2015–16 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2024 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Long Beach State 49ers Beach-Big.png 200 Big West Conference Big West 20–15 12–4 Dan Monson 9th Rod Palmer Eric Brown Myke Scholl Walter Pyramid NIT First round The 2015–16 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers were led by ninth year head coach Dan Monson and played their home games at Walter Pyramid. They were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the 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 were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Washington.https://www.theolympian.com/sports/college/pac-12/university-of-washington/article66345897.html Huskies outlast Long Beach State, 107-102, in wild first-round NIT game Christian Caple The Olympian March 16, 2016 February 8, 2024 Previous season The 49ers finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 16–17, 10–6 in conference and finishing in fourth place. They lost in the first round of the Big West tournament to Hawaii. Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown0Gabe LevinForward6-7225SophomoreOak Park, Illinois2Nick FaustGuard6-6210SeniorBaltimore, Maryland 3 Noah Blackwell Guard 6–2 190 Freshman Roseville, California 4 Yussuf Temidayo Forward 6–7 260 Freshman Oakland, California5Mason RigginsForward6-8255FreshmanWhitewright, Texas10Quentin ShropshireForward6-6210SophomoreLos Angeles, California12Alex RifkindGuard6-1170FreshmanBoca Raton, Florida 14 Branford Jones Guard 6–1 175 Sophomore Missouri City, Texas15A.J. SpencerGuard6-3210SeniorShawnee, Kansas 20 Anson Moye Guard 6–0 185 Senior Thousand Oaks, California 21 Justin Bibbins Guard 5–8 150 Sophomore Carson, California 23 Roschon Prince Forward 6–6 230 Sophomore Long Beach, California 24 Travis Hammonds Guard/Forward 6–6 225 Sophomore Columbia, South Carolina Schedule 2014-15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FFDF00;"| Non-conference regular season 11/14/2015 4:00 pm yes BYU-Hawaii Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 4,239 91–57 1–0 11/16/2015 10:45 pm yes BYU Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon 3,412 ESPN2 66–65 2–0 11/19/2015 4:00 pm yes yes Seton Hall TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic quarterfinal 3,437 ESPNU 80–77 3–0 11/20/2015 6:30 pm yes yes Virginia 6 TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic semifinal 3,417 ESPNU 52–87 3–1 11/22/2015 4:00 pm yes yes Oklahoma State TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic 3rd place game 2,710 ESPNU 77–82 3–2 11/27/2014 5:30 pm yes yes Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK Charleston Classic 5,192 ESPN3 73–79 3–3 12/01/2015 7:30 pm yes San Diego State Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 4,365 Prime Ticket 72–76 3–4 12/03/2015 6:00 pm yes yes Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO 3,581 83–77 4–4 12/05/2015 4:00 pm yes New Mexico State Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 2,376 67–53 5–4 12/06/2015 6:00 pm yes yes UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 6,443 P12N 76–83 5–5 12/09/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA 1,349 TheW.tv 75–77 5–6 12/12/2015 4:00 pm yes Tampa Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 2,146 87–60 6–6 12/18/2015 6:00 pm yes yes Oregon Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR 6,112 P12N 73–94 6–7 12/22/2015 6:00 pm yes yes Arizona 8 McKale Center Tucson, AZ 14,644 P12N 70–85 6–8 12/30/2015 1:00 pm yes yes Duke 15 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 9,314 RSN 81–103 6–9 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FFDF00;"| Big West regular season 01/06/2016 7:00 pm yes Cal State Northridge Matadome Northridge, CA 704 ESPN3 94–79 7–9 1–0 01/09/2016 4:00 pm UC Davis Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 3,276 ESPN3 59–47 8–9 2–0 01/14/2016 7:30 pm UC Irvine Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 3,713 Prime Ticket 59–72 8–10 2–1 01/16/2016 7:00 pm yes Cal Poly Mott Gym San Luis Obispo, CA 3,032 92–96 2OT 8–11 2–2 01/20/2016 7:00 pm yes UC Santa Barbara UCSB Events Center Santa Barbara, CA 1,975 77–67 9–11 3–2 01/23/2016 7:00 pm yes UC Riverside UC Riverside Student Recreation Center Riverside, CA 935 72–74 9–12 3–3 01/28/2016 7:30 pm UC Santa Barbara Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 3,064 Prime Ticket 80–70 10–12 4–3 01/30/2016 11:00 pm yes Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 10,300 78–64 11–12 5–3 02/06/2016 7:00 pm Cal State Northridge Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 2,538 81–76 12–12 6–3 02/11/2016 7:00 pm Cal Poly Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 2,627 ESPN3 73–70 13–12 7–3 02/13/2016 7:00 pm yes UC Davis The Pavilion Davis, CA 2,829 57–48 14–12 8–3 02/20/2016 7:30 pm Cal State Fullerton Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 3,519 Prime Ticket 70–57 15–12 9–3 02/24/2016 7:00 pm yes UC Irvine Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 2,654 ESPN3 67–90 15–13 9–4 02/27/2016 4:00 pm UC Riverside Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 2,804 66–55 16–13 10–4 03/02/2016 7:00 pm yes Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 1,130 ESPN3 75–73 17–13 11–4 03/05/2016 4:00 pm Hawaii Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 3,722 Prime Ticket 74–72 18–13 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FFDF00;"| Big West tournament 03/10/1016 8:30 pm yes 3 UC Riverside 6 Honda Center Anaheim, CA Quarterfinals Prime Ticket 82–74 19–13 4,246 03/11/2016 9:00 pm yes 3 UC Irvine 2 Honda Center Anaheim, CA Semifinals ESPNU 77–72 20–13 5,134 03/12/2016 8:30 pm yes 3 Hawaii 1 Honda Center Anaheim, CA Championship game ESPN2 60–64 20–14 5,610 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FFDF00;"| NIT 03/15/2016 5:00 pm yes yes 6 Washington 3 Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA First round – South Carolina Bracket ESPN2 102–107 20–15 3,505 AP Poll Pacific Time(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. 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