The Long Beach State men’s basketball team faced one of the toughest schedules in the nation last year, and this year won’t be any different. Headlining the 49ers’ schedule is a home matchup with North Carolina on November 16. Also on the plate are away games against national powerhouses Ohio[Read More…]
Men’s Basketball
Casper Ware joining Pistons for the summer
Casper Ware wasn’t in New Jersey for the NBA Draft like No. 1 overall pick Anthony Davis. He wasn’t with friends and family watching from a pizza parlor like 21st overall pick Jared Sullinger. In fact, Ware wasn’t watching the draft at all. “I was working out at the gym,”[Read More…]
Casper Ware preparing for NBA Draft
Casper Ware’s ESPN draft profile describes him as a “super quick scoring guard” who is an “excellent ball handler” with an “unlimited shooting range.” Despite this praise, he is ranked as only the 9th-best point guard and the 68th-best prospect overall. That low ranking is almost entirely due to his[Read More…]
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Three 49ers to play in Portsmouth Invitational
Casper Ware, Larry Anderson and T.J. Robinson have been selected to play in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament from April 11-14 in Portsmouth, Va. The four-day event showcases the 64 top senior men’s basketball players in the nation. The 12-game tournament will allow the players a chance to play in front[Read More…]
Ware named Honorable Mention All-American
After leading the Beach to a conference title and a trip to the NCAA tournament, Casper Ware now has one more honor to add to his list of accomplishments. The senior guard was named by the Associated Press and an honorable mention All-American on Tuesday. Ware is the second basketball[Read More…]
Monson named District 9 Coach of the Year
Long Beach State men’s basketball teams head coach Dan Monson was named Division I District 9 Coach of the Year for the second straight season. The award, which is voted on by The National Association of Basketball Coaches, was given to the 49ers coach for the second straight season. Monson[Read More…]
LBSU seniors leave lasting legacy
As the Long Beach State men’s basketball season came to an end Thursday afternoon in Portland, so did the careers of seven senior players. Larry Anderson, Eugene Phelps, Casper Ware, T.J. Robinson, Edis Dervisevic, Corey Jackson and Sean Starkey sat long-faced in their locker room at the Rose Garden after[Read More…]
‘Niners year in review
Records were broken, rivalries were revisited, and one of the most storied groups of seniors in Long Beach State athletics history finally broke through to the Big Dance. These elements and many more defined the men’s basketball season, which came to an end Thursday afternoon in Portland. The 49ers picked[Read More…]
49ers fall to No. 5 New Mexico
PORTLAND – The cinderella story for the 12th seeded Long Beach State men’s basketball team was never able to get started as it lost its second round game to the fifth seeded University of New Mexico 75-68 Thursday afternoon at the Rose Garden. The loss marks the last game that[Read More…]