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1 GAME 05: LMU GAME NOTES MEN S BASKETBALL Dec. 5, LMU vs BOISE STATE // 7:00 pm (PT) SCHEDULE & RESULTS N. 4 SONOMA ST.! W, N. 11 VANGUARD W, N. 14 at Nevada L, N. 17 UCONN L, N. 25 PORTLAND ST. W, D. 5 BOISE STATE 7 PM D. 8 SO. UTAH 7 PM D. 10 at CSUN 7 pm D. 17 INCARNATE WORD 4 PM D. 19 at Colorado St. 6 pm D. 22 UT-ARLINGTON 7 PM D. 26 MORGAN ST. 5 PM D. 29 * SAINT MARY S 8 PM D. 31 * BYU 1 PM J. 5 * at Pepperdine 7 pm J. 7 * SANTA CLARA 3 PM J. 12 * at Gonzaga 6 pm J. 14 * at Portland 7 pm J. 19 * SAN DIEGO 7 PM J. 21 * at Santa Clara 1 pm J. 26 * PACIFIC 7 PM J. 28 * at BYU 6 pm F. 2 * at San Diego 7 pm F. 4 * at San Francisco 7 pm F. 9 * GONZAGA 7 PM F. 11 * PORTLAND 1 PM F. 16 * at Saint Mary s 8 pm F. 18 * PEPPERDINE 3 PM F. 23 * SAN FRANCISCO 7 PM F. 25 * at Pacific 7 pm M. 2-7 WCC Championships Bold - Denotes Home Games. * - Denotes WCC Games.Visit the schedule on LMU- Lions.com for complete broadcast listenings. All games on KXLU 88.9 FM REFERENCE TO LMU... Please use its full title, Loyola Marymount University, and/or the abbreviated form, LMU. Please do not use Loyola or Marymount alone. Other NCAA institutions including Loyola College in Maryland, Loyola University in New Orleans and Loyola University in Chicago are often confused with LMU. Also, no hyphens should be used in the full name of the University. CONTACT INFORMATION: LMU ATHLETICS 1 LMU Drive Los Angeles, CA Contact: John Shaffer jshaffer@lmu.edu (310) SOCIAL MEDIA: LMU LMU @CoachMikeDunlap Instagram: LMULions LMUBasketball Facebook: /LMULions /LMUHoops To connect with us, all you need is LMULions... Tickets: (310) 338-LION (5466) #LMULIONS SERIES HISTORY Overall: BSU leads 5-2 Streak: BSU 3 wins (2009) At LMU: BSU leads 2-1 At PSU: BSU leads 2-1 Neutral: BSU Leads 1-0 First Meeting: Nov. 21, 93, BSU 86 Last Meeting: Dec. 9, 67, LMU 66 LMULIONS.COM GAMEDAY: GAME:... LMU (2-2) vs. Boise State (4-4) DATE:...Monday, Dec. 5, 2016 TIME:... 7:00 p.m. (PST) LOCATION:... Los Angeles, CA ARENA:... Gersten Pavilion (4,156) WATCH:... TheW.tv Sling TV LISTEN:...KXLU 88.9 FM LIVE STATS:... StatBroadcast BIG MONDAY MATCH-UP AT GERSTEN After a 10-day lay-off, LMU men s basketball returns to action with a busy stretch of three games in six days. It begins with a return to Gersten Pavilion to host a big Monday match-up on Dec. 5 against Boise State. The series between the two has been close as the Broncos pulled out a buzzer-beater victory in Idaho a year ago. Tip-off is set for 7 pm on TheW.tv, Sling TV and can be heard on KXLU 88.9 FM. THE MATCH-UP With just four games in the first month of the season, LMU has played two fewer games than the next rival in the West Coast Conference (Saint Mary s - 6 games) as of Dec. 5. However, they will have a very busy December, starting with a stretch of three games in six days this week. They will play nine games in the month, including six games in the final two weeks of the year. The Lions are 2-2 after defeating Portland State, 78-62, on Friday, Nov. 25. The Lions enter the week leading the West Coast Conference in three-point field goal percentage defense (22.6 percent) and in steals (8.5 spg). Boise State has had a busy first month of the season, playing eight games and sitting at 4-4 on the season. The game against the Lions will be their fourth in eight days, defeating SMU at home on Nov. 30 and falling at Evansville on Saturday, Dec. 3, Like the Lions, defense has been a strength for the Broncos. They are second in the Mountain West Conference in points allowed (63.1) and second in three-point field goal percentage defense (26.5 percent). Chandler Hutchison leads the team with 17.5 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, which ranks sixth and second in the MWC, respectively. This will be the eighth meeting between LMU and Boise State and the sixth match-up in the last decade. This will be the third straight season the teams have met. The Broncos won at LMU on Nov. 15, 2014 and then earned a last-second win at Boise on Dec. 9, Boise State leads the series 5-2 with the Lions winning back-to-back meetings at LMU in 2006 (Dec ot) and at Boise in 2007 (Dec ). PROMOTIONS It s Study Break Basketball at LMU. With the end of the semester near, LMU will host four games at Gersten Pavilion heading into Finals Week. The women started the stretch with a win over UCSB on Friday, and up next for Study Break Basketball are back-to-back men s games. It starts with Boise State on Monday and then Southern Utah on Thursday. The CAGE PREGAME celebration will get both games started at 6 pm. On Monday, a special Puppies At Pregame will provide an extra stress-reliever from studying. Come check out local adoption agencies as they bring puppies during pregame. The month isn t just about the games on the court. This week begins the month long project with the Bob Hope USO. LMU Athletics and LAX Community Relations Division have partnered to help support the Bob Hope USO. At all LMU games this holiday season, donate new, travel-sized personal care items to the Bob Hope USO, Items include: Toothpaste, Sunscreen, Mouthwash, Shaving Cream, Deodorant, and Shampoo. Look for donation bins throughout Gersten Pavilion from Nov Dec. 26. Single game and season tickets are on sale, as well as, group ticket packages featuring special discounts. Go to LMULions.com/tickets to purchase. A reminder that all students, faculty and staff get into ALL LMU games for free with valid LMU OneCard. INSIDE THE LIONS Four games into the season, the Lions (2-2) are led by seniors Buay Tuach and Brandon Brown, each averaging 12.3 points per game. Brown leads the Lions with 4.75 assists per game while Tuach is LMU Men s Basketball Game Notes #LIONSTRONG 1

