Under Monson, The Beach battles NCAA’s big boys

By Ferd Lewis

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 05, 2013

~~<p>One glance at the Long Beach State men’s basketball schedule and the immediate reaction is that somebody has it in for coach Dan Monson.</p>
<p>Here’s a guy with just one returning starter from last season but with a nonconference schedule that included North Carolina, Arizona, Syracuse, Ohio State and UCLA. Presumably the Miami Heat were busy, which was how BYU-Hawaii slipped in.</p>
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One glance at the Long Beach State men’s basketball schedule and the immediate reaction is that somebody has it in for coach Dan Monson.

Here’s a guy with just one returning starter from last season but with a nonconference schedule that included North Carolina, Arizona, Syracuse, Ohio State and UCLA. Presumably the Miami Heat were busy, which was how BYU-Hawaii slipped in. Login for more...