Long Beach State Beach women's basketball College basketball team
Long Beach State Beach University California State University, Long Beach Head coach Amy Wright Conference Big West Location Long Beach, California Arena Walter Pyramid Nickname Beach Colors Black and gold[ 1]
1987, 1988 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991 1972, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2017 1980, 1981 1972, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2017 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991
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 .[ 2]
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.[ 3]
Year-by-year records
Season
Record
Conference record
Coach
1962–63
4–0
n/a
Frances Schaafsma
1963–64
7–0
n/a
Frances Schaafsma
1964–65
7–0
n/a
Frances Schaafsma
1965–66
8–2
6–2 (T-1st)
Frances Schaafsma
1966–67
8–4
6–2 (T-1st)
Frances Schaafsma
1967–68
13–2
10–1 (T-1st)
Frances Schaafsma
1968–69
10–3
8–2 (1st)
Frances Schaafsma
1969–70
13–2
10–0 (1st)
Frances Schaafsma
1970–71
9–5
4–1 (1st)
Frances Schaafsma
1971–72
13–6
6–0 (1st)
Frances Schaafsma
1972–73
13–5
6–0 (1st)
Frances Schaafsma
1973–74
13–5
8–0 (1st)
Frances Schaafsma
1974–75
16–5
9–1 (1st)
Frances Schaafsma
1975–76
18–7
9–4 (1st)
Frances Schaafsma
1976–77
14–10
5–3 (3rd)
Frances Schaafsma
1977–78
18–9
4–4 (3rd)
Frances Schaafsma
1978–79
24–8
6–2 (2nd)
Frances Schaafsma
1979–80
28–6
12–0 (1st)
Joan Bonvicini
1980–81
27–7
10–2 (1st)
Joan Bonvicini
1981–82
24–6
11–1 (1st)
Joan Bonvicini
1982–83
24–7
12–2 (2nd)
Joan Bonvicini
1983–84
25–6
13–1 (T-1st)
Joan Bonvicini
1984–85
28–3
13–1 (1st)
Joan Bonvicini
1985–86
29–5
14–0 (1st)
Joan Bonvicini
1986–87 33–3
17–1 (1st)
Joan Bonvicini
1987–88 28–6
18–0 (1st)
Joan Bonvicini
1988–89
30–5
18–0 (1st)
Joan Bonvicini
1989–90
25–9
14–4 (3rd)
Joan Bonvicini
1990–91
24–8
15–3 (T-1st)
Joan Bonvicini
1991–92
21–10
13–5 (2nd)
Glenn McDonald
1992–93
9–17
8–10 (6th
Glenn McDonald
1993–94
11–17
9–9 (7th)
Glenn McDonald
1994–95
13–14
10–8 (T-5th)
Glenn McDonald
1995–96
15–13
10–8 (T-5th)
Dallas Bolla
1996–97
11–17
7–8 (4th)
Dallas Bolla
1997–98
7–19
4–11 (5th)
Dallas Bolla
1998–99
18–11
10–5 (2nd)
Dallas Bolla
1999-00
22–11
12–3 (2nd)
Dallas Bolla
2000–01
17–13
10–4 (2nd)
Dallas Bolla
2001–02
16–13
11–5 (4th)
Dallas Bolla
2002–03
14–15
10–6 (3rd)
Dallas Bolla
2003–04
14–16
8–10 (5th)
Mary Hegarty
2004–05
19–9
13–5 (2nd)
Mary Hegarty
2005–06
18–10
10–4 (T-1st)
Mary Hegarty
2006–07
9–23
4–10 (T-6th)
Mary Hegarty
2007–08
9–20
7–9 (7th)
Mary Hegarty
2008–09
8–21
4–12 (T-7th)
Mary Hegarty
2009–10
13–17
9–7 (T-4th)
Jody Wynn
2010–11
8–23
6–10 (6th)
Jody Wynn
2011–12
14–18
7–9 (7th)
Jody Wynn
2012–13
16–16
9–9 (5th)
Jody Wynn
2013–14
17–15
8–8 (T-6th)
Jody Wynn
2014–15
22–10
9–7 (4th)
Jody Wynn
2015–16
24–9
12–4 (T2nd)
Jody Wynn
2016–17
23–11
12–4 (T2nd)
Jody Wynn
2017–18
8–23
6–10 (7th)
Jeff Cammon
2018–19
9–22
5–11 (7th)
Jeff Cammon
2019–20
13–17
8–8 (5th)
Jeff Cammon
2020–21
12–9
11–7 (3rd)
Jeff Cammon
2021–22
19–9
12–6 (3rd)
Jeff Cammon
2022–23 23–10
17–3 (2nd)
Jeff Cammon
Postseason results
NCAA Division I
Long Beach State has appeared in a dozen NCAA tournaments, with a record of 18-12.
Year
Seed
Round
Opponent
Result
1982
#1
First Round
#8 Howard
W 95−57
1983
#2
First Round
#7 Stephen F. Austin
W 88−61W 92–72
1984
#2
First Round
#7 UNLV
W 78−58W 91–73
1985
#1
First Round
#8 BYU
W 112−85W 75–72
1986
#3
Second Round
#6 Texas Tech
W 78−73 (OT)
1987
#1
Second Round
#8 Washington
W 72−57W 94–55W 102–82
1988
#2
Second Round
#7 Colorado
W 103−64W 104–78W 98–78
1989
#2
Second Round
#10 St. Joseph's
W 84−65W 89–83
1990
#6
First Round
#11 California
W 87−84
1991
#4
Second Round
#5 Southern Cal
W 83−58
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.
Year
Round
Opponent
Result
1972
First Round
Tennessee–Martin Illinois State Southern Connecticut Queens (NY)
L, 52–56W, 49–43 W, 47–46 W, 69–57
1973
First Round
Mercer Kansas State
L, 46–55
1976
First Round
Immaculata Portland State Mississippi College
L, 65–84W, 74–54
1979
First Round
Fordham Rutgers
L, 52–62
1980
Second Round
NC State Louisiana Tech
W, 82–72
1981
Second Round
RutgersOld Dominion
W, 77–73
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