2011-12 cal poly men's basketball information guide
DESCRIPTION
: The 2011-12 Cal Poly men’s basketball information guide features coaching staff and player profiles and information about the university, campus and Cal Poly Athletics Department. Design by Ray Ambler.TRANSCRIPT
MUSTANG BASKETBALLThis is
ABOVE Will Taylor hypes up the Mustangs before Cal Polyrsquos televised rivalry matchup versus UC Santa Barbara
ABOVE Joe Callero and David Hanson address the media at the annual Big West Conference Central Coast Media Day
MUSTANG BASKETBALL
LEFT David Hanson goes for a lay-up during the first round of the 2011 Big West Tournament at the Honda Center in Anaheim Cal Poly matched a program best by earning the second seed for the tournament
ABOVE Joe Callero and David Hanson address the media at the annual Big West Conference Central Coast Media Day
ABOVE Cal Poly players rush the court to celebrate
Chris OrsquoBrienrsquos buzzer-beating putback that helped the Mustangs
defeat Hawairsquoi 54-53 on Dec 1 2010
bull During2010-11seasondirectedCalPolytoprogramrecordsforhighestshowingintheBigWeststandings(second)highestseedingfortheconferencetournament(second)andtotalBigWestvictories(10)
bull Helped Cal Poly finish as one of the top defensiveteamsinDivisionIlastyearOutof335programsCalPolyfinishedthirdinopponentthree-pointpercentage(287)sixthinopponentscoringaverage(589pointsper game) and 25th in opponent field goal defense(400percent)
bull During first season at Cal Poly (2009-10) directedtheMustangs to a sixth-place finish in the BigWeststandingsaftertheprogramwasselectedtofinishlastAlsoguidedprogramtoitsfirstvictoryattheBigWestTournamentinthreeseasons
bull Produced six all-conference selections in just twoseasons including All-Big West first team membersLorenzoKeeler(2009-10)andShawnLewis(2010-11)and2011BigWestFreshmanPlayeroftheYearMaliikLove
bull Led Seattle (2001-09) prior to arriving at Cal Polyhelping the Redhawks successfully transition to theDivisionIlevelWon75gamesduringfinalfouryearsandduringthe2006-07seasonhelpedRedhawkstotheGreatNorthwestAthleticConferencetitleandtheprogramrsquos first NCAA Tournament appearance in 38seasons
Head Coach | Third Season | Central Washington 1986Twitter CoachCallero
cALLERO Joe
Callerorsquos Former Players Now Plying their Trade Professionally
Brian Scalabrinebull ChicagoBulls(2010-Present)bull BostonCeltics(2005-10) 2007-08NBAChampionbull NewJerseyNets(2001-05)bull USC(1998-01)bull HighlineCC(1996-98)
AustenPowersbull HangzhouBasketballClubChina(2010-Present)bull 2009-10MostValuablePlayer LigaPortuguesadeBasquetebolbull SeattleUniversity(2007-09)
Shawn LewisbullFEVEOviedoSpain(2011-Present)
bullCalPoly(2007-11)
LorenzoKeelerbull LeonLechuguerosMexico (2010-Present)bullCalPoly(2007-10)
Ryan Darlingbull SCRastaVechtaGermany (2010-Present)bullCalPoly(2008-10)
playersCoach Callerorsquos
AssistantCoach|ThirdSeason|Concordia(WI)2002loweryOmar
AssistantCoach|ThirdSeason|WashingtonState2004freemanMitch
bullCalPolyrsquosrecruitingcoordinatorResponsibleforhelpingtostrengthentheprogramrsquosreboundingeffortsandpostplayinadditiontoopponentscoutingandgame-daypreparation
bull AsanassistantcoachatTexasState(2006-09)helpedrecruitsevenplayersrankedamongthetop-40Texashighschoolprospectsbull Playedcollegiality forConcordia(Wisc)University In2000earnedAll-LakeshoreConferencefirst teampraiseandhelpedprogramto its firstappearanceintheNCAADivisionIIITournament
bull ServesasCalPolyrsquosleadscoutinchargeofgamepreparationanddefensebull LastseasonhelpedCalPolyrsquosdefensefinishthirdnationallyinopponentthree-pointpercentage(287)sixthinopponentscoringaverage(589pointspergame)and25thinopponentfieldgoaldefense(400percent)
bull ServedunderJoeCalleroatSeattle(2005-09)Duringfinal2008-09seasonhelpedtheprogramtoitshighestwinningpercentagein45years
bull WithnineguardsonCalPolyrsquos2011-12rosterpivotalinthedevelopmentoftheprogramrsquosbackcourtplaybull AlsopivotalinCalPolyrsquosrecruitingscoutingandgameplanningeffortsaswellasfloorcoachingbull PlayedforJoeCalleroatSeattle(2005-07)Helpedthe2006-07RedhawkstotheGreatNorthwestAthleticConferencetitleandtheprogramrsquosfirstNCAATournamentberthin38years
ldquoMitch is as hard working and as competitive as any assistant coach in college basketball He earned a full-time position at Cal Poly by showcasing relentless work ethic and loyalty during four years at Seattle His international contacts as well as attention to detail in all areas make him a key part of our staffrdquo - Joe Callero
ldquoOmar is one of the most well-respected and connected recruiters in Texas Illinois Minnesota and Wisconsin His ability to identify quality student-athletes has opened new doors for the Cal Poly basketball programrdquo - Joe Callero
AssistantCoach|FirstSeason|Seattle2008kirbySam
ldquoSam has been a great addition to our staff As a player he was a fierce competitor and a loyal teammate As a California native he has a strong knowledge of the state and coaches at many levels On the practice floor hersquos instrumental in helping the development of our young guardsrdquo - Joe Callero
bullOverseesprogramrsquoscivicoutreachendeavorsaswellasassistingwithtravelplansandvideoscoutwork
esparzaEric
DirectorofOperations|ThirdSeason|WashingtonState2008
DirectorofCommunityRelations|SixthSeason|CalStateStanislaus1996
reavesMitch
bull Duties include scheduling team travel video exchange summer camp organization facility scheduling and overseeingprogramrsquosstudentmanagerialstaff
ldquoEric is a tremendously reliable and knowledgeable coordinator and his understanding of the central coast community has really helped our program growrdquo - Joe Callero
ldquoMitch is the absolute glue for our staff His organizational skills and passion make for a smooth atmosphere in both the office and at practices He will make a super full-time assistant in the very near futurerdquo - Joe Callero
ManagersStudent
JonoAudish|FirstSeasonbullMajoringinElectricalEngineering
Niromal Perera|Second SeasonbullMajoringinEconomics
Dan Fisher|First SeasonbullMajoringinMechanical Engineering
bullHandlesallmediarelationsproceduresforthemenrsquosbasketballprogramincludingpublicityinterviewschedulingstatisticalorganizationandwebsitemaintenance
bull Primary focus with themenrsquos basketball programincludes the implementationof strength speed andagility training and overallconditioning
bullDirectsCalPolyrsquossportsmedicineeffortsandprovidesdailysupportforthemenrsquosbasketballprogram
bull AstandoutpitcherforCalPolyrsquosbaseballprogram(1992-95)providesacademicadvisingtostudent-athletesmonitorsstudent-athleteprogresstowarddegreesandensuresthateachstudent-athletemeetsNCAAacademicrequirements
ShannonStephens|AsstAthleticDirectorAcademics
KristalSlover|Head Trainer
DavidWood|Strength and Conditioning Coach
staffCal PolyChrisGiovannetti|AsstDirectorofMediaRelations
Cal Poly 2011-12 Senior Class
bull BegandutiesonMarch172011 afterservingastheChiefOperatingOfficerandSeniorAssociateAthleticDirectoratSanDiegoState
bull Alsoservedastheseniorassociateathleticdirectorat Southern Mississippi (2002-07) the education coordinatorforathleticsatTexasAampM(1998-02)andasa complianceassistantatFloridaState(1995-98)
ldquoCal Poly has an excellent reputation for preparing the knowledge leaders that help to drive Californiarsquos economy I am honored to have joined such an outstanding university and remain excited about engaging students faculty and alumni to build on its strong foundation and create opportunities for the futurerdquo
ldquoWe will not compromise and place student-athletes on the perceived shortest path to a degree Herersquos the bottom line for Cal Poly athletics We are in the business of developing citizens and leaders Along the way we can also win championships Experiencing what it takes to be a champion is a great education in and of itselfrdquo
bull Named Cal Poly president onFeb 1 2011 Arrived on thecentral coast after serving a10-year term as dean of the College of Agriculture andNatural Resources and professor of animal science atMichiganState
bull WhileleadingMichiganStatersquosCollegeofAgricultureandNatural Resources increased overall grant activity 146percentandannualdevelopmentfundsbymorethan250percent More than $200 million was raised during histimeinEastLansing
don OberhelmanDirector of Athletics
jeffrey armstrongPresident
NAME POS YR HT WT EX HOMETOWN LAST SCHOOL1 Amaurys Fermin PG SR 6-3 195 RS Bronx NY Hagerstown College2 Chris OrsquoBrien G JR 6-4 210 1V Irvine CA San Francisco3 Maliik Love G SO 6-2 200 1V Oceanside CA The Bishoprsquos School 5 Jordan Lewis F SR 6-5 220 3V San Rafael CA Terra Linda HS
12 Matt Titchenal G SR 6-3 185 3V Sonoma CA Sonoma Valley HS13 Dylan Royer G JR 6-1 190 2V Los Osos CA Morro Bay HS
22 Drake Ursquou G JR 6-5 210 1V Sacramento CA Hartford24 Jamal Johnson G SO 6-0 175 1V San Antonio TX Madison HS 25 Joel Awich F FR 6-7 195 HS Maplewood MN Tartan HS30 Reese Morgan G FR 6-2 195 HS San Pedro CA Peninsula HS33 Chris Eversley F SO 6-6 210 RS Chicago IL Rice34 David Hanson F SR 6-5 215 3V Plymouth MN Maranatha Christian HS35 Kyle Odister G SO 6-0 185 1V Sacramento CA New Hampton School44 Will Donahue C SR 6-8 240 2V Gilbert AZ Phoenix College52 Will Taylor F SR 6-7 230 1V Williamsport MD Hagerstown College
roster2011-12
bull Finished fourth in theBigWestConferenceand49thamongDivision Iplayers lastseasonwith89reboundspergame
bull Enteringseniorseason512percentcareerfieldgoalmarkleadsCalPoly
bull Namedto2010-11All-BigWestsecondteamafterfinishingsecondamongconference players with 73 three-pointers eighth with 152 points pergameandninthwith61reboundspercontest
bull Startedall30gamesforCalPolylastseasonRankedsecondamongBigWestplayersinminutespergameandledMustangsinscoring14times
hanson 34David
6-8bull240bullSeniorbullCenter|GilbertAZ
6-5bull215bullSeniorbullForward|PlymouthMN
donahue 44
bull ReadyforMustangdebutafterredshirtingthelasttwoseasonsbull Earned2008-09All-MarylandJuCofirstteampraiseatHagerstownCollegeafter averaging175points82assistsand40reboundspergame
6-3bull195bullSeniorbullPointGuard|BronxNYfermin 1Amaurys
Will
bull Returningforseniorseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Asajuniorduringthe2009-10seasonledCalPolyinstealsandshot447percentfromthefloor
bull Namedtothe2011BigWestAcademicWinterAll-ConferenceteamandasCalPolyrsquosScholar-AthleteoftheYearforthe2010-11schoolyear
bull Madeacareer-high15appearancesforCalPolylastseason
6-5bull220bullSeniorbullForward|SanRafaelCA
6-7bull230bullSeniorbullForward|WilliamsportMD
6-3bull185bullSeniorbullGuard|SonomaCA
Taylor 52Will
bull Earnedfullscholarshipfor2011-12seniorseasonafterappearinginall30gameslastyearbull LedCalPolytoa4-1recordduringthefivegameshestartedlastyear
titchenal 12Matt
Lewis 5Jordan
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwitha455percentmarkfromthree-pointrangebull Sunk a career-high four three-pointers during Cal Polyrsquos nationally-televisedvictoryatCalStateFullertononFeb262011ThevictoryhelpedCalPolyclinchtheNo2seedfortheBigWestConferenceTournament
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwithan806percentfreethrowmarkanda153-to-1assist-toturnoverratio
bull Started26of30gameslastyearandaveraged59pointspercontest
bull Matchedacollegiatehighwith18appearancesduringfirstseasonasaMustanglastyearbull Recordeda career-high10points to leadCalPolypastLoyolaMarymountonNov242010
6-4bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|IrvineCA
6-1bull190bullJuniorbullGuard|LosOsosCA
6-5bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|SacramentoCA
Orsquobrien 2Chris
royer 13Dylan
ursquou 22Drake
bull Averaged133minutespergameandappearedinall30ofCalPolyrsquoscontestsasatruefreshmanlastyear
bull CareerscoringhighcameagainstBigWestConferenceregularseasonchampionLongBeachStateonDec302010
bull WillmakeMustangdebutthisseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Appeared in 16 of 31 games as a true freshmanat Rice during 2009-10season
6-6bull210bullSophomorebullForward|ChicagoIL
6-0bull175bullSophomorebullGuard|SanAntonioTX
6-2bull200bullSophomorebullGuard|OceansideCALove 3Maliik
eversley 33Chris
bull Named2011BigWestConferenceFreshmanPlayeroftheYearafterleadingCalPolywitha472percentfieldgoalmark
bull Started28of30gamesasatruefreshmanandfinishedsecondamongMustangswitha133-to-1assist-to-turnoverratio
Johnson 24Jamal
bull NamedaParadeMagazineAll-AmericafourthteamselectionandratedastheNo71guardintheclassof2011byESPNcomasasenioratPeninsulaHS
bull Duringfour-yearhighschoolcareerscored2430points(225pergame)grabbed909rebounds(84)distributed306assists(28)andshot464percentfromthefloor
bull Redshirted2010-11seasonaftersufferingpreseasoninjurybull Named to the 2009-10 Big West All-Freshman Team after finishing third amongconferenceplayerswitha455percentthree-pointmarkandaveraging78pointspergame
bull LedMaplewoodHStoa25-4overallmarklastseasonandarunner-upshowingintheClassicSuburbanConference
bull EarnedAll-ClassicSuburbanConferencepraiseasaseniorafterposting13double-digitscoringgames
6-0bull185bullSophomorebullGuard|SacramentoCA
6-2bull195bullFreshmanbullGuard|SanPedroCA
6-7bull195bullFreshmanbullForward|MaplewoodMN
morgan 30Reese
Awich 25Joel
odister 35Kyle
ConditioningStrength amp
ABOVE amp BELOW Opened in 2008 Poly Canyon Village houses approximately 2700 students con-tains 618 furnished apartment units and spans 30 acres The state-of-the-art complex includes Ein-stein Bros Bagels Peetrsquos Coffee and Tea Jamba Juice a post office community center swimming
pool and study rooms
TOP Jamal Johnson and Chris Eversley compete in Xbox at Eversleyrsquos off-campus apartment
housing
ABOVE Pacific Ocean waves ripple on to the central coast beach north of San Luis Obispo
LEFT Cal Poly players attend the weekly Thursday night Farmerrsquos Market in downtown San Luis Obispo From produce growers to food vendors more than 120 merchant stalls line downtown each week
central coastThe
LEFT The city of San Luis Obispo as seen from the top of nearby Bishoprsquos Peak an extremely popular hiking destination
BELOW The sun sets over the Cal Poly campus (foreground) and the city of San Luis Obispo (back)Photo Joe Christianson
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull Ranked by US News and World
Report as the top public masterrsquos
university in the western United
States
bull Cal Polyrsquos College of Engineering
(Top Right) ranked second by US
News and World Report among
public engineering programs
bull 64 Majors
universityThe
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull 19-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
bull 891 percent of students report working full time or attending graduate school within one year of graduation
bull Median starting salary for graduates $52000
university
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Home Jersey When Hosting Saint Maryrsquos
UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Air Max Destiny TB
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 TB
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Road Jersey When Battling USC UNLV
and DePaul
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
MUSTANG BASKETBALL
LEFT David Hanson goes for a lay-up during the first round of the 2011 Big West Tournament at the Honda Center in Anaheim Cal Poly matched a program best by earning the second seed for the tournament
ABOVE Joe Callero and David Hanson address the media at the annual Big West Conference Central Coast Media Day
ABOVE Cal Poly players rush the court to celebrate
Chris OrsquoBrienrsquos buzzer-beating putback that helped the Mustangs
defeat Hawairsquoi 54-53 on Dec 1 2010
bull During2010-11seasondirectedCalPolytoprogramrecordsforhighestshowingintheBigWeststandings(second)highestseedingfortheconferencetournament(second)andtotalBigWestvictories(10)
bull Helped Cal Poly finish as one of the top defensiveteamsinDivisionIlastyearOutof335programsCalPolyfinishedthirdinopponentthree-pointpercentage(287)sixthinopponentscoringaverage(589pointsper game) and 25th in opponent field goal defense(400percent)
bull During first season at Cal Poly (2009-10) directedtheMustangs to a sixth-place finish in the BigWeststandingsaftertheprogramwasselectedtofinishlastAlsoguidedprogramtoitsfirstvictoryattheBigWestTournamentinthreeseasons
bull Produced six all-conference selections in just twoseasons including All-Big West first team membersLorenzoKeeler(2009-10)andShawnLewis(2010-11)and2011BigWestFreshmanPlayeroftheYearMaliikLove
bull Led Seattle (2001-09) prior to arriving at Cal Polyhelping the Redhawks successfully transition to theDivisionIlevelWon75gamesduringfinalfouryearsandduringthe2006-07seasonhelpedRedhawkstotheGreatNorthwestAthleticConferencetitleandtheprogramrsquos first NCAA Tournament appearance in 38seasons
Head Coach | Third Season | Central Washington 1986Twitter CoachCallero
cALLERO Joe
Callerorsquos Former Players Now Plying their Trade Professionally
Brian Scalabrinebull ChicagoBulls(2010-Present)bull BostonCeltics(2005-10) 2007-08NBAChampionbull NewJerseyNets(2001-05)bull USC(1998-01)bull HighlineCC(1996-98)
AustenPowersbull HangzhouBasketballClubChina(2010-Present)bull 2009-10MostValuablePlayer LigaPortuguesadeBasquetebolbull SeattleUniversity(2007-09)
