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.
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]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
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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 |
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