2016–17 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

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2016–17 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
Loyola Marymount Lions logo.svg
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2016–17 record15–15 (8–10 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Reggie Morris, Jr.
  • Ray Johnson
  • Brannon Hays
Home arenaGersten Pavilion
Seasons
2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga † 17 – 1   .944 37 – 2   .949
No. 22 Saint Mary's 16 – 2   .889 29 – 5   .853
BYU 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647
San Francisco 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
Santa Clara 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515
Loyola Marymount 8 – 10   .444 15 – 15   .500
San Diego 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419
Pepperdine 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
Pacific 4 – 14   .222 11 – 22   .333
Portland 2 – 16   .111 11 – 22   .333
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by third-year head coach Mike Dunlap. They played their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament to BYU.

Previous season[]

The Lions finished the 2015–16 season 14–17, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated San Diego in the first round of the WCC Tournament before losing to Saint Mary's in the quarterfinals.

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Adom Jacko 4 F 6'8" 225 Junior Upland, CA Playing professional overseas
Matt Hayes 5 G 6'1" 170 Junior Elk Grove, CA Left the team due to personal reasons
Tyler Baptiste 33 G 5'11" 175 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Walk-on; didn't return
Martin Mornar 42 F 6'9" 205 Senior Zagreb, Croatia Graduated
David Humphries 45 G 6'4" 210 Senior Adelaide, Australia Graduated

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kelvin Amayo 2 G 6'4" 220 Senior Newark, NJ Transferred from Iona. Will be eligible to play immediately since Amayo graduated from Iona.
Stefan Jovanovic 15 C 6'10" 235 Senior Kraljevo, Serbia Transferred from Hawaii. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jovanovic graduated from Hawaii.
Trevor Manuel 34 F 6'9" 200 Sophomore Lansing, MI Transferred from Oregon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Manuel will have to sit out in the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of eligibility left.

2016 Recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Donald Gipson
#70 SF 		Los Angeles, CA Fairfax High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 19, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Mattias Markusson
C 		Stockholm, Sweden Jamtland Basket 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2016 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2016 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2017 Recruiting class[]

Roster[]

