2020–21 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

2020–21 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 WCC Tournament winner ; As of February 4, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
2020–21 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
2020–21 record	8–6 (3–3 WCC)
Head coach	Stan Johnson (1st season);
Assistant coaches	David Carter; Allen Edwards; Greg Youncofski;
Home arena	Gersten Pavilion

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

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
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
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Jalin Anderson PG	Recruiting 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
Mayoum Mayoum SG	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 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

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
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
Lamaj Lewis SG	Recruiting 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
James Nobles SG	Recruiting 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
David Elliott SG	Recruiting 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: "Loyola Marymount Lions 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2021 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2021 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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

Stan Johnson (Bemidji State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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 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
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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.

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[1] ttps://www.coachesdatabase.com/mike-dunlap-fired-lmu/

[2] "Stan Johnson hired as Loyola Marymount basketball coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-03-25.

[3] "LMULIONS.com :: Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.lmulions.com. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
Venues	Gersten Pavilion (1981–present)
Culture & lore	History Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story
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2020–21 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
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