2018–19 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represents Loyola Marymount University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions are led by fifth-year head coach Mike Dunlap. They play their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

2018–19 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
CBI, Semifinals
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2018–19 record22–12 (8–8 WCC)
Head coachMike Dunlap (5th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGersten Pavilion
2018–19 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Gonzaga160 1.000  334  .892
Saint Mary's115 .688  2212  .647
BYU115 .688  1913  .594
San Francisco97 .563  2110  .677
Loyola Marymount88 .500  2212  .647
Santa Clara88 .500  1615  .516
San Diego79 .438  2115  .583
Pepperdine610 .375  1618  .471
Pacific412 .250  1418  .438
Portland016 .000  725  .219
2019 WCC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2017–18 season 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.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Steven Haney12G/F6'6"197RS SeniorFort Lauderdale, FLGradauted
Mikail Simmons13F6'8"212FreshmanPlano, TXTransferred to Bossier Parish CC
Dylan Causwell22F6'7"197JuniorJohns Creek, GAGraduate transferred to Southeastern
Liam Eberhardt34F6'7"190FreshmanSeattle, WAWalk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jordan Bell23G/F6'8"225RS SophomoreInglewood, CAJunior college transferred from Compton College.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dameane Douglas
SF
Fresno, CA San Joaquin Memorial High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A Aug 7, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Ivan Alipiev
SF
Bulgaria BC Levski Sofia 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Mar 30, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2018 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2018 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    2018–19 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Eli Scott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)243 lb (110 kg) SoChino Hills HS Chino Hills, CA
    F 1 Zafir Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)241 lb (109 kg) SoLong Beach Poly Long Beach, CA
    G 2 Donald Gipson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)213 lb (97 kg) RS SoFairfax HS Los Angeles, CA
    G 3 Cameron Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)176 lb (80 kg) JrForest Trail Academy
    Pensacola State College
    Greenville, SC
    G 5 James Batemon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)189 lb (86 kg) SrUniversity HS
    North Dakota State College of Science
    Milwaukee, WI
    F 11 Petr Herman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)231 lb (105 kg) RS SrCanarias Academy Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
    G/F 13 Dameane Douglas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrSan Joaquin Memorial Hanford, CA
    C 14 Mattias Markusson 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)261 lb (118 kg) JrKfum Jämtland BBK Vasterled, Stockholm, Sweden
    G 15 Joe Quintana 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoBonita HS West Covina, CA
    G 20 Erik Johansson (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)186 lb (84 kg) JrTäljegymnasiet Södertälje, Sweden
    F 23 Jordan Bell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)221 lb (100 kg) RS SoInglewood
    Compton College
    Inglewood, CA
    G 25 Jeffery McClendon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)216 lb (98 kg) SrEastside HS Lancaster, CA
    F 35 Ivan Alipiev 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrLycée 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

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    November 6, 2018*
    5:00 pm
    Westcliff University W 75–43  1–0
    Gersten Pavilion (1,106)
    Los Angeles, CA
    November 10, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
    at UNLV W 61–50  2–0
    Thomas & Mack Center (8,501)
    Paradise, NV
    November 13, 2018*
    6:00 pm
    Cal State Northridge W 79–64  3–0
    Gersten Pavilion (862)
    Los Angeles, CA
    November 16, 2018*
    5:00 pm, CBSSN
    vs. Georgetown
    Jamaica Classic
    W 65–52  4–0
