With the 2010-11 NCAA men’s basketball season tipping off this weekend, the 49ers are gearing up to take the last step in becoming Big West Conference champions after a heartbreaking finish last year. Last season’s Big West tournament championship game saw Long Beach State on the wrong end of a[Read More…]
Men’s Basketball
200 seats left for Homecoming game
Long Beach State will not need to promote a Greek Night, or any other gimmick, to pack the Walter Pyramid for the men’s basketball season opener Nov. 13. Instead, the product on the court has sold itself. The 49ers will host San Diego State, ranked 25th in the Associated Press[Read More…]
49ers picked to finish 2nd by media
As expected, defending outright Big West Conference champion UC Santa Barbara was selected to finish first by 23 members of the media. The conference’s preseason media poll was released Thursday with the Gauchos holding the top spot after garnering 20 first-place votes. Long Beach State picked up two first-place votes[Read More…]
MORENO: LBSU has five starters and a bunch of question marks
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team opened its 2010-11 season over the weekend with its first set of official practices in the Goldmine and Walter Pyramid. One thing was evident from the get-go: The 49ers will rely heavily on their returning players this season. The team’s core, and likely[Read More…]
Big West Media Day: Men’s basketball outlook
ANAHEIM — After the coaches prepared their dish, they shifted their focus at Big West Conference Media Day to gearing up for the grueling regular season. Long Beach State head coach Dan Monson talked about the 49ers’ need for more consistent play this season if the team’s goal of winning[Read More…]
Big West leaders show why they coach, not cook
ANAHEIM — It was all smiles Wednesday for the Big West Conference basketball coaches at the Second Annual Southern California Basketball Coaches Cooking Challenge at the ESPN Zone in Downtown Disney. Dan Monson and Jody Wynn (Long Beach State), Bob Burton and Marcia Foster (Cal State Fullerton), Bobby Braswell and[Read More…]
LBSU men’s basketball video causes stir on Web
It’s funny where two giant, plastic hamster balls found in a closet can lead to when the Internet is involved. The Long Beach State athletics marketing department has made a few creative YouTube videos to help promote the upcoming men’s and women’s basketball seasons. The video entitled “LBSU Basketball: No[Read More…]
Monson’s contract extension yields 89 percent raise
Long Beach State men’s basketball head coach Dan Monson will earn a $281,004 base salary this season — approximately an 89 percent pay raise from last season — according to the contract obtained Monday. Monson, who inked a three-year contract extension that was finalized Sept. 14, is signed through the[Read More…]
Monson looking for new faces to make impact in 2010-11
Long Beach State men’s basketball coach Dan Monson signed a three-year contract extension Sept. 14 to keep him at The Beach though the end of the 2015-16 season. Before the fall semester, three of Monson’s offseason recruits — including highly touted freshman Jacob Thomas — were deemed academically ineligible. Only[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes
Men’s water polo: ‘Niners picked to finish No.7 in MPSF The 49ers were selected seventh in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation preseason coaches poll released on Monday. LBSU received 18 points in the nine-team poll, which features teams such as UCLA, Stanford and California. The Golden Bears received the top[Read More…]