THE GOOD NEWS
The top four scorers will be back next season, and two of them are freshmen. The program has two freshman guards coming in next season who should help first-year boss Bill Bayno turn things around. Isaiah Jenkins was the top-rated recruit last year, but he redshirted this season and may help in 2008-09.

THE BAD NEWS
The deficiency in talent is obvious, and the Lions will not have nearly as much talent as other WCC teams next year either. Point guard is the most important position in college basketball, and the Lions are still searching for a dependable one.

KEY RETURNEES
Freshmen Orlando Johnson and Tim Diederichs are the cornerstone of the team, and may be for the next three years. Johnson is the one Loyola Marymount player who is of all-WCC caliber. The Lions hope Isaiah Jenkins will benefit for the redshirt year this season and be ready to contribute next season.

ROSTER REPORT

--Orlando Johnson set a school record for points in a season by a freshman, and tied the freshman record for rebounds in a season.

--Tim Diederichs started all 31 games, the first Loyola Marymount freshman to start every game.

--Quentin Turner, the Lions' starting point guard when the season began, committed a lot of turnovers early on but had more assists (13) than turnovers (nine) in the eight games before the season finale. He had five turnovers and no assists in that one.

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