2023–24 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
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Atlantic 10 regular season co-champions | |
NIT, First Round | |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 23–10 (15–3 A–10) |
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Home arena | Joseph J. Gentile Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Chicago | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Dayton | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 14 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne † | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 25 | – | 12 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 A-10 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2023–24 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by third-year head coach Drew Valentine, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois as second-year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). They finished the season 23–10, 15–3 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for the regular season championship. As the No. 2 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost to St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinals. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Bradley in the first round.
Previous season
[edit]The Ramblers finished 2022–23 season 10–21, 4–14 in A-10 play, to finish in last place. They lost to Saint Joseph's in the first round of the A-10 tournament.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Saint Thomas | 0 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Sophomore | Omaha, NE | Transferred to Northern Colorado |
Marquise Kennedy | 12 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduate transferred to UIC |
Jacob Hutson | 22 | C | 6'11" | 250 | Junior | Edina, MN | Transferred to Northern Iowa |
Jeameril Wilson | 25 | F | 6'7" | 200 | GS Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
Nolan Marold | 32 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Freshman | Highlands Ranch, CO | Walk-on; transferred to Saint Michael's |
Bryce Golden | 35 | C | 6'9" | 245 | GS Senior | Richmond, VA | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Greg Dolan | 12 | G | 6'3" | 188 | GS Senior | Williamsville, NY | Cornell |
Patrick Mwamba | 30 | F | 6'7" | 206 | GS Senior | Kinshasa, Congo | Oral Roberts |
Dame Adelekun | 32 | F | 6'8" | 220 | GS Senior | Gastonia, NC | Dartmouth |
2023 recruiting class
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Miles Rubin #47 PF |
Chicago, IL | Simeon Career Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jun 20, 2021 | |
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2024 recruiting class
[edit]US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits | ||||||
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Jack Turner SG |
Bellflower, CA | St. John Bosco High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 25, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Brayden Young C |
Houston, TX | Cy Falls High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 19, 2023 | |
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 29, 2023* 3:30 p.m. |
Trinity Christian | W 104–44 | 17 – Alston | 8 – Adelekun | 9 – Norris | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,169) Chicago, IL | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m., Barstool.tv |
vs. No. 10 Florida Atlantic Barstool Sports Invitational |
L 62–75 | 0–1 |
15 – Alston | 6 – Alston | 3 – tied | Wintrust Arena (2,169) Chicago, IL | ||||
November 11, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NBCSCHI+/ESPN+ |
Eastern Illinois | W 89–65 | 1–1 |
24 – Watson | 7 – Rubin | 7 – Norris | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,311) Chicago, IL | ||||
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NBCSCHI/ESPN+ |
UIC | L 67–72 | 1–2 |
13 – Watson | 7 – Norris | 5 – Norris | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,659) Chicago, IL | ||||
November 18, 2023* 3:00 p.m., NBCSCHI+/ESPN+ |
New Orleans | W 73–70 | 2–2 |
22 – Adelekun | 11 – Adelekun | 7 – Dolan | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,833) Chicago, IL | ||||
November 22, 2023* 3:00 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. No. 8 Creighton Hall of Fame Classic semifinals |
L 65–88 | 2–3 |
15 – Watson | 7 – Rubin | 5 – Norris | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO | ||||
November 23, 2023* 12:30 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Boston College Hall of Fame Classic consolation game |
W 71–68 | 3–3 |
20 – Norris | 7 – Norris | 5 – Dolan | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO | ||||
November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Chicago State | W 62–53 | 4–3 |
15 – Quinn | 5 – Watson | 6 – Norris | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,003) Chicago, IL | ||||
December 2, 2023* 3:00 p.m., NBCSCHI+/ESPN+ |
Harvard | W 75–53 | 5–3 |
16 – Alston | 9 – Rubin | 7 – Dolan | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,754) Chicago, IL | ||||
December 5, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tulsa | L 77–88 | 5–4 |
