![]() ![]() ![]() Tsohonis is sixth in the Big West in scoring during conference play at 16.8 points per game. He also scored 23 points in a key non-conference win against Vermont at Baha Mar Hoops. A seasoned Division I transfer with experience at VCU and Washington, Tsohonis has scored over 20 points six times, setting a Long Beach State program record with 46 points at UCSD before putting up 21, 21, and 28 in three straight wins for Long Beach State. Marcus Tsohonis enters Saturday as Long Beach State's leading active scorer, averaging 15.3 points per game.Against Life Pacific, the Beach set new highs in points (97) rebounds (61) and assists (31) in a dominant win over Life Pacific that saw both Traores finish with double-doubles and five players score in double-figures in a 97-52 victory in the first home game for Long Beach State in over three weeks.Lassina Traore debuted with a double-double, leading the way for LBSU with 13 points and 12 rebounds Jadon Jones shared in the team lead with 13 points as well, while Tone Hunter dished out six assists in his Division I debut. Long Beach State opened the season with a key non-conference road win, traveling to Riverside and coming away with a 79-64 win over California Baptist.A first-team All-Big West selection a season ago, Murray scored in double-figures in all but two games he played and was averaging over 17 points per game in league play. Murray led Long Beach State in scoring this season at 15.7 points per game while also contributing 3.8 assists per game. Senior Joel Murray will not return this season, as his wrist injury sustained on January 7 at UC Irvine will require surgery.The Beach have been very effective inside, averaging over 40 points per game in the paint and lead the nation in percentage of points from 2-pointers, working effectively in both transition and from the halfcourt in getting productive shots.The Beach trails just #2 Alabama and Alabama-Birmingham in rebounding nationally this season, one of seven programs of 363 in Division I to be averaging over 40 rebounds per game as a team.The Beach have also hounded teams on defense, leading the Big West in steals at 7.4 per game, rebounding at 40.7 per game and ranking second in blocks at 3.27 per game. Long Beach State continues to feature a fast-paced offense, ranking fourth in the country nationally in average tempo according to Ken Pomeroy.The duo are matched by only Azoulas Tubelis and Oumar Ballo of #8 Arizona as teammates to combine for 10 or more double-doubles this season.Reunited over 7,000 miles apart from where they met as high school teammates and friends in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Lassina Traore joins Aboubacar Traore at the Beach where the pair have been the starting frontcourt for LBSU in every game this season. Lassina leads the league with 10.3 rebounds per game, while Aboubacar is second at 8.7 per game. Coming out of the Ivory Coast, Long Beach State's dynamic inside duo of Aboubacar Traore and Lassina Traore continue to rank 1 and 2 in the rebounding rankings of the Big West.Now with 15 on the season, Traore ranks 8th in the nation in double-doubles, 6th in rebounding, and is one of just 13 players in Division I to be averaging a double-double on the year. Sophomore Lassina Traore played a big part in Long Beach State's six-game winning streak earlier this year, recording a double-double in all six games.Long Beach State were winners in the previous meeting between the Beach and the Runners, with Jadon Jones leading the way offensively in a balanced effort as LBSU won their first conference matchup in Bakersfield, 79-69.A first-team All-Big West and NABC All-District selection last season as a junior with the Beach, Murray was leading LBSU in scoring once again before suffering a season-ending injury on January 7. Over his career between Long Beach State and West Texas A&M, Murray scored 2,418 career points and made 533 assists. It's senior night for Long Beach State, and the Beach will bid farewell to Joel Murray with a ceremony prior to the game.Long Beach State is back in the Walter Pyramid this Thursday night, hosting CSU Bakersfield in the final home game of the season for the Beach. ![]()
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