Long Beach State Beach

1-2 overall, 0-0 Big West, margin -4.3

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-2.7

net rating per 100 · #185 in D-I · model

101.5

adjusted offense · #261

104.2

adjusted defense · #137

70.1

pace, possessions / 40 · #206

+4.7

strength of schedule so far · #44

Rotation

#	Player	Pos	Cl	Ht	GP/GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	eFG%	TS%	Rating
7	Jack Payne	G	SR	6' 6"	3/3	32.7	11.7	5.3	2.7	41.4	50.4	+2.3
4	McCaden Adams	G	JR	6' 4"	3/3	29.0	15.0	2.7	1.3	47.4	51.8	-2.4
13	Noah Amenhauser	C	SR	7' 2"	1/1	26.0	10.0	5.0	1.0	66.7	52.5	-0.5
33	Max Vanlaningham FR	F	FR	6' 10"	3/2	25.0	3.0	4.3	1.0	50.0	56.5	+0.1
3	Yohann Sissoko	G	SO	6' 5"	3/3	25.0	13.7	3.7	1.7	65.2	65.4	-2.1
0	Jaden Tengan	G	SR	6' 0"	3/0	21.7	10.0	1.3	1.0	57.9	65.3	-0.9
9	JJ Chaikovsky	F	JR	6' 7"	1/1	20.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	53.2	+1.7
24	Christian Jones	G	JR	6' 4"	3/0	18.0	1.7	2.3	0.0	22.2	26.5	+0.4
25	JJ Gray	G	SR	6' 7"	3/2	17.3	3.3	0.7	1.0	62.5	62.5	-1.0
14	Brett Wright	F	JR	6' 7"	3/0	14.3	2.7	0.7	0.7	15.0	30.6	-2.6
6	Henry Lau FR	F	FR	6' 7"	2/0	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	–	-0.7
88	Blake Bahr	G	SO	6' 2"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
8	Ethan Chung FR	G	FR	6' 7"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
23	Grgur Brcic	F	SR	6' 10"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
12	Kaleb Smith	F	SR	6' 10"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Watch	Result	Line	Rest	Miles
Mon 11/2	at Utah Utes	ESPN+	L 63-66	+19.5 cover	–	594 +1h
Sat 11/7	at Montana State Bobcats	ESPN+	L 70-83	+10.5 miss	4	1,500 +1h
Wed 11/11	vs Pacific Tigers	ESPN+	W 62-59	-4.0 miss	3	906
Mon 11/16	at UCLA Bruins	BTN	10 PM ET	–model +26.5 · 1% win	4	20
Mon 11/23	at Florida International Panthers	ESPN+	1 PM ET	–model +8.0 · 25% win	6	2,351 +3h
Tue 11/24	vs Arkansas State Red Wolves N	ESPN+	3:30 PM ET	–model -0.9 · 53% win	0	–
Wed 11/25	vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds N	ESPN+	1 PM ET	–	0	–
Thu 12/3	vs Utah Valley Wolverines Big West	ESPN+	10 PM ET	–	7	2,331
Sat 12/5	at Cal State Fullerton Titans Big West	ESPN+	7 PM ET	–	1	17
Tue 12/8	at San José State Spartans	–	10 PM ET	–	2	340
Thu 12/10	at Illinois State Redbirds	ESPN+	7 PM ET	–	1	1,989 +2h
Tue 12/22	vs Portland Pilots	ESPN+	5 PM ET	–	11	1,666
Thu 12/31	vs UC Irvine Anteaters Big West	ESPN+	9 PM ET	–	8	–
Sat 1/2	vs UC San Diego Tritons Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 1/7	at Cal Poly Mustangs Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	175
Sat 1/9	at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	1	81
Thu 1/14	vs Cal State Northridge Matadors Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	97
Sat 1/16	vs Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 1/21	at UC San Diego Tritons Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	94
Sat 1/23	at UC Irvine Anteaters Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	1	76
Thu 1/28	at California Baptist Lancers Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	69
Sat 1/30	at UC Riverside Highlanders Big West	–	8 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 2/4	vs UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	47
Sat 2/6	vs Cal Poly Mustangs Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 2/11	at Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Big West	–	9:30 PM ET	–	4	121
Sat 2/13	at Cal State Northridge Matadors Big West	–	8 PM ET	–	1	84
Thu 2/18	vs Sacramento State Hornets Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	38
Sat 2/20	vs Cal State Fullerton Titans Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 2/25	at Utah Valley Wolverines Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	576 +1h
Sat 2/27	at Sacramento State Hornets Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	1	536
Thu 3/4	vs UC Riverside Highlanders Big West	–	10 PM ET	–	4	380
Sat 3/6	vs California Baptist Lancers Big West	–	9 PM ET	–	1	–

Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 14,088 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

Around Long Beach

Home floor: the Walter Pyramid

The building
Each side of the Pyramid at Long Beach State measures 345 feet at its base, and each 81-ton seating platform can be raised hydraulically to expose the floor. longbeachstate.com
In the news
Long Beach State went 10-22 last season and 6-14 in the Big West, finishing ninth. wiki.krisyotam.com
Alumni
James Ennis, the 2012-13 Big West Player of the Year at Long Beach State, spent eight years in the NBA and played in 395 games. longbeachstate.com
The program
Long Beach State has won 14 regular-season conference titles in men's basketball, the most recent in 2022. en.wikipedia.org
Alumni
Craig Hodges, who played at Long Beach State from 1978 to 1982, won the NBA Three-Point Contest three straight years from 1990 to 1992. en.wikipedia.org
The program
Long Beach State has made 10 NCAA tournament appearances, the most recent in 2024, and has twice reached the Elite Eight, most recently in 1972. longbeachstate.com

From the Hardwood Bricks research desk: 43 checked notes on Long Beach St, its town and its history. A different set shows each day, and the same notes color our game stories.

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Players

Jack Payne #7 · G

Player rating+2.3#21 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-1.4#126

Defense+3.7#9

154 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 24%

11.7 pts5.3 reb2.7 ast32.7 min 10-29 FG4-11 3PT11-13 FT 50.4 TS%15.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 6" · 205 lbs · Laguna Beach, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at UTAH	L 63-66	27	0	0-6	0-2	0-0	5	3	1	2	0
11-07	at MTST	L 70-83	34	17	6-13	1-3	4-5	5	2	0	2	0
11-12	vs PAC	W 62-59	37	18	4-10	3-6	7-8	6	3	3	5	1

McCaden Adams #4 · G

Player rating-2.4#133 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-2.3#151

Defense-0.2#82

136 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 33%

15.0 pts2.7 reb1.3 ast29.0 min 15-39 FG7-20 3PT8-10 FT 51.8 TS%21.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 4" · 185 lbs · Pleasant Grove, UT · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	at UTAH	L 63-66	33	21	7-19	4-11	3-4	3	2	3	3
11-07	at MTST	L 70-83	24	14	5-8	1-2	3-4	2	0	0	1
11-12	vs PAC	W 62-59	30	10	3-12	2-7	2-2	3	2	1	2

Noah Amenhauser #13 · C

Player rating-0.5#75 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+0.3#48

Defense-0.8#112

43 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 27%

10.0 pts5.0 reb1.0 ast26.0 min 4-6 FG0-1 3PT2-8 FT 52.5 TS%17.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 7' 2" · 270 lbs · Goodyear, AZ · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at UTAH	L 63-66	DNP
11-07	at MTST	L 70-83	DNP
11-12	vs PAC	W 62-59	26	10	4-6	0-1	2-8	5	1	2	0	1

Max Vanlaningham #33 · F

Player rating+0.1#56 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-1.0#107

Defense+1.1#35

116 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 11%

3.0 pts4.3 reb1.0 ast25.0 min 2-4 FG0-0 3PT5-9 FT 56.5 TS%6.9 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 10" · 225 lbs · Roseville, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at UTAH	L 63-66	31	3	0-1	0-0	3-4	3	1	1	0	1
11-07	at MTST	L 70-83	32	5	2-3	0-0	1-3	8	2	3	0	0
11-12	vs PAC	W 62-59	12	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	0	1	1	0

Yohann Sissoko #3 · G

Player rating-2.1#125 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-1.8#136

Defense-0.4#91

117 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 34%

13.7 pts3.7 reb1.7 ast25.0 min 14-23 FG2-3 3PT11-19 FT 65.4 TS%22.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 5" · 205 lbs · Paris, France · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at UTAH	L 63-66	32	15	6-9	2-2	1-5	5	2	5	1	1
11-07	at MTST	L 70-83	23	14	4-7	0-1	6-9	3	1	5	0	0
11-12	vs PAC	W 62-59	20	12	4-7	0-0	4-5	3	2	1	1	0

