The 2011–12 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by fifth year head coach Dan Monson, played their home games at Walter Pyramid and are members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 15–1 in Big West play to be crowned regular season champions. They were also champions of the Big West Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to New Mexico. The 49ers were the only Los Angeles-area college basketball team to make the tournament that year.
James Ennis played his freshman season at Oxnard College, a junior college in Oxnard, California, and his sophomore season at Ventura College, a junior college in Ventura, California. In 2011, he signed with Long Beach State, where he became a two-year starter. As a junior, Ennis averaged 10 points and 4.1 rebounds per game and helped lead the 49ers to Big West Conference regular season and conference titles. Ennis was named honorable mention all-conference at the close of the season.
Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 1 Shaquille Hunter Guard 6–2 165 Freshman Villa Park, California 2 Peter Poppageorge Guard 6–0 175 Junior Burlingame, California 4 Eugene Phelps Forward 6–7 225 Senior Los Angeles, California 5 Mike Caffey Guard 6–0 170 Freshman Riverside, California 11 James Ennis Guard/Forward 6–6 190 Junior Ventura, California 12 Corey Jackson Guard 6–0 185 Senior Brentwood, New York 13 Edis Dervisevic Forward 6–8 250 Senior New York, New York 14 Mike Vantrimpont Center 7–0 220 Junior Los Angeles, California 15 Kris Gulley Guard/Forward 6–7 175 Sophomore Dallas, Texas 20 T. J. Robinson Forward 6–8 205 Senior West Haven, Connecticut 21 Larry Anderson Guard 6–5 210 Senior Long Beach, California 22 Casper Ware Guard 5–10 175 Senior Cerritos, California 23 Sean Starkey Guard/Forward 6–4 190 Senior Huntington Beach, California 24 Gatete Djuma Forward 6–9 220 Freshman Salt Lake City, Utah 25 Jerramy King Guard 5–11 170 Junior La Canada, California 33 Nick Shepherd Forward 6–9 218 Freshman Missouri City, Texas 34 Kyle Richardson Forward 6–7 225 Junior Lakewood, California 35 Dan Jennings Forward 6–9 255 Junior Staten Island, New York
Schedule
!colspan=9| Regular season
!colspan=9| 2012 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
!colspan=9| 2012 NCAA tournament
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