2023–24 Long Beach State Beach women's basketball team explained

Sport:women's basketball
Year:2023–24
Team:Long Beach State Beach
Conference:Big West Conference
Short Conf:Big West
Record:15-18
Conf Record:8–12
Head Coach:Amy Wright
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Brian Rosario
Asst Coach2:Jashae Lee
Asst Coach3:Raru Archer
Arena:Walter Pyramid

The 2023–24 Long Beach State Beach women's basketball team represents California State University, Long Beach during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beach, led by first-year head coach Amy Wright, play their home games at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Beach finished the 2022–23 season 23–10, 17–3 in Big West play to finish in second place.[1] As the #2 seed in the Big West tournament, they defeated #10 seed UC Riverside in the quarterfinals,[2] before falling to #3 seed and eventual tournament champions Hawaii in the semifinals.[3] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT, where they would lose to San Diego in the first round.[4]

On March 29, 2023, head coach Jeff Cammon announced that he would be stepping down, in order to take the head coaching position at Saint Mary's.[5] On April 17, Oklahoma associate head coach Amy Wright was named the Beach's next head coach.[6]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings. The Big West. January 18, 2024. en.
  2. News: No. 2 Seed Long Beach State Rallies to Defeat No. 10 Seed UC Riverside in The Big West Quarterfinals. Long Beach State University Athletics. January 18, 2024. en.
  3. News: Hawaii women's basketball advances to Big West finals. KHON-TV. January 18, 2024. en.
  4. News: Neubert's Historic Night Powers Toreros Past Long Beach State in WNIT. University of San Diego Athletics. January 18, 2024. en.
  5. News: Women's Basketball: Jeff Cammon Leaving Long Beach State for St. Mary's. BVM Sports. January 18, 2024. en.
  6. News: Former A&M assistant Wright hired at Long Beach State. The Eagle. January 18, 2024. en.
  7. News: 2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule. Long Beach State University Athletics. January 18, 2024. en.
  8. News: Long Beach State Beach 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule. ESPN. January 18, 2024. en.