The 2016–17 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by third-year head coach Mike Dunlap. They played their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to BYU.
Previous season The Lions finished the 2015–16 season 14–17, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated San Diego in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing to Saint Mary's in the quarterfinals.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Adom Jacko 4 F 6'8" 225 Junior Upland, CA Playing professional overseas Matt Hayes 5 G 6'1" 170 Junior Elk Grove, CA Left the team for personal reasons Tyler Baptiste 33 G 5'11" 175 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Walk-on; didn't return Martin Mornar 42 F 6'9" 205 Senior Zagreb, Croatia Graduated David Humphries 45 G 6'4" 210 Senior Adelaide, Australia Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Kelvin Amayo 2 G 6'4" 220 Senior Newark, NJ Transferred from Iona. Will be eligible to play immediately since Amayo graduated from Iona. Stefan Jovanovic 15 C 6'10" 235 Senior Kraljevo, Serbia Transferred from Hawaii. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jovanovic graduated from Hawaii. Trevor Manuel 34 F 6'9" 200 Sophomore Lansing, MI Transferred from Oregon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Manuel will have to sit out in the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of eligibility left.
2016 recruiting class
2017 Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| WCC regular season
!colspan=12 style=| WCC tournament
References