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2017–18 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

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2017–18 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record11–20 (5–13 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGersten Pavilion
Seasons
2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Gonzaga 17 1   .944 32 5   .865
No. 25 Saint Mary's 16 2   .889 30 6   .833
BYU 11 7   .611 24 11   .686
San Diego 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
San Francisco 9 9   .500 22 17   .564
Pacific 9 9   .500 14 18   .438
Santa Clara 8 10   .444 11 20   .355
Loyola Marymount 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Portland 4 14   .222 10 22   .313
Pepperdine 2 16   .111 6 26   .188
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by fourth-year head coach Mike Dunlap. They played their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Portland in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Gonzaga.

Previous season

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The Lions finished the 2016–17 season 15–15, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to BYU.[1][2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Kelvin Amayo 2 G 6'4" 225 RS Senior Newark, NJ Graduated
Munis Tutu 3 G 6'1" 165 Sophomore Windsor, ON Transferred to Carleton
Brandon Brown 10 G 5'11" 160 Senior Laveen, AZ Graduated
Miles Crawford 13 G 6'1" 165 Sophomore Denton, TX Walk-on; transferred
Stefan Jovanovic 15 C 6'10" 235 Senior Kraljevo, Serbia Graduated
Buay Tuach 22 G/F 6'6" 185 Senior Omaha, NE Graduated
Shamar Johnson 24 F 6'7" 255 Senior Pensacola, FL Graduated
Trevor Manuel 34 F 6'9" 185 Sophomore Lansing, MI Transferred to Olivet College

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Cameron Allen 3 G 6'0" Sophomore Greenville, SC Junior college transferred from Pensacola JC.
James Batemon III 5 G 6'1" 175 Junior Milwaukee, WI Junior college transferred from North Dakota State College of Science.