2016–17 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Kelvin Amayo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr NIA Prep
Iona 		Newark, NJ
G 3 Munis Tutu 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So La Lumiere School Winsdor, ON
G 5 Donald Gipson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Fairfax HS Los Angeles, CA
G 10 Brandon Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr César Chávez HS
Phoenix College 		Laveen, AZ
F 11 Petr Herman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Canarias Academy Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
G/F 12 Steven Haney 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr St. Aquinas HS
Central Florida 		Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 13 Miles Crawford (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Elev8 Sports Inst Denton, TX
C 14 Mattias Markusson 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Kfum Jämtland BBK Vasterled, Stockholm, Sweden
C 15 Stefan Jovanovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Bishop Montgomery HS Kraljevo, Serbia
G 20 Erik Johansson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Täljegymnasiet Södertälje, Sweden
G/F 22 Buay Tuach 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr South HS
Northeast CC 		Omaha, NE
F 24 Shamar Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Pine Forest HS
Pensacola State College 		Pensacola, FL
G 25 Jeffery McClendon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Eastside HS Lancaster, CA
F 34 Trevor Manuel (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Everett HS
Oregon 		Lansing, MI
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
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
7:00 pm 		Sonoma State W 80–50 
Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm 		Vanguard W 99–51  1–0
 Gersten Pavilion (2,118)
Los Angeles, CA
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Nevada L 64–79  1–1
 Lawlor Events Center (6,176)
Reno, NV
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 		UConn L 62–65  1–2
 Gersten Pavilion (4,156)
Los Angeles, CA
11/25/2016*
7:00 pm 		Portland State W 78–62  2–2
 Gersten Pavilion (1,219)
Los Angeles, CA
12/05/2016*
7:00 pm 		Boise State L 79–80  2–3
 Gersten Pavilion (1,332)
Los Angeles, CA
12/08/2016*
7:00 pm 		Southern Utah W 75–68  3–3
 Gersten Pavilion (1,561)
Los Angeles, CA
12/10/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Cal State Northridge W 69–68  4–3
 Matadome (787)
Northridge, CA
12/17/2016*
4:00 pm 		Incarnate Word W 91–90 OT 5–3
 Gersten Pavilion (1,612)
Los Angeles, CA
12/19/2016*
6:00 pm 		at Colorado State W 69–66  6–3
 Moby Arena (2,476)
Fort Collins, CO
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm 		Texas–Arlington L 77–80  6–4
 Gersten Pavilion (1,327)
Los Angeles, CA
12/26/2016*
5:00 pm 		Morgan State W 70–49  7–4
 Gersten Pavilion (1,849)
Los Angeles, CA
WCC regular season
12/29/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 19 Saint Mary's L 60–72  7–5
(0–1) 		Gersten Pavilion (2,461)
Los Angeles, CA
12/31/2016
1:00 pm, SPCSN 		BYU L 76–81  7–6
(0–2) 		Gersten Pavilion (3,221)
Los Angeles, CA
01/05/2017
7:00 pm 		at Pepperdine L 70–71  7–7
(0–3) 		Firestone Fieldhouse (1,572)
Malibu, CA
01/07/2017
3:00 pm, SPCSN 		Santa Clara W 66–56  8–7
(1–3) 		Gersten Pavilion (2,060)
Los Angeles, CA
01/12/2017
6:00 pm, RTNW 		at No. 5 Gonzaga L 55–93  8–8
(1–4) 		McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
01/14/2017
7:00 pm, RTNW 		at Portland W 79–78  9–8
(2–4) 		Chiles Center (1,597)
Portland, OR
01/19/2017
7:00 pm, SPCSN 		San Diego L 62–69  9–9
(2–5) 		Gersten Pavilion (1,712)
Los Angeles, CA
01/21/2017
1:00 pm, SPCSN 		at Santa Clara L 63–64  9–10
(2–6) 		Leavey Center (1,793)
Santa Clara, CA
01/26/2017
7:00 pm 		Pacific W 79–73  10–10
(3–6) 		Gersten Pavilion (1,620)
Los Angeles, CA
01/28/2017
6:00 pm, BYUtv 		at BYU L 77–85  10–11
(3–7) 		Marriott Center (15,189)
Provo, UT
02/02/2017
7:00 pm 		at San Diego W 72–53  11–11
(4–7) 		Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,230)
San Diego, CA
02/04/2017
7:00 pm 		at San Francisco L 64–74  11–12
(4–8) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (3,341)
San Francisco, CA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm, SPCSN 		No. 1 Gonzaga L 60–90  11–13
(4–9) 		Gersten Pavilion (4,068)
Los Angeles, CA
02/11/2017
1:00 pm, SPCSN 		Portland W 66–60  12–13
(5–9) 		Gersten Pavilion (3,230)
Los Angeles, CA
02/16/2017
8:00 pm, SPCSN 		at No. 22 Saint Mary's L 48–81  12–14
(5–10) 		McKeon Pavilion (2,944)
Moraga, CA
02/18/2017
3:00 pm, SPCSN 		Pepperdine W 82–61  13–14
(6–10) 		Gersten Pavilion (2,418)
Los Angeles, CA
02/23/2017
7:00 pm 		San Francisco W 53–51  14–14
(7–10) 		Gersten Pavilion (2,213)
Los Angeles, CA
02/25/2017
7:00 pm 		at Pacific W 67–66  15–14
(8–10) 		Alex G. Spanos Center (2,819)
Stockton, CA
WCC Tournament
03/04/2017
1:00 pm, SPCSN 		(6) vs. (3) BYU
Quarterfinals 		L 81–89  15–15
 Orleans Arena (7,461)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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