2014–15 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

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2014–15 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
Loyola Marymount Lions logo.svg
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2014–15 record8–23 (4–14 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Peterson Jr.[1] (1st season)
  • Patrick Sandle[2] (1st season)
  • Ray Johnson[3] (1st season)
Home arenaGersten Pavilion
Seasons
2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Gonzaga † 17 – 1   .944 35 – 3   .921
BYU 13 – 5   .722 25 – 10   .714
Saint Mary's 13 – 5   .722 21 – 10   .677
Pepperdine 10 – 8   .556 18 – 14   .563
San Diego 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
Portland 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515
Santa Clara 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
San Francisco 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Pacific 4 – 14   .222 12 – 19   .387
Loyola Marymount 4 – 14   .222 8 – 23   .258
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were coached by new head coach Mike Dunlap.[4] The Lions competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at Gersten Pavilion. They finished the season 8–23, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to Santa Clara.

Before the season[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
C.J. Blackwell 2 F 6'5" 240 RS Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan College[5]
Anthony Ireland 3 G 5'10" 170 Senior Waterbury, CT Graduated
Nino Jackson 4 G 6'2" 170 RS Freshman Ardmore, OK Transferred to Indian Hills Community College
Ben Dickinson 10 F 6'9" 223 RS Sophomore Alexandria, VA Transferred to UNC Greensboro[6]
Nick Stover 11 F 6'6" 200 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred to South Alabama[7]
Alex Osborne 15 F 6'7" 240 RS Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Max Heller 21 G 5'9" 170 RS Sophomore San Diego, CA Transferred
Gabe Levin 32 F 6'7" 230 Freshman Oak Park, IL Transferred to Marquette[8]

Recruits[]

Name Pos. Height Weight High School/Last College Hometown Notes
Devin Wyatt F 6'7" 195 De Soto De Soto, TX Incoming Freshman who played on #22 De Soto team in 2013
David Humphries G 6'4" 200 Northern Iowa Area C.C. Adelaide, Australia First ever NIACC 2-time All American, transfers as a Junior
Simon Krajcovic G 6'3" 185 Canarias Basketball Academy- Spain Slovakia Member of the Slovak National team since he was 16, averaging 17.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 3.8 steals, and 31 minutes. Led Canarias to F4 Championship in 2014.
Matt Hayes G 6'1" 170 Santa Rosa J.C. Elk Grove, California Led Santa Rosa to first ever CCCAA Championship. Was named a member of the All-Tournament team as well as First Team-All State and First Team- Big 8. Transfers as a sophomore.
Petr Herman F 6'10" 240 Canarias Basketball Academy- Spain Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic Member of the Czech Republic national team since 2010
Joshua Spiers F 6'7" 205 Towsnville Heat Queensland, Australia Member of the Australian U20 National Championships, helped Queensland to silver medal
Steven Haney F 6'6" 190 UCF Fort Lauderdale, Florida Transfer from UCF as a sophomore, will redshirt this season

Roster[]

