Loyola Marymount Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:29:11 PDT

Coach Rodney Tention arrived as a touted former assistant of Arizona legend Lute Olson and was hailed as a savior when the team finished second in his first season and made it to the WCC tournament championship game. But things have been rough the past two seasons, last year because of injuries and in 2007-08 because of youth.

Tention resigned amidst speculation that he might be fired in mid-March.

He was replaced two weeks later by former UNLV coach Bill Bayno.

Bayno, who left the bench of the Portland Trail Blazers to accept the position on April 4, took the Runnin' Rebels to two NCAA Tournaments and had a 95-65 record but was fired amidst recruiting allegations centered around Lamar Odom.

Before his stint at UNLV, Bayno was a top assistant to Memphis...