Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball

Loyola Marymount Lions
2023–24 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
UniversityLoyola Marymount University
Head coachStan Johnson (4th season)
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
LocationLos Angeles, California
ArenaGersten Pavilion
(capacity: 4,156)
NicknameLions
ColorsCrimson and blue[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1990
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1961, 1990
NCAA tournament round of 32
1988, 1990
NCAA tournament appearances
1961, 1980*, 1988, 1989, 1990
*vacated by NCAA
Conference tournament champions
1988, 1989
Conference regular season champions
1961, 1988, 1990

The Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represents Loyola Marymount University in men’s college basketball. The team competes in the West Coast Conference. The team has played its home game at Gersten Pavilion since 1981.[2]

Loyola Marymount's last appearance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was in 1990, where they advanced to the Elite Eight. They lost to eventual national champion UNLV. Prior to the NCAA tournament, Lions star player Hank Gathers died during the West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament from a heart condition. The Lions defeated New Mexico State, defending champion Michigan, and Alabama. The 1990 squad was also the highest scoring team in NCAA Division I history with an average of 122 points per game.

  1. ^ "Colors – Loyola Marymount University". June 1, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site - on Campus". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-29.