2 INSIDE THE NUMBERS RECORD AT A GLANCE Overall: 2-2 WCC: 0-0 Home: 2-1 Away: 0-1 Neutral: STREAKS Record: , 6-12 WCC Longest Streaks - Win/Loss:... 1/2 CURRENT STREAK:...Won 1 Last Win:... Nov. 25, Portland State; Last Loss:... Nov. 17, UCONN; CURRENT HOME STREAK:...Won 1 Last Win:... Nov. 25, Portland State; Last Loss:... Nov. 17, UCONN; CURRENT ROAD STREAK:...Lost 2 Last Win:...Feb. 11, at Pacific; Last Loss:... Nov. 14, at Nevada; NEUTRAL STREAK:...Lost 1 Last Win:... Mar. 4, vs. San Diego; Last Loss:... Mar. 5, vs. Saint Mary s; QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location:... Los Angeles, CA Founded: Enrollment:... 6,064 Undergraduate...9,395 Total Nickname:...Lions Primary Colors:... Crimson & Navy Affiliation:...NCAA Division I Conference:...West Coast Conference Home Court:... Gersten Pavilion (1981) Capacity:... 4,156 President:... Timothy Law Snyder Athletics Director:...Dr. William Husak Alma Mater:... SUNY-Cortland, 72 Ticket Office:... (310) 338-LION MEN S BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach:...Mike Dunlap Alma Mater:...LMU, 80 Record at LMU:...3rd Season (24-42, 10-26) Overall Record:... 17th Season ( ) Assistant Coaches:... Reggie Morris, Jr....Patrick Sandle, Brannon Hays Director of Operations:... Jeff Strohm Special Asst. to Head Coach:...Jack Doran Strength Coach:... Patrick Dixon Athletics Trainer:... Keith Ellison Basketball SID:... John Shaffer Office:... (310) Cell:... (310) Basketball Office Phone:... (310) Basketball Facebook:... LMUHoops Basketball Twitter:...@LMUHoops Kelvin AMAYO Munis TUTU MATTIAS MARKUSSON STEFAN JOVANOVIC Erik JOHANSSON Buay TUACH Uh-MY-ooh Mun-iz Too-Too Muh-tie-us MARK-us-son Steph-an Joe-von-oh-vich Erik JOE-han-son Boy TAH-tch #10 G #12 G/F #22 G/F #24 F #15 C BUAY TUACH Sr. Omaha, NE PPG RPG APG 3FG MPG LMU KEY RESERVES #02 G #03 G #05 G/F #11 F #13 F #14 C #15 G #25 G PROJECTED STARTERS BRANDON BROWN Sr. Laveen, AZ PPG APG SPG 3FG MPG STEVEN HANEY, JR Jr. Landing, MI PPG RPG APG 3PTM MPG SHAMAR JOHNSON Sr. Pensacola, FL PPG RPG APG FG% MPG STEFAN JOVANOVIC Sr. Kralijevo, Servia PPG RPG SPG FT% MPG KELVIN AMAYO Sr. Hillside, NJ PPG RPG APG SPG MPG MUNIS TUTU So. Windsor, Canada PPG RPG APG SPG MPG DONALD GIPSON Fr. Los Angeles, CA PPG RPG FG% ORB MPG Scored six pts vs. Vanguard PETR HERMAN Jr. Central Bohemian, CR PPG RPG BPG SPG MPG TREVOR MANUEL So. Lansing, MI PPG RPG BPG SPG MPG DNP MATTIAS MARKUSSON Fr. Vasterled, Sweden PPG RPG FG% SPG MPG ERIC JOHANSSON Fr. Stockholm, Sweden PPG RPG APG 3FG MPG JEFFERY McCLENDON So. Pasadena, CA PPG RPG APG SPG MPG COACHING STAFF (as of 11/25/16) HEAD COACH: Mike Dunlap (3rd Year, LMU, 80) - Overall: ASSISTANT COACHES: Reggie Morris, Jr. (1st Year, Howard, 01) Parick Sandle (3rd Year, San Francisco St., 84) Brannon Hays (3rd Year, Cal Lutheran, 93) DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Jeff Strohm (1st Year, Eastern Ill., 88) NOTES: Leads Lions with 4.75 apg... led Lions with 20 points, 6 assists, 4 reb., and a steal in win over Portland St... Honorable Mention All-WCC... 4th in WCC in assists... 10th all-time for single season asts (177). NOTES: Scored season-best 12 points with 4 boards and two assists in win over PSU... went for 6 pts and 6 boards vs. UCONN... finished 7th all-time with 73 3-ptrs as a sophomore... was an Academic All-WCC selection. NOTES: Had a career-high 20 pts in season opener, hitting 7-for-11 from the field... had 6 pts, 7 reb., 4 asts, 2 stls and a block in win over PSU... finished first season with Lions averaging 3.7 ppg and 1.6 rpg. NOTES: Had 6 pts and 5 reb in season opener... had season best 8 pts and 8 reb v. UCONN... finished with 5.5 ppg and 4.2 rpg in first season with Lions... averaged nearly 9 pts and 6 reb last six games of season. NOTES: Transfer from Hawai i, eligible immediately for his senior season... had 13 pts and 7 reb in first game at LMU... averaged 4.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg, and a block in helping Hawaii to NCAA second round. NOTES: Led Lions with 13 points and 8 reb at Nevada... followed that with 18 pts, 6 reb., 3 asts and 3 stls vs. UCONN... granted 6th-year waiver by NCAA to play final season with Lions... transfer from Iona. NOTES: Led Lions with 6 asts and 3 stls in opener... had two pts and two asts at Nevada... program best 2.69 assist-turnover ratio, ranked 4th in WCC in assists 4th best by LMU freshman. NOTES: In first year of collegiate basketball, joining the Lions after graduating from Fairfax HS... earned All-City, All-State and All-CIF as a junior... had six points vs. Vanguard, did not play at Nevada. NOTES: Led Lions with 10 reb adding 8 pts in opener... Leads Lions in games played as a junior with averaged 3.7 ppts, 2.8 rpg, and 0.4 bpg as a sohomore... had 4 points, 6 rebounds and a steal in exhibition. NOTES: A mid-year transfer from Oregon, joining the Lions second semester of will be eligible at the conclusion of the first semester in December... played in 9 games for the Ducks. NOTES: Had 8 pts and 8 reb in opener as a Lion... had 4 pts, 2 reb, 2 stls at Nev... played the last two seasons for Jamtland Basket in Sweden, playing... played for Sweden s national team... had 12 pts and 10 reb. in exhibition. NOTES: Exploded for career-best 15 pts. off the bench in win over PSU, hitting 5-of-7 three-pointers... Had 5 points in 8 min in opener... first season of collegiate basketball... member of Sweden National Team program. NOTES: Had a career-high 15 points in opener... Finished final 4 games of first season averaging more than 15 mpg... averaged 2.2 ppg and 2.2 rpg in 10.1 mpg as a freshman... had 8 pts, 3 reb. and a steal in exhibition win. LMU Men s Basketball Game Notes #LIONSTRONG 2

3 FOLLOWING THE LIONS KXLU 88.9 FM/TELEVISION/THEW.tv The broadcast home of LMU for nearly 50 years is KXLU 88.9 FM. Catch all the games on LMU s official student radio station with Jesse Kass on the call for the fifth season... The West Coast Conference has launched its new broadcast network, TheW.tv and combined with an exclusive national television partnership with ESPN and a regional partnership with SPECTRUM SportsNet, the Lions will be completely covered throughout the season. TELEVISION GUIDE (based on LMU zip code 90045): Network SPECTRUM LA (HD) DirectTV Dish ESPN 64 (300) ESPN2 65 (301) ESPNU SPEC-SN (Spectrum SportsNet) 59/70 (318/319) 691 n/a CSN-BA (Comcast SportsNet Bay Area) n/a CSN-C (Time Warner Cable SportsNet) n/a ROOT-NW (ROOT Sports Northwest) n/a ROOT-RM (ROOT Sports Rocky Mountain) n/a BYUtv Pac-12 Net (Los Angeles) 376 n/a n/a CBS-SN (CBS Sports Network) FSN-SD (Fox Sports Net San Diego) n/a FOX Sports SOCIALLY Find the Lions everywhere. Here is how: #LMULions QUICK GLANCE AT As of Dec. 4, WCC STANDINGS WCC Overall Home Away W L PCT. W L PCT. STREAK W L W L RPI Gonzaga Won St. Marys Won San Fran Won BYU Lost Portland Lost Pepperdine Lost Loyola-Mary Won Pacific Lost San Diego Won Santa Clara Lost THIS WEEK IN THE WCC: MONDAY, DEC. 5 7:00 PM Boise State vs. LMU... TheW.tv Sling TV...Gersten Pavilion, Los Angeles, Calif. 7:00 PM UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Portland. TheW.tv Twitter...Chiles Center, Portland, Ore. TUESDAY, DEC. 6 8:00 PM San Fran. St. vs. San Francisco... TheW.tv... Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, Calif. WEDNESDAY, DEC.7 6:00 PM Weber State vs. BYU... BYUtv/byutv.org...Marriott Center, Provo, Utah 7:00 PM CSU-Fullerton vs. San Diego... TheW.tv/Sling TV... Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego, Calif. 7:30 PM Pepperdine vs. Long Beach State...Long Beach, Calif. 8:00 PM Washington vs. Gonzaga... ESPN2/WatchESPN... McCarthey Athletic Ctr, Spokane, Wash. THURSDAY, DEC. 8 TBA Pacific vs. UMass... Amherst, Mass. 7:00 PM Southern Utah vs. LMU... TheW.tv/Sling TV...Gersten Pavilion, Los Angeles, Calif. 7:00 PM UT Arlington vs. Saint Mary s... TheW.tv/Twitter...McKeon Pavilion, Moraga, Calif. SATURDAY, DEC. 10 1:00 PM Portland vs. Boise State... Mountain West Network...Boise, Idaho 2:00 PM CSU-East Bay vs. Santa Clara... TheW.tv...Leavey Center, Santa Clara, Calif. 5:00 PM Akron vs. Gonzaga... ROOT NW KHQ-TV...McCarthey Center, Spokane, Wash. 7:00 PM Loyola Marymount vs. CSUN...Northridge, Calif. 7:00 PM Colorado vs. BYU... ESPN2 WatchESPN...Marriott Center, Provo, Utah 7:30 PM Rider vs. Pacific... TheW.tv... Spanos Center, Stockton, Calif. tied with Steven Haney Jr. with seven three-pointers on the season. Tuach in in the top-10 within the WCC in three-point shooting, hitting 50 percent on the season. Sixth-year senior Kelvin Amayo is third on the team with 10.3 points per game while also averaging a team-high 5.3 rebounds per contest. He has added 2.5 assists. The Lions shot a season-best 57.4 percent in the win over the Vikings, hitting 62.1 percent in the second half to erase a 10-point deficit. The Lions post play has been key early this season, scoring 140 points in the paint in the first four games, including a edge at Nevada and a edge against PSU. The senior Tuach is hitting 54.3 percent from the field, going 12-for-21 from inside the paint. Fellow senior Shamar Johnson has been even more efficient, going 12-for-20, hitting 60 percent from the field, ranking him top-five in the WCC. As of Dec. 5, the Lions led the WCC in three-point field goal percentage defense, holding Vanguard to 4-for-32 (.125), Nevada to 6-for-17 (.353), UCONN to 6-for-23 (26.1) and Portland State to 5-for-21 (23.8 percent), including a 1-for-7 clip in the second half. The Lions defense has been tough in the second half. The Lions are holding opponents to just 9-for-46 from three, 19.5 percent. Nevada went 4-for-9 against the Lions from three in the second half, everyone else has been just 13.5 percent from three in the second half. The Lions outscored UCONN 13-6 in points off turnovers and on the season LMU has outscored opponents on turnovers. The Lions are second in the WCC averaging 8.5 steals per game and had 10 against both UCONN and Vanguard. It has been balanced across the roster. Buay Tuach leads the Lions with six, grabbing two against Portland State. Kelvin Amayo and Munis Tutu have five each, with Amayo getting three against UCONN and Tutu with three against Vanguard. Last year the Lions ranked 26th nationally in turnover margin and are currently second in the WCC at They finished at They are averaging 13.4 turnovers per contest while forcing by their opponents. Last year they averaged 11.4 per game and forced The 48-point win to open the season was tied for the sixth largest in program history, equaling the Lions win over San Diego on Dec. 10, Buay Tuach led the Lions with a career-best 20 points and Jeffery McClendon also netted a career-best with 15. They opened a new season with a win for the sixth straight season, improving to in season openers since In that win, the Lions scored 57 points in the first 20 minutes. It was the most points in the opening half since the 1991 season... In the second half, LMU held the Lions to just 17 points, limiting them to just 5-for-35 from the field and 1-for- 18 from the three-point line. It was the lowest half by an opponent since the Lions held Seattle to just 11 first half points in an win on Nov. 23, They also finished that game with 27 assists on 36 made field goals. Munis Tutu led the Lions with six, while Kelvin Amayo and Brandon Brown had five. Brown ranked 10th all-time in LMU history with 177 assists last season while Tutu set the record for assist-to-turnover ratio at The 27 assists was the most since putting up 30 against La Sierra on Dec. 21, The Lions out-rebounded Vanguard Petr Herman led the Lions with 10 rebounds while adding eight points. The 59 rebounds were the most since they had 61 against Pacifica on Nov. 9, Freshman center Mattias Markusson had eight points and eight rebounds in his debut. His eight rebounds was one shy of Wyking Jones record of nine rebounds for most in a freshman s first game. Jones did it against Morgan State on Nov. 22, LMU Men s Basketball Game Notes #LIONSTRONG 3

