2017–18 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by seventh-year head coach Porter Moser, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois. They were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. With a win against Evansville on February 18, 2018, Loyola clinched at least a share of its first-ever Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship.[1] With a win over Southern Illinois on February 21, the Ramblers clinched the outright MVC championship.[2] The Ramblers defeated Northern Iowa, Bradley, and Illinois State to win the MVC Tournament. As a result, the Ramblers received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 11 seed in the South Region, they upset No. 6-seeded Miami (FL) on a last second three-pointer. In the Second Round, they defeated No. 3-seeded Tennessee to earn the school's first trip to the Sweet Sixteen since 1985. They then defeated Nevada in the Sweet Sixteen and Kansas State in the Elite Eight to advance to the Final Four for the first time since 1963. Their Cinderella run ended with a loss to Michigan in the national semifinal.

2017–18 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
2017–18 record32–6 (15–3 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJoseph J. Gentile Arena
2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Loyola–Chicago153 .833  326  .842
Southern Illinois117 .611  2013  .606
Illinois State108 .556  1815  .545
Drake108 .556  1717  .500
Bradley99 .500  2013  .606
Indiana State810 .444  1318  .419
Missouri State711 .389  1815  .545
Evansville711 .389  1715  .531
Northern Iowa711 .389  1616  .500
Valparaiso612 .333  1517  .469
2018 MVC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Ramblers finished the 2016–17 season 18–14, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They lost to Southern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the MVC Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Glorind Lisha1G6'2"185SeniorChicago, ILWalk-on; graduated
Matt Chastain22G/F6'6"190FreshmanLeroy, ILTransferred to Illinois State
Tyson Smith25G6'2"185JuniorBaltimore, MDWalk-on; didn't return
Byron Burt30G6'5"190JuniorChicago, ILEligibility ended
Maurice Kirby31F6'9"240JuniorChandler, AZGraduate transferred to IUPUI
Vlatko Granic32F6'8"230JuniorSplit, CroatiaPlaying professional in Croatia
Milton Doyle35G6'4"185RS SeniorChicago, ILGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Carson Shanks32C7'0"230RS SeniorPrior Lake, MNTransferred from North Dakota. Was eligible to play immediately because he graduated from North Dakota.
Aher Uguak30G/F6'7"206SophomoreEdmonton, ABTransferred from New Mexico. Under NCAA transfer rules, Uguak had to sit out the 2017–18 season, and will have three remaining years of eligibility.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cameron Krutwig
#52 C
Algonquin, IL H. D. Jacobs High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Aug 2, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 70
Christian Negron
#29 PF
San Juan, Puerto Rico Larkin High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 18, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #93   Rivals: #58  247Sports: #103
  • 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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Preseason

    In the conference's preseason poll, the Ramblers were picked to finish in third place in the MVC.[3] Senior forward Aundre Jackson was named to the preseason All-MVC first team.[3]

