2023–24 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team explained

Year:2023–24
Team:Loyola Marymount Lions
Sport:Basketball
Conference:West Coast Conference
Short Conf:WCC
Record:12–19
Conf Record:5–11
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach2:Greg Youncofski
Asst Coach3:David Marek

The 2023–24 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by fourth-year head coach Stan Johnson, played their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 5–11 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the WCC Tournament, they lost to Portland in the second round.

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2022–23 season 19–12, 9–7 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to BYU.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jalin Anderson 0 G 6'3" 175 Junior Transferred to Ball State
Dameane Douglas 1 G/F 6'7" 205 RS Senior Left the team due to personal reaons
Justin Ahrens 2 G 6'6" 195 GS Senior Graduated
Chase Stephens 3 G 6'3" 170 Freshman Transferred to Maryland
Kwane Marble 11 G 6'5" 206 Senior Graduate transferred to Niagara
James Nobles 14 G 6'4" 160 RS Freshman Transferred
Cameron Shelton 20 G 6'2" 185 RS Senior Graduated
Kian Nader 40 G 6'1" 170 Junior Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Justice Hill 3 G 6'0" 175 Senior LSU
Will Johnston 4 G 6'3" 180 Junior UTRGV
Justin Wright 5 G 6'2" 195 Senior North Carolina Central
Lars Thiemann 15 C 7'1" 260 GS Senior California
Dominick Harris 55 G 6'3" 185 RS Junior Gonzaga

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. October 12, 2023.