A trip to Brigham Young and Wisconsin was not expected to yield much for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team. But a 10-point loss to BYU on Friday and a very close 68-61 loss to No. 21 Wisconsin Sunday afternoon shows how far this team has come in a[Read More…]
Men’s Basketball
Men’s basketball falls late to BYU in season opener
All-American forward Lee Cummard was just as good as advertised for Brigham Young. This past off-season he turned down the NBA to return to Provo, Utah for his senior season, much to the delight of everyone but Long Beach State on Friday night at the Marriott Center. Behind Cummard’s career-high[Read More…]
Men’s basketball starts season on the road Friday
LBSU at BYU (Friday, 6 p.m. in Provo, Utah) Last year, BYU finished 27-8 with a 14-2 mark in the Mountain West Conference. The Cougars advanced to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 8-seed and dropped a 67-62 decision to Texas A&M. They return two starters including All-American Lee Cummard,[Read More…]
‘Niners picked 8th in Big West coaches’ poll
At Big West Conference Media Day, league coaches continually used one word: “parity.” In a conference where traditionally just one team has a real shot at an NCAA tournament bid, coaches are going out of their way to schedule tough non-conference opponents in an effort to boost their school’s national[Read More…]
Freshman golfer highlights Tuesday’s Sports Picks
Women’s golf Freshman opens tournament with three-shot lead Freshman Lee Lopez sank eight birdies to finish the opening round atop the leaderboard at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown on Monday. The freshman, who played a bogey-free round, carded an 8-under 64 round at the Boulder Creek Golf Club and leads[Read More…]
Newcomers on display in open practice, scrimmage
Here are some quick thoughts on the 2008-09 Long Beach State men’s basketball team before the season opens in mid-November. The 49ers conducted an open practice and scrimmage at the Walter Pyramid last Saturday. New recruits look promising, especially freshmen – Casper Ware, a 5-foot-9 point guard, can get to[Read More…]
Big West announces FOX, ESPN men’s basketball schedule
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team will appear on FSN Prime Ticket three times this season as part of the Big West Conference television package, unveiled today by commissioner Dennis Farrell. The schedules features 21 games on the ESPN and FOX platforms, including ESPN2, ESPNU, FSN West and FSN[Read More…]
ESPN, Big West agree to expand basketball package
Expect to see the Big West Conference gain a little more national exposure this season. ESPN and the Big West agreed to a new, expanded five-year contract that includes a minimum of 12 annual national telecasts including men’s basketball games and other conference events on ESPN2 and ESPNU, Big West[Read More…]