2018–19 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

2018–19 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
Conference Big West Conference
2018–19 record 0–0 (0–0 Big West)
Head coach Dan Monson (12th season)
Assistant coach Myke Scholl
Assistant coach Senque Carey
Assistant coach Bobby Braswell
Home arena Walter Pyramid
(Capacity: 4,200)
2018–19 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Cal Poly00   00  
Cal State Fullerton00   00  
Cal State Northridge00   00  
Hawaii00   00  
Long Beach State00   00  
UC Davis00   00  
UC Irvine00   00  
UC Riverside00   00  
UC Santa Barbara00   00  
† 2019 Big West Tournament winner
As of April 9, 2018; 

The 2018–19 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represents California State University, Long Beach in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers are led by twelfth-year head coach Dan Monson and competes in the Walter Pyramid. Long Beach State is a member of the Big West Conference, and participates in their 50th consecutive season in that league.

Before the season

The 49ers finished the season 15–18 overall, and 9–7 in the conference. During the season, the 49ers participated in the AdvoCare Invitational, which was held in Morgantown, West Virginia and Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Long Beach State earned 6th place by defeating Oregon State and losing to Missouri as well as Nebraska. Prior to the tournament, Long Beach State lost in a friendly match at West Virginia. In the postseason, Long Beach State lost to Cal State Fullerton in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament in Anaheim, California.

Within a few days of the elimination, Dan Monson accepted a five-year contract extension (through the 2022–23 school year) as a result of his past success at Long Beach State. Monson was rehired for multiple reasons, ranging from running the program primarily on sport ethics to his "on the court" results. To this season, Monson led the program to a Big West winning record each season since 2010–11 and participated in the NCAA Tournament once.[1]

Greg Floyd Jr. was a four-star recruit who turned down twenty-four other NCAA Division I schools for Long Beach State on September 7th, 2016.[2] Floyd was the highest rated incoming 49er since Jacob Thomas and Shelton Boykin, who were both a part of the recruiting class of 2010.[3] On April 9, 2018, the Los Angeles Ballers announced that Floyd was ineligible [through the NCAA] to compete at Long Beach State due to scholastic probation at his former school. As a result, Floyd is currently an athlete for the Ballers, and the NCAA withdrew his commitment.[4]

By July 17, 2018, Long Beach State redesigned the court by emphasizing on the color black, removing The Beach motto for the main athletics logo, and installing darker wood. However, some of the former features of the previous court design still remain in a different fashion, such as the social media hashtags #GoBeach and #LBNation.[5]

Roster

2018–19 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Ron Freeman  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrNorthwest Florida State College Los Angeles, California
G/F 2 Jordan Roberts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoRidgeview High School Bakersfield, California
F 4 KJ Byers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrPanola College Charlotte, North Carolina
C 5 Mason Riggins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrWhitewright High School Whitewright, Texas
G 10 Bryan Alberts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrGonzaga Los Angeles, California
G 11 Jordan Griffin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrCentennial High School Corona, California
F 12 Breyon Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoCloud County Community College Washington, D.C.
G/F 13 Demetrius Mims 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrBaltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore, Maryland
G 14 Colin Slater 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrTulane New Orleans, Louisiana
G 15 Deishuan Booker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrCollege of Southern Idaho Las Vegas, Nevada
G 20 Breamon Richard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) SrLong Beach City College Los Angeles, California
G 23 Edon Maxhuni 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoHelsinki Basketball Academy Hyvinkää, Finland
C 23 Temidayo Yussuf  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)265 lb (120 kg) RS SrSt. Joseph Notre Dame High School Oakland, California
C 35 Milos Apic  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrSandy 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: 14 July 2018

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018*
8:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA   
                Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
November 10, 2018*
Menlo College   
                Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
November 12, 2018*
6:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State
MGM Resorts Main Event
  
                Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
November 16, 2018*
at Mississippi State
MGM Resorts Main Event
  
                Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
November 25, 2018*
2:00 pm
Oregon State   
                Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
November 28, 2018*
8:00 pm, P12N
at USC   
                Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 2018*
at San Diego   
                Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
December 5, 2018*
Southern Utah   
                Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
December 8, 2018*
at Fresno State   
                Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
December 10, 2018*
at Pacific   
                Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
December 20, 2018*
Pepperdine   
                Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
December 22, 2018*
Colorado State   
                Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
December 29, 2018*
7:30 pm, P12N
at Stanford   
                Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
January 5, 2019*
Bethesda University   
                Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
Big West regular season
January 12, 2019
UC Davis   
                Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
January 16, 2019
at UC Irvine   
                Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
January 19, 2019
Cal State Fullerton   
                Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
January 23, 2019
at Cal State Northridge   
                Matadome 
Los Angeles, CA
January 26, 2019
UC Santa Barbara   
                Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
January 31, 2019
at Hawaii   
                Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
February 2, 2019
UC Irvine   
                Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
February 7, 2019
Hawaii   
                Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
February 9, 2019
at Cal Poly   
                Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 13, 2019
at Cal State Fullerton   
                Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
February 16, 2019
at UC Davis   
                The Pavilion 
Davis, CA
February 20, 2019
Cal State Northridge   
                Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
February 23, 2019
at UC Riverside   
                SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
February 28, 2019
at UC Santa Barbara   
                The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
March 2, 2019
Cal Poly   
                Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
March 6, 2019
UC Riverside   
                Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

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References

  1. "Dan Monson Signs Restructured Contract Extension with Beach Basketball". California State University, Long Beach. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. "ESPN Recruiting Profile of Greg Floyd Jr". ESPN. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. "Long Beach State 49ers Recruiting Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. "LaVar Ball's JBA league to feature 4-star recruit on LA Ballers". USA Today. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  5. "Long Beach State Unveils New Court Design at Walter Pyramid". Athletics at California State University, Long Beach. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  6. "Official Men's Basketball Roster (2018–19)". California State University, Long Beach. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  7. "Men's Basketball Official Schedule (2018–19)". California State University, Long Beach. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
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