2019–20 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record21–11 (13–5 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJoseph J. Gentile Arena
2019–20 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern Iowa144 .778256  .806
Loyola Chicago135 .7222111  .656
Indiana State117 .6111812  .600
Bradley117 .6112311  .676
Southern Illinois108 .5561616  .500
Missouri State99 .5001617  .485
Valparaiso99 .5001916  .543
Drake810 .4442014  .588
Illinois State513 .2781021  .323
Evansville018 .000923  .281
2020 MVC tournament winner

The 2019–20 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by eighth-year head coach Porter Moser, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.[1] They finished the season 21–11, 13–5 in MVC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Valparaiso.

Previous season

The Ramblers finished the 2018–19 season 20–14, 12–6 in MVC play to earn a share of the MVC regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the MVC tournament, they beat Valparaiso before losing to Bradley in the semifinals.[2] As a regular season conference champion who did not win their tournament championship, the Ramblers received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament as the No. 7 seed in the TCU bracket. There they lost in the first round to Creighton.[3]

Following the season, associate head coach Bryan Mullins was hired as the new head coach at alma mater Southern Illinois.[4]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Marques Townes5G6'4"208Redshirt SeniorEdison, NJGraduated
Christian Negrón12F6'7"225SophomoreElgin, ILTransferred to Grand Valley State
Clayton Custer13G6'1"185Redshirt SeniorOverland Park, KSGraduated
Isaiah Bujdoso22G6'3"190FreshmanHamilton, ONTransferred to McMaster
Dylan Boehm31F6'5"205SophomoreLos Angeles, CAWalk-on; left the team

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Keith Clemons5G6'1"180JuniorNorcross, GATransferred from Vincennes. Will play immediately since Clemons was a junior college transfer.
Braden Norris14G6'0"180SophomoreHilliard, OHTransferred from Oakland. Under NCAA transfer rules, Norris will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Jalon Pipkins50G6'4"180JuniorParis, TXTransferred from Paris JC. Will play immediately since Pipkins was a junior college transfer.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Paxson Wojcik
SG
Charleston, SC La Lumiere School (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 24, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/R
Tom Welch
PF
Naperville, IL Naperville North (IL) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 9, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Marquise Kennedy
PG
Chicago, IL Brother Rice (IL) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 17, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/R
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 84
  • 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:

  • "2019 Loyola Ramblers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.

2020 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jacob Hutson
C
Edina, MN Edina (MN) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Sep 27, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/R
Baylor Hebb
PG / SG
Colleyville, TX Heritage (TX) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 9, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/R
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 158
  • 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

