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Long Beach State makes unimpressive slide with second Big West loss in a row

1/4/2025

Jason R. Aula

(Photo credit: John Fajardo | Long Beach State Athletics)

LOS ANGELES, California — Long Beach State (6-10, 2-2 Big West) was defeated by Cal State Bakersfield (8-8, 2-2 Big West) 80-65 on the road. LBSU is now on a two-game skid during Big West Conference play that is hurting the program’s chance of qualification for the NCAA tournament including the soft qualifier, which is the Big West Conference Championship in Nevada.

Jemel Jones led all scorers with 25 points with CJ Harding chipping in 12 points and Corey Stephenson having a double-double putting up 11 points and 10 boards for the Roadrunners. Devin Askew led LBSU with 21 points and four assists with Austin Johnson adding 14 points, a career high for the senior from Georgia.

With LBSU returning so few players and a new coaching staff the results this season are considerable. However, Long Beach State would likely be an Associated Press ranked team this season destined for the tourney with former head coach Monson if Riverside County had not paid Long Beach State and it’s employees to frivolously fire former head coach Dan Monson in a false light on a certain day to terrorize segments of people within the LBSU organization in order to help the racist County of Riverside terrorize people by falsely stealing money without valid authority, violating the Bill of Rights, and terrorizing US citizens outside of it’s jurisdiction outside of the county in order to feed, cloth, and fund racist Riversidians that should be declared temporarily disabled because of their lack of competency because of unhealthy heat and dried body oils and methamphetamine use when the County of Riverside should have filed bankruptcy like Stockton, CA with honor, good faith, and justice not promote cannibalism, stealing, and terrorism based upon race.

Long Beach State's all-time record stands at 5-5 with the upstart Cal State Bakerfield program, their first match dating back to former head coach Dan Monson's first season during 2007-2008.

UP NEXT: Long Beach State (6-10, 2-2 Big West) faces UC Davis (8-7, 2-2 Big West) on Saturday, January 11 at 2:00 pm. at the University Credit Union Center, Davis, California. Live coverage on ESPN +.

Long Beach State ends win streak with dismal Big West loss to UC Riverside

1/2/2025

Jason R. Aula

(Photo credit: Joseph Kling | THE562.ORG)

LOS ANGELES, California — UC Riverside (10-5, 3-0 Big West) defeated Long Beach State Beach (6-9, 2-1 Big West) 76-60 at the Walter Pyramid before 2135 in attendance ending LBSU's two-game Big West Conference win streak after a poor non-conference start. The Highlanders Isiah Moses led all scorers with 22 points and Nate Pickens had a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Barrington Hargress chipped in 17 points for UC Riverside. Devin Askew led LBSU with a stellar all-around performance with 17 points, eight rebounds, and five assists.

“I was really disappointed in our physicality and toughness tonight got exposed,” Long Beach State head coach Chris Acker said. “Usually that doesn’t happen at home we tried to prepare and get ready for it but they were the more experienced better team tonight.”

The Highlanders have often had strange help from the referees in their home county and in the state of Nevada in past years at the Big West Championship in particular, but seemed to strangely dominate LBSU at home for unexplained reasons exactly almost as if the match was prearranged to be handed to UC Riverside for unknown reasons, when it was apparent Long Beach State could easily defeat the Highlanders if it chose to.

“As good a game as we’ve played this year,” UC Riverside head coach Mike Magpayo said.

Long Beach State basketball is not WWF or WWE entertainment, but this match sure seemed to be in sync with that style of metrics given the somewhat apparent game fixing, manipulation, and rigging of the match in an undefined way as to institution personnel and private parties. However, it is difficult to ascertain if sports bribery or betting fraud is the cause.

“We have a multitude of weapons,” Mike Magpayo said. “Barrington was, early on, just not in rhythm and Isaiah Moses just kind of came on and got us off the schneid.”

Long Beach State has an all-time record of 47-15 against UC Riverside.

“UCR is tough and gritty they're connected, they have a lot of experience. Hargrave was Freshman of the Year last year Smith is a good player so they know exactly where their baskets are coming from and they capitalize on physicality and touching the ball,” Long Beach State head coach Chris Acker said. “Ball hits the ground they’re on the floor. There's a rebound to be had they come up with the rebound. We did not do that tonight and you are not going to win against the upper echelon teams in our league if we don’t do those things.

