2021–22 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

2021–22 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
2021–22 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 MVC)
Head coach	Drew Valentine (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Amorrow Morgan; Sean Dwyer; Patrick Wallace;
Home arena	Joseph J. Gentile Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern Iowa	14	–	4	.778	20	–	12	.625
Missouri State	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Drake	13	–	5	.722	25	–	11	.694
Loyola Chicago †	13	–	5	.722	25	–	8	.758
Bradley	11	–	7	.611	17	–	14	.548
Southern Illinois	9	–	9	.500	16	–	14	.533
Valparaiso	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
Illinois State	5	–	13	.278	13	–	20	.394
Indiana State	4	–	14	.222	11	–	20	.355
Evansville	2	–	16	.111	6	–	24	.200

† 2022 MVC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team will represent Loyola University Chicago during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by first-year head coach Drew Valentine, will play their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

In a season limited due tot he ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Ramblers finished the 2020–21 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, head coach Porter 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]

Offseason

Coaching changes

On April 20, Valentine announced the hiring of assistant coaches Amorrow Morgan, Sean Dwyer, and Patrick Wallace.^[8] Former Oakland associate head coach Dan Hipsher was named special assistant to the head coach.^[8]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Paxson Wojcik	0	G	6'4"	185	Sophomore	Charleston, SC	Transferred to Brown
Jake Baughman	2	G	6'3"	180	RS Senior	Bloomington, IL	Graduated
Baylor Hebb	13	G	6'2"	170	Freshman	Colleyville, TX	Transferred to Colorado State
Cooper Kaifes	23	G	6'3"	195	RS Sophomore	Shawnee, KS	Transferred to Samford
Cameron Krutwig	25	C	6'9"	255	Senior	Algonquin, IL	Graduated; signed to play professionally in Belgium with the Antwerp Giants
Sami Ismail	31	G	6'1"	182	Junior	Orland Park, IL	In transfer portal
Franklin Agunanne	33	F	6'9"	245	Junior	Abuja, Nigeria	Transferred to SMU

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Ryan Schweiger	13	F	6'7"	205	Senior	Matthews, NC	Transferred from Princeton
Chris Knight	23	F	6'7"	225	Senior	Madison, WI	Transferred from Dartmouth

2021 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ty Johnson G	Chicago, IL	DePaul College Prep (IL)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 11, 2020
Ty Johnson G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Ben Schweiger G / F	Aurora, IL	Waubonsie Valley (IL)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 11, 2020
Ben Schweiger G / F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Saint Thomas F	Omaha, NE	Millard North (NE)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 13, 2021
Saint Thomas F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/R
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 132
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: "2021 Loyola Ramblers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 24, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 24, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Saint Thomas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Millard North	Omaha, NE
G	1	Lucas Williamson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Whitney Young	Chicago, IL
G	2	Ty Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	DePaul College Prep	Chicago, IL
G	4	Braden Norris	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Hilliard Bradley Oakland	Hilliard, OH
G	5	Keith Clemons	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Wesley Christian Vincennes	Norcross, GA
F	10	Tom Welch	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Naperville North	Naperville, IL
G	12	Marquise Kennedy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Brother Rice	Chicago, IL
F	13	Ryan Schwieger	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Wedington Princeton	Matthews, NC
C	22	Jacob Hutson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Edina	Edina, MN
F	23	Chris Knight	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	James Madison Memorial Dartmouth	Madison, WI
G/F	24	Tate Hall	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Greenfield-Central Indianapolis	Greenfield, IN
F	30	Aher Uguak	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Harry Ainlay New Mexico	Edmonton, AB
G	31	Will Smythe (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	St. Mary's Prep	Rochester, MI
G/F	33	Ben Schweiger	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Waubonsie Valley	Aurora, IL
F	35	Damezi Anderson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Riley Indiana	South Bend, IN
F	45	Will Alcock (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Zionsville Community	Zionsville, IN

Head coach

Drew Valentine (Oakland)

Assistant coach(es)

Amorrow Morgan (Idaho State)
Sean Dwyer (Michigan State)
Patrick Wallace (Charleston Southern)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., NBCSC+	Coppin State	Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
November 13, 2021* 1:00 p.m., NBCSC	Florida Gulf Coast	Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., NBCSC	Chicago State	Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
November 20, 2021* 3:00 p.m., NBCSC	UIC	Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
November 24, 2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPN	Michigan State Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
November 25, 2021* TBA	Auburn or UConn Battel 4 Atlantis	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2021* TBA	Arizona State, Baylor, Syracuse or VCU Battle 4 Atlantis	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
December 1, 2021 7:00 p.m., NBCSC	Indiana State	Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
December 4, 2021* 3:00 p.m., FS1	at DePaul	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
December 7, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	Roosevelt	Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
December 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	at Vanderbilt	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
December 19, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	Norfolk State	Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
December 22, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Davidson	Belk Arena Davidson, NC
January 2, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Southern Illinois	Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
January 5, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Illinois State	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
January 8, 2022 3:00 p.m., NBCSC	Bradley	Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
January 11, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	Valparaiso	Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
January 15, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Indiana State	Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
January 18, 2022 7:00 p.m., NBCSC+	at Evansville	Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 22, 2022 2:30 p.m., CBSSN	Missouri State	Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
January 25, 2022 7:00 p.m., NBCSC	Southern Illinois	Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
January 30, 2022 TBA, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Drake	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	Illinois State	Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
February 6, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Missouri State	JQH Arena Springfield, MO
February 9, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Bradley	Peoria Civic Center Peoria, IL
February 13, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	Northern Iowa	Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
February 16, 2022 7:00 p.m., NBCSC+	at Valparaiso	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
February 19, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Drake	Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., NBCSC	Evansville	Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
February 26, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Northern Iowa	McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
MVC Tournament
March 2022 TBA	vs. TBD	Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "Drake falls to No. 20 Loyola in MVC Championship". Radio Iowa. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
^ Hefferman, Todd. "MVC Basketball | Drake slotted in First Four, Loyola receives 8 seed". The Southern. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
^ "Georgia Tech vs. Loyola Chicago - Game Recap - March 19, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
^ 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 2021-04-07.
^ "Oregon State vs. Loyola Chicago - Game Recap - March 27, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
^ "Oklahoma hires Loyola Chicago's Porter Moser to replace Lon Kruger as Sooners coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
^ "Drew Valentine Hired as Loyola-Chicago's Head Coach, Replacing Porter Moser". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
^ ^a ^b "Loyola Announces Men's Basketball Staff". Loyola University Chicago Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-29.

[1] "Drake falls to No. 20 Loyola in MVC Championship". Radio Iowa. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-04-07.

[2] Hefferman, Todd. "MVC Basketball | Drake slotted in First Four, Loyola receives 8 seed". The Southern. Retrieved 2021-04-07.

[3] "Georgia Tech vs. Loyola Chicago - Game Recap - March 19, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.

[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 2021-04-07.

[5] "Oregon State vs. Loyola Chicago - Game Recap - March 27, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.

[6] "Oklahoma hires Loyola Chicago's Porter Moser to replace Lon Kruger as Sooners coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.

[7] "Drew Valentine Hired as Loyola-Chicago's Head Coach, Replacing Porter Moser". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 2021-04-07.

[:0-8] "Loyola Announces Men's Basketball Staff". Loyola University Chicago Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-29.

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