2022–23 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beach were led by 16th-year head coach Dan Monson and played their home games at the Walter Pyramid as members of the Big West Conference.

2022–23 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record17–16 (11–9 Big West)
Head coach
Associate head coachMyke Scholl
Assistant coaches
  • Senque Carey
  • Allen Caveness
Home arenaWalter Pyramid
Gold Mine (1 game)
(Capacity: 4,200)
Seasons
2022–23 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara 15 5   .750 27 8   .771
UC Irvine 15 5   .750 23 12   .657
UC Riverside 14 6   .700 22 12   .647
Cal State Fullerton 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
Hawai'i 13 7   .650 22 11   .667
UC Davis 11 8   .579 18 14   .563
Long Beach State 11 9   .550 17 16   .515
Cal State Bakersfield 6 14   .300 11 22   .333
UC San Diego* 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Cal State Northridge 4 16   .200 7 25   .219
Cal Poly 1 18   .053 8 25   .242
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

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The Beach finished the 2021–22 season 20–12, 12–3 in Big West play to win the regular season championship, the school's first since 2013 and fourth overall under Monson. They defeated Cal State Bakersfield[1] and UC Santa Barbara[2] to advance to the championship game of the Big West tournament where they lost to Cal State Fullerton.[3] As a regular season champion that did not win its conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, losing in the first round at BYU.[4]

Roster

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2022–23 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Marcus Tsohonis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr VCU Portland, OR
F 1 Amari Stroud 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Allan Hancock College Fresno, CA
G 3 Maddox Monson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Los Alamitos HS Los Alamitos, CA
G 5 Jason Hart Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. Bernard HS Granada Hills, CA
F 10 AJ George 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Hoover HS Fresno, CA
G 11 Joel Murray 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr West Texas A&M Rowlett, TX
G 12 Jadon Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So St. Anthony HS Long Beach, CA
C 13 Chayce Polynice 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Southern Idaho Van Nuys, CA
G 21 Tone Hunter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Garden City CC Las Vegas, NV
F 23 Lassina Traoré 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Saint Louis Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
G 25 Aboubacar Traoré 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So LaBASE Academy Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
F 31 Tobias Rotegaard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So UAB Kongsberg, Norway
F 34 Matt Fegurgur 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So CCSF Sinajana, Guam
F 35 Shaumba Nyogi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Kinshasa, DR Congo
C 40 Jeffrey Yan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Capistrano Valley Christian School Shanghai, China
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 20, 2022

