2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
Appearance
2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball | |
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Conference | West Coast Conference |
Record | 1–3 (0–0 WCC) |
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Home arena | Gersten Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Gonzaga | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 WCC tournament winner As of November 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lion's men's basketball team represents Loyola Marymount University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by fifth-year head coach Stan Johnson, play their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as a member of the West Coast Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Lions finished the 2023–24 season 12–19, 5–11 in conference play good for 7th place in the conference. They lost in the second round of the WCC Tournament to Portland.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Justice Hill | 3 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | Little Rock, AR | Transferred to Murray State to play football |
Justin Wright | 5 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Greenville, NC | Transferred to UNC Asheville |
Noah Taitz | 10 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Junior | Las Vegas, NV | Transferred to Utah Valley[1] |
Lars Thiemann | 15 | F/C | 7'1" | 260 | GS Senior | Krefeld, Germany | Graduated; Signed to play with Telekom Baskets Bonn |
Michael Graham | 21 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Transferred to Hofstra |
Keli Leaupepe | 34 | F | 6'6" | 240 | GS Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Graduated; Signed to play with Sydney Kings |
Dominick Harris | 55 | G | 6'3" | 190 | RS Junior | Murrieta, CA | Transferred to UCLA[2] |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Myron "MJ" Amey Jr. | 5 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Vacaville, CA | San Jose State |
Jan Vide | 7 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Sophomore | Domžale, Slovenia | UCLA |
Jevon Porter | 14 | F | 6'11" | 225 | Junior | Columbia, MO | Pepperdine |
Matar Diop | 21 | F | 6'10" | 213 | Sophomore | Dakar, Senegal | Nebraska |
Caleb Stone-Carrawell | 25 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Sixth Year | Charlotte, NC | Utah Valley |
Recruiting classes
[edit]2024 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Marley Zeller G |
Portland, OR | Central Catholic HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Jael Martin F |
Carlsbad, CA | Carlsbad, CA | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Life Pacific | W 99–56 | 1–0 |
22 – Merkviladze | 9 – Merkviladze | 8 – Johnston | Gersten Pavilion (1,288) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC Irvine | L 51–66 | 1–1 |
19 – Porter | 12 – Porter | 3 – Johnston | Gersten Pavilion (1,144) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
November 16, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Saint Louis | L 71–77 | 1–2 |
27 – Johnston | 12 – Merkviladze | 2 – 3 players | Chaifetz Arena (5,210) St. Louis, MO | ||||
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
North Dakota Cancún Challenge campus site game |
L 73–77 | 1–3 |
17 – Stone-Carrawell | 9 – Porter | 4 – Johnston | Gersten Pavilion (1,121) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
November 26, 2024* 5:30 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Belmont Cancún Challenge Riviera Division semifinals |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico | |||||||||
November 27, 2024* 3:00 p.m./5:30 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Wyoming/Tulane Cancún Challenge Riviera Division |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico | |||||||||
December 4, 2024* 3:00 p.m. |
at Colorado State | Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO | |||||||||
December 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Nevada | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
December 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Prairie View A&M | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC Santa Barbara | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
December 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
December 22, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
North Alabama | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
WCC regular season | |||||||||||
December 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at San Francisco | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
December 30, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Washington State | Spokane Arena Spokane, WA | |||||||||
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Oregon State | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Gonzaga | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
January 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Saint Mary's | University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Pepperdine | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | |||||||||
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Santa Clara | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
San Diego | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Pacific | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA | |||||||||
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Portland | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at San Diego | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | |||||||||
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Gonzaga | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
San Francisco | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Pacific | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Portland | Chiles Center Portland, OR | |||||||||
February 20, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Santa Clara | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Pepperdine | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 27, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Saint Mary's | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
WCC tournament | |||||||||||
March 6–11, 2025 TBA |
vs. | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Source[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "UVU men's hoops officially signs two more transfers". Daily Herald. July 12, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ Bolch, Ben (April 27, 2024). "Dominick Harris is newest member of UCLA's transfer class: The Quick Fix Six". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ "LMULIONS.com :: Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.lmulions.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.