2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
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Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions | |
Conference | West Coast Conference |
Record | 13–8 (5–4 WCC) |
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Home arena | Gersten Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 9 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 19 | – | 3 | .864 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | 16 | – | 6 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | 17 | – | 6 | .739 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 16 | – | 7 | .696 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | 13 | – | 8 | .619 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 3 | – | 6 | .333 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 1 | – | 9 | .100 | 4 | – | 19 | .174 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 WCC tournament winner As of January 30, 2024 |
The 2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lion's men's basketball team represents Loyola Marymount University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by fifth-year head coach Stan Johnson, play their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as a member of the West Coast Conference.
Previous season
The Lions finished the 2023–24 season 12–19, 5–11 in conference play good for 7th place in the conference. They lost in the second round of the WCC Tournament to Portland.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Justice Hill | 3 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | Little Rock, AR | Transferred to Murray State to play football |
Justin Wright | 5 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Greenville, NC | Transferred to UNC Asheville |
Noah Taitz | 10 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Junior | Las Vegas, NV | Transferred to Utah Valley[1] |
Lars Thiemann | 15 | F/C | 7'1" | 260 | GS Senior | Krefeld, Germany | Graduated; Signed to play with Telekom Baskets Bonn |
Michael Graham | 21 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Transferred to Hofstra |
Keli Leaupepe | 34 | F | 6'6" | 240 | GS Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Graduated; Signed to play with Sydney Kings |
Dominick Harris | 55 | G | 6'3" | 190 | RS Junior | Murrieta, CA | Transferred to UCLA[2] |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Myron "MJ" Amey Jr. | 5 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Vacaville, CA | San Jose State |
Jan Vide | 7 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Sophomore | Domžale, Slovenia | UCLA |
Jevon Porter | 14 | F | 6'11" | 225 | Junior | Columbia, MO | Pepperdine |
Matar Diop | 21 | F | 6'10" | 213 | Sophomore | Dakar, Senegal | Nebraska |
Caleb Stone-Carrawell | 25 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Sixth Year | Charlotte, NC | Utah Valley |
Recruiting classes
2024 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Marley Zeller G |
Portland, OR | Central Catholic HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Jael Martin F |
Carlsbad, CA | Carlsbad, CA | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Life Pacific | W 99–56 | 1–0 |
22 – Merkviladze | 9 – Merkviladze | 8 – Johnston | Gersten Pavilion (1,288) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC Irvine | L 51–66 | 1–1 |
19 – Porter | 12 – Porter | 3 – Johnston | Gersten Pavilion (1,144) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
November 16, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Saint Louis | L 71–77 | 1–2 |
27 – Johnston | 12 – Merkviladze | 2 – Tied | Chaifetz Arena (5,210) St. Louis, MO | ||||
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
North Dakota Cancún Challenge campus site game |
L 73–77 | 1–3 |
17 – Stone-Carrawell | 9 – Porter | 4 – Johnston | Gersten Pavilion (1,121) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
November 26, 2024* 5:30 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Belmont Cancún Challenge Riviera Division semifinals |
W 77–63 | 2–3 |
22 – Johnston | 12 – Porter | 4 – Porter | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (417) Cancún, Mexico | ||||
November 27, 2024* 5:30 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Wyoming Cancún Challenge Riviera Division championships |
W 73–70 | 3–3 |
29 – Porter | 7 – Tied | 5 – Johnston | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (853) Cancún, Mexico | ||||
December 4, 2024* 3:00 p.m., MW Network |
at Colorado State | L 54–83 | 3–4 |
12 – Johnston | 7 – Merkviladze | 2 – Tied | Moby Arena (4,247) Fort Collins, CO | ||||
December 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Nevada | W 68–64 | 4–4 |
19 – Merkviladze | 8 – Porter | 4 – Vide | Gersten Pavilion (1,370) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
December 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Prairie View A&M | W 76–75 | 5–4 |
23 – Johnston | 12 – Porter | 9 – Porter | Gersten Pavilion (769) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC Santa Barbara | W 60–58 | 6–4 |
15 – Stone-Carrawell | 7 – Merkviladze | 5 – Johnston | Gersten Pavilion (962) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
December 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern | W 89–73 | 7–4 |
24 – Merkviladze | 8 – Porter | 5 – Johnston | Gersten Pavilion (789) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
December 22, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
North Alabama | W 85–69 | 8–4 |
28 – Stone-Carrawell | 12 – Merkviladze | 8 – Porter | Gersten Pavilion (818) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
WCC regular season | |||||||||||
December 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at San Francisco | L 55–70 | 8–5 (0–1) |
22 – Porter | 6 – Tied | 3 – Johnston | Sobrato Center (2,438) San Francisco, CA | ||||
December 30, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Washington State | L 59–73 | 8–6 (0–2) |
20 – Stone-Carrawell | 8 – Merkviladze | 3 – Porter | Spokane Arena (3,449) Spokane, WA | ||||
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Oregon State | W 82–61 | 9–6 (1–2) |
22 – Porter | 13 – Porter | 7 – Johnston | Gersten Pavilion (1,019) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 19 Gonzaga | L 68–96 | 9–7 (1–3) |
18 – Johnston | 8 – Porter | 3 – Vide | Gersten Pavilion (2,369) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
January 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Saint Mary's | L 56–81 | 9–8 (1–4) |
16 – Stone-Carrawell | 5 – Vide | 2 – 3 players | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,344) Moraga, CA | ||||
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Santa Clara | W 57–54 | 10–8 (2–4) |
17 – Stone-Carrawell | 7 – Merkviladze | 4 – Johnston | Gersten Pavilion (1,499) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
San Diego | W 77–70 | 11–8 (3–4) |
18 – Merkviladze | 12 – Porter | 4 – Porter | Gersten Pavilion (1,152) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Pacific | W 73–68 | 12–8 (4–4) |
24 – Amey Jr. | 8 – Porter | 5 – Johnston | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,064) Stockton, CA | ||||
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Portland | W 88–63 | 13–8 (5–4) |
16 – Merkviladze | 10 – Porter | 4 – Johnston | Gersten Pavilion (1,049) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at San Diego | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | |||||||||
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Gonzaga | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
San Francisco | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Pepperdine Game rescheduled due to Los Angeles wildfires.[3] |
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | |||||||||
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Pacific | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Portland | Chiles Center Portland, OR | |||||||||
February 20, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Santa Clara | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Pepperdine | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 27, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Saint Mary's | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
WCC tournament | |||||||||||
March 6–11, 2025 TBA |
vs. | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
Source[4]
References
- ^ "UVU men's hoops officially signs two more transfers". Daily Herald. July 12, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ Bolch, Ben (April 27, 2024). "Dominick Harris is newest member of UCLA's transfer class: The Quick Fix Six". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Rescheduled Date". Pepperdine Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ "LMULIONS.com :: Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.lmulions.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.