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The 2025–26 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2025-26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by sixth-year head coach Stan Johnson, played their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as a member of the West Coast Conference.

ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record15–17 (6–12 WCC)
Headcoach
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2025–26 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record15–17 (6–12 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGersten Pavilion
Seasons
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2025–26 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 Gonzaga †16–2 .88931–4  .886
Saint Mary's16–2 .88927–6  .818
Santa Clara15–3 .83326–9  .743
Oregon State9–9 .50017–16  .515
San Francisco8–10 .44417–16  .515
Pacific8–10 .44418–15  .545
Seattle8–10 .44421–14  .600
Washington State7–11 .38912–20  .375
Portland6–12 .33315–19  .441
Loyola Marymount6–12 .33315–17  .469
San Diego5–13 .27812–21  .364
Pepperdine4–14 .2229–23  .281
† 2026 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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Previous season

The Lions finished the 2024–25 season: 17–15, 8–10 in conference play; good for joint-7th place in the conference. They were the 7th seed in the WCC Tournament, would beat 11th seed San Diego in the Second Round, but would lose to 6th seed Washington State in the Third Round.

Offseason

Departures

More information Name, Number ...
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Will Johnston4G6'3"185SeniorSydney, AustraliaTransferred to Richmond
Jovan Ristic8F6'5"205SophomoreBelgrade, SerbiaTransferred to Saint Anselm
Lamaj Lewis10G6'6"210SeniorParamount, CAGraduated
Jevon Porter14F6'11"225JuniorColumbia, MOTransferred to Missouri
Matar Diop21F6'10"213SophomoreDakar, SenegalTransferred to Stetson
Alex Merkviladze23F6'8"225Graduate StudentKutaisi, GeorgiaGraduated
Caleb Stone-Carrawell25F6'7"210Graduate StudentConcord, NCGraduated
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Incoming transfers

More information Name, Number ...
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Nakyel Shelton0G6'3"180Graduate StudentChicago, ILEastern Illinois
Jalen Shelley1F6'8"190SophomoreLittle Elm, TXUSC
Rodney Brown Jr.2G6'6"180JuniorPerris, CAVirginia Tech
Tanner Thomas13F6'6"215Redshirt SeniorStamford, CTSacred Heart
Rokas Jocius35F6'10"240SeniorKaunas, LithuaniaUCF
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Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

More information Name, Hometown ...
College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
AJ Thomas
PG		 Gilbert, AZ Eduprize High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Nov 13, 2024 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports: 3/5 stars   
Josh Dalton
PF		 Napa, CA Golden State Prep 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) N/A May 5, 2025 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: nr    Rivals: nr    ESPN: nr
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Loyola Marymount Lions 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.
  • "2025 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball Commits". Scout.
  • "ESPN 2025 Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball recruits". ESPN.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.
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2026 recruiting class