4 INSIDE THE NUMBERS LMU s RECORD WHEN AT HALFTIME...Overall...WCC When LMU Leads/Trails/Tied FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE When LMU Better/Worse/Tied REBOUNDS When LMU More/Less/Tied TURNOVERS When LMU More/Less/Tied PERSONAL FOULS When LMU More/Less/Tied WHEN SCORING < 60 pts WHEN OPPONENTS SCORE < 60 pts WHEN SHOOTING < 35% % % % % 55.1% WHEN ALLOWING OPPONENT TO SHOOT < 35% % % % % 55.1% COMPARED TO OPPONENT WHEN SCORING In the Paint - More/Less/Tied Off TOs - More/Less/Tied nd Chance Pts - More/Less/Tied Record Following a Win Record Following a Loss WON/LOSS MARGINS MARGINS...OVERALL...WCC 9 or Less or more Overtime LAST TIME IT HAPPENED The Lions return seven letterwinners from last year s squad that finished six games better than the year before at overall and 6-12 in the WCC (tied for 7th). The Lions have five seniors on the squad in , including All-WCC selection Brandon Brown. Joining Brown after their first season as transfers last year are Shamar Johnson and Buay Tuach. Adding more senior leadership will be Stefan Jovanovic, a transfer from Hawaii who went 28-6 overall record and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament, and Kelvin Amayo, who was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA. LAST TIME OUT LMU erased a 10-point first half deficit thanks in part to 62 percent shooting in the second half to earn a win over Portland State at Gersten Pavilion Friday night. Brandon Brown led the Lions with 20 points, six assists, four rebounds and a steal. Freshman Erik Johansson came off the bench to hit 5-of-7 three-pointers to add 15 points. Steven Haney Jr. added 12 points, four rebounds and two assists, hitting a pair of three-pointers. LMU (2-2) finished shooting 57.4 percent from the field while Portland State (1-3) hit 37.7 percent. The Vikings were led by Braxton Tucker with 15 points and six rebounds. The Lions had 10 of their 15 turnovers in the first half to fall down 14-4 and then LMU PLAYERS POINTS...50, Bo Kimble vs. San Francisco, Feb. 4, POINTS...41, Terrell Lowery vs. San Diego, Feb. 15, POINTS... 35, Adom Jacko (13-20 FG, 1-2 3PT, 8-10 FT) Portland; Feb. 6, DOUBLE-FIGURE PTS...Pepperdine; Feb. 27, Johnson (18), Mornar (17), Brown (16), Haney (13), Tutu (13) TWO 20+ SCORERS Steven Haney 21, Adom Jacko 21; JSU; Dec. 18, PT SCORERS Payne 24, Ireland 21, Osborne 20; La Sierra, Dec. 21, REBOUNDS...22, Ime Oduok Buffalo, Jan. 7, REBOUNDS...17, Alex Osborne La Sierra, Dec. 21, OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS...8, Adom Jacko Jacksonville St., Dec. 18, 2015 TWO 10+ REBOUNDERS...San Francisco, Feb. 20, Petr Herman - 11, David Humphries FTM...10, Brandon Brown, vs. San Diego; Mar. 4, ASSISTS... 10, Brandon Brown, USF; Feb. 20, STEALS... 5, Brandon Brown, San Diego, Mar. 4, BLOCKS... 5, Marin Mornar at Saint Mary s, Feb. 13, 2016 DOUBLE-DOUBLE... See below 2+ DOUBLE-DOUBLES...San Francisco, Feb. 20, Brandon Brown (17/10a), Petr Herman (13/11r) LMU TEAM POINTS...100, San Francisco, Feb. 20, POINT+ WIN (99-51), Vanguard, Nov. 11, FGM...45, Pacifica, Feb. 9, FGA... 71, Vanguard, Nov. 11, % + SHOOTING % (44-for-72) at San Fran., Jan. 26, 1991 MADE 12+ 3PT FG... 12, at Pacific, Feb. 11, % + 3PT %, (12-19) at Pacific, Feb. 11, 2016 MADE 30+ FT...31, San Francisco, Feb. 20, 2016 ATTEMPT 40+ FT...43, San Francisco, Feb. 20, 2016 OVER 90% FT (12-for-13) at Santa Clara, Jan. 16, 2016 BEAT A RANKED OPPONENT... Feb. 15, 2012 at #16 Saint Mary s, LOST TO A RANKED OPPONENT... Feb. 12, 2015 at #2 Gonzaga; WON OVERTIME GAME...Feb. 27, 2016 Pepperdine; LOST OVERTIME GAME... Jan. 2, 2016 at Pepperdine; WON DOUBLE OT GAME...Feb. 27, 2016 Pepperdine; LOST DOUBLE OT GAME...Feb. 24, 2011 at Santa Clara, TRIPLE OVERTIME GAME...None RANKED IN AP... 21st, 1990, Final Poll 16-6 with 10:12 to play in the first half. Less than two minutes later, the Lions would go on a 7-0 run to cut it to three, 16-13, on a Brown jumper. Portland State managed to hold a lead at the break. The teams would trade buckets to open the half, but back-to-back buckets by Haney and Stefan Jovanovic would give the Lions a lead, one they wouldn t let go of. Up 46-42, the Lions would take control with an 8-0 run to go up with 10:08 to play. They would stretch the lead to as large as 18. UPNEXT The Lions complete their four-game homestand with Southern Utah on Dec. 8. They then travel to CSUN for the final game before finals week on Dec. 10. Both games are at 7 pm. Following finals, the Lions will host five of their next six games to close out the 2016 calendar year. FOUNDATIONS One of the cornerstones for the Lions heading into the season will be taking care of the basketball. The Lions turnover average of in was their best ever, as was their assist-to-turnover ratio of The Lions managed the ball about as good as they have in program history in Munis Tutu and Brandon Brown were a big reason why. In his first sea- LMU Men s Basketball Game Notes #LIONSTRONG 4

