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2019–20 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

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2019–20 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record11–21 (4–12 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGersten Pavilion
Seasons
2019–20 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga 15 1   .938 31 2   .939
No. 14 BYU 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
Saint Mary's 11 5   .688 26 8   .765
Pacific 11 5   .688 23 10   .697
San Francisco 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Pepperdine 8 8   .500 16 16   .500
Santa Clara 6 10   .375 20 13   .606
Loyola Marymount 4 12   .250 11 21   .344
San Diego 2 14   .125 9 23   .281
Portland 1 15   .063 9 23   .281
2020 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by sixth-year head coach Mike Dunlap. They played their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as members of the West Coast Conference.[1] They finished the season 11–21 overall and 4–12 in WCC play to finish in eighth place. They defeated San Diego in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing in the second round to San Francisco.

On March 8, 2020, head coach Mike Dunlap was fired.[2] He finished at LMU with a six-year record of 81–108. On March 20, the school announced that Marquette associate head coach Stan Johnson had been named the new head coach of the Lions.[3]

Previous season

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The Lions finished the 2018–19 season finished the season 22–12, 8–8 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost to Pepperdine in the second round of the WCC tournament.[4] They were invited to the CBI where they defeated California Baptist and Brown before losing to South Florida in the quarterfinals.[5]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Zafir Williams 1 F 6'6" 241 Sophomore Long Beach, CA Transferred to Cal State East Bay
Donald Gipson 2 G 6'3" 213 RS Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Regis
Cameron Allen 3 G 6'2" 176 Junior Greenville, SC Transferred to Cal State Bakersfield
James Batemon 5 G 6'1" 189 Senior Milwaukee, WI Graduated
Petr Herman 11 F 6'10" 231 Senior Central Bohemian Region, CR Graduated
Jeffery McClendon 25 G 6'2" 216 Senior Lancaster, CA Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Parker Dortch 11 G 6'7" 206 Junior Columbus, NJ Junior college transferred from Kaskaskia College

