Newly hired men’s basketball head coach Chris Acker signed up for adversity when he took the job at The Beach, but he is poised to jump over the hurdles.
Tag: NCAA Tournament
Pack the Pyramid: Volleyball home game attendance on the rise
The Walter Pyramid has provided a homecourt advantage to both men’s and women’s volleyball since it was built in 1994.
Reports indicate Long Beach State will hire Chris Acker as new head coach
Athletic Director Bobby Smitheran’s ties to former program San Diego State have appeared to land the next head coach of The Beach.
Beach Weekly S12E9: The Beach at the NCAA Tournament, terrorist attack in Moscow & more
Beach Weekly S12E9: The Beach at the NCAA Tournament, terrorist attack in Moscow & more
March sadness: The reality of the NCAA Tournament
There are 68 teams in the field of the NCAA Tournament and only one can win. Long Beach State men’s basketball is one of those 67 teams that go home having not accomplished what they have worked so hard all year for.
The shoe does not fit: LBSU goes down in first round of the NCAA tournament
The potential “Cinderella story” of Long Beach State was put to bed by the Arizona Wildcats in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Presser ahead of matchup in national spotlight against Arizona
Head coach Dan Monson and the players took very different approaches to their press conference before their NCAA Tournament first-round game.
Dan Monson: The players’ coach out of a job, yet leading his team to the dance
Playing the cards he’s been dealt, Dan Monson continues to coach his way, the way that led Long Beach State men’s basketball to March Madness for the first time since 2012.
Alpha dogs by committee: “Let’s just prove them wrong”
Long Beach State’s trip to the “Big Dance” is fueled by motivation for Dan Monson when it was announced he would be mutually parting ways with the team before the tournament.
The Beach draws Arizona in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
Long Beach State was named the No. 15 seed in the West region of the NCAA Tournament and will try to spark a “Cinderella story” against the No. 2 seed Arizona Wildcats.