2020–21 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by second-year head coach John Smith, played their home games at the Mott Athletics Center in San Luis Obispo, California as members of the Big West Conference.

2020–21 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	4–20 (1–15 Big West)
Head coach	John Smith (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Rodney Tention
Assistant coaches	David Hanson Justin Downer
Home arena	Mott Athletics Center (Capacity: 3,032)

2020–21 Big West men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UC Santa Barbara †	13	–	3		.813			22	–	5		.815
UC Irvine	10	–	4		.714			18	–	9		.667
UC Riverside	8	–	4		.667			14	–	8		.636
UC Davis	6	–	4		.600			10	–	8		.556
Cal State Bakersfield	9	–	7		.563			15	–	11		.577
Hawai'i	9	–	9		.500			11	–	10		.524
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	7		.417			6	–	10		.375
Cal State Northridge	5	–	9		.357			9	–	13		.409
Long Beach State	4	–	8		.333			6	–	12		.333
Cal Poly	1	–	15		.063			4	–	20		.167
UC San Diego*	0	–	0		–			7	–	10		.412
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament and 2021 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings
† 2021 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2019–20 season 7–23, 4–12 in Big West play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Big West tournament (although the Big West tournament was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic).

Roster

2020–21 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown PG 0 Keith Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr VMI Danville, CA G 1 Camren Pierce 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Etiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA G 2 Kobe Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Christian HS San Diego, CA G 3 Colby Rogers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Roselle Catholic HS Covington, GA F 4 Dyson Koehler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Jordan HS Salt Lake City, UT G/F 5 Mark Crowe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Wilson HS Dallas, TX G 11 Aidan Prukop 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Mater Dei HS Ladera Ranch, CA G 12 Ryan Evans 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mater Dei HS Coto de Caza, CA G 13 Nick Carlson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Helix HS La Mesa, CA F 14 Tuukka Jaakkola 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Helsinki Basketball Academy Helsinki, Finland F 15 Alimamy Koroma 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Prolific Prep Academy Freetown, Sierra Leone F 21 Riley Till 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Iowa Dubuque, IA F 23 Brantly Stevenson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Etiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA F 30 Hank Hollingsworth 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Chelan HS Chelan, WA F 33 Kyle Colvin  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Mission Prep HS San Luis Obispo, CA	Head coach John Smith (Dominican (CA)) Assistant coach(es) Rodney Tention (San Francisco) David Hanson (Cal Poly) Justin Downer (William Jessup) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 25, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 27, 2020* 4:00 pm, BigWest.TV		Bethesda	W 100–46	1–0	Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
December 4, 2020* 6:00 pm, BigWest.TV		San Francisco	L 60–88	1–1	Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
December 9, 2020* 6:00 pm, BigWest.TV		Santa Clara	L 69–76	1–2	Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
December 13, 2020* 1:00 pm, BigWest.TV		San Jose State	W 75–71	2–2	Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
December 16, 2020* 3:00 pm, BigWest.TV		San Diego	L 61–70	2–3	Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
December 19, 2020* 7:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount	L 52–76	2–4	Gersten Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
Big West regular season
December 27, 2020		at Hawaii	Cancelled		Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
December 28, 2020		at Hawaii	Cancelled		Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
January 1, 2021		UC San Diego	Cancelled		Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
January 2, 2021		UC San Diego	Cancelled		Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
January 8, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 49–62	2–5 (0–1)	Icardo Center  Bakersfield, CA
January 9, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 50–65	2–6 (0–2)	Icardo Center  Bakersfield, CA
January 15, 2021 4:00 pm, BigWest.TV		UC Riverside	L 51–86	2–7 (0–3)	Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, BigWest.TV		UC Riverside	L 53–70	2–8 (0–4)	Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
January 22, 2021 4:00 pm		at UC Irvine	L 49–68	2–9 (0–5)	Bren Events Center  Irvine, CA
January 23, 2021 4:00 pm		at UC Irvine	L 44–67	2–10 (0–6)	Bren Events Center  Irvine, CA
January 29, 2021 4:00 pm, BigWest.TV		Cal State Northridge	W 76–70	3–10 (1–6)	Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, BigWest.TV		Cal State Northridge	L 51–64	3–11 (1–7)	Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
February 5, 2021 9:00 pm		at Hawaii	L 68–84	3–12 (1–8)	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
February 6, 2021 9:00 pm		at Hawaii	L 64–81	3–13 (1–9)	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
February 12, 2021 4:00 pm, BigWest.TV		Cal State Fullerton	Canceled		Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
February 13, 2021 4:00 pm, BigWest.TV		Cal State Fullerton	Canceled		Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
February 19, 2021 4:00 pm		at Long Beach State	L 60–64	3–14 (1–10)	Walter Pyramid  Long Beach, CA
February 20, 2021 4;00 pm		at Long Beach State	L 69–74	3–15 (1–11)	Walter Pyramid  Long Beach, CA
February 26, 2021 4:00 pm		UC Davis	L 61–69	3–16 (1–12)	Walter Pyramid  Long Beach, CA
February 27, 2021 4:00 pm		UC Davis	L 66–68 OT	3–17 (1–13)	Walter Pyramid  Long Beach, CA
March 5, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at UC Santa Barbara Blue–Green Rivalry	L 57–71	3–18 (1–14)	The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, CA
March 6, 2021 5:00 pm		at UC Santa Barbara Blue–Green Rivalry	L 54–70	3–19 (1–15)	The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, CA
Big West tournament
March 9, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3	(10)	vs. (7) Cal State Fullerton First round	W 87–82	4–19	Michelob Ultra Arena  Las Vegas, NV
March 11, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3	(10)	vs. (2) UC Irvine Quarterfinals	L 51–58	4–20	Michelob Ultra Arena  Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

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