# 2013–14 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented California Polytechnic State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by fifth year head coach Joe Callero and played their home games at Mott Gym. They were members of the Big West Conference.
Cal Poly finished the regular season with a 10–19 record (6–10 Big West) and entered the Big West Conference tournament as the 7 seed. The Mustangs won the tournament to earn an automatic bid to their first NCAA tournament appearance in school history. After beating Texas Southern, they lost to Wichita State, 64–37, and finished 14–20.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | David Nwaba | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, California |
| 1 | Markel Leonard | Guard | 6–0 | 168 | Freshman | Richmond, California |
| 2 | Andy Rowley | Guard | 6–0 | 163 | Senior | San Luis Obispo, California |
| 3 | Maliik Love | Guard | 6–2 | 209 | Junior | Oceanside, California |
| 4 | Alberto Ganis | Forward | 6–5 | 211 | Junior | Tavagnacco, Italy |
| 5 | Reese Morgan | Guard | 6–2 | 206 | Sophomore | San Pedro, California |
| 10 | Ridge Shipley | Guard | 6–0 | 184 | Freshman | Carrollton, Texas |
| 11 | Taylor Sutlive | Guard | 6–3 | 193 | Freshman | San Antonio, Texas |
| 14 | Max Betkowski | Guard | 6–3 | 224 | Freshman | San Francisco, California |
| 24 | Jamal Johnson | Guard | 6–0 | 177 | Senior | San Antonio, Texas |
| 25 | Joel Awich | Forward | 6–7 | 209 | Sophomore | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 30 | Michael Bolden | Guard | 6–5 | 192 | Junior | Mission Viejo, California |
| 33 | Chris Eversley | Forward | 6–7 | 229 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 34 | Brian Bennett | Forward | 6–9 | 253 | Sophomore | Romeoville, Illinois |
| 35 | Kyle Odister | Guard | 7-2 | 185 | Senior | Sacramento, California |
| 42 | Anthony Silvestri | Forward | 6–7 | 218 | Junior | San Francisco, California |
| 44 | Zach Gordon | Forward | 6–8 | 229 | Sophomore | Lynnwood, Washington |

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference games ||||||
| 11/8/2013* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 6 Arizona | L 62–73 | 0–1 | McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ |
| 11/12/2013* 7:00 pm | | Nevada | L 58–60 | 0–2 | Mott Gym (1,502) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 11/20/2013* 7:00 pm, MW Net | | at Fresno State | L 46–63 | 0–3 | Save Mart Center (6,085) Fresno, CA |
| 11/23/2013* 3:00 pm | | Bethesda | W 78–39 | 1–3 | Mott Gym (1,101) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 11/29/2013* 2:45 pm | | vs. North Dakota Global Sports Hardwood Challenge | W 70–43 | 2–3 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,719) Eugene, OR |
| 11/30/2013* 12:30 pm | | vs. Pacific Global Sports Hardwood Challenge | L 71–73 | 2–4 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,937) Eugene, OR |
| 12/1/2013* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 14 Oregon Global Sports Hardwood Challenge | L 61–82 | 2–5 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,580) Eugene, OR |
| 12/7/2013* 7:00 pm | | Santa Clara | W 64–53 | 3–5 | Mott Gym (2,016) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 12/14/2013* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Dominguez Hills | W 85–49 | 4–5 | Mott Gym (1,787) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 12/17/2013* 7:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 59–79 | 4–6 | Gersten Pavilion (370) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/21/2013* 4:00 pm | | at Pittsburgh | L 56–73 | 4–7 | Petersen Events Center (9,736) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/29/2013* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | L 62–79 | 4–8 | Maples Pavilion (4,799) Stanford, CA |
| 1/4/2014* 4:00 pm | | at Delaware | L 72–82 | 4–9 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,980) Newark, DE |
| Conference games ||||||
| 1/9/2014 7:00 pm | | Hawaiʻi | W 77–65 | 5–9 (1–0) | Mott Gym (2,559) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 1/11/2014 4:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 72–64 | 6–9 (2–0) | The Thunderdome (5,982) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 1/16/2014 7:00 pm | | Cal State Northridge | W 62–52 | 7–9 (3–0) | Mott Gym (2,248) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 1/18/2014 7:00 pm | | Long Beach State | L 62–63 | 7–10 (3–1) | Mott Gym (2,924) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 1/23/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 58–56 | 8–10 (4–1) | Titan Gym (1,345) Fullerton, CA |
| 1/25/2014 7:00 pm | | at UC Riverside | L 58–61 | 8–11 (4–2) | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (1,196) Riverside, CA |
| 1/30/2014 7:00 pm | | UC Davis | L 58–62 | 8–12 (4–3) | Mott Gym (2,242) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 2/1/2014 7:00 pm | | UC Irvine | L 50–64 | 8–13 (4–4) | Mott Gym (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 2/8/2014 9:00 pm, OC Sports | | at Hawaiʻi | L 60–69 | 8–14 (4–5) | Stan Sheriff Center (7,308) Honolulu, HI |
| 2/13/2014 7:05 pm | | at Cal State Northridge | W 62–55 | 9–14 (5–5) | Matadome (1,083) Northridge, CA |
| 2/15/2014 7:00 pm, Prime Ticket | | at Long Beach State | L 65–74 | 9–15 (5–6) | Walter Pyramid (2,422) Long Beach, CA |
| 2/20/2014 7:00 pm | | Cal State Fullerton | L 59–67 | 9–16 (5–7) | Mott Gym (1,564) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 2/22/2014 7:00 pm | | UC Riverside | W 69–64 | 10–16 (6–7) | Mott Gym (2,029) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 2/27/2014 7:00 pm | | at UC Davis | L 73–85 | 10–17 (6–8) | The Pavilion (1,190) Davis, CA |
| 3/1/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at UC Irvine | L 48–55 | 10–18 (6–9) | Bren Events Center (2,422) Irvine, CA |
| 3/8/2014 7:00 pm | | UC Santa Barbara | L 55–71 | 10–19 (6–10) | Mott Gym (3,202) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2014 noon | | vs. UC Santa Barbara Quarterfinals | W 69–38 | 11–19 | Honda Center (N/A) Anaheim, CA |
| 03/14/2014 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. UC Irvine Semifinals | W 61–58 | 12–19 | Honda Center (4,589) Anaheim, CA |
| 03/15/2014 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Cal State Northridge Championship | W 61–59 | 13–19 | Honda Center (3,626) Anaheim, CA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/19/2014* 3:40 pm, truTV | No. (16 MW) | vs. (16 MW) Texas Southern First Four | W 81–69 | 14–19 | University of Dayton Arena (11,534) Dayton, OH |
| 3/21/2014* 4:10 pm, CBS | No. (16 MW) | vs. No. 2 (1 MW) Wichita State First round | L 37–64 | 14–20 | Scottrade Center (19,223) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region MW=Midwest. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||