2019–20 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beach were led by thirteenth-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 11–21, 6–10 in Big West play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They were set to be the No. 8 seed in the Big West tournament. However, the Big West tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record11–21 (6–10 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWalter Pyramid
(Capacity: 4,200)
Seasons
2019–20 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 13 3   .813 21 11   .656
Cal State Northridge 10 6   .625 15 17   .469
UC Santa Barbara 10 6   .625 21 10   .677
Hawai'i 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
UC Davis 8 8   .500 14 18   .438
UC Riverside 7 9   .438 17 15   .531
Cal State Fullerton 6 10   .375 11 20   .355
Long Beach State 6 10   .375 11 21   .344
Cal Poly 4 12   .250 7 23   .233
Note: The 2020 Big West tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 season was the first for their athletics' program's new nickname, Beach.[1] They had previously been known as the 49ers through 2018–19.

Previous season

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Long Beach State finished the 2018–19 season 15–19 overall, and 8–8 in conference play. They lost in the second round of the Big West Conference tournament in Anaheim, having defeated 4th-seeded Hawaii in the first round before losing to top seed UC Irvine 67–75, ending their season.

Roster

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2019–20 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 RJ Rhoden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Mainland HS Daytona Beach, Florida
G 1 Michael Carter III 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Washington Seattle, Washington
G/F 2 Jordan Roberts 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Ridgeview HS Bakersfield, California
G 3 Drew Cobb 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Fresno City College Sacramento, California
G 4 Justin Rene 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Long Beach Poly HS Long Beach, California
G 10 Max De Geest 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Christ's College Oamaru, New Zealand
G 11 Jordan Griffin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Centennial HS Corona, California
F 12 Breyon Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Cloud Country CC Washington, D.C.
F 13 Romelle Mansel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr St. Bernard HS Playa del Rey, California
G 14 Colin Slater 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Tulane New Orleans, Louisiana
C 23 Jeffrey Yan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 275 lb (125 kg) RS Fr Capistrano Valley Christian School Shanghai, China
C 24 Joshua Morgan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Sheldon HS Sacramento, California
G 31 Chance Hunter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Cerritos CC Inglewood, California
C 32 Trever Irish 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Central Arizona CC Lewiston, Maine
C 35 Milos Apic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Sandy Spring Friends School Novi Sad, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 22 Nov 2019

