Cal Poly Mustangs

2-2 overall, 0-0 Big West, margin -5.8

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-3.2

net rating per 100 · #191 in D-I · model

105.3

adjusted offense · #184

108.5

adjusted defense · #236

75.8

pace, possessions / 40 · #4

-2.4

strength of schedule so far · #125

Rotation

#	Player	Pos	Cl	Ht	GP/GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	eFG%	TS%	Rating
10	Hamad Mousa	G	JR	6' 8"	4/4	29.0	20.8	5.5	1.8	64.2	67.2	-1.1
1	Jess Esso Essis	G	SO	6' 10"	4/4	26.2	11.8	5.5	2.8	51.2	53.7	+0.3
5	Guzman Vasilic	G	JR	6' 4"	4/4	26.0	5.8	3.5	1.2	38.0	42.3	-2.6
14	Cayden Ward	G	JR	6' 6"	4/4	24.0	10.0	5.5	2.8	50.0	56.2	-0.0
11	Austin Goode	F	SO	6' 7"	4/4	16.5	8.2	3.5	1.0	54.0	57.9	+1.1
7	Ali Assran	F	SO	6' 9"	4/0	13.8	4.0	5.0	0.0	36.7	42.2	+2.4
13	Troy Plumtree	F	SO	6' 6"	4/0	13.8	5.2	2.2	1.2	77.3	66.3	-1.0
00	Jason Scott	G	SO	6' 4"	3/0	11.7	6.7	0.3	0.7	90.9	90.9	-0.4
3	Jake Davis	G	SR	6' 4"	4/0	11.0	2.8	1.5	0.0	50.0	51.7	+0.5
8	Jackson Mosley	PG	SR	5' 10"	4/0	10.8	1.2	0.5	1.8	16.7	20.1	-4.7
24	Anthony Moore	G	SO	6' 5"	3/0	8.7	1.7	3.0	0.3	22.2	22.3	-1.0
2	Braden Freeman	F	SO	6' 6"	4/0	8.2	2.0	1.2	0.2	27.3	33.7	-2.4
15	Aaron Price Jr.	PF	SR	6' 8"	3/0	7.0	1.3	1.0	0.0	66.7	66.7	+0.7
12	Canon Wyatt FR	G	FR	5' 11"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
4	Kieran Elliott	G	SR	6' 6"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Watch	Result	Line	Rest	Miles
Mon 11/2	vs Cal State San Marcos Cougars	ESPN+	W 78-62	–	–	–
Thu 11/5	at Arizona Wildcats	truTV	L 84-104	+31.5 cover	2	597 +1h
Wed 11/11	at Grand Canyon Lopes	MW+	L 71-99	+29.5 cover	5	1,103 +1h
Fri 11/13	at Idaho Vandals	ESPN+	W 83-74	-7.5 cover	1	954
Sun 11/15	at Montana State Bobcats	ESPN+	6 PM ET	+6.5model +8.8 · 23% winFavoriteMTST -6.52.3Under 1661.6	1	294 +1h	odds
Sat 11/21	vs Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	ESPN+	7 PM ET	–model -7.8 · 74% win	5	877
Thu 12/3	at Cal State Northridge Matadors Big West	ESPN+	10 PM ET	–	11	141
Sat 12/5	at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Big West	ESPN+	9 PM ET	–	1	68
Sat 12/12	vs Montana Grizzlies	ESPN+	5:30 PM ET	–	6	81
Tue 12/15	at Colorado Buffaloes	ESPN+	9 PM ET	–	2	902 +1h
Tue 12/22	at UNLV Rebels	–	10 PM ET	–	6	1,217
Thu 12/31	at UC Riverside Highlanders Big West	ESPN+	5 PM ET	–	8	523
Sat 1/2	at California Baptist Lancers Big West	–	8 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 1/7	vs Long Beach State Beach Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	207
Sat 1/9	vs Cal State Fullerton Titans Big West	–	7 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 1/14	at Sacramento State Hornets Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	233
Sat 1/16	at Utah Valley Wolverines Big West	–	4 PM ET	–	1	536 +1h
Thu 1/21	vs Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	599
Sat 1/23	vs Cal State Northridge Matadors Big West	–	8 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 1/28	vs UC Irvine Anteaters Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	–
Sat 1/30	vs UC San Diego Tritons Big West	–	7 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 2/4	at Cal State Fullerton Titans Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	184
Sat 2/6	at Long Beach State Beach Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	1	17
Thu 2/11	vs California Baptist Lancers Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	175
Sat 2/13	vs UC Riverside Highlanders Big West	–	7 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 2/18	at Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Big West	–	2 PM ET	–	4	93
Sat 2/20	vs UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Big West	–	7 PM ET	–	1	93
Thu 2/25	at UC San Diego Tritons Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	267
Sat 2/27	at UC Irvine Anteaters Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	1	76
Thu 3/4	vs Utah Valley Wolverines Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	196
Sat 3/6	vs Sacramento State Hornets Big West	–	7 PM ET	–	1	–

Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 9,433 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

