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2022–23 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

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2022–23 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
Jamaica Classic Montego Bay champions
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record19–12 (9–7 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGersten Pavilion
Seasons
2022–23 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Saint Mary's 14 2   .875 27 8   .771
No. 9 Gonzaga 14 2   .875 31 6   .838
Santa Clara 11 5   .688 23 10   .697
Loyola Marymount 9 7   .563 19 12   .613
San Francisco 7 9   .438 20 14   .588
BYU 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Pacific 7 9   .438 15 18   .455
Portland 5 11   .313 14 19   .424
San Diego 4 12   .250 11 20   .355
Pepperdine 2 14   .125 9 22   .290
2023 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by third-year head coach Stan Johnson and played their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

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The Lions finished the 2021–22 season 11–18, 3–12 in WCC play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Pacific in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing in the second round to BYU.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Eli Scott 0 G/F 6'6" 232 RS Senior Chino Hills, CA Graduated
Joe Quintana 2 G 6'2" 165 RS Senior West Covina, CA Graduate and transferred to Cal Baptist
Gary Harris Jr. 3 G 6'6" 193 RS Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred
David Elliott IV 4 G 6'3" 185 Freshman Granada Hills, CA Transferred to Garden City CC
Quentin Jackson Jr. 10 G 6'3" 185 RS Senior Cary, NC Graduated
Mayoum Mayoum 23 G 6'4" 180 Sophomore Melbourne, Australia Transferred to Miami Dade College
Ivan Alipiev 35 F 6'8" 215 Senior Sofia, Bulgaria Graduated
Anthony Yu 42 G 6'2" 170 Sophomore Foster City, CA Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Justin Ahrens 2 F 6'6" 195 GS Senior Versailles, OH Ohio State
Noah Taitz 10 G 6'3" 185 Junior Las Vegas, NV Stanford
Michael Graham 21 F/C 6'8" 221 Junior Brooklyn, NY Elon
Rick Issanza 22 C 7'1" 230 RS Junior Kinshasa, Congo Oklahoma
Kian Nader 40 G 6'1" 175 Junior Calabasas, CA Chapman

Recruiting classes

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2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chance Stephens
PG
Riverside, CA Polytechnic HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Mar 29, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2022 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2022 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Aaron McBride
PF
Corona, CA Centennial HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 1, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
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:

