2015–16 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

2015–16 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
NIT, First round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record20–15 (12–4 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rod Palmer
  • Eric Brown
  • Myke Scholl
Home arenaWalter Pyramid
Seasons
2015–16 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hawai'i 13 3   .813 28 6   .824
UC Irvine 13 3   .813 28 10   .737
Long Beach State 12 4   .750 20 15   .571
UC Santa Barbara 11 5   .688 19 14   .576
UC Davis 6 10   .375 11 19   .367
UC Riverside 5 11   .313 14 19   .424
Cal State Northridge* 5 11   .313 10 20   .333
Cal Poly 4 12   .250 10 20   .333
Cal State Fullerton 3 13   .188 10 20   .333
*ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed ban due to academic fraud violations
2016 Big West tournament winner

The 2015–16 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers were led by ninth year head coach Dan Monson and played their home games at Walter Pyramid. They were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 12–4 in Big West play to finish in third place. They defeated UC Riverside and UC Irvine to advance to the championship game of the Big West tournament where they lost to Hawaii. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Washington.[1]

Previous season

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The 49ers finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 16–17, 10–6 in conference and finishing in fourth place. They lost in the first round of the Big West tournament to Hawaii.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Gabe Levin Forward 6-7 225 Sophomore Oak Park, Illinois
2 Nick Faust Guard 6-6 210 Senior Baltimore, Maryland
3 Noah Blackwell Guard 6–2 190 Freshman Roseville, California
4 Yussuf Temidayo Forward 6–7 260 Freshman Oakland, California
5 Mason Riggins Forward 6-8 255 Freshman Whitewright, Texas
10 Quentin Shropshire Forward 6-6 210 Sophomore Los Angeles, California
12 Alex Rifkind Guard 6-1 170 Freshman Boca Raton, Florida
14 Branford Jones Guard 6–1 175 Sophomore Missouri City, Texas
15 A.J. Spencer Guard 6-3 210 Senior Shawnee, Kansas
20 Anson Moye Guard 6–0 185 Senior Thousand Oaks, California
21 Justin Bibbins Guard 5–8 150 Sophomore Carson, California
23 Roschon Prince Forward 6–6 230 Sophomore Long Beach, California
24 Travis Hammonds Guard/Forward 6–6 225 Sophomore Columbia, South Carolina

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
4:00 pm
BYU-Hawaii W 91–57  1–0
Walter Pyramid (4,239)
Long Beach, CA
11/16/2015*
10:45 pm, ESPN2
BYU
College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
W 66–65  2–0
Walter Pyramid (3,412)
Long Beach, CA
11/19/2015*
4:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Seton Hall
Charleston Classic quarterfinal
W 80–77  3–0
TD Arena (3,437)
Charleston, SC
11/20/2015*
6:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 6 Virginia
Charleston Classic semifinal
L 52–87  3–1
TD Arena (3,417)
Charleston, SC
11/22/2015*
4:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Oklahoma State
Charleston Classic 3rd place game
L 77–82  3–2
TD Arena (2,710)
Charleston, SC
11/27/2014*
5:30 pm, ESPN3
at Oklahoma State
Charleston Classic
L 73–79  3–3
Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,192)
Stillwater, OK
12/01/2015*
7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
San Diego State L 72–76  3–4
Walter Pyramid (4,365)
Long Beach, CA
12/03/2015*
6:00 pm
at Colorado State W 83–77  4–4
Moby Arena (3,581)
Fort Collins, CO
12/05/2015*
4:00 pm
New Mexico State W 67–53  5–4
Walter Pyramid (2,376)
Long Beach, CA
12/06/2015*
6:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA L 76–83  5–5
Pauley Pavilion (6,443)
Los Angeles, CA
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Pepperdine L 75–77  5–6
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,349)
Malibu, CA
12/12/2015*
4:00 pm
Tampa W 87–60  6–6
Walter Pyramid (2,146)
Long Beach, CA
12/18/2015*
6:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon L 73–94  6–7
Matthew Knight Arena (6,112)
Eugene, OR
12/22/2015*
6:00 pm, P12N
at No. 8 Arizona L 70–85  6–8
McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
12/30/2015*
1:00 pm, RSN
at No. 15 Duke L 81–103  6–9
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Big West regular season
01/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge W 94–79  7–9
(1–0)
Matadome (704)
Northridge, CA
01/09/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Davis W 59–47  8–9
(2–0)
Walter Pyramid (3,276)
Long Beach, CA
01/14/2016
7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
UC Irvine L 59–72  8–10
(2–1)
Walter Pyramid (3,713)
Long Beach, CA
01/16/2016
7:00 pm
at Cal Poly L 92–96 2OT 8–11
(2–2)
Mott Gym (3,032)
San Luis Obispo, CA
01/20/2016
7:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara W 77–67  9–11
(3–2)
UCSB Events Center (1,975)
Santa Barbara, CA
01/23/2016
7:00 pm
at UC Riverside L 72–74  9–12
(3–3)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (935)
Riverside, CA
01/28/2016
7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
UC Santa Barbara W 80–70  10–12
(4–3)
Walter Pyramid (3,064)
Long Beach, CA
01/30/2016
11:00 pm
at Hawaii W 78–64  11–12
(5–3)
Stan Sheriff Center (10,300)
Honolulu, HI
02/06/2016
7:00 pm
Cal State Northridge W 81–76  12–12
(6–3)
Walter Pyramid (2,538)
Long Beach, CA
02/11/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal Poly W 73–70  13–12
(7–3)
Walter Pyramid (2,627)
Long Beach, CA
02/13/2016
7:00 pm
at UC Davis W 57–48  14–12
(8–3)
The Pavilion (2,829)
Davis, CA
02/20/2016
7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
Cal State Fullerton W 70–57  15–12
(9–3)
Walter Pyramid (3,519)
Long Beach, CA
02/24/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Irvine L 67–90  15–13
(9–4)
Bren Events Center (2,654)
Irvine, CA
02/27/2016
4:00 pm
UC Riverside W 66–55  16–13
(10–4)
Walter Pyramid (2,804)
Long Beach, CA
03/02/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton W 75–73  17–13
(11–4)
Titan Gym (1,130)
Fullerton, CA
03/05/2016
4:00 pm, Prime Ticket
Hawaii W 74–72  18–13
(12–4)
Walter Pyramid (3,722)
Long Beach, CA
Big West tournament
03/10/1016
8:30 pm, Prime Ticket
(3) vs. (6) UC Riverside
Quarterfinals
W 82–74  19–13
Honda Center (4,246)
Anaheim, CA
03/11/2016
9:00 pm, ESPNU
(3) vs. (2) UC Irvine
Semifinals
W 77–72  20–13
Honda Center (5,134)
Anaheim, CA
03/12/2016
8:30 pm, ESPN2
(3) vs. (1) Hawaii
Championship game
L 60–64  20–14
Honda Center (5,610)
Anaheim, CA
NIT
03/15/2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(6) at (3) Washington
First round – South Carolina Bracket
L 102–107  20–15
Alaska Airlines Arena (3,505)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses..

References

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  1. ^ Caple, Christian (March 16, 2016). "Huskies outlast Long Beach State, 107-102, in wild first-round NIT game". The Olympian. Retrieved February 8, 2024.