2019–20 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team Loyola Marymount University NCAA 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 .
On March 8, 2020, head coach Mike Dunlap was fired.[ 2] He finished at LMU with a six-year record of 81–108. On March 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 to South Florida in the quarterfinals.[ 5]
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous school
Parker Dortch
11
G
6'7"
206
Junior
Columbus, NJ
Junior college transferred from Kaskaskia College
2019 recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Jonathan Dos Anjos PF
Sarasota, FL
Victory Rock Prep
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
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
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Keli Leaupepe SF
Melbourne, Australia
Box Hill Senior
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
N/A
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)
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)
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)
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:
Roster
2019–20 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G/F
0
Eli Scott
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Jr
Chino Hills HS
Chino Hills, CA
G/F
1
Dameane Douglas
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
213 lb (97 kg)
So
San Joaquin Memorial
Hanford, CA
G
2
Joe Quintana
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Bonita HS
West Covina, CA
F
3
Lazar Nekić
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
232 lb (105 kg)
Fr
Tri-City Christian School
Belgrade, Serbia
F
10
Jonathan Dos Anjos
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
Fr
Victory Rock Prep
Curitiba, Brazil
F
11
Parker Dortch
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Northern Burlington HS Kaskaskia College
Columbus, NJ
G
12
Deovaunta Williams
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Raleigh-Egypt HS
Memphis, TN
C
14
Mattias Markusson
7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
261 lb (118 kg)
Sr
Kfum Jämtland BBK
Vasterled, Stockholm, Sweden
G
15
Reilly Seebold (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
161 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Highland Park HS
Dallas, TX
G
20
Erik Johansson
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Täljegymnasiet
Södertälje, Sweden
G
21
Seikou Sisoho Jawara
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Get Better Academy
Mataró, Spain
G
22
Lazar Živanović
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Crvena Zvezda Basketball
Šabac, Serbia
F
23
Jordan Bell
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
RS Jr
Inglewood Compton College
Inglewood, CA
F
34
Keli Leaupepe
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Fr
Box Hill Senior
Melbourne, Australia
F
35
Ivan Alipiev
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
So
Lycée 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 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
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Source[ 6]
References