2024–25 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

2024–25 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
2024–25 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 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 ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Long Beach State	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
UC Irvine	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
UC Santa Barbara	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Cal Poly	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Hawai'i	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC Davis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC San Diego	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cal State Bakersfield	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Cal State Northridge	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
UC Riverside	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000

† 2025 Big West tournament winner As of November 4, 2024

The 2024–25 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team will represent 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, will play their home games at the Mott Athletics Center located 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.^[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]

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, California
G	1	Logan McLaughlin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	New Mexico Junior College	Carrollton, Texas
G	2	Mac Riniker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Colorado Mesa	Steamboat Springs, Colorado
PG	3	Hayden Jory	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Cabrillo High School	Lompoc, California
G	4	Kieran Elliott	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	West Texas A&M	Lubbock, Texas
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, Texas
F	7	Eric Brown	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Mitty High School	Los Gatos, California
PG	8	Jackson Mosley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	St. Francis High School	La Cañada, California
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, California
PF	15	Aaron Price Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Liberty High School	Las Vegas, Nevada
F	16	Angelo Ghattas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Serra High School	Redwood City, California
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, California
G	40	Isaac Jessup	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Colorado Mesa	Spokane, Washington

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 pm	Caltech	W 110–53	–	13 – Bandelj	9 – Bandelj	4 – 2 Tied	Mott Athletics Center (427) San Luis Obispo, CA
Regular season
November 5, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at San Francisco						Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
November 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+	at California						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
November 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Menlo						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
November 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Seattle						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
November 17, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Washington						Reese Court Cheney, WA
November 20, 2024* 6:00 pm	at Arizona State						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
November 23, 2024* 7:00 pm	at Saint Mary's						University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
November 26, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Grambling State						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
November 30, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX	at Stanford						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
December 5, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Davis						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
December 7, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Northridge						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
December 14, 2024* 7:00 pm	at San Jose State						Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA
December 17, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Denver						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
December 21, 2024* 5:00 pm	at Omaha						Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
January 2, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Irvine						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
January 4, 2025 9:00 pm, ESPN+	at Hawai'i						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC San Diego						LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
January 11, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Santa Barbara Rivalry						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Davis						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
January 18, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Irvine						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Long Beach State						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
January 30, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Bakersfield						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 1, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Riverside						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Hawai'i						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Fullerton						Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
February 15, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Northridge						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UC San Diego						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Riverside						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Santa Barbara Rivalry						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Bakersfield						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Fullerton						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
March 8, 2025 4:00 pm, 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:^[5]^[6]

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. 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.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

[2] "Brackets set for Big West men's and women's basketball tournaments". Pasadena Star-News. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

[3] "Cal Poly men's basketball parts ways with head coach". San Luis Obispo Tribune. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

[4] "Cal Poly hires new basketball coach after winless conference season". Cal Coast News. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cal Poly. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

[6] "Cal Poly Mustangs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

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