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

2016–17 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
Conference Big West Conference
2016–17 record 1–8 (0–0 Big West)
Head coach Dan Monson (10th year)
Assistant coach Rod Palmer
Assistant coach Myke Scholl
Assistant coach Senque Carey
Home arena Walter Pyramid
2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UC Davis 0 0       5 3   .625
Hawaii 0 0       4 3   .571
Cal Poly 0 0       3 4   .429
UC Irvine 0 0       3 4   .429
Cal State Fullerton 0 0       2 4   .333
Cal State Northridge 0 0       2 5   .286
UC Riverside 0 0       1 3   .250
Long Beach State 0 0       1 7   .125
UC Santa Barbara 0 0       0 5   .000
† 2017 Big West Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represents California State University, Long Beach during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers are led by tenth-year head coach Dan Monson and play their home games at the Walter Pyramid as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous Season

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.

Departures

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 due to 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

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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/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 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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:

2017 incoming recruits

Roster

2016–17 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 0 Levin, GabeGabe 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 Payne, EvanEvan Payne 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Kingdom Christian Academy
Loyola Marymount
Akron, OH
G 2 Jackson, LorenLoren Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Fr Victory Rock Prep Chicago, IL
G 3 Blackwell, NoahNoah Blackwell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Woodcreek HS Roseville, CA
F 4 Yussuf, TemidayoTemidayo Yussuf 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So St. Joseph HS Oakland, CA
F 5 Riggins, MasonMason Riggins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Whitewright HS Whitewright, TX
F 10 Shropshire, QuentinQuentin Shropshire (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr University HS Los Angeles, CA
G 11 Griffin, JordanJordan Griffin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Centennial HS Corona, CA
G 12 Rifkind, AlexAlex Rifkind (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So North Broward Prep Boca Raton, FL
G/F 13 Ogalue, BarryBarry 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 Moye, AnsonAnson Moye (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Oak Christian HS Thousand Oaks, CA
G 21 Bibbins, JustinJustin Bibbins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Bishop Montgomery HS Carson, CA
F 22 Williams, LaRondLaRond Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Price HS Long Beach, CA
F 23 Williams, RoschonRoschon Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Long Beach Poly HS
USC
Long Beach, CA
F 35 Jackson, JavonntieJavonntie 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

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/05/2016*
4:00 PM
Cal Tech 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 59–95  1–0
Walter Pyramid 
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
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 91–61  1–8
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS

12/03/2016*
6:00 PM
at New Mexico State   
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM

12/07/2016*
7:30 PM
Pepperdine   
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA

12/10/2016*
3:00 PM, ESPN2
at Texas   
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX

12/16/2016*
8:00 PM, P12N
vs. Oregon State
Dam City Classic
  
Moda Center 
Portland, OR

12/19/2016*
7:30 PM
The Master's   
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA

12/22/2016*
7:00 PM
Colorado State   
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA

12/29/2016*
11:00 AM, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan   
Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
Big West regular season

01/04/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at UC Irvine   
Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA

01/07/2017
4:00 PM, ESPN3
UC Riverside   
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA

01/11/2017
4:00 PM, FS West
Cal State Northridge   
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA

01/14/2017
9:00 PM, ESPNU Wildcard
at Hawaii   
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI

01/19/2017
7:30 PM, FS West
UC Santa Barbara   
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA

01/21/2017
7:00 PM, ESPNU Wildcard
at Cal Poly   
Mott Athletic Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA

01/26/2017
7:00 PM, FS West
Cal State Fullerton   
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA

02/01/2017
4:00 PM, ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge   
Matadome 
Northridge, CA

02/04/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
UC Irvine   
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA

02/09/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at UC Riverside   
The SRC 
Riverside, CA

02/11/2017
7:30 PM, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton   
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA

02/16/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
UC Davis   
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA

02/18/2017
4:30 PM, ESPNU Wildcard
at UC Santa Barbara   
The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA

02/23/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Cal Poly   
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA

02/25/2017
 ESPNU Wildcard
at UC Davis   
The Pavilion 
Davis, CA

03/04/2017
3:00 PM, Prime Ticket/ESPN3 Wildcard
Hawaii   
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
Big West Tournament

03/09–11/2017
vs.    
Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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