# 2017–18 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented the California Polytechnic State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by ninth-year head coach Joe Callero and played their home games at Mott Athletic Center as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 4–12 in Big West play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to UC Santa Barbara.

## Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2016–17 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jaylen Shead | 4 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Sophomore | Pflugerville, TX | Transferred to Texas State |
| Ridge Shipley | 10 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | Carrollton, TX | Graduated |
| Taylor Sutlive | 11 | G | 6'3" | 195 | RS Junior | San Antonio, TX | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Kyle Toth | 13 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | Sunnyvale, CA | Graduated |
| Alec Raven | 23 | G | 6'5" | 193 | Sophomore | Santa Rosa, CA | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Zach Gordon | 44 | F | 6'8" | 239 | RS Senior | Lynnwood, WA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Marcellus Garrick | 11 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Columbia, SC | Junior college transferred from Allan Hancock College |
| Paulo Cruz | 22 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Junior | San Diego, CA | Transferred from Arizona. Will be eligible to play, join the team as a walk-on. |
| Eric Toles Jr. | 24 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Junior | Elk Grove, CA | Junior college transferred from Sierra College |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Iziah James PG | Virginia Beach, VA | Cape Henry Collegiate School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 4, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Karlis Gāroza PF | Saldus, Latvia | BK Liepājas Lauvas | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| 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 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017. "2017 Cal Poly Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017. ||||||

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Daxton Carr SG | Pocatello, ID | Highland High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jul 21, 2017 |
| 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 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017. "2018 Cal Poly Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov 2, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Cal State East Bay | W 72–66 | | 18 – Garrick | 10 – Martin | 3 – Fields | Mott Athletic Center (1,090) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 4:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | L 62–78 | 0–1 | 21 – Fields | 6 – Fields | 5 – Fields | Maples Pavilion (6,276) Stanford, CA |
| Nov 12, 2017* 1:00 pm, P12N | | at California | L 82–85 | 0–2 | 19 – Garrick | 5 – Meikle | 6 – Fields | Haas Pavilion (6,405) Berkeley, CA |
| Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Holy Names | W 76–47 | 1–2 | 12 – Niziol | 11 – Hollingsworth | 6 – Fields | Mott Athletic Center (1,105) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Nov 18, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Santa Clara Great Alaska Shootout campus site game | W 63–59 | 2–2 | 23 – Fields | 6 – Hollingsworth | 3 – Tied | Leavey Center (1,626) Santa Clara, CA |
| Nov 22, 2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. College of Charleston Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals | W 73–68 | 3–2 | 20 – Joseph | 6 – Meikle | 6 – Fields | Alaska Airlines Center (1,524) Anchorage, AK |
| Nov 24, 2017* 6:30 pm | | vs. Central Michigan Great Alaska Shootout semifinals | L 53–56 | 3–3 | 20 – Fields | 9 – Fields | 4 – Fields | Alaska Airlines Center (2,653) Anchorage, AK |
| Nov 25, 2017* 6:30 pm | | vs. Idaho Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game | L 66–75 | 3–4 | 23 – Joseph | 10 – Meikle | 2 – 4 tied | Alaska Airlines Center (3,460) Anchorage, AK |
