2018–19 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2018–19 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The 49ers, led by twelfth-year head coach Dan Monson , competed in the Walter Pyramid . Long Beach State was a member of the Big West Conference , and participated 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 7, 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
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Ron Freeman
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Jr
Northwest Florida State College
Los Angeles, California
G/F
2
Jordan Roberts
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Ridgeview High School
Bakersfield, California
F
4
KJ Byers
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Panola College
Charlotte, North Carolina
C
5
Mason Riggins
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
Whitewright High School
Whitewright, Texas
G
10
Bryan Alberts
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS Sr
Gonzaga
Los Angeles, California
G
11
Jordan Griffin
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Jr
Centennial High School
Corona, California
F
12
Breyon Jackson
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Cloud County Community College
Washington, D.C.
G/F
13
Demetrius Mims
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Baltimore, Maryland
G
14
Colin Slater
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Tulane
New Orleans, Louisiana
G
15
Deishuan Booker
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Sr
College of Southern Idaho
Las Vegas, Nevada
G
20
Breamon Richard
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Sr
Long Beach City College
Los Angeles, California
G
23
Edon Maxhuni
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Helsinki Basketball Academy
Hyvinkää, Finland
C
23
Temidayo Yussuf
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
RS Sr
St. Joseph Notre Dame High School
Oakland, California
C
35
Milos Apic
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS Fr
Sandy 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
[ 6]
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 No. 21 UCLA
L 80–91
0–1
31 – Booker
6 – Byers
4 – Tied
Pauley Pavilion (7,920)Los Angeles, CA
November 10, 2018 *4:00 pm
Menlo College Homecoming
W 78–57
1–1
19 – Booker
8 – Tied
3 – Cobb
Walter Pyramid (3,888)Long Beach, CA
November 12, 2018 *6:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State MGM Resorts Main Event
L 58–90
1–2
9 – Griffin
6 – Riggins
5 – Booker
Wells Fargo Arena (8,818)Tempe, AZ
November 16, 2018 *8:01 pm, SECN
at No. 17 Mississippi State MGM Resorts Main Event
L 51–79
1–3
8 – Tied
5 – Tied
3 – Booker
Humphrey Coliseum (8,106)Starkville, MS
November 19, 2018 *1:00 pm
vs. Iona MGM Resorts Main Event Middleweight semifinals
W 86-85
2-3
18 – Yussuf
10 – Byers
7 – Booker
Cox Pavilion Paradise, Nevada
November 21, 2018 *1:00 pm
vs. Utah Valley MGM Resorts Main Event Middleweight championship
L 72-87
2-4
29 – Booker
6 – Byers
74 – Booker
Cox Pavilion Paradise, Nevada
November 25, 2018 *2:00 pm
Oregon State
L 72–75
2–5
15 – Maxhuni
11 – Yussuf
5 – Booker
Walter Pyramid (2,082)Long Beach, CA
November 28, 2018 *8:00 pm, P12N
at USC
L 65-75
2-6
13 – Tied
7 – Roberts
3 – Alberts
Galen Center (2,031)Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 2018 *7:00 pm
at San Diego
L 70-74
2-7
28 – Yussuf
14 – Byers
2 – Tied
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,419)San Diego, CA
December 5, 2018 *7:00 pm
Southern Utah
W 82-71
3-7
21 – Booker
13 – Yussuf
4 – Booker
Walter Pyramid (1,876)Long Beach, CA
December 8, 2018 *
at Fresno State
L 71-92
3-8
18 – Alberts
6 – Tied
3 – Booker
Save Mart Center (5,945)Fresno, CA
December 10, 2018 *
at Pacific
L 68-74
3-9
14 – Yussuf
10 – Yussuf
3 – Tied
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,247)Stockton, CA
December 20, 2018 *
Pepperdine
W 67-66
4-9
21 – Yussuf
11 – Yussuf
5 – Ross
Walter Pyramid (1,617)Long Beach, CA
December 22, 2018 *
Colorado State
W 64-61
5-9
14 – Booker
10 – Riggins
3 – Tied
Walter Pyramid (1,727)Long Beach, CA
December 29, 2018 *7:30 pm, P12N
at Stanford
L 86-93
5-10
22 – Alberts
8 – Yussuf
8 – Booker
Maples Pavilion (3,452)Stanford, CA
January 5, 2019 *7:00 pm
Bethesda University
W 124–52
6–10
35 – Alberts
12 – Riggins
11 – Booker
Walter Pyramid (1,867)Long Beach, CA
Big West regular season
January 12, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Davis
W 82–77
7–10 (1–0)
32 – Booker
12 – Riggins
2 – Booker
Walter Pyramid (3,002)Long Beach, CA
January 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Irvine
W 80–70
8–10 (2–0)
28 – Booker
7 – Alberts
6 – Booker
Bren Events Center (1,530)Irvine, CA
January 19, 2019 7:00 p.m.
