Long Beach State had dropped its last two games entering Thursday’s game with UC Riverside. UCR sat at the bottom of the Big West, winless in their first three games within the conference. The Beach looked at this meeting as an opportunity to erase the memory of two poor shooting[Read More…]
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CLARK: What San Diego State’s return to the Mountain West means for LBSU and the Big West
Long Beach State fans can breathe a sigh of relief – the 49ers will continue to win conference titles. San Diego State, which fields teams ranked nationally across multiple sports, will reportedly rejoin the Mountain West Conference after briefly being set to break off and join the Big East Conference[Read More…]
Caffey’s game-winnner leads 49ers past Hawaii
Mike Caffey knew not to shoot too early. The sophomore guard checked the clock, realized none of his teammates were open and took to the paint. The result was a runner falling neatly through the net which put his team ahead for good with only 1.7 ticks remaining. The ensuing[Read More…]
Former UCLA guard Tyler Lamb to transfer to Long Beach State
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team, which is currently getting the majority of its contributions from transfers, will add yet another star transfer in former UCLA guard Tyler Lamb next season. Lamb, a former four-star recruit out of Santa Ana Mater Dei High School, annouced via Twitter today that[Read More…]
Long Beach State improves to 3-1 in Big West with win over CSUN
It wasn’t pretty for the first thirty minutes, but the Long Beach State men’s basketball team was able to mount a late run and secure its second straight Big West Conference victory Wednesday night. The Beach (7-8, 3-1 Big West) used a 24-4 run over an eight-minute stretch late in[Read More…]
49ers split first Big West road trip
On its best shooting night of the season, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team showed off its athleticism Saturday en route to a 77-70 road win over Big West Conference- rival UC Santa Barbara. On top of shooting 54.2 percent from the field, the ‘Niners (6-8, 2-1 Big West)[Read More…]
LBSU women take conference opener
It wasn’t a pretty performance, but the Long Beach State women’s basketball team started its Big West Conference play with a 62-52 win over Cal Poly on Thursday at the Walter Pyramid. In a scrappy game, sophomore guard Alex Sanchez lifted the 49ers (8-5, 1-0 Big West) with a game-high[Read More…]
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Men’s basketball: 49ers take Big West opener with help from transfers
Christmas came a few days late for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team, as it received the services of two long-awaited players. Transfers Tony Freeland (DePaul) and Keala King (Arizona State) became eligible this week, and both contributed solid minutes in Saturday’s Big West Conference-opening victory over Pacific. Freeland[Read More…]
Balthazar and Skorpen lead LBSU to blowout victory over Columbia
For the first time in seven years, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team will start the Big West Conference season with a winning record after it routed Columbia 79-50 at the Walter Pyramid on Saturday. The blowout win gives LBSU a 7-5 record and a three-game win streak as[Read More…]