Long Beach State Beach women's basketball

Long Beach State Beach
2024–25 Long Beach State Beach women's basketball team
University	California State University, Long Beach
Head coach	Amy Wright (2nd season)
Conference	Big West
Location	Long Beach, California
Arena	Walter Pyramid (capacity: 5,000)
Nickname	Beach
Colors	Black and gold [1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament Final Four
1987, 1988
Other NCAA tournament results Elite Eight 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989 Sweet Sixteen 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991 Appearances 1972, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2017
AIAW tournament Elite Eight
1980, 1981
Other AIAW tournament results Appearances 1972, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981
Conference tournament champions
1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2017
Conference regular-season champions
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 Sweet Sixteen	#8 Howard #4 Drake	W 95−57 L 78–91
1983	#2	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#7 Stephen F. Austin #3 Oregon State #1 Southern Cal	W 88−61 W 92–72 L 74–81
1984	#2	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#7 UNLV #6 San Diego State #1 Southern Cal	W 78−58 W 91–73 L 74–90
1985	#1	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#8 BYU #4 Southern Cal #2 Georgia	W 112−85 W 75–72 L 82–97
1986	#3	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#6 Texas Tech #2 Louisiana Tech	W 78−73 (OT) L 69–71
1987	#1	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#8 Washington #4 Ole Miss #2 Ohio State #2 Tennessee	W 72−57 W 94–55 W 102–82 L 64–74
1988	#2	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#7 Colorado #3 Washington #1 Iowa #1 Auburn	W 103−64 W 104–78 W 98–78 L 55–68
1989	#2	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#10 St. Joseph's #3 Ohio State #1 Tennessee	W 84−65 W 89–83 L 80–94
1990	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 California #3 Stephen F. Austin	W 87−84 L 62–78
1991	#4	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#5 Southern Cal #1 Georgia	W 83−58 L 77–87
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 Consolation first round Consolation second round Consolation third round	Tennessee–Martin Illinois State Southern Connecticut Queens (NY)	L, 52–56 W, 49–43 W, 47–46 W, 69–57
1973	First Round Consolation first round	Mercer Kansas State	L, 46–55 L, 43–49
1976	First Round Consolation first round Consolation second round	Immaculata Portland State Mississippi College	L, 65–84 W, 74–54 L, 81–95
1979	First Round Consolation round	Fordham Rutgers	L, 52–62 L, 84–96
1980	Second Round Quarterfinals	NC State Louisiana Tech	W, 82–72 L, 70–96
1981	Second Round Quarterfinals	Rutgers Old Dominion	W, 77–73 L, 60–76

References

1. "Long Beach Athletics Style Guide" (PDF). June 21, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
2. "LONGBEACHSTATE.COM :: Long Beach State Official Athletic Site :: Long Beach State Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". www.longbeachstate.com.
3. "Beach Women's Basketball - 2016-17 Media Guide" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2017.

External links

• Official website