2011–12 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2011–12 Long Beach State 49ers Beach-Big.png 200 Big West Conference Big West 25–9 15–1 Dan Monson 5th Vic Couch Eric Brown Rod Palmer Walter Pyramid Big West Regular Season Champions Big West tournament champions NCAA Tournament First Round 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 http://www.longbeachstate.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/lbst-m-baskbl-sched.html LONGBEACHSTATE.COM :: Long Beach State Official Athletic Site :: Long Beach State Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball 2011-11-18 2018-07-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20180713182037/http://www.longbeachstate.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/lbst-m-baskbl-sched.html dead 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/12/2011 2:00 pm yes Idaho Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 4,348 69–61 1–0 11/16/2011 6:00 pm yes yes Pittsburgh 9 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 8,215 ESPNU 86–76 2–0 11/19/2011 1:30 pm yes yes San Diego State Viejas Arena San Diego, CA 12,094 4SD 73–77 OT 2–1 11/22/2011 7:05 pm yes Boise State Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 3,866 72–62 3–1 11/26/2011 6:00 pm yes yes Montana Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT 3,529 71–73 3–2 11/28/2011 4:00 pm yes yes Louisville 6 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY 20,468 ESPNU 66–79 3–3 12/02/2011 7:05 pm yes BYU–Hawaii Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 3,214 79–43 4–3 12/06/2011 6:00 pm yes yes Kansas 13 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 16,300 ESPNU 80–88 4–4 12/10/2011 4:00 pm yes yes North Carolina 6 Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 20,426 ESPN3 78–84 4–5 12/19/2011 8:05 pm yes Eastern New Mexico Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 2,403 76–54 5–5 12/22/2011 8:00 pm yes yes Xavier 14 Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic first round NA ESPNU 68–58 6–5 12/23/2011 8:00 pm yes yes Auburn Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic semifinals NA ESPN2 64–43 7–5 12/25/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Kansas State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic Championship Game 6,270 ESPN2 60–77 7–6 01/02/2012 7:00 pm yes UC Irvine Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 1,246 74–60 8–6 (1–0) 01/05/2012 7:05 pm Cal Poly Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 2,662 55–50 9–6 (2–0) 01/07/2012 7:00 pm yes Cal State Northridge Matadome Northridge, CA 1,459 81–68 10–6 (3–0) 01/12/2012 7:05 pm UC Davis Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 2,278 86–58 11–6 (4–0) 01/14/2012 4:05 pm Pacific Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 2,660 Prime Ticket 76–66 12–6 (5–0) 01/19/2012 7:00 pm yes Cal Poly Mott Gym San Luis Obispo, CA 2,779 78–69 13–6 (6–0) 01/21/2012 8:00 pm yes UC Santa Barbara The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA 6,000 ESPNU 71–48 14–6 (7–0) 01/26/2012 7:00 pm yes UC Riverside UC Riverside Student Recreation Center Riverside, CA 1,298 77–70 OT 15–6 (8–0) 01/28/2012 8:00 pm Cal State Fullerton Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 5,649This was a record crowd for the Walter Pyramid. Morales Robert Ennis refuses to let 49ers falter http://www.presstelegram.com/lbsu/ci_19845753 January 29, 2012 Press-Telegram January 29, 2012August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes ESPNU 75–61 16–6 (9–0) 02/04/2012 7:30 pm Cal State Northridge Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 4,007 75–67 17–6 (10–0) 02/09/2012 7:30 pm yes Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA 2,604 74–66 18–6 (11–0) 02/11/2012 7:00 pm yes UC Davis The Pavilion Davis, CA 1,808 89–69 19–6 (12–0) 02/18/2012 7:00 pm yes yes Creighton CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE ESPN BracketBusters 16,503 ESPN2 79–81 19–7 (12–0) 02/22/2012 8:00 pm UC Santa Barbara Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 4,732 ESPN2 70–58 20–7 (13–0) 02/25/2012 4:05 pm UC Riverside Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 3,842 64–40 21–7 (14–0) 02/29/2012 8:05 pm UC Irvine Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 3,785 77–50 22–7 (15–0) 03/03/2012 4:00 pm yes Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 3,458 FS West 74–77 22–8 (15–1) |- !colspan=9| 2012 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament 03/08/2012 6:00 pm yes UC Davis Honda Center Anaheim, CA Quarterfinals 80–46 3,917 23–8 03/09/2012 6:30 pm yes UC Irvine Honda Center Anaheim, CA Semifinals ESPNU 68–57 5,171 24–8 03/10/2012 7:00 pm yes UC Santa Barbara Honda Center Anaheim, CA Championship Game ESPN2 77–64 7,564 25–8 |- !colspan=9| 2012 NCAA tournament 03/15/2012 1:10 pm yes yes 12 W New Mexico 21 5 W Rose Garden Portland, OR First Round TBS 68–75 17,519 25–9 AP Poll Pacific Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region References Category:Long Beach State Beach men's basketball seasons Long Beach Long Beach