The 2023–24 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Beach, led by 17th-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 21–15, 10–10 in Big West play to finish a tie for fifth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big West tournament, they defeated

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, and

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to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the West region. There they lost to

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. After the regular season, the school announced that head coach Dan Monson would finish the postseason as the team's head coach, but would not return as head coach by mutual agreement. Despite this, Monson led the team to the NCAA tournament. Athletic director Bobby Smitheran later stated he fired Monson to inspire the team.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season 17–16, 11–9 in Big West play to finish in seventh place. In the Big West tournament, they were upset by Cal Poly in the first round.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Long Beach State Beach men's basketball seasons