Long Beach State’s trip to the “Big Dance” is fueled by motivation for Dan Monson when it was announced he would be mutually parting ways with the team before the tournament.
Men’s Sports
The Beach draws Arizona in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
Long Beach State was named the No. 15 seed in the West region of the NCAA Tournament and will try to spark a “Cinderella story” against the No. 2 seed Arizona Wildcats.
The Beach sends a statement, wins two in a row over No.1 Hawai’i
Long Beach State drowns No.1 Hawai’i with back-to-back electrifying wins at a packed Walter Pyramid.
Long Beach State punches their ticket to the NCAA Tournament
The Beach is headed to the “Big Dance” for the first time since 2012 in one of the most improbable runs in recent history.
Aboubacar Traore’s triple-double lifts The Beach past UCR to advance
All-Big West First Team member Aboubacar Traore became the first Long Beach State player to record a triple-double since 1990 as The Beach advanced in the Big West tournament.
Dirtbag bats turn cold, get shutout by Dartmouth
The Dirtbags’ offense was nonexistent as they could not get anything to go their way in the shutout loss to Dartmouth.
Dan Monson’s tenure as men’s basketball coach concludes at end of season
Long Beach State announced that they will part ways with Dan Monson at the end of the 2024 season.
Long Beach State men’s volleyball begins collecting for the future
The first sports collective on the Long Beach State campus hopes to raise $100,000 for player tuition and housing at the first annual gala.
LaTanya Sheffield: Going for gold
Long Beach State track and field head coach LaTanya Sheffield has been named as the USA women’s track head coach for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
The Beach lose fourth straight after crushing loss to Santa Barbara
Despite their two-point loss to Santa Barbara, Long Beach can still clinch an opening-round bye in the Big West Championship on Saturday.