The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2026-27 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The theme of the 2026-27 Long Beach State women’s basketball season will be growth, and the Beach (0-2) seemed to do a bit of that on Monday night against Santa Clara (3-0). After a lopsided 100-46 loss at Cal last […]
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PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs. Santa Clara, Women’s Basketball
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2026-27 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl.
Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Preview 2026
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2026-27 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State men’s basketball team was already going to look different this season as third-year coach Chris Acker reshuffled the deck in search of stability within the program. Add in a handful of injuries to some of […]
Long Beach State Women’s Basketball Making Home Debut Monday in Minyon Moore Era
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2026-27 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. It took nearly two years to construct the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid at Long Beach State. Minyon Moore was given less than six months to build a program to play inside it. The new Long Beach State women’s […]
Long Beach State Men’s and Women’s Basketball Schedules Released
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2026-27 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State men’s and women’s basketball programs recently announced their 2026-27 schedules in a pivotal year for both programs. The men’s basketball team will kick off the season with an exhibition at San Diego State on Oct. […]
Long Beach State Hires Ken Ammann As Basketball General Manager In New Position
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2026-27 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State basketball programs are looking to revamp their operations with the hiring of Ken Ammann, which was announced last week. Ammann will serve as the Associate Athletic Director of Basketball Strategy & Revenue and General Manager […]
Jordan Boys’ Basketball Hires Allen Caveness as Next Head Coach
The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser and the Timu Foundation. Photo courtesy Long Beach State Athletics The Jordan Panthers made an impressive hire for their boys’ basketball program, announcing that Allen Caveness would be the next head coach in J-Town. A veteran head coach at the high school […]
All-City Spirit of Long Beach Award: Jordan High School’s Wesley Rosenbaum
The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser and the Timu Foundation. Wesley Rosenbaum has embodied the fighting spirit that the city of Long Beach lives on. After taking over the Jordan Girls’ Basketball program in 2021, Rosenbaum led his team to their first Moore League championship since 1996. Rosenbaum […]
Aaya McLyn Multisport Athletes of the Year: Sarah Thaut / Kamarie Smith
It’s not uncommon to play multiple sports in high school, nor is it unusual to excel in more than one. But winning at the highest level in multiple sports is exceptionally rare. That’s exactly what Millikan junior Sarah Thaut did this year, starring in both soccer and beach volleyball and earning the Aaya McLyn Multisport […]
All-City Freshmen of the Year: Millikan’s Quali Giran and Lakewood’s Aniyah Lindsey
The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. It was a season to remember on the hardwood in Long Beach, and at the center of two of the biggest basketball stories were […]