Shawn LewisbullFEVEOviedoSpain(2011-Present)
bullCalPoly(2007-11)
LorenzoKeelerbull LeonLechuguerosMexico (2010-Present)bullCalPoly(2007-10)
Ryan Darlingbull SCRastaVechtaGermany (2010-Present)bullCalPoly(2008-10)
playersCoach Callerorsquos
AssistantCoach|ThirdSeason|Concordia(WI)2002loweryOmar
AssistantCoach|ThirdSeason|WashingtonState2004freemanMitch
bullCalPolyrsquosrecruitingcoordinatorResponsibleforhelpingtostrengthentheprogramrsquosreboundingeffortsandpostplayinadditiontoopponentscoutingandgame-daypreparation
bull AsanassistantcoachatTexasState(2006-09)helpedrecruitsevenplayersrankedamongthetop-40Texashighschoolprospectsbull Playedcollegiality forConcordia(Wisc)University In2000earnedAll-LakeshoreConferencefirst teampraiseandhelpedprogramto its firstappearanceintheNCAADivisionIIITournament
bull ServesasCalPolyrsquosleadscoutinchargeofgamepreparationanddefensebull LastseasonhelpedCalPolyrsquosdefensefinishthirdnationallyinopponentthree-pointpercentage(287)sixthinopponentscoringaverage(589pointspergame)and25thinopponentfieldgoaldefense(400percent)
bull ServedunderJoeCalleroatSeattle(2005-09)Duringfinal2008-09seasonhelpedtheprogramtoitshighestwinningpercentagein45years
bull WithnineguardsonCalPolyrsquos2011-12rosterpivotalinthedevelopmentoftheprogramrsquosbackcourtplaybull AlsopivotalinCalPolyrsquosrecruitingscoutingandgameplanningeffortsaswellasfloorcoachingbull PlayedforJoeCalleroatSeattle(2005-07)Helpedthe2006-07RedhawkstotheGreatNorthwestAthleticConferencetitleandtheprogramrsquosfirstNCAATournamentberthin38years
ldquoMitch is as hard working and as competitive as any assistant coach in college basketball He earned a full-time position at Cal Poly by showcasing relentless work ethic and loyalty during four years at Seattle His international contacts as well as attention to detail in all areas make him a key part of our staffrdquo - Joe Callero
ldquoOmar is one of the most well-respected and connected recruiters in Texas Illinois Minnesota and Wisconsin His ability to identify quality student-athletes has opened new doors for the Cal Poly basketball programrdquo - Joe Callero
AssistantCoach|FirstSeason|Seattle2008kirbySam
ldquoSam has been a great addition to our staff As a player he was a fierce competitor and a loyal teammate As a California native he has a strong knowledge of the state and coaches at many levels On the practice floor hersquos instrumental in helping the development of our young guardsrdquo - Joe Callero
bullOverseesprogramrsquoscivicoutreachendeavorsaswellasassistingwithtravelplansandvideoscoutwork
esparzaEric
DirectorofOperations|ThirdSeason|WashingtonState2008
DirectorofCommunityRelations|SixthSeason|CalStateStanislaus1996
reavesMitch
bull Duties include scheduling team travel video exchange summer camp organization facility scheduling and overseeingprogramrsquosstudentmanagerialstaff
ldquoEric is a tremendously reliable and knowledgeable coordinator and his understanding of the central coast community has really helped our program growrdquo - Joe Callero
ldquoMitch is the absolute glue for our staff His organizational skills and passion make for a smooth atmosphere in both the office and at practices He will make a super full-time assistant in the very near futurerdquo - Joe Callero
ManagersStudent
JonoAudish|FirstSeasonbullMajoringinElectricalEngineering
Niromal Perera|Second SeasonbullMajoringinEconomics
Dan Fisher|First SeasonbullMajoringinMechanical Engineering
bullHandlesallmediarelationsproceduresforthemenrsquosbasketballprogramincludingpublicityinterviewschedulingstatisticalorganizationandwebsitemaintenance
bull Primary focus with themenrsquos basketball programincludes the implementationof strength speed andagility training and overallconditioning
bullDirectsCalPolyrsquossportsmedicineeffortsandprovidesdailysupportforthemenrsquosbasketballprogram
bull AstandoutpitcherforCalPolyrsquosbaseballprogram(1992-95)providesacademicadvisingtostudent-athletesmonitorsstudent-athleteprogresstowarddegreesandensuresthateachstudent-athletemeetsNCAAacademicrequirements
ShannonStephens|AsstAthleticDirectorAcademics
KristalSlover|Head Trainer
DavidWood|Strength and Conditioning Coach
staffCal PolyChrisGiovannetti|AsstDirectorofMediaRelations
Cal Poly 2011-12 Senior Class
bull BegandutiesonMarch172011 afterservingastheChiefOperatingOfficerandSeniorAssociateAthleticDirectoratSanDiegoState
bull Alsoservedastheseniorassociateathleticdirectorat Southern Mississippi (2002-07) the education coordinatorforathleticsatTexasAampM(1998-02)andasa complianceassistantatFloridaState(1995-98)
ldquoCal Poly has an excellent reputation for preparing the knowledge leaders that help to drive Californiarsquos economy I am honored to have joined such an outstanding university and remain excited about engaging students faculty and alumni to build on its strong foundation and create opportunities for the futurerdquo
ldquoWe will not compromise and place student-athletes on the perceived shortest path to a degree Herersquos the bottom line for Cal Poly athletics We are in the business of developing citizens and leaders Along the way we can also win championships Experiencing what it takes to be a champion is a great education in and of itselfrdquo
bull Named Cal Poly president onFeb 1 2011 Arrived on thecentral coast after serving a10-year term as dean of the College of Agriculture andNatural Resources and professor of animal science atMichiganState
bull WhileleadingMichiganStatersquosCollegeofAgricultureandNatural Resources increased overall grant activity 146percentandannualdevelopmentfundsbymorethan250percent More than $200 million was raised during histimeinEastLansing
don OberhelmanDirector of Athletics
jeffrey armstrongPresident
NAME POS YR HT WT EX HOMETOWN LAST SCHOOL1 Amaurys Fermin PG SR 6-3 195 RS Bronx NY Hagerstown College2 Chris OrsquoBrien G JR 6-4 210 1V Irvine CA San Francisco3 Maliik Love G SO 6-2 200 1V Oceanside CA The Bishoprsquos School 5 Jordan Lewis F SR 6-5 220 3V San Rafael CA Terra Linda HS
12 Matt Titchenal G SR 6-3 185 3V Sonoma CA Sonoma Valley HS13 Dylan Royer G JR 6-1 190 2V Los Osos CA Morro Bay HS
22 Drake Ursquou G JR 6-5 210 1V Sacramento CA Hartford24 Jamal Johnson G SO 6-0 175 1V San Antonio TX Madison HS 25 Joel Awich F FR 6-7 195 HS Maplewood MN Tartan HS30 Reese Morgan G FR 6-2 195 HS San Pedro CA Peninsula HS33 Chris Eversley F SO 6-6 210 RS Chicago IL Rice34 David Hanson F SR 6-5 215 3V Plymouth MN Maranatha Christian HS35 Kyle Odister G SO 6-0 185 1V Sacramento CA New Hampton School44 Will Donahue C SR 6-8 240 2V Gilbert AZ Phoenix College52 Will Taylor F SR 6-7 230 1V Williamsport MD Hagerstown College
roster2011-12
bull Finished fourth in theBigWestConferenceand49thamongDivision Iplayers lastseasonwith89reboundspergame
bull Enteringseniorseason512percentcareerfieldgoalmarkleadsCalPoly
bull Namedto2010-11All-BigWestsecondteamafterfinishingsecondamongconference players with 73 three-pointers eighth with 152 points pergameandninthwith61reboundspercontest
bull Startedall30gamesforCalPolylastseasonRankedsecondamongBigWestplayersinminutespergameandledMustangsinscoring14times
hanson 34David
6-8bull240bullSeniorbullCenter|GilbertAZ
6-5bull215bullSeniorbullForward|PlymouthMN
donahue 44
bull ReadyforMustangdebutafterredshirtingthelasttwoseasonsbull Earned2008-09All-MarylandJuCofirstteampraiseatHagerstownCollegeafter averaging175points82assistsand40reboundspergame
6-3bull195bullSeniorbullPointGuard|BronxNYfermin 1Amaurys
Will
bull Returningforseniorseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Asajuniorduringthe2009-10seasonledCalPolyinstealsandshot447percentfromthefloor
bull Namedtothe2011BigWestAcademicWinterAll-ConferenceteamandasCalPolyrsquosScholar-AthleteoftheYearforthe2010-11schoolyear
bull Madeacareer-high15appearancesforCalPolylastseason
6-5bull220bullSeniorbullForward|SanRafaelCA
6-7bull230bullSeniorbullForward|WilliamsportMD
6-3bull185bullSeniorbullGuard|SonomaCA
Taylor 52Will
bull Earnedfullscholarshipfor2011-12seniorseasonafterappearinginall30gameslastyearbull LedCalPolytoa4-1recordduringthefivegameshestartedlastyear
titchenal 12Matt
Lewis 5Jordan
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwitha455percentmarkfromthree-pointrangebull Sunk a career-high four three-pointers during Cal Polyrsquos nationally-televisedvictoryatCalStateFullertononFeb262011ThevictoryhelpedCalPolyclinchtheNo2seedfortheBigWestConferenceTournament
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwithan806percentfreethrowmarkanda153-to-1assist-toturnoverratio
bull Started26of30gameslastyearandaveraged59pointspercontest
bull Matchedacollegiatehighwith18appearancesduringfirstseasonasaMustanglastyearbull Recordeda career-high10points to leadCalPolypastLoyolaMarymountonNov242010
6-4bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|IrvineCA
6-1bull190bullJuniorbullGuard|LosOsosCA
6-5bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|SacramentoCA
Orsquobrien 2Chris
royer 13Dylan
ursquou 22Drake
bull Averaged133minutespergameandappearedinall30ofCalPolyrsquoscontestsasatruefreshmanlastyear
bull CareerscoringhighcameagainstBigWestConferenceregularseasonchampionLongBeachStateonDec302010
bull WillmakeMustangdebutthisseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Appeared in 16 of 31 games as a true freshmanat Rice during 2009-10season
6-6bull210bullSophomorebullForward|ChicagoIL
6-0bull175bullSophomorebullGuard|SanAntonioTX
6-2bull200bullSophomorebullGuard|OceansideCALove 3Maliik
eversley 33Chris
bull Named2011BigWestConferenceFreshmanPlayeroftheYearafterleadingCalPolywitha472percentfieldgoalmark
bull Started28of30gamesasatruefreshmanandfinishedsecondamongMustangswitha133-to-1assist-to-turnoverratio
Johnson 24Jamal
bull NamedaParadeMagazineAll-AmericafourthteamselectionandratedastheNo71guardintheclassof2011byESPNcomasasenioratPeninsulaHS
bull Duringfour-yearhighschoolcareerscored2430points(225pergame)grabbed909rebounds(84)distributed306assists(28)andshot464percentfromthefloor
bull Redshirted2010-11seasonaftersufferingpreseasoninjurybull Named to the 2009-10 Big West All-Freshman Team after finishing third amongconferenceplayerswitha455percentthree-pointmarkandaveraging78pointspergame
bull LedMaplewoodHStoa25-4overallmarklastseasonandarunner-upshowingintheClassicSuburbanConference
bull EarnedAll-ClassicSuburbanConferencepraiseasaseniorafterposting13double-digitscoringgames
6-0bull185bullSophomorebullGuard|SacramentoCA
6-2bull195bullFreshmanbullGuard|SanPedroCA
6-7bull195bullFreshmanbullForward|MaplewoodMN
morgan 30Reese
Awich 25Joel
odister 35Kyle
ConditioningStrength amp
ABOVE amp BELOW Opened in 2008 Poly Canyon Village houses approximately 2700 students con-tains 618 furnished apartment units and spans 30 acres The state-of-the-art complex includes Ein-stein Bros Bagels Peetrsquos Coffee and Tea Jamba Juice a post office community center swimming
pool and study rooms
TOP Jamal Johnson and Chris Eversley compete in Xbox at Eversleyrsquos off-campus apartment
housing
ABOVE Pacific Ocean waves ripple on to the central coast beach north of San Luis Obispo
LEFT Cal Poly players attend the weekly Thursday night Farmerrsquos Market in downtown San Luis Obispo From produce growers to food vendors more than 120 merchant stalls line downtown each week
central coastThe
LEFT The city of San Luis Obispo as seen from the top of nearby Bishoprsquos Peak an extremely popular hiking destination
BELOW The sun sets over the Cal Poly campus (foreground) and the city of San Luis Obispo (back)Photo Joe Christianson
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull Ranked by US News and World
Report as the top public masterrsquos
university in the western United
States
bull Cal Polyrsquos College of Engineering
(Top Right) ranked second by US
News and World Report among
public engineering programs
bull 64 Majors
universityThe
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull 19-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
bull 891 percent of students report working full time or attending graduate school within one year of graduation
bull Median starting salary for graduates $52000
university
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Home Jersey When Hosting Saint Maryrsquos
UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Air Max Destiny TB
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 TB
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Road Jersey When Battling USC UNLV
and DePaul
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
bull During2010-11seasondirectedCalPolytoprogramrecordsforhighestshowingintheBigWeststandings(second)highestseedingfortheconferencetournament(second)andtotalBigWestvictories(10)
bull Helped Cal Poly finish as one of the top defensiveteamsinDivisionIlastyearOutof335programsCalPolyfinishedthirdinopponentthree-pointpercentage(287)sixthinopponentscoringaverage(589pointsper game) and 25th in opponent field goal defense(400percent)
bull During first season at Cal Poly (2009-10) directedtheMustangs to a sixth-place finish in the BigWeststandingsaftertheprogramwasselectedtofinishlastAlsoguidedprogramtoitsfirstvictoryattheBigWestTournamentinthreeseasons
bull Produced six all-conference selections in just twoseasons including All-Big West first team membersLorenzoKeeler(2009-10)andShawnLewis(2010-11)and2011BigWestFreshmanPlayeroftheYearMaliikLove
bull Led Seattle (2001-09) prior to arriving at Cal Polyhelping the Redhawks successfully transition to theDivisionIlevelWon75gamesduringfinalfouryearsandduringthe2006-07seasonhelpedRedhawkstotheGreatNorthwestAthleticConferencetitleandtheprogramrsquos first NCAA Tournament appearance in 38seasons
Head Coach | Third Season | Central Washington 1986Twitter CoachCallero
cALLERO Joe
Callerorsquos Former Players Now Plying their Trade Professionally
Brian Scalabrinebull ChicagoBulls(2010-Present)bull BostonCeltics(2005-10) 2007-08NBAChampionbull NewJerseyNets(2001-05)bull USC(1998-01)bull HighlineCC(1996-98)
AustenPowersbull HangzhouBasketballClubChina(2010-Present)bull 2009-10MostValuablePlayer LigaPortuguesadeBasquetebolbull SeattleUniversity(2007-09)
Shawn LewisbullFEVEOviedoSpain(2011-Present)
bullCalPoly(2007-11)
LorenzoKeelerbull LeonLechuguerosMexico (2010-Present)bullCalPoly(2007-10)
Ryan Darlingbull SCRastaVechtaGermany (2010-Present)bullCalPoly(2008-10)
playersCoach Callerorsquos
AssistantCoach|ThirdSeason|Concordia(WI)2002loweryOmar
AssistantCoach|ThirdSeason|WashingtonState2004freemanMitch
bullCalPolyrsquosrecruitingcoordinatorResponsibleforhelpingtostrengthentheprogramrsquosreboundingeffortsandpostplayinadditiontoopponentscoutingandgame-daypreparation
bull AsanassistantcoachatTexasState(2006-09)helpedrecruitsevenplayersrankedamongthetop-40Texashighschoolprospectsbull Playedcollegiality forConcordia(Wisc)University In2000earnedAll-LakeshoreConferencefirst teampraiseandhelpedprogramto its firstappearanceintheNCAADivisionIIITournament
bull ServesasCalPolyrsquosleadscoutinchargeofgamepreparationanddefensebull LastseasonhelpedCalPolyrsquosdefensefinishthirdnationallyinopponentthree-pointpercentage(287)sixthinopponentscoringaverage(589pointspergame)and25thinopponentfieldgoaldefense(400percent)
bull ServedunderJoeCalleroatSeattle(2005-09)Duringfinal2008-09seasonhelpedtheprogramtoitshighestwinningpercentagein45years
bull WithnineguardsonCalPolyrsquos2011-12rosterpivotalinthedevelopmentoftheprogramrsquosbackcourtplaybull AlsopivotalinCalPolyrsquosrecruitingscoutingandgameplanningeffortsaswellasfloorcoachingbull PlayedforJoeCalleroatSeattle(2005-07)Helpedthe2006-07RedhawkstotheGreatNorthwestAthleticConferencetitleandtheprogramrsquosfirstNCAATournamentberthin38years
ldquoMitch is as hard working and as competitive as any assistant coach in college basketball He earned a full-time position at Cal Poly by showcasing relentless work ethic and loyalty during four years at Seattle His international contacts as well as attention to detail in all areas make him a key part of our staffrdquo - Joe Callero
ldquoOmar is one of the most well-respected and connected recruiters in Texas Illinois Minnesota and Wisconsin His ability to identify quality student-athletes has opened new doors for the Cal Poly basketball programrdquo - Joe Callero
AssistantCoach|FirstSeason|Seattle2008kirbySam
ldquoSam has been a great addition to our staff As a player he was a fierce competitor and a loyal teammate As a California native he has a strong knowledge of the state and coaches at many levels On the practice floor hersquos instrumental in helping the development of our young guardsrdquo - Joe Callero
bullOverseesprogramrsquoscivicoutreachendeavorsaswellasassistingwithtravelplansandvideoscoutwork
esparzaEric
DirectorofOperations|ThirdSeason|WashingtonState2008
DirectorofCommunityRelations|SixthSeason|CalStateStanislaus1996
reavesMitch
bull Duties include scheduling team travel video exchange summer camp organization facility scheduling and overseeingprogramrsquosstudentmanagerialstaff
ldquoEric is a tremendously reliable and knowledgeable coordinator and his understanding of the central coast community has really helped our program growrdquo - Joe Callero
