# 2014–15 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented California Polytechnic State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by sixth year head coach Joe Callero and played their home games at Mott Gym. They finished the season 13–16, 6–10 in Big West play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to UC Santa Barbara.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | David Nwaba | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Junior | Los Angeles, California |
| 1 | Aleks Abrams | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Freshman | Westlake Village, California |
| 2 | Trevor John | Guard | 6–3 | 182 | Freshman | Danville, California |
| 3 | Maliik Love | Guard | 6–2 | 209 | Senior | Oceanside, California |
| 4 | Alberto Ganis | Forward | 6–5 | 211 | Senior | Tavagnacco, Italy |
| 5 | Reese Morgan | Guard | 6–2 | 206 | Junior | San Pedro, California |
| 10 | Ridge Shipley | Guard | 6–0 | 184 | Sophomore | Carrollton, Texas |
| 11 | Taylor Sutlive | Guard | 6–3 | 193 | Sophomore | San Antonio, Texas |
| 13 | Kyle Toth | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Junior | Sunnyvale, California |
| 14 | Max Betkowski | Guard | 6–3 | 224 | Sophomore | San Francisco, California |
| 21 | Luke Meikle | Forward | 6–9 | 203 | Sophomore | Tacoma, Washington |
| 25 | Joel Awich | Forward | 6–7 | 209 | Junior | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 30 | Michael Bolden | Guard | 6–5 | 192 | Senior | Mission Viejo, California |
| 34 | Brian Bennett | Forward | 6–9 | 253 | Junior | Romeoville, Illinois |
| 42 | Anthony Silvestri | Forward | 6–7 | 218 | Senior | San Francisco, California |
| 44 | Zach Gordon | Forward | 6–8 | 229 | Junior | Lynnwood, Washington |
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## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference games |||||
| 11/15/2014* 3:00 pm | at Nevada | L 49–65 | 0–1 | Lawlor Events Center (5,060) Reno, NV |
| 11/18/2014* 7:00 pm | San Francisco State | W 65–44 | 1–1 | Mott Gym (1,901) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 11/21/2014* 7:00 pm | Delaware | W 78–60 | 2–1 | Mott Gym (2,416) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 11/26/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N | at California | L 52–72 | 2–2 | Haas Pavilion (5,712) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/29/2014* 7:00 pm, CSN Hometown | at Saint Mary's | L 56–82 | 2–3 | McKeon Pavilion (2,703) Moraga, CA |
| 12/06/2014* 7:00 pm | Menlo | W 72–35 | 3–3 | Mott Gym (1,707) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 12/13/2014* 7:00 pm | at Fresno State | L 57–63 | 3–4 | Save Mart Center (5,372) Fresno, CA |
| 12/15/2014* 7:00 pm | at San Francisco | W 78–71 | 4–4 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,396) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/17/2014* 7:00 pm | vs. Northeastern Cable Car Classic | W 60–58 | 5–4 | Leavey Center (965) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/20/2014* 7:00 pm, RTNW | vs. No. 8 Gonzaga Battle in Seattle | L 50–63 | 5–5 | KeyArena (11,741) Seattle, WA |
| 12/23/2014* 2:00 pm | at Santa Clara Cable Car Classic | W 69–58 | 6–5 | Leavey Center (1,107) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/30/2014* 6:00 pm | at IPFW | W 71–57 | 7–5 | Hilliard Gates Sports Center (1,235) Fort Wayne, IN |
| Conference games |||||
| 01/07/2015 9:00 pm | at Hawaiʻi | W 61–57 $^{OT}$ | 8–5 (1–0) | Stan Sheriff Center (6,219) Honolulu, HI |
| 01/10/2015 7:00 pm | UC Santa Barbara | L 45–50 | 8–6 (1–1) | Mott Gym (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Long Beach | L 48–50 | 8–7 (1–2) | Walter Pyramid (2,425) Long Beach, CA |
| 01/17/2015 7:00 pm | at Cal State Northridge | L 48–55 | 8–8 (1–3) | Matadome (1,084) Northridge, CA |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | Cal State Fullerton | W 66–55 | 9–8 (2–3) | Mott Gym (1,964) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 01/24/2015 7:00 pm | UC Riverside | W 68–49 | 10–8 (3–3) | Mott Gym (2,897) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UC Irvine | L 57–67 | 10–9 (3–4) | Bren Events Center (1,588) Irvine, CA |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at UC Davis | L 78–81 $^{OT}$ | 10–10 (3–5) | The Pavilion (5,317) Davis, CA |
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm | Hawai'i | L 56–59 | 10–11 (3–6) | Mott Gym (2,876) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm | Cal State Northridge | W 70–63 | 11–11 (4–6) | Mott Gym (2,113) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm | Long Beach | W 71–58 | 12–11 (5–6) | Mott Gym (2,435) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm | at Cal State Fullerton | W 65–54 | 13–11 (6–6) | Titan Gym (960) Fullerton, CA |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm | at UC Riverside | L 44–48 | 13–12 (6–7) | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (1,076) Riverside, CA |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm | UC Irvine | L 56–63 | 13–13 (6–8) | Mott Gym (2,163) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 02/28/2015 7:00 pm | UC Davis | L 56–66 | 13–14 (6–9) | Mott Gym (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 03/07/2015 3:00 pm, Prime Ticket | at UC Santa Barbara | L 56–64 | 13–15 (6–10) | The Thunderdome (5,414) Santa Barbara, CA |
| Big West tournament |||||
| 03/12/2015 11:30 pm | vs. UC Santa Barbara | L 50–54 | 13–16 | Honda Center (3,867) Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||
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