2017–18 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers were led by 11th-year head coach Dan Monson and played their home games at the Walter Pyramid as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 9–7 in Big West play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament to Cal State Fullerton.

2017–18 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
2017–18 record15–18 (9–7 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rod Palmer
  • Myke Scholl
  • Senque Carey
Home arenaWalter Pyramid
2017–18 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Davis124 .750  2211  .667
UC Santa Barbara115 .688  239  .719
UC Irvine115 .688  1817  .514
Cal State Fullerton106 .625  2012  .625
Long Beach State97 .563  1518  .455
Hawaii88 .500  1713  .567
Cal Poly412 .250  922  .290
UC Riverside412 .250  922  .290
Cal State Northridge313 .188  624  .200
2018 Big West Tournament winner

Previous season

The 49ers finished the 2016–17 season 15–19, 9–7 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Hawaii in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament before losing to UC Irvine in the semifinals.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Evan Payne1G6'1"190RS JuniorAkron, OHSigned to play professionally in Czech Republic with BK NH Ostrava
Loren Cristian Jackson2G5'8"145FreshmanChicago, ILTransferred to Akron
Noah Blackwell3G6'2"190SophomoreRoseville, CATransferred to Fresno State
Alex Rifkind12G6'1"170RS SophomoreBoca Raton, FLWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Anson Moye20G6'0"185SeniorThousand Oaks, CAWalk-on; graduated
Justin Bibbins21G5'8"150JuniorCarson, CAGraduate transferred to Utah
Roschon Price23F6'6"235RS JuniorLong Beach, CAGraduate transferred to Detroit

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Bryan Alberts10G6'5"198RS JuniorNorthridge, CATransferred from Gonzaga. Will be eligible to play for two seasons since Alberts graduated from Gonzaga.
Deishuan Booker15G6'3"180JuniorNorth Las Vegas, NVJunior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho

2017 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Roberts
#79 SF
Bakersfield, CA Ridgeview High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 66
Milos Apic
SF
Sandy Spring, MD Sandy Spring Friends School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Edon Maxhuni
PG
Hyvinkaa, Finland Helsinki Basketball Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-11-09.