5 son, Tutu set the record for assist-to-turnover ratio (with 80 or more assists). Brown ranked seventh on that list. And the connection to the top-10 of that list is Head Coach Mike Dunlap. Of the top-10, six have been coached by Dunlap, including Tutu, Brown, Chase Flint, Kevin Sparks, Dan Davis and Ed Goorjian. Brown became the first player since Tony Walker in 1992 to have back-to-back games with points-assists double-doubles. Walker did it in three straight games between Feb. 28, 1992 and against on Mar. 7. It is just the eighth time in school history that it has happened. As for Tutu, his 94 assists were third on the school s all-time freshman list. Tutu ranked 12th in the WCC at 3.03 apg. Brandon Brown earned Honorable Mention All- WCC in , ranking seventh all-time with a 2.24 assist-to-turnover ratio. His 177 assists in ranked 10th best in program history. He was ranked fourth in the WCC in assists at 5.7 (ranked 27th nationally) and helped the Lions to rank in the top-50 nationally in assists per game (46th), assist-to-turnover ratio (39th), turnover margin (26th) and fewest turnovers (29th). Growing into a leadership role on the team is redshirt junior Steven Haney, Jr. He was a WCC First- Team All-Academic selection a year ago in his first season of action after coming from Central Florida in He had 73 three-pointers on the season, ranking eighth all-time in LMU history. Heading into the season, he was nominated to the NUMBERS OF NOTE FROM SEASON TOP RANKINGS Team Stats Stat WCC NCAA Team Stats Stat WCC NCAA Assists p.g.: rd 47th Assist-TO Ratio: 1.37* 3rd 39th Steals p.g: 6.8 2nd 86th Turnovers p.g.: 11.35* 4th 60th Turnover Margin: st 26th Fewest TOs: 352 3rd 29th TOs Forced: st 69th FT Percent: nd 69th Individual Stats Stat Individual WCC NCAA Field Goal % 55.7 Adom Jacko 3rd 43rd Assists per game 5.7 Brandon Brown 3rd 27th Assist-TO Ratio +2.69* Munis Tutu 5th 48th Brandon Brown 7th 88th Total Assists 177 Brandon Brown 3rd 29th NABC Allstate Good Works team. OVERTIME The Lions went 3-1 in overtime last season, earning back-to-back extra session victories to end the regular season. It is the first time since the season the Lions played back-to-back overtime games and the first time since the season they won back-to-back OT games, defeating Saint Mary s (84-77) on Feb. 19, 1976 and Nevada (71-69) on Feb. 21. NEWEST LIONS LMU men s basketball has received signed National Letters Intent from four Southern California high school standouts, all of whom played for their respective high school in the CIF State Championships a year ago. Joe Quintana (Bonita), Eli Scott (Chino Hills), Ryse Williams (Redondo Union), and Zafir Williams (Long Beach Poly) have signed NLIs to attend and play for LMU beginning in the fall of This group of young men come from quality local programs that have competed at the highest LMU SEASON RECORDS Steven Haney 73 3PM tied for 8th all-time at LMU Steven Haney 208 3PA tied for 5th all-time at LMU Marin Mornar 38 blocks tied for 7th all-time at LMU Brandon Brown 177 assists 10th all-time at LMU Munis Tutu 2.69 Assist-TO Ratio 1st all-time at LMU LMU CAREER RECORDS David Humphries PT% - 14th all-time Marin Mornar PT% - 25th all-time Marin Mornar 131 blocks 2nd all-time Marin Mornar 1.1 bpg 4th all-time Marin Mornar 115 games played - t 9th all-time * - Program Record level, said Head Coach Mike Dunlap, who begins his third year with the Lions. All four have learned from some of the best coaches and have been challenged to lead top programs. All four have had success at the highest level, with all four playing into at least the semifinals of the CIF championships last year. We are excited about this group. Quintana, a 6-foot-2 shooting guard, is a two-time All-Inland Valley and CIF selection. Last year he led Bonita to the Division 3AA championship game. Ryse Williams, who played for LMU assistant coach Reggie Morris Jr., before he joined Dunlap s staff, is a 6-2 guard that led Redondo Union to the CIF Division I semifinals a year ago, going 28-7 on the year. Scott, a 6-4 forward, helped Chino Hills go 35-0 and finish No. 1 by the USA Today Super 25 rankings. Scott had a break-out season for the CIF Open Division Champions. Like the other three in the Lions recruiting class, he was named All- CIF. As for Zafir Williams, the 6-6 forward also had a break-out season in leading Long Beach Poly to the CIF Division II State Championship. He was named CIF Southern Section Co-Player of the Year ROSTER No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr-Exp Hometown (Previous School) Major 2 Kelvin AMAYO G Sr.-GR % HIllside, NJ (Iona/NIA Prep) Masters of Education 3 Munis TUTU G So.-1V Windsor, Canada (La Lumiere School IN) Sociology 5 Donald GIPSON F Fr.-HS Los Angeles, CA (Fairfax HS) Liberal Arts (Undeclared) 10 Brandon BROWN G Sr.-1V Laveen, AZ (Phoenix College AZ/Cesar Chavez HS) African American Studies 11 Petr HERMAN F Jr.-2V Central Bohemian, Czech Republic (CBA-Spain) Economics 12 Steven HANEY, JR. F Jr.-1V^ Lansing, MI (Central Florida/St. Thomas Aquinas) Communication Studies 13 Trevor MANUEL F Fr.-TR* Lansing, MI (Oregon/Everett HS) Theater Arts 14 Mattias MARKUSSON C Fr.-HS Vasterled, Stocholm, Sweden (Jamtland Basket) Liberal Arts (Undeclared) 15 Stefan JOVANOVIC C Sr.-TR Kraljevo, Serbia (Hawaii/Bishop Montgomery HS) Accounting 20 Erik JOHANSSON G Fr.-HS Södertälje, Sweden (Täljegymnasiet) Liberal Arts (Undeclared) 22 Buay TUACH G Sr.-1V Omaha, NE (Northeast C.C. NE/South HS) Sociology 24 LAST Shamar TIME JOHNSON IT HAPPENED F Sr.-1V Pensacola, FL (Pensacola St. College/Pine Forest HS) African American Studies 25 Jeffery McCLENDON G So.-1V Pasadena, CA (Eastside HS) Sociology * - a mid-year transfer, eligible following end of 2016 Fall Semester. % - Granted sixth year eligibility, in graduate program. ^ -Used redshirt season. # - Walk-on HEAD COACH: Mike Dunlap (3rd Year, Loyola Marymount, 80) ASSISTANT COACH: Reggie Morris, Jr. (1st Year, Howard, 01) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ASSISTANT COACH: Patrick Sandle (3rd Year, San Francisco St., 84) Kelvin AMAYO Ah-MY-ooh Munis TUTU Mun-iz Too-Too ASSISTANT COACH: Brannon Hays (3rd Year, Cal Lutheran, 93) MATTIAS MARKUSSON Muh-tie-us MARK-us-son DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Jeffrey Strohm (1st Year, Eastern Ill., 88, 90) STEFAN JOVANOVIC Steph-an Joe-von-oh-vich ASST. AD - SPORTS PERFORMANCE: Patrick Dixon (3rd Year, UConn, 02) Erik JOHANSSON Erik JOE-han-son ASST. AD - ATHLETIC MEDICINE: Keith Ellison (22nd Year, LMU, 87) SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO HEAD COACH: Jack Doran (3rd Year, CS East Bay, 14) Buay TUACH Boy TAH-tch LMU Men s Basketball Game Notes #LIONSTRONG 5

6 COACH DUNLAP HEAD COACH MIKE DUNLAP Mike Dunlap, a 1980 graduate of LMU, enters his third season at the helm of the Lions in Dunlap s first season with the Lions was about setting a foundation for years to come. And his second season, he considered it year one with this new foundation. Year two saw the Lions peak down the stretch, winning three of their last four, including a pair of overtime victories over top-half programs San Francisco and Pepperdine. They finished overall, 6-12 in the WCC, and earned a win in the WCC tournament. Dunlap, who is after two seasons at LMU, enters his 17th season as a head coach at the collegiate level with a record (.724). Prior to LMU, he was the head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats for the season, becoming the first coach in NBA history to win three times as many games as the year before. Before arriving in Charlotte, he was with Steve Lavin as his top assistant at St. John s. During the season, he oversaw the day-to-day operations of the team and served as acting head coach in all but four games while Lavin recovered from surgery to treat prostate cancer. During the season he was an associate head coach on Ernie Kent s staff at Oregon, and the season he was associate head coach at Arizona under legendary coach Lute Olson. Prior to his work as an assistant, he spent nine seasons as the head coach at Metro State, leading his teams to national titles in 2000 and 2002 while earning NABC Division II Coach of the Year honors in both of those seasons. Dunlap, whose teams went to the NCAA Tournament in each of his nine seasons, posted an overall record of (.832), winning five Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference titles. In 2006, he left Metro State to become an assistant coach with the Denver Nuggets under George Karl. In two seasons with the Nuggets, he helped the team to a record that included a 50-win season in , the team s first in 23 years. Dunlap s previous head coaching experience also includes three seasons with the Adelaide 36ers in Australia s National Basketball League and five seasons at California Lutheran University. From , he led the 36ers to a record (.641) and three straight appearances in the NBL Final Four, including advancing to the Grand Final game in Before going to Australia, Dunlap was head coach at Division III California Lutheran from , where his teams posted an record (.597) and won three straight SCIAC titles from , advancing to the Sweet 16 in 1992 and His college coaching experience also includes five seasons with the Lions ( ), one season at the University of Iowa ( ) and three seasons at the University of Southern California ( ). A native of Fairbanks, Alaska, Dunlap earned an associate of arts degree in science from Pierce College in 1978, before attaining a bachelor s degree in English from Loyola Marymount University in Dunlap and his wife have three children. An avid runner, Dunlap has a 100-mile race to his credit. COACHING EXPERIENCE: Loyola Marymount, Head Coach Charlotte Bobcats, Head Coach St. John s University, Assistant Coach University of Oregon, Associate Head Coach University of Arizona, Associate Head Coach Denver Nuggets, Assistant Coach Metropolitan State College of Denver, Head Coach Adelaide 36ers, Head Coach California Lutheran, Head Coach Southern California, Assistant Coach University of Iowa, Graduate Assistant LMU, Assistant Coach PLAYING EXPERIENCE Pierce College LMU PERSONAL Education: Date of Birth: Family: Pierce College (1978), A.A. in Science Loyola Marymount (1980), B.A. in English May 27, 1957 in Fairbanks, Alaska Wife - Mollie Busterud Dunlap. Children: Holt, Spencer and Ellie DUNLAP RECORD California Lutheran University (SCIAC) ( seasons) Season Team Overall Conference Cal Lutheran 5-21 N/A Cal Lutheran N/A Cal Lutheran (1st) NCAA Division III Southern Sectional Cal Lutheran (T-1st) NCAA Division III West Regional Cal Lutheran (1st) NCAA Division III Southern Sectional Cal Lutheran: (.593) 35-7 (.833) Metro State (RMAC) ( seasons) Season Team Overall Conference Metro State (1st - East) NCAA Division II Tournament Metro State (1st - East) NCAA Division II Runner Up Metro State (1st - East) NCAA Division II National Champions Metro State (3rd - East) NCAA Division II Tournament Metro State (2nd - East) NCAA Division II National Champions Metro State (2nd - East) NCAA Division II Tournament Metro State (1st - East) NCAA Division II Final Four Metro State (1st - East) NCAA Division II Elite Eight Metro State (3rd - East) NCAA Division II Tournament Metro State: (.832) (.830) Loyola Marymount (WCC) ( ) Season Team Overall Conference LMU LMU LMU At LMU: 3rd Season Total: (.707) LMU Men s Basketball Game Notes #LIONSTRONG 6

