2015–16 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team
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2015–16 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball | |
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NIT, First round | |
Conference | Big West Conference |
Record | 20–15 (12–4 Big West) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Walter Pyramid |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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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
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ Caple, Christian (March 16, 2016). "Huskies outlast Long Beach State, 107-102, in wild first-round NIT game". The Olympian. Retrieved February 8, 2024.