# 2015–16 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented the California Polytechnic State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by seventh year head coach Joe Callero and played their home games at Mott Athletic Center. They were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Mustangs finished 13–16, 6–10 in Big West play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big West tournament where they lost to UC Santa Barbara.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Maliik Love | 3 | G | 6'2" | 209 | Senior | Oceanside, CA | Graduated |
| Alberto Ganis | 4 | G | 6'5" | 211 | Senior | Tavagnacco, Italy | Graduated |
| Michael Bolden | 30 | G | 6'5" | 192 | Senior | Mission Viejo, CA | Graduated |
| Anthony Silvestri | 42 | F | 6'7" | 218 | Senior | San Francisco, CA | Graduated |

## Pre-season

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Hank Hollingsworth C | Chelan, Washington | Chelan High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Oct 15, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ||||||
| Serigne Athj SF | Pasadena, California | Birmingham HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 7, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ||||||
| Jaylen Shead PG | Pflugerville, Texas | Connally HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jul 28, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015. "2015 Cal Poly Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov. 5* 7:00 pm | | Cal State San Bernardino | W 73–60 | – | 19 – Nwaba | 9 – Nwaba | 5 – Shipley | Mott Athletic Center (1,076) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov. 13* 7:00 pm | | at UNLV Maui Invitational Opening Round | L 72–74 | 0–1 | 15 – 2 tied | 5 – 3 tied | 3 – 2 tied | Thomas & Mack Center (12,201) Paradise, NV |
| Nov. 15* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at UCLA Maui Invitational Opening Round | L 83–88 | 0–2 | 20 – Morgan | 6 – Abrams | 6 – Nwaba | Pauley Pavilion (6,595) Los Angeles, CA |
| Nov. 18* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Monterey Bay | W 71–62 | 1–2 | 19 – Nwaba | 10 – Gordon | 4 – Shipley | Mott Athletic Center (1,364) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Nov. 21* 1:30 pm | | vs. Austin Peay Maui Invitational Regional Games | W 73–64 | 2–2 | 19 – Awich | 6 – 2 tied | 4 – 2 tied | Bank of Colorado Arena (N/A) Greeley, CO |
| Nov. 22* 9:00 am | | vs. UMBC Maui Invitational Regional Games | W 78–65 | 3–2 | 18 – Awich | 9 – Awich | 8 – Nwaba | Bank of Colorado Arena (475) Greeley, CO |
| Nov. 28* 7:30 pm | | University of Antelope Valley | W 85–55 | 4–2 | 15 – Awich | 8 – 2 tied | 7 – Nwaba | Mott Athletic Center (1,884) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Dec. 3* 7:00 pm | | IPFW | L 73–75 | 4–3 | 16 – Meikle | 9 – Awich | 7 – Nwaba | Mott Athletic Center (1,465) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Dec. 05* 7:00 pm | | Fresno State | W 77–65 | 5–3 | 16 – Sutlive | 8 – Nwaba | 7 – Nwaba | Mott Athletic Center (2,861) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Dec. 14* 7:00 pm, CHN | | at Saint Mary's | L 63–93 | 5–4 | 18 – Meikle | 6 – Meikle | 2 – Nwaba | McKeon Pavilion (2,183) Moraga, CA |
| Dec. 17* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at USC | L 82–101 | 5–5 | 15 – Nwaba | 5 – Shead | 6 – Shead | Galen Center (2,811) Los Angeles, CA |
| Dec. 20* 12:00 pm | | at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | L 74–80 | 5–6 | 12 – Sutlive | 5 – Awich | 3 – Nwaba | American Bank Center (917) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Dec. 22* 5:00 pm | | at UTSA | W 88–73 | 6–6 | 12 – 4 tied | 6 – 3 tied | 7 – Shead | Convocation Center (795) San Antonio, TX |
| Dec. 29* 5:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 20 Texas A&M | L 63–82 | 6–7 | 16 – Morgan | 7 – Gordon | 6 – Nwaba | Reed Arena (7,442) College Station, TX |
| Big West regular season |||||||||
| Jan. 6 9:00 pm, OC Sports | | at Hawaii | L 73–86 | 6–8 (0–1) | 17 – Morgan | 8 – Nwaba | 4 – Sutlive | Stan Sheriff Center (5,885) Honolulu, HI |
| Jan. 14 7:00 pm | | UC Santa Barbara | L 73–76 | 6–9 (0–2) | 16 – Nwaba | 9 – Nwaba | 3 – 3 tied | Mott Athletic Center (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Jan. 16 7:00 pm | | Long Beach State | W 96–92 $^{2OT}$ | 7–9 (1–2) | 21 – Bennett | 12 – Bennett | 6 – Nwaba | Mott Athletic Center (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Jan. 21 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cal State Northridge | L 74–76 | 7–10 (1–3) | 14 – Bennett/Nwaba | 7 – Bennett | 4 – Nwaba | Matadome (867) Northridge, CA |
| Jan. 23 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 83–75 | 8–10 (2–3) | 22 – Coggins | 8 – Akoh | 4 – Allman | Titan Gym (892) Fullerton, CA |
| Jan. 28 7:00 pm | | UC Riverside | L 68–72 | 8–11 (2–4) | 21 – Bennett | 5 – Tied | 3 – Shipley | Mott Athletic Center (2,134) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Jan. 30 8:30 pm | | at UC Davis | L 52–66 | 8–12 (2–5) | 15 – Nwaba | 6 – Nwaba | 4 – Shead | The Pavilion (1,637) Davis, CA |
| Feb. 3 7:00 pm | | UC Irvine | L 72–78 $^{OT}$ | 8–13 (2–6) | 11 – Shipley/Sutlive | 7 – Shead | 4 – Shipley | Mott Athletic Center (1,877) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Feb. 6 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Hawaii | L 60–75 | 8–14 (2–7) | 10 – Morgan | 6 – Morgan | 5 – Shead | Mott Athletic Center (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Feb. 11 10:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Long Beach State | L 70–73 | 8–15 (2–8) | 24 – Nwaba | 13 – Nwaba | 5 – Nwaba | Walter Pyramid (2,627) Long Beach, CA |
| Feb. 13 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket | | at UC Riverside | W 86–78 | 9–15 (3–8) | 25 – Johns | 10 – Johns | 6 – Bland | SRC Center Riverside, CA |
| Feb. 18 7:00 pm | | UC Davis | W 58–53 | 10–15 (4–8) | 15 – Morgan | 10 – Martin | 4 – Shead | Mott Athletic Center San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Feb. 20 7:00 pm | | Cal State Northridge | L 71–75 | 10–16 (4–9) | 23 – Morgan | 10 – Martin | 7 – Shead | Mott Athletic Center San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Feb. 25 7:00 pm | | Cal State Fullerton | L 77–78 | 10–17 (4–10) | 22 – Morgan | 4 – Nwaba | 3 – Nwaba | Mott Athletic Center (2,455) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Mar. 3 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at UC Irvine | L 62–72 | 10–18 (4–11) | 25 – Nwaba | 10 – Nwaba | 3 – Nwaba | Bren Events Center (3,004) Irvine, CA |
| Mar. 5 4:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 50–69 | 10–19 (4–12) | 15 – Nwaba | 9 – Nwaba | 2 – Meikle | UC Santa Barbara Events Center (4,387) Santa Barbara, CA |
| Big West tournament |||||||||
| Mar. 10 6:00 pm | (7) | vs. (2) UC Irvine Quarterfinals | L 64–84 | 10–20 | 19 – Meikle | 7 – Nwaba | 4 – Shipley | Honda Center Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||