Long Beach State University NCAA News

At the beginning of the season, coach Charli Turner Thorne knew the incoming freshmen would impact her team in a big way, but she didn't expect this.

Long Beach State's Mike Caffey battles with North Carolina State's Desmond Lee during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013.

North Carolina State's Anthony Barber drives with ball into Long Beach State's Dan Jennings during the first half at PNC Arena in Raleigh.

Long Beach State that is, this Saturday at 2:00pm on RSN . The 49'ers of LBSU, or The Beach as they like to be called, aren't doing very well this year.

Doug McDermott led the charge with 21 points as the Creighton Bluejays went into Walter Pyramid and captured a 78-61 triumph over the Long Beach State 49ers.

Senior Delainey Aigner-Swesey and junior Chisom Okpala earned All-Big West First Team honors this week as the conference announced its 2013 all-league teams.

During one of Long Beach State's most memorable seasons, 2011-12, Doug McDermott left a sizeable impression on the 49er program.

Long Beach State's men's basketball team stopped by the Pyramid on Sunday afternoon to show some support for the 49ers women's team.

Delainey Aigner-Swesey ended her Long Beach State indoor volleyball career in a big way this weekend, leading the 49ers to a five-set win over UC Santa Barbara on Friday at the Pyramid and then a sweep of Cal Poly on Saturday.

Mike Anderson scored 19 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as Washington rallied from an eight-point second-half deficit and earned a 92-89 victory over Long Beach State Saturday afternoon.

GAME NOTES: A pair of teams trying to find their identity early this season tip off on Saturday evening when the struggling Long Beach State 49ers travel to Alaska Airlines Arena to face the up-and-down Washington Huskies.

The second-seeded Stanford men's water polo team ended Friday's MPSF Tournament quarterfinal with seven straight goals, turning around a 6-5 deficit and going on to a 12-6 victory over No.

Former Long Beach State head basketball coach Dwight Jones passed away last Wednesday after a sudden brain aneurysm.

Rob Brandenberg scored 18 points and Juvonte Reddic added 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead No.

Learn about the top 5 travel attractions of Puerto Rico, such as the 16th century fortress of El Morro, the El Yunque Rainforest and the Seven Seas beach.

MichiganaA A s Carl LeVert, left, pressures Long Beach StateaA A s Mike Caffey during the Wolverines' 85-61 win in the opening round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off on Thursday.

When U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver stands at 18th and Vine, he remembers both the vision for Kansas City’s historic jazz district and how short it has fallen.

The game was close early before Wildcats pulled away in the second half as the 49ers' shooting percentage fell below 15 percent.

The nation's top-ranked Pacific men's water polo team didn't expect to blow out No.

One year after they traveled to Alaska and returned to Charlotte with the Great Alaska Shootout championship, the 49ers are attempting another successful road trip, this time in Puerto Rico.