2020–21 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

2020–21 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
2020–21 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	15–3 (10–1 MVC)
Head coach	Porter Moser (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Jermaine Kimbrough; Matt Gordon; Drew Valentine;
Home arena	Joseph J. Gentile Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 represents Loyola University Chicago during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by tenth-year head coach Porter Moser, play their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

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.^[1]

Roster

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	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

Porter Moser (Creighton)

Assistant coach(es)

Jermaine Kimbrough (Virginia Tech)
Matt Gordon (Illinois State)
Drew Valentine (Oakland)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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			Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
February 7, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Evansville			Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
February 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN2	at Drake			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
February 14, 2021 5:00 pm, CBSSN	at Drake			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
February 17, 2021	Valparaiso			Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
February 26, 2021 CBSSN	Southern Illinois			Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
February 27, 2021	Southern Illinois			Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "NCAA cancels March Madness tournaments, all other winter and spring championships". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-12-06.

[1] "NCAA cancels March Madness tournaments, all other winter and spring championships". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-12-06.

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