    Roster

    2017–18 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G/F 0 Donte Ingram 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrSimeon Chicago, IL
    G 1 Lucas Williamson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrWhitney Young Chicago, IL
    G 2 Jake Baughman (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoCentral Catholic Bloomington, IL
    G 4 Bruno Skokna 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoKošarkaški klub Gorica Zagreb, Croatia
    G 5 Marques Townes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrSt. Joseph
    Fairleigh Dickinson
    Edison, NJ
    G 10 Adarius Avery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrArlington
    Connors State CC
    Arlington, TN
    F 12 Christian Negrón 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrLarkin Elgin, IL
    G 13 Clayton Custer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrBlue Valley Northwest
    Iowa State
    Overland Park, KS
    G 14 Ben Richardson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrBlue Valley Northwest Overland Park, KS
    G 23 Cameron Satterwhite 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoGilbert Christian Gilbert, AZ
    F 24 Aundre Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrKennedale
    McLennan CC
    Kennedale, TX
    C 25 Cameron Krutwig 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)260 lb (118 kg) FrJacobs Algonquin, IL
    F 31 Dylan Boehm (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrLoyola Los Angeles, CA
    C 32 Carson Shanks 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SrPrior Lake
    North Dakota
    Prior Lake, MN
    F 44 Nick Dinardi (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrProvidence Catholic Palos Park, IL
    F 30 Aher Uguak  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoHarry Ainlay
    New Mexico
    Edmonton, AB
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    The Ramblers won at least eight of their first nine games for the first time since the 1965–66 Ramblers.[4] In their tenth game on December 6, they upset No. 5 ranked Florida, for the school's first win against a ranked opponent since a February 15, 2009 win over No. 15 Butler and the first against a top 5 team since a December 22, 1984 victory over No. 4 Illinois.[5]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Oct 28, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Lewis W 79–63 
    Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,103)
    Chicago, IL
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 10, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Wright State W 84–80  1–0
    Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,814)
    Chicago, IL
    Nov 12, 2017*
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    Eureka W 96–69  2–0
    Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,135)
    Chicago, IL
    Nov 16, 2017*
    7:00 pm, NBCSC+
    at UMKC W 66–56  3–0
    Municipal Auditorium (1,482)
    Kansas City, MO
    Nov 19, 2017*
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    Samford
    Savannah Invitational
    W 88–67  4–0
    Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,289)
    Chicago, IL
    Nov 21, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Mississippi Valley State
    Savannah Invitational
    W 63–50  5–0
    Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,133)
    Chicago, IL
    Nov 24, 2017*
    4:00 pm
    vs. UNC Wilmington
    Savannah Invitational
    W 102–78  6–0
    Savannah Civic Center (485)
    Savannah, GA
    Nov 25, 2017*
    4:00 pm
    vs. Kent State
    Savannah Invitational
    W 75–60  7–0
    Savannah Civic Center (547)
    Savannah, GA
    Nov 28, 2017*
    8:00 pm
    at Boise State
    MW–MVC Challenge
    L 53–87  7–1
    Taco Bell Arena (3,738)
    Boise, ID
    Dec 2, 2017*
    3:00 pm, NBCSC
    UIC W 85–61  8–1
    Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,024)
    Chicago, IL
    Dec 6, 2017*
    7:00 pm, SECN
    at No. 5 Florida W 65–59  9–1
    O'Connell Center (9,012)
    Gainesville, FL
    Dec 9, 2017*
    3:00 pm, ESPN3
    Norfolk State W 80–52  10–1
    Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,904)
    Chicago, IL
    Dec 16, 2017*
    1:00 pm, FSW
    at Milwaukee L 56–73  10–2
    UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,705)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Missouri Valley regular season
    Dec 22, 2017
    8:00 pm, NBCSC
    at Missouri State L 59–64  10–3
    (0–1)
    JQH Arena (4,583)
    Springfield, MO
    Dec 30, 2017
    3:00 pm, NBCSC
    Evansville W 66–59  11–3
    (1–1)
    Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,914)
    Chicago, IL
    Jan 3, 2018
    7:00 pm, NBCSC
    Indiana State L 57–61  11–4
    (1–2)
    Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,501)
    Chicago, IL
    Jan 7, 2018
    3:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Northern Iowa W 56–50  12–4
    (2–2)
    McLeod Center (3,765)
    Cedar Falls, IA
    Jan 10, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Illinois State W 68–61  13–4
    (3–2)
    Redbird Arena (4,466)
    Normal, IL
    Jan 13, 2018
    3:00 pm, NBCSC
    Bradley W 81–65  14–4
    (4–2)
    Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,814)
    Chicago, IL
    Jan 17, 2018
    7:00 pm, NBCSC+
    Southern Illinois W 79–65  15–4
    (5–2)
    Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,439)
    Chicago, IL
    Jan 21, 2018
    3:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Valparaiso W 70–54  16–4
    (6–2)
    Athletics–Recreation Center (4,040)
    Valparaiso, IN
    Jan 24, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Drake W 80–57  17–4
    (7–2)
    Knapp Center (3,522)
    Des Moines, IA
    Jan 28, 2018
    3:00 pm, ESPNU
    Northern Iowa W 70–47  18–4
    (8–2)
    Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,658)
    Chicago, IL
    Jan 31, 2018
    7:00 pm, NBCSC
    at Bradley L 67–69  18–5
    (8–3)
    Carver Arena (5,753)
    Peoria, IL
    Feb 3, 2018
    1:00 pm, CBSSN
    Missouri State W 97–75  19–5
    (9–3)
    Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,592)
    Chicago, IL
    Feb 7, 2018
    7:00 pm, NBCSC
    Drake W 72–57  20–5
    (10–3)
    Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,802)
    Chicago, IL
    Feb 10, 2018
    1:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Indiana State W 75–71  21–5
    (11–3)
    Hulman Center (4,328)
    Terre Haute, IN
    Feb 14, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Valparaiso W 80–71  22–5
    (12–3)
    Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,091)
    Chicago, IL
    Feb 18, 2018
    3:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Evansville W 76–66  23–5
    (13–3)
    Ford Center (4,887)
    Evansville, IN
    Feb 21, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Southern Illinois W 75–56  24–5
    (14–3)
    SIU Arena (6,036)
    Carbondale, IL
    Feb 24, 2018
    1:00 pm, ESPN2
    Illinois State W 68–61  25–5
    (15–3)
    Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,963)
    Chicago, IL
    Missouri Valley Tournament
    Mar 2, 2018
    12:00 pm, ESPN3
    (1) vs. (9) Northern Iowa
    Quarterfinals
    W 54–50  26–5
    Scottrade Center (6,410)
    St. Louis, MO
    Mar 3, 2018
    2:35 pm, CBSSN
    (1) vs. (5) Bradley
    Semifinals
    W 62–54  27–5
    Scottrade Center (8,415)
    St. Louis, MO
    Mar 4, 2018
    1:05 pm, CBS
    (1) vs. (3) Illinois State
    Championship game
    W 65–49  28–5
    Scottrade Center (8,056)
    St. Louis, MO
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 15, 2018*
    2:10 pm, truTV
    (11 S) vs. (6 S) No. 22 Miami (FL)
    First Round
    W 64–62  29–5
    American Airlines Center (15,802)
    Dallas, TX
    Mar 17, 2018*
    6:10 pm, TNT
    (11 S) vs. (3 S) No. 13 Tennessee
    Second Round
    W 63–62  30–5
    American Airlines Center (18,642)
    Dallas, TX
    Mar 22, 2018*
    6:07 pm, CBS
    (11 S) vs. (7 S) No. 24 Nevada
    Sweet Sixteen
    W 69–68  31–5
    Philips Arena (15,616)
    Atlanta, GA
    Mar 24, 2018*
    5:09 pm, TBS
    (11 S) vs. (9 S) Kansas State
    Elite Eight
    W 78–62  32–5
    Philips Arena (15,477)
    Atlanta, GA
    Mar 31, 2018*
    5:09 pm, TBS
    (11 S) vs. (3 W) No. 7 Michigan
    Final Four
    L 57–69  32–6
    Alamodome (68,257)
    San Antonio, TX
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South W=West.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
    AP NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV Not released 
    Coaches NR NR NR RV NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV 7

    References

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