2014–15 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

2014–15 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
2014–15 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	16–17 (10–6 Big West)
Head coach	Dan Monson (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Rod Palmer; Eric Brown; Myke Scholl;
Home arena	Walter Pyramid
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Davis	14	–	2	.875	25	–	7	.781
UC Irvine †	11	–	5	.688	21	–	13	.618
UC Santa Barbara	11	–	5	.688	19	–	14	.576
Long Beach State	10	–	6	.625	16	–	17	.485
Hawai'i	8	–	8	.500	22	–	13	.629
UC Riverside	7	–	9	.438	14	–	17	.452
Cal Poly	6	–	10	.375	13	–	16	.448
Cal State Northridge	4	–	12	.250	9	–	24	.273
Cal State Fullerton	1	–	15	.063	9	–	22	.290


† 2015 Big West tournament winner

The 2014–15 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers were led by eighth year head coach Dan Monson and played their home games at Walter Pyramid. They were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 10–6 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to Hawaii.

Roster[edit]

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Tyler Lamb	Guard	6–5	205	Senior	Santa Ana, California
2	Nick Faust	Guard	6–6	210	Junior	Baltimore, Maryland
3	Anson Moye	Guard	6–0	175	Sophomore	Thousand Oaks, California
4	Temidayo Yussuf	Forward	6–7	260	Freshman	Oakland, California
5	Mike Caffey	Guard	6–0	175	Senior	Corona, California
11	David Samuels	Forward	6–7	225	Senior	Bronx, New York
12	Eric McKnight	Forward	6–9	220	Senior	Raleigh, North Carolina
13	Deontae North	Guard	6–4	190	Freshman	Del Amo, California
14	Branford Jones	Guard	6–1	175	Sophomore	Missouri City, Texas
15	A.J. Spencer	Guard	6–5	205	Senior	Shawnee, Kansas
20	Desmond Ross	Guard	6–3	190	Freshman	Mesa, Arizona
21	Justin Bibbins	Guard	5–8	150	Freshman	Carson, California
22	Alex Rifkind	Guard	6–1	170	Freshman	Boca Raton, Florida
23	Roschon Prince	Forward	6–6	230	Sophomore	Long Beach, California
24	Travis Hammonds	Guard/Forward	6–6	225	Sophomore	Columbia, South Carolina
25	Christian Griggs-Williams	Forward	6–7	260	Senior	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
31	McKay LaSalle	Guard	6-3	185	Senior	Bountiful, Utah
34	Charles Lockett	Forward	6–6	235	Senior	Los Angeles, California
35	Jack Williams	Forward	6–8	195	Freshman	Valencia, California

Schedule[edit]

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Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/14/2014* 4:00 pm, BYUtv	at BYU	L 90–95	0–1	Marriott Center (16,778) Provo, UT
11/15/2014* 4:00 pm	San Francisco State	W 74–64	1–1	Walter Pyramid (4,727) Long Beach, CA
11/18/2014* 4:00 pm, FS1	at Xavier	L 74–97	1–2	Cintas Center (9,457) Cincinnati, OH
11/21/2014* 7:30 pm, FSN	Kansas State	W 69–60	2–2	Walter Pyramid (4,256) Long Beach, CA
11/23/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N	at UCLA	L 63–77	2–3	Pauley Pavilion (8,639) Los Angeles, CA
11/27/2014* 5:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Western Michigan Wooden Legacy quarterfinals	W 73–55	3–3	Titan Gym (2,241) Fullerton, CA
11/28/2014* 8:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. Washington Wooden Legacy semifinals	L 70–80	3–4	Titan Gym (2,430) Fullerton, CA
11/30/2014* 1:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Xavier Wooden Legacy 3rd place game	W 73–70	4–4	Honda Center (N/A) Anaheim, CA
12/03/2014* 7:00 pm	Nevada	W 68–57	5–4	Walter Pyramid (3,293) Long Beach, CA
12/05/2014* 5:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin	L 45–74	5–5	William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,899) Nacogdoches, TX
12/10/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at No. 18 San Diego State	L 59–60	5–6	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
12/20/2014* 5:00 pm, LHN	at No. 9 Texas	L 68–78	5–7	Frank Erwin Center (9,179) Austin, TX
12/22/2014* 4:30 pm, FS1	at No. 17 St. John's	L 49–66	5–8	Carnesecca Arena (5,014) Queens, NY
12/28/2014* 11:00 am, ESPNU	at Syracuse	L 67–85	5–9	Carrier Dome (22,508) Syracuse, NY
12/30/2014* 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at No. 5 Louisville	L 48–63	5–10	KFC Yum! Center (18,248) Louisville, KY
01/03/2015* 4:00 pm	Fresno Pacific	W 81–46	6–10	Walter Pyramid (2,196) Long Beach, CA
01/08/2015 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket	at UC Irvine	W 88–82	7–10 (1–0)	Bren Events Center (2,963) Irvine, CA
01/10/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU	at UC Davis	L 67–73 ^OT	7–11 (1–1)	The Pavilion (5,089) Davis, CA
01/15/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Cal Poly	W 50–48	8–11 (2–1)	Walter Pyramid (2,425) Long Beach, CA
01/17/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3	UC Santa Barbara	W 69–53	9–11 (3–1)	Walter Pyramid (4,258) Long Beach, CA
01/24/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Cal State Northridge	W 64–58	10–11 (4–1)	Matadome (1,395) Northridge, CA
01/29/2015 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket	at Cal State Fullerton	W 91–85 ^OT	11–11 (5–1)	Titan Gym (2,090) Fullerton, CA
01/31/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3	Hawaii	W 65–50	12–11 (6–1)	Walter Pyramid (3,351) Long Beach, CA
02/05/2015 7:00 pm	UC Riverside	W 68–63	13–11 (7–1)	Walter Pyramid (2,804) Long Beach, CA
02/07/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3	UC Irvine	L 55–56	13–12 (7–2)	Walter Pyramid (3,834) Long Beach, CA
02/12/2015 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket	at UC Santa Barbara	L 55–70	13–13 (7–3)	UCSB Events Center (4,116) Santa Barbara, CA
02/14/2015 7:00 pm	at Cal Poly	L 58–71	13–14 (7–4)	Mott Gym (2,435) San Luis Obispo, CA
02/19/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	UC Davis	L 58–65	13–15 (7–5)	Walter Pyramid (3,426) Long Beach, CA
02/26/2015 9:00 pm	at Hawaii	L 59–78	13–16 (7–6)	Stan Sheriff Center (6,448) Honolulu, HI
02/28/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3	Cal State Fullerton	W 70–47	14–16 (8–6)	Walter Pyramid (4,357) Long Beach, CA
03/05/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Cal State Northridge	W 69–58	15–16 (9–6)	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
03/07/2015 5:00 pm	at UC Riverside	W 59–58	16–16 (10–6)	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (976) Riverside, CA
Big West tournament
03/12/2015 5:30 pm	vs. Hawaii	L 72–79	16–17 (10-6)	Honda Center Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References[edit]

^ "LONGBEACHSTATE.COM :: Long Beach State Official Athletic Site :: Long Beach State Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2014.

[1] "LONGBEACHSTATE.COM :: Long Beach State Official Athletic Site :: Long Beach State Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2014.

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