2024 Tournament PreviewLong Beach State lost its last five regular-season games, falling to 10-10 in the Big West when the school announced coach Dan Monson would not return next season. But the Beach rallied behind their coach in the conference tournament, beating two of the top-3 seeds, including San Diego State in the final, to earn an unlikely NCAA Tournament berth. Fifth-year point guard Marcus Tsohonis (17.8 ppg), who played at Washington and VCU, leads five players in double figures, and junior Jadon Jones (12.2 ppg) shoots 37.9 percent from 3-point range. While offensive efficiency isn't a strength -- 255th in effective field-goal percentage -- LBSU pushes the pace to get extra possessions, ranking top 30 in KenPom's tempo metric. The Beach have three Quad 2 wins, including victories against Michigan and USC (which looked better at the time), but also have a whopping six Quad 4 losses. Perhaps they can rally once more for their coach.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency 1.04 225 1.06 243
Pace 65.3 (329)
Effective FG% 48.42 (245) 52.25 (234)
Turnover % 19.87 (352) 14.68 (222)
Off Reb % 28.93 (212) 35.25 (331)
FTA/FGA 33.16 (175) 36.55 (250)
3P% 35.51 (95) 34.65 (231)
2P% 45.51 (322) 52.42 (217)
FT% 71.43 (180) 66.52 (37)
3PA/FGA 37.54 (229) 36.71 (104)
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Long Beach State
Big West
Rankings
NET: #300 RPI: #273 RW: #245
Record
Overall: (5-8) Conference: (2-0) Quad 1: (0-2) Quad 2: (0-1) Quad 3: (0-3) Quad 4: (4-2)
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Projected Record: 12-18 (10-10)
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