2021–22 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team

2021–22 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record7–21 (2–12 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Hanson
  • Justin Downer
  • Keith Berard
Home arenaMott Athletics Center
(Capacity: 3,032)
2021–22 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 12 3   .800 20 13   .606
Cal State Fullerton 11 4   .733 21 11   .656
Hawai'i 10 5   .667 17 11   .607
UC Irvine 9 5   .643 15 10   .600
UC Santa Barbara 8 5   .615 17 11   .607
UC Riverside 9 6   .600 16 12   .571
UC Davis 5 6   .455 13 11   .542
UC San Diego* 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
Cal State Northridge 3 13   .188 7 23   .233
Cal State Bakersfield 2 12   .143 8 19   .296
Cal Poly 2 12   .143 7 21   .250
2022 Big West tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament and 2022 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings

The 2021–22 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by third-year head coach John Smith, played their home games at the Robert A. Mott Athletics Center in San Luis Obispo, California, and competed as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 7–21, 2–12 in Big West play, to finish 11th (and last) in their conference.