ldquoMitch is the absolute glue for our staff His organizational skills and passion make for a smooth atmosphere in both the office and at practices He will make a super full-time assistant in the very near futurerdquo - Joe Callero
ManagersStudent
JonoAudish|FirstSeasonbullMajoringinElectricalEngineering
Niromal Perera|Second SeasonbullMajoringinEconomics
Dan Fisher|First SeasonbullMajoringinMechanical Engineering
bullHandlesallmediarelationsproceduresforthemenrsquosbasketballprogramincludingpublicityinterviewschedulingstatisticalorganizationandwebsitemaintenance
bull Primary focus with themenrsquos basketball programincludes the implementationof strength speed andagility training and overallconditioning
bullDirectsCalPolyrsquossportsmedicineeffortsandprovidesdailysupportforthemenrsquosbasketballprogram
bull AstandoutpitcherforCalPolyrsquosbaseballprogram(1992-95)providesacademicadvisingtostudent-athletesmonitorsstudent-athleteprogresstowarddegreesandensuresthateachstudent-athletemeetsNCAAacademicrequirements
ShannonStephens|AsstAthleticDirectorAcademics
KristalSlover|Head Trainer
DavidWood|Strength and Conditioning Coach
staffCal PolyChrisGiovannetti|AsstDirectorofMediaRelations
Cal Poly 2011-12 Senior Class
bull BegandutiesonMarch172011 afterservingastheChiefOperatingOfficerandSeniorAssociateAthleticDirectoratSanDiegoState
bull Alsoservedastheseniorassociateathleticdirectorat Southern Mississippi (2002-07) the education coordinatorforathleticsatTexasAampM(1998-02)andasa complianceassistantatFloridaState(1995-98)
ldquoCal Poly has an excellent reputation for preparing the knowledge leaders that help to drive Californiarsquos economy I am honored to have joined such an outstanding university and remain excited about engaging students faculty and alumni to build on its strong foundation and create opportunities for the futurerdquo
ldquoWe will not compromise and place student-athletes on the perceived shortest path to a degree Herersquos the bottom line for Cal Poly athletics We are in the business of developing citizens and leaders Along the way we can also win championships Experiencing what it takes to be a champion is a great education in and of itselfrdquo
bull Named Cal Poly president onFeb 1 2011 Arrived on thecentral coast after serving a10-year term as dean of the College of Agriculture andNatural Resources and professor of animal science atMichiganState
bull WhileleadingMichiganStatersquosCollegeofAgricultureandNatural Resources increased overall grant activity 146percentandannualdevelopmentfundsbymorethan250percent More than $200 million was raised during histimeinEastLansing
don OberhelmanDirector of Athletics
jeffrey armstrongPresident
NAME POS YR HT WT EX HOMETOWN LAST SCHOOL1 Amaurys Fermin PG SR 6-3 195 RS Bronx NY Hagerstown College2 Chris OrsquoBrien G JR 6-4 210 1V Irvine CA San Francisco3 Maliik Love G SO 6-2 200 1V Oceanside CA The Bishoprsquos School 5 Jordan Lewis F SR 6-5 220 3V San Rafael CA Terra Linda HS
12 Matt Titchenal G SR 6-3 185 3V Sonoma CA Sonoma Valley HS13 Dylan Royer G JR 6-1 190 2V Los Osos CA Morro Bay HS
22 Drake Ursquou G JR 6-5 210 1V Sacramento CA Hartford24 Jamal Johnson G SO 6-0 175 1V San Antonio TX Madison HS 25 Joel Awich F FR 6-7 195 HS Maplewood MN Tartan HS30 Reese Morgan G FR 6-2 195 HS San Pedro CA Peninsula HS33 Chris Eversley F SO 6-6 210 RS Chicago IL Rice34 David Hanson F SR 6-5 215 3V Plymouth MN Maranatha Christian HS35 Kyle Odister G SO 6-0 185 1V Sacramento CA New Hampton School44 Will Donahue C SR 6-8 240 2V Gilbert AZ Phoenix College52 Will Taylor F SR 6-7 230 1V Williamsport MD Hagerstown College
roster2011-12
bull Finished fourth in theBigWestConferenceand49thamongDivision Iplayers lastseasonwith89reboundspergame
bull Enteringseniorseason512percentcareerfieldgoalmarkleadsCalPoly
bull Namedto2010-11All-BigWestsecondteamafterfinishingsecondamongconference players with 73 three-pointers eighth with 152 points pergameandninthwith61reboundspercontest
bull Startedall30gamesforCalPolylastseasonRankedsecondamongBigWestplayersinminutespergameandledMustangsinscoring14times
hanson 34David
6-8bull240bullSeniorbullCenter|GilbertAZ
6-5bull215bullSeniorbullForward|PlymouthMN
donahue 44
bull ReadyforMustangdebutafterredshirtingthelasttwoseasonsbull Earned2008-09All-MarylandJuCofirstteampraiseatHagerstownCollegeafter averaging175points82assistsand40reboundspergame
6-3bull195bullSeniorbullPointGuard|BronxNYfermin 1Amaurys
Will
bull Returningforseniorseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Asajuniorduringthe2009-10seasonledCalPolyinstealsandshot447percentfromthefloor
bull Namedtothe2011BigWestAcademicWinterAll-ConferenceteamandasCalPolyrsquosScholar-AthleteoftheYearforthe2010-11schoolyear
bull Madeacareer-high15appearancesforCalPolylastseason
6-5bull220bullSeniorbullForward|SanRafaelCA
6-7bull230bullSeniorbullForward|WilliamsportMD
6-3bull185bullSeniorbullGuard|SonomaCA
Taylor 52Will
bull Earnedfullscholarshipfor2011-12seniorseasonafterappearinginall30gameslastyearbull LedCalPolytoa4-1recordduringthefivegameshestartedlastyear
titchenal 12Matt
Lewis 5Jordan
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwitha455percentmarkfromthree-pointrangebull Sunk a career-high four three-pointers during Cal Polyrsquos nationally-televisedvictoryatCalStateFullertononFeb262011ThevictoryhelpedCalPolyclinchtheNo2seedfortheBigWestConferenceTournament
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwithan806percentfreethrowmarkanda153-to-1assist-toturnoverratio
bull Started26of30gameslastyearandaveraged59pointspercontest
bull Matchedacollegiatehighwith18appearancesduringfirstseasonasaMustanglastyearbull Recordeda career-high10points to leadCalPolypastLoyolaMarymountonNov242010
6-4bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|IrvineCA
6-1bull190bullJuniorbullGuard|LosOsosCA
6-5bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|SacramentoCA
Orsquobrien 2Chris
royer 13Dylan
ursquou 22Drake
bull Averaged133minutespergameandappearedinall30ofCalPolyrsquoscontestsasatruefreshmanlastyear
bull CareerscoringhighcameagainstBigWestConferenceregularseasonchampionLongBeachStateonDec302010
bull WillmakeMustangdebutthisseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Appeared in 16 of 31 games as a true freshmanat Rice during 2009-10season
6-6bull210bullSophomorebullForward|ChicagoIL
6-0bull175bullSophomorebullGuard|SanAntonioTX
6-2bull200bullSophomorebullGuard|OceansideCALove 3Maliik
eversley 33Chris
bull Named2011BigWestConferenceFreshmanPlayeroftheYearafterleadingCalPolywitha472percentfieldgoalmark
bull Started28of30gamesasatruefreshmanandfinishedsecondamongMustangswitha133-to-1assist-to-turnoverratio
Johnson 24Jamal
bull NamedaParadeMagazineAll-AmericafourthteamselectionandratedastheNo71guardintheclassof2011byESPNcomasasenioratPeninsulaHS
bull Duringfour-yearhighschoolcareerscored2430points(225pergame)grabbed909rebounds(84)distributed306assists(28)andshot464percentfromthefloor
bull Redshirted2010-11seasonaftersufferingpreseasoninjurybull Named to the 2009-10 Big West All-Freshman Team after finishing third amongconferenceplayerswitha455percentthree-pointmarkandaveraging78pointspergame
bull LedMaplewoodHStoa25-4overallmarklastseasonandarunner-upshowingintheClassicSuburbanConference
bull EarnedAll-ClassicSuburbanConferencepraiseasaseniorafterposting13double-digitscoringgames
6-0bull185bullSophomorebullGuard|SacramentoCA
6-2bull195bullFreshmanbullGuard|SanPedroCA
6-7bull195bullFreshmanbullForward|MaplewoodMN
morgan 30Reese
Awich 25Joel
odister 35Kyle
ConditioningStrength amp
ABOVE amp BELOW Opened in 2008 Poly Canyon Village houses approximately 2700 students con-tains 618 furnished apartment units and spans 30 acres The state-of-the-art complex includes Ein-stein Bros Bagels Peetrsquos Coffee and Tea Jamba Juice a post office community center swimming
pool and study rooms
TOP Jamal Johnson and Chris Eversley compete in Xbox at Eversleyrsquos off-campus apartment
housing
ABOVE Pacific Ocean waves ripple on to the central coast beach north of San Luis Obispo
LEFT Cal Poly players attend the weekly Thursday night Farmerrsquos Market in downtown San Luis Obispo From produce growers to food vendors more than 120 merchant stalls line downtown each week
central coastThe
LEFT The city of San Luis Obispo as seen from the top of nearby Bishoprsquos Peak an extremely popular hiking destination
BELOW The sun sets over the Cal Poly campus (foreground) and the city of San Luis Obispo (back)Photo Joe Christianson
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull Ranked by US News and World
Report as the top public masterrsquos
university in the western United
States
bull Cal Polyrsquos College of Engineering
(Top Right) ranked second by US
News and World Report among
public engineering programs
bull 64 Majors
universityThe
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull 19-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
bull 891 percent of students report working full time or attending graduate school within one year of graduation
bull Median starting salary for graduates $52000
university
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Home Jersey When Hosting Saint Maryrsquos
UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Air Max Destiny TB
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 TB
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Road Jersey When Battling USC UNLV
and DePaul
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
Callerorsquos Former Players Now Plying their Trade Professionally
Brian Scalabrinebull ChicagoBulls(2010-Present)bull BostonCeltics(2005-10) 2007-08NBAChampionbull NewJerseyNets(2001-05)bull USC(1998-01)bull HighlineCC(1996-98)
AustenPowersbull HangzhouBasketballClubChina(2010-Present)bull 2009-10MostValuablePlayer LigaPortuguesadeBasquetebolbull SeattleUniversity(2007-09)
Shawn LewisbullFEVEOviedoSpain(2011-Present)
bullCalPoly(2007-11)
LorenzoKeelerbull LeonLechuguerosMexico (2010-Present)bullCalPoly(2007-10)
Ryan Darlingbull SCRastaVechtaGermany (2010-Present)bullCalPoly(2008-10)
playersCoach Callerorsquos
AssistantCoach|ThirdSeason|Concordia(WI)2002loweryOmar
AssistantCoach|ThirdSeason|WashingtonState2004freemanMitch
bullCalPolyrsquosrecruitingcoordinatorResponsibleforhelpingtostrengthentheprogramrsquosreboundingeffortsandpostplayinadditiontoopponentscoutingandgame-daypreparation
bull AsanassistantcoachatTexasState(2006-09)helpedrecruitsevenplayersrankedamongthetop-40Texashighschoolprospectsbull Playedcollegiality forConcordia(Wisc)University In2000earnedAll-LakeshoreConferencefirst teampraiseandhelpedprogramto its firstappearanceintheNCAADivisionIIITournament
bull ServesasCalPolyrsquosleadscoutinchargeofgamepreparationanddefensebull LastseasonhelpedCalPolyrsquosdefensefinishthirdnationallyinopponentthree-pointpercentage(287)sixthinopponentscoringaverage(589pointspergame)and25thinopponentfieldgoaldefense(400percent)
bull ServedunderJoeCalleroatSeattle(2005-09)Duringfinal2008-09seasonhelpedtheprogramtoitshighestwinningpercentagein45years
bull WithnineguardsonCalPolyrsquos2011-12rosterpivotalinthedevelopmentoftheprogramrsquosbackcourtplaybull AlsopivotalinCalPolyrsquosrecruitingscoutingandgameplanningeffortsaswellasfloorcoachingbull PlayedforJoeCalleroatSeattle(2005-07)Helpedthe2006-07RedhawkstotheGreatNorthwestAthleticConferencetitleandtheprogramrsquosfirstNCAATournamentberthin38years
ldquoMitch is as hard working and as competitive as any assistant coach in college basketball He earned a full-time position at Cal Poly by showcasing relentless work ethic and loyalty during four years at Seattle His international contacts as well as attention to detail in all areas make him a key part of our staffrdquo - Joe Callero
ldquoOmar is one of the most well-respected and connected recruiters in Texas Illinois Minnesota and Wisconsin His ability to identify quality student-athletes has opened new doors for the Cal Poly basketball programrdquo - Joe Callero
AssistantCoach|FirstSeason|Seattle2008kirbySam
ldquoSam has been a great addition to our staff As a player he was a fierce competitor and a loyal teammate As a California native he has a strong knowledge of the state and coaches at many levels On the practice floor hersquos instrumental in helping the development of our young guardsrdquo - Joe Callero
bullOverseesprogramrsquoscivicoutreachendeavorsaswellasassistingwithtravelplansandvideoscoutwork
esparzaEric
DirectorofOperations|ThirdSeason|WashingtonState2008
DirectorofCommunityRelations|SixthSeason|CalStateStanislaus1996
reavesMitch
bull Duties include scheduling team travel video exchange summer camp organization facility scheduling and overseeingprogramrsquosstudentmanagerialstaff
ldquoEric is a tremendously reliable and knowledgeable coordinator and his understanding of the central coast community has really helped our program growrdquo - Joe Callero
ldquoMitch is the absolute glue for our staff His organizational skills and passion make for a smooth atmosphere in both the office and at practices He will make a super full-time assistant in the very near futurerdquo - Joe Callero
ManagersStudent
JonoAudish|FirstSeasonbullMajoringinElectricalEngineering
Niromal Perera|Second SeasonbullMajoringinEconomics
Dan Fisher|First SeasonbullMajoringinMechanical Engineering
bullHandlesallmediarelationsproceduresforthemenrsquosbasketballprogramincludingpublicityinterviewschedulingstatisticalorganizationandwebsitemaintenance
bull Primary focus with themenrsquos basketball programincludes the implementationof strength speed andagility training and overallconditioning
bullDirectsCalPolyrsquossportsmedicineeffortsandprovidesdailysupportforthemenrsquosbasketballprogram
bull AstandoutpitcherforCalPolyrsquosbaseballprogram(1992-95)providesacademicadvisingtostudent-athletesmonitorsstudent-athleteprogresstowarddegreesandensuresthateachstudent-athletemeetsNCAAacademicrequirements
ShannonStephens|AsstAthleticDirectorAcademics
KristalSlover|Head Trainer
DavidWood|Strength and Conditioning Coach
staffCal PolyChrisGiovannetti|AsstDirectorofMediaRelations
Cal Poly 2011-12 Senior Class
bull BegandutiesonMarch172011 afterservingastheChiefOperatingOfficerandSeniorAssociateAthleticDirectoratSanDiegoState
bull Alsoservedastheseniorassociateathleticdirectorat Southern Mississippi (2002-07) the education coordinatorforathleticsatTexasAampM(1998-02)andasa complianceassistantatFloridaState(1995-98)
ldquoCal Poly has an excellent reputation for preparing the knowledge leaders that help to drive Californiarsquos economy I am honored to have joined such an outstanding university and remain excited about engaging students faculty and alumni to build on its strong foundation and create opportunities for the futurerdquo
ldquoWe will not compromise and place student-athletes on the perceived shortest path to a degree Herersquos the bottom line for Cal Poly athletics We are in the business of developing citizens and leaders Along the way we can also win championships Experiencing what it takes to be a champion is a great education in and of itselfrdquo
bull Named Cal Poly president onFeb 1 2011 Arrived on thecentral coast after serving a10-year term as dean of the College of Agriculture andNatural Resources and professor of animal science atMichiganState
bull WhileleadingMichiganStatersquosCollegeofAgricultureandNatural Resources increased overall grant activity 146percentandannualdevelopmentfundsbymorethan250percent More than $200 million was raised during histimeinEastLansing
don OberhelmanDirector of Athletics
jeffrey armstrongPresident
NAME POS YR HT WT EX HOMETOWN LAST SCHOOL1 Amaurys Fermin PG SR 6-3 195 RS Bronx NY Hagerstown College2 Chris OrsquoBrien G JR 6-4 210 1V Irvine CA San Francisco3 Maliik Love G SO 6-2 200 1V Oceanside CA The Bishoprsquos School 5 Jordan Lewis F SR 6-5 220 3V San Rafael CA Terra Linda HS
12 Matt Titchenal G SR 6-3 185 3V Sonoma CA Sonoma Valley HS13 Dylan Royer G JR 6-1 190 2V Los Osos CA Morro Bay HS
22 Drake Ursquou G JR 6-5 210 1V Sacramento CA Hartford24 Jamal Johnson G SO 6-0 175 1V San Antonio TX Madison HS 25 Joel Awich F FR 6-7 195 HS Maplewood MN Tartan HS30 Reese Morgan G FR 6-2 195 HS San Pedro CA Peninsula HS33 Chris Eversley F SO 6-6 210 RS Chicago IL Rice34 David Hanson F SR 6-5 215 3V Plymouth MN Maranatha Christian HS35 Kyle Odister G SO 6-0 185 1V Sacramento CA New Hampton School44 Will Donahue C SR 6-8 240 2V Gilbert AZ Phoenix College52 Will Taylor F SR 6-7 230 1V Williamsport MD Hagerstown College
roster2011-12
bull Finished fourth in theBigWestConferenceand49thamongDivision Iplayers lastseasonwith89reboundspergame
bull Enteringseniorseason512percentcareerfieldgoalmarkleadsCalPoly
bull Namedto2010-11All-BigWestsecondteamafterfinishingsecondamongconference players with 73 three-pointers eighth with 152 points pergameandninthwith61reboundspercontest
bull Startedall30gamesforCalPolylastseasonRankedsecondamongBigWestplayersinminutespergameandledMustangsinscoring14times
hanson 34David
6-8bull240bullSeniorbullCenter|GilbertAZ
6-5bull215bullSeniorbullForward|PlymouthMN
donahue 44
