After the Long Beach State men’s basketball home opener Saturday, head coach Dan Monson said, “If they [the 49ers] can’t [get into rhthym] against Arizona, we’re in trouble.” They were in trouble. The 49ers shot just 5-for-35 from the field and made only one of their 14 attempts behind the[Read More…]
Men’s Basketball
Long Beach State opens season with win over Hawaii-Pacific
In the words of Long Beach State head coach Dan Monson, it wasn’t perfect. It wasn’t even good. But it was good enough. The LBSU men’s basketball team showed the kind of issues to be expected from a team with three new starters in its season opener, but the 49ers[Read More…]
BASKETBALL GUIDE
The Long Beach State men’s and women’s basketball seasons are just around the corner. To preview their seasons, the Daily 49er put together a special section with everything you need to follow the 49ers this year: previews, predictions, features, schedules and more. All stories can be viewed in the Daily[Read More…]
BASKETBALL GUIDE: Q&A with Vic Cegles
Q: What are your thoughts on this year’s men’s basketball team? Cegles: I think this is a transitional year. We made some changes and we have seven new players, and I know that it takes a lot of time for everybody to get together in terms of learning how to[Read More…]
Long Beach State will be airborne for much of nonconference
Eighteen thousand, twenty-four miles. That’s approximately the amount that the Long Beach State men’s basketball team will travel during nonconference play this season. It isn’t the most in the country. Norfolk State in Virginia will make cross-country trips to Seattle and Hawaii for a nation-leading 20,850 miles, and Georgetown will[Read More…]
BASKETBALL GUIDE: Next step for Mike Caffey is growing as vocal leader
First-team All-Big West. Team leader in assists. Second in points only to a man drafted by the Miami Heat. The accomplishments go on and on for Long Beach State point guard Mike Caffey, who was a prized recruit before he even set foot on The Beach. The 6-foot junior emerged[Read More…]
BASKETBALL GUIDE: Tyler Lamb is worth the wait
As an eighth grader, before ESPN recognized him as the country’s No. 38 basketball recruit out of Mater Dei High School, Tyler Lamb received his first recruiting letter from his future college. Lamb passed up the offer, made by Long Beach State, and later committed to UCLA instead, where he[Read More…]
BASKETBALL GUIDE: Men’s basketball preview
To say that the 2013-14 season is a fresh start for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team would be an understatement. It’s been almost eight months since LBSU walked off the court at Baylor’s Ferrell Center, fresh off a 112-66 loss in the National Invitational Tournament that was one[Read More…]
BASKETBALL GUIDE COMMENTARY: New-look 49ers can still contend for a Big West title
Understatement of the year candidate: The Long Beach State men’s basketball team — which is set to take the Walter Pyramid floor Saturday against Hawaii-Pacific — will look more than slightly different than it did a year ago. Anybody who followed 49er hoops last season will not need to clean[Read More…]
BASKETBALL GUIDE: David Samuels standing out among newcomers
Last season Long Beach State men’s head basketball coach Dan Monson led his team to the Big West regular season title but fell short in the Big West Tournament. Monson’s team will try and improve on last season with a completely different roster. The roster changes include four junior college[Read More…]