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.
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 Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Will Johnston 4 G 6'3" 185 Senior Sydney, Australia Transferred to Richmond Jovan Ristic 8 F 6'5" 205 Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia Transferred to Saint Anselm Lamaj Lewis 10 G 6'6" 210 Senior Paramount, CA Graduated Jevon Porter 14 F 6'11" 225 Junior Columbia, MO Transferred to Missouri Matar Diop 21 F 6'10" 213 Sophomore Dakar, Senegal Transferred to Stetson Alex Merkviladze 23 F 6'8" 225 Graduate Student Kutaisi, Georgia Graduated Caleb Stone-Carrawell 25 F 6'7" 210 Graduate Student Concord, NC Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Nakyel Shelton 0 G 6'3" 180 Graduate Student Chicago, IL Eastern Illinois Jalen Shelley 1 F 6'8" 190 Sophomore Little Elm, TX USC Rodney Brown Jr. 2 G 6'6" 180 Junior Perris, CA Virginia Tech Tanner Thomas 13 F 6'6" 215 Senior Stamford, CT Sacred Heart Rokas Jocius 35 F 6'10" 240 Senior Kaunas, Lithuania UCF
Recruiting classes 2025 recruiting class
2026 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season
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