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UNC Basketball: 49ers vs. Tar Heels game preview

By Brandon Griffin

Nov 11, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Justin Jackson (44) shoots over Tulane Green Wave guard Malik Morgan (13) during the second half of a game at the Smoothie King Center. North Carolina defeated Tulane 95-75. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 11, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Justin Jackson (44) shoots over Tulane Green Wave guard Malik Morgan (13) during the second half of a game at the Smoothie King Center. North Carolina defeated Tulane 95-75. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Long Beach State 49ers

Mar 12, 2016; Anaheim, CA, USA; Long Beach State 49ers guard Justin Bibbins (21) loses the ball during the second half in the championship game of the Big West conference tournament against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Honda Center. Hawaii won 64-60. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 12, 2016; Anaheim, CA, USA; Long Beach State 49ers guard Justin Bibbins (21) loses the ball during the second half in the championship game of the Big West conference tournament against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Honda Center. Hawaii won 64-60. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports /

Head Coach: Dan Monson. Career Record: 325-263. Long Beach State is his third head coaching stop. He is in his tenth season with the 49ers and is 155-140 with the school.

Despite having won three conference titles, he has only made the NCAA tournament once. His first coaching stop was Gonzaga. He was the first coach to take the Bulldogs to the Elite Eight. His tenure led to Gonzaga being more than just a Mid-Major and set Mark Few up for the amazing career he has had.

Conference: Big West. Last season the finished third in the conference and lost in the first round of the NIT.

Best Former Player: Byron Russell. Russell spent 13 seasons in the NBA. During his career he racked up 6,663 points, 2,914 rebounds, and 1,085 assists. He spent most of his career with the Utah Jazz.

He is probably best know by UNC faithful as the guy Michael Jordan did this to:

This Season: So far this season the 49ers are 1-1. They won their first game against Cal State Los Angeles 95-59. They followed that up by losing at Wichita State 92-55. Due to the imbalance in wins, Long Beach State is negative one in scoring average this year.

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