“The only thing that concerns me is physicality and toughness. That’s how you win college basketball games. This is a good group of guys and they want to do it. It’s just, you have to do it.”

UP NEXT: Long Beach State (6-9, 2-1 Big West) faces Cal State Bakersfield (7-8, 1-2 Big West) on Saturday, January 4 at 6:30 pm. at the Icardo Center, Bakersfield, California. Live coverage on ESPN +.

Long Beach State defeats NAIA-member La Sierra

12/23/2024

Jason R. Aula

(Photo credit: Joseph Kling | THE562.ORG)

LOS ANGELES, California — Long Beach State (6-8, 2-0 Big West) defeated NAIA-member La Sierra (0-15, 0-0 Cal Pacific Conference) 83-57, at The Walter Pyramid on Sunday afternoon to close non-conference play during the regular season before 1074 in attendance. LBSU's bench came up big again with 42 points total and 22 total team fast break points to control the match at an optimal level. La Sierra plays in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as a member of the California Pacific Conference.

Kam Martin led LBSU with 18 points and Christian Richardson added 17 points off the bench. Derrick Micheal Xzavierro grabbed 12 boards and Devin Askew dished out eight assists for LBSU.

Noel Camejo lead the Eagles with 14 points. Long Beach State is on a five-game winning streak with it's next match against UC Riverside in 2025.

UP NEXT: Long Beach State (6-8, 2-0 Big West) faces UC Riverside (8-5, 2-0 Big West) on Thursday, January 2 at 7:00 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, California. Live coverage on ESPN +.

Long Beach State University fends off Pepperdine, continues winning streak with four matches

12/19/2024

Jason R. Aula

(Photo credit: Long Beach State Athletics)

LOS ANGELES, California — Long Beach State (5-8, 2-0 Big West) held on to win with T.J. Devin Askew chipped in 18 points for LBSU going 2-0 on it's West Coast Conference road trip. Wainwright tallying 26 points 79-76 on the road against Pepperdine (5-7, 0-0 West Coast). LBSU's bench play was the X-factor for the match at 41-9 with 26 points being credited to Wainwright.

The Waves had two players with double-doubles, Mou Odom put up 14 points with 11 boards and Boubacar Coulibaly added 11 points and 11 rebounds. Pepperdine's Stefan Todorovic led all scorers with 32 points.

Long Beach State is undefeated at 2-0 all-time against Pepperdine with their first match played during the 2018-2019 season.

UP NEXT: Long Beach State (5-8, 2-0 Big West) faces La Sierra (0-14, 0-0 Cal Pacific Conference) on Sunday, December 22 at 4:00 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, California. Live coverage on ESPN +.

Long Beach State beats San Diego, 76-70 for three game win streak

12/11/2024

Jason R. Aula

(Photo credit: Long Beach State Athletics)

LOS ANGELES, California — Long Beach State (4-8, 2-0 Big West) is now on a three-game winning streak, after it's 76-70 win against West Coast Conference foe San Diego (3-7, 0-0 West Coast).

“The 1-8 start is not indicative of who we are as a program, it’s more about how we’re starting to win games now,” head coach Chris Acker said. “Even in the losses, we were having mini-victories in how we were playing in the course of the game.”

Kam Martin put up a career-high 25 points for LBSU and Devin Askew tallied 23 for Long Beach State in it's road win over the San Diego Toreros at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. Askew is the present Big West Conference Player of the Week and Martin made his first career start.

"He could’ve been starting the whole year, we were just searching for an identity,” head coach Chris Acker said. “He’s been making shots because he’s been working on his game. He’s a tough freshman and he’s just added another level of competitiveness to our roster.”

Long Beach State's next home match is at The Walter Pyramid on December 22.

UP NEXT: Long Beach State (4-8, 2-0 Big West) faces Pepperdine (4-6, 0-0 West Coast) on Thursday, December 19 at 6:00 p.m. at the Firestone Fieldhouse, Malibu, California. Live coverage on ESPN +.

