The 49ers finished the 2015 – 16 season 20 – 15 , 12 – 4 in Big West play to finish in third place . They defeated UC Riverside and UC Irvine to advance to the championship game of the Big West Tournament where they lost to Hawaii . They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Washington
Big West Tournament
2016 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team