JJ Fiddler is an award-winning sportswriter and videographer who has been covering Southern California sports for multiple newspapers and websites since 2004. After attending Long Beach State and creating the first full sports page at the Union Weekly Newspaper, he has been exclusively covering Long Beach prep sports since 2007.
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The Long Beach State men’s basketball team has begun practice for the 2018-19 season this week. LBSU opens its campaign on Nov. 9 at UCLA. Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Practice 2018 Visit The562.org for Long Beach sports coverage.