7 Kelvin Amayo is in his first season at LMU after earning an extension of eligibility from the NCAA, granting him a sixth year of basketball... earned his BA in Criminal Justice from Iona this summer and is in the Master s of Education program at LMU. Amayo, 24, played four games for Iona before suffering a season-ending injury as a junior in He had knee surgery prior to , seeking a medical redshirt and a waiver to extend his eligibility, which he was granted. He started his college career at Marshall in January of 2012, playing in three games before electing to transfer to Iona. #2 KELVIN AMAYO In his final season as a scholastic athlete, he played for NIA School in Newark, NJ. He averaged 20 points, six rebounds, five assists and a couple of steals in leading NIA to a 26-7 record and a No. 6 national ranking among the country s prep schools. He was named a Newark Star-Ledger First-Team All-Prep selection for his efforts. He also attended St. Benedict s Prep and averaged 13 points, five assists and four rebounds in He had a triple double (15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists) and was part of a team that finished the season No. 7 in the final USA Today Super 25 boys basketball rankings. Kelvin Nosa Amayo was born in Montreal, Canada, and is the son of Faith and Charles Amayo... has a younger sister... earned Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice at Iona and is working toward his Master s in Education-Educational Studies at LMU. KELVIN AMAYO CAREER STATS POS/YEAR: Senior GUARD HEIGHT: 6 4 WEIGHT: 225 HOMETOWN: Hillside, NJ LAST SCHOOL: Iona MAJOR: Masters of Education SEASON HIGHS Points 18 UCONN (11/17/16) 13 at Nevada (11/14/16) Field Goals Made 6 at Nevada (11/14/16) Field Goal Attempts 12 UCONN (11/17/16) FG Pct (min 5 made).545 (6-11) at Nevada (11/14/16) 3-Point FG Attempts 2 UCONN (11/17/16) Free Throws Made 8 UCONN (11/17/16) Free Throw Attempts 11 UCONN (11/17/16) FT Pct (min 3 made).727 (8-11) UCONN (11/17/16) Rebounds 8 at Nevada (11/14/16) Assists 5 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Steals 3 UCONN (11/17/16) Blocked Shots 1 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Turnovers 2 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Fouls 4 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Minutes 30 UCONN (11/17/16) Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg * / * / * / / TOTAL / All* / GAME SUMMARY Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg VANGUARD 11/11/ at Nevada 11/14/ UCONN 11/17/ PORTLAND STATE 11/25/ Totals From Coach Dunlap: Kelvin has dedicated himself to overcoming his hardships and with that experience will be in a position to lead by example. He has always been known as an incredible athlete and we have been really impressed with his work ethic. Games played: 4 Minutes/game: 12.0 Points/game: 1.3 FG Pct: FG Pct: 33.3 Rebounds/game: 1.5 Assists/game: 2.8 Turnovers/game: 1.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.2 Steals/game: 1.3 Blocks/game: 0.3 LMU Men s Basketball Game Notes #LIONSTRONG 7

8 Munis Tutu is in his second season of collegiate basketball after coming to LMU from La Lumiere School in Indiana like the rest of the Lions in , he got better as the season progressed. As a true freshman, he finished with 94 assists and just 35 turnovers, good for an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.69 per game. It is the best ever in LMU history and ranked fifth in the WCC (and 48th nationally). He finished his first collegiate season playing in all 31 games for the Lions, ranking 12th in the WCC in assists per game (3.03) his 94 assists ranks third all-time for assists by a freshman. He equaled a career-best with 13 points in the regular season finale against Pepperdine (2/27/16), adding six assists, six rebounds, two steals and just one turnover... had a career-best #3 MUNIS TUTU eight assists against Portland (2/6/16) and had four steals in the win over USD (1/23/16). Raised in Windsor, Ontario, Canada... he played for the Canadian National Team at the U18 FIBA Americas Championships in 2015 Tutu is a native of Egypt, moving to Canada when he was nine-months old son of Darfousa Galdo and Moe Tutu has two brothers and two sisters his older brother played college basketball at St. Clair College in a Sociology major. MUNIS TUTU CAREER STATS Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 13, Pepperdine -- 02/27/16; at Southeast Missouri -- 11/28/15; UC Riverside -- 12/06/15 Rebounds: 6, Pepperdine -- 02/27/16 Assists: 8, Portland -- 02/06/16 Steals: 4 [t-27th], San Diego -- 01/23/16 Blocks: 1, 4 times FG made: 5, Pepperdine -- 02/27/16 FG attempts: 11, Pepperdine -- 02/27/16 3FG made: 3, UC Riverside -- 12/06/15 3FG attempts: 4, Pepperdine -- 02/27/16 FT made: 8, at Southeast Missouri -- 11/28/15 FT attempts: 9, at Southeast Missouri -- 11/28/15 POS/YEAR: Sophomore GUARD HEIGHT: 6 1 WEIGHT: 165 HOMETOWN: Windsor, Canada LAST school: La Lumiere School (Ind.) MAJOR: Sociology SEASON HIGHS Points 3 UCONN (11/17/16) 2 at Nevada (11/14/16) Field Goals Made 1 UCONN (11/17/16) 1 at Nevada (11/14/16) Field Goal Attempts 4 at Nevada (11/14/16) 3-Point Field Goals Made 1 UCONN (11/17/16) 3-Point FG Attempts 2 UCONN (11/17/16) Rebounds 3 UCONN (11/17/16) 3 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Assists 6 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Steals 3 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Blocked Shots 1 UCONN (11/17/16) Turnovers 3 UCONN (11/17/16) Fouls 3 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Minutes 17 VANGUARD (11/11/16) GAME SUMMARY Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg VANGUARD 11/11/ at Nevada 11/14/ UCONN 11/17/ PORTLAND STATE 11/25/ Totals Games played: 4 Minutes/game: 12.0 Points/game: 1.3 FG Pct: FG Pct: 33.3 Rebounds/game: 1.5 Assists/game: 2.8 Turnovers/game: 1.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.2 Steals/game: 1.3 Blocks/game: 0.3 LMU Men s Basketball Game Notes #LIONSTRONG 8

9 #5 DONALD GIPSON the semifinals, 20 points in the quarterfinals Gipson s junior season earned him All-City in one of toughest regions in the state. Donald Gipson was born in Carson, Calif., and is the son of Carol Williams and Donald Kent Gipson has three siblings, two older he is an undeclared Liberal Arts major. POS/YEAR: Freshman GUARD HEIGHT: 6 3 WEIGHT: 190 HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, CA LAST School: Fairfax HS MAJOR: Liberal Arts SEASON HIGHS Points 6 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Field Goals Made 3 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Field Goal Attempts 8 VANGUARD (11/11/16) 3-Point FG Attempts 3 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Turnovers 2 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Fouls 1 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Minutes 13 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Donald Gipson is in his first season of collegiate basketball at LMU a Los Angeles product, earning First-Team All-Los Angeles City. From Coach Dunlap: Coach Harvey Kitani has given him amazing guidance throughout his career. He is a tremendous perimeter shooter and a great defender. He is a good fit for our program. Gipson was a First-Team All-Los Angeles City selection for a Fairfax team that ranked as high as fifth in the nation in the USA Today Super 25 High School poll. Fairfax made it to the CIF Southern Section regional finals, finishing 32-3 a year ago earned All-League and All-City as a junior and senior was an All-State and All-CIF selection as a junior As a junior, Gipson turned heads for one of the top programs in the nation the team started the year taking home the championship of the 55th Snowball Classic, defeating teams by a score of in the nationally known tournament. Gipson was named MVP, scoring 20 points in the title game, 22 in DONALD GIPSON CAREER STATS Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / GAME SUMMARY Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg VANGUARD 11/11/ at Nevada 11/14/16 dnp UCONN 11/17/16 dnp PORTLAND STATE 11/25/16 dnp Totals Games played: 1 Minutes/game: 13.0 Points/game: 6.0 FG Pct: FG Pct: 0.0 Turnovers/game: 2.0 LMU Men s Basketball Game Notes #LIONSTRONG 9

