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
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	22–12 (8–8 WCC)
Head coach	Mike Dunlap (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Derrick Clark Patrick Sandle Jeff Strohm
Home arena	Gersten Pavilion
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Gonzaga	16	–	0		1.000			33	–	4		.892
Saint Mary's †	11	–	5		.688			22	–	12		.647
BYU	11	–	5		.688			19	–	13		.594
San Francisco	9	–	7		.563			21	–	10		.677
Loyola Marymount	8	–	8		.500			22	–	12		.647
Santa Clara	8	–	8		.500			16	–	15		.516
San Diego	7	–	9		.438			21	–	15		.583
Pepperdine	6	–	10		.375			16	–	18		.471
Pacific	4	–	12		.250			14	–	18		.438
Portland	0	–	16		.000			7	–	25		.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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Steven Haney	12	G/F	6'6"	197	RS Senior	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Graduated
Mikail Simmons	13	F	6'8"	212	Freshman	Plano, TX	Transferred to Bossier Parish CC
Dylan Causwell	22	F	6'7"	197	Junior	Johns Creek, GA	Graduate transferred to Southeastern
Liam Eberhardt	34	F	6'7"	190	Freshman	Seattle, WA	Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jordan Bell	23	G/F	6'8"	225	RS Sophomore	Inglewood, CA	Junior 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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Eli Scott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 243 lb (110 kg) So Chino Hills HS Chino Hills, CA F 1 Zafir Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 241 lb (109 kg) So Long Beach Poly Long Beach, CA G 2 Donald Gipson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 213 lb (97 kg) RS So Fairfax HS Los Angeles, CA G 3 Cameron Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Forest Trail Academy Pensacola State College Greenville, SC G 5 James Batemon III 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr University 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 Sr Canarias Academy Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic G/F 13 Dameane Douglas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr San Joaquin Memorial Hanford, CA C 14 Mattias Markusson 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Jr Kfum Jämtland BBK Vasterled, Stockholm, Sweden G 15 Joe Quintana 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Bonita HS West Covina, CA G 20 Erik Johansson (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Jr Täljegymnasiet Södertälje, Sweden F 23 Jordan Bell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) RS So Inglewood Compton College Inglewood, CA G 25 Jeffery McClendon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Sr Eastside HS Lancaster, CA F 35 Ivan Alipiev 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Lycée Alphonse de Lamartine Sofia, Bulgaria	Head coach Mike Dunlap (Loyola Marymount) Assistant coach(es) Patrick Sandle (San Francisco State) Derrick Clark (Cal Lutheran) Jeff Strohm (Eastern Illinois) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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.

Source^[1]

References

1. "LMULIONS.com :: Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.lmulions.com.