Men’s Basketball

Monson, Alford friendship runs deeper than basketball

PORTLAND – When the Long Beach State and University of New Mexico men’s basketball teams take the floor Thursday afternoon, the players may act buddy-buddy with one another, but the real friendship will be on the sideline. LBSU head coach Dan Monson and UNM head coach Steve Alford have a[Read More…]

49ers prepare for New Mexico

PORTLAND – The Long Beach State men’s basketball team will play its first NCAA tournament game since 2007 against the University of New Mexico on Thursday at 1:40 p.m. It will also be the first NCAA appearance for the four 49er seniors – Casper Ware, T.J. Robinson, Eugene Phelps, and[Read More…]

Long Beach State preps for No. 5 New Mexico

    PORTLAND – The Long Beach State men’s basketball team will play its first NCAA tournament game since 2007 against the University of New Mexico today at 1:10 p.m. It will also be the first NCAA appearance for four 49er seniors – Casper Ware, T.J. Robinson, Eugene Phelps, and[Read More…]

‘Niners draw New Mexico in NCAA tournament opener

Two rows of seats awaited the Long Beach State men’s basketball team in a private room at Legends Sports Bar to view its fate on Selection Sunday. The first row, designated for LBSU head coach Dan Monson and the seniors, was strategically placed in front of two flat-screen televisions. The[Read More…]

LBSU ousted in Big West championship

After becoming the first team ever to eliminate the number one and two seeds in a Big West Conference tournament, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team has seen its run come to an end Saturday. The seventh-seeded ‘Niners (14-18) were defeated, 63-54, by UC Santa Barbara (16-15) in the[Read More…]

‘Niners headed to the Big Dance

ANAHEIM — There’s nothing that can keep the Long Beach State men’s basketball team from the “Big Dance” now. The 49ers sealed their own fate with a 77-64 victory over UC Santa Barbara in the Big West Conference championship game Saturday night in front of a crowd of 7,564 at[Read More…]

49ers advance to Big West title game

ANAHEIM — The Black and Blue rivalry between the Long Beach State and UC Irvine men’s basketball teams spilled into the semi-finals of the Big West Conference tournament Friday night at Honda Center. The Anteaters took a one-point lead into halftime, but were unable to stop the second half onslaught[Read More…]

LBSU stuns top-seeded Cal Poly

ANAHEIM — What a difference a few weeks can make. The seventh-seeded Long Beach State women’s basketball team accomplished the improbable by upsetting second-seeded Cal State Northridge on the Matadors home court last Tuesday. Today, they achieved what many thought was the virtually impossible. The ‘Niners upset top-seeded Cal Poly[Read More…]

‘Niners trounce UC Davis

ANAHEIM — The Long Beach State men’s basketball team stepped right over the vastly out-matched UC Davis Aggies in its first round game in the Big West Conference tournament Thursday night at Honda Center. The top-seeded 49ers took controlled the contest from start to finish, cruising to an 80-46 wire-to-wire[Read More…]

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