The Long Beach State men’s basketball program was too rattled to handle the pressure in a 63-55 loss to CSU Bakersfield on Monday at the Walter Pyramid, caving in front of a crowd of 345. Only 10 players were able to suit up for the game against the Roadrunners, as[Read More…]
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Men’s basketball point guard breakdown
With the men’s basketball team season starting on Saturday at the Walter Pyramid, the 49ers are bringing some fresh faces into to the program.While eight players return to this year’s roster, the team will have new teammates who will bring different playing styles. Here is a breakdown of all the[Read More…]
LBSU basketball teams are back with Black and Gold scrimmage
After a long summer and start to the fall semester, Long Beach State men’s and women’s basketball teams will be back in action at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Walter Pyramid. Season ticket holders, students, Director’s Circle members and other sponsors to the Long Beach State athletics program will[Read More…]
Q&A with women’s basketball head coach Jeff Cammon
Though newly appointed Long Beach State women’s basketball head coach Jeff Cammon has yet to lead the 49ers onto the court in 2017, he is looking forward to making a difference with the program. LBSU won the Big West Conference championship last season and made the school’s first NCAA appearance[Read More…]
Jody and Derek Wynn have made 49ers contenders
Jody met Derek Wynn in her junior year at Southern California. Derek, then a student at Cal State Fullerton, coached high school basketball. “A mutual friend of ours, who was a football player at USC introduced us,” Jody said. “It was late in my junior year; he came to a[Read More…]
Harlem Globetrotters stop by the Honda Center
For nearly a century, the Harlem Globetrotters have entertained millions of international basketball fans with their unbelievable ball-handling skills and basketball stunts. On Saturday, an audience chuckled and smiled, enjoying the sweet game of basketball at the Honda Center. “College students probably don’t think too much about them, but if[Read More…]
Jerry Tarkanian leaves unprecedented legacy
Legendary basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, orchestrator of the greatest stretch of success in Long Beach State basketball history, died at 84 years old on Wednesday in Las Vegas after battling a respiratory infection. Tarkanian’s teams were defined by their defiance to the norms of college basketball. They were cocky and[Read More…]
The right stuff: winning streak proves 49ers have what it takes
A 15-game winning streak has established the Long Beach State women’s basketball team as a top contender for the Big West Conference championship this season. After a 90-85 home loss to Southern California in the third game of the season, senior guard Hallie Meneses said the way the 49ers looked[Read More…]