# 2020–21 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by first-year head coach Stan Johnson. They played their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as members of the West Coast Conference

## Previous season

The Lions finished the season 11–21 overall and 4–12 in WCC play to finish in eighth place. They defeated San Diego in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing in the second round to San Francisco.
On March 8, 2020, head coach Mike Dunlap was fired. He finished at LMU with a six-year record of 81–108. On March 20, the school announced that Marquette associate head coach Stan Johnson had been named the new head coach of the Lions.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jonathan Dos Anjos | 10 | F | 6'7" | 202 | Freshman | Curitiba, Brazil | Transferred to Florida SouthWestern State College |
| Deovaunta Williams | 12 | G | 6'1" | 160 | Freshman | Memphis, TN | Transferred to Walters State CC |
| Reilly Seebold | 15 | G | 6'1" | 161 | Freshman | Dallas, TX | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Erik Johnansson | 20 | G | 6'6" | 185 | Senior | Södertälje, Sweden | Graduated |
| Seikou Sisoho Jawara | 21 | G | 6'3" | 194 | Freshman | Mataró, Spain | Transferred to Weber State |
| Lazar Živanović | 22 | G | 6'7" | 195 | Freshman | Šabac, Serbia | Not on team roster |
| Jordan Bell | 23 | F | 6'8" | 221 | RS Junior | Inglewood, CA | Graduate transferred to Pacific |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Kodye Pugh | 5 | F | 6'8" | 205 | RS Senior | Baltimore, MD | Transferred from Stanford. Will be eligible to play immediately since Pugh graduated from Stanford. |
| Quentin Jackson Jr. | 10 | G | 6'2" | 180 | RS Senior | Cary, NC | Transferred from Temple. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jackson Jr. graduated from Temple. |

### 2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jalin Anderson PG | Chandler, AZ | Compass Prep | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jul 24, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Mayoum Mayoum SG | Melbourne, Australia | The Potter's House Christian Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 1, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| 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 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2020 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2020 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### 2021 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Lamaj Lewis SG | Bellflower, CA | St. John Bosco High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 13, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0 |||||||
| James Nobles SG | Van Nuys, CA | Birmingham High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | May 13, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0 |||||||
| David Elliott SG | Van Nuys, CA | Birmingham High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 14, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0 |||||||
| 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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2021 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2021 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 5:00 pm | | Southern Utah | W 85–83 | 1–0 | Gersten Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 28, 2020* 3:00 pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | L 73–88 | 1–1 | Williams Arena (0) Minneapolis, MN |
| November 30, 2020* 5:00 pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | L 64–67 | 1–2 | Williams Arena (0) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 4, 2020* 7:00 pm | | Long Beach State | W 85–61 | 2–2 | Gersten Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 7, 2020* 5:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 58–69 | 2–3 | The Thunderdome (0) Santa Barbara, CA |
| December 9, 2020* 2:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| December 12, 2020* 2:00 pm | | UC Santa Barbara | W 81–76 | 3–3 | Gersten Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 17, 2020* 6:00 pm, Stadium | | UC Irvine | W 51–48 | 4–3 | Gersten Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 19, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Cal Poly | W 76–52 | 5–3 | Gersten Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 21, 2020* 6:00 pm | | California Baptist | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 22, 2020* | | at Boise State | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID |
| December 29, 2020* 4:00 pm, P12N | | at USC | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 2:00 pm, WCC Network | | vs. Santa Clara | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Kaiser Permanente Arena Santa Cruz, CA |
| January 7, 2021 5:00 pm | | at Portland | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Chiles Center Portland, OR |
| January 10, 2021 4:00 pm | | San Francisco | W 68–60 | 6–3 (1–0) | Gersten Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 14, 2020 6:00 pm, WCC Network | | at San Diego | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, NBCSBA | | at Pacific | L 49–58 | 6–4 (1–1) | Alex G. Spanos Center (0) Stockton, CA |
| January 19, 2021 6:00 pm, FS West | | San Diego rescheduled from January 14 | W 72–69 $^{OT}$ | 7–4 (2–1) | Gersten Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 21, 2021 5:00 pm, Stadium | | Saint Mary's | L 61–65 | 7–5 (2–2) | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 23, 2021 4:00 pm | | Santa Clara | L 69–72 | 7–6 (2–3) | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 25, 2021 2:00 pm | | at Portland rescheduled from January 7 | W 75–50 | 8–6 (3–3) | Chiles Center Portland, OR |
| January 30, 2021 2:00 pm | | at San Diego | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA |
| February 4, 2021 6:00 pm | | at No. 1 Gonzaga | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA |
| February 6, 2021 3:00 pm, WCC Network | | at Saint Mary's | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA |
| February 11, 2021 6:00 pm | | Pepperdine | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 13, 2021 4:00 pm | | Pacific | W 80–76 | 9–6 (4–3) | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 16, 2021 6:00 pm | | at Santa Clara rescheduled from January 2 | W 76–73 | 10–6 (5–3) | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA |
| February 18, 2021 6:00 pm | | at San Francisco | W 68–63 | 11–6 (6–3) | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| February 20, 2021 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | BYU | L 71–88 | 11–7 (6–4) | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 25, 2021 6:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | W 81–74 | 12–7 (7–4) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| February 27, 2021 4:00 pm | | at Portland | Canceled due to scheduling changes | Canceled due to scheduling changes | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 27, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 1 Gonzaga rescheduled from February 4 | L 69–86 | 12–8 (7–5) | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA |
| WCC tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2021 6:00 pm, Stadium | (5) | vs. (8) San Francisco Second round | W 70–66 | 13–8 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 6, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU | (5) | vs. (4) Saint Mary's Quarterfinals | L 47–52 | 13–9 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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