2017–18 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers were led by 11th-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 15–18, 9–7 in Big West play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to Cal State Fullerton.^[1]

2017–18 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	15–18 (9–7 Big West)
Head coach	Dan Monson (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Rod Palmer Myke Scholl Senque Carey
Home arena	Walter Pyramid
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UC Davis	12	–	4		.750			22	–	11		.667
UC Santa Barbara	11	–	5		.688			23	–	9		.719
UC Irvine	11	–	5		.688			18	–	17		.514
Cal State Fullerton †	10	–	6		.625			20	–	12		.625
Long Beach State	9	–	7		.563			15	–	18		.455
Hawai'i	8	–	8		.500			17	–	13		.567
Cal Poly	4	–	12		.250			9	–	22		.290
UC Riverside	4	–	12		.250			9	–	22		.290
Cal State Northridge	3	–	13		.188			6	–	24		.200
† 2018 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

The 49ers finished the 2016–17 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Evan Payne	1	G	6'1"	190	RS Junior	Akron, OH	Signed to play professionally in Czech Republic with BK NH Ostrava
Loren Cristian Jackson	2	G	5'8"	145	Freshman	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Akron
Noah Blackwell	3	G	6'2"	190	Sophomore	Roseville, CA	Transferred to Fresno State
Alex Rifkind	12	G	6'1"	170	RS Sophomore	Boca Raton, FL	Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Anson Moye	20	G	6'0"	185	Senior	Thousand Oaks, CA	Walk-on; graduated
Justin Bibbins	21	G	5'8"	150	Junior	Carson, CA	Graduate transferred to Utah
Roschon Price	23	F	6'6"	235	RS Junior	Long Beach, CA	Graduate transferred to Detroit

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Bryan Alberts	10	G	6'5"	198	RS Junior	Northridge, CA	Transferred from Gonzaga. Will be eligible to play for two seasons since Alberts graduated from Gonzaga.
Deishuan Booker	15	G	6'3"	180	Junior	North Las Vegas, NV	Junior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho

2017 incoming recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Roberts #79 SF	Bakersfield, CA	Ridgeview High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 26, 2016
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (66)
Milos Apic SF	Sandy Spring, MD	Sandy Spring Friends School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Edon Maxhuni PG	Hyvinkaa, Finland	Helsinki Basketball Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved November 9, 2016.

2018 incoming recruits

College recruiting information (2018)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Greg Floyd Jr. #39 SF	Las Vegas, NV	Middlebrooks Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 7, 2016
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (80)
Demetrius Mims #47 SF	Baltimore, MD	Polytechnic Institute High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A	Sep 8, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (79)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

