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.
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Conference | Big West Conference |
2017–18 record | 15–18 (9–7 Big West) |
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Home arena | Walter Pyramid |
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UC Davis | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Irvine | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton † | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Riverside | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 6 | – | 24 | .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
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Evan Payne | 1 | G | 6'1" | 190 | RS Junior | Akron, OH | Signed to play professionally in Czech Republic with BK NH Ostrava |
Loren Cristian Jackson | 2 | G | 5'8" | 145 | Freshman | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Akron |
Noah Blackwell | 3 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Sophomore | Roseville, CA | Transferred to Fresno State |
Alex Rifkind | 12 | G | 6'1" | 170 | RS Sophomore | Boca Raton, FL | Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons |
Anson Moye | 20 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | Thousand Oaks, CA | Walk-on; graduated |
Justin Bibbins | 21 | G | 5'8" | 150 | Junior | Carson, CA | Graduate transferred to Utah |
Roschon Price | 23 | F | 6'6" | 235 | RS Junior | Long Beach, CA | Graduate transferred to Detroit |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Bryan Alberts | 10 | G | 6'5" | 198 | RS Junior | Northridge, CA | Transferred from Gonzaga. Will be eligible to play for two seasons since Alberts graduated from Gonzaga. |
Deishuan Booker | 15 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | North Las Vegas, NV | Junior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho |
2017 incoming recruits
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jordan Roberts #79 SF |
Bakersfield, CA | Ridgeview High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 26, 2016 | |
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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 | ||||||
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2018 incoming recruits
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Greg Floyd Jr. #39 SF |
Las Vegas, NV | Middlebrooks Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 7, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() | ||||||
Demetrius Mims #47 SF |
Baltimore, MD | Polytechnic Institute High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | Sep 8, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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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