2015–16 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by second year head coach Mike Dunlap. The Lions competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at Gersten Pavilion. They finished the 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 to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Saint Mary's.

2015–16 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2015–16 record14–17 (6–12 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Peterson Jr.
  • Ray Johnson
  • Patrick Sandle
Home arenaGersten Pavilion
2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Saint Mary's153 .833  296  .829
Gonzaga153 .833  288  .778
BYU135 .722  2611  .703
Pepperdine108 .556  1814  .563
San Francisco810 .444  1515  .500
Santa Clara711 .389  1120  .355
Portland612 .333  1220  .375
Loyola Marymount612 .333  1417  .452
Pacific*612 .333  820  .286
San Diego414 .222  921  .300
*ineligible for postseason due to self probation
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Lions 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.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Evan Payne1G6'1"195SophomoreCuyahoga Falls, OHTransferred to Long Beach State
Simon Krajcovic5G6'3"185FreshmanPovažská Bystrica, SlovakiaTransferred to College of the Sequoias
Patson Siame14F6'11"225SophomoreZambia, AfricaTransferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Devin Wyatt20F6'7"195FreshmanDeSoto, TXTransferred to New Mexico Junior College
Godwin Okonji22F6'8"220RS SeniorLagos, NigeriaGraduated
Chase Flint23G6'1"180SeniorKaysville, UTGraduated
Ayodeji Egbeyemi24G6'4"210RS SeniorFort Washington, MDGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Adom Jacko4F6'8"210JuniorUpland, CAJunior college transferred from Chaffey College
Matt Hayes5G6'0"170JuniorElk Grove, CAJunior college transferred from Santa Rosa Junior College
Brandon Brown10G5'11"165JuniorLaveen, AZJunior college transferred from Phoenix College
Shamar Johnson24F6'6"260JuniorPensacola, FLJunior college transferred from Pensacola State College

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jeffrey McClendon
SG
Palmdale, CA Eastside High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mar 21, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
Munis Tutu
PG
Windsor, ON La Lumiere School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Mar 5, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2015 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2015 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    2015–16 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 2 Joshua Spiers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoTownsville Heat Queensland, Australia
    G 3 Munis Tutu 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrLa Lumiere School Winsdor, ON
    F 4 Adom Jacko 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrAlta Loma HS
    Chaffey College
    Upland, CA
    G 5 Matt Hayes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrPleasant Grove HS
    Santa Rosa JC
    Elk Grove, CA
    G 10 Brandon Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)155 lb (70 kg) JrCésar Chávez HS
    Phoenix College
    Laveen, AZ
    F 11 Petr Herman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoCanarias Academy Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
    F 12 Steven Haney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoSt. Aquinas HS
    Central Florida
    Fort Lauderdale, FL
    G 13 Miles Crawford (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrElev8 Sports Inst Denton, TX
    G 22 Buay Tuach 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrSouth HS
    Northeast CC
    Omaha, NE
    F 24 Shamar Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrPine Forest HS
    Pensacola State College
    Pensacola, FL
    G 25 Jeffery McClendon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrEastside HS Lancaster, CA
    G 33 Tyler Baptiste (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoWestchester HS Los Angeles, CA
    F 42 Marin Mornar 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrConsortium College Prep (Detroit) Zagreb, Croatia
    G 45 David Humphries 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrNorthern Iowa Area CC Adelaide, Australia
