49ers Conclude Season At 6-21
Senior Kevin Roberts Named 2nd Team All-Big West
March 23, 2004
The Record: Long Beach State finished the 2003-04 season at 6-21 overall and 4-14 in the Big West Conference. Long Beach lost its final 10 games of the year. The 49ers missed advancing to the Big West Tournament for the second consecutive season.
All-Conference Honors: Senior Kevin Roberts earned second team All-Big West Conference honors as the all-league teams were announced on March 8. Roberts led the 49ers in scoring (15.7) and rebounding (6.4) this season. Long Beach dominated the league's All-Freshman Team as Louis Darby, Lucian Graham and Kevin Houston were named to the five-member squad. The 49ers have been represented on the Big West Freshman Team in each of the last three years as Chris Jenkins was named in 2002 and Jibril Hodges last season.
Roberts Eclipses 1,000 Points: Senior Kevin Roberts became just the 14th player in Long Beach State history to score 1,000 career points. He accomplished the feat on February 7 vs. Pacific at the 18:56 mark of the second half. Roberts finished his 49er career with 1,138 career points, good for 11th place all-time. With 572 career rebounds, Roberts finished No. 7 all-time on the 49er career rebound chart.
Hodges On The 3-Point Charts: Sophomore Jibril Hodges finished 55-144 (.382) from 3-point range this year. The 55 made three's and 144 attempts both rank No. 9 all-time on the single season chart. He knocked down five three's three times this season; first at Portland, second at home against CS Fullerton and the third time at UC Irvine. On the 49er career chart, Hodges is 91-250 and his 91 makes are also No. 9 all-time.
Kevin Roberts: Led the team at 15.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game while starting in all 27 games. Was selected second team All-Big West Conference. He scored in double digits in his final seven games and is 22 of the 25 games this season. Finished the season by scoring 25 points at Cal Poly and 23 at UCSB. Scored a career-high tying 27 points on February 14 at CS Fullerton, shooting 11-16 from the field and adding a team-high seven rebounds. Had seven games with 20 or more points. He finished 11th on the 49er career scoring chart with 1,138 points and he is just the 14th LBSU player to garner 1,000 career points. He also finished in the No. 7 spot on the LBSU career rebounding chart with 572 career rebounds.
Marcel Jackson: Played well in his final two home games. On Thursday vs. Utah State he finished with 10 points and four rebounds in 15 minutes. Was 5-8 from the floor and of his four rebounds, three were on the offensive glass. Saturday vs. Idaho he had six points and seven rebounds in a career-high 31 minutes. On the year Jackson averaged 5.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game while shooting .530 (62-117) from the field. Had a strong outing vs. CS Northridge (Feb. 5) with 13 points, five rebounds and two blocks in 16 minutes. Was 6-8 from the field and three of his rebounds were offensive. Of his 95 total rebounds this season, more than half (50), are on the offensive glass. His best game of the season came against LMU as he finished with a career-high 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Antoine Jackson: Started the final four games of the season (USU, Idaho, Cal Poly, UCSB). Against Idaho he had six points, six rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 23 minutes. The three assists was a new career-high. Tallied four points, two rebounds and a career-high four blocks in 15 minutes at UC Irvine on Feb. 18. In the win over UCI (1/24) he finished with four rebounds and three blocked shots. Jackson averaged 3.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game overall while shooting .540 (34-63) from the field. He led the squad with 25 blocked shots and had 18 in Big West outings. He had a big game in the win over UCSB (1/3) at home, finishing with 10 points, all coming in the second half.
Anthony Coleman: Played in only two games this year due to a stress fracture in his left foot. Made his long-awaited debut on February 5 night vs. CS Northridge playing 24 minutes off the bench, finishing with six points, four rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Started the game on February 7 vs. Pacific and finished with nine points and 10 rebounds in 28 minutes. Averaging 7.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Was originally supposed to be ready to play on December 23, but suffered a stress fracture in his foot and was sidelined from early December until this week.
Chris Jenkins: Broke a bone in his left hand on February 14 at CS Fullerton and missed the final five games of the season. He had been playing extremely well for the 49ers in recent games. Had 11 points and two rebounds in 22 minutes at UC Riverside (2/12) and finished with eight points and two rebounds in 25 minutes vs. Pacific on February 7. Played 21 minutes at CS Fullerton before sustaining his injury, finishing with two points and one assist. Is averaging 5.7 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. He scored a season-high 15 points in the win over CS Stanislaus and was 4-6 from 3-point range at Minnesota, finishing with 12 points. Once of his best overall games came in the win over Cal Poly as he finished with nine points, a career-high tying five rebounds and two assists.
Cody Pearson: Finished with six points, three rebounds and one assist vs. Utah State. and four points and three boards vs. Idaho. In the final game of the year at UCSB he had five points, five rebounds and two assists. Pearson averaged 3.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game this year. In the 49ers win at Idaho he had five points and a team-high seven rebounds in 21 minutes. In the home win over UC Irvine, he had seven points, three rebounds and three steals in 23 minutes. Pearson had a career-best 11 boards at Portland earlier this season.
