2024–25 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team represents California State University, Long Beach during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beach, led by 1st-year head coach Chris Acker, play their home games at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California as a member of the Big West Conference.

2024–25 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	7–23 (3–15 Big West)
Head coach	Chris Acker (1st season)
Assistant coaches	John Montgomery Anthony Santos Phillip Scott
Home arena	Walter Pyramid
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UC San Diego	16	–	2		.889			26	–	4		.867
UC Irvine	15	–	3		.833			25	–	5		.833
Cal State Northridge	13	–	5		.722			21	–	8		.724
UC Riverside	12	–	6		.667			19	–	11		.633
UC Santa Barbara	11	–	8		.579			19	–	11		.633
UC Davis	9	–	9		.500			15	–	14		.517
Hawai'i	7	–	11		.389			15	–	14		.517
Cal State Bakersfield	7	–	12		.368			13	–	18		.419
Cal Poly	6	–	12		.333			12	–	18		.400
Long Beach State	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
Cal State Fullerton	1	–	17		.056			6	–	24		.200
† 2025 Big West tournament winner As of March 1, 2025

Previous season

The Beach finished the 2023–24 season 21–15, 10–10 in Big West play to finish in fifth place.^[1] As the #4 seed in the Big West tournament, they would beat UC Riverside in the quarterfinals,^[2] the top-seeded UC Irvine in the semifinals,^[3] and then would defeat UC Davis in the championship game for their first Big West title since 2012, in turn earning the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.^[4] They received the #15 seed in the West Region,^[5] where they would fall to #9 (#2 region seed) Arizona in the First Round.^[6]

