2015–16 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers were led by ninth year head coach Dan Monson and played their home games at Walter Pyramid. They were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 12–4 in Big West play to finish in third place. They defeated UC Riverside and UC Irvine to advance to the championship game of the Big West tournament where they lost to Hawaii. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Washington.

Previous season The 49ers finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 16–17, 10–6 in conference and finishing in fourth place. They lost in the first round of the Big West tournament to Hawaii.

Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown0Gabe LevinForward6-7225SophomoreOak Park, Illinois2Nick FaustGuard6-6210SeniorBaltimore, Maryland 3 Noah Blackwell Guard 6–2 190 Freshman Roseville, California 4 Yussuf Temidayo Forward 6–7 260 Freshman Oakland, California5Mason RigginsForward6-8255FreshmanWhitewright, Texas10Quentin ShropshireForward6-6210SophomoreLos Angeles, California12Alex RifkindGuard6-1170FreshmanBoca Raton, Florida 14 Branford Jones Guard 6–1 175 Sophomore Missouri City, Texas15A.J. SpencerGuard6-3210SeniorShawnee, Kansas 20 Anson Moye Guard 6–0 185 Senior Thousand Oaks, California 21 Justin Bibbins Guard 5–8 150 Sophomore Carson, California 23 Roschon Prince Forward 6–6 230 Sophomore Long Beach, California 24 Travis Hammonds Guard/Forward 6–6 225 Sophomore Columbia, South Carolina

Schedule

!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FFDF00;"| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FFDF00;"| Big West regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FFDF00;"| Big West tournament

!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FFDF00;"| NIT

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