2023–24 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

2023–24 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
2023–24 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	7–9 (0–2 WCC)
Head coach	Stan Johnson (4th season);
Assistant coaches	David Carter; Greg Youncofski; David Marek;
Home arena	Gersten Pavilion

2023–24 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Saint Mary's	3	–	0	1.000	12	–	6	.667
Santa Clara	3	–	0	1.000	12	–	6	.667
San Francisco	2	–	0	1.000	13	–	4	.765
No. 23 Gonzaga	2	–	1	.667	11	–	5	.688
Portland	1	–	1	.500	7	–	10	.412
Pepperdine	1	–	2	.333	8	–	10	.444
Loyola Marymount	0	–	2	.000	7	–	9	.438
San Diego	0	–	3	.000	10	–	8	.556
Pacific	0	–	3	.000	6	–	12	.333

† 2024 WCC tournament winner As of January 12, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represents Loyola Marymount University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by fourth-year head coach Stan Johnson, play their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2022–23 season 19–12, 9–7 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to BYU.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jalin Anderson	0	G	6'3"	175	Junior	Jackson, TN	Transferred to Ball State
Dameane Douglas	1	G/F	6'7"	205	RS Senior	Hanford, CA	Left the team due to personal reaons
Justin Ahrens	2	G	6'6"	195	GS Senior	Versailles, OH	Graduated
Chase Stephens	3	G	6'3"	170	Freshman	Riverside, CA	Transferred to Maryland
Kwane Marble	11	G	6'5"	206	Senior	Denver, CO	Graduate transferred to Niagara
James Nobles	14	G	6'4"	160	RS Freshman	North Hollywood, CA	Transferred
Cameron Shelton	20	G	6'2"	185	RS Senior	Chino, CA	Graduated
Kian Nader	40	G	6'1"	170	Junior	Tarzana, CA	Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Justice Hill	3	G	6'0"	175	Senior	Little Rock, AR	LSU
Will Johnston	4	G	6'3"	180	Junior	Sydney, Australia	UTRGV
Justin Wright	5	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Greenville, NC	North Carolina Central
Lars Thiemann	15	C	7'1"	260	GS Senior	Krefeld, Germany	California
Dominick Harris	55	G	6'3"	185	RS Junior	Murrieta, CA	Gonzaga

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aaron McBride PF	Corona, CA	Centennial HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 1, 2022
Aaron McBride PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Jovan Ristic SF	Belgrade Serbia	Calusa Preparatory School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jul 6, 2023
Jovan Ristic SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2023 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2023 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Justice Hill	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Little Rock Christian Academy LSU	Little Rock, AR
G	4	Will Johnston	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	The King's School UTRGV	Sydney, Australia
G	5	Justin Wright	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Farmville Central HS North Carolina Central	Greenville, NC
F	8	Jovan Ristic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Calusa Preparatory School	Belgrade, Serbia
G	10	Noah Taitz	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Bishop Gorman HS Stanford	Las Vegas, NV
G	13	Lamaj Lewis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	St. John Charter HS	Paramount, CA
F/C	15	Lars Thiemann	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	GS	Bayer Giants U19 California	Krefeld, Germany
F	16	Aaron McBride	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Centennial HS	Corona, CA
F	21	Michael Graham	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Canterbury School Elon	Brooklyn, NY
C	22	Rick Issanza	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Sr	Bella Vista Prep Oklahoma	Kinshasa, Congo
F	23	Alex Merkviladze	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Modesto Christian School Cal State Northridge	Kutaisi, Georgia
F	34	Keli Leaupepe	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Box Hill Senior	Melbourne, Australia
G	41	Kevin Carney (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Sacred Heart Prep	Menlo Park, CA
G	55	Dominick Harris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Rancho Christian HS Gonzaga	Murrieta, CA

Head coach

Stan Johnson (Bemidji State)

Assistant coach(es)

David Carter (Saint Mary's)
Greg Youncofski (Kansas)
David Marek (Southern Utah)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Westcliff	W 109–68	1–0	18 – Merkviladze	8 – Johnston	5 – Hill	Gersten Pavilion (1,430) Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Yale	L 80–83	1–1	21 – Harris	5 – Tied	4 – Johnston	Gersten Pavilion (1,571) Los Angeles, CA
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Jackson State	W 88–66	2–1	23 – Hill	12 – Leaupepe	8 – Hill	Gersten Pavilion (1,015) Los Angeles, CA
November 19, 2023* 10:30 a.m., FloSports	vs. Stephen F. Austin Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals	L 76–86	2–2	24 – Hill	8 – Leaupepe	4 – Leaupepe	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 20, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloSports	vs. Oakland Cayman Islands Classic Semifinals	L 69–74	2–3	22 – Johnston	7 – Thiemann	4 – Harris	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 21, 2023* 8:00 a.m., FloSports	vs. FIU Cayman Islands Classic 7th place game	W 61–60	3–3	15 – Wright	8 – Wright	2 – Tied	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	UTEP	W 67–47	4–3	20 – Wright	9 – Merkviladze	4 – Hill	Gersten Pavilion (750) Los Angeles, CA
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Central Arkansas	W 90–63	5–3	31 – Harris	7 – Wright	7 – Hill	Gersten Pavilion (752) Los Angeles, CA
December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	at Nevada	L 59–73	5–4	15 – Johnston	6 – Merkviladze	4 – Johnston	Lawlor Events Center (7,851) Reno, NV
December 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	vs. UNLV Jack Jones Classic	W 78–75	6–4	28 – Harris	9 – Merkviladze	7 – Hill	Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
December 16, 2023* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. UC Santa Barbara Jerry Colangelo Classic	L 59–68	6–5	18 – Merkviladze	9 – Merkviladze	5 – Hill	Footprint Center Phoenix, AZ
December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Detroit Mercy	W 76–56	7–5	19 – Wright	11 – Graham	6 – Wright	Gersten Pavilion (926) Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 16 Colorado State	L 67–76	7–6	27 – Johnston	5 – Issanza	3 – Tied	Gersten Pavilion (1,365) Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tarleton State	L 66–79	7–7	18 – Wright	5 – Tied	4 – Johnston	Gersten Pavilion (818) Los Angeles, CA
WCC regular season
January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	Santa Clara	L 57–68	7–8 (0–1)	14 – Leaupepe	9 – Merkviladze	3 – Harris	Gersten Pavilion (958) Los Angeles, CA
January 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Mary's	L 64–68	7–9 (0–2)	19 – Johnston	7 – Leaupepe	6 – Johnston	Gersten Pavilion (1,566) Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Pacific						Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	at San Francisco						War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
January 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pepperdine						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Portland						Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Saint Mary's						University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
January 30, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	at Gonzaga						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at San Diego						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
February 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Pepperdine						Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	Gonzaga						Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	San Francisco						Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 22, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Santa Clara						Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pacific						Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	San Diego						Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
March 2, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Portland						Chiles Center Portland, OR
WCC tournament
March 7–12, 2024 TBA	vs. TBA						Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[1]

References

↑ "LMULIONS.com :: Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.lmulions.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.

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