# 2019–20 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by sixth-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 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.

## Previous season

The Lions finished the 2018–19 season finished the season 22–12, 8–8 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost to Pepperdine in the second round of the WCC tournament. They were invited to the CBI where they defeated California Baptist and Brown before losing to South Florida in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Zafir Williams | 1 | F | 6'6" | 241 | Sophomore | Long Beach, CA | Transferred to Cal State East Bay |
| Donald Gipson | 2 | G | 6'3" | 213 | RS Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Regis |
| Cameron Allen | 3 | G | 6'2" | 176 | Junior | Greenville, SC | Transferred to Cal State Bakersfield |
| James Batemon | 5 | G | 6'1" | 189 | Senior | Milwaukee, WI | Graduated |
| Petr Herman | 11 | F | 6'10" | 231 | Senior | Central Bohemian Region, CR | Graduated |
| Jeffery McClendon | 25 | G | 6'2" | 216 | Senior | Lancaster, CA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Parker Dortch | 11 | G | 6'7" | 206 | Junior | Columbus, NJ | Junior college transferred from Kaskaskia College |

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Jonathan Dos Anjos PF | Sarasota, FL | Victory Rock Prep | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Lazar Zivanovic SG | Serbia | Crvena Zvezda | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Keli Leaupepe SF | Melbourne, Australia | Box Hill Senior | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Lazar Živanović SG | Šabac, Serbia | Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Deovaunta Williams PG | Raleigh, NC | Raleigh-Egypt High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Seikou Sisoho Jawara PG | Mataró, Spain | Get Better Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| 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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2019 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2019 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Westcliff University | W 105–62 | 1–0 | Gersten Pavilion (905) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 9, 2019* 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at Nevada | L 67–72 | 1–1 | Lawlor Events Center (8,136) Reno, NV |
| November 16, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Colorado State | L 64–74 | 1–2 | Gersten Pavilion (989) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 21, 2019* 1:00 pm | | vs. Air Force Bimini Jam | W 78–64 | 2–2 | Gateway Christian Academy (200) Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 22, 2019* 1:00 pm | | vs. Indiana State Bimini Jam | L 60–72 | 2–3 | Gateway Christian Academy (150) Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 24, 2019* 3:30 pm | | vs. Duquesne Bimini Jam | L 50–71 | 2–4 | Gateway Christian Academy (200) Bimini, Bahamas |
| December 1, 2019* 1:00 pm | | Southern Utah | W 61–51 | 3–4 | Gersten Pavilion (622) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 20 Colorado | L 64–76 | 3–5 | CU Events Center (6,169) Boulder, CO |
| December 7, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Grambling State | W 83–67 | 4–5 | Gersten Pavilion (889) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 13, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 79–76 | 5–5 | Gersten Pavilion (673) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 16, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at UC Davis | L 65–67 | 5–6 | The Pavilion (634) Davis, CA |
| December 19, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Portland State | L 66–76 | 5–7 | Gersten Pavilion (617) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 22, 2019* 1:00 pm | | Cal State Fullerton | W 53–46 | 6–7 | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 28, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Morgan State | L 71–74 | 6–8 | Gersten Pavilion (670) Los Angeles, CA |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm | | San Diego | W 64–58 | 7–8 (1–0) | Gersten Pavilion (770) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 4, 2020 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 38–63 | 7–9 (1–1) | Marriott Center (12,422) Provo, UT |
| January 11, 2020 1:00 pm, SPECSN | | No. 1 Gonzaga | L 62–87 | 7–10 (1–2) | Gersten Pavilion (3,900) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 16, 2020 6:00 pm, SPECSN | | at Pepperdine | L 67–75 | 7–11 (1–3) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,474) Malibu, CA |
| January 18, 2020 1:00 pm, SPECSN | | at San Francisco | L 53–61 | 7–12 (1–4) | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,370) San Francisco, CA |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm | | Portland | W 77–65 | 8–12 (2–4) | Gersten Pavilion (818) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 25, 2020 6:00 pm, Stadium | | Saint Mary's | L 62–73 | 8–13 (2–5) | Gersten Pavilion (1,437) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Pacific | L 50–62 | 8–14 (2–6) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,291) Stockton, CA |
| February 1, 2020 3:00 pm, SPECSN | | Pepperdine | L 67–68 $^{OT}$ | 8–15 (2–7) | Gersten Pavilion (1,427) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 6, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 2 Gonzaga | L 67–85 | 8–16 (2–8) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| February 13, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | BYU | L 54–77 | 8–17 (2–9) | Gersten Pavilion (1,533) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 15, 2020 2:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | W 65–59 | 9–17 (3–9) | Leavey Center (1,862) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 20, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Saint Mary's | L 51–57 | 9–18 (3–10) | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| February 22, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Portland | W 66–58 | 10–18 (4–10) | Chiles Center (2,379) Portland, OR |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm | | Pacific | L 53–60 | 10–19 (4–11) | Gersten Pavilion (946) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 29, 2020 5:00 pm, Stadium | | San Francisco | L 67–69 | 10–20 (4–12) | Gersten Pavilion (2,916) Los Angeles, CA |
| WCC tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2020 6:00 pm, BYUtv | (8) | vs. (9) San Diego First round | W 75–61 | 11–20 | Orleans Arena (1,983) Paradise, NV |
| March 6, 2020 6:00 pm, BYUtv | (8) | vs. (5) San Francisco Second round | L 53–82 | 11–21 | Orleans Arena (3,850) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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