# 2016–17 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented the California Polytechnic State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by eighth-year head coach Joe Callero, played their home games at Mott Athletic Center as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 6–10 in Big West play to finish in seventh place. They lost to UC Davis in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament.

## Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2015–16 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| David Nwaba | 0 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
| Reese Morgan | 5 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Senior | San Pedro, CA | Graduated |
| Mark Patterson | 14 | G | 6'1" | 174 | Sophomore | Bellflower, CA | Walk-on; transferred |
| Serigne Athj | 24 | F | 6'4" | 195 | Freshman | Pasadena, CA | Transferred to Peninsula College |
| Joel Awich | 25 | F | 6'7" | 217 | Senior | St. Paul, MN | Graduated |
| Brian Bennett | 34 | F | 6'9" | 288 | Senior | Plainfield, IL | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Donovan Fields | 3 | G | 5'10" | | Sophomore | Newburgh, NY | Junior college transferred from Odessa College |
| Victor Joseph | 20 | G | 6'0" | 150 | Junior | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Junior college transferred to Chaffey College |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Mark Crowe SG | Dallas, TX | Wilson High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | Oct 4, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016. "2016 Cal Poly Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | L 68–77 | 0–1 | 17 – Tied | 21 – Martin | 6 – Shead | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,320) Malibu, CA |
| 11/13/2016* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State | L 74–96 | 0–2 | 21 – Toth | 7 – Martin | 7 – Shead | Wells Fargo Arena (4,155) Tempe, AZ |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Dominguez Hills | W 75–64 | 1–2 | 16 – Martin | 6 – Martin | 6 – Martin | Mott Athletic Center (824) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 11/19/2016* 2:00 pm | | Bethesda | W 69–52 | 2–2 | 15 – Fields | 10 – Meikle | 6 – Shead | Mott Athletic Center (1,342) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 11/23/2016* 5:00 pm | | at Northern Illinois NIU Thanksgiving Classic | W 68–64 | 3–2 | 19 – Joseph | 4 – 3 Tied | 6 – Shead | Convocation Center (844) DeKalb, IL |
| 11/25/2016* 1:30 pm | | vs. UIC NIU Thanksgiving Classic | L 71–84 | 3–3 | 24 – Dixson | 6 – 3 Tied | 3 – Tied | Convocation Center DeKalb, IL |
| 11/26/2016* 11:00 am | | vs. Elon NIU Thanksgiving Classic | L 66–72 | 3–4 | 23 – Joseph | 8 – Shead | 7 – Shead | Convocation Center DeKalb, IL |
| 12/01/2016* 8:00 pm | | UTSA | W 59–47 | 4–4 | 18 – Toth | 5 – 3 Tied | 7 – Shead | Mott Athletic Center (1,050) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 12/03/2016* 7:00 pm | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 82–70 | 5–4 | 19 – Joseph | 8 – Hollingsworth | 7 – Shipley | Mott Athletic Center (1,347) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 12/10/2016* 4:00 pm | | at Fresno State | L 59–73 | 5–5 | 17 – Fields | 6 – Shead | 5 – Shipley | Save Mart Center (7,250) Fresno, CA |
| 12/17/2016* 5:00 pm, P12N | | at California | L 55–81 | 5–6 | 14 – Toth | 16 – Abrams | 2 – Meikle | Haas Pavilion (9.698) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/20/2016* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | L 61–77 | 5–7 | 14 – Shipley | 7 – Gordon | 6 – Shipley | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,175) Seattle, WA |
| 12/28/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Grand Canyon | L 64–71 | 5–8 | 22 – Meikle | 9 – Abrams | 5 – Toth | GCU Arena (6,757) Phoenix, AZ |
| 12/31/2016* 10:00 am | | at Princeton | L 52–81 | 5–9 | 8 – Toth | 7 – Meikle | 3 – Shipley | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,022) Princeton, NJ |
| Big West regular season |||||||||
| 01/07/2017 7:00 pm | | at UC Davis | L 64–68 | 5–10 (0–1) | 16 – Meikle | 14 – Gordon | 4 – Toth | The Pavilion (1,733) Davis, CA |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | Cal State Fullerton | L 74–87 | 5–11 (0–2) | 15 – Fields | 5 – Abrams | 8 – Shipley | Mott Athletic Center (1,350) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 01/14/2017 7:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 53–58 | 5–12 (0–3) | 15 – Fields | 5 – Meikle | 4 – Toth | The Thunderdome (3,306) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm | | UC Irvine | L 48–70 | 5–13 (0–4) | 11 – Niziol | 12 – Abrams | 1 – Shipley | Mott Athletic Center (1,250) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 01/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Long Beach State | L 92–98 $^{OT}$ | 5–14 (0–5) | 27 – Shipley | 8 – Toth | 4 – Shipley | Mott Athletic Center (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UC Irvine | W 79–66 | 6–14 (1–6) | 22 – Joseph | 6 – Meikle | 3 – Shipley | Bren Events Center (2,107) Irvine, CA |
| 01/28/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 71–81 | 6–15 (1–6) | 22 – Joseph | 5 – Gordon | 5 – Shipley | Titan Gym (1,024) Fullerton, CA |
| 02/02/2017 8:00 pm | | UC Davis | W 74–70 | 7–15 (2–6) | 20 – Joseph | 5 – Shipley | 6 – Fields | Mott Athletic Center (1,850) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm | | UC Riverside | L 56–67 $^{OT}$ | 10–18 (5–9) | 22 – Joseph | 12 – Gordon | 4 – Shipley | Mott Athletic Center (2,150) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 02/09/2017 10:00 pm | | at Hawaii | L 65–74 | 7–17 (2–8) | 19 – Shipley | 9 – Gordon | 2 – Joseph | Stan Sheriff Center (5,596) Honolulu, HI |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cal State Northridge | W 85–71 | 8–17 (3–8) | 23 – Fields | 8 – Niziol | 4 – Fields | Matadome (405) Northridge, CA |
| 02/18/2017 7:00 pm | | Hawaii | L 61–82 | 8–18 (3–9) | 16 – Shipley | 6 – Meikle | 2 – Toth | Mott Athletic Center (2,317) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Long Beach State | W 78–71 | 9–18 (4–9) | 17 – Shipley | 11 – Meikle | 6 – Shipley | Walter Pyramid (3,164) Long Beach, CA |
| 02/25/2017 5:00 pm, Prime Ticket | | at UC Riverside | W 84–77 $^{OT}$ | 10–18 (5–9) | 26 – Joseph | 11 – Gordon | 8 – Shipley | SRC Center (555) Riverside, CA |
| 03/02/2017 7:00 pm | | Cal State Northridge | W 76–70 | 11–18 (6–9) | 17 – Shipley | 8 – Gordon | 4 – Shipley | Mott Athletic Center (1,280) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 03/04/2017 7:00 pm | | UC Santa Barbara | L 44–57 | 11–19 (6–10) | 10 – Fields | 9 – Gordon | 3 – Fields | Mott Athletic Center (2,950) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Big West tournament |||||||||
| 03/09/2017 12:00 pm | (7) | vs. (2) UC Davis Quarterfinals | L 55–66 | 11–20 | 19 – Shipley | 12 – Gordon | 3 – Fields | Honda Center Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||