November 11, 2009

USF Men's Basketball Opens Regular Season Friday Night vs. Cal Poly

Nov. 11, 2009

 

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By Stacy Hicklin
USF Beat Writer

(San Francisco) - A new coach and an influx of new players may leave some question marks about the identity of Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo this season, but the University of San Francisco men's basketball team can count on one thing the Mustangs will bring to town: confidence.

The Dons open the regular season against the Mustangs at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 at War Memorial Gym.

Last season's contest between the two programs is one the Dons would rather forget. The Mustangs took an early lead and never relinquished it en route to a 61-40 upset of the Dons. It was Cal Poly's first win against USF in 47 seasons.

"We played a solid game at USC [losing by just five points two nights before the Cal-Poly game] with a young team that was inexperienced and didn't understand how to handle success," Dons head coach Rex Walters said. "Cal-Poly played a great game and smacked us right in the mouth and hopefully we learned from that."

Cal-Poly shot just 33 percent from the field, but USF finished just 1-for-20 from behind the arc with a 24.6 field goal percentage for the game. The Dons turned the ball over 17 times in addition to having just one player -- Dior Lowhorn -- score more than six points.

"We didn't get anything accomplished defensively to make up for our inability to shoot the basketball," Walters said.

While the Mustangs' core personnel will be familiar, Cal-Poly will play its first game under the direction of new head coach Joe Callero. Hired last spring, Callero spent the previous eight seasons as the head coach at Seattle University.

Cal Poly did not play an exhibition game, having only faced off against California State Stanislaus in a closed scrimmage two weeks ago.

DONS AND MUSTANGS:
Television: None
Radio Broadcast: Green 960
Internet Audio: Yes - USFDons.com (Yahoo Broadcast)
GameTracker: Yes
Official Website: CalPolyMustangs.com

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