bull ReadyforMustangdebutafterredshirtingthelasttwoseasonsbull Earned2008-09All-MarylandJuCofirstteampraiseatHagerstownCollegeafter averaging175points82assistsand40reboundspergame
6-3bull195bullSeniorbullPointGuard|BronxNYfermin 1Amaurys
Will
bull Returningforseniorseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Asajuniorduringthe2009-10seasonledCalPolyinstealsandshot447percentfromthefloor
bull Namedtothe2011BigWestAcademicWinterAll-ConferenceteamandasCalPolyrsquosScholar-AthleteoftheYearforthe2010-11schoolyear
bull Madeacareer-high15appearancesforCalPolylastseason
6-5bull220bullSeniorbullForward|SanRafaelCA
6-7bull230bullSeniorbullForward|WilliamsportMD
6-3bull185bullSeniorbullGuard|SonomaCA
Taylor 52Will
bull Earnedfullscholarshipfor2011-12seniorseasonafterappearinginall30gameslastyearbull LedCalPolytoa4-1recordduringthefivegameshestartedlastyear
titchenal 12Matt
Lewis 5Jordan
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwitha455percentmarkfromthree-pointrangebull Sunk a career-high four three-pointers during Cal Polyrsquos nationally-televisedvictoryatCalStateFullertononFeb262011ThevictoryhelpedCalPolyclinchtheNo2seedfortheBigWestConferenceTournament
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwithan806percentfreethrowmarkanda153-to-1assist-toturnoverratio
bull Started26of30gameslastyearandaveraged59pointspercontest
bull Matchedacollegiatehighwith18appearancesduringfirstseasonasaMustanglastyearbull Recordeda career-high10points to leadCalPolypastLoyolaMarymountonNov242010
6-4bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|IrvineCA
6-1bull190bullJuniorbullGuard|LosOsosCA
6-5bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|SacramentoCA
Orsquobrien 2Chris
royer 13Dylan
ursquou 22Drake
bull Averaged133minutespergameandappearedinall30ofCalPolyrsquoscontestsasatruefreshmanlastyear
bull CareerscoringhighcameagainstBigWestConferenceregularseasonchampionLongBeachStateonDec302010
bull WillmakeMustangdebutthisseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Appeared in 16 of 31 games as a true freshmanat Rice during 2009-10season
6-6bull210bullSophomorebullForward|ChicagoIL
6-0bull175bullSophomorebullGuard|SanAntonioTX
6-2bull200bullSophomorebullGuard|OceansideCALove 3Maliik
eversley 33Chris
bull Named2011BigWestConferenceFreshmanPlayeroftheYearafterleadingCalPolywitha472percentfieldgoalmark
bull Started28of30gamesasatruefreshmanandfinishedsecondamongMustangswitha133-to-1assist-to-turnoverratio
Johnson 24Jamal
bull NamedaParadeMagazineAll-AmericafourthteamselectionandratedastheNo71guardintheclassof2011byESPNcomasasenioratPeninsulaHS
bull Duringfour-yearhighschoolcareerscored2430points(225pergame)grabbed909rebounds(84)distributed306assists(28)andshot464percentfromthefloor
bull Redshirted2010-11seasonaftersufferingpreseasoninjurybull Named to the 2009-10 Big West All-Freshman Team after finishing third amongconferenceplayerswitha455percentthree-pointmarkandaveraging78pointspergame
bull LedMaplewoodHStoa25-4overallmarklastseasonandarunner-upshowingintheClassicSuburbanConference
bull EarnedAll-ClassicSuburbanConferencepraiseasaseniorafterposting13double-digitscoringgames
6-0bull185bullSophomorebullGuard|SacramentoCA
6-2bull195bullFreshmanbullGuard|SanPedroCA
6-7bull195bullFreshmanbullForward|MaplewoodMN
morgan 30Reese
Awich 25Joel
odister 35Kyle
ConditioningStrength amp
ABOVE amp BELOW Opened in 2008 Poly Canyon Village houses approximately 2700 students con-tains 618 furnished apartment units and spans 30 acres The state-of-the-art complex includes Ein-stein Bros Bagels Peetrsquos Coffee and Tea Jamba Juice a post office community center swimming
pool and study rooms
TOP Jamal Johnson and Chris Eversley compete in Xbox at Eversleyrsquos off-campus apartment
housing
ABOVE Pacific Ocean waves ripple on to the central coast beach north of San Luis Obispo
LEFT Cal Poly players attend the weekly Thursday night Farmerrsquos Market in downtown San Luis Obispo From produce growers to food vendors more than 120 merchant stalls line downtown each week
central coastThe
LEFT The city of San Luis Obispo as seen from the top of nearby Bishoprsquos Peak an extremely popular hiking destination
BELOW The sun sets over the Cal Poly campus (foreground) and the city of San Luis Obispo (back)Photo Joe Christianson
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull Ranked by US News and World
Report as the top public masterrsquos
university in the western United
States
bull Cal Polyrsquos College of Engineering
(Top Right) ranked second by US
News and World Report among
public engineering programs
bull 64 Majors
universityThe
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull 19-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
bull 891 percent of students report working full time or attending graduate school within one year of graduation
bull Median starting salary for graduates $52000
university
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Home Jersey When Hosting Saint Maryrsquos
UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Air Max Destiny TB
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 TB
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Road Jersey When Battling USC UNLV
and DePaul
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
AssistantCoach|ThirdSeason|Concordia(WI)2002loweryOmar
AssistantCoach|ThirdSeason|WashingtonState2004freemanMitch
bullCalPolyrsquosrecruitingcoordinatorResponsibleforhelpingtostrengthentheprogramrsquosreboundingeffortsandpostplayinadditiontoopponentscoutingandgame-daypreparation
bull AsanassistantcoachatTexasState(2006-09)helpedrecruitsevenplayersrankedamongthetop-40Texashighschoolprospectsbull Playedcollegiality forConcordia(Wisc)University In2000earnedAll-LakeshoreConferencefirst teampraiseandhelpedprogramto its firstappearanceintheNCAADivisionIIITournament
bull ServesasCalPolyrsquosleadscoutinchargeofgamepreparationanddefensebull LastseasonhelpedCalPolyrsquosdefensefinishthirdnationallyinopponentthree-pointpercentage(287)sixthinopponentscoringaverage(589pointspergame)and25thinopponentfieldgoaldefense(400percent)
bull ServedunderJoeCalleroatSeattle(2005-09)Duringfinal2008-09seasonhelpedtheprogramtoitshighestwinningpercentagein45years
bull WithnineguardsonCalPolyrsquos2011-12rosterpivotalinthedevelopmentoftheprogramrsquosbackcourtplaybull AlsopivotalinCalPolyrsquosrecruitingscoutingandgameplanningeffortsaswellasfloorcoachingbull PlayedforJoeCalleroatSeattle(2005-07)Helpedthe2006-07RedhawkstotheGreatNorthwestAthleticConferencetitleandtheprogramrsquosfirstNCAATournamentberthin38years
ldquoMitch is as hard working and as competitive as any assistant coach in college basketball He earned a full-time position at Cal Poly by showcasing relentless work ethic and loyalty during four years at Seattle His international contacts as well as attention to detail in all areas make him a key part of our staffrdquo - Joe Callero
ldquoOmar is one of the most well-respected and connected recruiters in Texas Illinois Minnesota and Wisconsin His ability to identify quality student-athletes has opened new doors for the Cal Poly basketball programrdquo - Joe Callero
AssistantCoach|FirstSeason|Seattle2008kirbySam
ldquoSam has been a great addition to our staff As a player he was a fierce competitor and a loyal teammate As a California native he has a strong knowledge of the state and coaches at many levels On the practice floor hersquos instrumental in helping the development of our young guardsrdquo - Joe Callero
bullOverseesprogramrsquoscivicoutreachendeavorsaswellasassistingwithtravelplansandvideoscoutwork
esparzaEric
DirectorofOperations|ThirdSeason|WashingtonState2008
DirectorofCommunityRelations|SixthSeason|CalStateStanislaus1996
reavesMitch
bull Duties include scheduling team travel video exchange summer camp organization facility scheduling and overseeingprogramrsquosstudentmanagerialstaff
ldquoEric is a tremendously reliable and knowledgeable coordinator and his understanding of the central coast community has really helped our program growrdquo - Joe Callero
ldquoMitch is the absolute glue for our staff His organizational skills and passion make for a smooth atmosphere in both the office and at practices He will make a super full-time assistant in the very near futurerdquo - Joe Callero
ManagersStudent
JonoAudish|FirstSeasonbullMajoringinElectricalEngineering
Niromal Perera|Second SeasonbullMajoringinEconomics
Dan Fisher|First SeasonbullMajoringinMechanical Engineering
bullHandlesallmediarelationsproceduresforthemenrsquosbasketballprogramincludingpublicityinterviewschedulingstatisticalorganizationandwebsitemaintenance
bull Primary focus with themenrsquos basketball programincludes the implementationof strength speed andagility training and overallconditioning
bullDirectsCalPolyrsquossportsmedicineeffortsandprovidesdailysupportforthemenrsquosbasketballprogram
bull AstandoutpitcherforCalPolyrsquosbaseballprogram(1992-95)providesacademicadvisingtostudent-athletesmonitorsstudent-athleteprogresstowarddegreesandensuresthateachstudent-athletemeetsNCAAacademicrequirements
ShannonStephens|AsstAthleticDirectorAcademics
KristalSlover|Head Trainer
DavidWood|Strength and Conditioning Coach
staffCal PolyChrisGiovannetti|AsstDirectorofMediaRelations
Cal Poly 2011-12 Senior Class
bull BegandutiesonMarch172011 afterservingastheChiefOperatingOfficerandSeniorAssociateAthleticDirectoratSanDiegoState
bull Alsoservedastheseniorassociateathleticdirectorat Southern Mississippi (2002-07) the education coordinatorforathleticsatTexasAampM(1998-02)andasa complianceassistantatFloridaState(1995-98)
ldquoCal Poly has an excellent reputation for preparing the knowledge leaders that help to drive Californiarsquos economy I am honored to have joined such an outstanding university and remain excited about engaging students faculty and alumni to build on its strong foundation and create opportunities for the futurerdquo
ldquoWe will not compromise and place student-athletes on the perceived shortest path to a degree Herersquos the bottom line for Cal Poly athletics We are in the business of developing citizens and leaders Along the way we can also win championships Experiencing what it takes to be a champion is a great education in and of itselfrdquo
bull Named Cal Poly president onFeb 1 2011 Arrived on thecentral coast after serving a10-year term as dean of the College of Agriculture andNatural Resources and professor of animal science atMichiganState
bull WhileleadingMichiganStatersquosCollegeofAgricultureandNatural Resources increased overall grant activity 146percentandannualdevelopmentfundsbymorethan250percent More than $200 million was raised during histimeinEastLansing
don OberhelmanDirector of Athletics
jeffrey armstrongPresident
NAME POS YR HT WT EX HOMETOWN LAST SCHOOL1 Amaurys Fermin PG SR 6-3 195 RS Bronx NY Hagerstown College2 Chris OrsquoBrien G JR 6-4 210 1V Irvine CA San Francisco3 Maliik Love G SO 6-2 200 1V Oceanside CA The Bishoprsquos School 5 Jordan Lewis F SR 6-5 220 3V San Rafael CA Terra Linda HS
12 Matt Titchenal G SR 6-3 185 3V Sonoma CA Sonoma Valley HS13 Dylan Royer G JR 6-1 190 2V Los Osos CA Morro Bay HS
22 Drake Ursquou G JR 6-5 210 1V Sacramento CA Hartford24 Jamal Johnson G SO 6-0 175 1V San Antonio TX Madison HS 25 Joel Awich F FR 6-7 195 HS Maplewood MN Tartan HS30 Reese Morgan G FR 6-2 195 HS San Pedro CA Peninsula HS33 Chris Eversley F SO 6-6 210 RS Chicago IL Rice34 David Hanson F SR 6-5 215 3V Plymouth MN Maranatha Christian HS35 Kyle Odister G SO 6-0 185 1V Sacramento CA New Hampton School44 Will Donahue C SR 6-8 240 2V Gilbert AZ Phoenix College52 Will Taylor F SR 6-7 230 1V Williamsport MD Hagerstown College
roster2011-12
bull Finished fourth in theBigWestConferenceand49thamongDivision Iplayers lastseasonwith89reboundspergame
bull Enteringseniorseason512percentcareerfieldgoalmarkleadsCalPoly
bull Namedto2010-11All-BigWestsecondteamafterfinishingsecondamongconference players with 73 three-pointers eighth with 152 points pergameandninthwith61reboundspercontest
bull Startedall30gamesforCalPolylastseasonRankedsecondamongBigWestplayersinminutespergameandledMustangsinscoring14times
hanson 34David
6-8bull240bullSeniorbullCenter|GilbertAZ
6-5bull215bullSeniorbullForward|PlymouthMN
donahue 44
bull ReadyforMustangdebutafterredshirtingthelasttwoseasonsbull Earned2008-09All-MarylandJuCofirstteampraiseatHagerstownCollegeafter averaging175points82assistsand40reboundspergame
6-3bull195bullSeniorbullPointGuard|BronxNYfermin 1Amaurys
Will
bull Returningforseniorseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Asajuniorduringthe2009-10seasonledCalPolyinstealsandshot447percentfromthefloor
bull Namedtothe2011BigWestAcademicWinterAll-ConferenceteamandasCalPolyrsquosScholar-AthleteoftheYearforthe2010-11schoolyear
bull Madeacareer-high15appearancesforCalPolylastseason
6-5bull220bullSeniorbullForward|SanRafaelCA
6-7bull230bullSeniorbullForward|WilliamsportMD
6-3bull185bullSeniorbullGuard|SonomaCA
Taylor 52Will
bull Earnedfullscholarshipfor2011-12seniorseasonafterappearinginall30gameslastyearbull LedCalPolytoa4-1recordduringthefivegameshestartedlastyear
titchenal 12Matt
Lewis 5Jordan
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwitha455percentmarkfromthree-pointrangebull Sunk a career-high four three-pointers during Cal Polyrsquos nationally-televisedvictoryatCalStateFullertononFeb262011ThevictoryhelpedCalPolyclinchtheNo2seedfortheBigWestConferenceTournament
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwithan806percentfreethrowmarkanda153-to-1assist-toturnoverratio
bull Started26of30gameslastyearandaveraged59pointspercontest
bull Matchedacollegiatehighwith18appearancesduringfirstseasonasaMustanglastyearbull Recordeda career-high10points to leadCalPolypastLoyolaMarymountonNov242010
6-4bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|IrvineCA
6-1bull190bullJuniorbullGuard|LosOsosCA
6-5bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|SacramentoCA
Orsquobrien 2Chris
royer 13Dylan
ursquou 22Drake
bull Averaged133minutespergameandappearedinall30ofCalPolyrsquoscontestsasatruefreshmanlastyear
bull CareerscoringhighcameagainstBigWestConferenceregularseasonchampionLongBeachStateonDec302010
bull WillmakeMustangdebutthisseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Appeared in 16 of 31 games as a true freshmanat Rice during 2009-10season
6-6bull210bullSophomorebullForward|ChicagoIL
6-0bull175bullSophomorebullGuard|SanAntonioTX
6-2bull200bullSophomorebullGuard|OceansideCALove 3Maliik
eversley 33Chris
bull Named2011BigWestConferenceFreshmanPlayeroftheYearafterleadingCalPolywitha472percentfieldgoalmark
bull Started28of30gamesasatruefreshmanandfinishedsecondamongMustangswitha133-to-1assist-to-turnoverratio
Johnson 24Jamal
bull NamedaParadeMagazineAll-AmericafourthteamselectionandratedastheNo71guardintheclassof2011byESPNcomasasenioratPeninsulaHS
bull Duringfour-yearhighschoolcareerscored2430points(225pergame)grabbed909rebounds(84)distributed306assists(28)andshot464percentfromthefloor
bull Redshirted2010-11seasonaftersufferingpreseasoninjurybull Named to the 2009-10 Big West All-Freshman Team after finishing third amongconferenceplayerswitha455percentthree-pointmarkandaveraging78pointspergame
bull LedMaplewoodHStoa25-4overallmarklastseasonandarunner-upshowingintheClassicSuburbanConference
bull EarnedAll-ClassicSuburbanConferencepraiseasaseniorafterposting13double-digitscoringgames
6-0bull185bullSophomorebullGuard|SacramentoCA
6-2bull195bullFreshmanbullGuard|SanPedroCA
6-7bull195bullFreshmanbullForward|MaplewoodMN
morgan 30Reese
Awich 25Joel
odister 35Kyle
ConditioningStrength amp
ABOVE amp BELOW Opened in 2008 Poly Canyon Village houses approximately 2700 students con-tains 618 furnished apartment units and spans 30 acres The state-of-the-art complex includes Ein-stein Bros Bagels Peetrsquos Coffee and Tea Jamba Juice a post office community center swimming
pool and study rooms
TOP Jamal Johnson and Chris Eversley compete in Xbox at Eversleyrsquos off-campus apartment
housing
ABOVE Pacific Ocean waves ripple on to the central coast beach north of San Luis Obispo
LEFT Cal Poly players attend the weekly Thursday night Farmerrsquos Market in downtown San Luis Obispo From produce growers to food vendors more than 120 merchant stalls line downtown each week
central coastThe
LEFT The city of San Luis Obispo as seen from the top of nearby Bishoprsquos Peak an extremely popular hiking destination
BELOW The sun sets over the Cal Poly campus (foreground) and the city of San Luis Obispo (back)Photo Joe Christianson
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull Ranked by US News and World
Report as the top public masterrsquos
university in the western United
States
bull Cal Polyrsquos College of Engineering
(Top Right) ranked second by US
News and World Report among
public engineering programs
bull 64 Majors
universityThe
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull 19-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
bull 891 percent of students report working full time or attending graduate school within one year of graduation
bull Median starting salary for graduates $52000
university