Roster

2024–25 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Austin Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Austell, Georgia F 1 Derrick Michael Xzavierro 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Jakarta, Indonesia G 2 Kam Martin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Montgomery Village, Maryland G 5 Jason Hart Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Los Angeles, California G 6 Grant Martin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Riverside, California G 8 Eli Djordjevic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr White Rock, British Columbia G 9 Devin Askew 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Sacramento, California G 10 TJ Wainwright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California G 11 Varick Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Elk Grove, California G 12 Zach Buley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Beaumont, California G/F 13 Cam Denson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Compton, California C 15 Christian Richardson 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Rancho Cucamonga, California G 22 Ramel Lloyd Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Long Beach, California F 44 Andrew Nagy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Anaheim, California G 55 Cory Curtis Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California	Head coach Chris Acker (Chaminade) Assistant coach(es) John Montgomery (Loyola Marymount) Anthony Santos (Cal State Fullerton) Phillip Scott (Prairie View A&M) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 14, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2024* 7:00 pm		Caltech	W 103–35	–	18 – Richardson	12 – Richardson	7 – Askew	Walter Pyramid (1,272) Long Beach, CA
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		La Verne	W 93–48	1–0	20 – Askew	12 – Xzavierro	5 – Askew	Walter Pyramid (2,037) Long Beach, CA
November 8, 2024* 6:15 pm, SLN		at South Dakota State	L 79–80	1–1	27 – Askew	8 – Johnson	8 – Askew	First Bank and Trust Arena (3,646) Brookings, SD
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at San Francisco	L 54–84	1–2	12 – Askew	4 – Tied	3 – Askew	Sobrato Center (1,928) San Francisco, CA
November 16, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Portland	L 61–63	1–3	15 – Tied	9 – Denson	6 – Askew	Walter Pyramid (1,945) Long Beach, CA
November 20, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 3 Gonzaga	L 41–84	1–4	12 – Askew	11 – Xzavierro	2 – Denson	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
November 23, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Fresno State	L 69–72	1–5	19 – Askew	11 – Johnson	4 – Wainwright	Walter Pyramid (1,805) Long Beach, CA
November 25, 2024* 8:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. UNC Greensboro Ball Dawgs Classic	L 48–71	1–6	16 – Askew	6 – Xzavierro	2 – Tied	Lee's Family Forum  Henderson, NV
November 26, 2024* 5:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. UTEP Ball Dawgs Classic	L 44–70	1–7	21 – Askew	6 – Johnson	2 – Askew	Lee's Family Forum  Henderson, NV
November 27, 2024* 8:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. San Jose State Ball Dawgs Classic	L 66–82	1–8	17 – K. Martin	9 – Xzavierro	7 – K. Martin	Lee's Family Forum  Henderson, NV
December 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Fullerton	W 73–56	2–8 (1–0)	16 – Askew	9 – Xzavierro	4 – Wainwright	Titan Gym (2,576) Fullerton, CA
December 7, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Hawaii	W 76–68	3–8 (2–0)	28 – Askew	10 – Johnson	7 – Askew	Walter Pyramid (1,446) Long Beach, CA
December 10, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at San Diego	W 76–70	4–8	25 – K. Martin	7 – Wainwright	8 – Askew	Jenny Craig Pavilion (531) San Diego, CA
December 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Pepperdine	W 79–76	5–8	26 – Wainwright	8 – Wainwright	3 – Askew	Firestone Fieldhouse (389) Malibu, CA
December 22, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		La Sierra	W 83–57	6–8	18 – K. Martin	12 – Xzavierro	8 – Askew	Walter Pyramid (1,074) Long Beach, CA
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Riverside	L 60–76	6–9 (2–1)	17 – Askew	8 – Tied	5 – Askew	Walter Pyramid (2,135) Long Beach, CA
January 4, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 65–80	6–10 (2–2)	21 – Askew	5 – Johnson	4 – Askew	Icardo Center (797) Bakersfield, CA
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Davis	W 84–73	7–10 (3–2)	32 – Askew	7 – Denson	5 – Askew	University Credit Union Center (2,263) Davis, CA
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UC San Diego	L 54–80	7–11 (3–3)	12 – Lewis	6 – Xzavierro	5 – Askew	The Gold Mine (1,478) Long Beach, CA
January 18, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal State Fullerton	L 67–83	7–12 (3–4)	31 – Wainwright	7 – Djordjevic	3 – Denson	The Gold Mine (2,111) Long Beach, CA
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Northridge	L 76–86	7–13 (3–5)	27 – Wainwright	9 – Xzavierro	10 – Askew	Premier America Credit Union Arena (969) Northridge, CA
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal Poly	L 69–78	7–14 (3–6)	35 – Askew	9 – Johnson	2 – Tied	Mott Athletics Center (1,726) San Luis Obispo, CA
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Irvine Black and Blue Rivalry	L 75–80 OT	7–15 (3–7)	18 – Askew	14 – Xzavierro	8 – Askew	Walter Pyramid (2,012) Long Beach, CA
February 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Santa Barbara	L 54–85	7–16 (3–8)	23 – Askew	10 – Askew	3 – Askew	The Thunderdome (2,212) Santa Barbara, CA
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Davis	L 65–79 OT	7–17 (3–9)	17 – Askew	7 – Johnson	4 – Tied	Walter Pyramid (1,904) Long Beach, CA
February 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal State Northridge	L 80–81	7–18 (3–10)	22 – Askew	7 – Askew	11 – Askew	Walter Pyramid (1,557) Long Beach, CA
February 13, 2025 10:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hawaii	L 60–62	7–19 (3–11)	20 – Wainwright	6 – Askew	3 – Askew	Stan Sheriff Center (4,358) Honolulu, HI
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Riverside	L 66–87	7–20 (3–12)	22 – Johnson	6 – Tied	4 – Askew	SRC Arena (1,276) Riverside, CA
February 22, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Santa Barbara	L 56–58	7–21 (3–13)	15 – Askew	11 – Xzavierro	3 – Askew	Walter Pyramid (1,863) Long Beach, CA
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal State Bakersfield	L 87–88 OT	7–22 (3–13)	22 – Wainwright	10 – Xzavierro	8 – Askew	Walter Pyramid (1,209) Long Beach, CA
March 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Irvine	L 60–70	7–23 (3–15)	25 – Askew	9 – Johnson	5 – Hart Jr.	Bren Events Center (4,722) Irvine, CA
March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC San Diego						LionTree Arena  La Jolla, CA
March 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal Poly						Walter Pyramid  Long Beach, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[7][8]