    2018 incoming recruits

    Roster

    2017–18 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Gabe Levin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrSt. Thomas More School
    Loyola Marymount
    Oak Park, IL
    F 2 Javonntie Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoCompton HS Compton, CA
    F 3 Jordan Roberts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrRidgeview HS Bakersfield, CA
    F 4 Temidayo Yussuf 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)265 lb (120 kg) RS JrSt. Joseph HS Oakland, CA
    F 5 Mason Riggins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrWhitewright HS Whitewright, TX
    G 10 Bryan Alberts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrVillage Christian
    Gonzaga
    Northridge, CA
    G 11 Jordan Griffin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoCentennial HS Corona, CA
    F 12 Quentin Shropshire (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrUniversity HS Los Angeles, CA
    G/F 13 Barry Ogalue (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrLaguna Creek HS
    Yuba CC
    Elk Grove, CA
    F 14 K. J. Byers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrPhillip O. Berry HS
    Panola CC
    Charlotte, NC
    G 15 Dwishuan Booker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrAgassi HS
    College of Southern Idaho
    Las Vegas, NV
    G 20 Breamon Richard (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) RS JrUniversity HS
    Long Beach City College
    Los Angeles, CA
    F 21 Jaice Gardner (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrLa Salle HS Encino, CA
    F 22 LaRond Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoPrice HS Long Beach, CA
    G 23 Edon Maxhuni 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrHelsinki Basketball Academy Hyvinkää, Finland
    F 35 Milos Apic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrSandy Spring Friends School Novi Sad, Serbia
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Oct 30, 2017*
    8:00 pm
    Cal State Bakersfield
    Community Foundation of Sonoma County
    L 55–63 
    Walter Pyramid (345)
    Long Beach, CA
    Nov 4, 2017*
    4:00 pm
    Cal State Dominguez Hills W 87–71 
    Walter Pyramid (4,227)
    Long Beach, CA
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 10, 2017*
    8:00 pm
    at San Francisco W 83–71  1–0
    War Memorial Gymnasium (2,496)
    San Francisco, CA
    Nov 14, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    San Francisco State W 95–70  2–0
    Walter Pyramid (2,415)
    Long Beach, CA
    Nov 18, 2017*
    8:00 pm, P12N
    at Oregon State L 81–89  2–1
    Gill Coliseum (5,438)
    Corvallis, OR
    Nov 20, 2017*
    4:00 pm
    at No. 23 West Virginia
    AdvoCare Invitational campus game
    L 62–91  2–2
    WVU Coliseum (8,676)
    Morgantown, WV
    Nov 23, 2017*
    8:30 am, ESPN2
    vs. Missouri
    AdvoCare Invitational quarterfinals
    L 58–95  2–3
    HP Field House (2,712)
    Lake Buena Vista, FL
    Nov 24, 2017*
    10:30 am, ESPN3
    vs. Oregon State
    AdvoCare Invitational consolation 2nd round
    W 74–69  3–3
    HP Field House (2,367)
    Lake Buena Vista, FL
    Nov 26, 2017*
    11:00 am, ESPNU
    vs. Nebraska
    AdvoCare Invitational 5th place game
    L 80–85  3–4
    HP Field House (1,712)
    Lake Buena Vista, FL
    Nov 29, 2017*
    5:00 pm, P12N
    at Arizona L 56–91  3–5
    McKale Center (13,626)
    Tucson, AZ
    Dec 2, 2017*
    4:00 pm
    Fresno State L 70–106  3–6
    Walter Pyramid (3,706)
    Long Beach, CA
    Dec 3, 2017*
    2:00 pm
    Stanford W 76–68  4–6
    Walter Pyramid (2,564)
    Long Beach, CA
    Dec 6, 2017*
    5:30 pm
    at Southern Utah L 89–94  4–7
    America First Events Center (2,487)
    Cedar City, UT
    Dec 9, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    at Pepperdine W 78–71  5–7
    Firestone Fieldhouse (2,487)
    Malibu, CA
    Dec 16, 2017*
    4:00 pm
    Eastern Michigan L 80–85  5–8
    Walter Pyramid (2,391)
    Long Beach, CA
    Dec 21, 2017*
    4:00 pm, BTN
    at No. 2 Michigan State L 60–102  5–9
    Breslin Center (14,797)
    East Lansing, MI
    Dec 23, 2017*
    1:00 pm
    at Colorado State L 66–68  5–10
    Moby Arena (2,752)
    Fort Collins, CO
    Dec 30, 2017*
    4:00 pm
    Texas A&M International W 77–59  6–10
    Walter Pyramid (2,051)
    Long Beach, CA
    Big West regular season
    Jan 4, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Hawaii W 89–81  7–10
    (1–0)
    Walter Pyramid (2,246)
    Long Beach, CA
    Jan 6, 2018
    7:00 pm
    at UC Irvine L 73–86  7–11
    (1–1)
    Bren Events Center (1,723)
    Irvine, CA
    Jan 10, 2018
    7:00 pm, FS West
    Cal State Northridge W 80–70  8–11
    (2–1)
    Walter Pyramid (2,315)
    Long Beach, CA
    Jan 13, 2018
    6:00 pm
    at UC Riverside W 75–57  9–11
    (3–1)
    SRC Arena (567)
    Riverside, CA
    Jan 17, 2018
    7:00 pm
    at UC Davis L 75–84  9–12
    (3–2)
    The Pavilion (2,169)
    Davis, CA
    Jan 20, 2018
    7:30 pm, FS West
    Cal State Fullerton W 81–73  10–12
    (4–2)
    Walter Pryamid (3,037)
    Long Beach, CA
    Jan 25, 2018
    7:00 pm
    at Cal Poly W 87–71  11–12
    (5–2)
    Robert A. Mott Athletics Center (1,833)
    San Louis Obispo, CA
    Jan 27, 2018
    7:00 pm
    at Cal State Northridge W 70–66  12–12
    (6–2)
    Matadome (1,207)
    Northridge, CA
    Jan 31, 2018
    7:30 pm, FS West
    UC Irvine L 68–75  12–13
    (6–3)
    Walter Pyramid (2,833)
    Long Beach, CA
    Feb 3, 2018
    4:00 pm, ESPN3
    UC Davis L 104–105 2OT 12–14
    (6–4)
    Walter Pyramid (2,660)
    Long Beach, CA
    Feb 10, 2018
    8:00 pm, FS West
    Cal Poly W 73–54  13–14
    (7–4)
    Walter Pyramid (3,047)
    Long Beach, CA
    Feb 15, 2018
    7:00 pm
    UC Santa Barbara L 70–80  13–15
    (7–5)
    Walter Pyramid (3,015)
    Long Beach, CA
    Feb 22, 2018
    9:00 pm
    at Hawaii L 63–74  13–16
    (7–6)
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,409)
    Honolulu, HI
    Feb 24, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    Cal State Fullerton L 71–81  13–17
    (7–7)
    Titan Gym (1,653)
    Fullerton, CA
    Mar 1, 2018
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    at UC Santa Barbara W 70–69  14–17
    (8–7)
    The Thunderdome (1,743)
    Santa Barbara, CA
    Mar 3, 2018
    7:30 pm
    UC Riverside W 77–59  15–17
    (9–7)
    Walter Pyramid (2,930)
    Long Beach, CA
    Big West Tournament
    Mar 8, 2018
    2:30 pm, FS West
    (5) vs. (4) Cal State Fullerton
    Quarterfinals
    L 74–76  15–18
    Honda Center 
    Anaheim, CA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    References

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