Long Beach State Beach women's basketball

The Long Beach State Beach women's basketball team represents California State University, Long Beach in Long Beach, California. The school's team currently competes in the Big West Conference.

History Since beginning in 1962, the 49ers have an all-time record (as of the end of the 2015–16 season) of 898–521. They played in the Southern California Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1962 to 1965, the Extramural Coordinating Council of Southern California Colleges from 1965 to 1971, and the SCWIAC from 1971 to 1976 before joining the Western Collegiate Athletic Association in 1976, playing until 1985.

They played in the AIAW women's basketball tournament (the predecessor to the NCAA Tournament) in 1972, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1980, and 1981. They were champion of the Western Collegiate Athletic Association for 1982–1985. They won the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (now known as the Big West Conference) title from 1987–89. The 49ers made the Final Four in 1987 and 1988. In 1987 (a year where they went 33–3), they beat Washington 72–57, Ole Miss 94–55 and Ohio State 102–82 to win the West Region. In the National Semifinal versus Tennessee, they lost 74–64. In 1988 (a year where they went 28–6), the 49ers beat Colorado 103–64, Washington 104–78, and Iowa 98–78 to win the West Region again. In the National Semifinal versus Auburn, they were beaten 68–55. Though they haven't reached an NCAA Tournament since 1992, they have played in the WNIT in 2000, 2013, 2015, 2016.

Year-by-year records

1962–63 4–0 n/a Frances Schaafsma1963–64 7–0 n/a Frances Schaafsma1964–65 7–0 n/a Frances Schaafsma1965–66 8–2 6–2 (T-1st) Frances Schaafsma1966–67 8–4 6–2 (T-1st) Frances Schaafsma1967–68 13–2 10–1 (T-1st) Frances Schaafsma1968–69 10–3 8–2 (1st)Frances Schaafsma1969–70 13–2 10–0 (1st) Frances Schaafsma1970–71 9–5 4–1 (1st) Frances Schaafsma1971–72 13–6 6–0 (1st) Frances Schaafsma1972–73 13–5 6–0 (1st) Frances Schaafsma1973–74 13–5 8–0 (1st) Frances Schaafsma1974–75 16–5 9–1 (1st) Frances Schaafsma1975–76 18–7 9–4 (1st) Frances Schaafsma1976–77 14–10 5–3 (3rd) Frances Schaafsma1977–78 18–9 4–4 (3rd) Frances Schaafsma1978–79 24–8 6–2 (2nd) Frances Schaafsma1979–80 28–6 12–0 (1st) Joan Bonvicini1980–81 27–7 10–2 (1st) Joan Bonvicini1981–82 24–6 11–1 (1st) Joan Bonvicini1982–83 24–7 12–2 (2nd) Joan Bonvicini1983–84 25–6 13–1 (T-1st) Joan Bonvicini1984–85 28–3 13–1 (1st) Joan Bonvicini1985–86 29–5 14–0 (1st) Joan Bonvicini1986–87 33–3 17–1 (1st) Joan Bonvicini1987–88 28–6 18–0 (1st) Joan Bonvicini1988–89 30–5 18–0 (1st) Joan Bonvicini1989–90 25–9 14–4 (3rd) Joan Bonvicini1990–91 24–8 15–3 (T-1st) Joan Bonvicini1991–92 21–10 13–5 (2nd) Glenn McDonald1992–93 9–17 8–10 (6th Glenn McDonald1993–94 11–17 9–9 (7th)Glenn McDonald1994–95 13–14 10–8 (T-5th)Glenn McDonald1995–96 15–13 10–8 (T-5th)Dallas Bolla1996–97 11–17 7–8 (4th) Dallas Bolla1997–98 7–19 4–11 (5th)Dallas Bolla1998–99 18–11 10–5 (2nd) Dallas Bolla1999-00 22–11 12–3 (2nd) Dallas Bolla2000–01 17–13 10–4 (2nd) Dallas Bolla2001–02 16–13 11–5 (4th)Dallas Bolla2002–03 14–15 10–6 (3rd) Dallas Bolla2003–04 14–16 8–10 (5th)Mary Hegarty2004–05 19–9 13–5 (2nd) Mary Hegarty2005–06 18–10 10–4 (T-1st) Mary Hegarty2006–07 9–23 4–10 (T-6th)Mary Hegarty2007–08 9–20 7–9 (7th)Mary Hegarty2008–09 8–21 4–12 (T-7th)Mary Hegarty2009–10 13–17 9–7 (T-4th)Jody Wynn2010–11 8–23 6–10 (6th)Jody Wynn2011–12 14–18 7–9 (7th)Jody Wynn2012–13 16–16 9–9 (5th)Jody Wynn2013–14 17–15 8–8 (T-6th)Jody Wynn2014–15 22–10 9–7 (4th)Jody Wynn2015–16 24–9 12–4 (T2nd) Jody Wynn2016–17 23–11 12–4 (T2nd) Jody Wynn2017–18 8–23 6–10 (7th) Jeff Cammon2018–19 9–22 5–11 (7th) Jeff Cammon2019–20 13–17 8–8 (5th) Jeff Cammon2020–21 12–9 11–7 (3rd) Jeff Cammon2021–22 19–9 12–6 (3rd) Jeff Cammon2022–23 23–10 17–3 (2nd) Jeff Cammon2023–24 15–18 8–12 (8th) Amy Wright2024–25 16–14 12–8 (6th) Amy Wright2025–26 5-25 4-16 (9th) Amy Wright2026–27 0-0 0-0 Minyon Moore