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA L 65–69  0–1
 20  Carter III   7  Morgan   3  Carter III  Pauley Pavilion (6,265)
Los Angeles, CA
November 9, 2019*
3:30 pm
San Diego W 74–62  1–1
 21  Hunter   9  Hunter   2  Tied  Walter Pyramid (3,548)
Long Beach, CA
November 12, 2019*
6:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford L 58–86  1–2
 13  De Geest   6  Tied   3  Morgan  Maples Pavilion (2,558)
Stanford, CA
November 14, 2019*
7:00 pm
at No. 18 Saint Mary's L 63–81  1–3
 14  Slater   5  Morgan   3  Carter III  University Credit Union Pavilion (2,715)
Moraga, CA
November 22, 2019*
7:00 pm
Fresno Pacific W 93–62  2–3
 21  Hunter   8  Cobb   6  Carter III  Walter Pyramid (1,829)
Long Beach, CA
November 24, 2019*
5:30 pm, P12N
at No. 14 Arizona
Wooden Legacy campus-site game
L 67–104  2–4
 11  Carter III   5  Tied   2  Tied  McKale Center (12,943)
Tucson, AZ
November 28, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPNU
vs. Providence
Wooden Legacy quarterfinals
W 66–65  3–4
 23  Carter III   9  Morgan   5  Cobb  Anaheim Arena 
Anaheim, CA
November 29, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN2
vs. Wake Forest
Wooden Legacy semifinals
L 75–88  3–5
 18  Carter III   7  Morgan   9  Carter III  Anaheim Arena 
Anaheim, CA
December 1, 2019*
10:30 am, ESPN2
vs. Penn
Wooden Legacy 3rd place game
L 79–95  3–6
 24  Hunter   8  Carter III   4  Carter III  Anaheim Arena 
Anaheim, CA
December 7, 2019*
4:00 pm
Pacific L 46–65  3–7
 20  Slater   6  Morgan   1  Tied  Walter Pyramid (2,695)
Long Beach, CA
December 15, 2019*
3:30 pm, P12N
at USC L 76–87  3–8
 18  Hunter   8  Rbberts   3  3 tied  Galen Center (4,275)
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 2019*
7:00 pm
Southern Utah L 63–84  3–9
 13  Carter III   5  Tied   5  De Geest  Walter Pyramid (1,336)
Long Beach, CA
December 21, 2019*
4:00 pm
Utah Valley W 68–65  4–9
 15  Tied   9  Hunter   3  Tied  Walter Pyramid (1,386)
Long Beach, CA
December 23, 2019*
3:00 pm
at Seattle L 57–79  4–10
 11  Morgan   6  Hunter   3  Tied  Redhawk Center (940)
Seattle, WA
December 28, 2019*
9:00 am, SECN
at Florida L 63–102  4–11
 20  Hunter   7  Morgan   3  Slater  O'Connell Center (9,067)
Gainesville, FL
January 4, 2019*
4:30 pm
Cal State Los Angeles W 76–60  5–11
 18  Slater   18  Carter III   4  Carter III  Walter Pyramid (1,646)
Long Beach, CA
Big West regular season
January 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge L 77–95  5–12
(0–1)
 19  Carter III   6  Hunter   3  Carter III  Matadome (635)
Northridge, CA
January 11, 2020
7:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara W 55–52  6–12
(1–1)
 16  Hunter   7  Morgan   6  Carter III  The Thunderdome (1,753)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Davis L 82–85  6–13
(1–2)
 28  Hunter   14  Morgan   4  Morgan  Walter Pyramid (1,553)
Long Beach, CA
January 18, 2020
7:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton L 62–66  6–14
(1–3)
 19  Slater   7  3 tied   3  Slater  Walter Pyramid (2,179)
Long Beach, CA
January 22, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
UC Irvine W 63–56  7–14
(2–3)
 19  Slater   6  Morgan   3  Slater  Walter Pyramid (2,262)
Long Beach, CA
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Riverside L 69–77  7–15
(2–4)
 20  Hunter   8  Hunter   3  Morgan  SRC Arena (923)
Riverside, CA
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Santa Barbara L 62–87  7–16
(2–5)
 19  Hunter   8  Hunter   4  Cobb  Walter Pyramid (1,829)
Long Beach, CA
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm
at Cal Poly L 75–92  7–17
(2–6)
 15  Tied   7  Mansel   3  Tied  Mott Athletics Center (1,562)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 12, 2020
9:00 pm
at Hawaii W 50–49  8–17
(3–6)
 11  Morgan   7  Mansel   3  Carter III  Stan Sheriff Center (5,588)
Honolulu, HI
February 15, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Riverside W 65–63 OT 9–17
(4–6)
 17  Morgan   8  Tied   5  Cobb  Walter Pyramid (1,626)
Long Beach, CA
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Irvine L 55–70  9–18
(4–7)
 16  Carter III   10  Roberts   3  Cobb  Bren Events Center (2,312)
Irvine, CA
February 22, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Hawaii W 64–60  10–18
(5–7)
 15  Carter III   7  Roberts   3  Tied  Walter Pyramid (2,100)
Long Beach, CA
February 26, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Cal State Northridge L 64–73  10–19
(5–8)
 11  De Geest   7  Morgan   3  Tied  Walter Pyramid (1,816)
Long Beach, CA
February 29, 2020
7:00 p.m.
at UC Davis L 76–77  10–20
(5–9)
 25  Hunter   8  Hunter   5  Cobb  The Pavilion (2,377)
Davis, CA
March 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal Poly W 80–73 OT 11–20
(6–9)
 18  Griffin   10  Morgan   4  Carter III  Walter Pyramid (1,641)
Long Beach, CA
March 7, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton L 69–75  11–21
(6–10)
 21  Carter III   9  Morgan   3  Tied  Titan Gym (1,821)
Fullerton, CA
Big West tournament
March 12, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(8) vs. (1) UC Irvine
Quarterfinals
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

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References

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  1. ^ "Long Beach State's new nickname is straight from the Dept. Of Redundancy Dept". Los Angeles Times. November 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Official Men's Basketball Roster (2019–20)". California State University, Long Beach. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Official Schedule (2019–20)". California State University, Long Beach. Retrieved November 22, 2019.