2021–22 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team explained

Sport:	basketball
Year:	2021–22
Prev Year:	2020–21
Next Year:	2022–23
Team:	Long Beach State Beach
Conference:	Big West Conference
Short Conf:	Big West
Record:	20–13
Conf Record:	12–3
Head Coach:	Dan Monson
Hc Year:	15th
Assoc Coach:	Myke Scholl
Asst Coach1:	Senque Carey
Asst Coach2:	Allen Caveness
Arena:	Walter Pyramid (Capacity: 4,200)
Champion:	Big West regular season champions
Tourney:	NIT
Tourney Result:	First Round

The 2021–22 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beach were led by 15th-year head coach Dan Monson and played their home games at the Walter Pyramid as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the regular season 20–12, 12–3 in Big West play to win the regular season championship, the school's first since 2013 and fourth overall under Monson. They defeated Cal State Bakersfield^[1] and UC Santa Barbara^[2] to advance to the championship game of the Big West tournament where they lost to Cal State Fullerton.^[3] As a regular season champion that did not win its conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, losing in the first round at BYU.^[4]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Beach finished the season 6–12, 4–8 in Big West play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Cal State Northridge in the first round of the Big West tournament before losing to UC Santa Barbara in the quarterfinals.

Roster

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Schedule and results

On December 8, 2021, freshman Aboubacar Traoré posted 20 rebounds in a 102–69 non-conference win over Bethesda of the NCCAA, thus becoming the first LBSU player with that many boards in a single game since 1983.^[6] |-!colspan=12 style=""| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=""| Big West regular season|-!colspan=12 style=""| Big West tournament|-|- |-!colspan=12 style=""| NITSource^{[7] [8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: CSU Bakersfield vs. Long Beach State - Game Recap - March 10, 2022 - ESPN . 2022-03-16 . ESPN.com . en.
2. Web site: UC Santa Barbara vs. Long Beach State - Game Recap - March 11, 2022 - ESPN . 2022-03-16 . ESPN.com . en.
3. Web site: 2022-03-13 . Cal State Fullerton edges Long Beach State for Big West title, NCAA Tournament berth . 2022-03-16 . Daily News . en-US.
4. Web site: 2022-03-14 . Long Beach State will face BYU in NIT opener . 2022-03-16 . Orange County Register . en-US.
5. Web site: 2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster. California State University, Long Beach. 27 November 2021.
6. Web site: Long Beach State Men's Basketball Blows Out Bethesda. 9 December 2021. Fiddler. JJ. The562.org. 9 December 2021.
7. Web site: 2021-22 Long Beach State Beach Schedule and Results . 2022-03-16 . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com . en.
8. Web site: 2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule. California State University, Long Beach. 27 November 2021.
9. Web site: Long Beach State Beach Schedule 2021-22.