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/08/2015*
    5:00 pm
    Cal State Dominguez Hill W 92–58 
    Gersten Pavilion (1,421)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Non-conference regular season
    11/13/2015*
    7:00 pm, TheW.tv
    Cal State Fullerton W 79–74  1–0
    Gersten Pavilion (2,761)
    Los Angeles, CA
    11/15/2015*
    5:00 pm
    at UC Irvine L 53–77  1–1
    Bren Events Center (2,077)
    Irvine, CA
    11/19/2015*
    6:00 pm, MW Net
    at Colorado State L 75–83  1–2
    Moby Arena (3,142)
    Fort Collins, CO
    11/22/2015*
    3:00 pm, TheW.tv
    Antelope Valley W 86–62  2–2
    Gersten Pavilion (1,422)
    Los Angeles, CA
    11/25/2015*
    6:00 pm, TheW.tv
    Cal State Northridge W 82–80 OT 3–2
    Gersten Pavilion (1,951)
    Los Angeles, CA
    11/28/2015*
    12:00 pm
    at Southeast Missouri State W 73–60  4–2
    Show Me Center (924)
    Cape Girardeau, MO
    12/02/2015*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    at Oregon State L 70–79  4–3
    Gill Coliseum (4,576)
    Corvallis, OR
    12/06/2015*
    3:00 pm, TheW.tv
    UC Riverside W 77–76  5–3
    Gersten Pavilion (1,817)
    Los Angeles, CA
    12/09/2015*
    6:00 pm, MW Net
    at Boise State L 66–67  5–4
    Taco Bell Arena (4,151)
    Boise, ID
    12/12/2015*
    6:00 pm
    at Cal State Fullerton W 82–70  6–4
    Titan Gym (778)
    Fullerton, CA
    12/18/2015*
    6:00 pm, TheW.tv
    Jacksonville State W 77–60  7–4
    Gersten Pavilion (778)
    Los Angeles, CA
    WCC regular season
    12/21/2015
    6:00 pm, RTNW
    at Portland L 60–87  7–5
    (0–1)
    Chiles Center (1,286)
    Portland, OR
    12/23/2015
    6:00 pm, RTNW
    at Gonzaga L 62–85  7–6
    (0–2)
    McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    01/02/2016
    5:00 pm, TWCSN
    at Pepperdine L 65–68 OT 7–7
    (0–3)
    Firestone Fieldhouse (1,516)
    Malibu, CA
    01/07/2016
    7:00 pm, TheW.tv
    Saint Mary's L 48–73  7–8
    (0–4)
    Gersten Pavilion (1,791)
    Los Angeles, CA
    01/09/2016
    3:00 pm, TWCSN
    Pacific L 58–60  7–9
    (0–5)
    Gersten Pavilion (1,595)
    Los Angeles, CA
    01/14/2016
    7:00 pm, TheW.tv
    at San Francisco W 87–83  8–9
    (1–5)
    War Memorial Gymnasium (1,138)
    San Francisco, CA
    01/16/2016
    8:00 pm, CSNBA
    at Santa Clara W 76–66  9–9
    (2–5)
    Leavey Center (1,572)
    Santa Clara, CA
    01/21/2016
    8:00 pm, TWCSN
    BYU L 80–91  9–10
    (2–6)
    Gersten Pavilion (2,681)
    Los Angeles, CA
    01/23/2016
    3:00 pm, TWCSN
    San Diego W 67–63  10–10
    (3–6)
    Gersten Pavilion (3,120)
    Los Angeles, CA
    01/28/2016
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    at BYU L 62–87  10–11
    (3–7)
    Marriott Center (12,816)
    Provo, UT
    01/30/2016
    1:00 pm, TWCSN
    at San Diego L 69–77  10–12
    (3–8)
    Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,548)
    San Diego, CA
    02/04/2016
    7:00 pm, RTNW
    Gonzaga L 63–92  10–13
    (3–9)
    Gersten Pavilion (3,422)
    Los Angeles, CA
    02/06/2016
    3:00 pm, TheW.tv
    Portland L 78–92  10–14
    (3–10)
    Gersten Pavilion (1,852)
    Los Angeles, CA
    02/11/2016
    7:00 pm, TheW.tv
    at Pacific W 77–72  11–14
    (4–10)
    Alex G. Spanos Center (2,190)
    Stockton, CA
    02/13/2016
    8:00 pm, CSNBA
    at Saint Mary's L 62–68  11–15
    (4–11)
    McKeon Pavilion (3,165)
    Moraga, CA
    02/18/2016
    7:00 pm, TheW.tv
    Santa Clara L 72–76  11–16
    (4–12)
    Gersten Pavilion (1,721)
    Los Angeles, CA
    02/20/2016
    1:00 pm, TWCSN
    San Francisco W 100–87 OT 12–16
    (5–12)
    Gersten Pavilion (3,407)
    Los Angeles, CA
    02/27/2016
    1:00 pm, TWCSN
    Pepperdine W 90–83 2OT 13–16
    (6–12)
    Gersten Pavilion (2,041)
    Los Angeles, CA
    WCC Tournament
    03/04/2016
    6:00 pm, TheW.tv/BYUtv
    vs. San Diego
    First round
    W 64–61  14–16
    Orleans Arena (6,689)
    Paradise, NV
    03/05/2016
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Saint Mary's
    Quarterfinals
    L 48–60  14–17
    Orleans Arena (7,209)
    Paradise, NV
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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