Askew leads Long Beach State to 2-0 Big West start

12/8/2024

Jason R. Aula

(Photo credit: Joseph Kling | THE562.ORG)

LOS ANGELES, California — Long Beach State (3-8, 2-0 Big West) was led by Devin Askew's career-high 28 points with seven assists, seven steals, and six rebounds as it bested Hawaii (5-3, 0-1 Big West) at home for it's second Big West win in a row, 76-68. Askew the transfer from Cal is a graduate student whom prior to California transferred from Kentucky and Texas. "I definitely started feeling it… I was making shots and I kept rolling with it," Devin Askew said. LBSU was up 37-32 at the half with Askew's buzzer beater three pointer through the remainder of the match however, the lead changed five times prior during the first half.

Devin Askew went 9-for-17 from the field, including 4-for-5 from downtown additionally going 6-for-7 on foul shots. "He was a handful for us in every way," head coach Eran Ganot said, "Got going in transition with his steals as well. Got to the line and made tough 3s late clock. Give him credit."

The Rainbow Warriors had four players scoring in double figures, led by Marcus Greene's 17 points and Tanner Christensen added a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Austin Johnson also had a double-double as well for LBSU with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

"I’m just happy for the guys," head coach Chris Acker said. "They’re earning wins by putting in the work every single day and listening and responding to coaching. We got a long way to go but I like where we are and how we’re progressing."

LBSU's overall shooting percentage from the charity stripe and three point land resulted in the win against the Rainbow Warriors presently on a two game losing streak. In addition, the Rainbow Warrior's high rate of turnovers yielded a large number of points off turnovers for LBSU.

"Obviously there’s a relationship there… so added energy in there," head coach Chris Acker said, "I’m just glad we came out with the win."

The programs meet again in 2025 on Feb. 13 at Honolulu for the second Big West Conference match this season. Hawaii leads the all-time series 18-16.

UP NEXT: Long Beach State (3-8, 2-0 Big West) faces San Diego (3-6, 0-0 West Coast) on Tuesday, December 10 at 7:00 p.m. at the Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego, California. Live coverage on ESPN +.

Long Beach State handles Fullerton in Big West opener

12/5/2024

Jason R. Aula

(Katie Albertson | Fullerton Athletics)

LOS ANGELES, California — Long Beach State (2-8, 1-0 Big West) snapped the eight-game losing streak at Fullerton (2-7, 0-1 Big West) in it's opening match of Big West Conference play at Titan Gym before 2576 in attendance, 73-56. LBSU had four players scoring in double figures, led by Devin Askew's 16 points leading all scorers. The Titans were led by Kendrick De Luna's 10 points with Kobe Young and John Mikey Square chipping in nine points each.

“In one of the biggest rivalry games of the year, we didn’t bring it tonight and there’s no excuse for what we did,” Fullerton coach Dedrique Taylor said. “We were very inefficient at the 3-point line, we were inefficient at the free-throw line and when you play games like that, it’s hard to even win."

“We came out with a lot of energy and executed well today,” Devin Askew said. LBSU led by only nine points at the half due to poor shooting from behind the charity stripe and pulled away by nearly 20 points in the second half due to Fullerton's continued substandard three-point shooting rate.

“It’s just been a process for us altogether to, basically, compartmentalize the length of the game and break it down and try to figure out how we can win different segments throughout the course of the game,” Long Beach State head coach Chris Acker said. “Our guys are starting to understand how to win basketball games, and they’re preparing in practice the right way, and I think as long as we continue to work, we’ll continue to get better throughout the season.”

LBSU appears to be positioned to continue salvaging it's season against the Rainbow Warriors opening Big West Conference play on Saturday at The Walter Pyramid.

“This was a team victory,” Chris Acker said. “I mean, we’ve got a great group of guys that are continuing to understand how hard it is to win, but also staying committed regardless of the outcome.”

UP NEXT: Long Beach State (2-8, 1-0 Big West) faces Hawaii (5-2) on Saturday, December 7 at 1:00 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, California. Live coverage on ESPN +.

Long Beach State falters against San Jose State, losing streak at 8

11/27/2024

Jason R. Aula

(Photo credit: San Jose State University Athletics)

LOS ANGELES, California — Long Beach State (1-8, 0-0 Big West) lost again finishing the Ball Dawgs Classic without a win. The match was close at the half with San Jose State (4-5, 0-0 Mountain West) only being up by two points and pulling away in the second half to a 82-66 win over LBSU. However, next match is an opportunity to salvage the season and position for the Big West Conference Championship with the start of conference play, but LBSU's sole win has come against Division III La Verne so starting off Big West play strong is crucial to salvaging the 2024-2025 season.

