Newly hired men’s basketball head coach Chris Acker signed up for adversity when he took the job at The Beach, but he is poised to jump over the hurdles.
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Chris Acker hired as next men’s basketball head coach
LBSU men’s basketball picked their next coach for the season, SDSU assistant coach Chris Acker, as he hopes to rebuild The Beach’s basketball program and continue their winning ways.
March sadness: The reality of the NCAA Tournament
There are 68 teams in the field of the NCAA Tournament and only one can win. Long Beach State men’s basketball is one of those 67 teams that go home having not accomplished what they have worked so hard all year for.
The shoe does not fit: LBSU goes down in first round of the NCAA tournament
The potential “Cinderella story” of Long Beach State was put to bed by the Arizona Wildcats in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Presser ahead of matchup in national spotlight against Arizona
Head coach Dan Monson and the players took very different approaches to their press conference before their NCAA Tournament first-round game.
Dan Monson: The players’ coach out of a job, yet leading his team to the dance
Playing the cards he’s been dealt, Dan Monson continues to coach his way, the way that led Long Beach State men’s basketball to March Madness for the first time since 2012.
Alpha dogs by committee: “Let’s just prove them wrong”
Long Beach State’s trip to the “Big Dance” is fueled by motivation for Dan Monson when it was announced he would be mutually parting ways with the team before the tournament.
Long Beach State punches their ticket to the NCAA Tournament
The Beach is headed to the “Big Dance” for the first time since 2012 in one of the most improbable runs in recent history.
The Beach lose fourth straight after crushing loss to Santa Barbara
Despite their two-point loss to Santa Barbara, Long Beach can still clinch an opening-round bye in the Big West Championship on Saturday.
LBSU drops third straight game with 82-61 loss to UCI
The Beach’s away loss means they got swept in the season series versus UCI despite big individual halves from Jadon Jones and Marcus Tsohonis.