Box score Long Beach State rallied from a 13-point deficit to force overtime but ultimately came up short in an 80-77 loss to Loyola Marymount at the Walter Pyramid on Saturday night. Two late 3-pointers from Greg Plater and a put-back from T.J. Robinson highlighted the 49ers’ (3-3) comeback as[Read More…]
Men’s Basketball
LBSU places 4th at Paradise Jam
Senior 3-point specialist Greg Plater sparked the Long Beach State men’s basketball team to a fourth-place finish Monday afternoon in the Paradise Jam at the U.S. Virgin Islands. Plater, who scored 18 points to lead the 49ers, drained four of his five 3-pointers in the second half of a 78-72[Read More…]
‘Niners rebound with win over St. Peter’s
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team received an all-around effort from junior Larry Anderson en route to its first win of the three-day Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Anderson and fellow junior T.J. Robinson both collected double-doubles as the 49ers led for the final 30 minutes of[Read More…]
Turnovers prove costly for LBSU in Virgin Islands
Box score The Long Beach State men’s basketball team couldn’t avenge last season’s 76 Classic loss to Clemson in the opening round of the Paradise Jam on Friday. The 49ers (1-2) finished the contest with 21 turnovers resulting in a 69-55 loss to the Tigers at the University of the[Read More…]
Men’s basketball heads to Virgin Islands
Although they’ll be playing in paradise, the 49ers men’s basketball team needs to remain focused as they travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands to participate in the Paradise Jam Tournament. In a rematch from last season, Long Beach State (1-1) kicks off the tournament Friday against Clemson (2-0). The 49ers[Read More…]
LBSU runs away in second half
Box score Despite an off night from star T.J. Robinson, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team rebounded to pick up its first win of the season in an 82-65 blowout against San Francisco State at the Walter Pyramid on Monday night. Robinson committed five turnovers in the first half[Read More…]
MCDANNALD: What a weird night in college hoops
On a night when little-used forward Lin Chang outscored All-Big West Conference teammate T.J. Robinson in less than half the minutes, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team still won. Go figure. Chang, who scored eight points in eight minutes, came off the bench to hit back-to-back 3-pointers midway through[Read More…]
Record crowd watches 49ers run out of gas
Box score Homecoming wasn’t so sweet for Long Beach State on Saturday night despite a record crowd of 5,143 fans at the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers kept it close at half, but couldn’t hang on to record the upset as No. 25 San Diego State exited the Pyramid with an[Read More…]
49ers ink four recruits
The Long Beach State basketball season gets underway on Saturday, but the 49ers added some fresh faces for 2011-12 through the first two days of the early signing period. Men Head coach Dan Monson announced the signings of Michael Caffey and Shaquille Hunter to letters of intent on Tuesday. “You[Read More…]
Nick Shepherd: LBSU’s new spark off the bench?
Arriving as a freshman on a new team, at a new school and in a different state can be intimidating. First-year Long Beach State men’s basketball forward Nick Shepherd is not fazed, though. Shepherd is the lone freshman on a roster predominately made up of juniors and seniors. The big[Read More…]