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 located in San Luis Obispo, California as members of the Big West Conference.
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| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Record | 3–2 (0–0 Big West) |
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| Home arena | Mott Athletics Center (Capacity: 3,032) |
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| Hawai'i | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Big West tournament winner As of November 20, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
editThe Mustangs finished the 2023–24 season 4–28, 0–20 in Big West play to finish in 11th (last) place.[1] Due to their last place finish, the Mustangs failed to make the Big West tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.[2]
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.[3] On March 26, the school announced that they would be hiring Colorado Mesa head coach Mike DeGeorge as the team's new head coach.[4]
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Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ | |||||||||
| November 23, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Saint Mary's | University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA | |||||||||
| November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Grambling State | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||||||
| November 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Stanford | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | |||||||||
| December 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Davis | University Credit Union Center Davis, CA | |||||||||
| December 7, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cal State Northridge | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||||||
| December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
at San Jose State | Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA | |||||||||
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Denver | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||||||
| December 21, 2024* 5:00 p.m. |
at Omaha | Baxter Arena Omaha, NE | |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC Irvine | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Hawai'i | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC San Diego | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | |||||||||
| January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC Santa Barbara Rivalry |
Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||||||
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC Davis | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||||||
| January 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Irvine | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | |||||||||
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Long Beach State | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||||||
| January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cal State Bakersfield | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA | |||||||||
| February 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Riverside | SRC Arena Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Hawai'i | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||||||
| February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA | |||||||||
| February 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cal State Northridge | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | |||||||||
| February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC San Diego | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||||||
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC Riverside | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||||||
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Santa Barbara Rivalry |
The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||||
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cal State Bakersfield | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||||||
| March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cal State Fullerton | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||||||
| March 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Long Beach State | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | |||||||||
| Big West tournament | |||||||||||
| March 12–15, 2025 ESPN+ |
vs. | Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ "Brackets set for Big West men's and women's basketball tournaments". Pasadena Star-News. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ "Cal Poly men's basketball parts ways with head coach". San Luis Obispo Tribune. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ "Cal Poly hires new basketball coach after winless conference season". Cal Coast News. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cal Poly. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ "Cal Poly Mustangs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 27, 2024.