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2006–07 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

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2006–07 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
Big West Regular Season Champions
Big West tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record24–8 (12–2 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaWalter Pyramid
Seasons
2006–07 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 12 2   .857 24 8   .750
Cal State Fullerton 9 5   .643 20 10   .667
Cal Poly 9 5   .643 19 11   .633
UC Santa Barbara 9 5   .643 18 11   .621
UC Irvine 6 8   .429 15 18   .455
Cal State Northridge 5 9   .357 14 17   .452
Pacific 5 9   .357 12 19   .387
UC Riverside 1 13   .071 7 24   .226
2007 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2007[1]
Rankings from AP poll


The 2006–07 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by fifth year head coach Larry Reynolds, played their home games at Walter Pyramid and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 12–2 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 2007 NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to Tennessee.[2]

Roster

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2006–07 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 55 Aaron Nixon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Sr Cleveland, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 2006*
5:00 p.m.
vs. Air Force
CBE Classic
L 68–69  0–1
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Nov 15, 2006*
5:00 p.m.
vs. San Jose State
CBE Classic
W 86–67  1–1
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Nov 17, 2006*
7:35 p.m.
Cal State Bakersfield W 73–70  2–1
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, California
Nov 24, 2006*
7:30 p.m., Prime Ticket
at USC L 61–79  2–2
Galen Center 
Los Angeles, California
Nov 28, 2006*
7:30 p.m.
at No. 1 UCLA L 58–88  2–3
Pauley Pavilion (8,428)
Los Angeles, California
Dec 2, 2006*
at Temple L 49–74  2–4
Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 3, 2006*
at UMBC W 57–53  3–4
Retriever Activities Center 
Catonsville, Maryland
Dec 7, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
Pepperdine W 95–90  4–4
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, California
Dec 9, 2006*
Sacramento State W 76–55  5–4
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, California
Dec 17, 2006*
3:00 p.m.
at San Jose State W 76–67  6–4
The Event Center (1,224)
San Jose, California
Dec 22, 2006*
7:05 p.m.
at Loyola Marymount W 66–65  7–4
Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 28, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
at UC Davis W 89–75  8–4
The Pavilion 
Davis, California
Dec 30, 2006*
7:05 p.m.
Manhattan W 74–61  9–4
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, California
Jan 4, 2007
UC Santa Barbara W 101–65  10–4
(1–0)
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, California
Jan 6, 2007
Cal Poly W 77–70  11–4
(2–0)
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, California
Jan 13, 2007
at Cal State Northridge L 83–90  11–5
(2–1)
Matadome 
Northridge, California
Jan 18, 2007
Cal State Fullerton W 95–85  12–5
(3–1)
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, California
Jan 20, 2007
UC Riverside W 99–65  13–5
(4–1)
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, California
Jan 25, 2007
at UC Irvine L 84–88  13–6
(4–2)
Bren Events Center (3,182)
Irvine, California
Feb 1, 2007
Cal State Northridge W 79–72  14–6
(5–2)
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, California
Feb 3, 2007
7:35 p.m.
Pacific W 92–64  15–6
(6–2)
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, California
Feb 8, 2007
at Cal Poly W 80–77  16–6
(7–2)
Mott Gym 
San Luis Obispo, California
Feb 10, 2007
at UC Santa Barbara W 68–67  17–6
(8–2)
UC Santa Barbara Events Center 
Santa Barbara, California
Feb 14, 2007
at Cal State Fullerton W 94–84  18–6
(9–2)
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Feb 17, 2007*
10:05 p.m.
Hawaii L 78–93  18–7
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, California
Feb 24, 2007*
4:00 p.m.
UC Davis W 102–77  19–7
Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, California
Feb 26, 2007
at Pacific W 82–76  20–7
(10–2)
Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, California
Mar 1, 2007
UC Irvine W 85–80  21–7
(11–2)
Walter Pyramid (2,732)
Long Beach, California
Mar 3, 2007
at UC Riverside W 91–75  22–7
(12–2)
Student Recreation Center 
Riverside, California
Big West Conference Tournament
Mar 9, 2007*
vs. UC Irvine
Semifinals
W 77–63  23–7
Honda Center 
Anaheim, California
Mar 10, 2007*
vs. Cal Poly
Championship game
W 94–83  24–7
Honda Center 
Anaheim, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2007*
(12 S) vs. (5 S) No. 25 Tennessee
First Round
L 86–121  24–8
Nationwide Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ Big West MBB Record Book
  2. ^ "Vols' offensive outburst leads to victory over Long Beach St". ESPN. March 17, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2022.[dead link]
  3. ^ "2006-07 Long Beach State Beach Men's Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.