Around San Luis Obispo

Home floor: Mott Athletics Center

The building
A sellout crowd of 3,032 packed Cal Poly's Mott Gym for the Mustangs' 2007 regular-season finale against Pacific. mustangnews.net
Alumni
David Nwaba became the first Cal Poly alumnus to play in the NBA in 2017, when he joined the Los Angeles Lakers. wiki.krisyotam.com
The program
Hamad Mousa led the Big West in scoring at 20.4 points per game for Cal Poly in 2025-26 and set a program single-season record with 180 made free throws. gopoly.com
The program
On the way to the 2014 Big West title, Cal Poly beat No. 2 seed UC Santa Barbara 69-38 and No. 1 seed UC Irvine 61-58 on consecutive nights. bigwest.org
Campus
Cal Poly students picked the Mustang as their mascot by vote in fall 1925, choosing it over the Mules, a name junior teams kept into the 1940s. magazine.calpoly.edu
Campus
Cal Poly's fight song, Ride High You Mustangs, and its alma mater, All Hail Green and Gold, were both written by H.P. Davidson. gopoly.com

From the Hardwood Bricks research desk: 43 checked notes on Cal Poly, its town and its history. A different set shows each day, and the same notes color our game stories.

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Players

Hamad Mousa #10 · G

Player rating-1.1#97 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-1.1#111

Defense-0.1#77

217 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 36%

20.8 pts5.5 reb1.8 ast29.0 min 27-53 FG14-29 3PT15-20 FT 67.2 TS%27.9 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 8" · 200 lbs · Doha, Qatar · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs CSSM	W 78-62	24	18	5-11	3-6	5-7	7	0	4	1	0
11-06	at ARIZ	L 84-104	31	30	10-14	8-10	2-3	4	3	6	1	0
11-12	at GCU	L 71-99	27	16	5-10	2-6	4-5	5	1	6	1	1
11-14	at IDHO	W 83-74	34	19	7-18	1-7	4-5	6	3	3	0	0

Jess Esso Essis #1 · G

Player rating+0.3#50 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+0.1#56

Defense+0.2#67

195 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 26%

11.8 pts5.5 reb2.8 ast26.2 min 19-42 FG5-16 3PT4-4 FT 53.7 TS%20.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 10" · 210 lbs · Le Mans, France · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs CSSM	W 78-62	28	11	5-11	1-5	0-0	8	3	5	1	0
11-06	at ARIZ	L 84-104	16	10	4-9	2-4	0-0	2	2	1	1	0
11-12	at GCU	L 71-99	28	10	4-12	0-4	2-2	4	2	2	0	1
11-14	at IDHO	W 83-74	33	16	6-10	2-3	2-2	8	4	2	2	0

Guzman Vasilic #5 · G

Player rating-2.6#137 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+0.4#46

Defense-3.0#163

193 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 15%

5.8 pts3.5 reb1.2 ast26.0 min 7-25 FG5-22 3PT4-5 FT 42.3 TS%12.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 4" · 200 lbs · Montevideo, Uruguay · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	BLK
11-03	vs CSSM	W 78-62	26	13	4-8	3-6	2-2	6	3	3	0
11-06	at ARIZ	L 84-104	26	0	0-6	0-6	0-0	2	1	0	0
11-12	at GCU	L 71-99	21	3	1-5	1-5	0-0	3	1	0	0
11-14	at IDHO	W 83-74	31	7	2-6	1-5	2-3	3	0	1	1

Cayden Ward #14 · G

Player rating-0.0#58 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.9#96

Defense+0.8#42

180 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 25%

10.0 pts5.5 reb2.8 ast24.0 min 13-29 FG3-13 3PT11-15 FT 56.2 TS%19.4 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 6" · 210 lbs · Stockton, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs CSSM	W 78-62	27	15	6-10	2-5	1-2	11	5	4	1	2
11-06	at ARIZ	L 84-104	26	9	3-8	0-4	3-5	4	2	3	0	0
11-12	at GCU	L 71-99	29	9	2-7	0-2	5-6	5	1	4	0	1
11-14	at IDHO	W 83-74	14	7	2-4	1-2	2-2	2	3	0	1	0

Austin Goode #11 · F

Player rating+1.1#37 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+2.5#5

Defense-1.4#127

123 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 24%

8.2 pts3.5 reb1.0 ast16.5 min 10-25 FG7-17 3PT6-8 FT 57.9 TS%18.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 7" · 200 lbs · Brampton, Canada · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs CSSM	W 78-62	15	11	4-5	3-4	0-0	3	1	0	0	0
11-06	at ARIZ	L 84-104	18	5	1-6	1-4	2-4	4	2	2	3	0
11-12	at GCU	L 71-99	17	4	2-6	0-4	0-0	5	1	0	0	1
11-14	at IDHO	W 83-74	16	13	3-8	3-5	4-4	2	0	0	0	0

