2014–15 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers were led by eighth 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 16–17, 10–6 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament to Hawaii.

2014–15 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
2014–15 record16–17 (10–6 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rod Palmer
  • Eric Brown
  • Myke Scholl
Home arenaWalter Pyramid
2014–15 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Davis142 .875  257  .781
UC Irvine115 .688  2113  .618
UC Santa Barbara115 .688  1914  .576
Long Beach State106 .625  1617  .485
Hawaii88 .500  2213  .629
UC Riverside79 .438  1417  .452
Cal Poly610 .375  1316  .448
Cal State Northridge412 .250  924  .273
Cal State Fullerton115 .063  922  .290
2015 Big West Tournament winner

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Tyler Lamb Guard 6–5 205 Senior Santa Ana, California
2 Nick Faust Guard 6–6 210 Junior Baltimore, Maryland
3 Anson Moye Guard 6–0 175 Sophomore Thousand Oaks, California
4 Temidayo Yussuf Forward 6–7 260 Freshman Oakland, California
5 Mike Caffey Guard 6–0 175 Senior Corona, California
11 David Samuels Forward 6–7 225 Senior Bronx, New York
12 Eric McKnight Forward 6–9 220 Senior Raleigh, North Carolina
13 Deontae North Guard 6–4 190 Freshman Del Amo, California
14 Branford Jones Guard 6–1 175 Sophomore Missouri City, Texas
15 A.J. Spencer Guard 6–5 205 Senior Shawnee, Kansas
20 Desmond Ross Guard 6–3 190 Freshman Mesa, Arizona
21 Justin Bibbins Guard 5–8 150 Freshman Carson, California
22 Alex Rifkind Guard 6–1 170 Freshman Boca Raton, Florida
23 Roschon Prince Forward 6–6 230 Sophomore Long Beach, California
24 Travis Hammonds Guard/Forward 6–6 225 Sophomore Columbia, South Carolina
25 Christian Griggs-Williams Forward 6–7 260 Senior Milwaukee, Wisconsin
31 McKay LaSalle Guard 6-3 185 Senior Bountiful, Utah
34 Charles Lockett Forward 6–6 235 Senior Los Angeles, California
35 Jack Williams Forward 6–8 195 Freshman Valencia, California

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2014*
4:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 90–95  0–1
Marriott Center (16,778)
Provo, UT
11/15/2014*
4:00 pm
San Francisco State W 74–64  1–1
Walter Pyramid (4,727)
Long Beach, CA
11/18/2014*
4:00 pm, FS1
at Xavier L 74–97  1–2
Cintas Center (9,457)
Cincinnati, OH
11/21/2014*
7:30 pm, FSN
Kansas State W 69–60  2–2
Walter Pyramid (4,256)
Long Beach, CA
11/23/2014*
7:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA L 63–77  2–3
Pauley Pavilion (8,639)
Los Angeles, CA
11/27/2014*
5:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Western Michigan
Wooden Legacy quarterfinals
W 73–55  3–3
Titan Gym (2,241)
Fullerton, CA
11/28/2014*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Washington
Wooden Legacy semifinals
L 70–80  3–4
Titan Gym (2,430)
Fullerton, CA
11/30/2014*
1:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Xavier
Wooden Legacy 3rd place game
W 73–70  4–4
Honda Center (N/A)
Anaheim, CA
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
Nevada W 68–57  5–4
Walter Pyramid (3,293)
Long Beach, CA
12/05/2014*
5:00 pm
at Stephen F. Austin L 45–74  5–5
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,899)
Nacogdoches, TX
12/10/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 18 San Diego State L 59–60  5–6
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
12/20/2014*
5:00 pm, LHN
at No. 9 Texas L 68–78  5–7
Frank Erwin Center (9,179)
Austin, TX
12/22/2014*
4:30 pm, FS1
at No. 17 St. John's L 49–66  5–8
Carnesecca Arena (5,014)
Queens, NY
12/28/2014*
11:00 am, ESPNU
at Syracuse L 67–85  5–9
Carrier Dome (22,508)
Syracuse, NY
12/30/2014*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 5 Louisville L 48–63  5–10
KFC Yum! Center (18,248)
Louisville, KY
01/03/2015*
4:00 pm
Fresno Pacific W 81–46  6–10
Walter Pyramid (2,196)
Long Beach, CA
01/08/2015
7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
at UC Irvine W 88–82  7–10
(1–0)
Bren Events Center (2,963)
Irvine, CA
01/10/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at UC Davis L 67–73 OT 7–11
(1–1)
The Pavilion (5,089)
Davis, CA
01/15/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal Poly W 50–48  8–11
(2–1)
Walter Pyramid (2,425)
Long Beach, CA
01/17/2015
4:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Santa Barbara W 69–53  9–11
(3–1)
Walter Pyramid (4,258)
Long Beach, CA
01/24/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge W 64–58  10–11
(4–1)
Matadome (1,395)
Northridge, CA
01/29/2015
7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
at Cal State Fullerton W 91–85 OT 11–11
(5–1)
Titan Gym (2,090)
Fullerton, CA
01/31/2015
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Hawaii W 65–50  12–11
(6–1)
Walter Pyramid (3,351)
Long Beach, CA
02/05/2015
7:00 pm
UC Riverside W 68–63  13–11
(7–1)
Walter Pyramid (2,804)
Long Beach, CA
02/07/2015
4:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Irvine L 55–56  13–12
(7–2)
Walter Pyramid (3,834)
Long Beach, CA
02/12/2015
7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
at UC Santa Barbara L 55–70  13–13
(7–3)
UCSB Events Center (4,116)
Santa Barbara, CA
02/14/2015
7:00 pm
at Cal Poly L 58–71  13–14
(7–4)
Mott Gym (2,435)
San Luis Obispo, CA
02/19/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Davis L 58–65  13–15
(7–5)
Walter Pyramid (3,426)
Long Beach, CA
02/26/2015
9:00 pm
at Hawaii L 59–78  13–16
(7–6)
Stan Sheriff Center (6,448)
Honolulu, HI
02/28/2015
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal State Fullerton W 70–47  14–16
(8–6)
Walter Pyramid (4,357)
Long Beach, CA
03/05/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal State Northridge W 69–58  15–16
(9–6)
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
03/07/2015
5:00 pm
at UC Riverside W 59–58  16–16
(10–6)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (976)
Riverside, CA
Big West Tournament
03/12/2015
5:30 pm
vs. Hawaii L 72–79  16–17 (10-6)
Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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