Long Beach State 49ers
Big West (20-14, 12-4)
Big Wins: 11/17 BYU (66-65), 11/19 vs Seton Hall (80-77), 1/31 at Hawaii (78-64)
Bad Losses: 11/22 vs Oklahoma State (77-82), 1/16 at Cal Poly (92-96), 1/23 at UC Riverside (72-74)
Coach: Dan Monson
Probable Starters:
Justin Bibbins, Sophomore, Guard, 11.8 ppg, 5.0 apg
A.J. Spencer, Senior, Guard, 7.9 ppg, 1.4 apg
Nick Faust, Senior, Guard, 17.1 ppg, 2.2 apg, 6.1 rpg
Gabe Levin, Sophomore, Forward, 9.7 ppg, 5.9 rpg
Mason Riggins, Freshman, Forward, 3.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Noah Blackwell, Freshman, Guard, 5.7 ppg, 2.2 apg
Travis Hammonds, Junior, Forward, 10.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg
Branford Jones, Junior, Guard, 4.2 ppg, 1.5 apg
Roschon Prince, Sophomore, Forward, 6.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.9 (156th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 72.4 (193, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.9 (228, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.9 (202, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.2 (71, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.9 (72, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.4 (224, 5)
Rebound Margin: -2.2 (260, 9)
Assists Per Game: 15.2 (65, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.1 (121, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013 NIT First Round loss to Baylor
2012 NCAA Second Round loss to New Mexico
2011 NIT First Round loss to Washington State
2007 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Tennessee
2000 NIT First Round loss to California
1995 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Utah
1993 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Illinois
*all team stats through 3/6