Jibril Hodges: Had 13 points at Cal Poly and six points and five assists at UCSB in the final games of the season. Had 10 points and four assists against Idaho and eight points, three rebounds and a career-high tying seven assists vs. Utah State at The Pyramid. He registered at least two assists in each of his last 10 games. In the loss at UC Irvine he had 17 points, shooting 5-8 from three-point range. On the year Hodges averaged 10.2 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. He shot .382 (55-144) from three-point range and an impressive .796 (43-54) at the free throw line. In Big west outings he averaged 10.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. Hodges had a season-high 21 points in the home win over Cal Poly and he hit the 20-point mark again on Jan. 15 with 20 against CS Fullerton. Hodges is ninth all-time on career three-pointers made at Long Beach State with 91. His 55 treys this season is the ninth-best single season mark in school history.
Louis Darby: Was named to the Big West Conference All-Freshman Team. Averaged 6.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. In Big West games he averaged7.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. Had a career-best 20 points against both Cal Poly and UC Riverside at home. Scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds at Cal Poly. Picked up 10 points in 26 minutes at CS Fullerton on February 14, his fifth game in double digits this year. Was named the Big West Player of the Week on January 6 after leading the 49ers to wins over UCSB and Cal Poly. Averaged 18.5 points per game and hit the game-winning shot, a three-pointer, at the buzzer vs. the Gauchos, a 63-62 49er triumph. Is shooting .795 (66-83) at the free throw line this year and is averaging 7.9 points per game in Big West Conference games.
Mark Bowens: Had a career-high six points at UC Irvine, shooting 2-5 from three-point range. Also added two assists in 15 minutes vs. the Anteaters. Hit a three-pointer at home against vs. Utah State. Appeared in 19 games this season, averaging 1.6 points and 0.5 rebounds per game. Shot .346 (9-26) from three-point range. Had three points against CS Fullerton on January 15, and added two steals in four minutes. Started against Southern Utah, finishing with three points and three assists in 18 minutes. Had five points at Sacramento State in a career-best 26 minutes.
Ulric Pattillo: Walk-on Ulric Pattillo had played in 11 games this season, averaging 0.5 points per game. Played three minutes at UC Irvine, but did not score. On January 10 at CS Northridge he played 11 minutes off the bench, finishing with one rebound and one assist. Pattillo scored three points against both Pepperdine and Sacramento State, knocking down a three against both. The three points is a career-high for him. Pattillo played 11 minutes at Sacramento State as well, representing a season-high.
Alex Graham: Played in 10 games this season, averaging 0.2 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. Scored his first two points of the season in the finale at UCSB, hitting 2-2 charity tosses. Played five minutes at Idaho (1/29) and a season-high 13 minutes at Utah State on January 31. Had one rebound at Idaho and finished with three rebounds and a blocked shot at USU. Played eight minutes at home against UC Irvine, finishing with two rebounds and a blocked shot. Played seven minutes at Minnesota, finishing with three boards, two blocks and one steal.
Kevin Houston: Named to the Big West Conference All-Freshman team after averaging 5.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game in league outings. Overall he averaged 5.3 points and 3.3 assists per game. Played in all 27 games, starting 18 times. Led the team with 88 assists and was second with his 24 steals. Had eight points, six rebounds and two assists at UCSB in the finale and six points, four boards and six assists at Cal Poly. Finished with eight games with four or more assists,including a career-high 10 assists at home against CS Northridge. In the overtime win over UC Irvine he had nine points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals in a career-best 40 minutes. The 88 assist is the second-most ever by a 49er freshman behind Craig Hodges' 94 assists in 1978-79.
Lucian Graham: Named to the Big West Conference All-Freshman Team after averaging 6.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game in Big West games. Overall he averaged 5.6 points and 2.2 boards per outing. Shot an impressive .405 (17-42) from three-point range in Big West games. Had 10 points and three assists at Cal Poly and finished with five double digit scoring games, all coming in the final 12 games of the season. Tallied seven points and three assists in a career-best 35 minutes vs. Utah State and then came back with 10 points and six rebounds in 31 minutes vs. Idaho. Has 11 points and four rebounds at UC Irvine and came off the bench to finish with 12 points, two assists and a career-high seven rebounds at UC Riverside on February 12. Had a career-best 17 points in the 49ers win over UC Irvine (1/24), adding three assists and shooting 4-6 from 3-point range.
Travon Free: Had five points and four rebounds in the finale at UCSB. Played in 23 games, averaging 2.4 points and 1.7 rebounds per game while shooting .462 (24-52) from the field. Played 19 minutes at home against Utah State, finishing with two points, four rebounds, one block and one steal. Had four points and three rebounds in eight minutes vs. Pacific on February 7. Recorded career-high's against Colgate as he had eight points and seven rebounds where he was 4-7 from the field in 25 minutes of action. |
