Homecoming
Before a record crowd, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team battled top 25 San Diego State until the very end, losing to the Aztecs 81-65 in a game much closer than the final score. The Pyramid was rocking last night, not only because there was a record crowd in the house, because there were [...]
Say No: Anderson & Wilson
49er duo lead their Say No Classic team to victory. The Say No Classic’s championship season started this weekend and one of the playoff bound teams have two Long Beach State 49ers playing prominent roles. Both Larry Anderson and Tristan Wilson have been tearing it up this summer on team Power Balance and the first [...]
MBB: Coach Monson signs 3 more
The Long Beach State men’s basketball program adds 3 more to their fall class. Combining both classes, The Beach will have 6 new faces when pactice opens in the fall. Expectations will be high next season as the majority of the LBSU fans will not be satisfied with anything less then a conference championship and [...]
End of the road
Long Beach State men’s basketball team is defeated by UCSB in the Big West title game 69-64. Images can be found at: Ballin’ at Da Beach – Facebook – Flickr From Long Beach State reports: ANAHEIM, Calif. – Casper Ware led four Long Beach State players in double figures with 19 points but it wasn’t [...]
Back to Winning
Long Beach State secures the 3rd seed with their 76-74 win over UC Riverside. In a very exciting game to end the regular season, the men’s basketball team from LBSU defeats UCR behind some stellar peremiter shooting. Stephan Gilling and Greg Plater go 9-16 behind the arc accounting for 35 of the team’s 76 points. [...]
Beach falls apart
The following images were shot at the Walter Pyramid during the men’s basketball game between the Pacific Tigers and the LBSU 49ers. The Beach did not look very good in the loss and seem to have regressed from some excellent play earlier in the season. From LBSU reports – Box Score LONG BEACH, Calif. – [...]
Up & Running
The following images were taken during the CSUN vs Long Beach State men’s basketball game on February 6, 2010. From Long Beach State Reports LONG BEACH, Calif. – T.J. Robinson, Stephan Gilling and Casper Ware combined for 39 points to lead Long Beach State to a 65-51 Big West Conference win over Cal State Northridge [...]
Heart Breaker
The following pictures were taken during the CSUF vs LBSU men’s basketball game. The standing room only crowd was entertained all night long with spirited play that ended in a CSUF overtime victory. From Long Beach State Reports – Box Score LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State rallied from a seven-point deficit in the [...]
Beach sweeps UCI
The following images were taken during the UCI vs LBSU basketball double header. Both the women’s and men’s teams from LBSU were victorious. From Long Beach State Reports Women’s Game – Box Score LONG BEACH – The Long Beach State women’s basketball team recovered from a slow start as it erupted for 47 points in [...]
Big West Player of the Week: Casper Ware
From Long Beach State reports Ware is fourth different LBSU player to earn award in six weeks Sophomore Casper Ware is the latest Long Beach State player to earn Big West Conference Player of the Week honors. Ware grabbed the weekly award after leading The Beach past Utah State 75-62 last Friday at the Walter [...]
Tidal Wave
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team pulls away from Utah State in the second half Box Score Playing one of their most complete games of the year, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team uses several second half runs to defeat Utah State 75-62 before 2,656 fans at the Walter Pyramid. Long Beach State [...]
Big West Player of the Week: Stephan Gilling
From Long Beach State reports Senior ties school record with eight 3-pointers Senior guard Stephan Gilling (Chino Hills, Calif.) has been named the Big West Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday afternoon. Gilling led Long Beach State to a 96-61 rout of Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday (Dec. 12) [...]
Big West Player of the Week: TJ Robinson
From Long Beach State reports Sophomore averages a double-double in 76 Classic Sophomore T.J. Robinson has been named the Big West Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after leading the 76 Classic in scoring and rebounding. Robinson, who also was named to the 76 Classic All-Tournament Team, won the Big West honor for the [...]
Beach Review: Nov. 23 – 29
The men’s basketball team goes 1-2 during the 76 Classic 11/26 – No. 8 West Virgina vs Long Beach State: Box Score The 76 Classic opened up the tourney pitting Long Beach State against No. 8 West Virgina, the highest ranked team in the field. The Mountaineers (3-0) did not disappoint a large contingent of [...]
Beach Review: Nov. 16 – 22
Dan Monson and his men’s basketball team go 2-1 on the road this week. 11/17 – Long Beach State vs Pepperdine: Box Score After struggling to put away their opponent in the first half, Long Beach State used a couple of highlight reel runs to separate themselves from the Pepperdine Waves in their 67-58 victory. [...]
Pressing Ahead
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team kicked off the 2009-10 season with a bang by defeating Alaska-Anchorage 86-55 before an energized homecoming crowd. Coach Dan Monson has stated repeatedly that this years sophomore class would develop into a pretty good group, and if the season opener is any indication of their potential, this class [...]
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 [...]
