# 2021–22 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by third-year head coach John Smith, played their home games at the Robert A. Mott Athletics Center in San Luis Obispo, California, and competed as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 7–21, 2–12 in Big West play, to finish 11th (and last) in their conference.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 3, 2021* 6:00 p.m. | | Cal State Los Angeles | W 87–70 | – | 20 – Davison | 6 – Taylor | 7 – Davison | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | Westcliff | W 86–53 | 1–0 | 17 – Koroma | 8 – Koroma | 3 – Sanders | Mott Athletics Center (1,090) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| November 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Dakota State | L 57–60 | 1–1 | 19 – Davison | 6 – Pierce | 7 – Pierce | Mott Athletics Center (1,289) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| November 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sacramento State | L 57–58 | 1–2 | 19 – Koroma | 10 – Taylor | 4 – Pierce | Mott Athletics Center (1,214) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| November 19, 2021* 6:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Santa Clara SoCal Challenge campus game | L 57–87 | 1–3 | 18 – Colvin | 9 – Franklin | 4 – Pierce | Leavey Center (1,088) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 22, 2021* 12:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Nicholls SoCal Challenge Sand Division semifinals | L 72–75 $^{OT}$ | 1–4 | 23 – Koroma | 9 – Taylor | 4 – Pierce | The Pavilion at JSerra (317) San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| November 24, 2021* 12:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Idaho SoCal Challenge Sand Division 3rd-place game | W 67–63 | 2–4 | 28 – Colvin | 10 – Colvin | 3 – Sanders | The Pavilion at JSerra (1,700) San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| December 2, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal Baptist | L 55–64 | 2–5 | 15 – Pierce | 9 – Taylor | 6 – Pierce | CBU Events Center (3,401) Riverside, CA |
| December 5, 2021* 1:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at San Diego | L 51–52 | 2–6 | 17 – Koroma | 8 – Colvin | 8 – Pierce | Jenny Craig Pavilion (385) San Diego, CA |
| December 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland State | W 61–58 | 3–6 | 16 – Davison | 6 – tied | 2 – tied | Viking Pavilion (812) Portland, OR |
| December 13, 2021* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Portland | L 77–78 | 3–7 | 27 – Taylor | 8 – Taylor | 3 – Davison | Chiles Center (889) Portland, OR |
| December 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Fresno State | L 48–83 | 3–8 | 14 – Stevenson | 7 – Sanders | 2 – tied | Save Mart Center (4,461) Fresno, CA |
| December 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 5 UCLA | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at UCLA | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at UCLA | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at UCLA | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at UCLA | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at UCLA | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| Big West regular season |||||||||
| December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Long Beach State | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA |
| January 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Fullerton | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA |
| January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Santa Barbara Rivalry | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at CSUN | L 55–68 | 3–9 (0–1) | 24 – Colvin | 11 – Stevenson | 3 – Pierce | Matadome (130) Northridge, CA |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Riverside | L 46–57 | 3–10 (0–2) | 15 – Koroma | 9 – Koroma | 4 – Sanders | Mott Athletics Center (1,263) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| January 15, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Davis | W 82–74 | 4–10 (1–2) | 21 – Koroma | 7 – Koroma | 8 – Pierce | Mott Athletics Center (1,862) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| January 18, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 60–73 | 4–11 (1–3) | 18 – Koroma | 7 – Koroma | 2 – tied | Icardo Center (490) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hawaii | L 56–69 | 4–12 (1–4) | 16 – Koroma | 10 – Koroma | 7 – Pierce | Mott Athletics Center (1,371) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| January 27, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC San Diego | W 59–55 | 5–12 | 19 – Kuroma | 8 – Taylor | 3 – Pierce | RIMAC Arena (0) La Jolla, CA |
| January 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Irvine | L 48–72 | 5–13 (1–5) | 13 – Taylor | 7 – Taylor | 2 – Taylor | Bren Events Center (1,532) Irvine, CA |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 50–61 | 5–14 (1–6) | 14 – Stevenson | 8 – Taylor | 4 – Taylor | Titan Gym (426) Fullerton, CA |
| February 5, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Long Beach State | L 65–78 | 5–15 (1–7) | 22 – Sanders | 12 – Koroma | 4 – Pierce | Walter Pyramid (1,062) Long Beach, CA |
| February 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | CSUN | L 78–83 $^{2OT}$ | 5–16 (1–8) | 20 – Koroma | 9 – Franklin | 4 – Pierce | Mott Athletics Center (1,163) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| February 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Santa Barbara Rivalry | L 64–69 | 5–17 (1–9) | 15 – Taylor | 9 – Taylor | 5 – Pierce | Mott Athletics Center (2,117) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| February 17, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Davis | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | University Credit Union Center Davis, CA |
| February 19, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Riverside | L 58–78 | 5–18 (1–10) | 26 – Koroma | 11 – Koroma | 5 – Sanders | SRC Arena (427) Riverside, CA |
| February 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Bakersfield | L 60–61 | 5–19 (1–11) | 14 – Taylor | 8 – Stevenson | 7 – Pierce | Mott Athletics Center (1,128) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| February 24, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hawaii | L 54–63 | 5–20 (1–12) | 15 – Pierce | 7 – Taylor | 2 – Pierce | Stan Sheriff Center (3,699) Honolulu, HI |
| March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Irvine | W 65–54 | 6–20 (2–12) | 27 – Koroma | 7 – Koroma | 6 – Stevenson | Mott Athletics Center (1,868) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| March 5, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC San Diego | W 80–76 | 7–20 | 17 – Stevenson | 7 – Stevenson | 11 – Pierce | Mott Athletics Center (1,642) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Big West tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2022 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (7) UC Davis First round | L 53–63 | 7–21 | 20 – Taylor | 8 – Taylor | 3 – Pierce | Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. |||||||||
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