2014–15 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Evan Payne 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Kingdom Christian Academy Cuyahoga Falls, OH
F 2 Joshua Spiers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Townsville Heat Queensland, Australia
G 5 Simon Krajcovic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Canarias Academy Považská Bystrica, Slovakia
G 10 Matt Hayes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Santa Rosa JC Elk Grove, CA
F 12 Steven Haney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So UCF Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 14 Patson Siame 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Findlay College Prep Zambia, Africa
F 20 Devin Wyatt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr DeSoto DeSoto, TX
F 22 Godwin Okonji 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Findlay College Prep Lagos, Nigeria
G 23 Chase Flint 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Eastern Utah Kaysville, UT
G 24 Ayodeji Egbeyemi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr National Christian Academy Fort Washington, MD
F 33 Petr Herman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Canarias Academy Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
F 42 Marin Mornar 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Consortium College Prep (Detroit) Zagreb, Croatia
G 45 David Humphries 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Northern Iowa Area CC Adelaide, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2014*
6:00 pm 		Southeast Missouri State
LMU Tournament 		W 76–66  1–0
 Gersten Pavilion (1,703)
Los Angeles, CA
11/15/2014*
5:00 pm 		Boise State
LMU Tournament 		L 69–77  1–1
 Gersten Pavilion (1,326)
Los Angeles, CA
11/20/2014*
6:00 pm, P12N 		at Arizona State L 44–68  1–2
 Wells Fargo Arena (3,923)
Tempe, AZ
11/23/2014*
5:00 pm 		San Diego Christian W 82–60  2–2
 Gersten Pavilion (1,219)
Los Angeles, CA
11/26/2014*
5:00 pm 		UC Riverside W 66–62  3–2
 Gersten Pavilion (1,625)
Los Angeles, CA
11/29/2014*
8:00 pm 		UC Irvine L 72–80  3–3
 Gersten Pavilion (1,568)
Los Angeles, CA
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm, P12N 		at USC L 61–77  3–4
 Galen Center (2,537)
Los Angeles, CA
12/13/2014*
1:00 pm 		at Northern Arizona L 69–71  3–5
 Walkup Skydome (803)
Flagstaff, AZ
12/17/2014*
6:00 pm, P12N 		at Stanford L 58–67  3–6
 Maples Pavilion (4,088)
Stanford, CA
12/22/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. No. 11 Wichita State
Diamond Head Classic 		L 53–80  3–7
 Stan Sheriff Center (8,448)
Honolulu, HI
12/23/2014*
10:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Nebraska
Diamond Head Classic consolation round 		L 42–50 OT 3–8
 Stan Sheriff Center (7,140)
Honolulu, HI
12/25/2014*
10:30 am, ESPN3 		vs. DePaul
Diamond Head Classic seventh place game 		W 72–69  4–8
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,125)
Honolulu, HI
12/29/2014
6:00 pm, TWCSN 		Pepperdine L 56–69  4–9
(0–1) 		Gersten Pavilion (1,691)
Los Angeles, CA
01/01/2015
1:00 pm, TheW.tv 		Pacific L 63–77  4–10
(0–2) 		Gersten Pavilion (1,061)
Los Angeles, CA
01/03/2015
1:00 pm, TWCSN 		Saint Mary's L 63–72  4–11
(0–3) 		Gersten Pavilion (1,109)
Los Angeles, CA
01/08/2015
8:00 pm, TWCSN 		at San Diego L 50–59  4–12
(0–4) 		Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,343)
San Diego, CA
01/10/2015
6:00 pm, BYUtv 		at BYU L 72–85  4–13
(0–5) 		Marriott Center (16,912)
Provo, UT
01/15/2015
7:00 pm, TheW.tv 		Portland W 80–68  5–13
(1–5) 		Gersten Pavilion (1,659)
Los Angeles, CA
01/17/2015
1:00 pm, TWCSN 		No. 3 Gonzaga L 55–72  5–14
(1–6) 		Gersten Pavilion (4,026)
Los Angeles, CA
01/22/2015
8:00 pm, CSNCA 		at Santa Clara L 62–65  5–15
(1–7) 		Leavey Center (1,318)
Santa Clara, CA
01/24/2015
6:00 pm, TheW.tv 		at San Francisco W 70–69  6–15
(2–7) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (2,523)
San Francisco, CA
01/29/2015
7:30 pm, CSNCA 		at Saint Mary's L 54–68  6–16
(2–8) 		McKeon Pavilion (2,971)
Moraga, CA
01/31/2015
1:00 pm, TWCSN 		at Pacific W 76–71 OT 7–16
(3–8) 		Alex G. Spanos Center (2,446)
Stockton, CA
02/05/2015
7:00 pm, TheW.tv 		San Diego W 70–61  8–16
(4–8) 		Gersten Pavilion (1,872)
Los Angeles, CA
02/07/2015
1:00 pm, TWCSN 		BYU L 68–87  8–17
(4–9) 		Gersten Pavilion (3,232)
Los Angeles, CA
02/12/2014
6:00 pm, RTNW/TheW.tv 		at No. 3 Gonzaga L 51–80  8–18
(4–10) 		McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/14/2015
7:00 pm, RTNW/TheW.tv 		at Portland L 63–66  8–19
(4–11) 		Chiles Center (1,690)
Portland, OR
02/19/2015
8:00 pm, TWCSN 		San Francisco L 45–72  8–20
(4–12) 		Gersten Pavilion (1,321)
Los Angeles, CA
02/21/2015
3:00 pm, TheW.tv 		Santa Clara L 63–70  8–21
(4–13) 		Gersten Pavilion (1,844)
Los Angeles, CA
02/28/2015
3:00 pm, TWCSN 		at Pepperdine L 49–65  8–22
(4–14) 		Firestone Fieldhouse (1,451)
Malibu, CA
WCC Tournament
03/06/2015
8:00 pm, BYUtv 		vs. Santa Clara
First round 		L 54–85  8–23
 Orleans Arena (7,110)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References[]

  1. ^ "Loyola Marymount hires John Peterson Jr. as assistant men's basketball coach". Mega Sports. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
  2. ^ "Sandle hired at Loyola Marymount". NorCal HS & College Basketball Central. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  3. ^ "El Camino's Johnson to coach at LMU". UT San Diego. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  4. ^ "Loyola Marymount hires Mike Dunlap as new head coach". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  5. ^ "Basketball adds 6-5 guard/forward C.J. Blackwell from Loyola Marymount". Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  6. ^ "Men's Basketball Adds Transfer Ben Dickinson To Roster". UNC Greensboro Spartans. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  7. ^ "South Alabama adds Loyola Marymount transfer Nick Stover". College Basketball Talk. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  8. ^ "Marquette lands Loyola Marymount transfer Gabe Levin". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
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