Roster

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2022–23 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jalin Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Dream City Christian HS Jackson, TN
G/F 1 Dameane Douglas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr San Joaquin Memorial HS Hanford, CA
G 2 Justin Ahrens 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Versailles HS
Ohio State
Versailles, OH
G 3 Chase Stephens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Polytechnic HS Riverside, CA
G 10 Noah Taitz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bishop Gorman HS
Stanford
Las Vegas, NV
G 11 Kwane Marble II 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Sr Denver East HS
Wyoming
Denver, CO
G 13 Lamaj Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So St. John Charter HS Paramount, CA
G 14 James Nobles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Fr Birmingham Community Charter HS North Hollywood, CA
G 20 Cameron Shelton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Damien HS
Northern Arizona
Chino, CA
F 21 Michael Graham 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Jr Canterbury School
Elon
Brooklyn, NY
C 22 Rick Issanza 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Bella Vista Prep
Oklahoma
Kinshasa, Congo
F 24 Alex Merkviladze 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Modesto Christian School
Cal State Northridge
Kutaisi, Georgia
F 34 Keli Leaupepe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Box Hill Senior Melbourne, Australia
G 40 Kian Nader (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Viewpoint School
Chapman
Tarzana, CA
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
Life Pacific W 99–49  1–0
 15  Tied   13  Graham   8  Anderson  Gersten Pavilion (1,112)
Los Angeles, CA
November 10, 2022*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
UC Riverside L 79–81  1–1
 23  Shelton   8  Merkviladze   4  Tied  Gersten Pavilion (1,022)
Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2022*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
UC Davis W 85–75  2–1
 24  Shelton   12  Leaupepe   6  Shelton  Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
November 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Irvine L 64–79  2–2
 18  Shelton   9  Graham   3  Tied  Bren Events Center (3,136)
Irvine, CA
November 18, 2022*
1:30 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Georgetown
Jamaica Classic Semifinal
W 84–66  3–2
 15  Leaupepe   9  Tied   5  Shelton  Montego Bay Convention Centre 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 20, 2022*
11:30 a.m., CBSSN
vs. Wake Forest
Jamaica Classic Final
W 77–75 OT 4–2
 23  Stephens   10  Leaupepe   2  Anderson  Montego Bay Convention Centre 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 23, 2022*
12:00 p.m., WCC Network
Morgan State
Jamaica Classic campus site game
W 81–80 OT 5–2
 29  Leaupepe   11  Leaupepe   4  Shelton  Gersten Pavilion (586)
Los Angeles, CA
November 25, 2022*
12:00 p.m., WCC Network
Bellarmine W 80–59  6–2
 15  Tied   7  Leaupepe   4  Shelton  Gersten Pavilion (634)
Los Angeles, CA
November 30, 2022*
6:00 p.m.
at Colorado State L 71–87  6–3
 21  Shelton   8  Shelton   4  Shelton  Moby Arena (4,342)
Fort Collins, CO
December 3, 2022*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
Nevada W 64–52  7–3
 24  Shelton   8  Leaupepe   5  Anderson  Gersten Pavilion (1,121)
Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 2022*
6:00 p.m., WCC Network
at Grand Canyon W 69–65  8–3
 26  Shelton   6  Merkviladze   4  Shelton  GCU Arena (7,011)
Phoenix, AZ
December 10, 2022*
9:30 p.m.
vs. Utah State
Jack Jones Hoopfest
L 67–79  8–4
 25  Shelton   6  Leaupepe   3  Shelton  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 18, 2022*
2:00 p.m., WCC Network
Cleveland State W 70–59  9–4
 15  Tied   11  Graham   4  Tied  Gersten Pavilion (723)
Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2022*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
Tulsa W 76–64  10–4
 24  Shelton   10  Shelton   7  Shelton  Gersten Pavilion (652)
Los Angeles, CA
WCC regular season
December 29, 2022
6:00 p.m.
at Portland W 92–72  11–4
(1–0)
 18  Ahrens   9  Shelton   12  Shelton  Chiles Center (1,820)
Portland, OR
December 31, 2022
2:00 p.m., WCC Network
at Pacific L 72–78  11–5
(1–1)
 20  Anderson   6  Merkviladze   4  Shelton  Alex G. Spanos Center (803)
Stockton, CA
January 5, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
BYU W 64–59  12–5
(2–1)
 15  Leaupepe   6  Tied   6  Shelton  Gersten Pavilion (1,147)
Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 2023
7:00 p.m.
San Francisco L 70–72  12–6
(2–2)
 22  Leaupepe   7  Tied   6  Shelton  Gersten Pavilion (1,491)
Los Angeles, CA
January 12, 2023
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Saint Mary's L 62–76  12–7
(2–3)
 18  Shelton   8  Leaupepe   4  Shelton  University Credit Union Pavilion (3,315)
Moraga, CA
January 14, 2023
7:00 p.m.
San Diego W 98–84  13–7
(3–3)
 28  Shelton   9  Leaupepe   7  Shelton  Gersten Pavilion (1,047)
Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 2023
6:00 p.m., BSSC+
at No. 6 Gonzaga W 68–67  14–7
(4–3)
 27  Shelton   10  Graham   3  Leaupepe  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
Portland W 79–60  15–7
(5–3)
 20  Shelton   10  Graham   3  Shelton  Gersten Pavilion (1,306)
Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2023
8:00 p.m., BSSC
Pepperdine W 84–70  16–7
(6–3)
 26  Shelton   9  Issanza   7  Shelton  Gersten Pavilion (2,234)
Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 2023
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
at BYU L 61–89  16–8
(6–4)
 19  Anderson   6  Leaupepe   2  Tied  Marriott Center (13,363)
Provo, UT
February 4, 2023
7:00 p.m.
at San Diego L 79–87  16–9
(6–5)
 25  Shelton   15  Graham   4  Shelton  Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,155)
San Diego, CA
February 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., BSSC
No. 15 Saint Mary's W 78–74 OT 17–9
(7–5)
 31  Shelton   6  Issanza   4  Shelton  Gersten Pavilion (1,775)
Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 2023
4:00 p.m., BSSC
at Santa Clara L 69–71  17–10
(7–6)
 36  Shelton   15  Leaupepe   3  Tied  Leavey Center (2,850)
Santa Clara, CA
February 16, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 13 Gonzaga L 65–108  17–11
(7–7)
 15  Shelton   8  Graham   3  Anderson  Gersten Pavilion (2,772)
Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
Pacific W 90–88  18–11
(8–7)
 40  Shelton   11  Leaupepe   4  Shelton  Gersten Pavilion (1,598)
Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 2023
7:30 p.m., BSSC
at Pepperdine W 75–67  19–11
(9–7)
 32  Shelton   7  Merkviladze   4  Shelton  Firestone Fieldhouse (1,422)
Malibu, CA
WCC tournament
March 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
(4) vs. (5) BYU
Quarterfinals
L 63–73  19–12
 27  Shelton   5  Tied   6  Shelton  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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