2023-2024 Loyola Marymount Lions

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2023-2024 Loyola Marymount Lions Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
41 Kevin Carney So G 5-11 170 - Menlo Park (CA) United States Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
21 Michael Graham Sr F 6-8 225 Sep 1, 2000 Brooklyn (NY) United States Canterbury School
55 Dominick Harris Sr SG 6-3 185 Jan 3, 2002 Murrieta (CA) United States Rancho Christian School
3 Justice Hill Sr PG 6-0 175 May 14, 2000 Little Rock (AR) United States Little Rock Christian High School
22 Rick Issanza Sr C 7-1 240 - Los Angeles (CA) United States Bella Vista College Prep
4 Will Johnston Sr G 6-3 180 - Sydney Australia The King's Academy
34 Keli Leaupepe Sr F 6-6 240 Jun 4, 2000 Melbourne Australia Box Hill High School
13 Lamaj Lewis Jr F 6-6 200 - Bellflower (CA) United States St. John Bosco High School
16 Aaron McBride Fr F 6-6 200 - Corona (CA) United States Centennial High School
23 Alex Merkviladze Sr SF 6-8 230 Mar 11, 2002 Kutaisi Georgia Modesto Christian High School
8 Jovan Ristic Fr GF 6-5 205 Jan 18, 2004 Belgrade Serbia Calusa Preparatory School
10 Noah Taitz Sr SG 6-3 190 Feb 16, 2001 Las Vegas (NV) United States Bishop Gorman High School
15 Lars Thiemann Sr C 7-1 260 May 22, 2000 Leverkusen Germany N/A
42 George Tupy Fr F 6-6 225 - Sierra Madre (CA) United States Saint Francis High School
5 Justin Wright Sr PG 6-2 195 - Greenville (NC) United States Farmville Central High School

Recent Loyola Marymount Lions History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 12-19 (5-11) 6th (WCC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 19-12 (9-7) 4th (WCC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 11-18 (3-12) 9th (WCC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 13-9 (7-5) 3rd (WCC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 11-21 (4-12) 8th (WCC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 22-12 (8-8) 5th (WCC) 2nd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2017-2018 11-20 (5-13) 8th (WCC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 15-15 (8-10) 6th (WCC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 14-17 (6-12) 7th (WCC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 8-23 (4-14) 9th (WCC) 1st Rnd N/A
2013-2014 13-19 (4-14) 10th (WCC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 11-23 (1-15) 9th (WCC) 4th Rnd N/A
2011-2012 21-13 (11-5) 4th (WCC) 3rd Rnd CIT 3rd Rnd
2010-2011 10-21 (2-12) 7th (WCC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2009-2010 18-16 (7-7) 4th (WCC) 3rd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2008-2009 3-28 (2-12) 8th (WCC) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 5-26 (2-12) 8th (WCC) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 13-18 (5-9) 6th (WCC) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 12-18 (8-6) 2nd (WCC) Runner Up N/A
2004-2005 11-17 (3-11) 8th (WCC) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 15-14 (5-9) 6th (WCC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 11-20 (4-10) 6th (WCC) 2nd Rnd N/A

2023-2024 Loyola Marymount Lions Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Alex Merkviladze WCC All-Conference Honorable Mention
Dominick Harris WCC Player of the Week (Dec 11, 2023)
Justice Hill WCC Player of the Week (Nov 20, 2023)
Justin Wright Cayman Islands Classic All-Tournament Team

2023-2024 Loyola Marymount Lions Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Hill W. Johnston L. Lewis A. Merkviladze L. Thiemann
Rotation   J. Wright D. Harris M. Graham  
Rotation     A. McBride    
Lim PT K. Carney G. Tupy   K. Leaupepe R. Issanza
Lim PT   N. Taitz      

2023-2024 Loyola Marymount Lions Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Dominick Harris 24 28.5 14.3 3.2 1.0 0.5 0.1 1.9
Alex Merkviladze 30 30.9 12.1 7.2 1.5 0.6 0.3 1.4
Justice Hill 23 29.2 11.2 1.9 4.2 0.5 0.1 1.9
Will Johnston 31 28.9 11.1 2.5 2.7 0.6 0.0 1.4
Justin Wright 29 26.4 11.1 3.4 1.9 0.5 0.1 1.3
Keli Leaupepe 21 28.4 9.9 5.2 1.2 0.6 0.1 1.3
Lars Thiemann 31 21.3 6.7 4.3 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.8
Michael Graham 31 13.7 3.0 4.4 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.6
Lamaj Lewis 24 11.1 2.0 1.4 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.6
Aaron McBride 18 9.2 1.7 1.9 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2
Rick Issanza 10 10.5 1.7 3.9 0.1 0.0 1.0 0.7
Noah Taitz 5 2.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0
Kevin Carney 8 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
George Tupy 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2023-2024 Loyola Marymount Lions Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Stan Johnson Head Coach 2020-2021 Associate Head Coach (Marquette, 2017 to 2020)
David Carter Assistant Coach 2020-2021 Assistant Coach (San Diego, 2018 to 2020)
Greg Youncofski Assistant Coach 2020-2021 Director of Player Personnel (UCLA, 2019 to 2020)
David Marek Assistant Coach 2022-2023 Assistant Coach (Weber State, 2016 to 2022)
Brian Cain Mental Endurance Coach 2021-2022 N/A
Erik Johansson Video Coordinator 2023-2024 Graduate Assistant (Loyola Marymount, 2020 to 2023)
Craig Pintens Athletic Director 2018-2019 N/A
Ricky Muench Director of Basketball Operations 2020-2021 N/A
Jordan Alcantar Athletic Performance Coordinator 2021-2022 Strength and Conditioning Coach (Cal Poly - Pomona, 2014 to 2016)
Steven Cortez Associate Head Athletic Trainer 2021-2022 N/A
Matthew Lerman Director of Communications 2020-2021 Assistant Director of Media Relations (Loyola Marymount, 2017 to 2020)