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2020–21 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by first-year head coach Stan Johnson. They played their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as members of the West Coast Conference

2020–21 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record13–9 (7–5 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGersten Pavilion
Seasons
2020–21 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga † 15 – 0   1.000 31 – 1   .969
No. 23 BYU 10 – 3   .769 20 – 7   .741
Loyola Marymount 7 – 5   .583 13 – 9   .591
Pepperdine 7 – 6   .538 15 – 12   .556
Pacific 6 – 7   .462 9 – 9   .500
Santa Clara 4 – 5   .444 12 – 8   .600
Saint Mary's 4 – 6   .400 14 – 10   .583
San Francisco 4 – 9   .308 11 – 14   .440
San Diego 2 – 7   .222 3 – 11   .214
Portland 0 – 11   .000 6 – 15   .286
† 2021 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
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 for 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

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
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

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jalin Anderson
PG 		Chandler, AZ Compass Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jul 24, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 0
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 
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 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2020 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2020 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2021 Recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2021)
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 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN grade: 0
James Nobles
SG 		Van Nuys, CA Birmingham High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) May 13, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN grade: 0
David Elliott
SG 		Van Nuys, CA Birmingham High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 14, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     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:

Roster

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2020–21 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Eli Scott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Chino Hills HS Chino Hills, CA
G/F 1 Dameane Douglas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS So San Joaquin Memorial HS Hanford, CA
G 2 Joe Quintana 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Bonita HS West Covina, CA
F 3 Lazar Nekić 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 231 lb (105 kg) So Tri-City Christian School Belgrade, Serbia
F 5 Kodye Pugh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Blair Academy
Stanford 		Baltimore, MD
F 10 Quentin Jackson, Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Sr Cape Fear Christian Academy
Temple 		Cary, NC
F 11 Parker Dortch 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Sr Northern Burlington HS
Kaskaskia College 		Columbus, NJ
G 12 Jalin Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Dream City Christian HS Jackson, TN
C 14 Mattias Markusson 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS Sr Kfum Jämtland BBK Vasterled, Stockholm, Sweden
G 20 Anthony Yu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr SPIRE Academy Foster City, CA
G 22 Luke Frasso 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Palos Verdes Peninsula HS Palos Verdes, CA
G 23 Mayoum Mayoum 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr The Potter's House Christian Academy Melbourne, Australia
F 34 Keli Leaupepe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 248 lb (112 kg) So Box Hill Senior Melbourne, Australia
F 35 Ivan Alipiev 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Lycée Alphonse de Lamartine Sofia, Bulgaria
G 40 L Simpson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon HS Chatsworth, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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 9, 2020*
2:00 pm, P12N 		at Stanford Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, 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
December 21, 2020*
6:00 pm 		California Baptist Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2020*
 at Boise State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues ExtraMile Arena 
Boise, ID
December 29, 2020*
4:00 pm, P12N 		at USC Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
WCC regular season
January 2, 2020
2:00 pm, WCC Network 		vs. Santa Clara Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Kaiser Permanente Arena 
Santa Cruz, CA
January 7, 2021
5:00 pm 		at Portland Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
January 10, 2021
4:00 pm 		San Francisco W 68–60  6–3
(1–0) 		Gersten Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 2020
6:00 pm, WCC Network 		at San Diego Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Gersten Pavilion 
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
rescheduled from January 14 		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
rescheduled from January 7 		W 75–50  8–6
(3–3) 		Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm 		at San Diego Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
February 4, 2021
6:00 pm 		at No. 1 Gonzaga Postponed due to COVID-19 issues McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
February 6, 2021
3:00 pm, WCC Network 		at Saint Mary's Canceled due to COVID-19 issues University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
February 11, 2021
6:00 pm 		Pepperdine Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 13, 2021
4:00 pm 		Pacific W 80–76  9–6
(4–3) 		Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 2021
6:00 pm 		at Santa Clara
rescheduled from January 2 		W 76–73  10–6
(5–3) 		Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
February 18, 2021
6:00 pm 		at San Francisco W 68–63  11–6
(6–3) 		War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, CA
February 20, 2021
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		BYU L 71–88  11–7
(6–4) 		Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 2021
6:00 pm 		at Pepperdine W 81–74  12–7
(7–4) 		Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
February 27, 2021
4:00 pm 		at Portland Canceled due to scheduling changes Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 1 Gonzaga
rescheduled from February 4 		L 69–86  12–8
(7–5) 		McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
WCC tournament
March 5, 2021
6:00 pm, Stadium 		(5) vs. (8) San Francisco
Second round 		W 70–66  13–8
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 6, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		(5) vs. (4) Saint Mary's
Quarterfinals 		L 47–52  13–9
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Mike Dunlap fired after six seasons at LMU". March 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Stan Johnson hired as Loyola Marymount basketball coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "LMULIONS.com :: Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.lmulions.com. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
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