Men’s Basketball

Looking for home cooking

The inconsistency from last season appears to be enough of a wake-up call for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team. After practice Monday afternoon, senior guard Greg Plater quickly recalled a feat that the 49ers did not accomplish until the end of last year’s regular season and into the[Read More…]

49ers roll, complete Central Coast sweep

Box score One thing that plagued the Long Beach State men’s basketball team last season was letdowns. Through the first two games of Big West Conference play, the 49ers look like a team that is ready to change that this year. LBSU led by as many as 24 points in[Read More…]

Anderson returns, sparks LBSU in Big West opener

Box score Long Beach State junior Larry Anderson returned from injury Tuesday night and looked like the first-team All-Big West Conference selection from two seasons ago. Anderson came off the bench to score 15 of his game-high 25 points in the second half, and the 49ers men’s basketball team knocked[Read More…]

MCDANNALD: Haven’t we been here before?

The calendar year may read 2010, but it looks eerily similar to the end of 2009 for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team. The 49ers (5-8) will face defending Big West Conference champion UC Santa Barbara (6-4) in the conference opener Tuesday at the Thunderdome in Goleta. The game,[Read More…]

Senior receives NCAA eligibility extension

After missing the past two men’s basketball seasons with a kidney ailment that changed his life, Brandon Nevens received a Christmas present two years in the making on Thursday. Long Beach State head coach Dan Monson announced that Nevens will rejoin the 49ers immediately after an extension of his five-year[Read More…]

LBSU men burned by Sun Devils

Box score In its final tune-up before Big West Conference play, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team dropped a 72-55 decision to Arizona State on Tuesday in Tempe. ASU (6-4) pushed a six-point halftime lead to 18 with a 16-4 run to open the second half at Wells Fargo[Read More…]

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