For the first time in nine years, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team has won its first three Big West Conference games. The 49ers went on the road and defeated the University of Pacific Tigers, 74-66, at the Spanos Center in Stockton on Thursday night. LBSU (8-7, 3-0 Big[Read More…]
Men’s Basketball
Late first-half barrage keys 70-57 victory over Cal Poly
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team used a 14-0 run in last two minutes of the first half to put away the Cal Poly Mustangs for good, 70-57, at the Walter Pyramid on Sunday. The 49ers (7-7, 2-0 Big West Conference) went down 30-18 with just 2:23 remaining in[Read More…]
‘Niners too much for Gauchos at the Pyramid
In his first career Big West Conference game, Long Beach State freshman point guard Casper Ware looked like a veteran Friday night. Ware torched the Gauchos for 21 points as LBSU (6-7, 1-0 Big West) beat UC Santa Barbara, 76-64, at the Walter Pyramid. Ware knocked down 7-of-13 from the[Read More…]
Men’s, women’s hoops gear up for Big West play
For a while, it looked like head coach Dan Monson and the Long Beach State men’s basketball team was going to enter its Big West Conference schedule with a winning record. The 49ers (5-7) dropped an 86-74 decision at Oregon on Monday in the team’s final tune-up before conference play[Read More…]
Morris helps LBSU stop 4-game skid, stun Temple
The 49er men’s basketball team saw the return of its defensive intensity and swagger on Monday night. Long Beach State held off a late rally by the Temple Owls to win, 76-71, at the Walter Pyramid. It was a defensive battle in the first half, but both teams found their[Read More…]
Change to starting 5 can’t stop losing streak
Turnovers hindered the Long Beach State men’s basketball team Saturday afternoon at the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers couldn’t stave off the Montana State offense and fell, 75-61. A season-high 19 giveaways earned the 49ers (4-6) their first loss of the year on the Walter Pyramid floor. Many of the turnovers[Read More…]
Rehabbing guard rebounds from life-changing event
Brandon Nevens thought he was going to die. The junior guard was running as part of the 49er men’s basketball offseason workouts in September, but after Nevens completed the last lap, he collapsed on the track at Jack Rose Stadium. Nevens, a transfer from Cal State Bakersfield, wanted to impress[Read More…]
No. 13 Orange batter The Beach, 79-55
Long Beach State stayed with Syracuse early before an 18-4 run to start the second half secured a 79-55 win for the Orange in front of 17,244 fans at the Carrier Dome on Saturday afternoon. Arinze Onuaku led the way for 13th-ranked Syracuse (9-0) with 17 points and six rebounds.[Read More…]
LBSU falls in rematch against Weber State, 72-63
After getting burned repeatedly from long range in Long Beach State’s big comeback at the Walter Pyramid, Weber State’s men’s basketball team returned the favor Thursday night. This time, there was no 23-point comeback to save the 49ers as the Wildcats won, 72-63, in Ogden, Utah. Senior Donovan Morris struggled,[Read More…]
Results starting to show in Year 2 under Monson
When Dan Monson took over for Larry Reynolds as the men’s basketball coach last season, he knew he wasn’t getting himself in over his head. To many, the opportunity wasn’t particularly tempting. A team that had just been purged of all of its talent, led Long Beach State to it’s[Read More…]