2022–23 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

2022–23 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
2022–23 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	8–25 (1–18 Big West)
Head coach	John Smith (4th season);
Associate head coach	Omar Lowery
Assistant coaches	Keith Berard; Darren French;
Home arena	Mott Athletics Center; (Capacity: 3,032)
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	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

John Smith (Dominican (CA))

Assistant coach(es)

Omar Lowery (Concordia (WI))
Keith Berard (Southern Utah)
Darren French (Cal State San Bernardino)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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

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

[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.

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