Ali Assran #7 · F

Player rating+2.4#20 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.8#93

Defense+3.2#10

102 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 23%

4.0 pts5.0 reb0.0 ast13.8 min 5-15 FG1-5 3PT5-9 FT 42.2 TS%18.2 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 9" · 210 lbs · Cairo, Egypt · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs CSSM	W 78-62	17	5	1-3	0-1	3-6	10	2	2	2
11-06	at ARIZ	L 84-104	12	3	1-4	0-2	1-2	5	2	0	0
11-12	at GCU	L 71-99	12	5	2-3	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0
11-14	at IDHO	W 83-74	14	3	1-5	0-1	1-1	3	2	1	0

Troy Plumtree #13 · F

Player rating-1.0#90 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+0.2#53

Defense-1.2#120

104 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 22%

5.2 pts2.2 reb1.2 ast13.8 min 8-11 FG1-2 3PT4-11 FT 66.3 TS%17.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 6" · 215 lbs · Wellington, New Zealand · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs CSSM	W 78-62	16	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	4	1	1
11-06	at ARIZ	L 84-104	16	8	3-4	0-0	2-7	2	3	1	0	0
11-12	at GCU	L 71-99	19	13	5-6	1-1	2-4	6	1	3	0	1
11-14	at IDHO	W 83-74	4	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0

Jason Scott #00 · G

Player rating-0.4#72 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+2.2#7

Defense-2.6#153

68 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 17%

6.7 pts0.3 reb0.7 ast11.7 min 7-11 FG6-8 3PT0-0 FT 90.9 TS%13.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 4" · 190 lbs · Houston, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs CSSM	W 78-62	DNP
11-06	at ARIZ	L 84-104	17	17	6-8	5-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0
11-12	at GCU	L 71-99	11	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0
11-14	at IDHO	W 83-74	7	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0

Jake Davis #3 · G

Player rating+0.5#42 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.2#73

Defense+0.8#46

82 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 13%

2.8 pts1.5 reb0.0 ast11.0 min 3-8 FG2-5 3PT3-6 FT 51.7 TS%9.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 4" · 175 lbs · Walnut Creek, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	STL	BLK
11-03	vs CSSM	W 78-62	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1
11-06	at ARIZ	L 84-104	9	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0
11-12	at GCU	L 71-99	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
11-14	at IDHO	W 83-74	26	11	3-7	2-4	3-6	6	4	0

Jackson Mosley #8 · PG

Player rating-4.7#160 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-1.3#122

Defense-3.5#165

80 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 17%

1.2 pts0.5 reb1.8 ast10.8 min 2-12 FG0-6 3PT1-1 FT 20.1 TS%13.4 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 5' 10" · 170 lbs · La Canada, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs CSSM	W 78-62	21	0	0-5	0-4	0-0	1	5	1	1
11-06	at ARIZ	L 84-104	4	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
11-12	at GCU	L 71-99	15	5	2-3	0-1	1-1	1	2	1	0
11-14	at IDHO	W 83-74	3	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0

Anthony Moore #24 · G

Player rating-1.0#91 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-1.8#137

Defense+0.8#44

49 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 25%

1.7 pts3.0 reb0.3 ast8.7 min 2-9 FG0-3 3PT1-5 FT 22.3 TS%20.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 5" · 190 lbs · Stockton, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs CSSM	W 78-62	12	1	0-5	0-3	1-4	4	0	1	0	0
11-06	at ARIZ	L 84-104	DNP
11-12	at GCU	L 71-99	5	0	0-2	0-0	0-1	3	0	1	0	0
11-14	at IDHO	W 83-74	9	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	0

Braden Freeman #2 · F

Player rating-2.4#131 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-1.5#132

Defense-0.9#115

62 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 23%

2.0 pts1.2 reb0.2 ast8.2 min 3-11 FG0-2 3PT2-2 FT 33.7 TS%18.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 6" · 200 lbs · Moline, IL · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO
11-03	vs CSSM	W 78-62	5	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	1
11-06	at ARIZ	L 84-104	14	2	1-4	0-0	0-0	2	1	1
11-12	at GCU	L 71-99	7	4	1-2	0-0	2-2	0	0	1
11-14	at IDHO	W 83-74	7	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0

Aaron Price Jr. #15 · PF

Player rating+0.7#38 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+1.0#27

Defense-0.3#86

39 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 14%

1.3 pts1.0 reb0.0 ast7.0 min 2-3 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT 66.7 TS%11.4 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 8" · 225 lbs · Las Vegas, NV · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs CSSM	W 78-62	6	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
11-06	at ARIZ	L 84-104	12	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	3	1	0
11-12	at GCU	L 71-99	3	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0
11-14	at IDHO	W 83-74	DNP

Canon Wyatt #12 · G

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Freshman · 5' 11" · 160 lbs · Dallas, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	vs CSSM	W 78-62	DNP
11-06	at ARIZ	L 84-104	DNP
11-12	at GCU	L 71-99	DNP
11-14	at IDHO	W 83-74	DNP

Kieran Elliott #4 · G

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Senior · 6' 6" · 215 lbs · Lubbock, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	vs CSSM	W 78-62	DNP
11-06	at ARIZ	L 84-104	DNP
11-12	at GCU	L 71-99	DNP
11-14	at IDHO	W 83-74	DNP