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2022
7:00 p.m.
Biola W 73–71 
 15  A. Traoré   10  L. Traoré   4  Tone  Walter Pyramid (1,192)
Long Beach, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at California Baptist W 79–64  1–0
 13  L. Traoré   12  L. Traoré   6  Hunter  CBU Events Center (4,466)
Riverside, CA
November 11, 2022*
8:00 p.m., P12N
at No. 8 UCLA L 69–93  1–1
 14  L. Traoré   7  L. Traoré   7  Murray  Pauley Pavilion (9,811)
Los Angeles, CA
November 13, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Montana State L 57–70  1–2
 21  Murray   11  A. Traoré   2  Murray  Walter Pyramid (2,334)
Long Beach, CA
November 19, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Katherine W 84–55  2–2
 20  Tsohonis   10  A. Traoré   5  Murray  Walter Pyramid (880)
Long Beach, CA
November 25, 2022*
5:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. Oakland
Nassau Championship first round
W 78–70  3–2
 17  Murray   12  L. Traoré   7  Hunter  Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2022*
5:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. North Texas
Nassau Championship semifinals
L 48–67  3–3
 11  Jones   9  A. Traoré   2  Tied  Baha Mar Convention Center (334)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2022*
2:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Vermont
Nassau Championship 3rd place game
W 78–58  4–3
 23  Tsohonis   11  L. Traoré   7  Murray  Baha Mar Convention Center (278)
Nassau, Bahamas
December 3, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Utah Valley L 78–88  4–4
 16  Rotegaard   16  L. Traoré   5  Hunter  UCCU Center (1,389)
Orem, UT
December 10, 2022*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Sacramento State L 74–76  4–5
 21  Murray   6  Murray   3  Tied  The Hornets Nest (710)
Sacramento, CA
December 14, 2022*
8:00 p.m.
at USC L 78–88  4–6
 17  Tsohonis   16  A. Traoré   5  Hunter  Galen Center (1,835)
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Life Pacific W 97–52  5–6
 18  L. Traoré   15  A. Traoré   8  Hunter  Walter Pyramid (929)
Long Beach, CA
December 21, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN
Idaho W 82–75  6–6
 21  Murray   14  L. Traoré   5  Hunter  Walter Pyramid (1,114)
Long Beach, CA
Big West regular season
December 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC San Diego L 83–85 OT 6–7
(0–1)
 22  J. Murray   12  A. Traoré   6  M. Tsohonis  Walter Pyramid (1,426)
Long Beach, CA
December 31, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Riverside L 72–73  6–8
(0–2)
 20  J. Murray   13  L. Traoré   2  Tied  Walter Pyramid (1,143)
Long Beach, CA
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Northridge W 84–74  7–8
(1–2)
 20  J. Murray   16  L. Traoré   7  J. Murray  Premier America Credit Union Arena (348)
Northridge, CA
January 7, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Irvine L 70–87  7–9
(1–3)
 22  L. Traoré   13  L. Traoré   5  A. Traoré  Bren Events Center (2,741)
Irvine, CA
January 12, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal Poly W 77–58  8–9
(2–3)
 15  George   8  L. Traoré   5  A. Traoré  Walter Pyramid (1,213)
Long Beach, CA
January 14, 2023
8:59 p.m.
at Hawaii L 70–79  8–10
(2–4)
 18  Hunter   11  A. Traoré   2  Jones  Stan Sheriff Center (5,801)
Honolulu, HI
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton W 72–67  9–10
(3–4)
 17  Tsohonis   16  L. Traoré   5  A. Traoré  Walter Pyramid (2,354)
Long Beach, CA
January 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC San Diego W 112–110 3OT 10–10
(4–4)
 46  Tsohonis   19  Tied   5  Tied  RIMAC Arena (1,039)
San Diego, CA
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal Poly W 70–52  11–10
(5–4)
 19  L. Traoré   15  L. Traoré   4  A. Traoré  Mott Athletics Center (1,928)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 28, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Davis W 75–72  12–10
(6–4)
 21  Tsohonis   15  L. Traoré   4  Tied  Walter Pyramid (1,549)
Long Beach, CA
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m.
at Cal State Fullerton W 70–67  13–10
(7–4)
 21  Tsohonis   17  L. Traoré   4  Hunter  Titan Gym (2,445)
Fullerton, CA
February 4, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Irvine W 93–88  14–10
(8–4)
 28  Tsohonis   20  L. Traoré   5  Tsohonis  Walter Pyramid (2,361)
Long Beach, CA
February 9, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
UC Santa Barbara L 72–75  14–11
(8–5)
 18  A. Traoré   10  A. Traoré   6  A. Traoré  Walter Pyramid (2,836)
Long Beach, CA
February 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Bakersfield W 79–69  15–11
(9–5)
 18  Jones   6  Tied   4  Tied  Icardo Center (1,153)
Bakersfield, CA
February 15, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Riverside L 76–88  15–12
(9–6)
 26  Tsohonis   7  A. Traoré   3  Tied  SRC Arena (1,274)
Riverside, CA
February 18, 2023
ESPN+, 4:00 p.m.
Hawaii L 67–70  15–13
(9–7)
 20  George   6  Tied   4  A. Traoré  Walter Pyramid (1,715)
Long Beach, CA
February 23, 2023
7:00 p.m.
at UC Santa Barbara L 73–78  15–14
(9–8)
 17  L. Traoré   11  L. Traoré   7  A. Traoré  The Thunderdome (1,502)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 25, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Northridge W 71–64  16–14
(10–8)
 18  L. Traoré   12  A. Traoré   8  A. Traoré  Gold Mine (1,597)
Long Beach, CA
March 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Bakersfield W 77–61  17–14
(11–8)
 20  L. Traoré   12  A. Traoré   4  Hunter  Walter Pyramid (1,480)
Long Beach, CA
March 4, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Davis L 92–93 2OT 17–15
(11–9)
 22  L. Traoré   20  L. Traoré   7  A. Traoré  University Credit Union Center (2,217)
Davis, CA
Big West tournament
March 7, 2023
8:30 p.m., ESPN+
(7) vs. (10) Cal Poly
First round
L 68–88  17–16
 14  George   4  L. Traoré   3  L. Traoré  Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
*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. ^ "CSU Bakersfield vs. Long Beach State - Game Recap - March 10, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "UC Santa Barbara vs. Long Beach State - Game Recap - March 11, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Cal State Fullerton edges Long Beach State for Big West title, NCAA Tournament berth". Daily News. March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Long Beach State will face BYU in NIT opener". Orange County Register. March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". California State University, Long Beach. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". California State University, Long Beach. Retrieved November 20, 2022.