2011–12 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2011–12 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The 49ers, led by fifth year head coach Dan Monson , played their home games at Walter Pyramid and are members of the Big West Conference . They finished the season 25–9, 15–1 in Big West play to be crowned regular season champions. They were also champions of the Big West Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to New Mexico. The 49ers were the only Los Angeles-area college basketball team to make the tournament that year.
James Ennis played his freshman season at Oxnard College, a junior college in Oxnard, California, and his sophomore season at Ventura College, a junior college in Ventura, California. In 2011, he signed with Long Beach State, where he became a two-year starter. As a junior, Ennis averaged 10 points and 4.1 rebounds per game and helped lead the 49ers to Big West Conference regular season and conference titles. Ennis was named honorable mention all-conference at the close of the season.
Roster
Number
Name
Position
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
1
Shaquille Hunter
Guard
6–2
165
Freshman
Villa Park, California
2
Peter Poppageorge
Guard
6–0
175
Junior
Burlingame, California
4
Eugene Phelps
Forward
6–7
225
Senior
Los Angeles , California
5
Mike Caffey
Guard
6–0
170
Freshman
Riverside, California
11
James Ennis
Guard/Forward
6–6
190
Junior
Ventura, California
12
Corey Jackson
Guard
6–0
185
Senior
Brentwood, New York
13
Edis Dervisevic
Forward
6–8
250
Senior
New York , New York
14
Mike Vantrimpont
Center
7–0
220
Junior
Los Angeles , California
15
Kris Gulley
Guard/Forward
6–7
175
Sophomore
Dallas , Texas
20
T. J. Robinson
Forward
6–8
205
Senior
West Haven, Connecticut
21
Larry Anderson
Guard
6–5
210
Senior
Long Beach, California
22
Casper Ware
Guard
5–10
175
Senior
Cerritos, California
23
Sean Starkey
Guard/Forward
6–4
190
Senior
Huntington Beach, California
24
Gatete Djuma
Forward
6–9
220
Freshman
Salt Lake City , Utah
25
Jerramy King
Guard
5–11
170
Junior
La Canada, California
33
Nick Shepherd
Forward
6–9
218
Freshman
Missouri City, Texas
34
Kyle Richardson
Forward
6–7
225
Junior
Lakewood, California
35
Dan Jennings
Forward
6–9
255
Junior
Staten Island , New York
Schedule
[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Regular season
11/12/2011 *2:00 pm
Idaho W 69–61 1–0
Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
11/16/2011 *6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 9 Pittsburgh
W 86–76 2–0
Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
11/19/2011 *1:30 pm, 4SD
at San Diego State
L 73–77 OT
2–1
Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
11/22/2011 *7:05 pm
Boise State W 72–62 3–1
Walter Pyramid (3,866)Long Beach, CA
11/26/2011 *6:00 pm
at Montana
L 71–73 3–2
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
11/28/2011 *4:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 6 Louisville
L 66–79 3–3
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
12/02/2011 *7:05 pm
BYU–Hawaiʻi W 79–43 4–3
Walter Pyramid (3,214)Long Beach, CA
12/06/2011 *6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 13 Kansas
L 80–88 4–4
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
12/10/2011 *4:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 6 North Carolina
L 78–84 4–5
Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
12/19/2011 *8:05 pm
Eastern New Mexico W 76–54 5–5
Walter Pyramid (2,403)Long Beach, CA
12/22/2011 *8:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 14 Xavier Diamond Head Classic first roundW 68–58 6–5
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
12/23/2011 *8:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Auburn Diamond Head Classic semifinals W 64–43 7–5
Stan Sheriff Center (NA)Honolulu, HI
12/25/2011 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Kansas State Diamond Head Classic Championship Game L 60–77 7–6
Stan Sheriff Center (6,270)Honolulu, HI
01/02/2012 7:00 pm
at UC Irvine
W 74–60 8–6 (1–0)
Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
01/05/2012 7:05 pm
Cal Poly W 55–50 9–6 (2–0)
Walter Pyramid (2,662)Long Beach, CA
01/07/2012 7:00 pm
at Cal State Northridge
W 81–68 10–6 (3–0)
Matadome Northridge, CA
01/12/2012 7:05 pm
UC Davis W 86–58 11–6 (4–0)
Walter Pyramid (2,278)Long Beach, CA
01/14/2012 4:05 pm, Prime Ticket
Pacific W 76–66 12–6 (5–0)
Walter Pyramid (2,660)Long Beach, CA
01/19/2012 7:00 pm
at Cal Poly
W 78–69 13–6 (6–0)
Mott Gym San Luis Obispo, CA
01/21/2012 8:00 pm, ESPNU
at UC Santa Barbara
W 71–48 14–6 (7–0)
The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
01/26/2012 7:00 pm
at UC Riverside
W 77–70 OT
15–6 (8–0)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center Riverside, CA
01/28/2012 8:00 pm, ESPNU
Cal State Fullerton W 75–61 16–6 (9–0)
Walter Pyramid (5,649[ 2] Long Beach, CA
02/04/2012 7:30 pm
Cal State Northridge W 75–67 17–6 (10–0)
Walter Pyramid (4,007)Long Beach, CA
02/09/2012 7:30 pm
at Pacific
W 74–66 18–6 (11–0)
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
02/11/2012 7:00 pm
at UC Davis
W 89–69 19–6 (12–0)
The Pavilion Davis, CA
02/18/2012 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Creighton ESPN BracketBusters L 79–81 19–7 (12–0)
CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE
02/22/2012 8:00 pm, ESPN2
UC Santa Barbara W 70–58 20–7 (13–0)
Walter Pyramid (4,732)Long Beach, CA
02/25/2012 4:05 pm
UC Riverside W 64–40 21–7 (14–0)
Walter Pyramid (3,842)Long Beach, CA
02/29/2012 8:05 pm
UC Irvine W 77–50 22–7 (15–0)
Walter Pyramid (3,785)Long Beach, CA
03/03/2012 4:00 pm, FS West
at Cal State Fullerton
L 74–77 22–8 (15–1)
Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
2012 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
03/08/2012 6:00 pm
vs. UC Davis Quarterfinals W 80–46 23–8
Honda Center Anaheim, CA
03/09/2012 6:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. UC Irvine Semifinals W 68–57 24–8
Honda Center (5,171)Anaheim, CA
03/10/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. UC Santa Barbara Championship Game W 77–64 25–8
Honda Center (7,564)Anaheim, CA
2012 NCAA tournament
03/15/2012 *1:10 pm, TBS
(12 W)
vs. (5 W) No. 21 New Mexico First Round L 68–75 25–9
Rose Garden Portland, OR
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.
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