2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	17–15 (8–10 WCC)
Head coach	Stan Johnson (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Lorenzo Romar; Ricky Muench; Louis Wilson;
Home arena	Gersten Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by fifth-year head coach Stan Johnson, played their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as a member of the West Coast Conference.

2024–25 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 24 Saint Mary's	17	–	1	.944	29	–	6	.829
No. 23 Gonzaga †	14	–	4	.778	26	–	9	.743
San Francisco	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
Santa Clara	12	–	6	.667	21	–	13	.618
Oregon State	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Washington State	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Loyola Marymount	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Portland	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Pepperdine	4	–	14	.222	13	–	22	.371
Pacific	4	–	14	.222	9	–	24	.273
San Diego	2	–	16	.111	6	–	27	.182

† 2025 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2023–24 season 12–19, 5–11 in conference play good for 7th place in the conference. They lost in the second round of the WCC Tournament to Portland.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Justice Hill	3	G	6'0"	175	Senior	Little Rock, AR	Transferred to Murray State to play football
Justin Wright	5	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Greenville, NC	Transferred to UNC Asheville
Noah Taitz	10	G	6'3"	190	Junior	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred to Utah Valley^[1]
Lars Thiemann	15	F/C	7'1"	260	GS Senior	Krefeld, Germany	Graduated; Signed to play with Telekom Baskets Bonn
Michael Graham	21	F	6'8"	235	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Transferred to Hofstra
Keli Leaupepe	34	F	6'6"	240	GS Senior	Melbourne, Australia	Graduated; Signed to play with Sydney Kings
Dominick Harris	55	G	6'3"	190	RS Junior	Murrieta, CA	Transferred to UCLA^[2]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Myron "MJ" Amey Jr.	5	G	6'2"	185	Junior	Vacaville, CA	San Jose State
Jan Vide	7	G	6'6"	200	Sophomore	Domžale, Slovenia	UCLA
Jevon Porter	14	F	6'11"	225	Junior	Columbia, MO	Pepperdine
Matar Diop	21	F	6'10"	213	Sophomore	Dakar, Senegal	Nebraska
Caleb Stone-Carrawell	25	F	6'7"	210	Sixth Year	Charlotte, NC	Utah Valley

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Marley Zeller G	Portland, OR	Central Catholic HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Marley Zeller G	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Jael Martin F	Carlsbad, CA	Carlsbad, CA	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Jael Martin F	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. "2024 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout. "ESPN 2024 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2024–25 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Marley Zeller	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Central Catholic HS	Portland, OR
G	4	Will Johnston	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	The King's School UTRGV	Sydney, Australia
G	5	M. J. Amey Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Scotland Prep (Pa.) San Jose State	Vacaville, CA
G	7	Jan Vide	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	SEK El Castillo UCLA	Domžale, Slovenia
F	8	Jovan Ristic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Calusa Preparatory School	Belgrade, Serbia
G	10	Lamaj Lewis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	St. John Charter HS	Paramount, CA
F	14	Jevon Porter	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Tolton HS Pepperdine	Columbia, MO
F	16	Aaron McBride	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Centennial HS	Corona, CA
F	21	Matar Diop	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	So	Keystone Athletic Academy Nebraska	Dakar, Senegal
C	22	Rick Issanza	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	GS	Bella Vista Prep Oklahoma	Kinshasa, Congo
F	23	Alex Merkviladze	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Modesto Christian School Cal State Northridge	Kutaisi, Georgia
G	24	Jael Martin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Carlsbad HS	Carlsbad, CA
F	25	Caleb Stone-Carrawell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Cox Mill HS Austin Peay Utah Valley	Concord, NC
G	41	Kevin Carney (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Sacred Heart Prep	Menlo Park, CA
F	42	George Tupy (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	St. Francis HS	Sierra Madre, CA

Head coach

Stan Johnson (Bemidji State)

Assistant coach(es)

