Long Beach State Basketball Roger Kirk - Assistant Athletic Director, Athletic Communications | Office: (562) 985-7565 | Cell: (562) 505-0975 Email: [email protected] • www.longbeachstate.com @LBSUHoops @CoachDMonson Long Beach State UCLA @LBSUAthletics Beach Bruins 2020-21 Long Beach State Schedule (1-2, 0-0 Big West) (5-1, 1-0 Pac-12) November December Game: ..........................................Long Beach State at UCLA Series History Fri. 4 at Loyola Marymount L, 85-61 Sun. 6 Seattle W, 80-75 Date:........................................ Tuesday, December 15, 2020 UCLA leads 17-1 Thu. 10 at San Francisco L, 107-62 Time: .............................................................................6 p.m. Tue. 15 at UCLA Pac-12 6 p.m. Sat. 19 at California Baptist 6 p.m. Location: ..................................................Los Angeles, Calif. Streak Fri. 22 at San Diego TBA Arena: ..............................................Pauley Pavilion (13,800) UCLA won 6 Sun. 27 • at UC Riverside TBA Mon. 28 • at UC Riverside TBA TV: ............................................................... Pac-12 Networks A: UCLA won 14 TV Talent: ...................................J.B. Long, Casey Jacobsen January Fri. 1 • CSU Bakersfield 4 p.m. Radio: ........................................................................ AM 570 Last Meeting Sat. 2 • CSU Bakersfield 4 p.m. Radio Talent: .................................Josh Lewin, Tracy Murray UCLA 69, LBSU 65 Fri. 8 • at CS Fullerton 5 p.m. Sat. 9 • at CS Fullerton 5 p.m. Webcast:......................................................Pac-12.com/Live November 6, 2019 Fri. 15 • CSUN ESPN3 4 p.m. Live Stats: ............................................... beachlivestats.com Los Angeles, Calif. Sat. 16 • CSUN ESPN3 4 p.m. Fri. 29 • UC San Diego ESPN2/U/3* TBA Sat. 30 • UC San Diego ESPN3 4 p.m. RIGHT AWAY • Previously scheduled as the home opener, Tuesday’s rescheduled contest pits Long Beach State February against the Bruins on the road at UCLA. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. the Pac-12 Networks. Fri. 5 • at UC Santa Barbara TBA Sat. 6 • at UC Santa Barbara ESPN2/U/3* TBA Fri. 12 • at UC Davis TBA • Last year’s contest between the teams was a great one, with Long Beach State holding the lead Sat. 13 • at UC Davis ESPN2/U/3* TBA through the majority of the game. LBSU was up five with five minutes remaining, but the Bruins came Fri. 19 • Cal Poly ESPN2/U/3* TBA back and took a 69-65 win behind 15 points from Tyger Campbell. The Beach was led by Michael Sat. 20 • Cal Poly ESPN3* 4 p.m. Carter III who had 20 points, while Chance Hunter added 19 in his Division I debut. Fri. 26 • at Hawai’i ESPN2/U/3* TBA Sat. 27 • at Hawai’i TBA • Junior Chance Hunter was one of six players chosen by the media for the Preseason All-Big West March team. An Honorable Mention All-Big West selection a year ago, Hunter is averaging 11.7 points per Fri. 5 • UC Irvine ESPN3* 4 p.m. game while leading the team on the glass with 7.3 rebounds per game. Scoring in double-figures in Sat. 6 • UC Irivne ESPN3* 4 p.m. the first two games of the season, Hunter put up a double-double with 14 points and 13 boards in the All times Pacific and SUBJECT TO CHANGE win over Seattle. Home games in Bold •Big West Game • Senior Isaiah Washington impressed in his debut with the Beach, scoring 17 points while add- ing three assists while earning a start. Isaiah Washington is making his third collegiate stop at the Beach. Washington played for two seasons at Minnesota before transfering to Iona for his junior season in 2019-20, where he averaged 11.4 points and 4.0 assists per game, including recording a triple double. His 764 points and 278 assists over his four DI seasons are the highest among all of Long Beach State’s current roster. LONG BEACH STATE • Long Beach State has officially changed the nickname for all sports other than baseball to Beach with the NCAA. Please do not refer to LBSU basketball as the 49ers. - Last Game Starters - POS # Player Ht Wt Yr. PPG Other Hometown G 1 Michael Carter III 6-5 175 Jr. 14.3 87.0 FT% Seattle, Wash. G 11 Isaiah Washington 6-1 195 Sr. 16.0 4.0 APG Harlem, N.Y. F 13 Romelle Mansel 6-9 230 So. 4.7 7.0 RPG Playa Del Rey, Calif. F 24 Joe Hampton 6-8 250 Jr. 10.0 3.7 RPG Washington D.C. 2020-21 BIG WEST STANDINGS - Dec. 14 G 31 Chance Hunter 6-6 200 Jr. 11.7 7.3 RPG Inglewood, Calif. Big West Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. - Off The Bench - CS Fullerton 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 G 0 RJ Rhoden 6-3 195 R-Fr. 0.3 2.3 RPG Daytona Beach, Fla. Hawai’i 