Roster

2017–18 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Gabe Levin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr St. Thomas More School Loyola Marymount Oak Park, IL F 2 Javonntie Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Compton HS Compton, CA F 3 Jordan Roberts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Ridgeview HS Bakersfield, CA F 4 Temidayo Yussuf 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS Jr St. Joseph HS Oakland, CA F 5 Mason Riggins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Whitewright HS Whitewright, TX G 10 Bryan Alberts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Village Christian Gonzaga Northridge, CA G 11 Jordan Griffin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Centennial HS Corona, CA F 12 Quentin Shropshire (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr University HS Los Angeles, CA G/F 13 Barry Ogalue (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Laguna Creek HS Yuba CC Elk Grove, CA F 14 K. J. Byers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Phillip O. Berry HS Panola CC Charlotte, NC G 15 Deishuan Booker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Agassi HS College of Southern Idaho Las Vegas, NV G 20 Breamon Richard (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Jr University HS Long Beach City College Los Angeles, CA F 21 Jaice Gardner (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr La Salle HS Encino, CA F 22 LaRond Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Price HS Long Beach, CA G 23 Edon Maxhuni 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Helsinki Basketball Academy Hyvinkää, Finland F 35 Milos Apic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Sandy Spring Friends School Novi Sad, Serbia	Head coach Dan Monson (Idaho) Assistant coach(es) Rod Palmer (UC Irvine) Myke Scholl (Loyola Marymount) Senque Carey (New Mexico) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2017* 8:00 pm		Cal State Bakersfield Community Foundation of Sonoma County	L 55–63		Walter Pyramid (345) Long Beach, CA
Nov 4, 2017* 4:00 pm		Cal State Dominguez Hills Homecoming	W 87–71		Walter Pyramid (4,227) Long Beach, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 8:00 pm		at San Francisco	W 83–71	1–0	War Memorial Gymnasium (2,496) San Francisco, CA
Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm		San Francisco State	W 95–70	2–0	Walter Pyramid (2,415) Long Beach, CA
Nov 18, 2017* 8:00 pm, P12N		at Oregon State	L 81–89	2–1	Gill Coliseum (5,438) Corvallis, OR
Nov 20, 2017* 4:00 pm		at No. 23 West Virginia AdvoCare Invitational campus game	L 62–91	2–2	WVU Coliseum (8,676) Morgantown, WV
Nov 23, 2017* 8:30 am, ESPN2		vs. Missouri AdvoCare Invitational quarterfinals	L 58–95	2–3	HP Field House (2,712) Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 24, 2017* 10:30 am, ESPN3		vs. Oregon State AdvoCare Invitational consolation 2nd round	W 74–69	3–3	HP Field House (2,367) Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 26, 2017* 11:00 am, ESPNU		vs. Nebraska AdvoCare Invitational 5th place game	L 80–85	3–4	HP Field House (1,712) Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 29, 2017* 5:00 pm, P12N		at Arizona	L 56–91	3–5	McKale Center (13,626) Tucson, AZ
Dec 2, 2017* 4:00 pm		Fresno State	L 70–106	3–6	Walter Pyramid (3,706) Long Beach, CA
Dec 3, 2017* 2:00 pm		Stanford	W 76–68	4–6	Walter Pyramid (2,564) Long Beach, CA
Dec 6, 2017* 5:30 pm		at Southern Utah	L 89–94	4–7	America First Events Center (2,487) Cedar City, UT
Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Pepperdine	W 78–71	5–7	Firestone Fieldhouse (2,487) Malibu, CA
Dec 16, 2017* 4:00 pm		Eastern Michigan	L 80–85	5–8	Walter Pyramid (2,391) Long Beach, CA
Dec 21, 2017* 4:00 pm, BTN		at No. 2 Michigan State	L 60–102	5–9	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Dec 23, 2017* 1:00 pm		at Colorado State	L 66–68	5–10	Moby Arena (2,752) Fort Collins, CO
Dec 30, 2017* 4:00 pm		Texas A&M International	W 77–59	6–10	Walter Pyramid (2,051) Long Beach, CA
Big West regular season
Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Hawaii	W 89–81	7–10 (1–0)	Walter Pyramid (2,246) Long Beach, CA
Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm		at UC Irvine	L 73–86	7–11 (1–1)	Bren Events Center (1,723) Irvine, CA
Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm, FS West		Cal State Northridge	W 80–70	8–11 (2–1)	Walter Pyramid (2,315) Long Beach, CA
Jan 13, 2018 6:00 pm		at UC Riverside	W 75–57	9–11 (3–1)	SRC Arena (567) Riverside, CA
Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm		at UC Davis	L 75–84	9–12 (3–2)	The Pavilion (2,169) Davis, CA
Jan 20, 2018 7:30 pm, FS West		Cal State Fullerton	W 81–73	10–12 (4–2)	Walter Pyramid (3,037) Long Beach, CA
Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm		at Cal Poly	W 87–71	11–12 (5–2)	Robert A. Mott Athletics Center (1,833) San Louis Obispo, CA
Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm		at Cal State Northridge	W 70–66	12–12 (6–2)	Matadome (1,207) Northridge, CA
Jan 31, 2018 7:30 pm, FS West		UC Irvine	L 68–75	12–13 (6–3)	Walter Pyramid (2,833) Long Beach, CA
Feb 3, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3		UC Davis	L 104–105 2OT	12–14 (6–4)	Walter Pyramid (2,660) Long Beach, CA
Feb 10, 2018 8:00 pm, FS West		Cal Poly	W 73–54	13–14 (7–4)	Walter Pyramid (3,047) Long Beach, CA
Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm		UC Santa Barbara	L 70–80	13–15 (7–5)	Walter Pyramid (3,015) Long Beach, CA
Feb 22, 2018 9:00 pm		at Hawaii	L 63–74	13–16 (7–6)	Stan Sheriff Center (5,409) Honolulu, HI
Feb 24, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Cal State Fullerton	L 71–81	13–17 (7–7)	Titan Gym (1,653) Fullerton, CA
Mar 1, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at UC Santa Barbara	W 70–69	14–17 (8–7)	The Thunderdome (1,743) Santa Barbara, CA
Mar 3, 2018 7:30 pm		UC Riverside	W 77–59	15–17 (9–7)	Walter Pyramid (2,930) Long Beach, CA
Big West tournament
Mar 8, 2018 2:30 pm, FS West	(5)	vs. (4) Cal State Fullerton Quarterfinals	L 74–76	15–18	Honda Center  Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.