10 Brandon Brown enters his second and final season at LMU after transferring from Phoenix College in Arizona prior to the season earned Honorable Mention WCC All-Conference in he ranked seventh all-time in program history with a 2.24 assist-to-turnover ratio and his 177 assists in rank 10th best in program history. He ranked fourth in the WCC in assists at 5.7 per game (27th nationally) and finished the season second on the team with 12.6 points per contest... he was 10th in the WCC hitting 75.7 percent from the free throw line also ranked fourth in the conference with 1.42 steals per contest, grabbing 44 to lead the Lions. Brown had his first double-double with 20 points and 10 assists against Santa Clara (2/18/16) at Gersten Pavilion... he followed that with another, going for 17 points and 10 assists in the win over USF (2/20/16)... he is only the seventh player in LMU history to have back-to-back point-assist double-doubles. #10 BRANDON BROWN He was one of the top junior college players in the nation in 2014 and 2015, setting the all-time school record for scoring at Phoenix College (1,603 points), and leading the team to the NJCAA-II National Championship in He was born on Sept. 18, 1991 in Phoenix, Ariz He is the son of Vontella Carter and Mark Brown an African American studies major. POS/YEAR: Senior GUARD HEIGHT: 5 11 WEIGHT: 160 HOMETOWN: Laveen, AZ LAST School: Phoenix College MAJOR: Sociology SEASON HIGHS BROWN, Brandon - GAME HIGHS Points 20 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) 13 at Nevada (11/14/16) Field Goals Made 8 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Field Goal Attempts 12 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) 12 at Nevada (11/14/16) FG Pct (min 5 made).667 (8-12) PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) 3-Point Field Goals Made 3 at Nevada (11/14/16) 3-Point FG Attempts 6 UCONN (11/17/16) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made).600 (3-5) at Nevada (11/14/16) Free Throws Made 3 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) 3 UCONN (11/17/16) Free Throw Attempts 5 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) FT Pct (min 3 made).750 (3-4) UCONN (11/17/16) Rebounds 4 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Assists 6 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Steals 2 UCONN (11/17/16) Turnovers 3 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Fouls 4 UCONN (11/17/16) Minutes 37 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) BRANDON BROWN CAREER STATS Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 24, at Colorado State -- 11/19/15 Rebounds: 6, at Portland -- 12/21/15 Assists: 10 [t-15th], BYU -- 01/21/16; Santa Clara -- 02/18/16; San Francisco -- 02/20/16 Steals: 5 [t-7th], Pepperdine -- 02/27/16; vs San Diego -- 03/04/16 Blocks: 1, at Boise State -- 12/09/15 FG made: 9, at Santa Clara -- 01/16/16 FG attempts: 18, at Pepperdine -- 01/02/16 3FG made: 4, at Colorado State -- 11/19/15 3FG attempts: 6, UCONN -- 11/17/16; at Boise State -- 12/09/15 FT made: 10 [t-22nd], vs San Diego -- 03/04/16 FT attempts: 10, vs San Diego -- 03/04/ GAME SUMMARY Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg VANGUARD 11/11/16 * at Nevada 11/14/16 * UCONN 11/17/16 * PORTLAND STATE 11/25/16 * Totals Games played: 4 Minutes/game: 29.5 Points/game: 12.3 FG Pct: FG Pct: 33.3 FT Pct: 66.7 Rebounds/game: 2.8 Assists/game: 4.8 Turnovers/game: 2.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.4 Steals/game: 1.0 LMU Men s Basketball Game Notes #LIONSTRONG 10

11 Petr Herman enters his third season of college basketball at LMU in leads all Lions on the roster with 58 games played as he enters his junior season. In , he played in 30 games, averaging 3.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg in 11.4 mpg... added 12 blocks and 16 steals had a career-game with first double-double against USF (2/20/16), going for a careerbest 13 points and 11 rebounds, and adding four assists and three blocks. As a true freshman, he played in 28 games for the Lions he went for a then career-best 11 points against No. 3 Gonzaga (1/17/15) at Gersten Pavilion. He played a career-high 23 minutes in #11 PETR HERMAN that contest he also had two steals, seven rebounds and a block against the Bulldogs. He has played for the Czech Republic national program since 2010 and played for the Canarias Basketball Academy in Spain from Petr Herman is from Central Bohemian, Czech Republic and was born on April 13, 1994 he is the son of Sarka and Petr Herman he is an Economics major. POS/YEAR: Sophomore forward HEIGHT: 6 10 WEIGHT: 235 HOMETOWN: Central Bohemian, Czech Republic LAST SCHOOL: Oakley College (Spain) MAJOR: Economics SEASON HIGHS Points 18 UCONN (11/17/16) 13 at Nevada (11/14/16) Field Goals Made 6 at Nevada (11/14/16) Field Goal Attempts 12 UCONN (11/17/16) FG Pct (min 5 made).545 (6-11) at Nevada (11/14/16) 3-Point FG Attempts 2 UCONN (11/17/16) Free Throws Made 8 UCONN (11/17/16) Free Throw Attempts 11 UCONN (11/17/16) FT Pct (min 3 made).727 (8-11) UCONN (11/17/16) Rebounds 8 at Nevada (11/14/16) Assists 5 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Steals 3 UCONN (11/17/16) Blocked Shots 1 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Turnovers 2 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Fouls 4 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Minutes 30 UCONN (11/17/16) PETR HERMAN CAREER STATS Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL / SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 13, San Francisco -- 02/20/16 Rebounds: 11, San Francisco -- 02/20/16 Assists: 4, San Francisco -- 02/20/16; Vanguard -- 11/11/16 Steals: 2, 4 times Blocks: 3, San Francisco -- 02/20/16 FG made: 6, at Cal State Fullerton -- 12/12/15 FG attempts: 8, Antelope Valley -- 11/22/15 3FG made: 2, #3 Gonzaga -- 01/17/15 3FG attempts: 5, #3 Gonzaga -- 01/17/15 FT made: 5, #3 Gonzaga -- 01/17/15; San Francisco -- 02/20/16 FT attempts: 8, San Francisco -- 02/20/ GAME SUMMARY Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg VANGUARD 11/11/ at Nevada 11/14/ UCONN 11/17/16 dnp PORTLAND STATE 11/25/ Totals Games played: 3 Minutes/game: 10.3 Points/game: 2.7 FG Pct: 50.0 FT Pct: 80.0 Rebounds/game: 4.3 Assists/game: 1.7 Turnovers/game: 1.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0 LMU Men s Basketball Game Notes #LIONSTRONG 11

12 Steven Haney Jr. enters his fourth season of college basketball and third at LMU was a First-Team Academic All-WCC selection he ranked seventh in the WCC averaging 2.4 threepointers, hitting 73 on the season, which is eighth all-time in LMU history. He is just the fourth player in school history to have 200 or more attempts from three, ranking fifth with 208. Haney played all 31 games in , ranking third on the team with 10.7 points per game, going 73-for-208 from three led the Lions with 25 points in overtime win against USF (2/20/16), going 8-for-8 from the free throw line... went for a career-best 26 points in win at CSUF (12/12/15), hitting 7-for-12 from the three-point line, the most since Jeff Fryer set the record in the 1990 NCAA tournament. He played in 24 of the 31 games as a true freshman for Central Florida... attended and played basketball at East #12 STEVEN HANEY JR. Lansing ( ) and Lansing Eastern ( ) before moving to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla... was named second-team Florida All-State after averaging 16.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals for St. Thomas Aquinas his final season. He was born in San Diego, CA and was raised in Lansing, MI he is the son of Tanya and Steven Haney, Sr dad played basketball at LMU before transferring to San Jose St... he is a Communications Studies major. POS/YEAR: Junior Guard/For. HEIGHT: 6 6 WEIGHT: 205 HOMETOWN: East Lansing, MI LAST SCHOOL: Central Florida MAJOR: Comm. Studies SEASON HIGHS Points 12 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) 9 at Nevada (11/14/16) Field Goals Made 5 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Field Goal Attempts 11 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) FG Pct (min 5 made).455 (5-11) PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) 3-Point Field Goals Made 2 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) 2 UCONN (11/17/16) 2 VANGUARD (11/11/16) 3-Point FG Attempts 6 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made).500 (2-4) UCONN (11/17/16) Rebounds 6 UCONN (11/17/16) Assists 2 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Steals 1 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) 1 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Turnovers 1 UCONN (11/17/16) 1 at Nevada (11/14/16) 1 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Fouls 4 UCONN (11/17/16) Minutes 30 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) STEVEN HANEY JR. CAREER STATS Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg * / / / TOTAL / All* / * Statistics from prior team/school SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 26, at Cal State Fullerton -- 12/12/15 Rebounds: 8, Jacksonville State -- 12/18/15 Assists: 4, Saint Mary's (CA) -- 01/07/16; CSUN -- 11/25/15 Steals: 2, BYU -- 01/21/16; Cal State Fullerton -- 11/13/15; at Colorado State -- 11/19/15 Blocks: 1, UC Riverside -- 12/06/15 FG made: 9, at Cal State Fullerton -- 12/12/15 FG attempts: 17, BYU -- 01/21/16; at Portland -- 12/21/15 3FG made: 7 [2nd], at Cal State Fullerton -- 12/12/15 3FG attempts: 12 [9th], at Cal State Fullerton -- 12/12/15 FT made: 8, San Francisco -- 02/20/16 FT attempts: 8, San Francisco -- 02/20/ GAME SUMMARY Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg VANGUARD 11/11/16 * at Nevada 11/14/16 * UCONN 11/17/16 * PORTLAND STATE 11/25/16 * Totals Games played: 4 Minutes/game: 23.8 Points/game: 8.8 FG Pct: FG Pct: 36.8 Rebounds/game: 3.8 Assists/game: 0.8 Turnovers/game: 0.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0 Steals/game: 0.5 LMU Men s Basketball Game Notes #LIONSTRONG 12

