Big West Conference 2023-24
Tournament Winner: Long Beach State University
Regular Season Champion: University of California - Irvine
Big West Conference Final: Long Beach State University - University of California - Davis 74-70 LBSU (Dan Monson): Lassina Traore 25, Marcus Tsohonis 25, Jadon Jones 6, Aboubacar Traore 7, AJ George 9, Messiah Thompson 2, Amari Stroud 0, Isael Silva 0, Jason Hart 0, Maddox Monson 0, Varick Lewis 0, Chayce Polynice 0, Jeffrey Yan 0 Standings 2023-24
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 UC Davis Big West Conference Final  Long Beach State University -Big West Conference Champions
 No. 4 Seed Long Beach State Secures Big West Championship Title in Thrilling 74-70 Win over No. 2 Seed UC Davis-Mar 17, 2024
In a heart-pounding championship clash for The Big West title, No. 4 seed Long Beach State emerged victorious against No. 2 seed UC Davis, clinching a 74-70 victory and earning the coveted automatic berth to the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. The Beach will learn their next opponent on Selection Sunday, with the men’s bracket announcement set for 3 p.m. on CBS. The Beach head into the national postseason sporting a 21-14 overall record, while UC Davis caps the year at 20-13. All-Tournament Team players Marcus Tsohonis (6'3''-G-2000) and Lassina Traore (6'1''-F-2000) both scored 25 points in the win and Championship Most Outstandings Player Aboubacar Traore (6'5''-F-2001) added seven points, a game-high 13 rebounds and six assists for Long Beach State. The Aggies were led by Ty Johnson (6'3''-G)'s game-high 30 points. UC Davis' Elijah Pepper (6'4''-G) scored 21 points, ending a five-year career with 2,284 career points, the second most in Big West history. Buckets were hard to buy for the first four minutes of play, but when the scoring started, the Beach opened with a 15-5 run capped by an AJ George (6'6''-G) jumper. The Aggies responded with a 20-2 run, edging out to a 25-17 advantage with 4:18 to play in the first after Elijah Pepper’s driving layup went through the net. UCD maintained the advantage for the remainder of the first period, enjoying a 32-27 halftime lead. UC Davis kept the lead for the first 12 minutes of the second half before Lassina Traore knotted the game at 54 apiece with 8:06 remaining. On the following play, George swished a three to give the Beach the advantage the rest of the way. LBSU streteched the margin to six points on four different occassions and kept the Aggiest at bay. The Beach eventually prevailed by four, 74-70. Dating back to 1977, this marks Long Beach State’s sixth Big West Championship title and first since 2012. Joining the Beach trio on the All-Tournament Team are CSUN's De'Sean Allen-Eikens and the UC Davis duo of Johnson and Pepper. Big West Tournament Final: UC Davis - Long Beach State 70-74 Big West Tournament Semifinals: UC Irvine - Long Beach State 79-83 UC Davis - Hawai'i 68-65 Big West Tournament Quarterfinals: Hawai'i - CSUN 75-68 Long Beach State - UC Riverside 86-67 Big West Tournament First Round: UC Riverside - Cal State Bakersfield 83-78 UC Santa Barbara - CSUN 84-87, OT Courtesy of bigwest.org All-Big West Awards 2024-Mar 17, 2024
All-Tournament MVP:  Aboubacar Traore (6'5''-F-2001) of LBSUPlayer of the Year:  Elijah Pepper (6'4''-G) of UC DavisDefensive Player of the Year: Andre Henry (6'4''-G) of UC IrvineFreshman of the Year: Barrington Hargress (6'0''-PG) of UC RiversideNewcomer of the Year:  Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones (6'6''-F-2001) of UCSDSixth Player of the Year: Tyler McGhie (6'5''-G) of UCSDCoach of the Year: Eric Olen of UCSD
First Team De'Sean Allen-Eikens (6'6''-G-2000) of CSUN Pierre Crockrell II (6'0''-PG) of UC Irvine Ajay Mitchell (6'5''-G-2002) of UCSB Elijah Pepper (6'4''-G) of UC Davis Bryce Pope (6'3''-G) of UCSD Aboubacar Traore (6'5''-F-2001) of LBSU
Second Team Kaleb Higgins (5'10''-PG-2001) of CSUB Justin Hohn (6'2''-G) of UC Irvine Ty Johnson (6'3''-G) of UC Davis Justin McKoy (6'8''-F) of Hawaii Lassina Traore (6'1''-F-2000) of LBSU
Honorable Mention Dionte Bostick (6'2''-G-2001) of CSUN DJ Brewton (6'4''-G-2000) of CS Fullerton Noel Coleman (6'2''-G-2000) of Hawaii Bernardo Da Silva (6'9''-F-2000) of Hawaii Andre Henry (6'4''-G) of UC Irvine Tyler McGhie (6'5''-G) of UCSD Isaiah Moses (6'1''-G) of UC Riverside Francis Nwaokorie (6'7''-F) of UCSD Kobe Sanders (6'6''-G) of Cal Poly Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones (6'6''-F-2001) of UCSD Yohan Traore (6'11''-F-2003) of UCSB Marcus Tsohonis (6'3''-G-2000) of LBSU Barrington Hargress (6'0''-PG) of UC Riverside
All-Tournament Team De'Sean Allen-Eikens (6'6''-G-2000) of CSUN Ty Johnson (6'3''-G) of UC Davis Elijah Pepper (6'4''-G) of UC Davis Marcus Tsohonis (6'3''-G-2000) of LBSU Lassina Traore (6'1''-F-2000) of LBSU Aboubacar Traore (6'5''-F-2001) of LBSU |
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