Long Beach State Beach
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #78
Conference Rank: #1 Big West
2022-23 Record: 17-16, 11-9
2022-23 Postseason: None
Coach: Dan Monson
Coach Record: 254-257 at Long Beach State, 424-380 overall
Key Departed Players:
Joel Murray, Guard, 15.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.8 apg
Tone Hunter, Guard, 7.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.7 apg
Key Returning Players:
Marcus Tsohonis, Senior, Guard, 14.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.0 apg
Lassina Traore, Junior, Forward, 12.9 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 1.2 apg
Aboubacar Traore, Junior, Forward, 10.1 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 3.5 apg
AJ George, Junior, Guard, 8.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.1 apg
Jadon Jones, Junior, Guard, 8.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.0 apg
Amari Stroud, Senior, Forward, 5.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 0.6 apg
Tobias Rotegaard, Junior, Forward, 3.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 0.7 apg
Chayce Polynice, Senior, Center, 3.3 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.3 apg
Key New Players:
Isa Silva, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Stanford
Messiah Thompson, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Alabama A&M
Shaumba Ngoyi, Freshman, Forward
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.5 (61st in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 74.4 (291, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.5 (112, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.2 (76, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.4 (349, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 29.6 (343, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.8 (303, 10)
Rebound Margin: 5.8 (20, 1)
Assists Per Game: 15.0 (51, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.1 (310, 9)
