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2018–19 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
Missouri Valley regular season co-champions
NIT, first round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record20–14 (12–6 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJoseph J. Gentile Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Loyola Chicago 12 6   .667 20 14   .588
Drake 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556 17 15   .531
Missouri State 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Bradley 9 9   .500 20 15   .571
Northern Iowa 9 9   .500 16 18   .471
Illinois State 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Indiana State 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
Valparaiso 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Evansville 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
2019 MVC tournament winner

The 2018–19 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by seventh-year head coach Porter Moser, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois. They were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 12–6 in MVC play to earn a share of the MVC regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the MVC tournament, they beat Valparaiso before losing to Bradley in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who did not win their tournament championship, the Ramblers received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament as the No. 7 seed in the TCU bracket. There they lost in the first round to Creighton.

Previous season

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The Ramblers finished the 2017–18 season 32–6, 15–3 in MVC play with a win against Evansville on February 18, 2018, Loyola clinched at least a share of its first-ever Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship.[1] With a win over Southern Illinois on February 21, the Ramblers clinched the outright MVC championship.[2] The Ramblers defeated Northern Iowa, Bradley, and Illinois State to win the MVC tournament. As a result, the Ramblers received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 11 seed in the South Region, they upset No. 6-seeded Miami (FL) on a last second three-pointer. In the Second Round, they defeated No. 3-seeded Tennessee to earn the school's first trip to the Sweet Sixteen since 1985. They then defeated Nevada in the Sweet Sixteen and Kansas State in the Elite Eight to advance to the Final Four for the first time since 1963. Their Cinderella run ended with loss to Michigan in the national semifinal.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Donte Ingram 0 G/F 6'6" 215 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Adarius Avery 10 G 6'5" 190 Junior Arlington, TN Graduate transferred to Central Oklahoma
Ben Richardson 14 G 6'3" 195 Senior Overland Park, KS Graduated/signed to play professional in Poland with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
Cameron Satterwhite 23 G 6'4" 175 Sophomore Gilbert, AZ Transferred to Northern Arizona
Aundre Jackson 24 F 6'5" 230 Senior Kennedale, TX Graduated/signed to play professional in Iceland with Skallagrímur
Carson Shanks 32 C 7'0" 245 RS Senior Prior Lake, MN Graduated
Nick Dinardi 44 F 6'7" 225 Senior Palos Park, IL Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Tate Hall 24 G 6'6" 200 Junior Greenfield, IN Transferred from Indianapolis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hall will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Franklin Aguananne
#19 C
Abuja, Nigeria La Lumiere School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 15, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Cooper Kaifes
SG
Shawnee, KS Mill Valley High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 15, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Isaiah Bujdoso
PG
Hamilton, ON Sunrise Christian Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 8, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #93   Rivals: #58  247Sports: #103
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Paxson Wojcik
SG
La Lumiere, IN La Lumiere School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 24, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Thomas Welch
PF
Naperville, IL Naperville North High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 9, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Marquise Kennedy
PG
Chicago, IL Brother Rice High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 17, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #93   Rivals: #58  247Sports: #103
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2018–19 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Lucas Williamson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Whitney Young Chicago, IL
G 2 Jake Baughman (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Central Catholic Bloomington, IL
G 4 Bruno Skokna 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Košarkaški klub Gorica Zagreb, Croatia
G 5 Marques Townes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Sr St. Joseph
Fairleigh Dickinson
Edison, NJ
F 12 Christian Negrón 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Larkin Elgin, IL
G 13 Clayton Custer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Blue Valley Northwest
Iowa State
Overland Park, KS
G 22 Isaiah Bujdoso 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Hamilton, ON
G 23 Cooper Kaifes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Mill Valley Shawnee, KS
