Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
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| University | Loyola Marymount University | |||
| Conference | WCC | |||
| Location | Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Head coach | Mike Dunlap (3rd year) | |||
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Gersten Pavilion (Capacity: 4,156) |
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| Nickname | Lions | |||
| Colors | Crimson and Navy |
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| 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 |
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| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 1988, 1989 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| 1988, 1990 | ||||
The Loyola Marymount Lions Basketball team is the basketball team that represents Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, United States. The school's team currently competes in the West Coast Conference. The team currently plays in the Gersten Pavilion, which is entering its 34th year as the host of Loyola Marymount University's indoor athletic events. The team's last appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was in 1990, where they advanced to the Elite Eight. They would lose to eventual national champion UNLV. Prior to the tournament, Lions star player Hank Gathers died during the WCC conference 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.
Loyola Marymount has played in the West Coast Conference since 1955, when the Lions and Pepperdine Waves joined the here thereto Northern Californian league that included Santa Clara University, the University of San Francisco, Saint Mary's College, and the University of Pacific. LMU has played in the WCC ever since, fostering heated rivalries with all WCC members, especially Pepperdine University and the University of San Diego, a WCC member since 1979.
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