# 2012–13 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2012–13. This was head coach Max Good's fifth season at Loyola Marymount. The Lions competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at Gersten Pavilion. They finished the season 11–23, 1–15 in WCC play to finish in last place. Despite only winning only one conference game during the regular season, they won three games during the WCC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to #1 Gonzaga.

## Before the season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| LaRon Armstead | 12 | F | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
| Kelsey Chine | 23 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Dismissed from team |
| Tim Diederichs | 32 | F | 6'9" | 225 | RS Senior | Seattle, WA | Graduated |
| Jared DuBois | 4 | G | 6'3" | 180 | RS Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated- Transferred for Graduate School to Utah |
| Daniel Latimer | 13 | G | 6'0" | 170 | RS Junior | Pori, Finland | Graduated |
| Drew Viney | 34 | F | 6'8" | 210 | RS Senior | Villa Park, CA | Graduated |

### Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2012 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Taj Adams F | Los Angeles, CA | Fairfax | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 11, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| Nicholas Stover F | Los Angeles, CA | Windward School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Nov 11, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC |||||||
| Tobe Okafor C | Durham, NC | Maine Central Institute | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Nov 11, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86 |||||||
| Chase Flint PF | Price, UT | College of Eastern Utah | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | May 2, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Ben Dickinson F | Alexandria, VA | Binghamton | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | May 7, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: TR |||||||
| 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 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2012 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2012 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||
Dickinson will redshirt the 2012-13 season and begin play in the 2013-14 season as is required for a D1 Transfer by the NCAA.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/30/2012* 7:00 pm | Point Loma Nazarene | W 72–52 | - | Gersten Pavilion (1,152) Los Angeles, CA |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm | Pacifica | W 108–49 | 1–0 | Gersten Pavilion (2,062) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/11/2012* 4:00 pm | at SMU | L 58–73 | 1–1 | Moody Coliseum (3,578) University Park, TX |
| 11/17/2012* 7:00 pm | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 76–73 | 2–1 | Icardo Center (1,093) Bakersfield, CA |
| 11/22/2012* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Oral Roberts Great Alaska Shootout First Round | L 66–75 | 2–2 | Sullivan Arena (4,141) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/23/2012* 4:00 pm | vs. Texas State Great Alaska Shootout Consolation Game | W 78–63 | 3–2 | Sullivan Arena (4,168) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/24/2012* 3:00 pm | at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout 5th Place Game | L 77–83 | 3–3 | Sullivan Arena (4,389) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/29/2012* 7:00 pm | Long Beach State | L 70–73 | 3–4 | Gersten Pavilion (2,239) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/01/2012* 5:00 pm | Portland State | W 66–56 | 4–4 | Gersten Pavilion (2,592) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/05/2012* 5:30 pm, FS West | at Northern Arizona | W 92–86 $^{OT}$ | 5–4 | Walkup Skydome (1,245) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 12/19/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | Ole Miss | L 70–73 | 5–5 | Gersten Pavilion (3,021) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/22/2012* 12:30 pm, FSMW | at Saint Louis | L 44–65 | 5–6 | Chaifetz Arena (5,804) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/27/2012* 7:00 pm | Morgan State | W 79–62 | 6–6 | Gersten Pavilion (1,220) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/29/2012* 7:00 pm | Cal State Bakersfield | W 73–66 | 7–6 | Gersten Pavilion (1,018) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/03/2013 6:00 pm, BYUtv | at BYU | L 51–92 | 7–7 (0–1) | Marriott Center (18,160) Provo, UT |
| 01/05/2013 1:30 pm, WCC TV | at Saint Mary's | L 61–74 | 7–8 (0–2) | McKeon Pavilion (2,593) Moraga, CA |
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm, WCC Digital | Santa Clara | W 84–80 | 8–8 (1–2) | Gersten Pavilion (2,502) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/12/2013 7:00 pm, WCC Digital | Portland | L 64–68 | 8–9 (1–3) | Gersten Pavilion (1,612) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm, TWCSN | at San Diego | L 70–78 | 8–10 (1–4) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,079) San Diego, CA |
| 01/19/2013 1:30 pm, WCC TV | at San Francisco | L 53–62 | 8–11 (1–5) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,135) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/24/2013 6:00 pm, TWCSN | Pepperdine | L 57–60 | 8–12 (1–6) | Gersten Pavilion (3,130) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/31/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 7 Gonzaga | L 43–88 | 8–13 (1–7) | Gersten Pavilion (3,952) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/04/2013 7:00 pm, TWCSN | San Diego | L 68–69 $^{OT}$ | 8–14 (1–8) | Gersten Pavilion (1,069) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm, CSNBA | at Portland | L 60–69 | 8–15 (1–9) | Chiles Center (1,375) Portland, OR |
| 02/09/2013 5:00 pm, TWCSN/ROOT | at No. 6 Gonzaga | L 55–74 | 8–16 (1–10) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/14/2013 7:00 pm, WCC Digital | at Pepperdine | L 50–52 | 8–17 (1–11) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,138) Malibu, CA |
| 02/16/2013 4:00 pm, TWCSN | Saint Mary's | L 50–61 | 8–18 (1–12) | Gersten Pavilion (3,121) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/21/2013 7:00 pm, WCC Digital | San Francisco | L 59–61 | 8–19 (1–13) | Gersten Pavilion (1,820) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/23/2013* 7:00 pm | at Cal Poly BracketBusters | L 60–63 | 8–20 | Mott Gym (2,150) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 02/28/2013 8:00 pm, TWCSN | at Santa Clara | L 56–79 | 8–21 (1–14) | Leavey Center (1,210) Santa Clara, CA |
| 03/02/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | BYU | L 70–73 | 8–22 (1–15) | Gersten Pavilion (1,911) Los Angeles, CA |
| 2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/06/2013 6:00 pm, BYUtv/ WCC Digital | vs. Portland First Round | W 65–54 | 9–22 | Orleans Arena (7,896) Las Vegas, NV |
| 03/07/2013 6:00 pm, BYUtv/ WCC Digital | vs. San Francisco Second Round | W 61–60 $^{OT}$ | 10–22 | Orleans Arena (7,896) Las Vegas, NV |
| 03/08/2013 6:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Santa Clara Quarterfinals | W 60–58 | 11–22 | Orleans Arena (7,896) Las Vegas, NV |
| 03/09/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 1 Gonzaga Semifinals | L 48–66 | 11–23 | Orleans Arena (7,896) Las Vegas, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |||||