The 2021–22 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by second-year head coach Stan Johnson and played their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Lions finished the season 13–9 overall and 7–5 in WCC play to finish in third place. They defeated San Francisco in the second round of the WCC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Saint Mary's.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Lazar Nekić 3 F 7'0" 231 Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia Transferred Kodye Pugh 5 F 6'8" 214 RS senior Baltimore, MD Graduated Parker Dortch 11 F 6'7" 211 RS senior Columbus, NJ Graduate transferred Mattias Markusson 14 C 7'3" 265 RS senior Stockholm, Sweden Graduated Luke Frasso 22 G 6'5" 182 Freshman Palos Verdes, CA Walk-on; no longer on team roster L. Simpson 40 G 6'2" 188 Freshman Chatsworth, CA Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Gary Harris Jr. 3 G 6'6" 193 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred from Utah in November during the 2020–21 season. Under NCAA transfer rules, Harris Jr. had to sit out until November and was eligible to start in December during the 2021–22 season. He had three and a half years of remaining eligibility. Kwane Marble II 11 G 6'6" 195 Junior Denver, CO Transferred from Wyoming. Under NCAA transfer rules, he had to sit out for the 2021–22 season. Had two years of remaining eligibility. Cameron Shelton 20 G 6'2" 175 Senior Chino, CA Transferred from Northern Arizona. Under NCAA transfer rules, Shelton had to sit out for the 2021–22 season. Had one year of remaining eligibility. Alex Merkviladze 23 F 6'9" 225 Sophomore Kutaisi, Georgia Cal State Northridge

2021 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=|WCC regular season

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