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Home Jersey When Hosting Saint Maryrsquos
UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Air Max Destiny TB
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 TB
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Road Jersey When Battling USC UNLV
and DePaul
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
bullOverseesprogramrsquoscivicoutreachendeavorsaswellasassistingwithtravelplansandvideoscoutwork
esparzaEric
DirectorofOperations|ThirdSeason|WashingtonState2008
DirectorofCommunityRelations|SixthSeason|CalStateStanislaus1996
reavesMitch
bull Duties include scheduling team travel video exchange summer camp organization facility scheduling and overseeingprogramrsquosstudentmanagerialstaff
ldquoEric is a tremendously reliable and knowledgeable coordinator and his understanding of the central coast community has really helped our program growrdquo - Joe Callero
ldquoMitch is the absolute glue for our staff His organizational skills and passion make for a smooth atmosphere in both the office and at practices He will make a super full-time assistant in the very near futurerdquo - Joe Callero
ManagersStudent
JonoAudish|FirstSeasonbullMajoringinElectricalEngineering
Niromal Perera|Second SeasonbullMajoringinEconomics
Dan Fisher|First SeasonbullMajoringinMechanical Engineering
bullHandlesallmediarelationsproceduresforthemenrsquosbasketballprogramincludingpublicityinterviewschedulingstatisticalorganizationandwebsitemaintenance
bull Primary focus with themenrsquos basketball programincludes the implementationof strength speed andagility training and overallconditioning
bullDirectsCalPolyrsquossportsmedicineeffortsandprovidesdailysupportforthemenrsquosbasketballprogram
bull AstandoutpitcherforCalPolyrsquosbaseballprogram(1992-95)providesacademicadvisingtostudent-athletesmonitorsstudent-athleteprogresstowarddegreesandensuresthateachstudent-athletemeetsNCAAacademicrequirements
ShannonStephens|AsstAthleticDirectorAcademics
KristalSlover|Head Trainer
DavidWood|Strength and Conditioning Coach
staffCal PolyChrisGiovannetti|AsstDirectorofMediaRelations
Cal Poly 2011-12 Senior Class
bull BegandutiesonMarch172011 afterservingastheChiefOperatingOfficerandSeniorAssociateAthleticDirectoratSanDiegoState
bull Alsoservedastheseniorassociateathleticdirectorat Southern Mississippi (2002-07) the education coordinatorforathleticsatTexasAampM(1998-02)andasa complianceassistantatFloridaState(1995-98)
ldquoCal Poly has an excellent reputation for preparing the knowledge leaders that help to drive Californiarsquos economy I am honored to have joined such an outstanding university and remain excited about engaging students faculty and alumni to build on its strong foundation and create opportunities for the futurerdquo
ldquoWe will not compromise and place student-athletes on the perceived shortest path to a degree Herersquos the bottom line for Cal Poly athletics We are in the business of developing citizens and leaders Along the way we can also win championships Experiencing what it takes to be a champion is a great education in and of itselfrdquo
bull Named Cal Poly president onFeb 1 2011 Arrived on thecentral coast after serving a10-year term as dean of the College of Agriculture andNatural Resources and professor of animal science atMichiganState
bull WhileleadingMichiganStatersquosCollegeofAgricultureandNatural Resources increased overall grant activity 146percentandannualdevelopmentfundsbymorethan250percent More than $200 million was raised during histimeinEastLansing
don OberhelmanDirector of Athletics
jeffrey armstrongPresident
NAME POS YR HT WT EX HOMETOWN LAST SCHOOL1 Amaurys Fermin PG SR 6-3 195 RS Bronx NY Hagerstown College2 Chris OrsquoBrien G JR 6-4 210 1V Irvine CA San Francisco3 Maliik Love G SO 6-2 200 1V Oceanside CA The Bishoprsquos School 5 Jordan Lewis F SR 6-5 220 3V San Rafael CA Terra Linda HS
12 Matt Titchenal G SR 6-3 185 3V Sonoma CA Sonoma Valley HS13 Dylan Royer G JR 6-1 190 2V Los Osos CA Morro Bay HS
22 Drake Ursquou G JR 6-5 210 1V Sacramento CA Hartford24 Jamal Johnson G SO 6-0 175 1V San Antonio TX Madison HS 25 Joel Awich F FR 6-7 195 HS Maplewood MN Tartan HS30 Reese Morgan G FR 6-2 195 HS San Pedro CA Peninsula HS33 Chris Eversley F SO 6-6 210 RS Chicago IL Rice34 David Hanson F SR 6-5 215 3V Plymouth MN Maranatha Christian HS35 Kyle Odister G SO 6-0 185 1V Sacramento CA New Hampton School44 Will Donahue C SR 6-8 240 2V Gilbert AZ Phoenix College52 Will Taylor F SR 6-7 230 1V Williamsport MD Hagerstown College
roster2011-12
bull Finished fourth in theBigWestConferenceand49thamongDivision Iplayers lastseasonwith89reboundspergame
bull Enteringseniorseason512percentcareerfieldgoalmarkleadsCalPoly
bull Namedto2010-11All-BigWestsecondteamafterfinishingsecondamongconference players with 73 three-pointers eighth with 152 points pergameandninthwith61reboundspercontest
bull Startedall30gamesforCalPolylastseasonRankedsecondamongBigWestplayersinminutespergameandledMustangsinscoring14times
hanson 34David
6-8bull240bullSeniorbullCenter|GilbertAZ
6-5bull215bullSeniorbullForward|PlymouthMN
donahue 44
bull ReadyforMustangdebutafterredshirtingthelasttwoseasonsbull Earned2008-09All-MarylandJuCofirstteampraiseatHagerstownCollegeafter averaging175points82assistsand40reboundspergame
6-3bull195bullSeniorbullPointGuard|BronxNYfermin 1Amaurys
Will
bull Returningforseniorseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Asajuniorduringthe2009-10seasonledCalPolyinstealsandshot447percentfromthefloor
bull Namedtothe2011BigWestAcademicWinterAll-ConferenceteamandasCalPolyrsquosScholar-AthleteoftheYearforthe2010-11schoolyear
bull Madeacareer-high15appearancesforCalPolylastseason
6-5bull220bullSeniorbullForward|SanRafaelCA
6-7bull230bullSeniorbullForward|WilliamsportMD
6-3bull185bullSeniorbullGuard|SonomaCA
Taylor 52Will
bull Earnedfullscholarshipfor2011-12seniorseasonafterappearinginall30gameslastyearbull LedCalPolytoa4-1recordduringthefivegameshestartedlastyear
titchenal 12Matt
Lewis 5Jordan
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwitha455percentmarkfromthree-pointrangebull Sunk a career-high four three-pointers during Cal Polyrsquos nationally-televisedvictoryatCalStateFullertononFeb262011ThevictoryhelpedCalPolyclinchtheNo2seedfortheBigWestConferenceTournament
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwithan806percentfreethrowmarkanda153-to-1assist-toturnoverratio
bull Started26of30gameslastyearandaveraged59pointspercontest
bull Matchedacollegiatehighwith18appearancesduringfirstseasonasaMustanglastyearbull Recordeda career-high10points to leadCalPolypastLoyolaMarymountonNov242010
6-4bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|IrvineCA
6-1bull190bullJuniorbullGuard|LosOsosCA
6-5bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|SacramentoCA
Orsquobrien 2Chris
royer 13Dylan
ursquou 22Drake
bull Averaged133minutespergameandappearedinall30ofCalPolyrsquoscontestsasatruefreshmanlastyear
bull CareerscoringhighcameagainstBigWestConferenceregularseasonchampionLongBeachStateonDec302010
bull WillmakeMustangdebutthisseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Appeared in 16 of 31 games as a true freshmanat Rice during 2009-10season
6-6bull210bullSophomorebullForward|ChicagoIL
6-0bull175bullSophomorebullGuard|SanAntonioTX
6-2bull200bullSophomorebullGuard|OceansideCALove 3Maliik
eversley 33Chris
bull Named2011BigWestConferenceFreshmanPlayeroftheYearafterleadingCalPolywitha472percentfieldgoalmark
bull Started28of30gamesasatruefreshmanandfinishedsecondamongMustangswitha133-to-1assist-to-turnoverratio
Johnson 24Jamal
bull NamedaParadeMagazineAll-AmericafourthteamselectionandratedastheNo71guardintheclassof2011byESPNcomasasenioratPeninsulaHS
bull Duringfour-yearhighschoolcareerscored2430points(225pergame)grabbed909rebounds(84)distributed306assists(28)andshot464percentfromthefloor
bull Redshirted2010-11seasonaftersufferingpreseasoninjurybull Named to the 2009-10 Big West All-Freshman Team after finishing third amongconferenceplayerswitha455percentthree-pointmarkandaveraging78pointspergame
bull LedMaplewoodHStoa25-4overallmarklastseasonandarunner-upshowingintheClassicSuburbanConference
bull EarnedAll-ClassicSuburbanConferencepraiseasaseniorafterposting13double-digitscoringgames
6-0bull185bullSophomorebullGuard|SacramentoCA
6-2bull195bullFreshmanbullGuard|SanPedroCA
6-7bull195bullFreshmanbullForward|MaplewoodMN
morgan 30Reese
Awich 25Joel
odister 35Kyle
ConditioningStrength amp
ABOVE amp BELOW Opened in 2008 Poly Canyon Village houses approximately 2700 students con-tains 618 furnished apartment units and spans 30 acres The state-of-the-art complex includes Ein-stein Bros Bagels Peetrsquos Coffee and Tea Jamba Juice a post office community center swimming
pool and study rooms
TOP Jamal Johnson and Chris Eversley compete in Xbox at Eversleyrsquos off-campus apartment
housing
ABOVE Pacific Ocean waves ripple on to the central coast beach north of San Luis Obispo
LEFT Cal Poly players attend the weekly Thursday night Farmerrsquos Market in downtown San Luis Obispo From produce growers to food vendors more than 120 merchant stalls line downtown each week
central coastThe
LEFT The city of San Luis Obispo as seen from the top of nearby Bishoprsquos Peak an extremely popular hiking destination
BELOW The sun sets over the Cal Poly campus (foreground) and the city of San Luis Obispo (back)Photo Joe Christianson
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull Ranked by US News and World
Report as the top public masterrsquos
university in the western United
States
bull Cal Polyrsquos College of Engineering
(Top Right) ranked second by US
News and World Report among
public engineering programs
bull 64 Majors
universityThe
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull 19-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
bull 891 percent of students report working full time or attending graduate school within one year of graduation
bull Median starting salary for graduates $52000
university
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Home Jersey When Hosting Saint Maryrsquos
UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Air Max Destiny TB
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 TB
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Road Jersey When Battling USC UNLV
and DePaul
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
bullHandlesallmediarelationsproceduresforthemenrsquosbasketballprogramincludingpublicityinterviewschedulingstatisticalorganizationandwebsitemaintenance
bull Primary focus with themenrsquos basketball programincludes the implementationof strength speed andagility training and overallconditioning
bullDirectsCalPolyrsquossportsmedicineeffortsandprovidesdailysupportforthemenrsquosbasketballprogram
bull AstandoutpitcherforCalPolyrsquosbaseballprogram(1992-95)providesacademicadvisingtostudent-athletesmonitorsstudent-athleteprogresstowarddegreesandensuresthateachstudent-athletemeetsNCAAacademicrequirements
ShannonStephens|AsstAthleticDirectorAcademics
KristalSlover|Head Trainer
DavidWood|Strength and Conditioning Coach
staffCal PolyChrisGiovannetti|AsstDirectorofMediaRelations
Cal Poly 2011-12 Senior Class
bull BegandutiesonMarch172011 afterservingastheChiefOperatingOfficerandSeniorAssociateAthleticDirectoratSanDiegoState
bull Alsoservedastheseniorassociateathleticdirectorat Southern Mississippi (2002-07) the education coordinatorforathleticsatTexasAampM(1998-02)andasa complianceassistantatFloridaState(1995-98)
ldquoCal Poly has an excellent reputation for preparing the knowledge leaders that help to drive Californiarsquos economy I am honored to have joined such an outstanding university and remain excited about engaging students faculty and alumni to build on its strong foundation and create opportunities for the futurerdquo
ldquoWe will not compromise and place student-athletes on the perceived shortest path to a degree Herersquos the bottom line for Cal Poly athletics We are in the business of developing citizens and leaders Along the way we can also win championships Experiencing what it takes to be a champion is a great education in and of itselfrdquo
bull Named Cal Poly president onFeb 1 2011 Arrived on thecentral coast after serving a10-year term as dean of the College of Agriculture andNatural Resources and professor of animal science atMichiganState
bull WhileleadingMichiganStatersquosCollegeofAgricultureandNatural Resources increased overall grant activity 146percentandannualdevelopmentfundsbymorethan250percent More than $200 million was raised during histimeinEastLansing
don OberhelmanDirector of Athletics
jeffrey armstrongPresident
NAME POS YR HT WT EX HOMETOWN LAST SCHOOL1 Amaurys Fermin PG SR 6-3 195 RS Bronx NY Hagerstown College2 Chris OrsquoBrien G JR 6-4 210 1V Irvine CA San Francisco3 Maliik Love G SO 6-2 200 1V Oceanside CA The Bishoprsquos School 5 Jordan Lewis F SR 6-5 220 3V San Rafael CA Terra Linda HS
12 Matt Titchenal G SR 6-3 185 3V Sonoma CA Sonoma Valley HS13 Dylan Royer G JR 6-1 190 2V Los Osos CA Morro Bay HS
22 Drake Ursquou G JR 6-5 210 1V Sacramento CA Hartford24 Jamal Johnson G SO 6-0 175 1V San Antonio TX Madison HS 25 Joel Awich F FR 6-7 195 HS Maplewood MN Tartan HS30 Reese Morgan G FR 6-2 195 HS San Pedro CA Peninsula HS33 Chris Eversley F SO 6-6 210 RS Chicago IL Rice34 David Hanson F SR 6-5 215 3V Plymouth MN Maranatha Christian HS35 Kyle Odister G SO 6-0 185 1V Sacramento CA New Hampton School44 Will Donahue C SR 6-8 240 2V Gilbert AZ Phoenix College52 Will Taylor F SR 6-7 230 1V Williamsport MD Hagerstown College
roster2011-12
bull Finished fourth in theBigWestConferenceand49thamongDivision Iplayers lastseasonwith89reboundspergame
bull Enteringseniorseason512percentcareerfieldgoalmarkleadsCalPoly
bull Namedto2010-11All-BigWestsecondteamafterfinishingsecondamongconference players with 73 three-pointers eighth with 152 points pergameandninthwith61reboundspercontest
bull Startedall30gamesforCalPolylastseasonRankedsecondamongBigWestplayersinminutespergameandledMustangsinscoring14times
hanson 34David
6-8bull240bullSeniorbullCenter|GilbertAZ
6-5bull215bullSeniorbullForward|PlymouthMN
donahue 44
bull ReadyforMustangdebutafterredshirtingthelasttwoseasonsbull Earned2008-09All-MarylandJuCofirstteampraiseatHagerstownCollegeafter averaging175points82assistsand40reboundspergame
6-3bull195bullSeniorbullPointGuard|BronxNYfermin 1Amaurys
Will
bull Returningforseniorseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Asajuniorduringthe2009-10seasonledCalPolyinstealsandshot447percentfromthefloor
bull Namedtothe2011BigWestAcademicWinterAll-ConferenceteamandasCalPolyrsquosScholar-AthleteoftheYearforthe2010-11schoolyear
bull Madeacareer-high15appearancesforCalPolylastseason
6-5bull220bullSeniorbullForward|SanRafaelCA
6-7bull230bullSeniorbullForward|WilliamsportMD
6-3bull185bullSeniorbullGuard|SonomaCA
Taylor 52Will
bull Earnedfullscholarshipfor2011-12seniorseasonafterappearinginall30gameslastyearbull LedCalPolytoa4-1recordduringthefivegameshestartedlastyear
titchenal 12Matt
Lewis 5Jordan
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwitha455percentmarkfromthree-pointrangebull Sunk a career-high four three-pointers during Cal Polyrsquos nationally-televisedvictoryatCalStateFullertononFeb262011ThevictoryhelpedCalPolyclinchtheNo2seedfortheBigWestConferenceTournament
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwithan806percentfreethrowmarkanda153-to-1assist-toturnoverratio
bull Started26of30gameslastyearandaveraged59pointspercontest
bull Matchedacollegiatehighwith18appearancesduringfirstseasonasaMustanglastyearbull Recordeda career-high10points to leadCalPolypastLoyolaMarymountonNov242010
6-4bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|IrvineCA
6-1bull190bullJuniorbullGuard|LosOsosCA
6-5bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|SacramentoCA
Orsquobrien 2Chris
royer 13Dylan
ursquou 22Drake
bull Averaged133minutespergameandappearedinall30ofCalPolyrsquoscontestsasatruefreshmanlastyear
bull CareerscoringhighcameagainstBigWestConferenceregularseasonchampionLongBeachStateonDec302010
bull WillmakeMustangdebutthisseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Appeared in 16 of 31 games as a true freshmanat Rice during 2009-10season
6-6bull210bullSophomorebullForward|ChicagoIL
6-0bull175bullSophomorebullGuard|SanAntonioTX
6-2bull200bullSophomorebullGuard|OceansideCALove 3Maliik
eversley 33Chris
bull Named2011BigWestConferenceFreshmanPlayeroftheYearafterleadingCalPolywitha472percentfieldgoalmark
bull Started28of30gamesasatruefreshmanandfinishedsecondamongMustangswitha133-to-1assist-to-turnoverratio
Johnson 24Jamal
bull NamedaParadeMagazineAll-AmericafourthteamselectionandratedastheNo71guardintheclassof2011byESPNcomasasenioratPeninsulaHS
bull Duringfour-yearhighschoolcareerscored2430points(225pergame)grabbed909rebounds(84)distributed306assists(28)andshot464percentfromthefloor
bull Redshirted2010-11seasonaftersufferingpreseasoninjurybull Named to the 2009-10 Big West All-Freshman Team after finishing third amongconferenceplayerswitha455percentthree-pointmarkandaveraging78pointspergame
