Big West Conference

Reggie Theus brings star power to Cal State Northridge

2013-04-28 16:30:00

Reggie Theus played in the NBA for more than a decade, covered the league as a broadcaster and coached the Sacramento Kings. So postseason drama at Staples Center draws his attention. "I've been a Lakers fan since I was a kid," said Theus, who starred...

Seattle group raises offer for Sacramento Kings

2013-04-12 22:26:00

The Seattle group attempting to buy the Sacramento Kings says it has reached agreement to raise the purchase price by $25 million. Chris Hansen, who is teaming with Steve Ballmer to lead the group, announced the decision to raise the valuation late...

Big West Conference lacks a big finish in postseason play

2013-03-22 14:36:00

I love the Big West Conference, going back to its days as the Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. when Lew Cryer was commissioner and Nevada Las Vegas was a national power. I still drink coffee out of a PCAA mug that was a media gift from the 1985 tournament...

NCAA Tournament: Miami routs Pacific, 78-49

2013-03-22 13:46:00

AUSTIN, Texas — Shane Larkin is sharing a special season with all those Miami seniors. Larkin, the sophomore who is the only non-senior starter for the Hurricanes and the ACC player of the year, had 10 points and matched his career high with...

Pacific defeats UC Irvine, 64-55, in Big West men's tournament

2013-03-17 00:00:00

UC Irvine men's basketball team will not be making its first NCAA tournament appearance. This is not the year to finally fear the Anteater. Top-seeded Pacific jumped to an early lead Saturday night and never lost it on its way to a 64-55 win in the...

Cal Poly upsets Pacific to win Big West women's basketball final

2013-03-17 00:00:00

Cal Poly overcame the loss of star forward Kayla Griffin on Saturday to upset top-seeded Pacific, 63-49, in the Big West Conference women's basketball tournament final at Honda Center. The win earned the second-seeded Mustangs their first trip to the...

UC Irvine advances to Big West men's final

2013-03-15 23:32:00

The school with the funny nickname is 40 minutes from becoming no joke. UC Irvine had a great coach once in Bill Mulligan. The school has produced a roster of star players that includes Kevin Magee, Ben McDonald and Scott Brooks. The mighty Anteaters,...

Long Beach State grinds out win over Cal State Fullerton

2013-03-14 23:10:00

Top-seeded Long Beach State versus injury-ravaged Cal State Fullerton went just as you might expect a game with that billing would go. Fullerton's Titans were tenacious enough in Thursday night's opening round of the Big West Conference tournament. They...

Long Beach State rides James Ennis into Big West Conference tournament

2013-03-13 15:33:00

James Ennis was like the fifth Beatle on last season's Long Beach State basketball team, a back-beat junior in a Fab Four senior lineup led by lead slinger Casper Ware. Ennis, they say, was the quiet one as the 49ers swept through the Big West...

Long Beach State beats UC Riverside by 40 points

2013-02-16 22:39:00

at Long Beach State 75, UC Riverside 35: The balanced 49ers shot 53% and handed the Highlanders their seventh loss in a row. It was the fewest points Long Beach (16-9, 12-2 Big West) has given up since UC Irvine scored 26 in 1980. Tony Freeland scored...

Aztecs rout Fresno State

2013-02-09 22:23:00

MEN at San Diego State 75, Fresno State 53: Jamaal Franklin scored 14 points to surpass 1,000 for his three-year career and James Rahon also scored 14 to help the Aztecs (18-5, 6-3 Mountain West) rout the cold-shooting Bulldogs (8-14, 2-7). The Aztecs,...

North Carolina to play basketball at Long Beach State

2012-07-02 17:53:00

Long Beach State will play North Carolina in basketball for the third consecutive season in 2012, the latest example that 49ers Coach Dan Monson doesn't duck anybody. More evidence: Long Beach will also play Syracuse, Ohio State, Arizona, UCLA and USC...

Record: 22-12. How they got here: Won Big West tournament. Strengths: Retiring coach Bob Thomason guided the Tigers to their first NCAA berth since 2006 and fifth of his career. Weaknesses: They went 4-9 vs. ESPN.com's top 150 RPI teams and struggled against taller teams.

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