2015–16 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

2015–16 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball

Conference	Big West
2015–16 record	10–20 (4–12 Big West)
Head coach	Joe Callero (7th year)
Assistant coach	Paul Fortier
Assistant coach	Sam Kirby
Assistant coach	Mitch Reaves
Home arena	Mott Athletic Center

2015–16 Big West men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hawaii †	13	–	3	.813	28	–	5	.848
UC Irvine	13	–	3	.813	28	–	10	.737
Long Beach State	12	–	4	.750	20	–	15	.571
UC Santa Barbara	11	–	5	.688	19	–	14	.576
UC Davis	6	–	10	.375	11	–	19	.367
UC Riverside	5	–	11	.313	14	–	19	.424
Cal State Northridge*	5	–	11	.313	10	–	20	.333
Cal Poly	4	–	12	.250	10	–	20	.333
Cal State Fullerton	3	–	13	.188	10	–	20	.333
*ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed ban due to academic fraud violations

† 2016 Big West Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented the California Polytechnic State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by seventh year head coach Joe Callero and played their home games at Mott Athletic Center. They were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the 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.

Previous season

The Mustangs finished 13–16, 6–10 in Big West play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big West Tournament where they lost to UC Santa Barbara.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Maliik Love	3	G	6'2"	209	Senior	Oceanside, CA	Graduated
Alberto Ganis	4	G	6'5"	211	Senior	Tavagnacco, Italy	Graduated
Michael Bolden	30	G	6'5"	192	Senior	Mission Viejo, CA	Graduated
Anthony Silvestri	42	F	6'7"	218	Senior	San Francisco, CA	Graduated

Pre-season

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Hank Hollingsworth C	Chelan, Washington	Chelan High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Oct 15, 2014
Hank Hollingsworth C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:
Serigne Athj SF	Pasadena, California	Birmingham HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 7, 2014
Serigne Athj SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:
Jaylen Shead PG	Pflugerville, Texas	Connally HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 28, 2014
Jaylen Shead PG	Scout: N/A 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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-08-05. "2015 Cal Poly Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2015-08-05. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-08-05. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2015-08-05. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-08-05.

Roster

2015–16 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Nwaba, DavidDavid Nwaba	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	University HS	Los Angeles, California
3.5 !F	1	Abrams, AleksAleks Abrams	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	2.0 !So	Oaks Christian School	Westlake Village, California
1.5 !G	2	John, TrevorTrevor John	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Monte Vista HS	Danville, California
1.5 !G	4	Shead, JaylenJaylen Shead	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Connally HS	Pflugerville, Texas
1.5 !G	5	Morgan, ReeseReese Morgan	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Peninsula HS	San Pedro, California
1.5 !G	10	Shipley, RidgeRidge Shipley	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hebron HS	Carrollton, Texas
1.5 !G	11	Sutlive, TaylorTaylor Sutlive	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Churchill HS	San Antonio, Texas
1.5 !G	14	Patterson, MarkMark Patterson	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Mayfair HS	Bellflower, California
3.5 !F	15	Martin, JoshJosh Martin	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Bothell HS	Seattle, Washington
3.5 !F	21	Meikle, LukeLuke Meikle	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Bellarmine Prep	Tacoma, Washington
3.5 !F	24	Athj, SerigneSerigne Athj	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Birmingham HS	Pasadena, California
3.5 !F	25	Awich, JoelJoel Awich	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Tartan HS	St. Paul, Minnesota
5.0 !C	30	Hollingsworth, HankHank Hollingsworth	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chelan HS	Chelan, Washington
3.5 !F	34	Bennett, BrianBrian Bennett	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	288 lb (131 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Plainfield East HS	Plainfield, Illinois
3.5 !F	44	Gordon, ZachZach Gordon	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Archbishop Murphy HS	Lynnwood, Washington

Head coach

Joe Callero

Assistant coach(es)

