2006–07 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

2006–07 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
2006–07 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
Big West Regular Season Champions ; Big West tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	24–8 (12–2 Big West)
Head coach	Larry Reynolds (5th season);
Home arena	Walter Pyramid
	Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Long Beach State†	12	–	2	.857	24	–	8	.750
Cal State Fullerton	9	–	5	.643	20	–	10	.667
Cal Poly	9	–	5	.643	19	–	11	.633
UC Santa Barbara	9	–	5	.643	18	–	11	.621
UC Irvine	6	–	8	.429	15	–	18	.455
Cal State Northridge	5	–	9	.357	14	–	17	.452
Pacific	5	–	9	.357	12	–	19	.387
UC Riverside	1	–	13	.071	7	–	24	.226

† 2007 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2007^[1] Rankings from AP poll

The 2006–07 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by fifth year head coach Larry Reynolds, played their home games at Walter Pyramid and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 12–2 in Big West play to be crowned regular season champions. They were also champions of the Big West Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2007 NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to Tennessee.^[2]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	55	Aaron Nixon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	Sr	Cleveland, Ohio

Head coach

Larry Reynolds

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 2006* 5:00 p.m.		vs. Air Force CBE Classic	L 68–69	0–1	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Nov 15, 2006* 5:00 p.m.		vs. San Jose State CBE Classic	W 86–67	1–1	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Nov 17, 2006* 7:35 p.m.		Cal State Bakersfield	W 73–70	2–1	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California
Nov 24, 2006* 7:30 p.m., Prime Ticket		at USC	L 61–79	2–2	Galen Center Los Angeles, California
Nov 28, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		at No. 1 UCLA	L 58–88	2–3	Pauley Pavilion (8,428) Los Angeles, California
Dec 2, 2006*		at Temple	L 49–74	2–4	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 3, 2006*		at UMBC	W 57–53	3–4	Retriever Activities Center Catonsville, Maryland
Dec 7, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Pepperdine	W 95–90	4–4	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California
Dec 9, 2006*		Sacramento State	W 76–55	5–4	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California
Dec 17, 2006* 3:00 p.m.		at San Jose State	W 76–67	6–4	The Event Center (1,224) San Jose, California
Dec 22, 2006* 7:05 p.m.		at Loyola Marymount	W 66–65	7–4	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Dec 28, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		at UC Davis	W 89–75	8–4	The Pavilion Davis, California
Dec 30, 2006* 7:05 p.m.		Manhattan	W 74–61	9–4	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California
Jan 4, 2007		UC Santa Barbara	W 101–65	10–4 (1–0)	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California
Jan 6, 2007		Cal Poly	W 77–70	11–4 (2–0)	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California
Jan 13, 2007		at Cal State Northridge	L 83–90	11–5 (2–1)	Matadome Northridge, California
Jan 18, 2007		Cal State Fullerton	W 95–85	12–5 (3–1)	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California
Jan 20, 2007		UC Riverside	W 99–65	13–5 (4–1)	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California
Jan 25, 2007		at UC Irvine	L 84–88	13–6 (4–2)	Bren Events Center (3,182) Irvine, California
Feb 1, 2007		Cal State Northridge	W 79–72	14–6 (5–2)	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California
Feb 3, 2007 7:35 p.m.		Pacific	W 92–64	15–6 (6–2)	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California
Feb 8, 2007		at Cal Poly	W 80–77	16–6 (7–2)	Mott Gym San Luis Obispo, California
Feb 10, 2007		at UC Santa Barbara	W 68–67	17–6 (8–2)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, California
Feb 14, 2007		at Cal State Fullerton	W 94–84	18–6 (9–2)	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Feb 17, 2007* 10:05 p.m.		Hawaii	L 78–93	18–7	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California
Feb 24, 2007* 4:00 p.m.		UC Davis	W 102–77	19–7	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California
Feb 26, 2007		at Pacific	W 82–76	20–7 (10–2)	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California
Mar 1, 2007		UC Irvine	W 85–80	21–7 (11–2)	Walter Pyramid (2,732) Long Beach, California
Mar 3, 2007		at UC Riverside	W 91–75	22–7 (12–2)	Student Recreation Center Riverside, California
Big West Conference Tournament
Mar 9, 2007*		vs. UC Irvine Semifinals	W 77–63	23–7	Honda Center Anaheim, California
Mar 10, 2007*		vs. Cal Poly Championship game	W 94–83	24–7	Honda Center Anaheim, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2007*	(12 S)	vs. (5 S) No. 25 Tennessee First Round	L 86–121	24–8	Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

Source^[3]

References[edit]

^ Big West MBB Record Book
^ "Vols' offensive outburst leads to victory over Long Beach St". ESPN. March 17, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ "2006-07 Long Beach State Beach Men's Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

[1] Big West MBB Record Book

[2] "Vols' offensive outburst leads to victory over Long Beach St". ESPN. March 17, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[3] "2006-07 Long Beach State Beach Men's Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

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