More information College recruiting (2026), Name ...
College recruiting (2026)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
J.J. Harris
SF		 Los Angeles, CA Windward High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A May 9, 2025 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports: 3/5 stars   
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: nr    Rivals: nr    ESPN: nr
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2025–26 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Nakyel Shelton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) GSCarl Schurz HS
Eastern Illinois		 Chicago, IL
F 1 Jalen Shelley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoLink Academy
USC		 Little Elm, TX
G 2 Rodney Brown Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrRancho Christian School
Virginia Tech		 Perris, CA
G 3 Marley Zeller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS FrCentral Catholic HS Portland, OR
G 4 AJ Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrEduprize HS Lancaster, CA
G 5 M. J. Amey Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrScotland Prep (Pa.)
San Jose State		 Vacaville, CA
F 6 Josh Dalton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrGolden State Prep Concord, NC
G 7 Jan Vide 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrSEK El Castillo
UCLA		 Domžale, Slovenia
F 13 Tanner Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrWilliston Northampton School
Missouri		 Stamford, CT
F 16 Aaron McBride 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrCentennial HS Corona, CA
C 22 Rick Issanza 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)245 lb (111 kg) GSBella Vista Prep
Oklahoma		 Kinshasa, Congo
G 24 Jael Martin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS FrCarlsbad HS Carlsbad, CA
F 35 Rokas Jocius 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrVilniaus Perlas Energija
UCF		 Kaunas, Lithuania
G 40 Cooper Smith (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrGreendale HS Milwaukee, WC
G 41 Kevin Carney (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) SrSacred Heart Prep Menlo Park, CA
F 42 George Tupy (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrSt. Francis HS Sierra Madre, CA
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Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 USC L 51–60 
 16 – Brown Jr.  8 – Issanza  2 – Tied  Gersten Pavilion (2,431)
Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Lincoln (CA) W 137–54  1–0
  20 – McBride  11 – Dalton  6 – Shelley  Gersten Pavilion (761)
Los Angeles, CA
November 5, 2025*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Eastern Washington W 70–62  2–0
  22 – Amey Jr.  12 – Shelley  7 – Vide  Gersten Pavilion (892)
Los Angeles, CA
November 8, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 94–72  3–0
  28 – Brown Jr.  7 – Issanza  11 – Vide  Gersten Pavilion (877)
Los Angeles, CA
November 11, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UTEP W 71–58  4–0
  18 – Amey Jr.  9 – Shelley  7 – Shelley  Don Haskins Center (3,534)
El Paso, TX
November 14, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Troy W 74–63  5–0
  24 – Vide  7 – McBride  5 – Vide  Gersten Pavilion (833)
Los Angeles, CA
November 17, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UC Santa Barbara W 78–74 OT 6–0
  29 – Amey  14 – McBride  6 – Brown  The Thunderdome (2,402)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 24, 2025*
5:30 p.m., CBSSN		 vs. Florida Atlantic
Sunshine Slam Beach Bracket semifinals		 L 65–76  6–1
  15 – Shelley  6 – Brown  3 – Brown  Ocean Center (1,236)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 25, 2025*
2:00 p.m., CBSSN		 vs. Ohio
Sunshine Slam Beach Bracket 3rd place game		 W 70–58  7–1
  15 – AJ Thomas  13 – Shelley  3 – Amey Jr.  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 28, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Stony Brook
Sunshine Slam campus site game		 L 68–71  7–2
  22 – Jocius  8 – Jocius  2 – Tied  Gersten Pavilion (784)
Los Angeles, CA
December 2, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Saint Louis L 71–90  7–3
  19 – AJ Thomas  5 – AJ Thomas  4 – Amey Jr.  Gersten Pavilion (908)
Los Angeles, CA
December 16, 2025*
8:30 p.m., ESPN+		 UC San Diego L 57–67  7–4
  19 – Brown  6 – Shelley  5 – Vide  Gersten Pavilion (747)
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 North Alabama W 91–57  8–4
  28 – Amey  10 – Shelley  6 – Vide  Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Morgan State W 83–56  9–4
  23 – Brown Jr.  6 – Tied  5 – AJ Thomas  Gersten Pavilion (927)
Los Angeles, CA
WCC regular season
December 28, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Saint Mary's L 73–78  9–5
(0–1)		  22 – Brown  7 – Amey Jr.  3 – Shelley  Gersten Pavilion (1,546)
Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Pacific W 80–71  10–5
(1–1)		  20 – Amey Jr.  6 – Tied  5 – Vide  Gersten Pavilion (791)
Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Washington State L 76–78  10–6
(1–2)		  28 – Vide  9 – Shelley  4 – Shelley  Beasley Coliseum (2,580)
Pullman, WA
January 4, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at No. 7 Gonzaga L 42–87  10–7
(1–3)		  11 – Brown Jr.  7 – Jocius  3 – AJ Thomas  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 8, 2026
8:00 p.m., CBSSN		 San Francisco W 84–82 2OT 11–7
(2–3)		  23 – Vide  10 – Shelley  7 – Vide  Gersten Pavilion (889)
Los Angeles, CA
January 10, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Santa Clara L 72–103  11–8
(2–4)		  18 – Shelley  6 – Tied  3 – Tied  Leavey Center (2,000)
Santa Clara, CA
January 14, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Oregon State L 70–76  11–9
(2–5)		  18 – Amey Jr.  7 – Brown Jr.  5 – Vide  Gill Coliseum (2,669)
Corvallis, OR
January 17, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Portland L 58–71  11–10
(2–6)		  19 – Shelley  10 – Shelley  3 – McBride  Gersten Pavilion (1,041)
Los Angeles, CA
January 21, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Seattle L 59–69  11–11
(2–7)		  18 – Amey Jr.  9 – Shelley  4 – Thomas  Redhawk Center (819)
Seattle, WA
January 28, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Oregon State L 69–72  11–12
(2–8)		  10 – Vide  6 – Tied  7 – Shelley  Gersten Pavilion (1,016)
Los Angeles, CA
January 31, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Santa Clara L 73–104  11–13
(2–9)		  18 – Amey Jr.  7 – Tied  4 – Thomas  Gersten Pavilion (1,178)
Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 San Francisco W 84–75  12–13
(3–9)		  27 – Shelley  8 – Vide  6 – Shelley  Sobrato Center (1,878)
San Francisco, CA
February 7, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 San Diego W 83–63  13–13
(4–9)		  24 – Shelley  10 – McBride  2 – Tied  Gersten Pavilion (965)
Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Pacific L 59–65  13–14
(4–10)		  19 – Vide  6 – Vide  3 – Vide  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,169)
Stockton, CA
February 14, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Pepperdine L 89–90  13–15
(4–11)		  25 – Amey Jr.  11 – Jocius  5 – Vide  Firestone Fieldhouse (699)
Malibu, CA
February 21, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at San Diego W 77–65  14–15
(5–11)		  23 – Vide  4 – Tied  3 – Tied  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,671)
San Diego, CA
February 25, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPNU		 Washington State W 67–66  15–15
(6–11)		  31 – Amey Jr.  8 – McBride  7 – Vide  Gersten Pavilion (994)
Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Seattle L 66–71  15–16
(6–12)		  21 – McBride  10 – Issanza  5 – Vide  Gersten Pavilion (1,192)
Los Angeles, CA
WCC tournament
March 5, 2026
8:30 p.m., ESPN+		 (10) vs. (11) San Diego
First Round		 L 62–66  15–17
  21 – McBride  8 – McBride  5 – Vide  Orleans Arena (1,242)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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