2023–24 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represents Loyola University Chicago during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by third-year head coach Drew Valentine, play their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois as second-year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2023–24 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	6–4 (0–0 A–10)
Head coach	Drew Valentine (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Sean Dwyer Will Bailey Justin Bradley
Home arena	Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
George Washington	0	–	0		–			9	–	2		.818
La Salle	0	–	0		–			8	–	2		.800
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0		–			8	–	2		.800
Dayton	0	–	0		–			7	–	2		.778
Duquesne	0	–	0		–			7	–	2		.778
George Mason	0	–	0		–			7	–	2		.778
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0		–			7	–	2		.778
UMass	0	–	0		–			5	–	2		.714
Davidson	0	–	0		–			7	–	3		.700
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0		–			6	–	4		.600
Saint Louis	0	–	0		–			6	–	5		.545
Fordham	0	–	0		–			5	–	5		.500
Rhode Island	0	–	0		–			5	–	5		.500
Richmond	0	–	0		–			5	–	5		.500
VCU	0	–	0		–			5	–	5		.500
† 2024 A-10 tournament winner As of December 14, 2023

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 Wison	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
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    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

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     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: "2024 Loyola Ramblers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 1, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown 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 Drew Valentine (Oakland) Assistant coach(es) Sean Dwyer (Michigan State) Will Bailey (UAB) Justin Bradley (Guilford) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

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+		vs. South Florida Holiday Hoopsgiving						State Farm Arena  Atlanta, GA
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charleston Southern						Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
December 30, 2023* 1:00 p.m., NBCSCHI/ESPN+		Central Michigan						Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Louis						Chaifetz Arena  St. Louis, MO
January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., CBSSN		Duquesne						Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., NBCSCHI/ESPN+		Richmond						Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
January 13, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Saint Joseph's						Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		UMass						Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
January 20, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham						Rose Hill Gymnasium  Bronx, NY
January 23, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		at VCU						Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., NBCSCHI+/ESPN+		Saint Louis						Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
February 4, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBSSN		Davidson						Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
February 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason						EagleBank Arena  Fairfax, VA
February 10, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at George Washington						Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., NBCSCHI+/ESPN+		Saint Joseph's						Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
February 18, 2024 11:00 a.m., CBSSN		at Rhode Island						Ryan Center  Kingston, RI
February 24, 2024 3:30 p.m., USA		George Mason						Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
February 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure						Reilly Center  Olean, NY
March 1, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		Dayton						Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
March 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Davidson						John M. Belk Arena  Davidson, NC
March 9, 2024 3:00 p.m., NBCSCHI+/ESPN+		La Salle						Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
A-10 tournament
March 12–17, 2024 TBA		vs. TBA						Barclays Center  Brooklyn, NY
*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.