Postseason results

NCAA Division I Long Beach State has appeared in a dozen NCAA tournaments, with a record of 18-12.

1982 #1 First RoundSweet Sixteen #8 Howard#4 Drake W 95−57L 78–91 1983 #2 First RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #7 Stephen F. Austin#3 Oregon State#1 Southern Cal W 88−61W 92–72L 74–81 1984 #2 First RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #7 UNLV#6 San Diego State#1 Southern Cal W 78−58W 91–73L 74–90 1985 #1 First RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #8 BYU#4 Southern Cal#2 Georgia W 112−85W 75–72L 82–97 1986 #3 Second RoundSweet Sixteen #6 Texas Tech#2 Louisiana Tech W 78−73 (OT)L 69–71 1987 #1 Second RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal Four #8 Washington#4 Ole Miss#2 Ohio State#2 Tennessee W 72−57W 94–55W 102–82L 64–74 1988 #2 Second RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal Four #7 Colorado#3 Washington#1 Iowa#1 Auburn W 103−64W 104–78W 98–78L 55–68 1989 #2 Second RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #10 St. Joseph's#3 Ohio State#1 Tennessee W 84−65W 89–83L 80–94 1990 #6 First RoundSecond Round #11 California#3 Stephen F. Austin W 87−84L 62–78 1991 #4 Second RoundSweet Sixteen #5 Southern Cal#1 Georgia W 83−58L 77–87 1992 #10 First Round #7 Creighton L 66–79 2017 #15 First Round #2 Oregon State L 55–56

AIAW Division I The Beach, then known as the 49ers, made six appearances in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 6–9. 1972 First RoundConsolation first roundConsolation second roundConsolation third round Tennessee–MartinIllinois StateSouthern ConnecticutQueens (NY) L, 52–56W, 49–43W, 47–46W, 69–57 1973 First RoundConsolation first round MercerKansas State L, 46–55L, 43–49 1976 First RoundConsolation first roundConsolation second round ImmaculataPortland StateMississippi College L, 65–84W, 74–54L, 81–95 1979 First RoundConsolation round FordhamRutgers L, 52–62L, 84–96 1980 Second RoundQuarterfinals NC StateLouisiana Tech W, 82–72L, 70–96 1981 Second RoundQuarterfinals RutgersOld Dominion W, 77–73L, 60–76

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