2019–20 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
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.
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Conference | West Coast Conference |
2019–20 record | 11–21 (4–12 WCC) |
Head coach | Mike Dunlap (6th season) |
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Home arena | Gersten Pavilion |
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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 As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll |
On March 8, 2020, head coach Mike Dunlap was fired.[2] He finished at LMU with a six-year record of 81–108. On Mach 20, the school announced that Marquette associate head coach Stan Johnson had been named the new head coach of the Lions.[3]
Previous season
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 South Florida in the quarterfinals.[5]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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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
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Parker Dortch | 11 | G | 6'7" | 206 | Junior | Columbus, NJ | Junior college transferred from Kaskaskia College |
2019 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jonathan Dos Anjos PF |
Sarasota, FL | Victory Rock Prep | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Lazar Zivanovic SG |
Serbia | Crvena Zvezda | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Keli Leaupepe SF |
Melbourne, Australia | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | |||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
Source[6]
References
- Lovell, Blake (2019-10-07). "Loyola Marymount Coach Mike Dunlap Previews 2019-20 Season For The Lions". ClutchPoints. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- https://www.coachesdatabase.com/mike-dunlap-fired-lmu/
- "Stan Johnson hired as Loyola Marymount basketball coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- "LMU basketball: Stellar seasons end in WCC tourney | Angelus News". 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- "Men's Basketball Team Season Ends in CBI Semifinal". LMU this Week. 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- "LMULIONS.com :: Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.lmulions.com.