| Dec 2, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 91–81 | 4–4 | 20 – Garrick | 10 – Hollingsworth | 11 – Fields | Mott Athletic Center (1,384) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Fresno State | L 63–83 | 4–5 | 12 – Joseph | 6 – Meikle | 7 – Meikle | Mott Athletic Center (1,994) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Dec 12, 2017* 4:00 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | L 53–67 | 4–6 | 19 – Martin | 10 – Martin | 4 – Joseph | Moore Gymnasium (704) Daytona Beach, FL |
| Dec 16, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Princeton | L 60–80 | 4–7 | 18 – Meikle | 8 – Hollingsworth | 4 – Fields | Mott Athletic Center (2,360) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Dec 19, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at SMU | L 64–84 | 4–8 | 12 – Tied | 7 – Martin | 8 – Fields | Moody Coliseum (6,480) Dallas, TX |
| Dec 21, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Texas–Arlington | L 56–77 | 4–9 | 16 – Niziol | 6 – Martin | 4 – Fields | College Park Center Arlington, TX |
| Dec 30, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Notre Dame de Namur | W 73–40 | 5–9 | 12 – Fields | 11 – Martin | 2 – 4 tied | Mott Athletic Center (1,156) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Big West regular season |||||||||
| Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm | | UC Santa Barbara Blue–Green Rivalry | W 80–79 | 6–9 (1–0) | 22 – Fields | 6 – Joseph | 6 – Fields | Mott Athletic Center (2,631) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm | | Cal State Fullerton | L 97–101 $^{OT}$ | 6–10 (1–1) | 33 – Joseph | 5 – Tied | 6 – Fields | Mott Athletic Center (2,513) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Jan 10, 2018 9:00 pm, OC Sports | | at Hawaii | L 45–57 | 6–11 (1–2) | 11 – Joseph | 6 – Martin | 1 – 4 tied | Stan Sheriff Center (5,189) Honolulu, HI |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UC Irvine | L 73–80 | 6–12 (1–3) | 24 – Martin | 12 – Martin | 2 – Tied | Bren Events Center (1,429) Irvine, CA |
| Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cal State Northridge | L 54–72 | 6–13 (1–4) | 14 – Fields | 10 – Martin | 2 – Martin | Matadome (828) Northridge, CA |
| Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm | | Long Beach State | L 71–87 | 6–14 (1–5) | 17 – Fields | 7 – Meikle | 7 – Fields | Mott Athletic Center (1,833) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Jan 27, 2018 5:00 pm | | at UC Davis | L 56–80 | 6–15 (1–6) | 13 – Fields | 5 – Martin | 3 – Martin | The Pavilion (3,111) Davis, CA |
| Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm | | UC Riverside | W 71–68 | 7–15 (2–6) | 22 – Joseph | 7 – Hollingsworth | 4 – Fields | Mott Athletic Center (1,217) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm | | Hawaii | W 78–64 | 8–15 (3–6) | 15 – Fields | 6 – Joseph | 5 – Joseph | Mott Athletic Center (2,703) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 59–75 | 8–16 (3–7) | 16 – Joseph | 8 – Martin | 8 – Fields | Titan Gym (1,069) Fullerton, CA |
| Feb 10 2018 8:00 pm, Prime Ticket | | at Long Beach State | L 54–73 | 8–17 (3–8) | 20 – Levin | 11 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Walter Pyramid (3,047) Long Beach, CA |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm | | UC Davis | L 84–92 $^{3OT}$ | 8–18 (3–9) | 21 – Meikle | 11 – Abrams | 6 – Fields | Mott Athletic Center (1,264) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm | | UC Irvine | L 58–75 | 8–19 (3–10) | 16 – Joseph | 6 – Abrams | 2 – Joseph | Mott Athletic Center (2,403) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm | | Cal State Northridge | W 90–86 $^{2OT}$ | 9–19 (4–10) | 36 – Joseph | 18 – Abrams | 4 – Tied | Mott Athletic Center (1,250) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm | | at UC Riverside | L 63–71 | 9–20 (4–11) | 15 – Niziol | 9 – Meikle | 5 – Fields | SRC Arena (350) Riverside, CA |
| Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara Blue–Green Rivalry | W 86–61 | 9–21 (4–12) | 20 – Martin | 6 – Abrams | 5 – Joseph | The Thunderdome (4,823) Santa Barbara, CA |
| Big West tournament |||||||||
| Mar 8, 2018 8:30 pm, FS West | (7) | (2) UC Santa Barbara Quarterfinals | L 53–75 | 9–22 | 13 – Joseph | 7 – Joseph | 3 – Joseph | Honda Center (3,311) Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||