 63–75  4–12
(0–3)		  16 – Crowe  5 – Carr  5 – Fields  The Pavilion (2,090)
Davis, CA
January 23, 2019
7:00pm		 UC Riverside L 51–74  4–13
(0–4)		  15 – Fields  4 – Fields  4 – Fields  Mott Athletics Center (1,622)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 26, 2019
7:00pm		 Cal State Fullerton L 63–80  4–14
(0–5)		  15 – Niziol  7 – Niziol  3 – Fields  Mott Athletics Center (1,990)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at UC Riverside W 71–45  5–14
(1–5)		  18 – Garrick  7 – Crowe  6 – Alexander  SRC Arena (780)
Riverside, CA
February 2, 2019
7:00pm		 at Cal State Northridge L 65–83  5–15
(1–6)		  12 – Garrick  10 – Crowe  4 – Fields  Matadome (1,393)
Los Angeles, California
February 7, 2019
7:00pm		 UC Davis
Rivalry		 L 53–63  5–16
(1–7)		  17 – Fields  6 – Crowe  3 – Fields  Mott Athletics Center (1,498)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 9, 2019
7:00pm		 Long Beach State L 68–76 OT 5–17
(1–8)		  23 – Fields  12 – Garoza  3 – Crowe  Mott Athletics Center (1,970)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 14, 2019
10:00pm, Spectrum HI		 at Hawaii L 54–75  5–18
(1–9)		  15 – Garrick  6 – Crowe  4 – Fields  Stan Sheriff Center (4,995)
Honolulu, HI
February 21, 2019
7:00pm		 at UC Irvine L 47–74  5–19
(1–10)		  12 – Fields  5 – Carr  2 – Fields  Bren Events Center (1,396)
Irvine, CA
February 23, 2019
7:00pm		 Hawaii W 88–80  6–19
(2–10)		  28 – Fields  7 – Garoza  4 – Fields  Mott Athletics Center (2,310)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 28, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN3		 at Cal State Fullerton L 75–86  6–20
(2–11)		  22 – Fields  8 – Alexander  2 – Fields  Titan Gym (831)
Fullerton, CA
March 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Long Beach State L 85–94  6–21
(2–12)		  30 – Garrick  10 – Garoza  3 – Alexander  Walter Pyramid (2,172)
Long Beach, CA
March 7, 2019
7:00pm		 UC Irvine L 72–110  6–22
(2–13)		  27 – Garrick  6 – Garoza  5 – Fields  Mott Athletics Center (1,932)
San Luis Obispo, CA
March 9, 2019
7:00pm		 UC Santa Barbara
Rivalry		 L 82–92  6–23
(2–14)		  23 – Fields  10 – Crowe  4 – Fields  Mott Athletics Center (2,713)
San Luis Obispo, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

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References
  1. https://thespun.com/college-hoops/joe-callero-fired-cal-poly-basketball
  2. "2018–19 Cal Poly Men's Basketball Roster". Athletics at California Polytechnic State University. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/mbkb/2018-19/releases/20181115sdoybl
  4. "Cal Poly Men's Basketball Announces 30–Game 2018–19 Schedule". Athletics at California Polytechnic State University. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
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