2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record6–4 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGersten Pavilion
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Mary's 0 – 0   – 9 – 2   .818
Oregon State 0 – 0   – 8 – 2   .800
San Francisco 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
Washington State 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
No. 13 Gonzaga 0 – 0   – 8 – 3   .727
Loyola Marymount 0 – 0   – 6 – 4   .600
Santa Clara 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583
Pepperdine 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455
Pacific 0 – 0   – 5 – 8   .385
Portland 0 – 0   – 4 – 8   .333
San Diego 0 – 0   – 3 – 8   .273
† 2025 WCC tournament winner
As of December 18, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

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
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 Redshirt 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
Myron "MJ" Amey Jr. 5 G 6'2" 185 Redshirt 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

College recruiting information
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)  
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
  • 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) GS 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

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 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       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Alabama       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
WCC regular season
December 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at San Francisco       Sobrato Center 
San Francisco, CA
December 30, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Washington State       Spokane Arena 
Spokane, WA
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oregon State       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Gonzaga       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Saint Mary's       University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
January 11, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Pepperdine       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Santa Clara       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		San Diego       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Pacific       Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
January 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Portland       Gersten Pavilion 
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 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[3]

References

  1. ^ "UVU men's hoops officially signs two more transfers". Daily Herald. July 12, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "LMULIONS.com :: Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.lmulions.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.