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2015–16 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

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2015–16 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record14–17 (6–12 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Peterson Jr.
  • Ray Johnson
  • Patrick Sandle
Home arenaGersten Pavilion
Seasons
2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Mary's 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
Gonzaga 15 3   .833 28 8   .778
BYU 13 5   .722 26 11   .703
Pepperdine 10 8   .556 18 14   .563
San Francisco 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Santa Clara 7 11   .389 11 20   .355
Portland 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Loyola Marymount 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Pacific* 6 12   .333 8 20   .286
San Diego 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
*ineligible for postseason due to self probation
Conference tournament winner

The 2015–16 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by second year head coach Mike Dunlap. The Lions competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at Gersten Pavilion. They finished the season 14–17, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place. They defeated San Diego in the first round of the WCC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Saint Mary's.

Previous season

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The Lions finished the season 8–23, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Santa Clara.[1]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Evan Payne 1 G 6'1" 195 Sophomore Cuyahoga Falls, OH Transferred to Long Beach State
Simon Krajcovic 5 G 6'3" 185 Freshman Považská Bystrica, Slovakia Transferred to College of the Sequoias
Patson Siame 14 F 6'11" 225 Sophomore Zambia, Africa Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Devin Wyatt 20 F 6'7" 195 Freshman DeSoto, TX Transferred to New Mexico Junior College
Godwin Okonji 22 F 6'8" 220 RS Senior Lagos, Nigeria Graduated
Chase Flint 23 G 6'1" 180 Senior Kaysville, UT Graduated
Ayodeji Egbeyemi 24 G 6'4" 210 RS Senior Fort Washington, MD Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Adom Jacko 4 F 6'8" 210 Junior Upland, CA Junior college transferred from Chaffey College
Matt Hayes 5 G 6'0" 170 Junior Elk Grove, CA Junior college transferred from Santa Rosa Junior College
Brandon Brown 10 G 5'11" 165 Junior Laveen, AZ Junior college transferred from Phoenix College
Shamar Johnson 24 F 6'6" 260 Junior Pensacola, FL Junior college transferred from Pensacola State College

Recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jeffrey McClendon
SG
Palmdale, CA Eastside High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mar 21, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 59
Munis Tutu
PG
Windsor, ON La Lumiere School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Mar 5, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Loyola Marymount Lions 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2015 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2015 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2015–16 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 2 Joshua Spiers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Townsville Heat Queensland, Australia
G 3 Munis Tutu 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr La Lumiere School Winsdor, ON
F 4 Adom Jacko 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Alta Loma HS
Chaffey College
Upland, CA
G 5 Matt Hayes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Pleasant Grove HS
Santa Rosa JC
Elk Grove, CA
G 10 Brandon Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr César Chávez HS
Phoenix College
Laveen, AZ
F 11 Petr Herman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Canarias Academy Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
F 12 Steven Haney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So St. Aquinas HS
Central Florida
Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 13 Miles Crawford (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Elev8 Sports Inst Denton, TX
G 22 Buay Tuach 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr South HS
Northeast CC
Omaha, NE
F 24 Shamar Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Pine Forest HS
Pensacola State College
Pensacola, FL
G 25 Jeffery McClendon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Eastside HS Lancaster, CA
G 33 Tyler Baptiste (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Westchester HS Los Angeles, CA
F 42 Marin Mornar 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Consortium College Prep (Detroit) Zagreb, Croatia
G 45 David Humphries 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Northern Iowa Area CC Adelaide, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015*
5:00 pm
Cal State Dominguez Hill W 92–58 
Gersten Pavilion (1,421)
Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Cal State Fullerton W 79–74  1–0
Gersten Pavilion (2,761)
Los Angeles, CA
11/15/2015*
5:00 pm
at UC Irvine L 53–77  1–1
Bren Events Center (2,077)
Irvine, CA
11/19/2015*
6:00 pm, MW Net
at Colorado State L 75–83  1–2
Moby Arena (3,142)
Fort Collins, CO
11/22/2015*
3:00 pm, TheW.tv
Antelope Valley W 86–62  2–2
Gersten Pavilion (1,422)
Los Angeles, CA
11/25/2015*
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
Cal State Northridge W 82–80 OT 3–2
Gersten Pavilion (1,951)
Los Angeles, CA
11/28/2015*
12:00 pm
at Southeast Missouri State W 73–60  4–2
Show Me Center (924)
Cape Girardeau, MO
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State L 70–79  4–3
Gill Coliseum (4,576)
Corvallis, OR
12/06/2015*
3:00 pm, TheW.tv
UC Riverside W 77–76  5–3
Gersten Pavilion (1,817)
Los Angeles, CA
12/09/2015*
6:00 pm, MW Net
at Boise State L 66–67  5–4
Taco Bell Arena (4,151)
Boise, ID
12/12/2015*
6:00 pm
at Cal State Fullerton W 82–70  6–4
Titan Gym (778)
Fullerton, CA
12/18/2015*
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
Jacksonville State W 77–60  7–4
Gersten Pavilion (778)
Los Angeles, CA
WCC regular season
12/21/2015
6:00 pm, RTNW
at Portland L 60–87  7–5
(0–1)
Chiles Center (1,286)
Portland, OR
12/23/2015
6:00 pm, RTNW
at Gonzaga L 62–85  7–6
(0–2)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
01/02/2016
5:00 pm, TWCSN
at Pepperdine L 65–68 OT 7–7
(0–3)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,516)
Malibu, CA
01/07/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Saint Mary's L 48–73  7–8
(0–4)
Gersten Pavilion (1,791)
Los Angeles, CA
01/09/2016
3:00 pm, TWCSN
Pacific L 58–60  7–9
(0–5)
Gersten Pavilion (1,595)
Los Angeles, CA
01/14/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at San Francisco W 87–83  8–9
(1–5)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,138)
San Francisco, CA
01/16/2016
8:00 pm, CSNBA
at Santa Clara W 76–66  9–9
(2–5)
Leavey Center (1,572)
Santa Clara, CA
01/21/2016
8:00 pm, TWCSN
BYU L 80–91  9–10
(2–6)
Gersten Pavilion (2,681)
Los Angeles, CA
01/23/2016
3:00 pm, TWCSN
San Diego
Homecoming
W 67–63  10–10
(3–6)
Gersten Pavilion (3,120)
Los Angeles, CA
01/28/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at BYU L 62–87  10–11
(3–7)
Marriott Center (12,816)
Provo, UT
01/30/2016
1:00 pm, TWCSN
at San Diego L 69–77  10–12
(3–8)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,548)
San Diego, CA
02/04/2016
7:00 pm, RTNW
Gonzaga L 63–92  10–13
(3–9)
Gersten Pavilion (3,422)
Los Angeles, CA
02/06/2016
3:00 pm, TheW.tv
Portland L 78–92  10–14
(3–10)
Gersten Pavilion (1,852)
Los Angeles, CA
02/11/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Pacific W 77–72  11–14
(4–10)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,190)
Stockton, CA
02/13/2016
8:00 pm, CSNBA
at Saint Mary's L 62–68  11–15
(4–11)
McKeon Pavilion (3,165)
Moraga, CA
02/18/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Santa Clara L 72–76  11–16
(4–12)
Gersten Pavilion (1,721)
Los Angeles, CA
02/20/2016
1:00 pm, TWCSN
San Francisco W 100–87 OT 12–16
(5–12)
Gersten Pavilion (3,407)
Los Angeles, CA
02/27/2016
1:00 pm, TWCSN
Pepperdine W 90–83 2OT 13–16
(6–12)
Gersten Pavilion (2,041)
Los Angeles, CA
WCC tournament
03/04/2016
6:00 pm, TheW.tv/BYUtv
vs. San Diego
First round
W 64–61  14–16
Orleans Arena (6,689)
Paradise, NV
03/05/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Saint Mary's
Quarterfinals
L 48–60  14–17
Orleans Arena (7,209)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ "Santa Clara beats Loyola Marymount 85-54 in WCC tourney". Press-Telegram. March 7, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2024.