SAN LUIS OBISPO – Second-year head coach Joe Callero moved one step closer to finalizing the Cal Poly men’s basketball team’s 2010-11 roster on Friday morning with the formal announcement that 6-5, 195-pound forward Chris Eversley, a transfer from Rice, has joined the Mustangs program. Eversley will redshirt the upcoming season before returning for the 2011-12 campaign as a sophomore. Eversley (right) made 16 appearances for Rice during his 2009-10 freshman season and scored a career-high...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – In conjunction with the first home event of the 2010-11 campaign and to honor the 1980-81 Cal Poly men’s basketball squad that reached the NCAA Tournament Division II national semifinals, the Mustang program announced on Tuesday afternoon that it will host an inaugural Tip-Off Banquet prior to the Nov. 6 exhibition tuneup against Cal State East Bay. The event, scheduled to be held at the Performing Arts Center adjacent to Mott Gym,...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – Second-year head coach Joe Callero strengthened the Cal Poly’s men’s basketball team’s 2010-11 roster on Thursday afternoon with the announcement that 6-7, 175-pound forward Ben Kelly (Melbourne, Victoria / Xavier College) has joined the program for the upcoming season. “Ben has the ability to knock down the long-range three-pointer. However, our kangaroo kid is also a very good athlete that can drive hard to the basket and play above the rim,” Callero...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – Second-year head coach Joe Callero and the Mustang Athletics Department jointly  revealed Cal Poly’s finalized 2010-11 men’s basketball schedule on Thursday afternoon. The 29-game regular season slate features 12 home games at Mott Gym – including a Feb. 19 contest as part of ESPN’s Bracketbuster competition – and four matchups against programs that qualified for the 2010 NCAA Tournament. “We’re looking forward to another tough non-conference schedule that includes Pac-10 Conference regular...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – Spots may steadily be filling up but reservations are still being taken for the Cal Poly men’s basketball program’s Elite Camp, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 14 inside Mott Gym. Designed for boys between grades 9-12, the camp costs $40 per player and runs between 1-4 p.m. “We’re looking forward to hosting an event for some of the top young student-athletes in America and currently have campers attending from across the United States who’ll...

Cal Poly head basketball coach Joe Callero will host three basketball camps they year, starting with the Coach Callero Camp June 14-17 at Nipomo High School. Session I (9am – 12 pm) will be a fundamentals camp for boys and girls entering grades 2-6. Session 2 (1 pm – 4 pm) will be a position skills camp for boys grades 7-12. For more information on this camp to go JoeCalleroBasketball.com or call Erika Callero at...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- The Cal Poly men's basketball team held its postseason banquet Thursday, honoring the 2009-10 team that improved to 12-19 overall and 7-9 in conference play and advanced to the second round of the Big West Conference Basketball Tournament. Along with handing out individual awards, a highlight video recapping the year was shown. After opening the season with an 0-5 record, Cal Poly won 12 of its next 26 games including...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The Cal Poly men’s basketball team will celebrate the 2009-10 basketball season on Thursday night, April 29, with a banquet at the Monday Club in San Luis Obispo. The evening will open with a social at 6 pm and will include a review of the season and team awards. When: Thursday, April 29 at 6:00 PM Where: The Monday Club 1815 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo Cost:...