13 #13 TREVOR MANUEL of the state of Michigan. As a senior, he played at Everett High School, the same program where his father (as well as NBA legend Magic Johnson) played in high school. He went on to earn Class A All-State honors after averaging 21.9 points per game. POS/YEAR: Sophomore Forward HEIGHT: 6 9 WEIGHT: 185 HOMETOWN: Lansing, MI LAST SCHOOL: Oregon MAJOR: Theater Arts Trevor Manuel, a highly regarded product of Everett High School in Lansing, Mich., who played his first semester at Oregon, transferred to LMU and joined the Lions program to start the spring semester he will be eligible to compete as a sophomore for the Lions starting at the end of the Fall 2016 semester (December). Played his first two years of high school at Sexton High School, leading his team to the state championship his freshman year and making it to the regional round of the playoffs his sophomore year. He earned Class B All-State honors as a sophomore... He transferred to Oak Hill Academy for his junior season, and helped that school finish the year 41-4 and advance to the championship game of the Dick s National High School Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Trevor Manuel was born in Lansing, MI and is the son of Sue Phillips and James Manuel has two sisters a Theater Arts major. Manuel played nine games for the Ducks, scoring 10 points with nine rebounds... Manuel was a four-star recruit with a grade of 93 according to 247 Sports and 80 according to ESPN.com, who also rated him the No. 3 player out LMU Men s Basketball Game Notes #LIONSTRONG 13

14 Mattias Markusson is in his first season of collegiate basketball, coming to the Lions from Stockholm, Sweden From Coach Dunlap: We are very excited about this incoming class, and add another piece to our program in Mattias, said Dunlap. He gives us a true center with great size, obviously at 7-1, and brings national team experience to our roster. Markusson, a 7-1 center, has played the last two seasons before joining LMU for Jamtland Basket in Sweden, playing at both the first and second division last season in 20 games for the second division he averaged 17.2 points and 12.4 rebounds, hitting 64.4 percent from the field and 2.0 blocks a contest he played in 61 games in the two seasons in the first division, averaging 5.6 points and 4.2 rebounds a contest this past season Markusson played at the national team level with Sweden. He played eight games in 2015 for Sweden at the U-20 European Championships, #14 MATTIAS MARKUSSON helping his team win silver. He averaged 7.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game in that tournament. He played for the U-18 team in the same tournament in 2013 and 2014, helping the team to a sixth place and then fourth place finishes, respectively He was ranked seventh for centers and 33rd overall in Europe by Eurohopes.com for his class. Mattias Markusson was born in Stockholm, Sweden and is the son of Louise and Jan Markusson has a brother a Liberal Arts major (undeclared). POS/YEAR: Freshman Center HEIGHT: 7 1 WEIGHT: 240 HOMETOWN: Västerled, Stockholm, Sweden LAST SCHOOL: Jamtland Basket MAJOR: Liberal Arts SEASON HIGHS Points 8 VANGUARD (11/11/16) 6 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Field Goals Made 2 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) 2 at Nevada (11/14/16) 2 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Field Goal Attempts 4 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Free Throws Made 4 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Free Throw Attempts 4 VANGUARD (11/11/16) FT Pct (min 3 made) (4-4) VANGUARD (11/11/16) Rebounds 8 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Steals 2 at Nevada (11/14/16) Blocked Shots 2 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Turnovers 2 at Nevada (11/14/16) Fouls 4 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Minutes 20 at Nevada (11/14/16) MATTIAS MARKUSSON CAREER STATS Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / GAME SUMMARY Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg VANGUARD 11/11/16 * at Nevada 11/14/16 * UCONN 11/17/16 * PORTLAND STATE 11/25/16 * Totals Games played: 4 Minutes/game: 29.5 Points/game: 12.3 FG Pct: FG Pct: 33.3 FT Pct: 66.7 Rebounds/game: 2.8 Assists/game: 4.8 Turnovers/game: 2.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.4 Steals/game: 1.0 LMU Men s Basketball Game Notes #LIONSTRONG 14

15 Stefan Jovanovic is in his first season with LMU and final season of collegiate basketball after transferring from Hawaii to begin the season helped Hawaii to the second round of the NCAA tournament in He is a product of Bishop Montgomery High School who spent the last three seasons playing for the University of Hawaii played all 34 games for a Hawaii team that finished 28-6 overall and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament played in 75 games for Hawaii and averaged 15.6 minutes off the bench this past season, averaging 4.9 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, Jovanovic played in 31 games, earning 10 starts. He averaged 5.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, finishing with 28 blocks and a 48.3 shooting percentage. As a freshman he played briefly in 10 games, scoring in four of those games, hitting 7-for-13 from the field. A 2013 graduate of Bishop Montgomery High School, he was a two-year varsity letterwinner for the Knights, earning #15 STEFAN JOVANOVIC second-team all-del Rey league honors as a junior after averaging 10 points, eight rebounds and three blocks per game and helping lead his team to a 25-4 record and an appearance in the CIF quarterfinals as a senior, part of a squad that was ranked as high as third nationally and first in the state, they won all three tournaments they competed in and defeated teams from five different states. They finished 32-2 on the year and a perfect 8-0 in the Del Rey League en route to the league title. He is the son of Zoran and Milanka Jovanovic of Kraljevo, Serbia. He is an Accounting major. POS/YEAR: Senior Center HEIGHT: 6 11 WEIGHT: 235 HOMETOWN: Kralijevo, Serbia LAST SCHOOL: Hawaii MAJOR: Accounting SEASON HIGHS Points 13 VANGUARD (11/11/16) 6 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Field Goals Made 3 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) 3 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Field Goal Attempts 8 at Nevada (11/14/16) 3-Point FG Attempts 2 at Nevada (11/14/16) Free Throws Made 7 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Free Throw Attempts 9 VANGUARD (11/11/16) FT Pct (min 3 made).778 (7-9) VANGUARD (11/11/16) Rebounds 7 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Steals 2 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Blocked Shots 1 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Turnovers 2 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) 2 UCONN (11/17/16) 2 at Nevada (11/14/16) Fouls 4 at Nevada (11/14/16) Minutes 24 VANGUARD (11/11/16) STEFAN JOVANOVIC CAREER STATS Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg * / * / * / / TOTAL / All* / * Statistics from prior team/school GAME SUMMARY Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg VANGUARD 11/11/16 * at Nevada 11/14/16 * UCONN 11/17/16 * PORTLAND STATE 11/25/16 * Totals Games played: 4 Minutes/game: 16.8 Points/game: 6.3 FG Pct: FG Pct: 0.0 FT Pct: 77.8 Rebounds/game: 4.3 Turnovers/game: 1.5 Steals/game: 0.8 Blocks/game: 0.3 LMU Men s Basketball Game Notes #LIONSTRONG 15

16 Erik Johnsson is in his first season of collegiate basketball at LMU... played for Södertälje Kings the last three seasons... member of Sweden National Team program. He graduated from Täljegymnasiet while also playing for the Södertälje Kings club program... Johansson, who has been playing for the Södertälje Kings, was a member of three Swedish League championships. Played in 66 games, averaging over six minutes and two points per game while playing in the top league in Sweden. Johansson, 20, has been playing in the Sweden national program since 2011, when he started with the U16 team. In his most recent international experience, he played in the 2016 FIBA Europe Cup for the senior national team From Coach Dunlap: Erik has had the opportunity to play for the Sweden national team program for over five years, #20 ERIK JOHANSSON taking on some of the best players in Europe in that time span, said Dunlap. He is an older player that will add even more experience to our program. Erik Olav Johansson was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and is the son of Gro and Bo Johansson... has two brothers... came to LMU because of the great academics and basketball program, with a coaching staff that I think can help take me to the next level and help me build a career.... he is a Liberal Arts major (undeclared). POS/YEAR: Freshman Guard HEIGHT: 6 5 WEIGHT: 190 HOMETOWN: Södertälje, Sweden LAST SCHOOL: Täljegymnasiet MAJOR: Liberal Arts SEASON HIGHS Points 15 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) 5 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Field Goals Made 5 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Field Goal Attempts 7 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) FG Pct (min 5 made).714 (5-7) PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) 3-Point Field Goals Made 5 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) 3-Point FG Attempts 7 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made).714 (5-7) PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Rebounds 2 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Assists 2 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Turnovers 1 UCONN (11/17/16) Fouls 2 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Minutes 20 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) MATTIAS MARKUSSON CAREER STATS Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / GAME SUMMARY Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg VANGUARD 11/11/ at Nevada 11/14/16 dnp UCONN 11/17/ PORTLAND STATE 11/25/ Totals Games played: 3 Minutes/game: 11.3 Points/game: 6.7 FG Pct: FG Pct: 60.0 Rebounds/game: 1.3 Assists/game: 0.7 Turnovers/game: 0.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.0 LMU Men s Basketball Game Notes #LIONSTRONG 16

