2016–17 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

2016–17 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball

Conference	West Coast Conference
2016–17 record	2–2 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach	Mike Dunlap (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Reggie Morris, Jr.
Assistant coach	Ray Johnson
Assistant coach	Brannon Hays
Home arena	Gersten Pavilion

2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#8 Gonzaga	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
#12 Saint Mary's	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
San Francisco	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
BYU	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Pepperdine	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Portland	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Pacific	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Loyola Marymount	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
San Diego	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Santa Clara	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375


† 2017 West Coast Conference Tournament winner As of Dec. 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represents Loyola Marymount University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions are led by third year head coach Mike Dunlap. The Lions compete in the West Coast Conference and play their home games at Gersten Pavilion.

Previous season

The Lions finished the season 14–17, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place. They defeated San Diego in the first round of the WCC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Saint Mary's.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Adom Jacko	4	F	6'8"	225	Junior	Upland, CA	Playing professional overseas
Matt Hayes	5	G	6'1"	170	Junior	Elk Grove, CA	Left the team due to personal reasons
Tyler Baptiste	33	G	5'11"	175	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Walk-on; didn't return
Martin Mornar	42	F	6'9"	205	Senior	Zagreb, Croatia	Graduated
David Humphries	45	G	6'4"	210	Senior	Adelaide, Australia	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kelvin Amayo	2	G	6'4"	220	Senior	Newark, NJ	Transferred from Iona. Will be eligible to play immediately since Amayo graduated from Iona.
Stefan Jovanovic	15	C	6'10"	235	Senior	Kraljevo, Serbia	Transferred from Hawaii. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jovanovic graduated from Hawaii.
Trevor Manuel	34	F	6'9"	200	Sophomore	Lansing, MI	Transferred from Oregon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Manuel will have to sit out in the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of eligibility left.

Recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Donald Gipson #70 SF	Los Angeles, CA	Fairfax High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 19, 2015
Donald Gipson #70 SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Mattias Markusson C	Stockholm, Sweden	Jamtland Basket	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	N/A
Mattias Markusson C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2016 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2016 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting class of 2017

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ryse Williams #53 SG	Redondo Beach, CA	Redondo Union High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 18, 2016
Ryse Williams #53 SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Zafir Williams #56 PF	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Polytechnic High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 20, 2016
Zafir Williams #56 PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72
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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2017 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2016 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	2	Amayo, KelvinKelvin Amayo	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	NIA Prep Iona	Newark, NJ
1.5 !G	3	Tutu, MunisMunis Tutu	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2.0 !So	La Lumiere School	Winsdor, ON
1.5 !G	5	Gipson, DonaldDonald Gipson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Fairfax HS	Los Angeles, CA
1.5 !G	10	Brown, BrandonBrandon Brown	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	4.0 !Sr	César Chávez HS Phoenix College	Laveen, AZ
3.5 !F	11	Herman, PetrPetr Herman	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Canarias Academy	Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
2.5 !G/F	12	Haney, StevenSteven Haney	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	St. Aquinas HS Central Florida	Fort Lauderdale, FL
1.5 !G	13	Crawford, MilesMiles Crawford (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2.0 !So	Elev8 Sports Inst	Denton, TX
5.0 !C	14	Markusson, MattiasMattias Markusson	85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Kfum Jämtland BBK	Vasterled, Stockholm, Sweden
5.0 !C	15	Jovanovic, StefanStefan Jovanovic	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bishop Montgomery HS	Kraljevo, Serbia
1.5 !G	20	Johansson, ErikErik Johansson (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Täljegymnasiet	Södertälje, Sweden
2.5 !G/F	22	Tuach, BuayBuay Tuach	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	South HS Northeast CC	Omaha, NE
3.5 !F	24	Johnson, ShamarShamar Johnson	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Pine Forest HS Pensacola State College	Pensacola, FL
1.5 !G	25	McClendon, JefferyJeffery McClendon	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Eastside HS	Lancaster, CA
3.5 !F	34	Manuel, TrevorTrevor Manuel (I)	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Everett HS Oregon	Lansing, MI

Head coach

Mike Dunlap (Loyola Marymount)

Assistant coach(es)

Reggie Morris, Jr. (Howard)
Patrick Sandle (San Francisco State)
Brannon Hays (Cal Lutheran)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/04/2016* 7:00 PM	Sonoma State	W 80–50		Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM	Vanguard	W 99–51	1–0	Gersten Pavilion (2,118) Los Angeles, CA
11/14/2016* 7:00 PM	at Nevada	L 64–79	1–1	Lawlor Events Center (6,176) Reno, NV
11/17/2016* 7:00 PM, SNY/ESPN3	Connecticut	L 62–65	1–2	Gersten Pavilion (4,156) Los Angeles, CA
11/25/2016* 7:00 PM	Portland State	W 78–62	2–2	Gersten Pavilion (1,219) Los Angeles, CA
12/08/2016* 7:00 PM	Southern Utah			Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
12/10/2016* 7:00 PM	at Cal State Northridge			Matadome Northridge, CA
12/17/2016* 4:00 PM	Incarnate Word			Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
12/19/2016* 6:00 PM	at Colorado State			Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
12/22/2016* 7:00 PM	Texas–Arlington			Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
12/26/2016* 5:00 PM	Morgan State			Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
WCC regular season
12/29/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU	Saint Mary's			Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
12/31/2016 1:00 PM, SPCSN	BYU			Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
01/05/2017 7:00 PM	at Pepperdine			Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
01/07/2017 3:00 PM, SPCSN	Santa Clara			Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
01/12/2017 6:00 PM, RTNW	at Gonzaga			McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
01/14/2017 7:00 PM, RTNW	at Portland			Chiles Center Portland, OR
01/19/2017 7:00 PM, SPCSN	San Diego			Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
01/21/2017 1:00 PM, SPCSN	at Santa Clara			Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
01/26/2017 7:00 PM	Pacific			Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
01/28/2017 6:00 PM, BYUtv	at BYU			Marriott Center Provo, UT
02/02/2017 7:00 PM	at San Diego			Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
02/04/2017 7:00 PM	at San Francisco			War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
02/09/2017 7:00 PM, SPCSN	Gonzaga			Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
02/11/2017 1:00 PM, SPCSN	Portland			Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
02/16/2017 8:00 PM, SPCSN	at Saint Mary's			McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
02/18/2017 3:00 PM, SPCSN	Pepperdine			Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
02/23/2017 7:00 PM	San Francisco			Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
02/25/2017 7:00 PM	at Pacific			Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
WCC Tournament
03/02–07/2017	vs.			Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball

Venues	Gersten Pavilion (1981–present)

Culture & lore	History Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story

People	Head coaches

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