Paul Fortier
Sam Kirby
Mitch Reaves

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 08/05/2015

Schedule and results

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov. 5* 7:00 PM		Cal State San Bernardino	W 73–60	–	19 – Nwaba	9 – Nwaba	5 – Shipley	Mott Athletic Center (1,076) San Luis Obispo, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 13* 7:00 PM		at UNLV Maui Invitational Opening Round	L 72–74	0–1	15 – 2 tied	5 – 3 tied	3 – 2 tied	Thomas & Mack Center (12,201) Paradise, NV
Nov. 15* 7:00 PM, P12N		at UCLA Maui Invitational Opening Round	L 83–88	0–2	20 – Morgan	6 – Abrams	6 – Nwaba	Pauley Pavilion (6,595) Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 18* 7:00 PM		Cal State Monterey Bay	W 71–62	1–2	19 – Nwaba	10 – Gordon	4 – Shipley	Mott Athletic Center (1,364) San Luis Obispo, CA
Nov. 21* 1:30 PM		vs. Austin Peay Maui Invitational Regional Games	W 73–64	2–2	19 – Awich	6 – 2 tied	4 – 2 tied	Bank of Colorado Arena (N/A) Greeley, CO
Nov. 22* 9:00 AM		vs. UMBC Maui Invitational Regional Games	W 78–65	3–2	18 – Awich	9 – Awich	8 – Nwaba	Bank of Colorado Arena (475) Greeley, CO
Nov. 28* 7:30 PM		University of Antelope Valley	W 85–55	4–2	15 – Awich	8 – 2 tied	7 – Nwaba	Mott Athletic Center (1,884) San Luis Obispo, CA
Dec. 3* 7:00 PM		IPFW	L 73–75	4–3	16 – Meikle	9 – Awich	7 – Nwaba	Mott Athletic Center (1,465) San Luis Obispo, CA
Dec. 05* 7:00 PM		Fresno State	W 77–65	5–3	16 – Sutlive	8 – Nwaba	7 – Nwaba	Mott Athletic Center (2,861) San Luis Obispo, CA
Dec. 14* 7:00 PM, CHN		at Saint Mary's	L 63–93	5–4	18 – Meikle	6 – Meikle	2 – Nwaba	McKeon Pavilion (2,183) Moraga, CA
Dec. 17* 7:00 PM, P12N		at USC	L 82–101	5–5	15 – Nwaba	5 – Shead	6 – Shead	Galen Center (2,811) Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 20* 12:00 PM		at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	L 74–80	5–6	12 – Sutlive	5 – Awich	3 – Nwaba	American Bank Center (917) Corpus Christi, TX
Dec. 22* 5:00 PM		at UTSA	W 88–73	6–6	12 – 4 tied	6 – 3 tied	7 – Shead	Convocation Center (795) San Antonio, TX
Dec. 29* 5:00 PM, SECN+		at No. 20 Texas A&M	L 63–82	6–7	16 – Morgan	7 – Gordon	6 – Nwaba	Reed Arena (7,442) College Station, TX
Big West regular season
Jan. 6 9:00 PM, OC Sports		at Hawaii	L 73–86	6–8 (0–1)	17 – Morgan	8 – Nwaba	4 – Sutlive	Stan Sheriff Center (5,885) Honolulu, HI
Jan. 14 7:00 PM		UC Santa Barbara	L 73–76	6–9 (0–2)	16 – Nwaba	9 – Nwaba	3 – 3 tied	Mott Athletic Center (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA
Jan. 16 7:00 PM		Long Beach State	W 96–92 ^2OT	7–9 (1–2)	21 – Bennett	12 – Bennett	6 – Nwaba	Mott Athletic Center (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA
Jan. 21 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Cal State Northridge	L 74–76	7–10 (1–3)	14 – Bennett/Nwaba	7 – Bennett	4 – Nwaba	Matadome (867) Northridge, CA
Jan. 23 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Cal State Fullerton	W 83–75	8–10 (2–3)	22 – Coggins	8 – Akoh	4 – Allman	Titan Gym (892) Fullerton, CA
Jan. 28 7:00 PM		UC Riverside	L 68–72	8–11 (2–4)	21 – Bennett	5 – Tied	3 – Shipley	Mott Athletic Center (2,134) San Luis Obispo, CA
Jan. 30 8:30 pm		at UC Davis	L 52–66	8–12 (2–5)	15 – Nwaba	6 – Nwaba	4 – Shead	The Pavilion (1,637) Davis, CA
Feb. 3 7:00 PM		UC Irvine	L 72–78 ^OT	8–13 (2–6)	11 – Shipley/Sutlive	7 – Shead	4 – Shipley	Mott Athletic Center (1,877) San Luis Obispo, CA
Feb. 6 7:00 PM, ESPNU		Hawaii	L 60–75	8–14 (2–7)	10 – Morgan	6 – Morgan	5 – Shead	Mott Athletic Center (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA
Feb. 11 10:00 PM, ESPN3		at Long Beach State	L 70–73	8–15 (2–8)	24 – Nwaba	13 – Nwaba	5 – Nwaba	Walter Pyramid (2,627) Long Beach, CA
Feb. 13 7:30 PM, Prime Ticket		at UC Riverside	W 86–78	9–15 (3–8)	25 – Johns	10 – Johns	6 – Bland	SRC Center Riverside, CA
Feb. 18 7:00 PM		UC Davis	W 58–53	10–15 (4–8)	15 – Morgan	10 – Martin	4 – Shead	Mott Athletic Center San Luis Obispo, CA
Feb. 20 7:00 PM		Cal State Northridge	L 71–75	10–16 (4–9)	23 – Morgan	10 – Martin	7 – Shead	Mott Athletic Center San Luis Obispo, CA
Feb. 25 7:00 PM		Cal State Fullerton	L 77–78	10–17 (4–10)	22 – Morgan	4 – Nwaba	3 – Nwaba	Mott Athletic Center (2,455) San Luis Obispo, CA
Mar. 3 8:30 PM, ESPN3		at UC Irvine	L 62–72	10–18 (4–11)	25 – Nwaba	10 – Nwaba	3 – Nwaba	Bren Events Center (3,004) Irvine, CA
Mar. 5 4:00 PM		at UC Santa Barbara	L 50–69	10–19 (4–12)	15 – Nwaba	9 – Nwaba	2 – Meikle	UC Santa Barbara Events Center (4,387) Santa Barbara, CA
Big West Tournament
Mar. 10 6:00 PM	(7)	vs. (2) UC Irvine Quarterfinals	L 64–84	10–20	19 – Meikle	7 – Nwaba	4 – Shipley	Honda Center Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

↑ http://www.gopoly.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/schedule

Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball

Venues	Mott Athletic Center (1960–present)

Culture & lore	Mustang Band

People	Head coaches

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2015–16 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Pre-season

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References