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jonathan Dos Anjos
PF
Sarasota, FL Victory Rock Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Lazar Zivanovic
SG
Serbia Crvena Zvezda 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Keli Leaupepe
SF
Melbourne, Australia Box Hill Senior 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Lazar Živanović
SG
Šabac, Serbia Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 196 lb (89 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Deovaunta Williams
PG
Raleigh, NC Raleigh-Egypt High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Seikou Sisoho Jawara
PG
Mataró, Spain Get Better Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2019 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2019 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2019–20 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Eli Scott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Chino Hills HS Chino Hills, CA
G/F 1 Dameane Douglas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So San Joaquin Memorial Hanford, CA
G 2 Joe Quintana 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Bonita HS West Covina, CA
F 3 Lazar Nekić 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr Tri-City Christian School Belgrade, Serbia
F 10 Jonathan Dos Anjos 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Victory Rock Prep Curitiba, Brazil
F 11 Parker Dortch 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Northern Burlington HS
Kaskaskia College
Columbus, NJ
G 12 Deovaunta Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Raleigh-Egypt HS Memphis, TN
C 14 Mattias Markusson Current redshirt 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Sr Kfum Jämtland BBK Vasterled, Stockholm, Sweden
G 15 Reilly Seebold (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Fr Highland Park HS Dallas, TX
G 20 Erik Johansson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Täljegymnasiet Södertälje, Sweden
G 21 Seikou Sisoho Jawara 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Get Better Academy Mataró, Spain
G 22 Lazar Živanović 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Crvena Zvezda Basketball Šabac, Serbia
F 23 Jordan Bell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Inglewood
Compton College
Inglewood, CA
F 34 Keli Leaupepe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Box Hill Senior Melbourne, Australia
F 35 Ivan Alipiev 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Lycée Alphonse de Lamartine Sofia, Bulgaria
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
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm
Westcliff University W 105–62  1–0
Gersten Pavilion (905)
Los Angeles, CA
November 9, 2019*
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
at Nevada L 67–72  1–1
Lawlor Events Center (8,136)
Reno, NV
November 16, 2019*
7:00 pm
Colorado State L 64–74  1–2
Gersten Pavilion (989)
Los Angeles, CA
November 21, 2019*
1:00 pm
vs. Air Force
Bimini Jam
W 78–64  2–2
Gateway Christian Academy (200)
Bimini, Bahamas
November 22, 2019*
1:00 pm
vs. Indiana State
Bimini Jam
L 60–72  2–3
Gateway Christian Academy (150)
Bimini, Bahamas
November 24, 2019*
3:30 pm
vs. Duquesne
Bimini Jam
L 50–71  2–4
Gateway Christian Academy (200)
Bimini, Bahamas
December 1, 2019*
1:00 pm
Southern Utah W 61–51  3–4
Gersten Pavilion (622)
Los Angeles, CA
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 20 Colorado L 64–76  3–5
CU Events Center (6,169)
Boulder, CO
December 7, 2019*
7:00 pm
Grambling State W 83–67  4–5
Gersten Pavilion (889)
Los Angeles, CA
December 13, 2019*
7:00 pm
Prairie View A&M W 79–76  5–5
Gersten Pavilion (673)
Los Angeles, CA
December 16, 2019*
7:00 pm
at UC Davis L 65–67  5–6
The Pavilion (634)
Davis, CA
December 19, 2019*
7:00 pm
Portland State L 66–76  5–7
Gersten Pavilion (617)
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2019*
1:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 53–46  6–7
Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 2019*
7:00 pm
Morgan State L 71–74  6–8
Gersten Pavilion (670)
Los Angeles, CA
WCC regular season
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm
San Diego W 64–58  7–8
(1–0)
Gersten Pavilion (770)
Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 2020
6:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 38–63  7–9
(1–1)
Marriott Center (12,422)
Provo, UT
January 11, 2020
1:00 pm, SPECSN
No. 1 Gonzaga L 62–87  7–10
(1–2)
Gersten Pavilion (3,900)
Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 2020
6:00 pm, SPECSN
at Pepperdine L 67–75  7–11
(1–3)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,474)
Malibu, CA
January 18, 2020
1:00 pm, SPECSN
at San Francisco L 53–61  7–12
(1–4)
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,370)
San Francisco, CA
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm
Portland W 77–65  8–12
(2–4)
Gersten Pavilion (818)
Los Angeles, CA
January 25, 2020
6:00 pm, Stadium
Saint Mary's L 62–73  8–13
(2–5)
Gersten Pavilion (1,437)
Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm
at Pacific L 50–62  8–14
(2–6)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,291)
Stockton, CA
February 1, 2020
3:00 pm, SPECSN
Pepperdine L 67–68 OT 8–15
(2–7)
Gersten Pavilion (1,427)
Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 2 Gonzaga L 67–85  8–16
(2–8)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
February 13, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU
BYU L 54–77  8–17
(2–9)
Gersten Pavilion (1,533)
Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 2020
2:00 pm
at Santa Clara W 65–59  9–17
(3–9)
Leavey Center (1,862)
Santa Clara, CA
February 20, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Saint Mary's L 51–57  9–18
(3–10)
University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
February 22, 2020
7:00 pm
at Portland W 66–58  10–18
(4–10)
Chiles Center (2,379)
Portland, OR
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm
Pacific L 53–60  10–19
(4–11)
Gersten Pavilion (946)
Los Angeles, CA
February 29, 2020
5:00 pm, Stadium
San Francisco L 67–69  10–20
(4–12)
Gersten Pavilion (2,916)
Los Angeles, CA
WCC tournament
March 5, 2020
6:00 pm, BYUtv
(8) vs. (9) San Diego
First round
W 75–61  11–20
Orleans Arena (1,983)
Paradise, NV
March 6, 2020
6:00 pm, BYUtv
(8) vs. (5) San Francisco
Second round
L 53–82  11–21
Orleans Arena (3,850)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[6]

References

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  1. ^ Lovell, Blake (October 7, 2019). "Loyola Marymount Coach Mike Dunlap Previews 2019-20 Season For The Lions". ClutchPoints. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Mike Dunlap fired after six seasons at LMU". March 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Stan Johnson hired as Loyola Marymount basketball coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "LMU basketball: Stellar seasons end in WCC tourney | Angelus News". March 11, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball Team Season Ends in CBI Semifinal". LMU this Week. April 2, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "LMULIONS.com :: Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.lmulions.com.