17 Buay Tuach is in his second season at LMU after transferring from Northeast C.C. in Norfolk, Neb he will be a senior in was an all-conference selection at Northeast. He played 26 games with 11 starts, and averaged 3.7 ppg and 1.6 rpg... hit 32.7 percent from three (17-52), adding 14 steals and 24 assists had a careerhigh 10 points against Pacific (1/9/16), adding four assists... best game of nonconference was nine points and five rebounds at Colorado State (11/19/15). Tuach started 50 of 52 games in his two seasons at Northeast C.C., leading his team to a 25-7 record in He was named second-team All-Conference with 16.7 points overall, adding 6.3 rebounds and shooting 38.9 percent from three and 60.5 percent clip from the field The native of Sudan, who moved with his family to Omaha, Neb., as a child, helped South High School to a 23-3 record as a senior. He was named #22 BUAY TUACH second-team All-Metro by Omaha- Hoops.com and was named Honorable Mention All-Metro and All-State by the Omaha World-Herald. Buay Tuach is the son of Nyibol Liem and he was born on Jan. 20, 1995 in Ethiopia, South Sudan... he has three brothers and two sisters... he is a Sociology major. POS/YEAR: Senior GUARD/For. HEIGHT: 6 6 WEIGHT: 185 HOMETOWN: Omaha, NE LAST SCHOOL: Northeast C.C. (Neb.) MAJOR: Sociology SEASON HIGHS Points 20 VANGUARD (11/11/16) 12 UCONN (11/17/16) Field Goals Made 7 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Field Goal Attempts 11 VANGUARD (11/11/16) FG Pct (min 5 made).636 (7-11) VANGUARD (11/11/16) 3-Point Field Goals Made 4 VANGUARD (11/11/16) 3-Point FG Attempts 6 VANGUARD (11/11/16) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made).667 (4-6) VANGUARD (11/11/16) Free Throws Made 2 UCONN (11/17/16) 2 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Free Throw Attempts 4 UCONN (11/17/16) Rebounds 7 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Assists 4 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Steals 2 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) 2 UCONN (11/17/16) 2 at Nevada (11/14/16) Blocked Shots 1 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Turnovers 4 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Fouls 3 at Nevada (11/14/16) 3 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Minutes 33 UCONN (11/17/16) BUAY TUACH CAREER STATS Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 20, Vanguard -- 11/11/16 Rebounds: 7, Portland State -- 11/25/16 Assists: 4, Pacific -- 01/09/16; Portland State -- 11/25/16 Steals: 3, Antelope Valley -- 11/22/15 Blocks: 1, 5 times FG made: 7, Vanguard -- 11/11/16 FG attempts: 11, Vanguard -- 11/11/16 3FG made: 4, Vanguard -- 11/11/16 3FG attempts: 6, Vanguard -- 11/11/16 FT made: 2, 8 times FT attempts: 4, UCONN -- 11/17/ GAME SUMMARY Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg VANGUARD 11/11/16 * at Nevada 11/14/16 * UCONN 11/17/16 * PORTLAND STATE 11/25/16 * Totals Games played: 4 Minutes/game: 26.0 Points/game: 12.3 FG Pct: FG Pct: 50.0 FT Pct: 57.1 Rebounds/game: 4.3 Assists/game: 2.5 Turnovers/game: 1.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.7 Steals/game: 1.5 Blocks/game: 0.3 LMU Men s Basketball Game Notes #LIONSTRONG 17

18 Shamar Johnson enters his second season at LMU after transferring from Pensacola State College in Florida prior to the season was an NJCAA All-Conference selection will serve as team captain his senior season. He played all 31 games with 29 starts in his first season with the Lions averaging 5.5 ppg and 4.2 rpg... he finished season averaging 20.9 minutes per game and was second on the team in starts, two behind Brandon Brown added 20 steals and 30 assists on the season. He finished the regular season with four straight games in double figures, including a career-best 18 points and nine rebounds in the win over Pepperdine (2/27/16)... had 10 points and seven rebounds in the win over USF (2/20/16)... went for 11 points and five rebounds at Saint Mary s (2/13/16). He led Pensacola State College to back-to-back Junior College Tournament appearances for the first time in 21 years. He was named first-team All-Panhandle Conference, one of the top junior college conferences in the nation Johnson was the team s second-leading scorer and rebounder he went to Pine Forest High School and led them to the Class 6A title game as a senior. The forward was the two-time #24 SHAMAR JOHNSON Pensacola News Journal Player of the Year (2012, 2013) and originally signed to play football at Louisville before committing to the sport of basketball was a three-time all-conference selection in basketball and twice in football he was an All-State TE/DE as a junior and senior. Shamar Johnson was born on Oct. 1, 1994 in New Haven, Conn He is the son of Andrea Johnson and Jermaine Lee has two brothers an African American Studies major. POS/YEAR: Senior Forward HEIGHT: 6 7 WEIGHT: 245 HOMETOWN: Pensacola, FL LAST SCHOOL: Pensacola St. College MAJOR: african american Studies SEASON HIGHS Points 10 at Nevada (11/14/16) 8 UCONN (11/17/16) Field Goals Made 4 UCONN (11/17/16) 4 at Nevada (11/14/16) Field Goal Attempts 10 UCONN (11/17/16) Free Throws Made 2 at Nevada (11/14/16) Free Throw Attempts 6 at Nevada (11/14/16) Rebounds 8 UCONN (11/17/16) Assists 3 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Steals 2 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Blocked Shots 1 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Turnovers 4 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Fouls 5 at Nevada (11/14/16) Minutes 33 UCONN (11/17/16) SHAMAR JOHNSON CAREER STATS Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 18, Pepperdine -- 02/27/16 Rebounds: 9, Pepperdine -- 02/27/16; CSUN -- 11/25/15 Assists: 3, 4 times Steals: 3, Pepperdine -- 02/27/16; at Oregon State -- 12/02/15 Blocks: 2, San Francisco -- 02/20/16 FG made: 7, Pepperdine -- 02/27/16 FG attempts: 14, Pepperdine -- 02/27/16 FT made: 4, San Francisco -- 02/20/16; Pepperdine -- 02/27/16 FT attempts: 11, Pepperdine -- 02/27/ GAME SUMMARY Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg VANGUARD 11/11/16 * at Nevada 11/14/16 * UCONN 11/17/16 * PORTLAND STATE 11/25/16 * Totals Games played: 4 Minutes/game: 23.0 Points/game: 6.5 FG Pct: 60.0 FT Pct: 28.6 Rebounds/game: 4.5 Assists/game: 2.3 Turnovers/game: 1.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.3 Steals/game: 1.0 Blocks/game: 0.3 LMU Men s Basketball Game Notes #LIONSTRONG 18

19 #25 JEFFERY McCLENDON He was born on Aug. 1, 1996 in Laucast, Calif... raised in Pasadena... son of Darrell Morrise... a Sociology major. POS/YEAR: Sophomore Forward HEIGHT: 6 3 WEIGHT: 210 HOMETOWN: Pasadena, CA LAST SCHOOL: Eastside HS MAJOR: Sociology Jeffery McClendon is in his second season of collegiate basketball... was on 2015 McDonald s All-American nomination list... played 26 games as a true freshman for the Lions. He finished his freshman season playing in 26 games, earning four starts... averaged 10.1 minutes a contest for the season, and played a huge role down the stretch for the Lions, averaging 17 minutes a game over the last four contests of the season... played 13 minutes in win over USF (2/20/16) and 20 in win over Pepperdine (2/27/16)... played 37 minutes in the two games at the WCC tournament. McClendon is a California high school product that averaged 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists as a senior at Eastside High School. The performance earned him on the nomination list for the 2015 McDonald s All-American games in March McClendon led Pasadena High School to a pair of conference championships as a freshman and sophomore SEASON HIGHS Points 15 VANGUARD (11/11/16) 5 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Field Goals Made 7 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Field Goal Attempts 9 VANGUARD (11/11/16) FG Pct (min 5 made).778 (7-9) VANGUARD (11/11/16) 3-Point Field Goals Made 1 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) 1 VANGUARD (11/11/16) 3-Point FG Attempts 4 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) Free Throws Made 1 UCONN (11/17/16) Free Throw Attempts 2 UCONN (11/17/16) Rebounds 4 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Assists 1 PORTLAND STATE (11/25/16) 1 UCONN (11/17/16) 1 at Nevada (11/14/16) 1 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Steals 2 VANGUARD (11/11/16) Turnovers 1 UCONN (11/17/16) 1 at Nevada (11/14/16) Fouls 4 UCONN (11/17/16) Minutes 18 at Nevada (11/14/16) JEFFERY McCLENDONCAREER STATS Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 15, Vanguard -- 11/11/16 Rebounds: 7, Antelope Valley -- 11/22/15 Assists: 3, Gonzaga -- 02/04/16 Steals: 2, at BYU -- 01/28/16; Gonzaga -- 02/04/16; Vanguard -- 11/11/16 FG made: 7, Vanguard -- 11/11/16 FG attempts: 9, Vanguard -- 11/11/16 3FG made: 2, Antelope Valley -- 11/22/15 3FG attempts: 4, Portland State -- 11/25/16 FT made: 6, at BYU -- 01/28/16 FT attempts: 9, at BYU -- 01/28/ GAME SUMMARY Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg VANGUARD 11/11/ at Nevada 11/14/ UCONN 11/17/ PORTLAND STATE 11/25/ Totals Games played: 4 Minutes/game: 15.0 Points/game: 5.3 FG Pct: FG Pct: 20.0 FT Pct: 50.0 Rebounds/game: 1.5 Assists/game: 1.0 Turnovers/game: 0.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.0 Steals/game: 0.8 LMU Men s Basketball Game Notes #LIONSTRONG 19