#130 Long Beach State Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
Long Beach State 49ers
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #130
Conference Rank: #2 Big West
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2021-22 Record: 20-13, 12-3
2021-22 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Dan Monson
Coach Record: 237-242 at Long Beach State, 407-365 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Colin Slater, Guard, 14.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.8 apg
Joe Hampton, Forward, 9.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.2 apg
Jordan Roberts, Forward, 8.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.0 apg
Drew Cobb, Guard, 4.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.5 apg
Romelle Mansel, Forward, 2.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 0.8 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Joel Murray, Senior, Guard, 16.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.8 apg
Jadon Jones, Sophomore, Guard, 10.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.0 apg
Aboubacar Traore, Sophomore, Forward, 8.3 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.3 apg
Tobias Rotegaard, Sophomore, Forward, 2.5 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 0.5 apg
 
Key New Players:
AJ George, Freshman, Forward
Jason Hart Jr., Freshman, Guard
Tone Hunter, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from JC
Shaumba Ngoyi, Freshman, Forward
Chayce Polynice, Junior, Forward, Transfer from JC
Amari Stroud, Junior, Forward, Transfer from JC
Lassina Traore, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Saint Louis
Marcus Tsohonis, Junior, Guard, Transfer from VCU
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBI/TBC
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.8 (101st in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.0 (272, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.7 (201, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.5 (244, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.5 (261, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.6 (123, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.9 (127, 4)
Rebound Margin: 0.6 (171, 8)
Assists Per Game: 12.5 (208, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.2 (234, 7)