2024–25 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2024–25 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball

Conference	Big West Conference
Record	6–12 (0–6 Big West)
Head coach	Mike DeGeorge (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Kyle Bossier Jesse Pruitt Sam Walters BJ Andrews Ron DuBois
Home arena	Mott Athletics Center (Capacity: 3,032)
Seasons← 2023–242025–26 →

2024–25 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Irvine	5	–	0	1.000	15	–	2	.882
UC San Diego	4	–	1	.800	14	–	3	.824
Hawai'i	3	–	2	.600	11	–	5	.688
UC Santa Barbara	3	–	2	.600	11	–	5	.688
UC Riverside	3	–	2	.600	10	–	7	.588
Long Beach State	3	–	2	.600	7	–	10	.412
Cal State Northridge	3	–	3	.500	11	–	6	.647
UC Davis	3	–	3	.500	9	–	8	.529
Cal State Bakersfield	3	–	3	.500	9	–	9	.500
Cal Poly	0	–	6	.000	6	–	12	.333
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	6	.000	5	–	13	.278

† 2025 Big West tournament winner As of January 11, 2025

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 in San Luis Obispo, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2023–24 season 4–28, 0–20 in Big West play, to finish in 11th (last) place. Due to their last place finish, the Mustangs failed to make the Big West tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.

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. On March 26, the school announced that they would be hiring Colorado Mesa head coach Mike DeGeorge as the team's new head coach.

Roster

2024–25 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
PG	0	Jarred Hyder	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	California	San Bernardino, CA
G	1	Logan McLaughlin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	New Mexico Junior College	Carrollton, TX
G	2	Mac Riniker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Colorado Mesa	Steamboat Springs, CO
PG	3	Hayden Jory	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Cabrillo High School	Lompoc, CA
G	4	Kieran Elliott	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	West Texas A&M	Lubbock, TX
G	5	Guzman Vasilic	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Southeastern Oklahoma	Montevideo, Uruguay
PF	6	Paul Bizimana	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Eastern Illinois	Haltom City, TX
F	7	Eric Brown	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Mitty High School	Los Gatos, CA
PG	8	Jackson Mosley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	St. Francis High School	La Cañada, CA
G	9	Peter Bandelj	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Royal Crown Academy	Ljubljana, Slovenia
SG	10	Isaac Spears	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Montana State	Las Vegas, Nevada
G/F	11	Owen Koonce	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Colorado Mesa	Lafayette, Colorado
G	14	Cayden Ward	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	St. Mary's High School	Stockton, CA
PF	15	Aaron Jr. Price	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Liberty High School	Las Vegas, NV
F	16	Angelo Ghattas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Serra High School	Redwood City, CA
G	21	Luka Tarlac	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Utah	Belgrade, Serbia
F	23	Ethan Menzies	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Colorado Mesa	Half Moon Bay, CA
G	40	Isaac Jessup	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Colorado Mesa	Spokane, WA

Head coach

Mike DeGeorge (Monmouth (IL))

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Bossier (LSU)
Jesse Pruitt (UC Davis)
Sam Walters (Colorado Mesa)
BJ Andrews (Clarion)
Ron DuBois (Arizona State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 27, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
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
Regular season
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	L 89–93	3–3	27 – Hyder	6 – Koonce	4 – Riniker	Desert Financial Arena (6,294) Tempe, AZ
November 23, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Mary's	L 66–80	3–4	16 – Koonce	5 – Koonce	5 – Riniker	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Grambling State	W 82–79	4–4	17 – Tied	8 – Koonce	7 – Hyder	Mott Athletics Center (1,128) San Luis Obispo, CA
November 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Stanford	W 97–90	5–4	30 – Koonce	7 – Tied	5 – Jessup	Maples Pavilion (2,658) Stanford, CA
December 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UC Davis	L 66–77	5–5 (0–1)	19 – Koonce	7 – Riniker	4 – Tarlac	University Credit Union Center (1,274) Davis, CA
December 7, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cal State Northridge	L 91–102	5–6 (0–2)	25 – Koonce	10 – Koonce	6 – Riniker	Mott Athletics Center (1,638) San Luis Obispo, CA
December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network	at San Jose State	L 100–107	5–7	32 – Koonce	8 – Koonce	6 – Riniker	Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,134) San Jose, CA
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Denver	W 95–94	6–7	29 – Hyder	11 – Bandelj	4 – Tied	Mott Athletics Center (1,432) San Luis Obispo, CA
December 21, 2024* 5:00 p.m.	at Omaha	L 82–86	6–8	22 – Hyder	7 – Jessup	4 – Tied	Baxter Arena (2,348) Omaha, NE
January 2, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	UC Irvine	L 89–98	6–9 (0–3)	16 – Price Jr.	8 – Price Jr.	7 – Hyder	Mott Athletics Center (1,834) San Luis Obispo, CA
January 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Hawaii	L 55–68	6–10 (0–4)	15 – Koonce	6 – Hyder	4 – Riniker	Stan Sheriff Center (4,763) Honolulu, HI
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UC San Diego	L 68–95	6–11 (0–5)	20 – Koonce	6 – Koonce	7 – Hyder	LionTree Arena (1,522) La Jolla, CA
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	UC Santa Barbara Rivalry	L 72–75	6–12 (0–6)	23 – Koonce	9 – Bandelj	3 – Tied	Mott Athletics Center (3,032) 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+	Hawaii						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
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:

References

"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. March 9, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
Ho, Matthew (March 1, 2024). "Cal Poly men's basketball parts ways with head coach". San Luis Obispo Tribune. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
Friedman, Josh (March 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 Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

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