2017–18 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2017–18
Team:	Loyola Marymount Lions
Conference:	West Coast Conference
Short Conf:	WCC
Record:	11–20
Conf Record:	5–13
Hc Year:	4th
Asst Coach1:	Brannon Hays
Asst Coach2:	Patrick Sandle

The 2017–18 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by fourth-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 11–20, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Portland in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Gonzaga.

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2016–17 season 15–15, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to BYU.^{[1] [2]}

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Kelvin Amayo	2	G	6'4"	225	RS Senior		Graduated
Munis Tutu	3	G	6'1"	165	Sophomore		Transferred to Carleton
	10	G	5'11"	160	Senior		Graduated
Miles Crawford	13	G	6'1"	165	Sophomore		Walk-on; transferred
Stefan Jovanovic	15	C	6'10"	235	Senior		Graduated
	22	G/F	6'6"	185	Senior		Graduated
Shamar Johnson	24	F	6'7"	255	Senior		Graduated
Trevor Manuel	34	F	6'9"	185	Sophomore		Transferred to Olivet College

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Cameron Allen	3	G	6'0"		Sophomore		Junior college transferred from Pensacola JC.
James Batemon III	5	G	6'1"	175	Junior		Junior college transferred from North Dakota State College of Science.

2017 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

1. News: BYU tops Loyola Marymount in WCC tournament quarterfinals. . 2017-03-04. DeseretNews.com. 2017-10-18. en. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307151726/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765693116/BYU-tops-Loyola-Marymount-in-WCC-tournament-quarterfinals.html. 2017-03-07.
2. Web site: Loyola Marymount vs. BYU - Game Recap - March 4, 2017 - ESPN. ESPN.com. 2017-10-18.
3. Web site: LMULIONS.com :: Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball. www.lmulions.com. 2017-10-18. 2011-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20111117211847/http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/loyo-m-baskbl-sched.html. dead.
4. Web site: Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball 2017-18 Schedule - Lions Home and Away - ESPN. ESPN.com. 2017-10-18.