An early exit from Big West Tournament play encapsulated all the weaknesses and flaws in the Long Beach State basketball team. Now five days after its season has ended, here is the final look back on an expectation-filled season that left many disappointed. There was a lot of discussion before[Read More…]
Tag: Mike Caffey
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…]
Deep dive
A three-game losing streak threatens to derail the Long Beach State men’s basketball team’s impressive efforts in league play. After losing to UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly, the 49ers are in third place in the Big West Conference with UCSB and Hawaii right on its heels. Why[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…]
Caffey leads LBSU past Fullerton
FULLERTON, Calif. – Senior point guard Mike Caffey’s second half heroics carried the Long Beach State men’s basketball team past Cal State Fullerton in a 91-85 overtime win Thursday night. Down 11 points with just over four minutes to play in regulation, the 49ers (11-11, 5-1) went on a 13-2[Read More…]