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2021–22 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

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The 2021–22 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by third-year head coach John Smith, played their home games at the Robert A. Mott Athletics Center[a] in San Luis Obispo, California, and competed as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 7–21, 2–12 in Big West play, to finish 11th (and last) in their conference.

ConferenceBig West Conference
Record7–21 (2–12 Big West)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • David Hanson
  • Justin Downer
  • Keith Berard
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2021–22 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record7–21 (2–12 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Hanson
  • Justin Downer
  • Keith Berard
Home arenaMott Athletics Center
(Capacity: 3,032)
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2021–22 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Long Beach State12–3 .80020–13  .606
Cal State Fullerton †11–4 .73321–11  .656
Hawai'i10–5 .66717–11  .607
UC Irvine9–5 .64315–10  .600
UC Santa Barbara8–5 .61517–11  .607
UC Riverside9–6 .60016–12  .571
UC Davis5–6 .45513–11  .542
UC San Diego*7–11 .38913–16  .448
Cal State Northridge3–13 .1887–23  .233
Cal State Bakersfield2–12 .1438–19  .296
Cal Poly2–12 .1437–21  .250
† 2022 Big West tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament and 2022 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings
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2021–22 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
PG 0 Hayden Jory 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrCabrillo HS Lompoc, CA
PG 1 Camren Pierce 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoEtiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G 2 Trevon Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrJames Madison Chesapeake, VA
G 3 Kobe Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoChristian HS San Diego, CA
F 4 Brantly Stevenson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoEtiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G 5 Julien Franklin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrOregon State Brea, CA
G 10 Jacob Davison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) GSEastern Washington Long Beach, CA
SG 11 Aidan Prukop 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoMater Dei HS Ladera Ranch, CA
F 12 Ajani Kennedy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) GSUT Martin Moreno Valley, CA
G 13 Nick Carlson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoHelix HS La Mesa, CA
F 14 Tuukka Jaakkola 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrHelsinki Basketball Academy Helsinki, Finland
F/C 15 Alimamy Koroma 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrProlific Prep Academy Freetown, Sierra Leone
F 22 Paxton Burzell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrJSerra Catholic HS Laguna Beach, CA
G 24 Daniel Esparza 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSonora HS Whittier, CA
F 33 Kyle Colvin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoMission Prep HS San Luis Obispo, CA
C 35 Matur Dhal 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrPHH Prep Tempe, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Last update: December 8, 2021