Donovan Yap led all scorers for the Spartans with 18 and Josh Uduje added 17. Kam Martin was the top scorer for LBSU with 17.

Fullerton defeated Pepperdine 72-63, on the road at Malibu in it's last match on the road on November 26th.

UP NEXT: Long Beach State (1-8) faces Fullerton (2-5) on Thursday, December 5 at 7:00 p.m. PST at Titan Gym, Fullerton, California. Live coverage on ESPN +.

Long Beach State drops second game of Ball Dawgs Classic to UTEP

11/26/2024

Jason R. Aula

(Photo credit: UTEP Athletics)

LOS ANGELES, California — The UTEP Miners (4-2) routed Long Beach State (1-7) 70-44 and spiraled LBSU into a seven-game losing streak. The match was tied at 22 each however, the Miners went on a 29-7 run and maintained the lead until the end of the game. Devin Askew led all scorers with 21 points and TJ Wainwright tallied 18 points.

David Terrell, Jr. led the Miners with 18 points and Corey Camper Jr. added 12 points. Ahamad Bynum chipped in 11 points for UTEP.

The match outcome is another step in the wrong direction for LBSU caused by the baseless firing of head coach Dan Monson and lack of returning the Traore big men. Moreover, Long Beach State should be ranked in the AP Top 25 after it should have upset No. 3 Gonzaga last week. However, the evil communist Chinese terrorist culture influencing the CSU System and local racists in Riverside County has plagued Long Beach State Athletics with robbing it of "Lil' Coach K", NBA Draft prospect Aboubacar Traore, and a forecasted 2024-2025 NCAA Tournament appearance. Aside from athletics USA national security is at play because the CSU System is under siege and a place where the supermajority of people are bred to be terrorists and domestic terrorists involved with lingchi, cannibalism, and money laundering of FAFSA to fund both variations of terrorism.

UP NEXT: Long Beach State (1-7) faces San Jose State (2-5) on Wednesday, November 27 at 8:00 p.m. PST at the Lee’s Family Forum at the Ball Dawgs Classic in Henderson, Nevada. Streaming available on FloCollege.

Long Beach State losses sixth straight falls to UNC Greensboro

11/26/2024

Jason R. Aula

(Photo credit: Denise Archetto | UNC Greensboro Athletics)

LOS ANGELES, California — Not the kind of history Long Beach State was looking to make in it's sixth straight loss 71-48 in the opening match of the Ball Dawgs Classic on Monday night. LBSU continues to suffer without former head coach Dan Monson and the NBA Draft prospect Aboubacar Traore. Dan Monson is now the head coach at Eastern Washington and Aboubacar Traore transferred to Louisville and has now suffered injury plague which substantially decreases his NBA draft odds because of the unexpected climate change all due to AD Smitheran's allegiance to Riverside County racism, terrorism, and abuse of court process webbed with covering up Big West Conference gambling and fixing matches with referees in Riverside County as well as the County of Riverside aiding and abetting communist China with lingchi in California and it's invading military unit based in Mexico traveling in and out of our land thru USA highways in unmarked cars murdering, stealing, and assuming US citizens' identities in mass numbers that sync well with the terms holocaust, genocide, and ethnic cleansing.

The Spartans bench, rate of steals, and points off turnovers was a considerable factor in the win at the Henderson, Nevada Ball Dawgs Classic opening match. Kenyon Giles led all scores with 22 points and Donovan Atwell tallied 16 points. Robert Polite III nearly had a double-double with seven points and eight assists for UNC Greensboro.

The Cal transfer Devin Askew led LBSU with 16 points and Ramel Lloyd Jr. added 13 points with three rebounds.

UP NEXT: Long Beach State (1-6) faces UTEP Greensboro (3-2) on Tuesday, November 26 at 5:30 p.m. PST at the Lee’s Family Forum at the Ball Dawgs Classic in Henderson, Nevada. Streaming available on FloCollege.