# 2016–17 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers were led by tenth-year head coach Dan Monson and played their home games at the Walter Pyramid as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 15–19, 9–7 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Hawaii in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament before losing to UC Irvine in the semifinals.

## Previous season

The 49ers finished the 2015–16 season 20–15, 12–4 in Big West play to finish in third place. They defeated UC Riverside and UC Irvine to advance to the championship game of the Big West tournament where they lost to Hawaii. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Washington.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Nick Faust | 2 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Senior | Baltimore, MD | Graduated |
| Branford Jones | 14 | G | 6'1" | 195 | Junior | Missouri City, TX | Left the team for personal reasons |
| A. J. Spencer | 15 | G | 6'3" | 210 | Senior | Shawnee, KS | Graduated |
| Travis Hammonds | 24 | G/F | 6'6" | 210 | Junior | Columbia, SC | Graduate transferred to Cal State Los Angeles |

## 2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jordan Griffin #43 SG | Corona, CA | Centennial High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Loren Jackson #42 PG | Chicago, IL | Victory Rock Prep | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 130 lb (59 kg) | Nov 11, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Javonntie Jackson #64 SF | Compton, CA | Compton High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 11, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 9, 2016. ||||||

### 2017 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jordan Roberts #75 SF | Bakersfield, CA | Ridgeview High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 26, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 9, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2016* 4:00 pm | | Cal Tech Homecoming | W 115–58 | | Walter Pyramid (4,606) Long Beach, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Los Angeles | W 95–59 | 1–0 | Walter Pyramid (3,125) Long Beach, CA |
| 11/13/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wichita State Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Round | L 55–92 | 1–1 | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 11/15/2016* 5:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 5 North Carolina | L 67–93 | 1–2 | Dean Smith Center (12,581) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 11/17/2016* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 12 Louisville Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Round | L 56–88 | 1–3 | KFC Yum! Center (14,337) Louisville, KY |
| 11/20/2016* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 16 UCLA | L 77–114 | 1–4 | Pauley Pavilion (8,294) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/22/2016* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | L 88–94 | 1–5 | Alaska Airlines Arena (6,568) Seattle, WA |
| 11/24/2016* 3:00 pm | | vs. Binghamton Battle 4 Atlantis | L 64–72 | 1–6 | Alico Arena (102) Fort Myers, FL |
| 11/25/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida Gulf Coast Battle 4 Atlantis | L 67–68 $^{OT}$ | 1–7 | Alico Arena (3,291) Fort Myers, FL |
| 11/29/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 4 Kansas | L 61–91 | 1–8 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 12/03/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Mexico State | L 85–93 | 1–9 | Pan American Center (3,679) Las Cruces, NM |
| 12/07/2016* 7:30 pm | | Pepperdine | W 75–66 | 2–9 | Walter Pyramid (2,563) Long Beach, CA |
| 12/10/2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Texas | L 65–71 | 2–10 | Frank Erwin Center (10,173) Austin, TX |
| 12/16/2016* 8:00 pm, P12N | | vs. Oregon State Dam City Classic | W 71–67 | 3–10 | Moda Center (6,521) Portland, OR |
| 12/19/2016* 7:30 pm | | The Master's | W 97–78 | 4–10 | Walter Pyramid (1,911) Long Beach, CA |
| 12/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | Colorado State | W 56–55 | 5–10 | Walter Pyramid (2,247) Long Beach, CA |
| 12/29/2016* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan | L 72–98 | 5–11 | Convocation Center (928) Ypsilanti, MI |
| Big West regular season ||||||
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UC Irvine | L 67–82 | 5–12 (0–1) | Bren Events Center (1,955) Irvine, CA |
| 01/07/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UC Riverside | W 70–64 | 6–12 (1–1) | Walter Pyramid (2,906) Long Beach, CA |
| 01/11/2017 4:00 pm, FS West | | Cal State Northridge | L 82–89 | 6–13 (1–2) | Walter Pyramid (2,278) Long Beach, CA |
| 01/14/2017 8:59 pm | | at Hawaii | L 107–114 $^{OT}$ | 6–14 (1–3) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,911) Honolulu, HI |
| 01/19/2017 7:30 pm, FS West | | UC Santa Barbara | W 81–76 | 7–14 (2–3) | Walter Pyramid (3,017) Long Beach, CA |
| 01/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Cal Poly | W 98–92 $^{OT}$ | 8–14 (3–3) | Mott Athletic Center (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm, FS West | | Cal State Fullerton | W 76–65 | 9–14 (4–3) | Walter Pyramid (3,076) Long Beach, CA |
| 02/01/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cal State Northridge | L 98–108 | 9–15 (4–4) | Matadome (1,177) Northridge, CA |
| 02/04/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | UC Irvine | W 72–63 | 10–15 (5–4) | Walter Pyramid (4,213) Long Beach, CA |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UC Riverside | W 78–71 | 11–15 (6–4) | The SRC (695) Riverside, CA |
| 02/11/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 69–74 | 11–16 (6–5) | Titan Gym (1,564) Fullerton, CA |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UC Davis | W 78–69 $^{OT}$ | 12–16 (7–5) | Walter Pyramid (2,554) Long Beach, CA |
| 02/18/2017 4:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 66–48 | 13–16 (8–5) | The Thunderdome (1,143) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Cal Poly | L 71–78 | 13–17 (8–6) | Walter Pyramid (3,164) Long Beach, CA |
| 02/25/2017 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at UC Davis | L 71–75 $^{OT}$ | 13–18 (8–7) | The Pavilion (5,873) Davis, CA |
| 03/04/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hawaii | W 84–75 | 14–18 (9–7) | Walter Pyramid (3,021) Long Beach, CA |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 8:30 pm | (4) | vs. (5) Hawaii Quarterfinals | W 73–62 | 15–18 | Honda Center (3,486) Anaheim, CA |
| 03/10/2017 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | vs. (1) UC Irvine Semifinals | L 57–62 | 15–19 | Honda Center (5,124) Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||