2016–17 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers were led by tenth-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 15–19, 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.

2016–17 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record15–19 (9–7 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rod Palmer
  • Myke Scholl
  • Senque Carey
Home arenaWalter Pyramid
Seasons
2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 12 4   .750 21 15   .583
UC Davis 11 5   .688 23 13   .639
Cal State Fullerton 10 6   .625 17 15   .531
Long Beach State 9 7   .563 15 19   .441
Hawai'i 8 8   .500 14 16   .467
Cal State Northridge 7 9   .438 11 19   .367
Cal Poly 6 10   .375 11 20   .355
UC Riverside 5 11   .313 7 21   .250
UC Santa Barbara 4 12   .250 6 22   .214
2017 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

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The 49ers finished the 2015–16 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 received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Washington.[1]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Nick Faust 2 G 6'2" 200 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated
Branford Jones 14 G 6'1" 195 Junior Missouri City, TX Left the team for personal reasons
A. J. Spencer 15 G 6'3" 210 Senior Shawnee, KS Graduated
Travis Hammonds 24 G/F 6'6" 210 Junior Columbia, SC Graduate transferred to Cal State Los Angeles

2016 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Griffin
#43 SG
Corona, CA Centennial High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 22, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 77
Loren Jackson
#42 PG
Chicago, IL Victory Rock Prep 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 130 lb (59 kg) Nov 11, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 76
Javonntie Jackson
#64 SF
Compton, CA Compton High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 11, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 70
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 9, 2016.

2017 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Roberts
#75 SF
Bakersfield, CA Ridgeview High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 66
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:

Roster

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2016–17 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Gabe Levin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr St. Thomas More School
Loyola Marymount
Oak Park, IL
G 1 Evan Payne 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Kingdom Christian Academy
Loyola Marymount
Akron, OH
G 2 Loren Cristian Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Fr Victory Rock Prep Chicago, IL
G 3 Noah Blackwell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Woodcreek HS Roseville, CA
F 4 Temidayo Yussuf 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So St. Joseph HS Oakland, CA
F 5 Mason Riggins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Whitewright HS Whitewright, TX
F 10 Quentin Shropshire (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr University HS Los Angeles, CA
G 11 Jordan Griffin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Centennial HS Corona, CA
G 12 Alex Rifkind (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So North Broward Prep Boca Raton, FL
G/F 13 Barry Ogalue (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Laguna Creek HS
Yuba CC
Elk Grove, CA
G 20 Anson Moye (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Oak Christian HS Thousand Oaks, CA
G 21 Justin Bibbins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Bishop Montgomery HS Carson, CA
F 22 LaRond Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Price HS Long Beach, CA
F 23 Roschon Prince 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Long Beach Poly HS
USC
Long Beach, CA
F 35 Javonntie Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Compton HS Compton, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016*
4:00 pm
Cal Tech
Homecoming
W 115–58 
Walter Pyramid (4,606)
Long Beach, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
Cal State Los Angeles W 95–59  1–0
Walter Pyramid (3,125)
Long Beach, CA
11/13/2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wichita State
Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Round
L 55–92  1–1
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
11/15/2016*
5:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 5 North Carolina L 67–93  1–2
Dean Smith Center (12,581)
Chapel Hill, NC
11/17/2016*
4:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 12 Louisville
Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Round
L 56–88  1–3
KFC Yum! Center (14,337)
Louisville, KY
11/20/2016*
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 16 UCLA L 77–114  1–4
Pauley Pavilion (8,294)
Los Angeles, CA
11/22/2016*
8:00 pm, P12N
at Washington L 88–94  1–5
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,568)
Seattle, WA
11/24/2016*
3:00 pm
vs. Binghamton
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 64–72  1–6
Alico Arena (102)
Fort Myers, FL
11/25/2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 67–68 OT 1–7
Alico Arena (3,291)
Fort Myers, FL
11/29/2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 4 Kansas L 61–91  1–8
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/03/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Mexico State L 85–93  1–9
Pan American Center (3,679)
Las Cruces, NM
12/07/2016*
7:30 pm
Pepperdine W 75–66  2–9
Walter Pyramid (2,563)
Long Beach, CA
12/10/2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN2
at Texas L 65–71  2–10
Frank Erwin Center (10,173)
Austin, TX
12/16/2016*
8:00 pm, P12N
vs. Oregon State
Dam City Classic
W 71–67  3–10
Moda Center (6,521)
Portland, OR
12/19/2016*
7:30 pm
The Master's W 97–78  4–10
Walter Pyramid (1,911)
Long Beach, CA
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm
Colorado State W 56–55  5–10
Walter Pyramid (2,247)
Long Beach, CA
12/29/2016*
11:00 am, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan L 72–98  5–11
Convocation Center (928)
Ypsilanti, MI
Big West regular season
01/04/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Irvine L 67–82  5–12
(0–1)
Bren Events Center (1,955)
Irvine, CA
01/07/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Riverside W 70–64  6–12
(1–1)
Walter Pyramid (2,906)
Long Beach, CA
01/11/2017
4:00 pm, FS West
Cal State Northridge L 82–89  6–13
(1–2)
Walter Pyramid (2,278)
Long Beach, CA
01/14/2017
8:59 pm
at Hawaii L 107–114 OT 6–14
(1–3)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,911)
Honolulu, HI
01/19/2017
7:30 pm, FS West
UC Santa Barbara W 81–76  7–14
(2–3)
Walter Pyramid (3,017)
Long Beach, CA
01/21/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Cal Poly W 98–92 OT 8–14
(3–3)
Mott Athletic Center (3,032)
San Luis Obispo, CA
01/26/2017
7:00 pm, FS West
Cal State Fullerton W 76–65  9–14
(4–3)
Walter Pyramid (3,076)
Long Beach, CA
02/01/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge L 98–108  9–15
(4–4)
Matadome (1,177)
Northridge, CA
02/04/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU
UC Irvine W 72–63  10–15
(5–4)
Walter Pyramid (4,213)
Long Beach, CA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Riverside W 78–71  11–15
(6–4)
The SRC (695)
Riverside, CA
02/11/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton L 69–74  11–16
(6–5)
Titan Gym (1,564)
Fullerton, CA
02/16/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Davis W 78–69 OT 12–16
(7–5)
Walter Pyramid (2,554)
Long Beach, CA
02/18/2017
4:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara W 66–48  13–16
(8–5)
The Thunderdome (1,143)
Santa Barbara, CA
02/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal Poly L 71–78  13–17
(8–6)
Walter Pyramid (3,164)
Long Beach, CA
02/25/2017
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at UC Davis L 71–75 OT 13–18
(8–7)
The Pavilion (5,873)
Davis, CA
03/04/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Hawaii W 84–75  14–18
(9–7)
Walter Pyramid (3,021)
Long Beach, CA
Big West tournament
03/09/2017
8:30 pm
(4) vs. (5) Hawaii
Quarterfinals
W 73–62  15–18
Honda Center (3,486)
Anaheim, CA
03/10/2017
6:30 pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (1) UC Irvine
Semifinals
L 57–62  15–19
Honda Center (5,124)
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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.