#64 Loyola Marymount Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Loyola Marymount Lions
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #64
 
Conference Rank: #3 West Coast
 
 
2022-23 Record: 19-12, 9-7
2022-23 Postseason: None
Coach: Stan Johnson
Coach Record: 43-39 at Loyola Marymount, 43-39 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Cam Shelton, Guard, 21.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 4.3 apg
Jalin Anderson, Guard, 9.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 2.2 apg
Justin Ahrens, Guard, 6.6 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.7 apg
Chance Stephens, Guard, 6.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.5 apg
Kwane Marble, Guard, 2.8 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 0.5 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Keli Leaupepe, Senior, Forward, 13.3 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.1 apg
Alex Merkviladze, Senior, Forward, 7.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.1 apg
Michael Graham, Senior, Forward, 4.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 0.4 apg
Rick Issanza, Senior, Center, 3.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 0.3 apg
Lamaj Lewis, Junior, Guard, 3.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.0 apg
 
Key New Players:
Dominick Harris, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Gonzaga
Justice Hill, Senior, Guard, Transfer from LSU
Will Johnston, Junior, Guard, Transfer from UTRGV
Aaron McBride, Freshman, Forward
Jovan Ristic, Freshman, Forward
Noah Taitz, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Stanford
Lars Thiemann, Senior, Forward, Transfer from California
Justin Wright, Senior, Guard, Transfer from North Carolina Central
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.3 (87th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.1 (262, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.4 (118, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 45.6 (292, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.3 (21, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.5 (58, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.1 (309, 10)
Rebound Margin: 4.4 (41, 5)
Assists Per Game: 11.8 (277, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.8 (221, 7)