We talk to Long Beach State Athletic Director Andy Fee about what happens now that a non student-athlete within the men’s basketball program tested positive for COVID-19 and has shown symptoms. The Beach will have to forfeit games and shut down practice for at least the next two weeks. S4E65 – A Pause For Men’s […]
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Long Beach Poly Boys’ Basketball Partners With Jordan Brand
Fans of Long Beach Poly basketball didn’t need another reason to be excited about the upcoming high school hoops season, but they got one anyway. Last week, the program announced an endorsement deal with Jordan Brand, which will give the Jackrabbits a new look the next time they take the court. Poly is set to […]
Long Beach State Women’s Hoops Top Westmont In Opener
It was a great start to the season for the Long Beach State women’s basketball team, which defeated Westmont comfortably on Saturday afternoon in the Walter Pyramid, 70-59. The Beach were tied with Westmont after the first quarter but dominated in the second to take a 14-point halftime lead and kept that lead in double […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs. Westmont Women’s Basketball
We’ve got some great pictures from the Long Beach State win over Westmont from photographer Joseph Kling.
VIDEO: Long Beach State vs. Westmont, Women’s Basketball
NCAA Women’s Basketball: Long Beach State vs. Westmont Long Beach State women’s basketball opened its 2020-21 season with a victory over Wesmont.For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org…. Support The562.org
Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Falls In San Francisco
A four-point lead in the opening minutes was the high point for Long Beach State men’s basketball at the University of San Francisco tonight. The Beach (1-2) struggled on the road for the second time in three games and suffered a lopsided 107-62 defeat. USF (5-2) shot 58 percent fro the floor and made 18 […]
PREVIEW: Long Beach State Men’s Basketball On The Road Again
After a mixed bag of results in the first week of this abbreviated regular season, Long Beach State men’s basketball has a tough task at the University of San Fransisco tonight. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. This will be the home opener for USF (4-2) even though the game was originally supposed to be […]
LBCC’s Conference Shuts Down Football, Other Fall Sports
It’s been a dark week for more than 200 local athletes at Long Beach City College, who learned on Tuesday that the presidents of the 12 South Coast Conference Colleges voted to shut down fall sports for the 2020-21 season. The original plan had been for football, men’s and women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, soccer, water […]
PODCAST: Interview With Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Guard Isaiah Washington
This week on the show we’re talking to Long Beach State men’s basketball star Isaiah Washington about how he got famous with Jelly Fam and what it was like making his Walter Pyramid debut in front of empty stands last weekend. 1:00 We covered a basketball game! 15:00 Interview with Isaiah Washington 29:30 Long Beach […]
Hidden History: The Long Beach Chiefs and Al Brightman
This article is Hidden History, an occasional series examining teams or players lost in time in Long Beach. A number of professional basketball teams have given it a go in Long Beach, but perhaps none with a story as interesting as the Long Beach Chiefs, whose brief stay here in the 1962-63 season produced some […]