Loyola Marymount Lions

Infobox college athletics
name = Loyola Marymount Lions

university = Loyola Marymount
founded = 1911
conference = West Coast Conference | division = Division I
director = Dr. William Husak
city = Los Angeles
state = California (state)
stateabb = CA
teams = 18
stadium = Page Baseball Stadium
arena = Gersten Pavilion
mascot = Iggy the Lion
nickname = Lions
fightsong = "Fight on Loyola"
color1 = Crimson
color2 = Blue
hex1 = 800000
hex2 = 000066
pageurl = http://www.lmulions.com
pagename = Loyola Marymount Athletics

The Loyola Marymount Lions are the athletic teams that represent Loyola Marymount University, a Jesuit institution in Los Angeles. The school competes in NCAA Division I, with its primary affiliation in the West Coast Conference, an organization consisting totally of religiously-affiliated schools.

Teams

Basketball

The Loyola Marymount men's basketball team will forever be remembered for the death of star player Hank Gathers (#44), who collapsed during the second round of the WCC tournament on March 4, 1990 and for his friendship with teammate Bo Kimble (#30). Their jerseys have been retired at LMU.

Water polo

The women's water polo team was the WWPA Champion in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2007.

At the 2004 season, Loyola Marymount's women's water polo team lost to Southern California (USC), 10-8, at the NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship game played at Stanford University's Avery Aquatic Center.

Athletic facilities

*Gersten Pavilion

External links

* [http://www.lmulions.com Official LMU athletics site]
* [http://www.lmulions.us LMU Lions Den Athletics Message Board]