The 2021–22 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Beach were led by 15th-year head coach Dan Monson and played their home games at the Walter Pyramid as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the regular season 20–12, 12–3 in Big West play to win the regular season championship, the school's first since

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and fourth overall under Monson. They defeated Cal State Bakersfield and UC Santa Barbara to advance to the championship game of the Big West tournament where they lost to Cal State Fullerton. As a regular season champion that did not win its conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the

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, losing in the first round at BYU.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Beach finished the season 6–12, 4–8 in Big West play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Cal State Northridge in the first round of the Big West tournament before losing to UC Santa Barbara in the quarterfinals.

Roster

Schedule and results

On December 8, 2021, freshman Aboubacar Traoré posted 20

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in a 102–69 non-conference win over Bethesda of the

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Long Beach State Beach men's basketball seasons