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

2016–17 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
2016–17 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	15–19 (9–7 Big West)
Head coach	Dan Monson (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Rod Palmer; Myke Scholl; Senque Carey;
Home arena	Walter Pyramid
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers were led by tenth-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 15–19, 9–7 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Hawaii in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament before losing to UC Irvine in the semifinals.

2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Irvine	12	–	4	.750	21	–	15	.583
UC Davis †	11	–	5	.688	23	–	13	.639
Cal State Fullerton	10	–	6	.625	17	–	15	.531
Long Beach State	9	–	7	.563	15	–	19	.441
Hawai'i	8	–	8	.500	14	–	16	.467
Cal State Northridge	7	–	9	.438	11	–	19	.367
Cal Poly	6	–	10	.375	11	–	20	.355
UC Riverside	5	–	11	.313	7	–	21	.250
UC Santa Barbara	4	–	12	.250	6	–	22	.214

† 2017 Big West tournament winner

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.^[1]

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 for 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

College recruiting information
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
Jordan Griffin #43 SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Loren Jackson #42 PG	Star ratings: Scout: 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
Javonntie Jackson #64 SF	Star ratings: 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 9, 2016.

2017 incoming recruits

College recruiting information (2017)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Roberts #75 SF	Bakersfield, CA	Ridgeview High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 26, 2016
Jordan Roberts #75 SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66
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 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 9, 2016.

Roster

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Gabe 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	Evan Payne	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Kingdom Christian Academy Loyola Marymount	Akron, OH
G	2	Loren Cristian Jackson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	Fr	Victory Rock Prep	Chicago, IL
G	3	Noah Blackwell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Woodcreek HS	Roseville, CA
F	4	Temidayo Yussuf	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS So	St. Joseph HS	Oakland, CA
F	5	Mason Riggins	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Whitewright HS	Whitewright, TX
F	10	Quentin Shropshire (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	University HS	Los Angeles, CA
G	11	Jordan Griffin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Centennial HS	Corona, CA
G	12	Alex Rifkind (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	North Broward Prep	Boca Raton, FL
G/F	13	Barry 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	Anson Moye (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Oak Christian HS	Thousand Oaks, CA
G	21	Justin Bibbins	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Jr	Bishop Montgomery HS	Carson, CA
F	22	LaRond Williams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Price HS	Long Beach, CA
F	23	Roschon Prince	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Long Beach Poly HS USC	Long Beach, CA
F	35	Javonntie Jackson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Compton HS	Compton, CA

Head coach

Dan Monson (Idaho)

Assistant coach(es)

Rod Palmer (UC Irvine)
Myke Scholl (Loyola Marymount)
Senque Carey (New Mexico)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016* 4:00 pm		Cal Tech Homecoming	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 95–59	1–0	Walter Pyramid (3,125) 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, ESPN3		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 61–91	1–8	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
12/03/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at New Mexico State	L 85–93	1–9	Pan American Center (3,679) Las Cruces, NM
12/07/2016* 7:30 pm		Pepperdine	W 75–66	2–9	Walter Pyramid (2,563) Long Beach, CA
12/10/2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN2		at Texas	L 65–71	2–10	Frank Erwin Center (10,173) Austin, TX
12/16/2016* 8:00 pm, P12N		vs. Oregon State Dam City Classic	W 71–67	3–10	Moda Center (6,521) Portland, OR
12/19/2016* 7:30 pm		The Master's	W 97–78	4–10	Walter Pyramid (1,911) Long Beach, CA
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm		Colorado State	W 56–55	5–10	Walter Pyramid (2,247) Long Beach, CA
12/29/2016* 11:00 am, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	L 72–98	5–11	Convocation Center (928) Ypsilanti, MI
Big West regular season
01/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at UC Irvine	L 67–82	5–12 (0–1)	Bren Events Center (1,955) Irvine, CA
01/07/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3		UC Riverside	W 70–64	6–12 (1–1)	Walter Pyramid (2,906) Long Beach, CA
01/11/2017 4:00 pm, FS West		Cal State Northridge	L 82–89	6–13 (1–2)	Walter Pyramid (2,278) Long Beach, CA
01/14/2017 8:59 pm		at Hawaii	L 107–114 ^OT	6–14 (1–3)	Stan Sheriff Center (5,911) Honolulu, HI
01/19/2017 7:30 pm, FS West		UC Santa Barbara	W 81–76	7–14 (2–3)	Walter Pyramid (3,017) Long Beach, CA
01/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Cal Poly	W 98–92 ^OT	8–14 (3–3)	Mott Athletic Center (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA
01/26/2017 7:00 pm, FS West		Cal State Fullerton	W 76–65	9–14 (4–3)	Walter Pyramid (3,076) Long Beach, CA
02/01/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cal State Northridge	L 98–108	9–15 (4–4)	Matadome (1,177) Northridge, CA
02/04/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU		UC Irvine	W 72–63	10–15 (5–4)	Walter Pyramid (4,213) Long Beach, CA
02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at UC Riverside	W 78–71	11–15 (6–4)	The SRC (695) Riverside, CA
02/11/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3		at Cal State Fullerton	L 69–74	11–16 (6–5)	Titan Gym (1,564) Fullerton, CA
02/16/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UC Davis	W 78–69 ^OT	12–16 (7–5)	Walter Pyramid (2,554) Long Beach, CA
02/18/2017 4:00 pm		at UC Santa Barbara	W 66–48	13–16 (8–5)	The Thunderdome (1,143) Santa Barbara, CA
02/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Cal Poly	L 71–78	13–17 (8–6)	Walter Pyramid (3,164) Long Beach, CA
02/25/2017 5:00 pm, ESPNU		at UC Davis	L 71–75 ^OT	13–18 (8–7)	The Pavilion (5,873) Davis, CA
03/04/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Hawaii	W 84–75	14–18 (9–7)	Walter Pyramid (3,021) Long Beach, CA
Big West tournament
03/09/2017 8:30 pm	(4)	vs. (5) Hawaii Quarterfinals	W 73–62	15–18	Honda Center (3,486) Anaheim, CA
03/10/2017 6:30 pm, ESPN3	(4)	vs. (1) UC Irvine Semifinals	L 57–62	15–19	Honda Center (5,124) Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

^ Caple, Christian (March 16, 2016). "Huskies outlast Long Beach State, 107-102, in wild first-round NIT game". The Olympian. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

[1] Caple, Christian (March 16, 2016). "Huskies outlast Long Beach State, 107-102, in wild first-round NIT game". The Olympian. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

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