# 2015–16 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by second year head coach Mike Dunlap. The Lions competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at Gersten Pavilion. They finished the 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 to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Saint Mary's.

## Previous season

The Lions 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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Evan Payne | 1 | G | 6'1" | 195 | Sophomore | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Transferred to Long Beach State |
| Simon Krajcovic | 5 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Freshman | Považská Bystrica, Slovakia | Transferred to College of the Sequoias |
| Patson Siame | 14 | F | 6'11" | 225 | Sophomore | Zambia, Africa | Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast |
| Devin Wyatt | 20 | F | 6'7" | 195 | Freshman | DeSoto, TX | Transferred to New Mexico Junior College |
| Godwin Okonji | 22 | F | 6'8" | 220 | RS Senior | Lagos, Nigeria | Graduated |
| Chase Flint | 23 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Kaysville, UT | Graduated |
| Ayodeji Egbeyemi | 24 | G | 6'4" | 210 | RS Senior | Fort Washington, MD | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Adom Jacko | 4 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Junior | Upland, CA | Junior college transferred from Chaffey College |
| Matt Hayes | 5 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Junior | Elk Grove, CA | Junior college transferred from Santa Rosa Junior College |
| Brandon Brown | 10 | G | 5'11" | 165 | Junior | Laveen, AZ | Junior college transferred from Phoenix College |
| Shamar Johnson | 24 | F | 6'6" | 260 | Junior | Pensacola, FL | Junior college transferred from Pensacola State College |

## Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jeffrey McClendon SG | Palmdale, CA | Eastside High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Mar 21, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 ||||||
| Munis Tutu PG | Windsor, ON | La Lumiere School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Mar 5, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2015 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2015 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/08/2015* 5:00 pm | Cal State Dominguez Hill | W 92–58 | | Gersten Pavilion (1,421) Los Angeles, CA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Cal State Fullerton | W 79–74 | 1–0 | Gersten Pavilion (2,761) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/15/2015* 5:00 pm | at UC Irvine | L 53–77 | 1–1 | Bren Events Center (2,077) Irvine, CA |
| 11/19/2015* 6:00 pm, MW Net | at Colorado State | L 75–83 | 1–2 | Moby Arena (3,142) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/22/2015* 3:00 pm, TheW.tv | Antelope Valley | W 86–62 | 2–2 | Gersten Pavilion (1,422) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/25/2015* 6:00 pm, TheW.tv | Cal State Northridge | W 82–80 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Gersten Pavilion (1,951) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/28/2015* 12:00 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | W 73–60 | 4–2 | Show Me Center (924) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, P12N | at Oregon State | L 70–79 | 4–3 | Gill Coliseum (4,576) Corvallis, OR |
| 12/06/2015* 3:00 pm, TheW.tv | UC Riverside | W 77–76 | 5–3 | Gersten Pavilion (1,817) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/09/2015* 6:00 pm, MW Net | at Boise State | L 66–67 | 5–4 | Taco Bell Arena (4,151) Boise, ID |
| 12/12/2015* 6:00 pm | at Cal State Fullerton | W 82–70 | 6–4 | Titan Gym (778) Fullerton, CA |
| 12/18/2015* 6:00 pm, TheW.tv | Jacksonville State | W 77–60 | 7–4 | Gersten Pavilion (778) Los Angeles, CA |
| WCC regular season |||||
| 12/21/2015 6:00 pm, RTNW | at Portland | L 60–87 | 7–5 (0–1) | Chiles Center (1,286) Portland, OR |
| 12/23/2015 6:00 pm, RTNW | at Gonzaga | L 62–85 | 7–6 (0–2) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 01/02/2016 5:00 pm, TWCSN | at Pepperdine | L 65–68 $^{OT}$ | 7–7 (0–3) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,516) Malibu, CA |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Saint Mary's | L 48–73 | 7–8 (0–4) | Gersten Pavilion (1,791) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/09/2016 3:00 pm, TWCSN | Pacific | L 58–60 | 7–9 (0–5) | Gersten Pavilion (1,595) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | at San Francisco | W 87–83 | 8–9 (1–5) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,138) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/16/2016 8:00 pm, CSNBA | at Santa Clara | W 76–66 | 9–9 (2–5) | Leavey Center (1,572) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/21/2016 8:00 pm, TWCSN | BYU | L 80–91 | 9–10 (2–6) | Gersten Pavilion (2,681) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/23/2016 3:00 pm, TWCSN | San Diego Homecoming | W 67–63 | 10–10 (3–6) | Gersten Pavilion (3,120) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/28/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at BYU | L 62–87 | 10–11 (3–7) | Marriott Center (12,816) Provo, UT |
| 01/30/2016 1:00 pm, TWCSN | at San Diego | L 69–77 | 10–12 (3–8) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,548) San Diego, CA |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm, RTNW | Gonzaga | L 63–92 | 10–13 (3–9) | Gersten Pavilion (3,422) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/06/2016 3:00 pm, TheW.tv | Portland | L 78–92 | 10–14 (3–10) | Gersten Pavilion (1,852) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Pacific | W 77–72 | 11–14 (4–10) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,190) Stockton, CA |
| 02/13/2016 8:00 pm, CSNBA | at Saint Mary's | L 62–68 | 11–15 (4–11) | McKeon Pavilion (3,165) Moraga, CA |
| 02/18/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Santa Clara | L 72–76 | 11–16 (4–12) | Gersten Pavilion (1,721) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/20/2016 1:00 pm, TWCSN | San Francisco | W 100–87 $^{OT}$ | 12–16 (5–12) | Gersten Pavilion (3,407) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/27/2016 1:00 pm, TWCSN | Pepperdine | W 90–83 $^{2OT}$ | 13–16 (6–12) | Gersten Pavilion (2,041) Los Angeles, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||
| 03/04/2016 6:00 pm, TheW.tv/BYUtv | vs. San Diego First round | W 64–61 | 14–16 | Orleans Arena (6,689) Paradise, NV |
| 03/05/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Saint Mary's Quarterfinals | L 48–60 | 14–17 | Orleans Arena (7,209) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |||||