2022-2023 Loyola Marymount Lions

2022-2023 Loyola Marymount Lions Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
2 Justin Ahrens Sr SG 6-6 195 Nov 24, 1999 Versailles (OH) United States Versailles High School
0 Jalin Anderson Jr G 6-3 185 - Chandler (AZ) United States Dream City Christian School
1 Dameane Douglas Sr GF 6-7 205 - Hanford (CA) United States San Joaquin Memorial High School
21 Michael Graham Jr F 6-8 225 Sep 1, 2000 Brooklyn (NY) United States Canterbury School
22 Rick Issanza Jr C 7-1 240 - Los Angeles (CA) United States Bella Vista College Prep
34 Keli Leaupepe Sr F 6-6 240 Jun 4, 2000 Melbourne Australia Box Hill High School
13 Lamaj Lewis So F 6-6 200 - Bellflower (CA) United States St. John Bosco High School
11 Kwane Marble II Sr F 6-5 195 - Denver (CO) United States East High School
23 Alex Merkviladze Jr SF 6-8 230 Mar 11, 2002 Kutaisi Georgia Modesto Christian High School
40 Kian Nader Jr G 6-1 170 - Calabasas (CA) United States Viewpoint School
14 James Nobles Fr G 6-4 175 - Van Nuys (CA) United States Birmingham High School
20 Cam Shelton Sr PG 6-2 185 Dec 28, 1999 Chino Hills (CA) United States Damien High School
3 Chance Stephens Fr G 6-3 185 - Riverside (CA) United States Riverside Polytech High School
10 Noah Taitz Jr SG 6-3 190 Feb 16, 2001 Las Vegas (NV) United States Bishop Gorman High School
42 A.J. Williams Fr G 6-3 180 - Chicago (IL) United States Whitney Young 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

2022-2023 Loyola Marymount Lions Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Chance Stephens WCC Freshman of the Week (Nov 21, 2022)
Cam Shelton USBWA All-District Team (IX)
Chance Stephens Jamaica Classic MVP
Cam Shelton NABC All-District (9) First Team
Cam Shelton WCC All-Conference First Team
Keli Leaupepe WCC All-Conference Honorable Mention
Cam Shelton WCC Player of the Week (Jan 23, 2023)
Cam Shelton WCC Player of the Week (Feb 27, 2023)
Cam Shelton WCC Player of the Week (Feb 13, 2023)

2022-2023 Loyola Marymount Lions Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Shelton J. Anderson J. Ahrens K. Leaupepe R. Issanza
Rotation   C. Stephens A. Merkviladze M. Graham  
Rotation     L. Lewis    
Rotation     K. Marble II    
Lim PT K. Nader J. Nobles      
Lim PT A. Williams N. Taitz      

2022-2023 Loyola Marymount Lions Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Cam Shelton 31 35.6 21.4 5.4 4.3 1.8 0.2 2.5
Keli Leaupepe 31 32.2 13.3 6.8 1.1 0.7 0.2 1.4
Jalin Anderson 31 25.5 9.8 1.7 2.2 0.8 0.1 2.4
Alex Merkviladze 28 21.1 7.1 4.0 1.1 0.3 0.4 1.0
Justin Ahrens 29 23.1 6.6 1.9 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.8
Chance Stephens 28 17.2 6.0 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.6
Michael Graham 31 15.3 4.5 5.3 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.9
Rick Issanza 28 16.0 3.6 4.2 0.2 0.2 1.0 1.2
Lamaj Lewis 26 13.8 3.0 2.2 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.6
Kwane Marble II 24 13.0 2.8 2.1 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.8
James Nobles 7 4.1 1.7 0.7 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.3
Kian Nader 4 3.0 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0
A.J. Williams 3 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Noah Taitz 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2022-2023 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
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)