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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - For the first time since 2012, the Loyola Marymount University men's basketball program's season will play in the postseason. LMU's memorable season, which began with a program-record 8-0 start, continues this Wednesday night with a 7:30 p.m. game at California Baptist in Riverside, Calif. as part of the Roman College Basketball Invitational.
 
The Lions (20-11, 8-8 WCC) take on Cal Baptist (16-14, 7-9) in their first of a four-year Division I transition process. The Lancers broke the previous record for most wins by a first-year team that is an RPI counter with 16.
 
This will be LMU's first trip to the CBU Events Center. The Lions and Lancers have previously met twice, both at Gersten Pavilion in back-to-back seasons. LMU took both matchups, winning 92-79 on Jan. 2, 1999, and again, 78-74, on Nov. 20, 1999.
 
LMU's 20 wins are the program's most since that CIT run in 2012. Those are the two seasons that the Lions have hit the 20-win plateau since 1989-90.
 
With three All-WCC performers, James Batemon (First Team All-WCC), Mattias Markusson (All-WCC Honorable Mention Team), and Dameane Douglas (All-Freshman WCC Team), the Lions believe that have the pieces to make a deep run in the tournament. The Lions allow opponents to score 62.9 ppg, best in the CBI and 15th fewest in the country.
 
LMU will play in the CBI for the first time in program history. The Lions last made the post season with CIT runs in 2010 and 2012. The CBI is a 16-team tournament is a single-elimination tournament until the finals, where is shifts to a best-out-of-three matchup.
 
Wednesday's start time has been moved to 7:30 p.m. to accommodate a double-header for CBU, with their women's team hosting a WNIT game at 5 p.m. The game will stream through Cal Baptist's website as well as the WAC Digital Network, both free of charge.