# 2016–17 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by third-year head coach Mike Dunlap. They played their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to BYU.

## Previous season

The Lions finished the 2015–16 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 before losing to Saint Mary's in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### 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 for 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. |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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. ||||||

### 2017 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2017 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2017 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | 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 | | UConn | 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 |
| 12/05/2016* 7:00 pm | | Boise State | L 79–80 | 2–3 | Gersten Pavilion (1,332) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/08/2016* 7:00 pm | | Southern Utah | W 75–68 | 3–3 | Gersten Pavilion (1,561) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/10/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Cal State Northridge | W 69–68 | 4–3 | Matadome (787) Northridge, CA |
| 12/17/2016* 4:00 pm | | Incarnate Word | W 91–90 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | Gersten Pavilion (1,612) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/19/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Colorado State | W 69–66 | 6–3 | Moby Arena (2,476) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | Texas–Arlington | L 77–80 | 6–4 | Gersten Pavilion (1,327) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/26/2016* 5:00 pm | | Morgan State | W 70–49 | 7–4 | Gersten Pavilion (1,849) Los Angeles, CA |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 19 Saint Mary's | L 60–72 | 7–5 (0–1) | Gersten Pavilion (2,461) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/31/2016 1:00 pm, SPCSN | | BYU | L 76–81 | 7–6 (0–2) | Gersten Pavilion (3,221) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | L 70–71 | 7–7 (0–3) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,572) Malibu, CA |
| 01/07/2017 3:00 pm, SPCSN | | Santa Clara | W 66–56 | 8–7 (1–3) | Gersten Pavilion (2,060) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/12/2017 6:00 pm, RTNW | | at No. 5 Gonzaga | L 55–93 | 8–8 (1–4) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 01/14/2017 7:00 pm, RTNW | | at Portland | W 79–78 | 9–8 (2–4) | Chiles Center (1,597) Portland, OR |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm, SPCSN | | San Diego | L 62–69 | 9–9 (2–5) | Gersten Pavilion (1,712) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/21/2017 1:00 pm, SPCSN | | at Santa Clara | L 63–64 | 9–10 (2–6) | Leavey Center (1,793) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm | | Pacific | W 79–73 | 10–10 (3–6) | Gersten Pavilion (1,620) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/28/2017 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 77–85 | 10–11 (3–7) | Marriott Center (15,189) Provo, UT |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | | at San Diego | W 72–53 | 11–11 (4–7) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,230) San Diego, CA |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm | | at San Francisco | L 64–74 | 11–12 (4–8) | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,341) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm, SPCSN | | No. 1 Gonzaga | L 60–90 | 11–13 (4–9) | Gersten Pavilion (4,068) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/11/2017 1:00 pm, SPCSN | | Portland | W 66–60 | 12–13 (5–9) | Gersten Pavilion (3,230) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/16/2017 8:00 pm, SPCSN | | at No. 22 Saint Mary's | L 48–81 | 12–14 (5–10) | McKeon Pavilion (2,944) Moraga, CA |
| 02/18/2017 3:00 pm, SPCSN | | Pepperdine | W 82–61 | 13–14 (6–10) | Gersten Pavilion (2,418) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm | | San Francisco | W 53–51 | 14–14 (7–10) | Gersten Pavilion (2,213) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/25/2017 7:00 pm | | at Pacific | W 67–66 | 15–14 (8–10) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,819) Stockton, CA |
| WCC tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 1:00 pm, SPCSN | (6) | vs. (3) BYU Quarterfinals | L 81–89 | 15–15 | Orleans Arena (7,461) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||