Jaden Tengan #0 · G

Player rating-0.9#87 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+0.6#38

Defense-1.5#128

103 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 22%

10.0 pts1.3 reb1.0 ast21.7 min 10-19 FG2-6 3PT8-9 FT 65.3 TS%14.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 0" · 180 lbs · Sacramento, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	at UTAH	L 63-66	15	7	2-4	1-1	2-2	1	0	0	1
11-07	at MTST	L 70-83	24	15	4-9	1-4	6-7	1	1	0	1
11-12	vs PAC	W 62-59	26	8	4-6	0-1	0-0	2	2	1	0

JJ Chaikovsky #9 · F

Player rating+1.7#27 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+1.6#19

Defense+0.2#68

33 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 9%

2.0 pts1.0 reb0.0 ast20.0 min 0-1 FG0-1 3PT2-2 FT 53.2 TS%5.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 7" · 220 lbs · Manhattan Beach, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at UTAH	L 63-66	DNP
11-07	at MTST	L 70-83	DNP
11-12	vs PAC	W 62-59	20	2	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	0	1	0	0

Christian Jones #24 · G

Player rating+0.4#44 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.5#86

Defense+0.9#39

85 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 12%

1.7 pts2.3 reb0.0 ast18.0 min 2-9 FG0-2 3PT1-1 FT 26.5 TS%7.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 4" · 195 lbs · Los Angeles, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at UTAH	L 63-66	13	3	1-3	0-0	1-1	3	0	1	1
11-07	at MTST	L 70-83	24	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	1
11-12	vs PAC	W 62-59	17	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0

JJ Gray #25 · G

Player rating-1.0#93 of 168 in the Big West

Offense+0.2#52

Defense-1.2#123

79 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 10%

3.3 pts0.7 reb1.0 ast17.3 min 4-8 FG2-6 3PT0-0 FT 62.5 TS%6.9 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 7" · 195 lbs · Fountain Valley, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	at UTAH	L 63-66	33	10	4-7	2-5	0-0	2	1	0	2
11-07	at MTST	L 70-83	14	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0
11-12	vs PAC	W 62-59	5	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0

Brett Wright #14 · F

Player rating-2.6#135 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-1.0#102

Defense-1.6#130

67 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 19%

2.7 pts0.7 reb0.7 ast14.3 min 1-10 FG1-9 3PT5-7 FT 30.6 TS%12.2 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 7" · 200 lbs · Chattanooga, TN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL
11-03	at UTAH	L 63-66	13	4	1-4	1-4	1-2	1	2	1
11-07	at MTST	L 70-83	23	3	0-3	0-3	3-3	0	0	1
11-12	vs PAC	W 62-59	7	1	0-3	0-2	1-2	1	0	0

Henry Lau #6 · F

Player rating-0.7#81 of 168 in the Big West

Offense-0.4#80

Defense-0.3#87

8 possessions · still mostly last season's prior

0.0 pts0.0 reb0.0 ast2.5 min 0-0 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT – TS%0.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 7" · 195 lbs · Sydney, Australia · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at UTAH	L 63-66	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-07	at MTST	L 70-83	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-12	vs PAC	W 62-59	DNP

Blake Bahr #88 · G

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 2" · 190 lbs · Keller, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	at UTAH	L 63-66	DNP
11-07	at MTST	L 70-83	DNP
11-12	vs PAC	W 62-59	DNP

Ethan Chung #8 · G

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Freshman · 6' 7" · 190 lbs · Honolulu, HI · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	at UTAH	L 63-66	DNP
11-07	at MTST	L 70-83	DNP
11-12	vs PAC	W 62-59	DNP

Grgur Brcic #23 · F

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Senior · 6' 10" · 235 lbs · Zagreb, Croatia · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	at UTAH	L 63-66	DNP
11-07	at MTST	L 70-83	DNP
11-12	vs PAC	W 62-59	DNP

Kaleb Smith #12 · F

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Senior · 6' 10" · 230 lbs · Rancho Cucamonga, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	at UTAH	L 63-66	DNP
11-07	at MTST	L 70-83	DNP
11-12	vs PAC	W 62-59	DNP