Lorenzo Romar (Washington)
Ricky Muench (Marquette)
Louis Wilson (William Jewell)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Life Pacific	W 99–56	1–0	22 – Merkviladze	9 – Merkviladze	8 – Johnston	Gersten Pavilion (1,288) Los Angeles, CA
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Irvine	L 51–66	1–1	19 – Porter	12 – Porter	3 – Johnston	Gersten Pavilion (1,144) Los Angeles, CA
November 16, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Louis	L 71–77	1–2	27 – Johnston	12 – Merkviladze	2 – Tied	Chaifetz Arena (5,210) St. Louis, MO
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Dakota Cancún Challenge campus site game	L 73–77	1–3	17 – Stone-Carrawell	9 – Porter	4 – Johnston	Gersten Pavilion (1,121) Los Angeles, CA
November 26, 2024* 5:30 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Belmont Cancún Challenge Riviera Division semifinals	W 77–63	2–3	22 – Johnston	12 – Porter	4 – Porter	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (417) Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2024* 5:30 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Wyoming Cancún Challenge Riviera Division championships	W 73–70	3–3	29 – Porter	7 – Tied	5 – Johnston	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (853) Cancún, Mexico
December 4, 2024* 3:00 p.m., MW Network		at Colorado State	L 54–83	3–4	12 – Johnston	7 – Merkviladze	2 – Tied	Moby Arena (4,247) Fort Collins, CO
December 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Nevada	W 68–64	4–4	19 – Merkviladze	8 – Porter	4 – Vide	Gersten Pavilion (1,370) Los Angeles, CA
December 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Prairie View A&M	W 76–75	5–4	23 – Johnston	12 – Porter	9 – Porter	Gersten Pavilion (769) Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Santa Barbara	W 60–58	6–4	15 – Stone-Carrawell	7 – Merkviladze	5 – Johnston	Gersten Pavilion (962) Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern	W 89–73	7–4	24 – Merkviladze	8 – Porter	5 – Johnston	Gersten Pavilion (789) Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Alabama	W 85–69	8–4	28 – Stone-Carrawell	12 – Merkviladze	8 – Porter	Gersten Pavilion (818) Los Angeles, CA
WCC regular season
December 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at San Francisco	L 55–70	8–5 (0–1)	22 – Porter	6 – Tied	3 – Johnston	Sobrato Center (2,438) San Francisco, CA
December 30, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Washington State	L 59–73	8–6 (0–2)	20 – Stone-Carrawell	8 – Merkviladze	3 – Porter	Spokane Arena (3,449) Spokane, WA
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oregon State	W 82–61	9–6 (1–2)	22 – Porter	13 – Porter	7 – Johnston	Gersten Pavilion (1,019) Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 19 Gonzaga	L 68–96	9–7 (1–3)	18 – Johnston	8 – Porter	3 – Vide	Gersten Pavilion (2,369) Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Saint Mary's	L 56–81	9–8 (1–4)	16 – Stone-Carrawell	5 – Vide	2 – 3 players	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,344) Moraga, CA
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Santa Clara	W 57–54	10–8 (2–4)	17 – Stone-Carrawell	7 – Merkviladze	4 – Johnston	Gersten Pavilion (1,499) Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		San Diego	W 77–70	11–8 (3–4)	18 – Merkviladze	12 – Porter	4 – Porter	Gersten Pavilion (1,152) Los Angeles, CA
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Pacific	W 73–68	12–8 (4–4)	24 – Amey Jr.	8 – Porter	5 – Johnston	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,064) Stockton, CA
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Portland	W 88–63	13–8 (5–4)	16 – Merkviladze	10 – Porter	4 – Johnston	Gersten Pavilion (1,049) Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at San Diego	W 78–62	14–8 (6–4)	16 – Amey	12 – Porter	4 – Tied	Jenny Craig Pavilion (987) San Diego, CA
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Gonzaga	L 53–73	14–9 (6–5)	20 – Stone-Carrawell	7 – Tied	2 – Vide	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		San Francisco	L 66–72	14–10 (6–6)	14 – Tied	11 – Merkviladze	2 – Tied	Gersten Pavilion (1,678) Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Pepperdine Game rescheduled due to Los Angeles wildfires.^[3]	W 69–60	15–10 (7–6)	20 – Johnston	9 – Merkviladze	4 – Johnston	Firestone Fieldhouse (320) Malibu, CA
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Pacific	L 58–83	15–11 (7–7)	19 – Stone-Carrawell	5 – Merkviladze	3 – Johnston	Gersten Pavilion (861) Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland	L 78–89	15–12 (7–8)	18 – Stone-Carrawell	9 – Merkviladze	3 – Johnston	Chiles Center (1,751) Portland, OR
February 20, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Santa Clara	L 61–76	15–13 (7–9)	18 – Johnston	7 – Issanza	3 – Tied	Leavey Center (2,129) Santa Clara, CA
February 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Pepperdine	W 93–82	16–13 (8–9)	21 – Merkviladze	6 – Vide	6 – Vide	Gersten Pavilion (1,173) Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		No. 23 Saint Mary's	L 55–58	16–14 (8–10)	17 – Stone-Carrawell	6 – Merkviladze	2 – Tied	Gersten Pavilion (1,609) Los Angeles, CA
WCC tournament
March 7, 2025 8:30 PM	(7)	vs. (11) San Diego Second round	W 100–74	17–14	27 – Johnston	8 – Merkviladze	8 – Johnston	Orleans Arena (1,826) Paradise, NV
March 8, 2025 8:30 PM	(7)	vs. (6) Washington State Third round	L 77–94	17–15	16 – Amey	8 – Tied	5 – Merkviladze	Orleans Arena (3,048) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[4]

References

↑ "UVU men's hoops officially signs two more transfers". Daily Herald. July 12, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
↑ Bolch, Ben (April 27, 2024). "Dominick Harris is newest member of UCLA's transfer class: The Quick Fix Six". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
↑ "Men's Basketball Rescheduled Date". Pepperdine Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
↑ "LMULIONS.com :: Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.lmulions.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.

[1] "UVU men's hoops officially signs two more transfers". Daily Herald. July 12, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.

[2] Bolch, Ben (April 27, 2024). "Dominick Harris is newest member of UCLA's transfer class: The Quick Fix Six". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 21, 2024.

[3] "Men's Basketball Rescheduled Date". Pepperdine Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[4] "LMULIONS.com :: Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.lmulions.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.

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