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

Mode:Basketball
Year:2016–17
Team:Long Beach State 49ers
Conference:Big West Conference
Short Conf:Big West
Record:15–19
Conf Record:9–7
Head Coach:Dan Monson
Hc Year:10th
Asst Coach1:Rod Palmer
Asst Coach2:Myke Scholl
Asst Coach3:Senque Carey
Stadium:Walter Pyramid

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.

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
2 G 6'2" 200 Senior Graduated
Branford Jones 14 G 6'1" 195 Junior Left the team for personal reasons
A. J. Spencer 15 G 6'3" 210 Senior Graduated
Travis Hammonds 24 G/F 6'6" 210 Junior Graduate transferred to Cal State Los Angeles

2016 incoming recruits

2017 incoming recruits

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: Huskies outlast Long Beach State, 107-102, in wild first-round NIT game. Christian. Caple. The Olympian. March 16, 2016. February 8, 2024.