bull LedMaplewoodHStoa25-4overallmarklastseasonandarunner-upshowingintheClassicSuburbanConference
bull EarnedAll-ClassicSuburbanConferencepraiseasaseniorafterposting13double-digitscoringgames
6-0bull185bullSophomorebullGuard|SacramentoCA
6-2bull195bullFreshmanbullGuard|SanPedroCA
6-7bull195bullFreshmanbullForward|MaplewoodMN
morgan 30Reese
Awich 25Joel
odister 35Kyle
ConditioningStrength amp
ABOVE amp BELOW Opened in 2008 Poly Canyon Village houses approximately 2700 students con-tains 618 furnished apartment units and spans 30 acres The state-of-the-art complex includes Ein-stein Bros Bagels Peetrsquos Coffee and Tea Jamba Juice a post office community center swimming
pool and study rooms
TOP Jamal Johnson and Chris Eversley compete in Xbox at Eversleyrsquos off-campus apartment
housing
ABOVE Pacific Ocean waves ripple on to the central coast beach north of San Luis Obispo
LEFT Cal Poly players attend the weekly Thursday night Farmerrsquos Market in downtown San Luis Obispo From produce growers to food vendors more than 120 merchant stalls line downtown each week
central coastThe
LEFT The city of San Luis Obispo as seen from the top of nearby Bishoprsquos Peak an extremely popular hiking destination
BELOW The sun sets over the Cal Poly campus (foreground) and the city of San Luis Obispo (back)Photo Joe Christianson
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull Ranked by US News and World
Report as the top public masterrsquos
university in the western United
States
bull Cal Polyrsquos College of Engineering
(Top Right) ranked second by US
News and World Report among
public engineering programs
bull 64 Majors
universityThe
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull 19-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
bull 891 percent of students report working full time or attending graduate school within one year of graduation
bull Median starting salary for graduates $52000
university
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Home Jersey When Hosting Saint Maryrsquos
UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Air Max Destiny TB
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 TB
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Road Jersey When Battling USC UNLV
and DePaul
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
bull BegandutiesonMarch172011 afterservingastheChiefOperatingOfficerandSeniorAssociateAthleticDirectoratSanDiegoState
bull Alsoservedastheseniorassociateathleticdirectorat Southern Mississippi (2002-07) the education coordinatorforathleticsatTexasAampM(1998-02)andasa complianceassistantatFloridaState(1995-98)
ldquoCal Poly has an excellent reputation for preparing the knowledge leaders that help to drive Californiarsquos economy I am honored to have joined such an outstanding university and remain excited about engaging students faculty and alumni to build on its strong foundation and create opportunities for the futurerdquo
ldquoWe will not compromise and place student-athletes on the perceived shortest path to a degree Herersquos the bottom line for Cal Poly athletics We are in the business of developing citizens and leaders Along the way we can also win championships Experiencing what it takes to be a champion is a great education in and of itselfrdquo
bull Named Cal Poly president onFeb 1 2011 Arrived on thecentral coast after serving a10-year term as dean of the College of Agriculture andNatural Resources and professor of animal science atMichiganState
bull WhileleadingMichiganStatersquosCollegeofAgricultureandNatural Resources increased overall grant activity 146percentandannualdevelopmentfundsbymorethan250percent More than $200 million was raised during histimeinEastLansing
don OberhelmanDirector of Athletics
jeffrey armstrongPresident
NAME POS YR HT WT EX HOMETOWN LAST SCHOOL1 Amaurys Fermin PG SR 6-3 195 RS Bronx NY Hagerstown College2 Chris OrsquoBrien G JR 6-4 210 1V Irvine CA San Francisco3 Maliik Love G SO 6-2 200 1V Oceanside CA The Bishoprsquos School 5 Jordan Lewis F SR 6-5 220 3V San Rafael CA Terra Linda HS
12 Matt Titchenal G SR 6-3 185 3V Sonoma CA Sonoma Valley HS13 Dylan Royer G JR 6-1 190 2V Los Osos CA Morro Bay HS
22 Drake Ursquou G JR 6-5 210 1V Sacramento CA Hartford24 Jamal Johnson G SO 6-0 175 1V San Antonio TX Madison HS 25 Joel Awich F FR 6-7 195 HS Maplewood MN Tartan HS30 Reese Morgan G FR 6-2 195 HS San Pedro CA Peninsula HS33 Chris Eversley F SO 6-6 210 RS Chicago IL Rice34 David Hanson F SR 6-5 215 3V Plymouth MN Maranatha Christian HS35 Kyle Odister G SO 6-0 185 1V Sacramento CA New Hampton School44 Will Donahue C SR 6-8 240 2V Gilbert AZ Phoenix College52 Will Taylor F SR 6-7 230 1V Williamsport MD Hagerstown College
roster2011-12
bull Finished fourth in theBigWestConferenceand49thamongDivision Iplayers lastseasonwith89reboundspergame
bull Enteringseniorseason512percentcareerfieldgoalmarkleadsCalPoly
bull Namedto2010-11All-BigWestsecondteamafterfinishingsecondamongconference players with 73 three-pointers eighth with 152 points pergameandninthwith61reboundspercontest
bull Startedall30gamesforCalPolylastseasonRankedsecondamongBigWestplayersinminutespergameandledMustangsinscoring14times
hanson 34David
6-8bull240bullSeniorbullCenter|GilbertAZ
6-5bull215bullSeniorbullForward|PlymouthMN
donahue 44
bull ReadyforMustangdebutafterredshirtingthelasttwoseasonsbull Earned2008-09All-MarylandJuCofirstteampraiseatHagerstownCollegeafter averaging175points82assistsand40reboundspergame
6-3bull195bullSeniorbullPointGuard|BronxNYfermin 1Amaurys
Will
bull Returningforseniorseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Asajuniorduringthe2009-10seasonledCalPolyinstealsandshot447percentfromthefloor
bull Namedtothe2011BigWestAcademicWinterAll-ConferenceteamandasCalPolyrsquosScholar-AthleteoftheYearforthe2010-11schoolyear
bull Madeacareer-high15appearancesforCalPolylastseason
6-5bull220bullSeniorbullForward|SanRafaelCA
6-7bull230bullSeniorbullForward|WilliamsportMD
6-3bull185bullSeniorbullGuard|SonomaCA
Taylor 52Will
bull Earnedfullscholarshipfor2011-12seniorseasonafterappearinginall30gameslastyearbull LedCalPolytoa4-1recordduringthefivegameshestartedlastyear
titchenal 12Matt
Lewis 5Jordan
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwitha455percentmarkfromthree-pointrangebull Sunk a career-high four three-pointers during Cal Polyrsquos nationally-televisedvictoryatCalStateFullertononFeb262011ThevictoryhelpedCalPolyclinchtheNo2seedfortheBigWestConferenceTournament
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwithan806percentfreethrowmarkanda153-to-1assist-toturnoverratio
bull Started26of30gameslastyearandaveraged59pointspercontest
bull Matchedacollegiatehighwith18appearancesduringfirstseasonasaMustanglastyearbull Recordeda career-high10points to leadCalPolypastLoyolaMarymountonNov242010
6-4bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|IrvineCA
6-1bull190bullJuniorbullGuard|LosOsosCA
6-5bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|SacramentoCA
Orsquobrien 2Chris
royer 13Dylan
ursquou 22Drake
bull Averaged133minutespergameandappearedinall30ofCalPolyrsquoscontestsasatruefreshmanlastyear
bull CareerscoringhighcameagainstBigWestConferenceregularseasonchampionLongBeachStateonDec302010
bull WillmakeMustangdebutthisseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Appeared in 16 of 31 games as a true freshmanat Rice during 2009-10season
6-6bull210bullSophomorebullForward|ChicagoIL
6-0bull175bullSophomorebullGuard|SanAntonioTX
6-2bull200bullSophomorebullGuard|OceansideCALove 3Maliik
eversley 33Chris
bull Named2011BigWestConferenceFreshmanPlayeroftheYearafterleadingCalPolywitha472percentfieldgoalmark
bull Started28of30gamesasatruefreshmanandfinishedsecondamongMustangswitha133-to-1assist-to-turnoverratio
Johnson 24Jamal
bull NamedaParadeMagazineAll-AmericafourthteamselectionandratedastheNo71guardintheclassof2011byESPNcomasasenioratPeninsulaHS
bull Duringfour-yearhighschoolcareerscored2430points(225pergame)grabbed909rebounds(84)distributed306assists(28)andshot464percentfromthefloor
bull Redshirted2010-11seasonaftersufferingpreseasoninjurybull Named to the 2009-10 Big West All-Freshman Team after finishing third amongconferenceplayerswitha455percentthree-pointmarkandaveraging78pointspergame
bull LedMaplewoodHStoa25-4overallmarklastseasonandarunner-upshowingintheClassicSuburbanConference
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6-0bull185bullSophomorebullGuard|SacramentoCA
6-2bull195bullFreshmanbullGuard|SanPedroCA
6-7bull195bullFreshmanbullForward|MaplewoodMN
morgan 30Reese
Awich 25Joel
odister 35Kyle
ConditioningStrength amp
ABOVE amp BELOW Opened in 2008 Poly Canyon Village houses approximately 2700 students con-tains 618 furnished apartment units and spans 30 acres The state-of-the-art complex includes Ein-stein Bros Bagels Peetrsquos Coffee and Tea Jamba Juice a post office community center swimming
pool and study rooms
TOP Jamal Johnson and Chris Eversley compete in Xbox at Eversleyrsquos off-campus apartment
housing
ABOVE Pacific Ocean waves ripple on to the central coast beach north of San Luis Obispo
LEFT Cal Poly players attend the weekly Thursday night Farmerrsquos Market in downtown San Luis Obispo From produce growers to food vendors more than 120 merchant stalls line downtown each week
central coastThe
LEFT The city of San Luis Obispo as seen from the top of nearby Bishoprsquos Peak an extremely popular hiking destination
BELOW The sun sets over the Cal Poly campus (foreground) and the city of San Luis Obispo (back)Photo Joe Christianson
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull Ranked by US News and World
Report as the top public masterrsquos
university in the western United
States
bull Cal Polyrsquos College of Engineering
(Top Right) ranked second by US
News and World Report among
public engineering programs
bull 64 Majors
universityThe
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull 19-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
bull 891 percent of students report working full time or attending graduate school within one year of graduation
bull Median starting salary for graduates $52000
university
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Home Jersey When Hosting Saint Maryrsquos
UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Air Max Destiny TB
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 TB
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Road Jersey When Battling USC UNLV
and DePaul
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
NAME POS YR HT WT EX HOMETOWN LAST SCHOOL1 Amaurys Fermin PG SR 6-3 195 RS Bronx NY Hagerstown College2 Chris OrsquoBrien G JR 6-4 210 1V Irvine CA San Francisco3 Maliik Love G SO 6-2 200 1V Oceanside CA The Bishoprsquos School 5 Jordan Lewis F SR 6-5 220 3V San Rafael CA Terra Linda HS
12 Matt Titchenal G SR 6-3 185 3V Sonoma CA Sonoma Valley HS13 Dylan Royer G JR 6-1 190 2V Los Osos CA Morro Bay HS
22 Drake Ursquou G JR 6-5 210 1V Sacramento CA Hartford24 Jamal Johnson G SO 6-0 175 1V San Antonio TX Madison HS 25 Joel Awich F FR 6-7 195 HS Maplewood MN Tartan HS30 Reese Morgan G FR 6-2 195 HS San Pedro CA Peninsula HS33 Chris Eversley F SO 6-6 210 RS Chicago IL Rice34 David Hanson F SR 6-5 215 3V Plymouth MN Maranatha Christian HS35 Kyle Odister G SO 6-0 185 1V Sacramento CA New Hampton School44 Will Donahue C SR 6-8 240 2V Gilbert AZ Phoenix College52 Will Taylor F SR 6-7 230 1V Williamsport MD Hagerstown College
roster2011-12
bull Finished fourth in theBigWestConferenceand49thamongDivision Iplayers lastseasonwith89reboundspergame
bull Enteringseniorseason512percentcareerfieldgoalmarkleadsCalPoly
bull Namedto2010-11All-BigWestsecondteamafterfinishingsecondamongconference players with 73 three-pointers eighth with 152 points pergameandninthwith61reboundspercontest
bull Startedall30gamesforCalPolylastseasonRankedsecondamongBigWestplayersinminutespergameandledMustangsinscoring14times
hanson 34David
6-8bull240bullSeniorbullCenter|GilbertAZ
6-5bull215bullSeniorbullForward|PlymouthMN
donahue 44
bull ReadyforMustangdebutafterredshirtingthelasttwoseasonsbull Earned2008-09All-MarylandJuCofirstteampraiseatHagerstownCollegeafter averaging175points82assistsand40reboundspergame
6-3bull195bullSeniorbullPointGuard|BronxNYfermin 1Amaurys
Will
bull Returningforseniorseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Asajuniorduringthe2009-10seasonledCalPolyinstealsandshot447percentfromthefloor
bull Namedtothe2011BigWestAcademicWinterAll-ConferenceteamandasCalPolyrsquosScholar-AthleteoftheYearforthe2010-11schoolyear
bull Madeacareer-high15appearancesforCalPolylastseason
6-5bull220bullSeniorbullForward|SanRafaelCA
6-7bull230bullSeniorbullForward|WilliamsportMD
6-3bull185bullSeniorbullGuard|SonomaCA
Taylor 52Will
bull Earnedfullscholarshipfor2011-12seniorseasonafterappearinginall30gameslastyearbull LedCalPolytoa4-1recordduringthefivegameshestartedlastyear
titchenal 12Matt
Lewis 5Jordan
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwitha455percentmarkfromthree-pointrangebull Sunk a career-high four three-pointers during Cal Polyrsquos nationally-televisedvictoryatCalStateFullertononFeb262011ThevictoryhelpedCalPolyclinchtheNo2seedfortheBigWestConferenceTournament
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwithan806percentfreethrowmarkanda153-to-1assist-toturnoverratio
bull Started26of30gameslastyearandaveraged59pointspercontest
bull Matchedacollegiatehighwith18appearancesduringfirstseasonasaMustanglastyearbull Recordeda career-high10points to leadCalPolypastLoyolaMarymountonNov242010
6-4bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|IrvineCA
6-1bull190bullJuniorbullGuard|LosOsosCA
6-5bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|SacramentoCA
Orsquobrien 2Chris
royer 13Dylan
ursquou 22Drake
bull Averaged133minutespergameandappearedinall30ofCalPolyrsquoscontestsasatruefreshmanlastyear
bull CareerscoringhighcameagainstBigWestConferenceregularseasonchampionLongBeachStateonDec302010
bull WillmakeMustangdebutthisseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Appeared in 16 of 31 games as a true freshmanat Rice during 2009-10season
6-6bull210bullSophomorebullForward|ChicagoIL
6-0bull175bullSophomorebullGuard|SanAntonioTX
6-2bull200bullSophomorebullGuard|OceansideCALove 3Maliik
eversley 33Chris
bull Named2011BigWestConferenceFreshmanPlayeroftheYearafterleadingCalPolywitha472percentfieldgoalmark
bull Started28of30gamesasatruefreshmanandfinishedsecondamongMustangswitha133-to-1assist-to-turnoverratio
Johnson 24Jamal
bull NamedaParadeMagazineAll-AmericafourthteamselectionandratedastheNo71guardintheclassof2011byESPNcomasasenioratPeninsulaHS
bull Duringfour-yearhighschoolcareerscored2430points(225pergame)grabbed909rebounds(84)distributed306assists(28)andshot464percentfromthefloor
bull Redshirted2010-11seasonaftersufferingpreseasoninjurybull Named to the 2009-10 Big West All-Freshman Team after finishing third amongconferenceplayerswitha455percentthree-pointmarkandaveraging78pointspergame
bull LedMaplewoodHStoa25-4overallmarklastseasonandarunner-upshowingintheClassicSuburbanConference
bull EarnedAll-ClassicSuburbanConferencepraiseasaseniorafterposting13double-digitscoringgames
6-0bull185bullSophomorebullGuard|SacramentoCA
6-2bull195bullFreshmanbullGuard|SanPedroCA
6-7bull195bullFreshmanbullForward|MaplewoodMN
morgan 30Reese
Awich 25Joel
odister 35Kyle
ConditioningStrength amp
ABOVE amp BELOW Opened in 2008 Poly Canyon Village houses approximately 2700 students con-tains 618 furnished apartment units and spans 30 acres The state-of-the-art complex includes Ein-stein Bros Bagels Peetrsquos Coffee and Tea Jamba Juice a post office community center swimming
pool and study rooms
TOP Jamal Johnson and Chris Eversley compete in Xbox at Eversleyrsquos off-campus apartment
housing
ABOVE Pacific Ocean waves ripple on to the central coast beach north of San Luis Obispo
LEFT Cal Poly players attend the weekly Thursday night Farmerrsquos Market in downtown San Luis Obispo From produce growers to food vendors more than 120 merchant stalls line downtown each week
central coastThe
LEFT The city of San Luis Obispo as seen from the top of nearby Bishoprsquos Peak an extremely popular hiking destination
BELOW The sun sets over the Cal Poly campus (foreground) and the city of San Luis Obispo (back)Photo Joe Christianson
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull Ranked by US News and World
Report as the top public masterrsquos
university in the western United
States
bull Cal Polyrsquos College of Engineering
(Top Right) ranked second by US
News and World Report among
public engineering programs
bull 64 Majors
universityThe
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull 19-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
bull 891 percent of students report working full time or attending graduate school within one year of graduation
bull Median starting salary for graduates $52000
university
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Home Jersey When Hosting Saint Maryrsquos
UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Air Max Destiny TB
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 TB
