2018–19 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represents Loyola Marymount University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions are led by fifth-year head coach Mike Dunlap. They play their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 22-12, 8-8 in WCC Play to tie for 5th place. They lost in the second round of the WCC tournament to Pepperdine. They received an at-large bid to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated California Baptist and Brown to advance to the semifinals where they lost to South Florida.

2018–19 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
CBI, Semifinals
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record22–12 (8–8 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGersten Pavilion
2018–19 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Gonzaga160 1.000334  .892
Saint Mary's115 .6882212  .647
BYU115 .6881913  .594
San Francisco97 .5632110  .677
Loyola Marymount88 .5002212  .647
Santa Clara88 .5001615  .516
San Diego79 .4382115  .583
Pepperdine610 .3751618  .471
Pacific412 .2501418  .438
Portland016 .000725  .219
2019 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2017–18 season finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Portland in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Gonzaga.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Steven Haney12G/F6'6"197RS SeniorFort Lauderdale, FLGraduated
Mikail Simmons13F6'8"212FreshmanPlano, TXTransferred to Bossier Parish CC
Dylan Causwell22F6'7"197JuniorJohns Creek, GAGraduate transferred to Southeastern
Liam Eberhardt34F6'7"190FreshmanSeattle, WAWalk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jordan Bell23G/F6'8"225RS SophomoreInglewood, CAJunior college transferred from Compton College.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dameane Douglas
SF
Fresno, CA San Joaquin Memorial High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A Aug 7, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Ivan Alipiev
SF
Bulgaria BC Levski Sofia 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Mar 30, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2018 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2018 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Eli Scott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)243 lb (110 kg) SoChino Hills HS Chino Hills, CA
F 1 Zafir Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)241 lb (109 kg) SoLong Beach Poly Long Beach, CA
G 2 Donald Gipson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)213 lb (97 kg) RS SoFairfax HS Los Angeles, CA
G 3 Cameron Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)176 lb (80 kg) JrForest Trail Academy
Pensacola State College
Greenville, SC
G 5 James Batemon III 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)189 lb (86 kg) SrUniversity HS
North Dakota State College of Science
Milwaukee, WI
F 11 Petr Herman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)231 lb (105 kg) RS SrCanarias Academy Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
G/F 13 Dameane Douglas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrSan Joaquin Memorial Hanford, CA
C 14 Mattias Markusson 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)261 lb (118 kg) JrKfum Jämtland BBK Vasterled, Stockholm, Sweden
G 15 Joe Quintana 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoBonita HS West Covina, CA
G 20 Erik Johansson (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)186 lb (84 kg) JrTäljegymnasiet Södertälje, Sweden
F 23 Jordan Bell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)221 lb (100 kg) RS SoInglewood
Compton College
Inglewood, CA
G 25 Jeffery McClendon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)216 lb (98 kg) SrEastside HS Lancaster, CA
F 35 Ivan Alipiev 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrLycée 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 6, 2018*
5:00 pm
Westcliff University W 75–43  1–0
Gersten Pavilion (1,106)
Los Angeles, CA
November 10, 2018*
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
at UNLV W 61–50  2–0
Thomas & Mack Center (8,501)
Paradise, NV
November 13, 2018*
6:00 pm
Cal State Northridge W 79–64  3–0
Gersten Pavilion (862)
Los Angeles, CA
November 16, 2018*
5:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Georgetown
Jamaica Classic
W 65–52  4–0
Montego Bay Convention Centre (1,169)
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 18, 2018*
4:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Ohio
Jamaica Classic
W 65–56  5–0
Montego Bay Convention Centre 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 21, 2018*
7:00 pm
Central Connecticut
Jamaica Classic
W 76–74  6–0
Gersten Pavilion (644)
Los Angeles, CA
November 24, 2018*
7:30 pm
Florida A&M
Jamaica Classic
W 71–63  7–0
Gersten Pavilion (685)
Los Angeles, CA
November 29, 2018*
7:00 pm
Bethesda W 106–50  8–0
Gersten Pavilion (980)
Los Angeles, CA
December 2, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA L 58–82  8–1
Pauley Pavilion (8,242)
Los Angeles, CA
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Cal State Fullerton W 59–49  9–1
Titan Gym (1,024)
Fullerton, CA
December 15, 2018*
7:05 pm
at Portland State W 85–58  10–1
Viking Pavilion (1,055)
Portland, OR
December 19, 2018*
7:00 pm
Boise State W 70–69  11–1
Gersten Pavilion (1,279)
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2018*
7:00 pm
at UC Riverside L 53–60  11–2
SRC Arena (339)
Riverside, CA
December 28, 2018*
7:00 pm
UC Davis W 77–59  12–2
Gersten Pavilion (926)
Los Angeles, CA
WCC regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm, SPCSN
at Pepperdine L 62–77  12–3
(0–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,118)
Malibu, CA
January 5, 2019
3:00 pm
Portland W 76–64  13–3
(1–1)
Gersten Pavilion (815)
Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 2019
7:00 pm, SPCSN
Saint Mary's L 60–71  13–4
(1–2)
Gersten Pavilion (1,703)
Los Angeles, CA
January 17, 2019
6:00 pm, RTNW
at No. 5 Gonzaga L 55–73  13–5
(1–3)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 19, 2019
1:00 pm, SPCSN
Pepperdine W 74–70  14–5
(2–3)
Gersten Pavilion (1,646)
Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm
at San Diego L 58–71  14–6
(2–4)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,519)
San Diego, CA
January 26, 2019
6:00 pm
at Santa Clara W 69–61  15–6
(3–4)
Leavey Center (2,133)
Santa Clara, CA
January 31, 2019
7:30 pm
Pacific W 60–42  16–6
(4–4)
Gersten Pavilion (861)
Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 2019
6:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 49–67  16–7
(4–5)
Marriott Center (11,643)
Provo, UT
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm
San Diego L 63–65  16–8
(4–6)
Gersten Pavilion (989)
Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 2019
7:00 pm
at Portland W 72–55  17–8
(5–6)
Chiles Center (1,927)
Portland, OR
February 14, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 Gonzaga L 60–73  17–9
(5–7)
Gersten Pavilion (4,213)
Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 2019
1:00 pm, SPCSN
BYU L 62–70  17–10
(5–8)
Gersten Pavilion (3,692)
Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 2019
12:30 pm, SPCSN
Pacific W 63–56  18–10
(6–8)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,066)
Stockton, CA
February 28, 2019
8:00 pm, SPCSN
Santa Clara W 72–70  19–10
(7–8)
Gersten Pavilion (1,150)
Los Angeles, CA
March 2, 2019
1:00 pm, SPCSN
at San Francisco W 74–69  20–10
(8–8)
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,005)
San Francisco, CA
WCC tournament
March 8, 2019
10:00 pm, SPCSN
(5) vs. (8) Pepperdine
Second round
L 65–68  20–11
Orleans Arena (1,482)
Paradise, NV
College Basketball Invitational
March 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
at California Baptist
First round
W 56–55  21–11
CBU Events Center (2,346)
Riverside, CA
March 25, 2019*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Brown
Quarterfinals
W 81–63  22–11
Gersten Pavilion (657)
Los Angeles, CA
March 28, 2019*
4:00 pm
at South Florida
Semifinals
L 47–56  22–12
Yuengling Center (1,658)
Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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