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 G 4 Justin Rene 6-3 175 R-Fr. 3.0 1.0 RPG Long Beach, Calif. CSUN 0 0 .000 3 1 .750 G 5 Shaden Knight 5-10 150 R-Fr. 1.3 0.3 RPG Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. UC Riverside 0 0 .000 3 1 .750 G 12 Jadon Jones 6-5 170 Fr. 2.7 1.0 RPG Long Beach, Calif. UCSB 0 0 .000 3 1 .750 C 32 Trever Irish 7-0 230 Jr. 4.0 2 Blocks Lewiston, Maine Cal Poly 0 0 .000 2 2 .500 Bakersfield 0 0 .000 2 2 .500 - Reserves/Injured - UC Davis 0 0 .000 2 2 .500 G/F 2 Jordan Roberts 6-9 200 Sr. 5.1* 3.9 RPG* Bakersfield, Calif. UC Irvine 0 0 .000 2 3 .400 F 25 Teddy Ochieng 6-8 195 So. -- -- Nairobi, Kenya LBSU 0 0 .000 1 2 .333 F 35 Raymond Hawkins III 6-9 240 So. -- -- East Oakland, Calif. UC San Diego N/A - NCAA Reclassification F 40 Jeffrey Yan 6-9 275 So. 1.0 0.0 RPG Shanghai, China MEDIA INFORMATION PLAYER NOTES Long Beach State Athletic Communications • Michael Carter III started off the season strong, scoring 19 points on the road at LMU, leading the Walter Pyramid team in scoring. The junior was a second-leading scorer on the team a season ago, and is currently 1250 Bellflower Blvd. in the same position in 2020-21, averaging 14.3 points per game. Long Beach, CA 90840 • In addition to Hunter and Carter III, Long Beach State returns one other starter in sophomore Men’s Basketball Contact ...............................Roger Kirk Romelle Mansel. The forward started in 23 games as a true freshman, and has started in both Office Phone ........................................... (562) 985-7565 games in 2020-21. In back-to-back games, Mansel put up career highs in rebounding, starting with Cell Phone .............................................. (562) 505-0975 nine at LMU before bringing in 10 rebounds against Seattle. The sophomore is averaging 4.7 points Email............................................Roger.Kirk@csulb.edu and 7.0 rebounds per game. Website...................................www.longbeachstate.com Athletics Twitter .................................... @LBSUAthletics • Junior College transfer Joe Hampton has finished his long journey and will debut for the Beach Basketball Twitter .....................................@LBSUHoops in 2020-21. Initially signed by Penn State, Hampton caught the eye of the LBSU coaching staff but Dan Monson Twitter ...........................@CoachDMonson spent a season at Pasadena City College and East LA College before enrolling at Long Beach State. The forward is currently fourth on the team in scoring at 10.0 points per game. MEDIA AVAILABILITY Head Coach Dan Monson and players will be • Another frontcourt returner that is looking to make a leap is seven-footer Trever Irish. Irish aver- available after the conclusion of practices. Interviews may also be set up outside of practice with approval aged 2.2 points and 1.7 rebounds in his first season at the Beach last year, but was coming off of a from the men’s basketball contact. No interviews will season-ending injury the year prior. Irish averaged 14.3 points and 8.8 rebounds as a freshman at be conducted on scheduled days off. To set up an Central Arizona College, and hopes to return to that form in 2020-21. He is Long Beach State’s first interview, please contact Roger Kirk at least 24 hours seven-footer since Mike Vantrimpont in the 2011-12 season. in advance. • The Beach will have a trio of redshirt guards who will look to make an impact in 2020-21. Justin GAME CREDENTIALS Rene is the first Long Beach Poly product to stay in the city since Roschon Prince. The Moore Seating in the Walter Pyramid press areas are solely for credentialed media. To request a credential, please League Player of the Year, Rene is also the first Moore League freshman to join the squad since call or email Roger Kirk. A request does not guarantee Javonntie Jackson in 2017-18. Shaden Knight is a quick guard from Rancho Cucamonga who will a credential and will be approved on a case-by-case provide depth at the point guard position, while RJ Rhoden comes to the West Coast from Daytona basis. Members of the media covering LBSU on the Beach, Fla., where he averaged over 16 points per game at Mainland High School. road should request a credential through LBSU athletic communications. • Long Beach State added one freshman in 2020-21, welcoming in local product Jadon Jones. Star of one of the best teams in St. Anthony HS history, Jones averaged 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 as- CREDENTIAL PICKUP Credentials will be available at the will call table sists with the Saints and will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact at the Beach.