Dan Jennings is big. He’s a 6-foot-9, 245-pound giant made mostly of muscle. He’s also got the skill set to play a highly-sought position: center. “At this level, it’s hard to find a true center,” head coach Dan Monson said. “We haven’t had a true center in the seven years[Read More…]
Men’s Basketball
Men’s, women’s basketball teams picked to finish fourth in Big West
For the first time in years, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team won’t be going into the season with the pressure of high expectations. The 49ers were picked to finish fourth in the Big West Conference in the preseason media poll, the conference announced last week. LBSU received 164[Read More…]
Bryon Russell among former 49ers at first men’s basketball alumni game
Midway through the first half of Long Beach State’s men’s basketball alumni game Saturday, former 49er Terrence O’Kelley yelled from the bench across the court at a player who had just missed a shot. “You’re making us look old!” Alumni from as far back as the early ’80s took the[Read More…]
Men’s basketball team trying trying to find groove
It’s been two weeks since head coach Dan Monson took to the Walter Pyramid floor with Mike Caffey, Dan Jennings and the rest of the Long Beach State men’s basketball team, and early indications are that chemistry is there, but the quality of play has plenty of room for improvement.[Read More…]
‘Tark the Shark’ enters basketball Hall of Fame
Armed with a walker, a creaky voice and decades of coaching experience, former Long Beach State men’s basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian walked to the center of the stage at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. in front of a standing ovation. Tarkanian, who is now 83[Read More…]
James Ennis signs with Australia’s Perth Wildcats
Former Long Beach State standout James Ennis has signed with the Perth Wildcats of Australia’s National Basketball League, the team announced Saturday. Ennis’ rights still belong to the Miami Heat, however, and his contract includes an option to return to Miami at any time should the Heat decide to add[Read More…]
Ennis finishes NBA Summer League
Former 49er and current Miami Heat shooting guard and forward James Ennis concluded an impressive professional debut stint as the NBA wrapped up its Summer League season on Monday. Miami was the only NBA team to compete in both the Orlando and Las Vegas Summer Leagues, and Ennis joined three[Read More…]
49ers play in summer leagues
Long Beach State sports may not be in season, but current and former 49ers are still busy. James Ennis and Casper Ware are representing The Beach on the floor of Orlando’s Amway Center in the NBA summer league. Former Dirtbags are making their way through the minor leagues, and current[Read More…]
MORRIS: Miami is the best possible destination for James Ennis
Long Beach State forward James Ennis went from Long Beach to South Beach in the 2013 NBA Draft. He won’t be playing for the team that drafted him, but for Ennis, the situation couldn’t be better. The Atlanta Hawks drafted Ennis with the 50th pick in the draft, but before[Read More…]
Men’s basketball schedule released
After years of big-name matchups and high-profile nonconference games, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that the Long Beach State men’s basketball team has another loaded nonconference schedule. Among the 49ers’ opponents for the 2013-14 season are five teams that made the NCAA tournament. The Beach will likely[Read More…]