2016 – 17 Long Beach State 49ers men 's basketball team represented California State University , Long Beach during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The 49ers were led by tenth-year head coach Dan Monson and played their home games at the Walter Pyramid as members of the Big West Conference . They finished the season 15 – 19 , 9 – 7 in Big West play to finish in fourth place . They defeated Hawaii in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament before losing to UC Irvine in the semifinals
Big West Tournament
2017 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team