2023–24 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

2023–24 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season co-champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record23–10 (15–3 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Dwyer
  • Will Bailey
  • Justin Bradley
Home arenaJoseph J. Gentile Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Desmond Watson 0 G/F 6'5" 205 Junior Columbus, OH Davidson
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

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Miles Rubin
#47 PF 		Chicago, IL Simeon Career Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 20, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

  • "2023 Loyola Ramblers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jack Turner
SG 		Bellflower, CA St. John Bosco High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 25, 2022 
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 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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

2023–24 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Desmond Watson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr St. Francis DeSales
Davidson 		Columbus, OH
G 1 Jayden Dawson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Omaha Central Omaha, NE
G 2 Jalen Quinn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Tuscola Tuscola, IL
G 4 Braden Norris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Hilliard Bradley
Oakland 		Hilliard, OH
G 5 Trey Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Ferndale Ferndale, MI
F 10 Tom Welch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Naperville North Naperville, IL
G 12 Greg Dolan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Northfield Mount Hermon
Cornell 		Williamsville, NY
G 13 Sheldon Edwards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr TLAP Sports Academy
Valparaiso 		West Palm Beach, FL
G 14 Caleb Reese (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So De La Salle Warren, MI
F 23 Philip Alston 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Westerville North
California (PA) 		Columbus, OH
C 24 Miles Rubin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Simeon Chicago, IL
F 30 Patrick Mwamba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS NBA Academy Africa
Oral Roberts 		Kinshasa, Congo
G 31 Will Smythe (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So St. Mary's Prep Rochester Hills, MI
F 32 Dame Adelekun 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Gaston Day School
Dartmouth 		Gastonia, NC
G/F 33 Ben Schwieger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Waubonsie Valley Aurora, IL
F 34 Matthew Mortenson (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr IMG Academy Plano, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 6, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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.

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Loyola Ramblers Athletics. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

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