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Road Jersey When Battling USC UNLV
and DePaul
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
bull Finished fourth in theBigWestConferenceand49thamongDivision Iplayers lastseasonwith89reboundspergame
bull Enteringseniorseason512percentcareerfieldgoalmarkleadsCalPoly
bull Namedto2010-11All-BigWestsecondteamafterfinishingsecondamongconference players with 73 three-pointers eighth with 152 points pergameandninthwith61reboundspercontest
bull Startedall30gamesforCalPolylastseasonRankedsecondamongBigWestplayersinminutespergameandledMustangsinscoring14times
hanson 34David
6-8bull240bullSeniorbullCenter|GilbertAZ
6-5bull215bullSeniorbullForward|PlymouthMN
donahue 44
bull ReadyforMustangdebutafterredshirtingthelasttwoseasonsbull Earned2008-09All-MarylandJuCofirstteampraiseatHagerstownCollegeafter averaging175points82assistsand40reboundspergame
6-3bull195bullSeniorbullPointGuard|BronxNYfermin 1Amaurys
Will
bull Returningforseniorseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Asajuniorduringthe2009-10seasonledCalPolyinstealsandshot447percentfromthefloor
bull Namedtothe2011BigWestAcademicWinterAll-ConferenceteamandasCalPolyrsquosScholar-AthleteoftheYearforthe2010-11schoolyear
bull Madeacareer-high15appearancesforCalPolylastseason
6-5bull220bullSeniorbullForward|SanRafaelCA
6-7bull230bullSeniorbullForward|WilliamsportMD
6-3bull185bullSeniorbullGuard|SonomaCA
Taylor 52Will
bull Earnedfullscholarshipfor2011-12seniorseasonafterappearinginall30gameslastyearbull LedCalPolytoa4-1recordduringthefivegameshestartedlastyear
titchenal 12Matt
Lewis 5Jordan
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwitha455percentmarkfromthree-pointrangebull Sunk a career-high four three-pointers during Cal Polyrsquos nationally-televisedvictoryatCalStateFullertononFeb262011ThevictoryhelpedCalPolyclinchtheNo2seedfortheBigWestConferenceTournament
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwithan806percentfreethrowmarkanda153-to-1assist-toturnoverratio
bull Started26of30gameslastyearandaveraged59pointspercontest
bull Matchedacollegiatehighwith18appearancesduringfirstseasonasaMustanglastyearbull Recordeda career-high10points to leadCalPolypastLoyolaMarymountonNov242010
6-4bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|IrvineCA
6-1bull190bullJuniorbullGuard|LosOsosCA
6-5bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|SacramentoCA
Orsquobrien 2Chris
royer 13Dylan
ursquou 22Drake
bull Averaged133minutespergameandappearedinall30ofCalPolyrsquoscontestsasatruefreshmanlastyear
bull CareerscoringhighcameagainstBigWestConferenceregularseasonchampionLongBeachStateonDec302010
bull WillmakeMustangdebutthisseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Appeared in 16 of 31 games as a true freshmanat Rice during 2009-10season
6-6bull210bullSophomorebullForward|ChicagoIL
6-0bull175bullSophomorebullGuard|SanAntonioTX
6-2bull200bullSophomorebullGuard|OceansideCALove 3Maliik
eversley 33Chris
bull Named2011BigWestConferenceFreshmanPlayeroftheYearafterleadingCalPolywitha472percentfieldgoalmark
bull Started28of30gamesasatruefreshmanandfinishedsecondamongMustangswitha133-to-1assist-to-turnoverratio
Johnson 24Jamal
bull NamedaParadeMagazineAll-AmericafourthteamselectionandratedastheNo71guardintheclassof2011byESPNcomasasenioratPeninsulaHS
bull Duringfour-yearhighschoolcareerscored2430points(225pergame)grabbed909rebounds(84)distributed306assists(28)andshot464percentfromthefloor
bull Redshirted2010-11seasonaftersufferingpreseasoninjurybull Named to the 2009-10 Big West All-Freshman Team after finishing third amongconferenceplayerswitha455percentthree-pointmarkandaveraging78pointspergame
bull LedMaplewoodHStoa25-4overallmarklastseasonandarunner-upshowingintheClassicSuburbanConference
bull EarnedAll-ClassicSuburbanConferencepraiseasaseniorafterposting13double-digitscoringgames
6-0bull185bullSophomorebullGuard|SacramentoCA
6-2bull195bullFreshmanbullGuard|SanPedroCA
6-7bull195bullFreshmanbullForward|MaplewoodMN
morgan 30Reese
Awich 25Joel
odister 35Kyle
ConditioningStrength amp
ABOVE amp BELOW Opened in 2008 Poly Canyon Village houses approximately 2700 students con-tains 618 furnished apartment units and spans 30 acres The state-of-the-art complex includes Ein-stein Bros Bagels Peetrsquos Coffee and Tea Jamba Juice a post office community center swimming
pool and study rooms
TOP Jamal Johnson and Chris Eversley compete in Xbox at Eversleyrsquos off-campus apartment
housing
ABOVE Pacific Ocean waves ripple on to the central coast beach north of San Luis Obispo
LEFT Cal Poly players attend the weekly Thursday night Farmerrsquos Market in downtown San Luis Obispo From produce growers to food vendors more than 120 merchant stalls line downtown each week
central coastThe
LEFT The city of San Luis Obispo as seen from the top of nearby Bishoprsquos Peak an extremely popular hiking destination
BELOW The sun sets over the Cal Poly campus (foreground) and the city of San Luis Obispo (back)Photo Joe Christianson
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull Ranked by US News and World
Report as the top public masterrsquos
university in the western United
States
bull Cal Polyrsquos College of Engineering
(Top Right) ranked second by US
News and World Report among
public engineering programs
bull 64 Majors
universityThe
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull 19-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
bull 891 percent of students report working full time or attending graduate school within one year of graduation
bull Median starting salary for graduates $52000
university
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Home Jersey When Hosting Saint Maryrsquos
UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Air Max Destiny TB
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 TB
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Road Jersey When Battling USC UNLV
and DePaul
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
bull Returningforseniorseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Asajuniorduringthe2009-10seasonledCalPolyinstealsandshot447percentfromthefloor
bull Namedtothe2011BigWestAcademicWinterAll-ConferenceteamandasCalPolyrsquosScholar-AthleteoftheYearforthe2010-11schoolyear
bull Madeacareer-high15appearancesforCalPolylastseason
6-5bull220bullSeniorbullForward|SanRafaelCA
6-7bull230bullSeniorbullForward|WilliamsportMD
6-3bull185bullSeniorbullGuard|SonomaCA
Taylor 52Will
bull Earnedfullscholarshipfor2011-12seniorseasonafterappearinginall30gameslastyearbull LedCalPolytoa4-1recordduringthefivegameshestartedlastyear
titchenal 12Matt
Lewis 5Jordan
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwitha455percentmarkfromthree-pointrangebull Sunk a career-high four three-pointers during Cal Polyrsquos nationally-televisedvictoryatCalStateFullertononFeb262011ThevictoryhelpedCalPolyclinchtheNo2seedfortheBigWestConferenceTournament
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwithan806percentfreethrowmarkanda153-to-1assist-toturnoverratio
bull Started26of30gameslastyearandaveraged59pointspercontest
bull Matchedacollegiatehighwith18appearancesduringfirstseasonasaMustanglastyearbull Recordeda career-high10points to leadCalPolypastLoyolaMarymountonNov242010
6-4bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|IrvineCA
6-1bull190bullJuniorbullGuard|LosOsosCA
6-5bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|SacramentoCA
Orsquobrien 2Chris
royer 13Dylan
ursquou 22Drake
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bull CareerscoringhighcameagainstBigWestConferenceregularseasonchampionLongBeachStateonDec302010
bull WillmakeMustangdebutthisseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Appeared in 16 of 31 games as a true freshmanat Rice during 2009-10season
6-6bull210bullSophomorebullForward|ChicagoIL
6-0bull175bullSophomorebullGuard|SanAntonioTX
6-2bull200bullSophomorebullGuard|OceansideCALove 3Maliik
eversley 33Chris
bull Named2011BigWestConferenceFreshmanPlayeroftheYearafterleadingCalPolywitha472percentfieldgoalmark
bull Started28of30gamesasatruefreshmanandfinishedsecondamongMustangswitha133-to-1assist-to-turnoverratio
Johnson 24Jamal
bull NamedaParadeMagazineAll-AmericafourthteamselectionandratedastheNo71guardintheclassof2011byESPNcomasasenioratPeninsulaHS
bull Duringfour-yearhighschoolcareerscored2430points(225pergame)grabbed909rebounds(84)distributed306assists(28)andshot464percentfromthefloor
bull Redshirted2010-11seasonaftersufferingpreseasoninjurybull Named to the 2009-10 Big West All-Freshman Team after finishing third amongconferenceplayerswitha455percentthree-pointmarkandaveraging78pointspergame
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6-0bull185bullSophomorebullGuard|SacramentoCA
6-2bull195bullFreshmanbullGuard|SanPedroCA
6-7bull195bullFreshmanbullForward|MaplewoodMN
morgan 30Reese
Awich 25Joel
odister 35Kyle
ConditioningStrength amp
ABOVE amp BELOW Opened in 2008 Poly Canyon Village houses approximately 2700 students con-tains 618 furnished apartment units and spans 30 acres The state-of-the-art complex includes Ein-stein Bros Bagels Peetrsquos Coffee and Tea Jamba Juice a post office community center swimming
pool and study rooms
TOP Jamal Johnson and Chris Eversley compete in Xbox at Eversleyrsquos off-campus apartment
housing
ABOVE Pacific Ocean waves ripple on to the central coast beach north of San Luis Obispo
LEFT Cal Poly players attend the weekly Thursday night Farmerrsquos Market in downtown San Luis Obispo From produce growers to food vendors more than 120 merchant stalls line downtown each week
central coastThe
LEFT The city of San Luis Obispo as seen from the top of nearby Bishoprsquos Peak an extremely popular hiking destination
BELOW The sun sets over the Cal Poly campus (foreground) and the city of San Luis Obispo (back)Photo Joe Christianson
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull Ranked by US News and World
Report as the top public masterrsquos
university in the western United
States
bull Cal Polyrsquos College of Engineering
(Top Right) ranked second by US
News and World Report among
public engineering programs
bull 64 Majors
universityThe
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull 19-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
bull 891 percent of students report working full time or attending graduate school within one year of graduation
bull Median starting salary for graduates $52000
university
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Home Jersey When Hosting Saint Maryrsquos
UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Air Max Destiny TB
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 TB
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Road Jersey When Battling USC UNLV
and DePaul
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwitha455percentmarkfromthree-pointrangebull Sunk a career-high four three-pointers during Cal Polyrsquos nationally-televisedvictoryatCalStateFullertononFeb262011ThevictoryhelpedCalPolyclinchtheNo2seedfortheBigWestConferenceTournament
bull LedCalPolylastseasonwithan806percentfreethrowmarkanda153-to-1assist-toturnoverratio
bull Started26of30gameslastyearandaveraged59pointspercontest
bull Matchedacollegiatehighwith18appearancesduringfirstseasonasaMustanglastyearbull Recordeda career-high10points to leadCalPolypastLoyolaMarymountonNov242010
6-4bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|IrvineCA
6-1bull190bullJuniorbullGuard|LosOsosCA
6-5bull210bullJuniorbullGuard|SacramentoCA
Orsquobrien 2Chris
royer 13Dylan
ursquou 22Drake
bull Averaged133minutespergameandappearedinall30ofCalPolyrsquoscontestsasatruefreshmanlastyear
bull CareerscoringhighcameagainstBigWestConferenceregularseasonchampionLongBeachStateonDec302010
bull WillmakeMustangdebutthisseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Appeared in 16 of 31 games as a true freshmanat Rice during 2009-10season
6-6bull210bullSophomorebullForward|ChicagoIL
6-0bull175bullSophomorebullGuard|SanAntonioTX
6-2bull200bullSophomorebullGuard|OceansideCALove 3Maliik
eversley 33Chris
bull Named2011BigWestConferenceFreshmanPlayeroftheYearafterleadingCalPolywitha472percentfieldgoalmark
bull Started28of30gamesasatruefreshmanandfinishedsecondamongMustangswitha133-to-1assist-to-turnoverratio
Johnson 24Jamal
bull NamedaParadeMagazineAll-AmericafourthteamselectionandratedastheNo71guardintheclassof2011byESPNcomasasenioratPeninsulaHS
bull Duringfour-yearhighschoolcareerscored2430points(225pergame)grabbed909rebounds(84)distributed306assists(28)andshot464percentfromthefloor
bull Redshirted2010-11seasonaftersufferingpreseasoninjurybull Named to the 2009-10 Big West All-Freshman Team after finishing third amongconferenceplayerswitha455percentthree-pointmarkandaveraging78pointspergame
bull LedMaplewoodHStoa25-4overallmarklastseasonandarunner-upshowingintheClassicSuburbanConference
bull EarnedAll-ClassicSuburbanConferencepraiseasaseniorafterposting13double-digitscoringgames
6-0bull185bullSophomorebullGuard|SacramentoCA
6-2bull195bullFreshmanbullGuard|SanPedroCA
6-7bull195bullFreshmanbullForward|MaplewoodMN
morgan 30Reese
Awich 25Joel
odister 35Kyle
ConditioningStrength amp
ABOVE amp BELOW Opened in 2008 Poly Canyon Village houses approximately 2700 students con-tains 618 furnished apartment units and spans 30 acres The state-of-the-art complex includes Ein-stein Bros Bagels Peetrsquos Coffee and Tea Jamba Juice a post office community center swimming
pool and study rooms
TOP Jamal Johnson and Chris Eversley compete in Xbox at Eversleyrsquos off-campus apartment
housing
ABOVE Pacific Ocean waves ripple on to the central coast beach north of San Luis Obispo
LEFT Cal Poly players attend the weekly Thursday night Farmerrsquos Market in downtown San Luis Obispo From produce growers to food vendors more than 120 merchant stalls line downtown each week
central coastThe
LEFT The city of San Luis Obispo as seen from the top of nearby Bishoprsquos Peak an extremely popular hiking destination
BELOW The sun sets over the Cal Poly campus (foreground) and the city of San Luis Obispo (back)Photo Joe Christianson
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull Ranked by US News and World
Report as the top public masterrsquos
university in the western United
States
bull Cal Polyrsquos College of Engineering
(Top Right) ranked second by US
News and World Report among
public engineering programs
bull 64 Majors
universityThe
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull 19-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
bull 891 percent of students report working full time or attending graduate school within one year of graduation
bull Median starting salary for graduates $52000
university
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Home Jersey When Hosting Saint Maryrsquos
UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Air Max Destiny TB
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 TB
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Road Jersey When Battling USC UNLV
and DePaul
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
bull Averaged133minutespergameandappearedinall30ofCalPolyrsquoscontestsasatruefreshmanlastyear
bull CareerscoringhighcameagainstBigWestConferenceregularseasonchampionLongBeachStateonDec302010
bull WillmakeMustangdebutthisseasonafterredshirtinglastyearbull Appeared in 16 of 31 games as a true freshmanat Rice during 2009-10season
6-6bull210bullSophomorebullForward|ChicagoIL
6-0bull175bullSophomorebullGuard|SanAntonioTX
6-2bull200bullSophomorebullGuard|OceansideCALove 3Maliik
eversley 33Chris
bull Named2011BigWestConferenceFreshmanPlayeroftheYearafterleadingCalPolywitha472percentfieldgoalmark
bull Started28of30gamesasatruefreshmanandfinishedsecondamongMustangswitha133-to-1assist-to-turnoverratio
Johnson 24Jamal
bull NamedaParadeMagazineAll-AmericafourthteamselectionandratedastheNo71guardintheclassof2011byESPNcomasasenioratPeninsulaHS
bull Duringfour-yearhighschoolcareerscored2430points(225pergame)grabbed909rebounds(84)distributed306assists(28)andshot464percentfromthefloor
bull Redshirted2010-11seasonaftersufferingpreseasoninjurybull Named to the 2009-10 Big West All-Freshman Team after finishing third amongconferenceplayerswitha455percentthree-pointmarkandaveraging78pointspergame
bull LedMaplewoodHStoa25-4overallmarklastseasonandarunner-upshowingintheClassicSuburbanConference
bull EarnedAll-ClassicSuburbanConferencepraiseasaseniorafterposting13double-digitscoringgames
6-0bull185bullSophomorebullGuard|SacramentoCA
6-2bull195bullFreshmanbullGuard|SanPedroCA
6-7bull195bullFreshmanbullForward|MaplewoodMN
morgan 30Reese
Awich 25Joel
odister 35Kyle
ConditioningStrength amp
ABOVE amp BELOW Opened in 2008 Poly Canyon Village houses approximately 2700 students con-tains 618 furnished apartment units and spans 30 acres The state-of-the-art complex includes Ein-stein Bros Bagels Peetrsquos Coffee and Tea Jamba Juice a post office community center swimming
pool and study rooms
TOP Jamal Johnson and Chris Eversley compete in Xbox at Eversleyrsquos off-campus apartment
housing
ABOVE Pacific Ocean waves ripple on to the central coast beach north of San Luis Obispo
