# 2013–14 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers were led by seventh year head coach Dan Monson and played their home games at Walter Pyramid and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 10–6 in Big West play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big West Conference tournament where they lost to Cal State Northridge.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Tyler Lamb | Guard | 6–5 | 205 | Junior | Santa Ana, California |
| 2 | Kriss Gulley | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 175 | Junior | Dallas, Texas |
| 3 | Anson Moye | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Freshman | Thousand Oaks, California |
| 5 | Mike Caffey | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Junior | Corona, California |
| 11 | David Samuels | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | Senior | Bronx, New York |
| 12 | Edgar Garibay | Forward | 6–11 | 250 | Senior | Compton, California |
| 14 | Branford Jones | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Freshman | Missouri City, Texas |
| 15 | A.J. Spencer | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Junior | Shawnee, Kansas |
| 20 | Desmond Ross | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Freshman | Mesa, Arizona |
| 21 | Christian Griggs-Williams | Forward | 6–7 | 260 | Junior | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 22 | Javion Watson | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Freshman | San Diego, California |
| 31 | McKay LaSalle | Guard | 6-3 | 190 | Junior | Bountiful, Utah |
| 33 | Nick Shepherd | Forward | 6–9 | 220 | Junior | Missouri City, Texas |
| 34 | Kyle Richardson | Forward | 6–6 | 235 | Junior | Lakewood, California |
| 35 | Dan Jennings | Forward | 6–9 | 245 | Senior | Staten Island, New York |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2013* 3:00 pm | Hawaiʻi Pacific | W 71–59 | 1–0 | Walter Pyramid (4,513) Long Beach, CA |
| 11/11/2013* 7:00 pm, P12N | at No. 6 Arizona | L 57–91 | 1–1 | McKale Center (14,087) Tucson, AZ |
| 11/14/2013* 7:00 pm | Loyola Marymount | L 73–74 | 1–2 | Walter Pyramid (3,250) Long Beach, CA |
| 11/17/2013* 11:00 am, FSKC | at Kansas State | L 58–71 | 1–3 | Bramlage Coliseum (12,003) Manhattan, KS |
| 11/21/2013* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 14 Michigan Puerto Rico Tip-Off First Round | L 61–85 | 1–4 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (4,952) San Juan, PR |
| 11/22/2013* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. No. 10 VCU Puerto Rico Tip-Off Consolation 2nd round | L 67–73 | 1–5 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (5,835) San Juan, PR |
| 11/24/2013* 11:30 am, ESPN3 | vs. Kansas State Puerto Rico Tip-Off 7th place game | L 38–52 | 1–6 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (N/A) San Juan, PR |
| 11/30/2013* 3:30 pm, P12N | at Washington | L 89–92 $^{2OT}$ | 1–7 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (6,032) Seattle, WA |
| 12/03/2013* 7:00 pm | Creighton | L 61–78 | 1–8 | Walter Pyramid (3,481) Long Beach, CA |
| 12/07/2013* 11:00 am, RSN | at NC State | L 66–76 | 1–9 | PNC Arena (10,616) Raleigh, NC |
| 12/19/2013* 7:00 pm, Prime Ticket | USC | W 72–71 | 2–9 | Walter Pyramid (4,410) Long Beach, CA |
| 12/21/2013* 12:00 pm | Montana State-Billings | W 82–75 | 3–9 | Walter Pyramid (1,960) Long Beach, CA |
| 12/28/2013* 7:00 pm | at Nevada | W 80–77 $^{OT}$ | 4–9 | Lawlor Events Center (7,141) Reno, NV |
| 01/04/2014* 2:00 pm, FSN | at No. 25 Missouri | L 59–69 | 4–10 | Mizzou Arena (8,679) Columbia, MO |
| 01/09/2014 8:00 pm, Prime Ticket | UC Irvine | L 44–46 | 4–11 (0–1) | Walter Pyramid (2,817) Long Beach, CA |
| 01/11/2014 4:00 pm | UC Davis | W 99–74 | 5–11 (1–1) | Walter Pyramid (2,119) Long Beach, CA |
| 01/16/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at UC Santa Barbara | L 51–64 | 5–12 (1–2) | The Thunderdome (3,556) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 01/18/2014 7:00 pm | at Cal Poly | W 63–62 | 6–12 (2–2) | Mott Gym (2,924) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 01/25/2014 4:00 pm | Cal State Northridge | W 76–62 | 7–12 (3–2) | Walter Pyramid (3,179) Long Beach, CA |
| 01/30/2014 9:00 pm | at Hawaiʻi | W 92–83 | 8–12 (4–2) | Stan Sheriff Center (6,201) Honolulu, HI |
| 02/01/2014 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Cal State Fullerton | W 75–56 | 9–12 (5–2) | Walter Pyramid (3,762) Long Beach, CA |
| 02/06/2014 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket | at UC Irvine | L 58–61 | 9–13 (5–3) | Bren Events Center (2,979) Irvine, CA |
| 02/08/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UC Riverside | W 88–76 | 10–13 (6–3) | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (1,064) Riverside, CA |
| 02/13/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UC Santa Barbara | L 64–65 | 10–14 (6–4) | Walter Pyramid (3,269) Long Beach, CA |
| 02/15/2014 7:00 pm, Prime Ticket | Cal Poly | W 74–65 | 11–14 (7–4) | Walter Pyramid (2,422) Long Beach, CA |
| 02/20/2014 7:00 pm | at UC Davis | W 79–57 | 12–14 (8–4) | The Pavilion (1,211) Davis, CA |
| 02/27/2014 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket | Hawaiʻi | W 63–61 | 13–14 (9–4) | Walter Pyramid (3,663) Long Beach, CA |
| 03/01/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Cal State Fullerton | L 76–84 | 13–15 (9–5) | Titan Gym (1,806) Fullerton, CA |
| 03/06/2014 7:00 pm | at Cal State Northridge | L 83–91 | 13–16 (9–6) | Matadome (1,585) Northridge, CA |
| 03/08/2014 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | UC Riverside | W 74–67 | 14–16 (10–6) | Walter Pyramid (2,151) Long Beach, CA |
| Big West tournament |||||
| 03/13/2014 2:30 pm, Prime Ticket | vs. Cal State Fullerton Quarterfinals | W 66–56 | 15–16 | Honda Center (N/A) Anaheim, CA |
| 03/14/2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. Cal State Northridge Semifinals | L 77–82 | 15–17 | Honda Center (4,589) Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||