26 – Dawson | 7 – Dawson | 7 – Norris | Reynolds Center (2,822) Tulsa, OK | ||||
December 9, 2023* 5:00 p.m., NBCSCHI+/ESPN+ |
Goshen | W 115–64 | 6–4 |
25 – Alston | 7 – Adelekun | 6 – Norris | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,286) Chicago, IL | ||||
December 17, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at South Florida | L 64–77 | 6–5 |
27 – Alston | 6 – Norris | 7 – Norris | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | ||||
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Charleston Southern | W 72–59 | 7–5 |
12 – tied | 7 – Rubin | 3 – tied | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,004) Chicago, IL | ||||
December 30, 2023* 1:00 p.m., NBCSCHI/ESPN+ |
Central Michigan | W 73–35 | 8–5 |
15 – Alston | 9 – Rubin | 6 – Norris | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,377) Chicago, IL | ||||
Atlantic 10 regular season | |||||||||||
January 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Saint Louis | W 80–73 | 9–5 (1–0) |
24 – Watson | 6 – tied | 7 – Norris | Chaifetz Arena (7,068) St. Louis, MO | ||||
January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Duquesne | W 72–67 | 10–5 (2–0) |
17 – Alston | 7 – Dawson | 5 – Dawson | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,671) Chicago, IL | ||||
January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., NBCSCHI/ESPN+ |
Richmond | L 56–58 | 10–6 (2–1) |
16 – Dawson | 8 – Dawson | 5 – Quinn | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,834) Chicago, IL | ||||
January 13, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at Saint Joseph's | W 78–75 | 11–6 (3–1) |
20 – Dawson | 7 – tied | 4 – Watson | Hagan Arena (2,142) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
January 17, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
UMass | W 79–78 | 12–6 (4–1) |
23 – Alston | 9 – Watson | 6 – Norris | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,748) Chicago, IL | ||||
January 20, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Fordham | W 65–61 | 13–6 (5–1) |
19 – Watson | 5 – Dolan | 3 – tied | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,756) The Bronx, NY | ||||
January 23, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at VCU | L 67–74 | 13–7 (5–2) |
14 – Adelekun | 10 – Rubin | 4 – Norris | Siegel Center (7,204) Richmond, VA | ||||
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., NBCSCHI+/ESPN+ |
Saint Louis | W 77–62 | 14–7 (6–2) |
20 – Watson | 7 – Rubin | 3 – Watson | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,488) Chicago, IL | ||||
February 4, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Davidson | W 76–63 | 15–7 (7–2) |
18 – Watson | 9 – Adelekun | 6 – Watson | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,253) Chicago, IL | ||||
February 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at George Mason | W 85–79 | 16–7 (8–2) |
27 – Edwards | 5 – Adelekun | 3 – tied | EagleBank Arena (2,645) Fairfax, VA | ||||
February 10, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
at George Washington | W 81–73 | 17–7 (9–2) |
18 – Edwards | 8 – Alston | 4 – tied | Charles E. Smith Center (2,520) Washington, D.C. | ||||
February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., NBCSCHI+/ESPN+ |
Saint Joseph's | W 64–59 | 18–7 (10–2) |
14 – Alston | 8 – tied | 7 – Norris | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,794) Chicago, IL | ||||
February 18, 2024 11:00 a.m., CBSSN |
at Rhode Island | W 77–67 | 19–7 (11–2) |
21 – tied | 10 – Alston | 8 – Norris | Ryan Center (5,407) Kingston, RI | ||||
February 24, 2024 3:30 p.m., USA |
George Mason | W 80–59 | 20–7 (12–2) |
10 – tied | 7 – Watson | 8 – Norris | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,557) Chicago, IL | ||||
February 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at St. Bonaventure | L 64–79 | 20–8 (12–3) |
12 – Alston | 9 – Watson | 7 – Norris | Reilly Center (3,855) Olean, NY | ||||
March 1, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 21 Dayton | W 77–72 | 21–8 (13–3) |
24 – Watson | 7 – Alston | 11 – Norris | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,557) Chicago, IL | ||||
March 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Davidson | W 69–59 | 22–8 (14–3) |
13 – tied | 9 – Rubin | 5 – Watson | John M. Belk Arena (2,856) Davidson, NC | ||||
March 9, 2024 3:00 p.m., NBCSCHI+/ESPN+ |
La Salle | W 64–54 | 23–8 (15–3) |
12 – Adelekun | 10 – Adelekun | 3 – tied | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,557) Chicago, IL | ||||
A-10 tournament | |||||||||||
March 14, 2024 5:00 p.m., USA |
(2) | vs. (7) St. Bonaventure Quarterfinals |
L 74–75 2OT | 23–9 |
22 – Alston | 8 – tied | 6 – Watson | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY | |||
NIT | |||||||||||
March 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at (3) Bradley First Round – Indiana State Bracket |
L 62–74 | 23–10 |
17 – Norris | 7 – tied | 2 – tied | Carver Arena (4,691) Peoria, IL | ||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
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References
[edit]- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Loyola Ramblers Athletics. Retrieved April 6, 2024.