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January 2012, Newsworthy
Monson Rebuilding Long Beach State
Nestled in the middle of Southern California is Long Beach State's athletic facility known as The Pyramid. When Dan Monson took over as head coach in April of 2007 there wasn't much to be hopeful of since the hoops program was coming off serious NCAA violations and the facility was empty; but the former Gonzaga coach has The Beach heading in the right direction competitively and fans are now flocking to The Pyramid.
This season, the 49ers beat Pitt, 86-76, and Xavier, 68-58, on the road. They narrowly lost to Kansas, 88-80, and North Carolina, 84-78.
"But as we've said every year, just playing the toughest schedule in the country and competing in it and winning in it are different things," explained Monson. "I think this is the first year that they really felt every game, we are not going in to play against these teams, but to beat them."
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