2022–23 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team explained

Year:2022–23
Team:Loyola Marymount Lions
Sport:Basketball
Conference:West Coast Conference
Short Conf:WCC
Record:19–12
Conf Record:9–7
Hc Year:3rd
Asst Coach2:Greg Youncofski
Asst Coach3:David Marek
Champion:Jamaica Classic Montego Bay champions

The 2022–23 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by third-year head coach Stan Johnson and played their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2021–22 season 11–18, 3–12 in WCC play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Pacific in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing in the second round to BYU.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
0 G/F 6'6" 232 RS Senior Graduated
Joe Quintana 2 G 6'2" 165 RS Senior Graduate and transferred to Cal Baptist
Gary Harris Jr. 3 G 6'6" 193 RS Sophomore Transferred
David Elliott IV 4 G 6'3" 185 Freshman Transferred to Garden City CC
Quentin Jackson Jr. 10 G 6'3" 185 RS Senior Graduated
Mayoum Mayoum 23 G 6'4" 180 Sophomore Transferred to Miami Dade College
Ivan Alipiev 35 F 6'8" 215 Senior Graduated
Anthony Yu 42 G 6'2" 170 Sophomore Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Justin Ahrens 2 F 6'6" 195 GS Senior Ohio State
Noah Taitz 10 G 6'3" 185 Junior Stanford
Michael Graham 21 F/C 6'8" 221 Junior Elon
Rick Issanza 22 C 7'1" 230 RS Junior Oklahoma
Kian Nader 40 G 6'1" 175 Junior Chapman

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: LMULIONS.com :: Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball. www.lmulions.com. August 12, 2022.