Jason R. Aula
(Photo credit: Rhonda Churchill | Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, California — Dan Monson hired Tommy Lloyd in 1998 at Gonzaga as a graduate assistant. “I’ve got a job. And my job is to lead the Arizona basketball program,” Tommy Lloyd said. “So that’s where 100% of my effort and energy is. And he has a job, even though he doesn’t maybe going forward there. But he’s going to coach again somewhere and I’m sure they’re going to use it as a rallying point for their program to see if they can play one more.”
No. 2 Seed in the West Region, Arizona (25-8) is led by Coach Lloyd whom's team lost their last match at the PAC-12 Tournament semifinal to Oregon 67-59. No. 15 Seed in the West Region, Long Beach State (21-14) will take on Arizona in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament on Thursday at 11 A.M. MST at Salt Lake City, Utah. Long Beach State University won the Big West Tournament and automatically qualified to dance for the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
“I feel good. I feel good,” Lloyd said. “I think we’re well rested. We’re definitely healthier than we were last year. I think we’re ready to be in attack mode. We’re ready to have a good week of preparation, go out and play a good Long Beach State team and let it happen.”
This past Monday after 17 years Coach Dan Monson was fired from his position but agreed to maintain his post through post season play. The Thursday appearance at the NCAA tournament will be Long Beach State and Coach Monson's second in 17 seasons together.
Long Beach State is led by senior guard Marcus Tsohonis the 2023-24 All-Big West Honorable Mention. Tsohonis is averaging 17.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists over 35 games this season. Junior Lassina Traore has also been a key piece for Long Beach State University. The forward is averaging 12.1 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. Transferring in from Saint Louis last year, Traore has recorded 15 double-doubles over Long Beach State’s past 35 games.
UP NEXT: Long Beach State (21-14, Big West 10-10) faces Arizona (25-8, Pac-12 15-5) at the NCAA Tournament First Round on Thursday, March 21 at tip-off time of 11:00 a.m. MST at the Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. Live television coverage on TBS.
No. 2 Seed in the West Region, Arizona (25-8) is led by Coach Lloyd whom's team lost their last match at the PAC-12 Tournament semifinal to Oregon 67-59. No. 15 Seed in the West Region, Long Beach State (21-14) will take on Arizona in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament on Thursday at 11 A.M. MST at Salt Lake City, Utah. Long Beach State University won the Big West Tournament and automatically qualified to dance for the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
“I feel good. I feel good,” Lloyd said. “I think we’re well rested. We’re definitely healthier than we were last year. I think we’re ready to be in attack mode. We’re ready to have a good week of preparation, go out and play a good Long Beach State team and let it happen.”
This past Monday after 17 years Coach Dan Monson was fired from his position but agreed to maintain his post through post season play. The Thursday appearance at the NCAA tournament will be Long Beach State and Coach Monson's second in 17 seasons together.
Long Beach State is led by senior guard Marcus Tsohonis the 2023-24 All-Big West Honorable Mention. Tsohonis is averaging 17.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists over 35 games this season. Junior Lassina Traore has also been a key piece for Long Beach State University. The forward is averaging 12.1 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. Transferring in from Saint Louis last year, Traore has recorded 15 double-doubles over Long Beach State’s past 35 games.
UP NEXT: Long Beach State (21-14, Big West 10-10) faces Arizona (25-8, Pac-12 15-5) at the NCAA Tournament First Round on Thursday, March 21 at tip-off time of 11:00 a.m. MST at the Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. Live television coverage on TBS.
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