2019–20 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Paxson Wojcik 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrLa Lumiere Charleston, SC
G 1 Lucas Williamson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrWhitney Young Chicago, IL
G 2 Jake Baughman (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrCentral Catholic Bloomington, IL
G 4 Bruno Skokna 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrKK Gorica Zagreb, Croatia
G 5 Keith Clemons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrWesley Christian
Vincennes
Norcross, GA
F 10 Tom Welch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrNaperville North Naperville, IL
G 12 Marquise Kennedy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrBrother Rice Chicago, IL
G 14 Braden Norris Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoHilliard Bradley
Oakland
Hilliard, OH
G 22 Sami Ismail (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)182 lb (83 kg) SoCarl Sandburg Orland Park, IL
G 23 Cooper Kaifes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoMill Valley Shawnee, KS
G 24 Tate Hall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrGreenfield-Central
Indianapolis
Greenfield, IN
C 25 Cameron Krutwig 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) JrJacobs Algonquin, IL
F 30 Aher Uguak 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrHarry Ainlay
New Mexico
Edmonton, AB
F 33 Franklin Agunanne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoLa Lumiere Abuja, Nigeria
F 45 Will Alcock (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoZionsville Community Zionsville, IN
G 50 Jalon Pipkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrParis
Paris JC
Paris 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 Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2019*
7:00 pm
Indianapolis L 60–65 
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,169)
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Davis W 82–48  1–0
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,244)
Chicago, IL
November 8, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Furman L 63–87  1–1
Timmons Arena (2,496)
Greenville, SC
November 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, NBCSC+
Coppin State L 72–76  1–2
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,491)
Chicago, IL
November 16, 2019*
1:00 pm, NBCSC+
Saint Joseph's W 85–68  2–2
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,921)
Chicago, IL
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, NBCSC+
IUPUI W 85–62  3–2
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,402)
Chicago, IL
November 25, 2019*
12:30 pm, FloSports
vs. South Florida
Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals
L 55–66  3–3
John Gray Gymnasium (1,214)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 26, 2019*
10:00 am, FloSports
vs. Colorado State
Cayman Islands Classic consolation
L 60–61  3–4
John Gray Gymnasium (1,291)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 27, 2019*
10:00 am, FloSports
vs. Old Dominion
Cayman Islands Classic seventh place game
W 68–61  4–4
John Gray Gymnasium (1,235)
George Town, Cayman Islands
December 3, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Ball State W 70–58  5–4
Worthen Arena (4,128)
Muncie, IN
December 7, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Quincy W 90–59  6–4
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,427)
Chicago, IL
December 15, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Norfolk State W 64–45  7–4
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,428)
Chicago, IL
December 18, 2019*
5:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Vanderbilt
Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase
W 78–70  8–4
Talking Stick Resort Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
December 22, 2019*
2:00 pm, NBCSC
Davidson L 56–59  8–5
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,012)
Chicago, IL
Missouri Valley regular season
December 30, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Valparaiso W 66–63  9–5
(1–0)
Athletics-Recreation Center (4,364)
Valparaiso, IN
January 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Missouri State W 62–58  10–5
(2–0)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,795)
Chicago, IL
January 7, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Drake L 62–65  10–6
(2–1)
Knapp Center (3,163)
Des Moines, IA
January 11, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Evansville W 78–44  11–6
(3–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,033)
Chicago, IL
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Illinois W 64–48  12–6
(4–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,008)
Chicago, IL
January 19, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at Illinois State W 62–50  13–6
(5–1)
Redbird Arena (5,171)
Normal, IL
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Indiana State W 75–55  14–6
(6–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,661)
Chicago, IL
January 26, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at Northern Iowa L 62–67 OT 14–7
(6–2)
McLeod Center (5,145)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Illinois L 63–68  14–8
(6–3)
Banterra Center (4,912)
Carbondale, IL
February 1, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Bradley W 62–51  15–8
(7–3)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,963)
Chicago, IL
February 5, 2020
5:00 pm, CBSSN
at Indiana State L 39–68  15–9
(7–4)
Hulman Center (4,063)
Terre Haute, IN
February 9, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPNU
Valparaiso W 70–68  16–9
(8–4)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,622)
Chicago, IL
February 12, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Evansville W 73–66  17–9
(9–4)
Ford Center (4,272)
Evansville, IN
February 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Northern Iowa W 82–73 OT 18–9
(10–4)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,963)
Chicago, IL
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Illinois State W 84–69  19–9
(11–4)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,105)
Chicago, IL
February 22, 2020
2:30 pm, CBSSN
at Missouri State L 62–74  19–10
(11–5)
JQH Arena (4,251)
Springfield, MO
February 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Drake W 64–60  20–10
(12–5)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,358)
Chicago, IL
February 29, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley W 67–66  21–10
(13–5)
Carver Arena (8,558)
Peoria, IL
Missouri Valley tournament
March 6, 2020
6:05 pm, ESPN+
(2) vs. (7) Valparaiso
Quarterfinals
L 73–74 OT 21–11
Enterprise Center (6,521)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. Edmonds, Tim (August 21, 2019). "Moser and Loyola Ready to 'Transition' into 2019-20". Loyola Phoenix. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  2. "Bradley vs. Loyola (Chi) - Game Recap - March 9, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  3. "Loyola (Chi) vs. Creighton - Game Recap - March 19, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  4. "Purdue assistant Greg Gary named head coach at Mercer". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database. March 26, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
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