
Max Betkowski brings Cal Poly a former Mustang guard turned strength-and-conditioning voice
Betkowski’s on-court Cal Poly resume is limited — he made just six appearances as a redshirt freshman in 2013-14, averaging 2.0 minutes and debuting against Bethesda before getting a brief NCAA Tournament cameo — but his real differentiator is the transformation and perspective he later brought back to the program as a staff member. Cal Poly describes him as a two-year Mustang guard and former Big West Tournament/NCAA Tournament letterwinner, while a team feature says he added substantial strength and speed during his college years, pointing to a player-turned-mentor with an emphasis on explosiveness, work ethic, and program fit rather than headline stats.[1][5][7]