Dan Monson has found a solution to the graduation of his core four from last year in a trio of transfers: Dan Jennings, Keala King and Tony Freeland. A year after losing four seniors that had been starters for at least three years each, Monson has gotten the 49ers into[Read More…]
Men’s Basketball
Long Beach State wins in tough road rivalry game
Much to the dismay of 2,013 fans who often sounded more like 5,000, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team ended its three-year losing streak at Titan Gym after a back-and-forth contest Saturday night. Propelled by a monster second-half performance by James Ennis, the ‘Niners (10-8, 6-1 Big West 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…]
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…]
LBSU closes out nonconference schedule with loss to UCLA
LOS ANGELES – Despite a huge night from Dan Jennings, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team just couldn’t keep up with UCLA over the final ten minutes Tuesday night’s game at Pauley Pavilion. The ‘Niners (4-7) trailed by only seven with nine minutes to play, but the Bruins (8-3)[Read More…]
‘Niners end three-game losing skid with win over BYU-Hawaii
It was the James Ennis and Mike Caffey show Saturday evening in the Walter Pyramid. Both players notched new career highs in points and rebounds, as the Long Beach State men’s basketball team (4-6) recorded an 82-65 victory over visiting Division-II opponent BYU-Hawaii (4-5). Ennis led all players in both[Read More…]
Long Beach State endures pair of blowouts to elite teams
Growing pains continued for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team this weekend as it lost by a combined 65 points on the road to No. 4 Syracuse and No. 7 Ohio State. The 49ers (3-6) fell 84-53 to the Orange (7-0) on Thursday and 89-55 to the Buckeyes (6-1)[Read More…]