# 2014–15 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were coached by new head coach Mike Dunlap. The Lions competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at Gersten Pavilion. They finished the season 8–23, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Santa Clara.

## Before the season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| C.J. Blackwell | 2 | F | 6'5" | 240 | RS Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan College |
| Anthony Ireland | 3 | G | 5'10" | 170 | Senior | Waterbury, CT | Graduated |
| Nino Jackson | 4 | G | 6'2" | 170 | RS Freshman | Ardmore, OK | Transferred to Indian Hills Community College |
| Ben Dickinson | 10 | F | 6'9" | 223 | RS Sophomore | Alexandria, VA | Transferred to UNC Greensboro |
| Nick Stover | 11 | F | 6'6" | 200 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to South Alabama |
| Alex Osborne | 15 | F | 6'7" | 240 | RS Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
| Max Heller | 21 | G | 5'9" | 170 | RS Sophomore | San Diego, CA | Transferred |
| Gabe Levin | 32 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Freshman | Oak Park, IL | Transferred to Marquette |

### Recruits

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | High School/Last College | Hometown | Notes |
| Devin Wyatt | F | 6'7" | 195 | De Soto | De Soto, TX | Incoming Freshman who played on #22 De Soto team in 2013 |
| David Humphries | G | 6'4" | 200 | Northern Iowa Area C.C. | Adelaide, Australia | First ever NIACC 2-time All American, transfers as a Junior |
| Simon Krajcovic | G | 6'3" | 185 | Canarias Basketball Academy- Spain | Slovakia | Member of the Slovak National team since he was 16, averaging 17.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 3.8 steals, and 31 minutes. Led Canarias to F4 Championship in 2014. |
| Matt Hayes | G | 6'1" | 170 | Santa Rosa J.C. | Elk Grove, California | Led Santa Rosa to first ever CCCAA Championship. Was named a member of the All-Tournament team as well as First Team-All State and First Team- Big 8. Transfers as a sophomore. |
| Petr Herman | F | 6'10" | 240 | Canarias Basketball Academy- Spain | Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic | Member of the Czech Republic national team since 2010 |
| Joshua Spiers | F | 6'7" | 205 | Towsnville Heat | Queensland, Australia | Member of the Australian U20 National Championships, helped Queensland to silver medal |
| Steven Haney | F | 6'6" | 190 | UCF | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Transfer from UCF as a sophomore, will redshirt this season |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 6:00 pm | Southeast Missouri State LMU Tournament | W 76–66 | 1–0 | Gersten Pavilion (1,703) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/15/2014* 5:00 pm | Boise State LMU Tournament | L 69–77 | 1–1 | Gersten Pavilion (1,326) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/20/2014* 6:00 pm, P12N | at Arizona State | L 44–68 | 1–2 | Wells Fargo Arena (3,923) Tempe, AZ |
| 11/23/2014* 5:00 pm | San Diego Christian | W 82–60 | 2–2 | Gersten Pavilion (1,219) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/26/2014* 5:00 pm | UC Riverside | W 66–62 | 3–2 | Gersten Pavilion (1,625) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/29/2014* 8:00 pm | UC Irvine | L 72–80 | 3–3 | Gersten Pavilion (1,568) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N | at USC | L 61–77 | 3–4 | Galen Center (2,537) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/13/2014* 1:00 pm | at Northern Arizona | L 69–71 | 3–5 | Walkup Skydome (803) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 12/17/2014* 6:00 pm, P12N | at Stanford | L 58–67 | 3–6 | Maples Pavilion (4,088) Stanford, CA |
| 12/22/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. No. 11 Wichita State Diamond Head Classic | L 53–80 | 3–7 | Stan Sheriff Center (8,448) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/23/2014* 10:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Nebraska Diamond Head Classic consolation round | L 42–50 $^{OT}$ | 3–8 | Stan Sheriff Center (7,140) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/25/2014* 10:30 am, ESPN3 | vs. DePaul Diamond Head Classic seventh place game | W 72–69 | 4–8 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,125) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/29/2014 6:00 pm, TWCSN | Pepperdine | L 56–69 | 4–9 (0–1) | Gersten Pavilion (1,691) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/01/2015 1:00 pm, TheW.tv | Pacific | L 63–77 | 4–10 (0–2) | Gersten Pavilion (1,061) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/03/2015 1:00 pm, TWCSN | Saint Mary's | L 63–72 | 4–11 (0–3) | Gersten Pavilion (1,109) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/08/2015 8:00 pm, TWCSN | at San Diego | L 50–59 | 4–12 (0–4) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,343) San Diego, CA |
| 01/10/2015 6:00 pm, BYUtv | at BYU | L 72–85 | 4–13 (0–5) | Marriott Center (16,912) Provo, UT |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Portland | W 80–68 | 5–13 (1–5) | Gersten Pavilion (1,659) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/17/2015 1:00 pm, TWCSN | No. 3 Gonzaga | L 55–72 | 5–14 (1–6) | Gersten Pavilion (4,026) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/22/2015 8:00 pm, CSNCA | at Santa Clara | L 62–65 | 5–15 (1–7) | Leavey Center (1,318) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/24/2015 6:00 pm, TheW.tv | at San Francisco | W 70–69 | 6–15 (2–7) | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,523) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/29/2015 7:30 pm, CSNCA | at Saint Mary's | L 54–68 | 6–16 (2–8) | McKeon Pavilion (2,971) Moraga, CA |
| 01/31/2015 1:00 pm, TWCSN | at Pacific | W 76–71 $^{OT}$ | 7–16 (3–8) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,446) Stockton, CA |
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | San Diego | W 70–61 | 8–16 (4–8) | Gersten Pavilion (1,872) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/07/2015 1:00 pm, TWCSN | BYU | L 68–87 | 8–17 (4–9) | Gersten Pavilion (3,232) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/12/2014 6:00 pm, RTNW/TheW.tv | at No. 3 Gonzaga | L 51–80 | 8–18 (4–10) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm, RTNW/TheW.tv | at Portland | L 63–66 | 8–19 (4–11) | Chiles Center (1,690) Portland, OR |
| 02/19/2015 8:00 pm, TWCSN | San Francisco | L 45–72 | 8–20 (4–12) | Gersten Pavilion (1,321) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/21/2015 3:00 pm, TheW.tv | Santa Clara | L 63–70 | 8–21 (4–13) | Gersten Pavilion (1,844) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/28/2015 3:00 pm, TWCSN | at Pepperdine | L 49–65 | 8–22 (4–14) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,451) Malibu, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||
| 03/06/2015 8:00 pm, BYUtv | vs. Santa Clara First round | L 54–85 | 8–23 | Orleans Arena (7,110) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |||||