Cal State Fullerton
L 90–92 OT
8–11 (2–1)
33 – Booker
11 – Byers
5 – Booker
Walter Pyramid (2,312)Long Beach, CA
January 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge
L 71–86
8–12 (2–2)
20 – Booker
7 – Riggins
5 – Booker
Matadome (985)Los Angeles, CA
January 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Santa Barbara
L 71–82
8–13 (2–3)
25 – Booker
9 – Booker
7 – Booker
Walter Pyramid (2,333)Long Beach, CA
January 31, 2019 9:00 pm, Spectrum Sports HI
at Hawaii
L 57–74
8–14 (2–4)
18 – Riggins
9 – Byers
3 – Booker
Stan Sheriff Center (5,293)Honolulu, HI
February 2, 2019 7:00 p.m.
UC Irvine
L 80–82
8–15 (2–5)
29 – Booker
10 – Byers
5 – Booker
Walter Pyramid (2,344)Long Beach, CA
February 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hawaii
L 70–77
8–16 (2–6)
18 – Yussuf
10 – Byers
4 – Booker
Walter Pyramid (2,177)Long Beach, CA
February 9, 2019
at Cal Poly
W 76–68 OT
9–16 (3–6)
23 – Booker
12 – Yussuf
4 – Booker
Mott Athletics Center (1,970)San Luis Obispo, CA
February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton
L 82–85
9–17 (3–7)
22 – Booker
8 – Yussuf
5 – Booker
Titan Gym (1,621)Fullerton, CA
February 16, 2019 7:00 p.m.
at UC Davis
L 73–77
9–18 (3–8)
20 – Booker
11 – Riggins
3 – Roberts
The Pavilion (1,882)Davis, CA
February 20, 2019 7:00 p.m.
Cal State Northridge
W 80–78
10–18 (4–8)
20 – Alberts
13 – Cobb
4 – Booker
Walter Pyramid (1,848)Long Beach, CA
February 23, 2019 5:00 p.m.
at UC Riverside
W 71–67 OT
11–18 (5–8)
18 – Roberts
9 – Yussuf
5 – Cobb
SRC Arena (459)Riverside, CA
February 28, 2019 7:00 p.m.
at UC Santa Barbara
W 69–64
12–18 (6–8)
26 – Booker
9 – Riggins
4 – Booker
The Thunderdome (3,118)Santa Barbara, CA
March 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal Poly
W 94–85
13–18 (7–8)
31 – Booker
10 – Booker
5 – Booker
Walter Pyramid (2,172)Long Beach, CA
March 6, 2019 7:00 pm
UC Riverside
W 70–57
14–18 (8–8)
21 – Booker
10 – Yussuf
4 – Booker
Walter Pyramid (2,038)Long Beach, CA
Big West tournament
March 14, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN3
(5)
vs. (4) Hawaii Quarterfinals
W 68–66
15–18
18 – Roberts
9 – Roberts
3 – Booker
Honda Center (3,656)Anaheim, California
March 15, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN3
(5)
vs. (1) UC Irvine Semifinals
L 67–75
15–19
21 – Booker
8 – Yussuf
3 – Booker
Honda Center (4,389)Anaheim, California
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.
[ 7]
References
^ "Dan Monson Signs Restructured Contract Extension with Beach Basketball" . California State University, Long Beach . Retrieved July 15, 2018 .
^ "ESPN Recruiting Profile of Greg Floyd Jr" . ESPN . Retrieved July 15, 2018 .
^ "Long Beach State 49ers Recruiting Profile" . ESPN . Retrieved July 15, 2018 .
^ "LaVar Ball's JBA league to feature 4-star recruit on LA Ballers" . USA Today . Retrieved July 15, 2018 .
^ "Long Beach State Unveils New Court Design at Walter Pyramid" . Athletics at California State University, Long Beach . Retrieved August 11, 2018 .
^ "Official Men's Basketball Roster (2018–19)" . California State University, Long Beach . Retrieved July 15, 2018 .
^ "Men's Basketball Official Schedule (2018–19)" . California State University, Long Beach . Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018 .