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2020–21 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

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2020–21 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
Missouri Valley regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 17
Record26–5 (16–2 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJoseph J. Gentile Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Loyola Chicago 16 2   .889 26 5   .839
Drake 15 3   .833 26 5   .839
Missouri State 12 6   .667 17 7   .708
Indiana State 11 7   .611 15 10   .600
Evansville 7 11   .389 9 16   .360
Valparaiso 7 11   .389 10 18   .357
Northern Iowa 7 11   .389 10 15   .400
Bradley 6 12   .333 12 16   .429
Southern Illinois 5 13   .278 12 14   .462
Illinois State 4 14   .222 7 18   .280
2021 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by 10th-year head coach Porter Moser, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 26–5, 16–2 in MVC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Southern Illinois, Illinois State, and Drake to win the MVC tournament championship.[1] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed in the Midwest region.[2] There they defeated No. 9-seeded Georgia Tech[3] and upset No. 1-seeded Illinois to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.[4] In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Oregon State.[5]

On April 3, 2021, Moser left Loyola to accept the head coaching position at Oklahoma.[6] A few days later, the school announced that assistant coach Drew Valentine would take over as the Ramblers' head coach.[7]

Previous season

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The Ramblers finished the 2019–20 season 21–11, 13–5 in MVC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Valparaiso. All postseason play was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Bruno Skokna 4 G 6'4" 175 Senior Zagreb, Croatia Graduated
Jalon Pipkins 50 G 6'4" 180 Junior Paris, TX Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Damezi Anderson 35 F 6'7" 225 Junior South Bend, IN Transferred from Indiana.

2020 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jacob Hutson
C
Edina, MN Edina (MN) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Sep 27, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/R
Baylor Hebb
PG / SG
Colleyville, TX Heritage (TX) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 9, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: N/R
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 158
  • 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:

  • "2020 Loyola Ramblers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.

Roster

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2020–21 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Paxson Wojcik 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So La Lumiere Charleston, SC
G 1 Lucas Williamson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Whitney Young Chicago, IL
G 2 Jake Baughman (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Central Catholic Bloomington, IL
G 4 Braden Norris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Hilliard Bradley
Oakland
Hilliard, OH
G 5 Keith Clemons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Wesley Christian
Vincennes
Norcross, GA
F 10 Tom Welch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Naperville North Naperville, IL
G 12 Marquise Kennedy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Brother Rice Chicago, IL
G 13 Baylor Hebb 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Heritage Colleyville, TX
C 22 Jacob Hutson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Edina Edina, MN
G 23 Cooper Kaifes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Mill Valley Shawnee, KS
G/F 24 Tate Hall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Greenfield-Central
Indianapolis
Greenfield, IN
C 25 Cameron Krutwig 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Jacobs Algonquin, IL
F 30 Aher Uguak 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Harry Ainlay
New Mexico
Edmonton, AB
G 31 Sami Ismail (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Carl Sandburg Orland Park, IL
F 33 Franklin Agunanne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr La Lumiere Abuja, Nigeria
F 35 Damezi Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Riley
Indiana
South Bend, IN
F 45 Will Alcock (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr 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
Regular season
December 5, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Lewis W 76–48  1–0
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
December 9, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Chicago State W 88–51  2–0
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
December 13, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at UIC W 77–66  3–0
Credit Union 1 Arena 
Chicago, IL
December 15, 2020*
7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 12 Wisconsin L 63–77  3–1
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
December 18, 2020*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Richmond L 73–75  3–2
Indiana Convention Center 
Indianapolis, IN
December 22, 2020*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
St. Francis (IL) W 92–55  4–2
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
December 27, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Illinois State W 90–60  5–2
(1–0)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
December 28, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Illinois State W 86–55  6–2
(2–0)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
January 2, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
North Texas W 57–49  7–2
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
January 10, 2021
5:30 pm, ESPN2
at Indiana State L 71–76  7–3
(2–1)
Hulman Center (80)
Terre Haute, IN
January 11, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Indiana State W 58–48  8–3
(3–1)
Hulman Center (90)
Terre Haute, IN
January 16, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN2
Northern Iowa W 72–57  9–3
(4–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
January 17, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN
Northern Iowa W 88–46  10–3
(5–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
January 20, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Valparaiso W 75–39  11–3
(6–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center (95)
Valparaiso, IN
January 24, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bradley W 69–56  12–3
(7–1)
Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
January 25, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Bradley W 65–58  13–3
(8–1)
Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
January 31, 2021
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Missouri State W 72–46  14–3
(9–1)
JQH Arena (1,505)
Springfield, MO
February 1, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Missouri State W 70–50  15–3
(10–1)
JQH Arena (1,122)
Springfield, MO
February 6, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Evansville W 68–55  16–3
(11–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
February 7, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Evansville W 69–58  17–3
(12–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
February 13, 2021
11:00 am, ESPN2
No. 22 at Drake W 81–54  18–3
(13–1)
Knapp Center (864)
Des Moines, IA
February 14, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 22 at Drake L 50–51 OT 18–4
(13–2)
Knapp Center (921)
Des Moines, IA
February 17, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 22 Valparaiso W 54–52  19–4
(14–2)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
February 26, 2021
8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 21 Southern Illinois W 60–52  20–4
(15–2)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
February 27, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 Southern Illinois W 65–58 OT 21–4
(16–2)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
MVC tournament
March 5, 2021
11:00 am, ESPN+
(1) No. 20 vs. (9) Southern Illinois
Quarterfinals
W 73–49  22–4
Enterprise Center (830)
St. Louis, MO
March 6, 2021
12:00 pm, CBSSN
(1) No. 20 vs. (4) Indiana State
Semifinals
W 65–49  23–4
Enterprise Center (938)
St. Louis, MO
March 7, 2021
1:00 pm, CBS
(1) No. 20 vs. (2) Drake
Championship
W 75–65  24–4
Enterprise Center (1,265)
St. Louis, MO
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2021
3:00 pm, TBS
(8 MW) No. 17 vs. (9 MW) Georgia Tech
First Round
W 71–60  25–4
Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,072)
Indianapolis, IN
March 21, 2021
11:10 am, CBS
(8 MW) No. 17 vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Illinois
Second Round
W 71–58  26–4
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,670)
Indianapolis, IN
March 27, 2021
1:40 pm, CBS
(8 MW) No. 17 vs. (12 MW) Oregon State
Sweet Sixteen
L 58–65  26–5
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,639)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
APRV222221201817Not released
Coaches—^RVRV23232222181612

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

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  1. ^ "Drake falls to No. 20 Loyola in MVC Championship". Radio Iowa. March 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  2. ^ Hefferman, Todd. "MVC Basketball | Drake slotted in First Four, Loyola receives 8 seed". The Southern. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech vs. Loyola Chicago - Game Recap - March 19, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Lauren M. Johnson and Homero De la Fuente. "No. 8 Loyola Chicago stuns No. 1 seed Illinois to advance to the Sweet 16". CNN. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Oregon State vs. Loyola Chicago - Game Recap - March 27, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma hires Loyola Chicago's Porter Moser to replace Lon Kruger as Sooners coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "Drew Valentine Hired as Loyola-Chicago's Head Coach, Replacing Porter Moser". NBC Chicago. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "NCAA cancels March Madness tournaments, all other winter and spring championships". NBC News. Retrieved December 6, 2020.