2023–24 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record10–6 (2–1 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Dwyer
  • Will Bailey
  • Justin Bradley
Home arenaJoseph J. Gentile Arena
2023–24 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Dayton20 1.000122  .857
Richmond20 1.000105  .667
Rhode Island20 1.00087  .533
George Mason21 .667133  .813
UMass21 .667114  .733
Loyola Chicago21 .667106  .625
George Washington11 .500123  .800
St. Bonaventure11 .500104  .714
Fordham11 .50078  .467
La Salle12 .333106  .625
VCU12 .33397  .563
Saint Louis12 .33388  .500
Davidson02 .000105  .667
Saint Joseph's02 .000105  .667
Duquesne02 .00095  .643
† 2024 A-10 tournament winner
As of January 11, 2024

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.

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Saint Thomas0F6'7"215SophomoreOmaha, NETransferred to Northern Colorado
Marquise Kennedy12G6'1"190SeniorChicago, ILGraduate transferred to UIC
Jacob Hutson22C6'11"250JuniorEdina, MNTransferred to Northern Iowa
Jeameril Wison25F6'7"200GS SeniorChicago, ILGraduated
Nolan Marold32F6'8"230FreshmanHighlands Ranch, COWalk-on; transferred to Saint Michael's
Bryce Golden35C6'9"245GS SeniorRichmond, VAGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Greg Dolan12G6'3"188GS SeniorWilliamsville, NYCornell
Patrick Mwamba30F6'7"206GS SeniorKinshasa, CongoOral Roberts
Dame Adelekun32F6'8"220GS SeniorGastonia, NCDartmouth

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: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

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: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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Jayden Dawson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoOmaha Central Omaha, NE
G 2 Jalen Quinn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoTuscola Tuscola, IL
G 4 Braden Norris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) GSHilliard Bradley
Oakland
Hilliard, OH
G 5 Trey Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrFerndale Ferndale, MI
F 10 Tom Welch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) GSNaperville North Naperville, IL
G 12 Greg Dolan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)188 lb (85 kg) SrNorthfield Mount Hermon
Cornell
Williamsville, NY
G 13 Sheldon Edwards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrTLAP Sports Academy
Valparaiso
West Palm Beach, FL
G 14 Caleb Reese (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoDe La Salle Warren, MI
F 23 Philip Alston 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrWesterville North
California (PA)
Columbus, OH
C 24 Miles Rubin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrSimeon Chicago, IL
F 30 Patrick Mwamba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) GSNBA Academy Africa
Oral Roberts
Kinshasa, Congo
G 31 Will Smythe (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SoSt. Mary's Prep Rochester Hills, MI
F 32 Dame Adelekun 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) GSGaston Day School
Dartmouth
Gastonia, NC
G/F 33 Ben Schwieger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoWaubonsie Valley Aurora, IL
F 34 Matthew Mortenson (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrIMG Academy Plano, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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+
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     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.
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