[2][3] The Mustangs are coached by Mike DeGeorge and play their home games at Robert A. Mott Athletics Center.

The 1995–96 championship season saw Cal Poly's Ben Larson average 3.45 steals per game, the third-most in NCAA history,[4] while winning the AWC Player of the Year award.

In 2009, ESPN selected Ernie Wheeler (1972–86) as the top coach in school history, along with Derek Stockalper as the best player in program history (joined by Jim Schultz, Mike Wozniak, Mike LaRoche and Varnie Dennis as the network's then-all time starting five).

[6] Just a year later, however, Chris Bjorklund broke Wozniak's career program record of 1,903 points, graduating in 2001 after scoring a still-standing total of 2,006.

[10] Cal Poly earned the 16th seed and defeated Texas Southern[11] in the NCAA first round in Dayton.