CSUN NOTEBOOK: MATADORS TAKE TRIP TO THE `BEACH'.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer Cal State Northridge coach Bobby Braswell Bobby Braswell, an American basketball coach, is currently the head coach for Cal State Northridge. Braswell was named the fourth head coach in Northridge history on April 30, 1996, succeeding the retired Pete Cassidy. returns today to Long Beach State, where he began his college coaching career. Braswell was an assistant with the 49ers from 1989-1992, under former coaches Joe Harrington This article is for the college basketball coach, for the football player see Joey Harrington. Joe Harrington was a college basketball coach at Colorado, George Mason, and Long Beach State. From 1980 to 1986 he coached at George Mason, where he compiled a 112-85 record. and Seth Greenberg Seth Greenberg is the current head basketball coach for the Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team. Greenberg is currently in his fourth season as head coach of the Hokies. In his first three seasons, he led the Hokies to an overall record of 45-44. , and helped two teams to NIT A measurement of luminance. One nit is equal to one candela per square meter (1cd/m2). Ten thousand nits are equal to one stilb. See candela. appearances. He's been back to the Pyramid since he took over as the Matadors coach - an 83-65 CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge victory in 1998. But this is the first time he'll be coaching as an opponent in the Big West Conference. ``One of the great things coming in to Long Beach as a young coach was that I had to teach classes and I really put my nose in and really had to do some grunt work,'' Braswell said. ``I really had to do some things that I think over the years, made me appreciate the things that I've gone through. The Long Beach years helped prepare me for the Northridge years.'' CSUN (4-10), which is in a three-way tie for third at 3-2 in the Big West, faces pesky Long Beach State (5-11, 1-4), which nearly upset Utah State on the road last week. Although the Matadors have a better record, they don't have something the 49ers do - a nice home. Braswell left Long Beach State for Oregon in 1992, about the same time the school broke ground on the 5,000-seat Pyramid. CSUN has the Northridge Gym, which has a capacity of just 1,600. --Don't be fooled: Long Beach State has a similar overall record as CSUN but has won just one conference game - over Cal State Fullerton. Senior guard Ron Johnson Ron Johnson is the name of:
``They're very scary,'' Braswell said. ``They're very, very athletic. They shoot the ball and they're big.'' --Hampton hopeful: CSUN freshman guard Sidney Hampton, who's been out all season with a broken right foot, has practiced with the team this month and said he's 100 percent. When asked if Hampton would play today, Braswell just smiled and shrugged his shoulders. ``Hopefully I can (play),'' Hampton said. ``I'm ready I'm Ready is the double platinum second release from R&B singer Tevin Campbell. I'm Ready yielded the biggest R&B hit of his career the #1 R&B smash "Can We Talk", and produce 3 more successful hits in "I'm Ready", "Always In My Heart" and "Don't Say Goodbye Girl". to go.'' CSUN vs. LONG BEACH STATE Tipoff 7:35 p.m., at The Pyramid. TV/Radio No TV; 88.5-FM, Internet at www.GoMatadors.com. CSUN (4-10, 3-2) update: The Matadors proved they can function without Markus Carr for stretches in games. CSUN freshman guard Curtis Slaughter has proven to be an effective scorer with four consecutive games in double figures. Carr, who leads the Big West Conference in steals at 2.9 per game, nearly had a triple-double in a 72-62 victory over Cal Poly Cal Poly may refer to:
 `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. on Saturday. The CSUN full-court press full-court pressn. 1. Basketball An aggressive defensive strategy in which one or two players harass the ball handler in the backcourt while the rest of the team maintains a close man-to-man or zone defense. 2. continues to baffle Big West teams; the Matadors lead the Big West in steals (12.2 per game), turnover margin (plus-5.2) and turnovers forced (19.8). Long Beach State (5-11, 1-4) update: Long Beach State nearly pulled off an upset in a 70-66 loss at Utah State on Saturday. Long Beach, outrebounded 40-23 by the Aggies, has lost its four conference games by a combined 18 points. Four of Long Beach's starters score in double figures. Senior guard Ron Johnson leads the team with 12.7 points per game and senior forward Travis Reed adds 12 and 7.4 rebounds. Reed had a season-high 18 points at Utah State. Rudy Williams, a 6-foot-9 center, averages 7.4 rebounds per game. Long Beach State is 15-2 against CSUN in Long Beach. - Jill Painter CAPTION(S): box Box: CSUN vs. LONG BEACH ST. (see text) |
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