2016–17 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

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.

2016–17 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2016–17 record15–15 (8–10 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Reggie Morris, Jr.
  • Ray Johnson
  • Brannon Hays
Home arenaGersten Pavilion
2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga171 .944  372  .949
No. 22 Saint Mary's162 .889  295  .853
BYU126 .667  2212  .647
San Francisco108 .556  2013  .606
Santa Clara108 .556  1716  .515
Loyola Marymount810 .444  1515  .500
San Diego612 .333  1318  .419
Pepperdine513 .278  922  .290
Pacific414 .222  1122  .333
Portland216 .111  1122  .333
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Adom Jacko4F6'8"225JuniorUpland, CAPlaying professional overseas
Matt Hayes5G6'1"170JuniorElk Grove, CALeft the team due to personal reasons
Tyler Baptiste33G5'11"175SophomoreLos Angeles, CAWalk-on; didn't return
Martin Mornar42F6'9"205SeniorZagreb, CroatiaGraduated
David Humphries45G6'4"210SeniorAdelaide, AustraliaGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Kelvin Amayo2G6'4"220SeniorNewark, NJTransferred from Iona. Will be eligible to play immediately since Amayo graduated from Iona.
Stefan Jovanovic15C6'10"235SeniorKraljevo, SerbiaTransferred from Hawaii. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jovanovic graduated from Hawaii.
Trevor Manuel34F6'9"200SophomoreLansing, MITransferred 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:   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
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 2 Kelvin Amayo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrNIA Prep
    Iona
    Newark, NJ
    G 3 Munis Tutu 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoLa Lumiere School Winsdor, ON
    G 5 Donald Gipson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrFairfax HS Los Angeles, CA
    G 10 Brandon Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) SrCésar Chávez HS
    Phoenix College
    Laveen, AZ
    F 11 Petr Herman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrCanarias Academy Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
    G/F 12 Steven Haney 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrSt. Aquinas HS
    Central Florida
    Fort Lauderdale, FL
    G 13 Miles Crawford (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoElev8 Sports Inst Denton, TX
    C 14 Mattias Markusson 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrKfum Jämtland BBK Vasterled, Stockholm, Sweden
    C 15 Stefan Jovanovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrBishop Montgomery HS Kraljevo, Serbia
    G 20 Erik Johansson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrTäljegymnasiet Södertälje, Sweden
    G/F 22 Buay Tuach 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrSouth HS
    Northeast CC
    Omaha, NE
    F 24 Shamar Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)255 lb (116 kg) SrPine Forest HS
    Pensacola State College
    Pensacola, FL
    G 25 Jeffery McClendon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoEastside HS Lancaster, CA
    F 34 Trevor Manuel (I)  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoEverett 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.

    References

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