2020–21 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Long Beach State men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach, in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beach were led by 14th-year head coach Dan Monson and played their home game at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California as a member of the Big West Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 6–12, 4–8 in Big West play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Cal State Northridge in the first round of the Big West tournament before losing to UC Santa Barbara in the quarterfinals.

2020–21 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	6–12 (4–8 Big West)
Head coach	Dan Monson (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Myke Scholl Senque Carey Bobby Braswell
Home arena	Walter Pyramid (Capacity: 4,200)

2020–21 Big West men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UC Santa Barbara †	13	–	3		.813			22	–	5		.815
UC Irvine	10	–	4		.714			18	–	9		.667
UC Riverside	8	–	4		.667			14	–	8		.636
UC Davis	6	–	4		.600			10	–	8		.556
Cal State Bakersfield	9	–	7		.563			15	–	11		.577
Hawai'i	9	–	9		.500			11	–	10		.524
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	7		.417			6	–	10		.375
Cal State Northridge	5	–	9		.357			9	–	13		.409
Long Beach State	4	–	8		.333			6	–	12		.333
Cal Poly	1	–	15		.063			4	–	20		.167
UC San Diego*	0	–	0		–			7	–	10		.412
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament and 2021 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings
† 2021 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

Long Beach State finished the 2019–20 season 11–21, 6–10 in Big West play to finish in a tie for seventh place. The Big West tournament was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic effectively ending the 49ers season.

Roster

2020–21 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) RS Fr Mainland HS Daytona Beach, Florida G/F 2 Jordan Roberts 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Ridgeview HS Bakersfield, California G 3 Drew Cobb 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Fresno City College Sacramento, California G 4 Justin Rene 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Long Beach Poly HS Long Beach, California G 5 Shaden Knight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) RS Fr Rancho Cucamonga HS Rancho Cucamonga, California G 11 Isaiah Washington 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Iona Harlem, New York G 12 Jadon Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Anthony HS Long Beach, California F 13 Romelle Mansel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So St. Bernard HS Playa del Rey, California G 14 Colin Slater 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Tulane New Orleans, Louisiana F 24 Joe Hampton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr East Los Angeles CC Washington, D.C. F 25 Teddy Ochieng 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Panola CC Nairobi, Kenya G 31 Chance Hunter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Cerritos CC Inglewood, California C 32 Trever Irish 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Central Arizona CC Lewiston, Maine F 35 Raymond Hawkins III 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Alabama East Oakland, California C 40 Jeffrey Yan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 275 lb (125 kg) So Capistrano Valley Christian School Shanghai, China C Milos Apic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Sandy Spring Friends School Novi Sad, Serbia	Head coach Dan Monson (Idaho) Assistant coach(es) Myke Scholl (Loyola Marymount) Senque Carey (New Mexico) Bobby Braswell (Cal State Northridge) Marc Rodgers (Central Washington) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 26, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 30, 2020* 6:30 p.m., P12N		at UCLA	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
December 4, 2020* 6:00 p.m.		at Loyola Marymount	L 61–85	0–1	19 – Carter III	9 – Mansel	3 – Tied	Gersten Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA
December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m.		Seattle	W 80–75	1–1	21 – Washington	13 – Hunter	7 – Washington	Walter Pyramid (0) Long Beach, CA
December 10, 2020* 6:00 p.m.		at San Francisco	L 62–107	1–2	9 – Hampton	8 – Hunter	2 – Washington	War Memorial Gymnasium (0) San Francisco, CA
December 27, 2020		at UC Riverside	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					SRC Arena  Riverside, CA
December 28, 2020		at UC Riverside	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					SRC Center  Riverside, CA
January 1, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		Cal State Bakersfield	W 90–89 OT	2–2 (1–0)	25 – Carter III	6 – Washington	4 – Carter III	Walter Pyramid (0) Long Beach, CA
January 2, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		Cal State Bakersfield	L 76–89	2–3 (1–1)	18 – Washington	6 – Rhoden	3 – Washington	Walter Pyramid (0) Long Beach, CA
January 8, 2021 5:00 p.m.		at Cal State Fullerton	W 82–80	3–3 (2–1)	20 – Washington	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Titan Gym (0) Fulerton, CA
January 9, 2021 5:00 p.m.		at Cal State Fullerton	L 72–75 OT	3–4 (2–2)	17 – Jones	12 – Irish	9 – Washington	Titan Gym (0) Fulerton, CA
January 15, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		Cal State Northridge	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Walter Pyramid  Long Beach, CA
January 16, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		Cal State Northridge	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Walter Pyramid  Long Beach, CA
January 23, 2021* 6:00 p.m.		at California Baptist	L 75–96	3–5	16 – Carter III	3 – 4 tied	5 – Washington	CBU Events Center (0) Riverside, CA
January 29, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		UC San Diego	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Walter Pyramid  Long Beach, CA
January 30, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		UC San Diego	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Walter Pyramid  Long Beach, CA
February 5, 2021 5:00 p.m.		at UC Santa Barbara	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					UCSB Events Center  Santa Barbara, CA
February 6, 2021 5:00 p.m.		at UC Santa Barbara	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					UCSB Events Center  Santa Barbara, CA
February 12, 2021 3:00 p.m.		at UC Davis	L 66–68	3–6 (2–3)	19 – Hampton	8 – Cobb	3 – 3 tied	The Pavilion (0) Davis, CA
February 13, 2021 1:00 p.m.		at UC Davis	L 76–78 OT	3–7 (2–4)	20 – Jones	9 – Hampton	6 – Carter III	The Pavilion (0) Davis, CA
February 19, 2021 4:00 p.m.		Cal Poly	W 64–60	4–7 (3–4)	23 – Carter III	10 – Carter III	3 – Washington	Walter Pyramid (0) Long Beach, CA
February 20, 2021 4:00 p.m.		Cal Poly	W 74–69	5–7 (4–4)	15 – Carter III	7 – Hunter	7 – Washington	Walter Pyramid (0) Long Beach, CA
February 26, 2021 9:00 p.m.		at Hawaii	L 76–78	5–8 (4–5)	23 – Hunter	9 – Hunter	4 – Washington	Stan Sheriff Center (0) Honolulu, HI
February 27, 2021 7:00 p.m.		at Hawaii	L 76–79	5–9 (4–6)	20 – Carter III	7 – tied	5 – Washington	Stan Sheriff Center (0) Honolulu, HI
March 5, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN 3		UC Irvine	L 68–71 OT	5–10 (4–7)	17 – Washington	13 – Hunter	6 – Washington	Walter Pyramid (0) Long Beach, CA
March 6, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN 3		UC Irvine	L 58–73	5–11 (4–8)	15 – Slater	6 – Jones	4 – Washington	Walter Pyramid (0) Long Beach, CA
Big West tournament
March 9, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN3	(9)	(8) Cal State Northridge First Round	W 85–63	6–11	19 – Jones	11 – Jones	4 – Washington	Michelob Ultra Arena  Paradise, NV
March 11, 2021 11:00 a.m., ESPN3	(9)	(1) UC Santa Barbara Quarterfinals	L 87–95	6–12	20 – Slater	9 – Washington	10 – Washington	Michelob Ultra Arena  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

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