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List of Long Beach State Beach men's basketball head coaches

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Dan Monson at the 2012 Big West men's basketball tournament
Dan Monson, the current head coach of the Long Beach State Beach, and the winningest head coach in Beach men's basketball history.

The following is a list of Long Beach State Beach men's basketball head coaches. There have been 16 head coaches of the Beach in their 73-season history.[1]

Long Beach State's last head coach was Dan Monson who was relieved of his duties at the end of the 2024 season. He was hired as the Beach's head coach in April 2008,[2] replacing Larry Reynolds, who was fired after the 2006–07 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1950–1952 Herm Schwarzkopf 2 13–27 .325
2 1952–1957 Earl Kidd 5 48–71 .403
3 1957–1960 Bill Patterson 3 37–33 .529
4 1960–1967 Dick Perry 7 82–96 .461
5 1967–1968 Randy Sandefur 1 12–13 .480
6 1968–1973 Jerry Tarkanian 5 122–20 .859
7 1973–1974 Lute Olson 1 24–2 .923
8 1974–1978 Dwight Jones 4 70–40 .636
9 1978–1983 Tex Winter 5 78–69 .531
10 1983–1984 Dave Buss 1 9–19 .321
11 1984–1987 Ron Palmer 3 23–64 .264
12 1987–1990 Joe Harrington 3 53–36 .596
13 1990–1996 Seth Greenberg 6 105–70 .600
14 1996–2002 Wayne Morgan 6 91–84 .520
15 2002–2007[a] Larry Reynolds 5 49–83 .371
16 2007–2024 Dan Monson 16 254–257 .497
Totals 16 coaches 73 seasons 1,070–985 .521
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]
  1. ^ Long Beach State vacated 14 victories from the 2005–06 season. Reynolds' on-court record is 63–83 (.432).

References

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  1. ^ a b "2021-22 Long Beach State Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Long Beach State Athletics. p. 21-22. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "Long Beach State hires Monson". The Orange County Register. April 7, 2007. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Larry Reynolds leaving LBSU". Press-Telegram. March 20, 2007. Retrieved March 17, 2023.