2022–23 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

2022–23 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2023 WCC tournament winner; Rankings from AP poll

2022–23 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
2022–23 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach	Stan Johnson (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	David Carter; Greg Youncofski; David Marek;
Home arena	Gersten Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

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

Previous season

The Lions finished the 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
Eli Scott	0	G/F	6'6"	232	RS Senior	Chino Hills, CA	Graduated
Joe Quintana	2	G	6'2"	165	RS Senior	West Covina, CA	Graduate and transferrd to Cal Baptist
Gary Harris, Jr.	3	G	6'6"	193	RS Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred
David Elliott IV	4	G	6'3"	185	Freshman	Granada Hills, CA	Transferred to Garden City CC
Quentin Jackson, Jr.	10	G	6'3"	185	RS Senior	Cary, NC	Graduated
Mayoum Mayoum	23	G	6'4"	180	Sophomore	Melbourne, Australia	Transferred to Miami Dade College
Ivan Alipiev	35	F	6'8"	215	Senior	Sofia, Bulgaria	Graduated
Anthony Yu	42	G	6'2"	170	Sophomore	Foster City, CA	Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

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

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chance Stephens PG	Riverside, CA	Polytechnic HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Mar 29, 2022
Chance Stephens PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2022 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2022 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aaron McBride PF	Corona, CA	Centennial HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 1, 2022
Aaron McBride PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2023 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2023 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2022–23 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jalin Anderson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Dream City Christian HS	Jackson, TN
G/F	1	Dameane Douglas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	San Joaquin Memorial HS	Hanford, CA
G	2	Justin Ahrens	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Versailles HS Ohio State	Versailles, OH
G	3	Chase Stephens	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Polytechnic HS	Riverside, CA
G	10	Noah Taitz	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Bishop Gorman HS Stanford	Las Vegas, NV
G	11	Kwane Marble II	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Denver East HS Wyoming	Denver, CO
G	13	Lamaj Lewis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	St. John Charter HS	Paramount, CA
G	14	James Nobles	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS Fr	Birmingham Community Charter HS	North Hollywood, CA
G	20	Cameron Shelton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Damien HS Northern Arizona	Chino, CA
F	21	Michael Graham	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Canterbury School Elon	Brooklyn, NY
C	22	Rick Issanza	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Bella Vista Prep Oklahoma	Kinshasa, Congo
F	24	Alex Merkviladze	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Modesto Christian School Cal State Northridge	Kutaisi, Georgia
F	34	Keli Leaupepe	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Box Hill Senior	Melbourne, Australia
G	40	Kian Nader (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Viewpoint School Chapman	Tarzana, CA

Head coach

Stan Johnson (Bemidji State)

Assistant coach(es)

David Carter (Saint Mary's)
Greg Youncofski (Kansas)
David Marek (Southern Utah)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m.	Life Pacific	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m.	UC Riverside	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2022* 7:00 p.m.	UC Davis	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m.	at UC Irvine	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
November 18, 2022* 1:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Georgetown Jamaica Classic semifinals	Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 20, 2022* TBA, CBSSN	vs. La Salle/Wake Forest Jamaica Classic	Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 23, 2022* 12:00 p.m.	Morgan State Jamaica Classic campus site game	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 25, 2022* 12:00 p.m.	Bellarmine	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 30, 2022* 6:00 p.m.	at Colorado State	Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
December 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m.	Nevada	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m.	at Grand Canyon	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ
December 10, 2022* TBA	vs. Utah State Jack Jones Hoopfest	Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV
December 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m.	Cleveland State	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
WCC regular season
December 29, 2022 TBA	at Portland	Chiles Center Portland, OR
December 31, 2022 TBA	at Pacific	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
January 5, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN Networks	BYU	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 2023 TBA	San Francisco	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 12, 2023 TBA, CBSSN	at Saint Mary's	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
January 14, 2023 TBA	San Diego	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 2023 TBA	at Gonzaga	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
January 26, 2023 TBA	Portland	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2023 TBA	Pepperdine	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	at BYU	Marriott Center Provo, UT
February 4, 2023 TBA	at San Diego	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
February 9, 2023 TBA	Saint Mary's	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 2023 TBA	at Santa Clara	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
February 16, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	Gonzaga	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 2023 TBA	Pacific	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 2023 TBA	at Pepperdine	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
WCC tournament
March 2–7, 2023	vs.	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[1]

References

^ "LMULIONS.com :: Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.lmulions.com. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

[1] "LMULIONS.com :: Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.lmulions.com. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

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2022–23 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

Contents

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2022 recruiting class

2023 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

References

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2022–23 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
BYU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 2 Gonzaga	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Loyola Marymount	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pacific	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pepperdine	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Portland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Mary's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Diego	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Francisco	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Santa Clara	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2023 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll