In its final home game of the season, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team will host Cal State Northridge on Thursday for Senior Night inside the Walter Pyramid. With just two games left, the 49ers (16-18, 8-6) are eliminated from the regular season title race. Head coach Dan Monson[Read More…]
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LBSU travels to Hawaii
An upbeat Long Beach State men’s basketball team flies to Honolulu feeling confident it can snap its four-game losing streak Thursday night at Hawaii. “You worry about [the team’s energy during a losing streak],” head coach Dan Monson said. “But I’ve been pleased with our guys here.” The 49ers (13-15)[Read More…]
49ers’ losing streak reaches four
Another dismal first-half performance doomed the Long Beach State men’s basketball team, which dropped its fourth straight game in a 65-58 loss to UC Davis Thursday night inside the Walter Pyramid. “I feel like it was like that rush,” senior forward David Samuels said when asked about the team’s slow[Read More…]
LBSU loses heartbreaker to UC Irvine
A last second game-winning layup by UC Irvine’s Jaron Martin sealed the Long Beach State men’s basketball team’s first home loss of the season in the Walter Pyramid Saturday night, 56-55. A ferocious crowd wasn’t enough to carry the 49ers (13-12, 7-2) past the Anteaters (14-9, 7-2) as sophomore guard[Read More…]
LBSU hosts Riverside and Irvine
The Long Beach men’s basketball team is hosting a pair of Big West conference opponents when it plays UC Riverside and UC Irvine this weekend in the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers (12-11, 6-1) will try to contain UC Riverside (10-11, 3-4) junior forward Taylor Johns, who leads the Highlanders with[Read More…]
49ers downplay point-spread use
After a 69-53 home win against UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 17, senior forward David Samuels mentioned that head coach Dan Monson used every game’s point spread as a tactic for motivating the team. The point spread the number of points that a team is favored to win or lose[Read More…]
49ers win fifth straight
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team overcame a sluggish first half and defeated Hawaii 65-50, extending its winning streak to a season-high five games on Saturday in the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers (12-11, 6-1) played a dismal first half against the Rainbow Warriors (15-8, 3-4), looking flat and possibly[Read More…]
Yussuf makes impact for LBSU men’s basketball
Freshman forward Temidayo Yussuf’s steady development has made him a valuable asset sooner than expected for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team. Before the start of the season, head coach Dan Monson said Yussuf, or as his team calls him, “Temi,” was more a prospect than a player ready[Read More…]