# 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.

## Previous season

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.

## 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 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | 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. ||||||||