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2021*
6:00 p.m.		 Cal State Los Angeles W 87–70  –
  20 – Davison  6 – Taylor  7 – Davison  Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m.		 Westcliff W 86–53  1–0
  17 – Koroma  8 – Koroma  3 – Sanders  Mott Athletics Center (1,090)
San Luis Obispo, CA
November 12, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 North Dakota State L 57–60  1–1
  19 – Davison  6 – Pierce  7 – Pierce  Mott Athletics Center (1,289)
San Luis Obispo, CA
November 15, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Sacramento State L 57–58  1–2
  19 – Koroma  10 – Taylor  4 – Pierce  Mott Athletics Center (1,214)
San Luis Obispo, CA
November 19, 2021*
6:00 p.m., WCC Network		 at Santa Clara
SoCal Challenge campus game		 L 57–87  1–3
  18 – Colvin  9 – Franklin  4 – Pierce  Leavey Center (1,088)
Santa Clara, CA
November 22, 2021*
12:00 p.m., FloHoops		 vs. Nicholls
SoCal Challenge Sand Division semifinals		 L 72–75 OT 1–4
  23 – Koroma  9 – Taylor  4 – Pierce  The Pavilion at JSerra (317)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 24, 2021*
12:00 p.m., FloHoops		 vs. Idaho
SoCal Challenge Sand Division 3rd-place game		 W 67–63  2–4
  28 – Colvin  10 – Colvin  3 – Sanders  The Pavilion at JSerra (1,700)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
December 2, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Cal Baptist L 55–64  2–5
  15 – Pierce  9 – Taylor  6 – Pierce  CBU Events Center (3,401)
Riverside, CA
December 5, 2021*
1:00 p.m., WCC Network		 at San Diego L 51–52  2–6
  17 – Koroma  8 – Colvin  8 – Pierce  Jenny Craig Pavilion (385)
San Diego, CA
December 11, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Portland State W 61–58  3–6
  16 – Davison  6 – tied  2 – tied  Viking Pavilion (812)
Portland, OR
December 13, 2021*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network		 at Portland L 77–78  3–7
  27 – Taylor  8 – Taylor  3 – Davison  Chiles Center (889)
Portland, OR
December 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., MW Network		 at Fresno State L 48–83  3–8
  14 – Stevenson  7 – Sanders  2 – tied  Save Mart Center (4,461)
Fresno, CA
December 22, 2021*
7:00 p.m., P12N		 at No. 5 UCLA Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at UCLA[1] Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
Big West regular season
December 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Long Beach State Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols[2] Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 1, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Cal State Fullerton Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols[3] Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 6, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UC Santa Barbara
Rivalry		 Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols[4] The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
January 8, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at CSUN L 55–68  3–9
(0–1)		  24 – Colvin  11 – Stevenson  3 – Pierce  Matadome (130)
Northridge, CA
January 13, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UC Riverside L 46–57  3–10
(0–2)		  15 – Koroma  9 – Koroma  4 – Sanders  Mott Athletics Center (1,263)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 15, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UC Davis W 82–74  4–10
(1–2)		  21 – Koroma  7 – Koroma  8 – Pierce  Mott Athletics Center (1,862)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 18, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Cal State Bakersfield L 60–73  4–11
(1–3)		  18 – Koroma  7 – Koroma  2 – tied  Icardo Center (490)
Bakersfield, CA
January 22, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Hawaii L 56–69  4–12
(1–4)		  16 – Koroma  10 – Koroma  7 – Pierce  Mott Athletics Center (1,371)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 27, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UC San Diego W 59–55  5–12
  19 – Kuroma  8 – Taylor  3 – Pierce  RIMAC Arena (0)
La Jolla, CA
January 29, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UC Irvine L 48–72  5–13
(1–5)		  13 – Taylor  7 – Taylor  2 – Taylor  Bren Events Center (1,532)
Irvine, CA
February 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Cal State Fullerton L 50–61  5–14
(1–6)		  14 – Stevenson  8 – Taylor  4 – Taylor  Titan Gym (426)
Fullerton, CA
February 5, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Long Beach State L 65–78  5–15
(1–7)		  22 – Sanders  12 – Koroma  4 – Pierce  Walter Pyramid (1,062)
Long Beach, CA
February 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 CSUN L 78–83 2OT 5–16
(1–8)		  20 – Koroma  9 – Franklin  4 – Pierce  Mott Athletics Center (1,163)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UC Santa Barbara
Rivalry		 L 64–69  5–17
(1–9)		  15 – Taylor  9 – Taylor  5 – Pierce  Mott Athletics Center (2,117)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 17, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UC Davis Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
February 19, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UC Riverside L 58–78  5–18
(1–10)		  26 – Koroma  11 – Koroma  5 – Sanders  SRC Arena (427)
Riverside, CA
February 22, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Cal State Bakersfield L 60–61  5–19
(1–11)		  14 – Taylor  8 – Stevenson  7 – Pierce  Mott Athletics Center (1,128)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 24, 2022
9:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Hawaii L 54–63  5–20
(1–12)		  15 – Pierce  7 – Taylor  2 – Pierce  Stan Sheriff Center (3,699)
Honolulu, HI
March 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UC Irvine W 65–54  6–20
(2–12)		  27 – Koroma  7 – Koroma  6 – Stevenson  Mott Athletics Center (1,868)
San Luis Obispo, CA
March 5, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UC San Diego W 80–76  7–20
  17 – Stevenson  7 – Stevenson  11 – Pierce  Mott Athletics Center (1,642)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Big West tournament
March 8, 2022
8:30 pm, ESPN+		 (10) vs. (7) UC Davis
First round		 L 53–63  7–21
  20 – Taylor  8 – Taylor  3 – Pierce  Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.
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  1. [a]
    Formerly known as Mott Gym

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