# 2012–13 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented California Polytechnic State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by fourth year head coach Joe Callero, played their home games at Mott Gym and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in Big West play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big West tournament where they lost to Pacific. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they lost in the first round to Weber State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | Chris O'Brien | Guard | 6–4 | 210 | Senior | Irvine, California |
| 3 | Maliik Love | Guard | 6–7 | 285 | Junior | Oceanside, California |
| 5 | Reese Morgan | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Freshman | San Pedro, California |
| 11 | Max Betkowski | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Freshman | San Francisco, California |
| 13 | Dylan Royer | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | Senior | Los Osos, California |
| 22 | Drake U'u | Guard | 6–5 | 215 | Senior | Sacramento, California |
| 23 | Zach Allmon | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Freshman | San Luis Obispo, California |
| 24 | Jamal Johnson | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Junior | San Antonio, Texas |
| 25 | Joel Awich | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Freshman | Maplewood, Minnesota |
| 30 | Joshua Hall | Forward | 6–8 | 190 | Freshman | Brush Prairie, Washington |
| 33 | Chris Eversley | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 34 | Brian Bennett | Forward | 6–9 | 240 | Freshman | Romeoville, Illinois |
| 35 | Kyle Odister | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Junior | Sacramento, California |
| 42 | Anthony Silvestri | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Sophomore | San Francisco, California |
| 44 | Zach Gordon | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Freshman | Lynnwood, Washington |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 4:00 pm, FSSW+ | at TCU | L 46–53 | 0–1 | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,494) Fort Worth, TX |
| 11/15/2012* 7:00 pm | Northern Colorado | W 64–53 | 1–1 | Mott Gym (1,255) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 11/19/2012* 7:00 pm | Fresno State | L 67–76 | 1–2 | Mott Gym (2,277) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 11/25/2012* 7:00 pm, P12N | at No. 11 UCLA | W 70–68 | 2–2 | Pauley Pavilion (8,317) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/01/2012* 7:00 pm | at Saint Mary's | L 68–86 | 2–3 | McKeon Pavilion (2,418) Moraga, CA |
| 12/08/2012* 7:00 pm | Menlo | W 89–43 | 3–3 | Mott Gym (1,184) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 12/11/2012* 7:00 pm | at Nevada | L 56–69 | 3–4 | Lawlor Events Center (6,109) Reno, NV |
| 12/14/2012* 7:00 pm | Eastern New Mexico | W 60–57 | 4–4 | Mott Gym (1,053) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 12/17/2012* 7:00 pm | at Santa Clara | L 64–72 | 4–5 | Leavey Center (1,558) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/20/2012* 6:00 pm, P12N | at Washington | L 62–75 | 4–6 | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,874) Seattle, WA |
| 12/29/2012 1:00 pm | at UC Riverside | W 58–48 | 5–6 (1–0) | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (388) Riverside, CA |
| 01/03/2013 7:00 pm | Long Beach State | W 79–73 | 6–6 (2–0) | Mott Gym (1,894) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 01/05/2013 7:00 pm | UC Irvine | W 72–67 | 7–6 (3–0) | Mott Gym (2,125) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm | at UC Davis | L 67–69 | 7–7 (3–1) | The Pavilion (1,987) Davis, CA |
| 01/12/2013 7:00 pm | at Pacific | L 55–77 | 7–8 (3–2) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,111) Stockton, CA |
| 01/19/2013 4:00 pm, Prime Ticket | at UC Santa Barbara | L 81–83 $^{2OT}$ | 7–9 (3–3) | The Thunderdome (3,314) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 01/24/2013 7:00 pm | Hawaiʻi | W 88–59 | 8–9 (4–3) | Mott Gym (2,122) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 01/26/2013 7:00 pm | Cal State Northridge | W 75–64 | 9–9 (5–3) | Mott Gym (2,464) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | at UC Irvine | L 45–52 | 9–10 (5–4) | Bren Events Center (1,110) Irvine, CA |
| 02/02/2013 4:00 pm | at Long Beach State | L 48–50 | 9–11 (5–5) | Walter Pyramid (3,543) Long Beach, CA |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm | Pacific | W 67–62 | 10–11 (6–5) | Mott Gym (2,213) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm | UC Davis | W 68–53 | 11–11 (7–5) | Mott Gym (2,600) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm | UC Santa Barbara | W 67–49 | 12–11 (8–5) | Mott Gym (2,800) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 02/20/2013 7:05 pm | at Cal State Fullerton | L 60–77 | 12–12 (8–6) | Titan Gym (760) Fullerton, CA |
| 02/23/2013* 7:00 pm | Loyola Marymount BracketBusters | W 63–60 | 13–12 | Mott Gym (2,150) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 02/28/2013 7:05 pm | at Cal State Northridge | W 81–61 | 14–12 (9–6) | Matadome (1,020) Northridge, CA |
| 03/02/2013 9:30 pm | at Hawaiʻi | W 64–61 | 15–12 (10–6) | Stan Sheriff Center (9,662) Honolulu, HI |
| 03/07/2013 7:00 pm | UC Riverside | W 68–62 | 16–12 (11–6) | Mott Gym (1,865) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 03/09/2013 7:00 pm | Cal State Fullerton | W 62–60 | 17–12 (12–6) | Mott Gym (N/A) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 2013 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/14/2013 2:50 pm | vs. UC Davis Quarterfinals | W 64–41 | 18–12 | Honda Center (N/A) Anaheim, CA |
| 03/15/2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. Pacific Semifinals | L 53–55 | 18–13 | Honda Center (5,136) Anaheim, CA |
| 2013 CIT |||||
| 03/20/2013* 6:00 pm | at Weber State First Round | L 43–85 | 18–14 | Dee Events Center (2,309) Ogden, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||