# 2024–25 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represents California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by first-year head coach Mike DeGeorge, play their home games at the Mott Athletics Center in San Luis Obispo, California as members of the Big West Conference. With eight conference wins this season, this is Cal Poly's most since 2013 where they went 12-6.

## Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2023–24 season 4–28, 0–20 in Big West play, to finish in 11th (last) place. Due to their last place finish, the Mustangs failed to make the Big West tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.
On March 1, 2024, the school announced that head coach John Smith would be fired at the end of the season, ending his five-year tenure with the team. On March 26, the school announced that they would be hiring Colorado Mesa head coach Mike DeGeorge as the team's new head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 25, 2024* 12:00 p.m. | | Caltech | W 110–53 | – | 13 – Bandelj | 9 – Bandelj | 4 – Tied | Mott Athletics Center (427) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Francisco | L 78–86 | 0–1 | 19 – Hyder | 6 – Tied | 4 – Jessup | Sobrato Center (2,073) San Francisco, CA |
| November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at California | L 73–91 | 0–2 | 20 – Jessup | 6 – Elliott | 4 – Menzies | Haas Pavilion (3,203) Berkeley, CA |
| November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Menlo | W 99–66 | 1–2 | 19 – Hyder | 9 – Bandelj | 5 – Tied | Mott Athletics Center (1,179) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Seattle | W 75–71 | 2–2 | 14 – Tied | 9 – Riniker | 3 – Hyder | Mott Athletics Center (1,623) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| November 17, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Washington | W 82–78 | 3–2 | 19 – Koonce | 7 – Tied | 5 – Jessup | Reese Court (1,630) Cheney, WA |
| November 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arizona State | L 89–93 | 3–3 | 27 – Hyder | 6 – Koonce | 4 – Riniker | Desert Financial Arena (6,294) Tempe, AZ |
| November 23, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Mary's | L 66–80 | 3–4 | 16 – Koonce | 5 – Koonce | 5 – Riniker | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grambling State | W 82–79 | 4–4 | 17 – Tied | 8 – Koonce | 7 – Hyder | Mott Athletics Center (1,128) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| November 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Stanford | W 97–90 | 5–4 | 30 – Koonce | 7 – Tied | 5 – Jessup | Maples Pavilion (2,658) Stanford, CA |
| December 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Davis | L 66–77 | 5–5 (0–1) | 19 – Koonce | 7 – Riniker | 4 – Tarlac | University Credit Union Center (1,274) Davis, CA |
| December 7, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Northridge | L 91–102 | 5–6 (0–2) | 25 – Koonce | 10 – Koonce | 6 – Riniker | Mott Athletics Center (1,638) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | at San Jose State | L 100–107 $^{OT}$ | 5–7 | 32 – Koonce | 8 – Koonce | 6 – Riniker | Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,134) San Jose, CA |
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Denver | W 95–94 $^{OT}$ | 6–7 | 29 – Hyder | 11 – Bandelj | 4 – Tied | Mott Athletics Center (1,432) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| December 21, 2024* 5:00 p.m. | | at Omaha | L 82–86 | 6–8 | 22 – Hyder | 7 – Jessup | 4 – Tied | Baxter Arena (2,348) Omaha, NE |
| January 2, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Irvine | L 89–98 $^{OT}$ | 6–9 (0–3) | 16 – Price Jr. | 8 – Price Jr. | 7 – Hyder | Mott Athletics Center (1,834) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| January 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hawaii | L 55–68 | 6–10 (0–4) | 15 – Koonce | 6 – Hyder | 4 – Riniker | Stan Sheriff Center (4,763) Honolulu, HI |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC San Diego | L 68–95 | 6–11 (0–5) | 20 – Koonce | 6 – Koonce | 7 – Hyder | LionTree Arena (1,522) La Jolla, CA |
| January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Santa Barbara Rivalry | L 72–75 | 6–12 (0–6) | 23 – Koonce | 9 – Bandelj | 3 – Tied | Mott Athletics Center (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Davis | L 54–65 | 6–13 (0–7) | 18 – Riniker | 7 – Riniker | 4 – Hyder | Mott Athletics Center (1,439) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| January 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Irvine | L 71–101 | 6–14 (0–8) | 15 – Tied | 8 – Ward | 4 – Tied | Bren Events Center (2,678) Irvine, CA |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Long Beach State | W 78–69 | 7–14 (1–8) | 19 – Hyder | 6 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Mott Athletics Center (1,726) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 90–81 | 8–14 (2–8) | 28 – Koonce | 6 – Koonce | 4 – Jessup | Icardo Center (1,905) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Riverside | L 62–80 | 8–15 (2–9) | 12 – Bandelj | 10 – Riniker | 6 – Riniker | SRC Arena (673) Riverside, CA |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hawaii | W 79–63 | 9–15 (3–9) | 20 – Koonce | 7 – Price Jr. | 4 – Tied | Mott Athletics Center (1,756) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 98–83 | 10–15 (4–9) | 19 – Ward | 8 – Bandelj | 6 – Hyder | Titan Gym (433) Fullerton, CA |
| February 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Northridge | L 85–89 | 10–16 (4–10) | 21 – Koonce | 10 – Koonce | 7 – Hyder | Premier America Credit Union Arena (1,215) Northridge, CA |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC San Diego | L 67–81 | 10–17 (4–11) | 17 – Ward | 9 – Ward | 3 – Tied | Mott Athletics Center (1,568) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Riverside | W 112–100 $^{OT}$ | 11–17 (5–11) | 25 – Hyder | 9 – Hyder | 4 – Bandelj | Mott Athletics Center (1,548) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Santa Barbara Rivalry | L 77–96 | 11–18 (5–12) | 23 – Koonce | 7 – Bandelj | 2 – Tied | The Thunderdome (4,000) Santa Barbara, CA |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 98–72 | 12–18 (6–12) | 21 – Jessup | 5 – Hyder | 4 – Hyder | Mott Athletics Center (1,503) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Fullerton | W 100–61 | 13–18 (7–12) | 21 – Koonce | 6 – Tied | 5 – Bandelj | Mott Athletics Center (1,284) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| March 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Long Beach State | W 83–69 | 14–18 (8–12) | 25 – Hyder | 8 – Bandelj | 4 – Tied | Walter Pyramid (1,524) Long Beach, CA |
| Big West tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (6) UC Davis First round | W 86–76 | 15–18 | 18 – Koonce | 5 – Tied | 6 – Koonce | Lee's Family Forum (1,105) Henderson, NV |
| March 13, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (3) UC Riverside Quarterfinals | W 96–83 | 16–18 | 20 – Koonce | 13 – Ward | 4 – Jessup | Lee's Family Forum (1,185) Henderson, NV |
| March 14, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (7) | vs. (2) UC Irvine Semifinals | L 78–96 | 16–19 | 22 – Riniker | 6 – Riniker | 5 – Bandelj | Lee's Family Forum (2,006) Henderson, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. |||||||||
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