2020–21 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represents Loyola Marymount University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions are led by first-year head coach Stan Johnson. They play their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as members of the West Coast Conference
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Conference | West Coast Conference |
2020–21 record | 8–6 (3–3 WCC) |
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Home arena | Gersten Pavilion |
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No. 1 Gonzaga | 9 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 6 | – | 2 | .750 | 15 | – | 4 | .789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | 2 | – | 7 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | 0 | – | 8 | .000 | 6 | – | 11 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 WCC Tournament winner As of February 4, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The Lions 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.[1] 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.[2]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Jonathan Dos Anjos | 10 | F | 6'7" | 202 | Freshman | Curitiba, Brazil | Transferred to Florida SouthWestern State College |
Deovaunta Williams | 12 | G | 6'1" | 160 | Freshman | Memphis, TN | Transferred to Walters State CC |
Reilly Seebold | 15 | G | 6'1" | 161 | Freshman | Dallas, TX | Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons |
Erik Johnansson | 20 | G | 6'6" | 185 | Senior | Södertälje, Sweden | Graduated |
Seikou Sisoho Jawara | 21 | G | 6'3" | 194 | Freshman | Mataró, Spain | Transferred to Weber State |
Lazar Živanović | 22 | G | 6'7" | 195 | Freshman | Šabac, Serbia | Not on team roster |
Jordan Bell | 23 | F | 6'8" | 221 | RS Junior | Inglewood, CA | Graduate transferred to Pacific |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Kodye Pugh | 5 | F | 6'8" | 205 | RS Senior | Baltimore, MD | Transferred from Stanford. Will be eligible to play immediately since Pugh graduated from Stanford. |
Quentin Jackson Jr. | 10 | G | 6'2" | 180 | RS Senior | Cary, NC | Transferred from Temple. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jackson Jr. graduated from Temple. |
2020 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jalin Anderson PG |
Chandler, AZ | Compass Prep | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jul 24, 2020 | |
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Mayoum Mayoum SG |
Melbourne, Australia | The Potter's House Christian Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 1, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr | ||||||
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2021 recruiting class
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Lamaj Lewis SG |
Bellflower, CA | St. John Bosco High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 13, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:![]() | ||||||
James Nobles SG |
Van Nuys, CA | Birmingham High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | May 13, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:![]() | ||||||
David Elliott SG |
Van Nuys, CA | Birmingham High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 14, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 25, 2020* 5:00 pm |
Southern Utah | W 85–83 | 1–0 |
Gersten Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
November 28, 2020* 3:00 pm, BTN |
at Minnesota | L 73–88 | 1–1 |
Williams Arena (0) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
November 30, 2020* 5:00 pm, BTN |
at Minnesota | L 64–67 | 1–2 |
Williams Arena (0) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
December 4, 2020* 7:00 pm |
Long Beach State | W 85–61 | 2–2 |
Gersten Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 7, 2020* 5:00 pm |
at UC Santa Barbara | L 58–69 | 2–3 |
The Thunderdome (0) Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
December 12, 2020* 2:00 pm |
UC Santa Barbara | W 81–76 | 3–3 |
Gersten Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 17, 2020* 6:00 pm, Stadium |
UC Irvine | W 51–48 | 4–3 |
Gersten Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 19, 2019* 7:00 pm |
Cal Poly | W 76–52 | 5–3 |
Gersten Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
WCC regular season | |||||||||||
January 10, 2021 4:00 pm |
San Francisco | W 68–60 | 6–3 (1–0) |
Gersten Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, NBCSBA |
at Pacific | L 49–58 | 6–4 (1–1) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (0) Stockton, CA | |||||||
January 19, 2021 6:00 pm, FS West |
San Diego | W 72–69 OT | 7–4 (2–1) |
Gersten Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
January 21, 2021 5:00 pm, Stadium |
Saint Mary's | L 61–65 | 7–5 (2–2) |
Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
January 23, 2021 4:00 pm |
Santa Clara | L 69–72 | 7–6 (2–3) |
Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
January 25, 2021 2:00 pm |
at Portland | W 75–50 | 8–6 (3–3) |
Chiles Center Portland, OR | |||||||
January 30, 2021 2:00 pm |
at San Diego | Postponed | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | ||||||||
February 4, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Gonzaga | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA | |||||||||
February 6, 2021 3:00 pm |
at Saint Mary's | Postponed | University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA | ||||||||
February 11, 2021 6:00 pm |
Pepperdine | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 13, 2021 4:00 pm |
Pacific | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 16, 2021 |
at Santa Clara | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA | |||||||||
February 18, 2021 6:00 pm |
at San Francisco | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
February 20, 2021 CBSSN |
BYU | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 25, 2021 |
at Pepperdine | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | |||||||||
February 27, 2021 4:00 pm |
Portland | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
WCC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 4–9, 2021 |
vs. | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
Source[3]
References
- https://www.coachesdatabase.com/mike-dunlap-fired-lmu/
- "Stan Johnson hired as Loyola Marymount basketball coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- "LMULIONS.com :: Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.lmulions.com. Retrieved November 19, 2020.