LEFT Cal Poly players attend the weekly Thursday night Farmerrsquos Market in downtown San Luis Obispo From produce growers to food vendors more than 120 merchant stalls line downtown each week
central coastThe
LEFT The city of San Luis Obispo as seen from the top of nearby Bishoprsquos Peak an extremely popular hiking destination
BELOW The sun sets over the Cal Poly campus (foreground) and the city of San Luis Obispo (back)Photo Joe Christianson
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull Ranked by US News and World
Report as the top public masterrsquos
university in the western United
States
bull Cal Polyrsquos College of Engineering
(Top Right) ranked second by US
News and World Report among
public engineering programs
bull 64 Majors
universityThe
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull 19-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
bull 891 percent of students report working full time or attending graduate school within one year of graduation
bull Median starting salary for graduates $52000
university
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Home Jersey When Hosting Saint Maryrsquos
UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Air Max Destiny TB
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 TB
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Road Jersey When Battling USC UNLV
and DePaul
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
bull NamedaParadeMagazineAll-AmericafourthteamselectionandratedastheNo71guardintheclassof2011byESPNcomasasenioratPeninsulaHS
bull Duringfour-yearhighschoolcareerscored2430points(225pergame)grabbed909rebounds(84)distributed306assists(28)andshot464percentfromthefloor
bull Redshirted2010-11seasonaftersufferingpreseasoninjurybull Named to the 2009-10 Big West All-Freshman Team after finishing third amongconferenceplayerswitha455percentthree-pointmarkandaveraging78pointspergame
bull LedMaplewoodHStoa25-4overallmarklastseasonandarunner-upshowingintheClassicSuburbanConference
bull EarnedAll-ClassicSuburbanConferencepraiseasaseniorafterposting13double-digitscoringgames
6-0bull185bullSophomorebullGuard|SacramentoCA
6-2bull195bullFreshmanbullGuard|SanPedroCA
6-7bull195bullFreshmanbullForward|MaplewoodMN
morgan 30Reese
Awich 25Joel
odister 35Kyle
ConditioningStrength amp
ABOVE amp BELOW Opened in 2008 Poly Canyon Village houses approximately 2700 students con-tains 618 furnished apartment units and spans 30 acres The state-of-the-art complex includes Ein-stein Bros Bagels Peetrsquos Coffee and Tea Jamba Juice a post office community center swimming
pool and study rooms
TOP Jamal Johnson and Chris Eversley compete in Xbox at Eversleyrsquos off-campus apartment
housing
ABOVE Pacific Ocean waves ripple on to the central coast beach north of San Luis Obispo
LEFT Cal Poly players attend the weekly Thursday night Farmerrsquos Market in downtown San Luis Obispo From produce growers to food vendors more than 120 merchant stalls line downtown each week
central coastThe
LEFT The city of San Luis Obispo as seen from the top of nearby Bishoprsquos Peak an extremely popular hiking destination
BELOW The sun sets over the Cal Poly campus (foreground) and the city of San Luis Obispo (back)Photo Joe Christianson
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull Ranked by US News and World
Report as the top public masterrsquos
university in the western United
States
bull Cal Polyrsquos College of Engineering
(Top Right) ranked second by US
News and World Report among
public engineering programs
bull 64 Majors
universityThe
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull 19-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
bull 891 percent of students report working full time or attending graduate school within one year of graduation
bull Median starting salary for graduates $52000
university
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Home Jersey When Hosting Saint Maryrsquos
UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Air Max Destiny TB
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 TB
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Road Jersey When Battling USC UNLV
and DePaul
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
ConditioningStrength amp
ABOVE amp BELOW Opened in 2008 Poly Canyon Village houses approximately 2700 students con-tains 618 furnished apartment units and spans 30 acres The state-of-the-art complex includes Ein-stein Bros Bagels Peetrsquos Coffee and Tea Jamba Juice a post office community center swimming
pool and study rooms
TOP Jamal Johnson and Chris Eversley compete in Xbox at Eversleyrsquos off-campus apartment
housing
ABOVE Pacific Ocean waves ripple on to the central coast beach north of San Luis Obispo
LEFT Cal Poly players attend the weekly Thursday night Farmerrsquos Market in downtown San Luis Obispo From produce growers to food vendors more than 120 merchant stalls line downtown each week
central coastThe
LEFT The city of San Luis Obispo as seen from the top of nearby Bishoprsquos Peak an extremely popular hiking destination
BELOW The sun sets over the Cal Poly campus (foreground) and the city of San Luis Obispo (back)Photo Joe Christianson
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull Ranked by US News and World
Report as the top public masterrsquos
university in the western United
States
bull Cal Polyrsquos College of Engineering
(Top Right) ranked second by US
News and World Report among
public engineering programs
bull 64 Majors
universityThe
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull 19-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
bull 891 percent of students report working full time or attending graduate school within one year of graduation
bull Median starting salary for graduates $52000
university
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Home Jersey When Hosting Saint Maryrsquos
UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Air Max Destiny TB
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 TB
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Road Jersey When Battling USC UNLV
and DePaul
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
ABOVE amp BELOW Opened in 2008 Poly Canyon Village houses approximately 2700 students con-tains 618 furnished apartment units and spans 30 acres The state-of-the-art complex includes Ein-stein Bros Bagels Peetrsquos Coffee and Tea Jamba Juice a post office community center swimming
pool and study rooms
TOP Jamal Johnson and Chris Eversley compete in Xbox at Eversleyrsquos off-campus apartment
housing
ABOVE Pacific Ocean waves ripple on to the central coast beach north of San Luis Obispo
LEFT Cal Poly players attend the weekly Thursday night Farmerrsquos Market in downtown San Luis Obispo From produce growers to food vendors more than 120 merchant stalls line downtown each week
central coastThe
LEFT The city of San Luis Obispo as seen from the top of nearby Bishoprsquos Peak an extremely popular hiking destination
BELOW The sun sets over the Cal Poly campus (foreground) and the city of San Luis Obispo (back)Photo Joe Christianson
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull Ranked by US News and World
Report as the top public masterrsquos
university in the western United
States
bull Cal Polyrsquos College of Engineering
(Top Right) ranked second by US
News and World Report among
public engineering programs
bull 64 Majors
universityThe
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull 19-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
bull 891 percent of students report working full time or attending graduate school within one year of graduation
bull Median starting salary for graduates $52000
university
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Home Jersey When Hosting Saint Maryrsquos
UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Air Max Destiny TB
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 TB
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Road Jersey When Battling USC UNLV
and DePaul
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
ABOVE Pacific Ocean waves ripple on to the central coast beach north of San Luis Obispo
LEFT Cal Poly players attend the weekly Thursday night Farmerrsquos Market in downtown San Luis Obispo From produce growers to food vendors more than 120 merchant stalls line downtown each week
central coastThe
LEFT The city of San Luis Obispo as seen from the top of nearby Bishoprsquos Peak an extremely popular hiking destination
BELOW The sun sets over the Cal Poly campus (foreground) and the city of San Luis Obispo (back)Photo Joe Christianson
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull Ranked by US News and World
Report as the top public masterrsquos
university in the western United
States
bull Cal Polyrsquos College of Engineering
(Top Right) ranked second by US
News and World Report among
public engineering programs
bull 64 Majors
universityThe
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull 19-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
bull 891 percent of students report working full time or attending graduate school within one year of graduation
bull Median starting salary for graduates $52000
university
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Home Jersey When Hosting Saint Maryrsquos
UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Air Max Destiny TB
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 TB
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Road Jersey When Battling USC UNLV
and DePaul
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
LEFT The city of San Luis Obispo as seen from the top of nearby Bishoprsquos Peak an extremely popular hiking destination
BELOW The sun sets over the Cal Poly campus (foreground) and the city of San Luis Obispo (back)Photo Joe Christianson
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull Ranked by US News and World
Report as the top public masterrsquos
university in the western United
States
bull Cal Polyrsquos College of Engineering
(Top Right) ranked second by US
News and World Report among
public engineering programs
bull 64 Majors
universityThe
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull 19-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
bull 891 percent of students report working full time or attending graduate school within one year of graduation
bull Median starting salary for graduates $52000
university
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Home Jersey When Hosting Saint Maryrsquos
UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Air Max Destiny TB
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 TB
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Road Jersey When Battling USC UNLV
and DePaul
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull Ranked by US News and World
Report as the top public masterrsquos
university in the western United
States
bull Cal Polyrsquos College of Engineering
(Top Right) ranked second by US
News and World Report among
public engineering programs
bull 64 Majors
universityThe
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull 19-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
bull 891 percent of students report working full time or attending graduate school within one year of graduation
bull Median starting salary for graduates $52000
university
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Home Jersey When Hosting Saint Maryrsquos
UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Air Max Destiny TB
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 TB
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Road Jersey When Battling USC UNLV
and DePaul
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
19000 Students Nationally-Honored Courses of Study and the Top-Ranked Public Masterrsquos University in the western United
States all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean
bull 19-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
bull 891 percent of students report working full time or attending graduate school within one year of graduation
bull Median starting salary for graduates $52000
university
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Home Jersey When Hosting Saint Maryrsquos
UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Air Max Destiny TB
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 TB
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Road Jersey When Battling USC UNLV
and DePaul
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Home Jersey When Hosting Saint Maryrsquos
UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Air Max Destiny TB
Cal Poly Wears the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 TB
Cal Poly Will Wear the 2011-12 Nike Road Jersey When Battling USC UNLV
and DePaul
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
Country
CourtTop The Mustangs spent a day visiting Irazu Volcano Above David Hanson Maliik Love and Chris OrsquoBrien prepare to go zip-lining
Right Cal Polyrsquos coaching staff enjoys a moment before facing the Costa Rica Menrsquos National Team
summer tour of costa rica2011
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
Community
CourtTop Joe Callero shows a student at Guarderia El Manantial school his iPhone while Jordan Lewis plays with other students
Left Head coach Joe Callero preps the Mustangs during a practice session
summer tour of costa rica
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
Cal Polyrsquos football program regularly ranks among the top-20 Football Conference Subdivision programs in the nation
Cal Poly menrsquos soccer fans rush the field after Cal Polyrsquos 2011 come-from-behind upset victory against rival UC Santa Barbara
At more than 85000 square feet Cal Polyrsquos new state-of-the-art Rec Center is scheduled to open in
early 2012
The sun sets on Baggett Stadium home of Cal Polyrsquos baseball program
Alex G Spanos Stadium plays host to Cal Polyrsquos football and soccer programs which regularly draw sellout crowds
facilitiesAthletics
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
Wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08) was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton (1999-03) won the first gold medal by a Cal Poly athlete
Former UFC Light Heavyweight titleholder Chuck Liddell wrestled at Cal Poly (1988-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Kevin Correia (2000-02) was selected to the National League roster for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Athletics AlumniNotable
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
schedule2011-12
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
Home Game Away Game Big West Conference Game
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL
A record total of 142 teams ndash representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences ndash will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19) with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January
Of the 71 games a minimum of 13 will be televised with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3 An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3 Please consult your local listings for start times
HOME TEAMS Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Pacific UC Irvine UC Riverside Albany Maine New Hampshire Vermont Montana Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Virginia Military Institute Delaware George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Northeastern Virginia Commonwealth Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Canisius Iona Loyola (Md) Manhattan Saint Peterrsquos Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Kent State Miami (Ohio) Ohio Morgan State Bradley Creighton Evansville Illinois State Missouri State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State SIU-Edwardsville Appalachian State Davidson McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F Austin Missouri-Kansas City North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Utah State and Loyola Marymount
AWAY TEAMS Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Davis UC Santa Barbara Binghamton Boston University Hartford Maryland-Baltimore County Stony Brook Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana State Portland State Campbell High Point Liberty Presbyterian UNC-Asheville Winthrop Drexel James Madison UNC-Wilmington Old Dominion Towson William amp Mary Illinois-Chicago Loyola (Ill) Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Fairfield Marist Niagara Rider Siena Akron Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Delaware State Hampton Drake Indiana State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State Morehead State Southeast Missouri State Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech College of Charleston Wofford Central Arkansas Lamar Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas AampM-Corpus Christi Texas State IUPUFW IUPUI Oakland Southern Utah Western Illinois Fresno State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State and St Maryrsquos
