A Wynn(er)
Long Beach State open’s the 2009-10 women’s basketball season with a Wynn. The Long Beach State women’s basketball team left everything on the court on their way to an opening season victory, 76-68, against the ladies from Prairie View A&M. The team’s spirited play really energized their fans and brought them to their feet on [...]
Black & Gold Game
Long Beach State fans get a preview of this year’s basketball teams at the annual Black and Gold Scrimmage. Both basketball programs at Long Beach State go into the 2009-10 season looking to improve on last year’s performance. The women’s program, under the guidance of new head coach Jody Wynn, is a senior laden team [...]
Summer Spotlight: M-Basketball’s Eugene Phelps
A couple of Novembers ago, I remember how excited the Long Beach State athletic community was with the signing of Eugene Phelps. Coach Dan Monson inked a player that had off the charts athletic ability, and played for a power house of a team in Taft High School. Everyone envisioned an instant starter, and the [...]
Battle at The Beach
Coach Dan Monson held his third annual “Battle at the Beach” team tournament (camp) at the Walter Pyramid during early August. A total of 28 local travel ball and high school basketball teams took to the court during this two day event. Having this many teams all at one location gave parents, fans, and of [...]
M-Basketball 08-09
Last season, in one of the biggest turnarounds in recent memory, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team dramatically went from a 3-12 to a 10-6 conference record; and in fact, was just one shot away from winning the Big West’s regular season title. This season head coach Dan Monson returns a slew of young [...]
WBB Team Camp
Head coach Jody Wynn held her first LBSU team camp at the Walter Pyramid from June 22-24. The camp was for high school and clubs teams, with a guarantee of 6 games. Participating teams primarily came from both Orange and Los Angeles County, but there were also teams that traveled from much farther distances to [...]