G 24 Tate Hall Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Greenfield-Central
Indianapolis
Greenfield, IN
C 25 Cameron Krutwig 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Jacobs Algonquin, IL
F 30 Aher Uguak 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Harry Ainlay
New Mexico
Edmonton, AB
F 31 Dylan Boehm (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Loyola Los Angeles, CA
F 33 Franklin Agunanne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr La Lumiere Abuja, Nigeria
F 45 Will Alcock (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Zionsville Community Zionsville, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 23, 2018*
7:00 pm
Winona State W 82–52 
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,882)
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
8:00 pm, NBCSCH
UMKC W 76–45  1–0
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, NBCSCH
Furman L 58–60  2-0
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Niagara
Fort Myers Tip Off
W 75–62  3-0
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
Nov 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Grambling State
Fort Myers Tip Off
W 80–64  4-0
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
Nov 19, 2018*
5:30 pm, FS1
vs. Richmond
Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinals
W 82–66  5-0
Suncoast Credit Union Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
Nov 21, 2018*
8:30 pm, FS1
vs. Boston College
Fort Myers Tip-Off championship
L 66-78  5-1
Suncoast Credit Union Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
Nov 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPNews
No. 5 Nevada
MW–MVC Challenge
L 65–79  5-2
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
Dec 1, 2018*
3:00 pm, NBCSCH
at UIC W 73–64  5–3
Credit Union 1 Arena (3,539)
Chicago, IL
Dec 5, 2018*
8:00 pm, NBCSCH
Ball State L 69–75  5–4
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,831)
Chicago, IL
Dec 8, 2018*
3:00 pm, BTN
vs. No. 23 Maryland
Baltimore Showcase
L 41–55  5–5
Royal Farms Arena (3,640)
Baltimore, MD
Dec 16, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Norfolk State W 80–49  6–5
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,412)
Chicago, IL
Dec 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Benedictine W 75–47  7–5
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,139)
Chicago, IL
Dec 22, 2018*
4:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Saint Joseph's
The Palestra Showcase
L 42–45  7–6
Palestra (5,735)
Philadelphia, PA
Missouri Valley regular season
Jan 2, 2019
8:00 pm, NBCSCH
Indiana State W 79–44  8–6
(1–0)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,102)
Chicago, IL
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Drake W 85-74  9–6
(2–0)
Knapp Center (4,279)
Des Moines, IA
Jan 8, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Evansville L 48–67  9–7
(2–1)
Ford Center (5,049)
Evansville, IN
Jan 12, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN2
Illinois State W 67–64  10–7
(3–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,513)
Chicago, IL
Jan 15, 2019
7:00 pm, NBCSCH
Valparaiso W 71–54  11–7
(4–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,412)
Chicago, IL
Jan 19, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at Indiana State W 75–67  12–7
(5–1)
Hulman Center (10,200)
Terre Haute, IN
Jan 23, 2019
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Missouri State L 35–70  12–8
(5–2)
JQH Arena (4,863)
Springfield, MO
Jan 27, 2019
3:00 pm, CBSSN
Southern Illinois W 75–50  13–8
(6–2)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,712)
Chicago, IL
Jan 30, 2019
6:00 pm, NBCSCH+
Northern Iowa W 61–60  14–8
(7–2)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,011)
Chicago, IL
Feb 2, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN2
at Illinois State L 57–65  14–9
(7–3)
Redbird Arena (8,107)
Normal, IL
Feb 5, 2019
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Drake W 86–64  15–9
(8–3)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,611)
Chicago, IL
Feb 10, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at Valparaiso W 56–51  16–9
(9–3)
Athletics–Recreation Center (5,148)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, NBCSCH
at Bradley L 54–61  16–10
(9–4)
Carver Arena (5,490)
Peoria, IL
Feb 17, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3
Missouri State L 61–65  16–11
(9–5)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,722)
Chicago, IL
Feb 20, 2019
6:00 pm, NBCSCH
Evansville W 70–58  17–11
(10–5)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
Feb 24, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at Southern Illinois L 53–63  17–12
(10–6)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, IL
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+/ESPN3
at Northern Iowa W 56–55  18–12
(11–6)
McLeod Center 
Cedar Falls, IA
Mar 2, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN2
Bradley W 81–68  19–12
(12–6)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 8, 2019
12:00 pm, NBCSCH
(1) vs. (9) Valparaiso
Quarterfinals
W 67–54  20–12
Enterprise Center 
St. Louis, MO
Mar 9, 2019
2:30 pm, CBSSN
(1) vs. (5) Bradley
Semifinals
L 51–53  20–13
Enterprise Center 
St. Louis, MO
NIT
Mar 19, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
(7) at (2) Creighton
First round – TCU bracket
L 61–70  20–14
CHI Health Center Omaha (5,755)
Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[3]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVRVNot released
CoachesRV

References

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