    Montego Bay Convention Centre (1,169)
    Montego Bay, Jamaica
    November 18, 2018*
    4:30 pm, CBSSN
    vs. Ohio
    Jamaica Classic
    W 65–56  5–0
    Montego Bay Convention Centre 
    Montego Bay, Jamaica
    November 21, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    Central Connecticut
    Jamaica Classic
    W 76–74  6–0
    Gersten Pavilion (644)
    Los Angeles, CA
    November 24, 2018*
    7:30 pm
    Florida A&M
    Jamaica Classic
    W 71–63  7–0
    Gersten Pavilion (685)
    Los Angeles, CA
    November 29, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    Bethesda W 106–50  8–0
    Gersten Pavilion (980)
    Los Angeles, CA
    December 2, 2018*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    at UCLA L 58–82  8–1
    Pauley Pavilion (8,242)
    Los Angeles, CA
    December 5, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    at Cal State Fullerton W 59–49  9–1
    Titan Gym (1,024)
    Fullerton, CA
    December 15, 2018*
    7:05 pm
    at Portland State W 85–58  10–1
    Viking Pavilion (1,055)
    Portland, OR
    December 19, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    Boise State W 70–69  11–1
    Gersten Pavilion (1,279)
    Los Angeles, CA
    December 22, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    at UC Riverside L 53–60  11–2
    SRC Arena (339)
    Riverside, CA
    December 28, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    UC Davis W 77–59  12–2
    Gersten Pavilion (926)
    Los Angeles, CA
    WCC regular season
    January 3, 2019
    7:00 pm, SPCSN
    at Pepperdine L 62–77  12–3
    (0–1)
    Firestone Fieldhouse (1,118)
    Malibu, CA
    January 5, 2019
    3:00 pm
    Portland W 76–64  13–3
    (1–1)
    Gersten Pavilion (815)
    Los Angeles, CA
    January 5, 2019
    7:00 pm, SPCSN
    Saint Mary's L 60–71  13–4
    (1–2)
    Gersten Pavilion (1,703)
    Los Angeles, CA
    January 17, 2019
    6:00 pm, RTNW
    at No. 5 Gonzaga L 55–73  13–5
    (1–3)
    McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    January 19, 2019
    1:00 pm, SPCSN
    Pepperdine W 74–70  14–5
    (2–3)
    Gersten Pavilion (1,646)
    Los Angeles, CA
    January 24, 2019
    7:00 pm
    at San Diego L 58–71  14–6
    (2–4)
    Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,519)
    San Diego, CA
    January 26, 2019
    6:00 pm
    at Santa Clara W 69–61  15–6
    (3–4)
    Leavey Center (2,133)
    Santa Clara, CA
    January 31, 2019
    7:30 pm
    Pacific W 60–42  16–6
    (4–4)
    Gersten Pavilion (861)
    Los Angeles, CA
    February 2, 2019
    6:00 pm, BYUtv
    at BYU L 49–67  16–7
    (4–5)
    Marriott Center (11,643)
    Provo, UT
    February 7, 2019
    7:00 pm
    San Diego L 63–65  16–8
    (4–6)
    Gersten Pavilion (989)
    Los Angeles, CA
    February 9, 2019
    7:00 pm
    at Portland W 72–55  17–8
    (5–6)
    Chiles Center (1,927)
    Portland, OR
    February 14, 2019
    8:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 3 Gonzaga L 60–73  17–9
    (5–7)
    Gersten Pavilion (4,213)
    Los Angeles, CA
    February 16, 2019
    1:00 pm, SPCSN
    BYU L 62–70  17–10
    (5–8)
    Gersten Pavilion (3,692)
    Los Angeles, CA
    February 23, 2019
    12:30 pm, SPCSN
    Pacific W 63–56  18–10
    (6–8)
    Alex G. Spanos Center (2,066)
    Stockton, CA
    February 28, 2019
    8:00 pm, SPCSN
    Santa Clara W 72–70  19–10
    (7–8)
    Gersten Pavilion (1,150)
    Los Angeles, CA
    March 2, 2019
    1:00 pm, SPCSN
    at San Francisco W 74–69  20–10
    (8–8)
    War Memorial Gymnasium (3,005)
    San Francisco, CA
    WCC Tournament
    March 8, 2019
    10:00 pm, SPCSN
    (5) vs. (8) Pepperdine
    Second round
    L 65–68  20–11
    Orleans Arena (1,482)
    Paradise, NV
    College Basketball Invitational
    March 20, 2019*
    7:00 pm, WAC DN
    at California Baptist
    First round
    W 56–55  21–11
    CBU Events Center (2,346)
    Riverside, CA
    March 25, 2019*
    7:00 pm, TheW.tv
    Brown
    Quarterfinals
    W 81–63  22–11
    Gersten Pavilion (657)
    Los Angeles, CA
    March 28, 2019*
    4:00 pm
    at South Florida
    Semifinals
    L 47–56  22–12
    Yuengling Center (1,658)
    Tampa, FL
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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