2010–11 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by head coach Dan Monson, played their home games at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California, as members of the Big West Conference. The 49ers won the Big West regular season title by 4 games, and advanced to the championship game of the Big West tournament. In the title game, Long Beach State was upset by fifth-seeded UC Santa Barbara.[1]

2010–11 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
Big West Regular Season champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record22–12 (14–2 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Vic Couch (4th season)
  • Eric Brown (4th season)
  • Rod Palmer (4th season)
Home arenaWalter Pyramid
Seasons
← 2009–10
2010–11 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 14 2   .875 22 12   .647
Cal Poly 10 6   .625 15 15   .500
Cal State Northridge 9 7   .563 14 18   .438
UC Santa Barbara 8 8   .500 18 14   .563
Pacific 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Cal State Fullerton 7 9   .438 11 20   .355
UC Irvine 6 10   .375 13 19   .406
UC Riverside 6 10   .375 12 19   .387
UC Davis 4 12   .250 10 20   .333
2011 Big West tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

Long Beach State failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but received an automatic bid to the 2011 NIT as the regular-season champions of the Big West Conference. The 49ers were eliminated in the first round of the NIT by Washington State, 85–74.[2]

Roster

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2010–11 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 2 Tristan Wilson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 3 Greg Plater 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr Salem, Oregon
F 4 Eugene Phelps 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Los Angeles, California
G 5 Brandon Nevens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Long Beach, California
F 11 Lin Chang 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr Beijing, China
G 12 Corey Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Brentwood, New York
F 13 Edis Dervisevic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr New York, New York
C 14 Mike Vantrimpont 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
So Los Angeles, California
F 15 Jacob Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Columbia Heights, Minnesota
F 20 T.J. Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr West Haven, Connecticut
G 21 Larry Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Long Beach, California
G 22 Casper Ware 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr Cerritos, California
G/F 23 Sean Starkey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Huntington Beach, California
G 25 Jerramy King 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So La Canada, California
F 33 Nick Shepherd 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr Missouri City, Texas
F 34 Kyle Richardson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Lakewood, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 17, 2023

Source[3]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 13, 2010*
4:05 pm
No. 25 San Diego State
Homecoming
L 65–81  0–1
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
November 15, 2010*
7:05 pm
San Francisco State W 82–65  1–1
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
November 19, 2010*
12:30 pm
vs. Clemson
Paradise Jam
L 55–69  1–2
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 20, 2010*
12:30 pm
vs. Saint Peter's
Paradise Jam
W 68–56  2–2
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 22, 2010*
12:30 pm
vs. Iowa
Paradise Jam
W 78–72  3–2
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 27, 2010*
7:05 pm
at Loyola Marymount L 77–80 OT 3–3
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
November 30, 2010*
8:00 pm
at No. 23 Washington L 75–102  3–4
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
December 2, 2010*
7:05 pm
BYU–Hawaii W 90–83  4–4
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
December 5, 2010*
1:05 pm
at Boise State W 69–66  5–4
Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, ID
December 7, 2010*
6:05 pm
at Utah State L 53–81  5–5
Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
December 11, 2010*
4:00 pm
at North Carolina L 91–96  5–6
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 18, 2010*
11:45 am
vs. Saint Mary's
Wooden Classic
L 74–82  5–7
Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
December 21, 2010*
4:00 pm
at Arizona State L 55–72  5–8
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
December 28, 2010
8:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara W 71–55  6–8
(1–0)
UC Santa Barbara Events Center 
Santa Barbara, CA
December 30, 2010
7:00 pm
at Cal Poly W 69–53  7–8
(2–0)
Mott Gym 
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 5, 2011
7:05 pm
Cal State Northridge W 85–71  8–8
(3–0)
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
January 8, 2011
4:05 pm
UC Irvine W 86–78  9–8
(4–0)
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
January 12, 2011
8:00 pm
UC Davis W 60–56  10–8
(5–0)
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
January 15, 2011
8:00 pm
Pacific W 70–69  11–8
(6–0)
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
January 19, 2011
7:05 pm
at Cal State Fullerton L 87–89  11–9
(6–1)
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
January 22, 2011
7:05 pm
at UC Irvine L 76–86  11–10
(6–2)
Bren Events Center (1,768)
Irvine, CA
January 26, 2011
7:00 pm
at Pacific W 67–66  12–10
(7–2)
Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
January 29, 2011
7:30 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 75–60  13–10
(8–2)
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
February 10, 2011
7:00 pm
at UC Davis W 93–69  14–10
(9–2)
The Pavilion 
Davis, CA
February 12, 2011
7:05 pm
at Cal State Northridge W 79–62  15–10
(10–2)
The Matadome 
Northridge, CA
February 16, 2011
7:05 pm
UC Riverside W 68–55  16–10
(11–2)
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
February 19, 2011*
8:00 pm
Montana
ESPN BracketBusters
W 74–56  17–10
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
February 24, 2011
7:05 pm
Cal Poly W 61–55  18–10
(12–2)
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
February 26, 2011
5:05 pm
UC Santa Barbara W 71–53  19–10
(13–2)
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
March 2, 2011
8:00 pm
at UC Riverside W 82–76  20–10
(14–2)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center 
Riverside, CA
Big West tournament
March 10, 2011
12:00 pm
(1) vs. (8) UC Irvine
Big West Quarterfinals
W 79–72  21–10
Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
March 11, 2011
6:30 pm
(1) vs. (7) UC Riverside
Big West Semifinals
W 74–63  22–10
Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
March 12, 2011
5:00 pm
(1) vs. (5) UC Santa Barbara
Big West Championship
L 56–64  22–11
Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
NIT
March 16, 2011
7:00 pm
(7 BC) at (2 BC) Washington State
NIT First Round
L 74–85  22–12
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "UC Santa Barbara upends top-seeded Long Beach St. in Big West final". ESPN. March 12, 2011. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Klay Thompson drops 25 as Wazzu beats Long Beach St. in NIT first round". ESPN. March 17, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2023.[dead link]
  3. ^ "2010-11 Men's Basketball Roster". Long Beach State Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "2010-11 Men's Basketball Schedule". Long Beach State Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "2010-11 Long Beach State Schedule & Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 17, 2023.