2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

American college basketball season
2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record0-0 (0-0 WCC)
Head coach
  • Stan Johnson (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Lorenzo Romar
  • Ricky Muench
  • Louis Wilson
Home arenaGersten Pavilion
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 0 0   0 0  
Loyola Marymount 0 0   0 0  
Oregon State 0 0   0 0  
Pacific 0 0   0 0  
Pepperdine 0 0   0 0  
Portland 0 0   0 0  
Saint Mary's 0 0   0 0  
San Diego 0 0   0 0  
San Francisco 0 0   0 0  
Santa Clara 0 0   0 0  
Washington State 0 0   0 0  
† 2025 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024-25 Loyola Marymount Lion's men's basketball team will represent Loyola Marymount University during the 2024-25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, will be led by fifth-year head coach Stan Johnson, to 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
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 RS Junior Las Vegas, NV Transferred to Utah Valley
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

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Myron "MJ" Amey Jr. 5 G 6'2" 185 RS 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 Charlotte, NC Sixth Year Utah Valley

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marley Zeller
G
Portland, OR Central Catholic HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Jael Martin
F
Carlsbad, CA Carlsbad, CA 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2024 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2024 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Marley Zeller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Central Catholic HS Portland, OR
G 4 Will Johnston 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr The King's School
UTRGV
Sydney, Australia
G 5 M. J. Amey Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Scotland Prep (Pa.)
San Jose State
Vacaville, CA
G 7 Jan Vide 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So SEK El Castillo
UCLA
Domžale, Slovenia
F 8 Jovan Ristic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Calusa Preparatory School Belgrade, Serbia
G 10 Lamaj Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr St. John Charter HS Paramount, CA
F 14 Jevon Porter 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Tolton HS
Pepperdine
Columbia, MO
F 16 Aaron McBride 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Centennial HS Corona, CA
F 21 Matar Diop 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So Keystone Athletic Academy
Nebraska
Dakar, Senegal
C 22 Rick Issanza 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Bella Vista Prep
Oklahoma
Kinshasa, Congo
F 23 Alex Merkviladze 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Modesto Christian School
Cal State Northridge
Kutaisi, Georgia
G 24 Jael Martin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Carlsbad HS Carlsbad, CA
F 25 Caleb Stone-Carrawell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Cox Mill HS
Austin Peay
Utah Valley
Concord, NC
G 41 Kevin Carney (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Sacred Heart Prep Menlo Park, CA
F 42 George Tupy (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So St. Francis HS Sierra Madre, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 26th, 2024*
5:30 p.m.
vs. Belmont
Riviera Division Semifinals
      Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
Cancún, Mexico
November 27th, 2024*
--:-- p.m.
vs. Wyoming or Tulane
Riviera Division Consolation or Championship Game
      Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
Cancún, Mexico
WCC regular season
December 28th, 2024
--:-- p.m.
at San Francisco       Sobrato Center 
San Francisco, California
December 30th, 2024
--:-- p.m.
at Washington State       Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, Washington
January 2nd, 2025
--:-- p.m.
Oregon State       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
January 4th, 2025
--:-- p.m.
Gonzaga       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
January 7th, 2025
--:-- p.m.
at Saint Mary's       McKeon Pavilion 
Moraga, California
January 11th, 2025
--:-- p.m.
at Pepperdine       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
January 15th, 2025
--:-- p.m.
Santa Clara       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
January 18th, 2025
--:-- p.m.
San Diego       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
January 22nd, 2025
--:-- p.m.
at Pacific       Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, California
January 30th, 2025
--:-- p.m.
Portland       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
February 1st, 2024
--:-- p.m.
at San Diego       Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, California
February 6th, 2025
--:-- p.m.
at Gonzaga       McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, Washington
February 8th, 2025
--:-- p.m.
San Francisco       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
February 12th, 2025
--:-- p.m.
Pacific       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
February 15th, 2025
--:-- p.m.
at Portland       Chiles Center 
Portland, Oregon
February 19th, 2025
--:-- p.m.
at Santa Clara       Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, California
February 22nd, 2025
--:-- p.m.
Pepperdine       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
February 27th, 2025
--:-- p.m.
Saint Mary's
Senior Day or Night
      Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
WCC tournament
March 6th, 2025 - March 11th, 2025
--:-- p.m.
vs. TBD
TBD
      Orleans Arena 
Paradise, Nevada
*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. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
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