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Eli Scott
#54 SF
Chino Hills, CA Chino Hills High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 9, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Zafir Williams
#79 PF
Long Beach, CA Long Beach Polytechnic High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 20, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 72
Joe Quintana
#81 PG
La Verne, CA Bonita High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jul 20, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 64
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 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2017 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2017 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2017–18 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Eli Scott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Fr Chino Hills HS Chino Hills, CA
F 1 Zafir Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Fr Long Beach Poly Long Beach, CA
G 2 Donald Gipson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) RS Fr Fairfax HS Los Angeles, CA
G 3 Cameron Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) So Forest Trail Academy
Pensacola State College
Greenville, SC
G 5 James Batemon III 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr University HS
North Dakota State College of Science
Milwaukee, WI
F 11 Petr Herman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr Canarias Academy Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
G/F 12 Steven Haney 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 197 lb (89 kg) RS Sr St. Aquinas HS
Central Florida
Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 13 Mikail Simmons 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Plano East HS Plano, TX
C 14 Mattias Markusson 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 248 lb (112 kg) So Kfum Jämtland BBK Vasterled, Stockholm, Sweden
G 15 Joe Quintana 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Fr Bonita HS West Covina, CA
G 20 Erik Johansson (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Täljegymnasiet Södertälje, Sweden
F 22 Dylan Causwell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr Combine Preparatory Academy
Santa Fe College
Johns Creek, GA
G 25 Jeffery McClendon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Eastside HS Lancaster, CA
F 34 Liam Eberhardt (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bishop Blanchet HS Seattle, WA
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
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2017*
7:00 pm
Vanguard W 98–67 
Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
5:00 pm
at Texas–Arlington L 80–85  0–1
College Park Center (4,379)
Arlington, TX
Nov 15, 2017*
7:00 pm
UC Riverside W 76–64  1–1
Gersten Pavilion (891)
Los Angeles, CA
Nov 19, 2017*
7:00 pm
McNeese State W 92–86 OT 2–1
Gersten Pavilion (718)
Los Angeles, CA
Nov 22, 2017*
3:00 pm
at Incarnate Word W 91–87  3–1
McDermott Convocation Center (1,588)
San Antonio, TX
Nov 25, 2017*
6:00 pm
at Boise State L 48–68  3–2
Taco Bell Arena (5,750)
Boise, ID
Nov 28, 2017*
7:30 pm
Cal State Los Angeles W 87–66  4–2
Gersten Pavilion (677)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 2, 2017*
2:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State L 74–78  4–3
Gill Coliseum (3,985)
Corvallis, OR
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm
Portland State L 85–94  4–4
Gersten Pavilion (857)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 9, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Cal State Northridge W 74–57  5–4
Matadome (745)
Northridge, CA
Dec 17, 2017*
3:00 pm, P12N
at Washington L 78–80  5–5
Alaska Airlines Arena (4,856)
Seattle, WA
Dec 22, 2017*
7:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton L 80–88  5–6
Gersten Pavilion (933)
Los Angeles, CA
WCC regular season
Dec 28, 2017
8:00 pm, SPCSN
at Saint Mary's L 59–87  5–7
(0–1)
McKeon Pavilion (3,062)
Moraga, CA
Dec 30, 2018
7:00 pm
at Pacific L 82–88  5–8
(0–2)
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,400)
Stockton, CA
Jan 4, 2018
7:00 pm, SPCSN
Santa Clara L 49–65  5–9
(0–3)
Gersten Pavilion (773)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 6, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 19 Gonzaga L 66–85  5–10
(0–4)
Gersten Pavilion (2,782)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 11, 2018
7:30 pm, SPCSN
San Francisco W 67–65  6–10
(1–4)
Gersten Pavilion (1,032)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 13, 2018
7:00 pm, SPCSN
at San Diego L 71–75  6–11
(1–5)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,627)
San Diego, CA
Jan 18, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at BYU L 67–82  6–12
(1–6)
Marriott Center (12,109)
Provo, UT
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm, SPCSN
Portland L 65–72  6–13
(1–7)
Gersten Pavilion (1,283)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 25, 2018
7:00 pm, SPCSN
at Pepperdine L 70–71  6–14
(1–8)
Firestone Fieldhouse (811)
Malibu, CA
Jan 27, 2018
1:00 pm, SPCSN
San Diego L 82–89  6–15
(1–9)
Gersten Pavilion (937)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 1, 2018
8:00 pm, SPCSN
BYU W 76–69  7–15
(2–9)
Gersten Pavilion (1,180)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 3, 2018
1:00 pm, SPCSN
at Portland L 66–68  7–16
(2–10)
Chiles Center (2,119)
Portland, OR
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 11 Saint Mary's L 62–83  7–17
(2–11)
Gersten Pavilion (1,258)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 10, 2018
3:00 pm
Pepperdine W 85–79  8–17
(3–11)
Gersten Pavilion (3,150)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 15, 2018
6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
at No. 9 Gonzaga L 46–76  8–18
(3–12)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Feb 17, 2018
3:00 pm, SPCSN
at San Francisco L 63–72  8–19
(3–13)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,882)
San Francisco, CA
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm
at Santa Clara W 65–64  9–19
(4–13)
Leavey Center (2,408)
Santa Clara, CA
Feb 24, 2018
1:00 pm, SPCSN
Pacific W 74–71  10–19
(5–13)
Gersten Pavilion (872)
Los Angeles, CA
WCC tournament
Mar 2, 2018
6:00 pm, SPCSN
(8) vs. (9) Portland
First round
W 78–72  11–19
Orleans Arena (6,747)
Paradise, NV
Mar 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(8) vs. (1) No. 7 Gonzaga
Quarterfinals
L 69–83  11–20
Orleans Arena (7,279)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "BYU tops Loyola Marymount in WCC tournament quarterfinals". DeseretNews.com. March 4, 2017. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "Loyola Marymount vs. BYU - Game Recap - March 4, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "LMULIONS.com :: Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.lmulions.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball 2017-18 Schedule - Lions Home and Away - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.