2018–19 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2019 MVC Tournament winner ; As of April 11, 2018;

Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
2018–19 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 MVC)
Head coach	Porter Moser (8th season)
Assistant coach	Bryan Mullins
Assistant coach	Matt Gordon
Assistant coach	Drew Valentine
Home arena	Joseph J. Gentile Arena

The 2018–19 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2018–19 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 are members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Ramblers finished the 2017–18 season 32–6, 15–3 in MVC play 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 loss to Michigan in the national semifinal.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Donte Ingram	0	G/F	6'6"	215	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Adarius Avery	10	G	6'5"	190	Junior	Arlington, TN	Graduate transferred to Central Oklahoma
Ben Richardson	14	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Overland Park, KS	Graduated/signed to play professional in Poland with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
Cameron Satterwhite	23	G	6'4"	175	Sophomore	Gilbert, AZ	Transferred to Northern Arizona
Aundre Jackson	24	F	6'5"	230	Senior	Kennedale, TX	Graduated/signed to play professional in Iceland with Skallagrímur
Carson Shanks	32	C	7'0"	245	RS Senior	Prior Lake, MN	Graduated
Nick Dinardi	44	F	6'7"	225	Senior	Palos Park, IL	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Tate Hall	24	G	6'6"	200	Junior	Greenfield, IN	Transferred from Indianapolis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hall will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Franklin Aguananne #19 C	La Lumiere, IN	La Lumiere School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 15, 2017
Franklin Aguananne #19 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Cooper Kaifes SG	Shawnee, KS	Mill Valley High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 15, 2017
Cooper Kaifes SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Isaiah Bujdoso PG	Hamilton, ON	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 8, 2017
Isaiah Bujdoso PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Paxson Wojcik SG	La Lumiere, IN	La Lumiere School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 24, 2018
Paxson Wojcik SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Thomas Welch PF	Naperville, IL	Naperville North High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 9, 2018
Thomas Welch PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Marquise Kennedy PG	Chicago, IL	Brother Rice High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 17, 2018
Marquise Kennedy PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Lucas Williamson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Whitney Young	Chicago, IL
G	2	Jake Baughman (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Central Catholic	Bloomington, IL
G	4	Bruno Skokna	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Košarkaški klub Gorica	Zagreb, Croatia
G	5	Marques Townes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	RS Sr	St. Joseph Fairleigh Dickinson	Edison, NJ
F	12	Christian Negrón	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Larkin	Elgin, IL
G	13	Clayton Custer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Blue Valley Northwest Iowa State	Overland Park, KS
G	22	Isaiah Bujdoso	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Hamilton, ON
G	23	Cooper Kaifes	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Mill Valley	Shawnee, KS
G	24	Tate Hall	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Greenfield-Central Indianapolis	Greenfield, IN
C	25	Cameron Krutwig	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Jacobs	Algonquin, IL
F	30	Aher Uguak	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Harry Ainlay New Mexico	Edmonton, AB
F	31	Dylan Boehm (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Loyola	Los Angeles, CA
F	33	Franklin Agunanne	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	La Lumiere	Abuja, Nigeria
F	45	Will Alcock (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Zionsville Community	Zionsville, IN

Head coach

Porter Moser (Creighton)

Assistant coach(es)

Bryan Mullins (Southern Illinois)
Matt Gordon (Illinois State)
Drew Valentine (Oakland)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 23, 2018* 7:00 pm	Winona State	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 8:00 pm, NBCSCH	UMKC	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, NBCSCH	Furman	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/ESPN3	Niagara Fort Meyers Tip Off	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/ESPN3	Grambling State Fort Meyers Tip Off	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Nov 19, 2018* 5:30 pm, FS1	vs. Richmond Fort Meyers Tip-Off semifinals	Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
Nov 21, 2018* 6:00 pm/8:30 pm, FS1	vs. Boston College or Wyoming Fort Meyers Tip-Off	Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNews	Nevada MW–MVC Challenge	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Dec 1, 2018* 3:00 pm, NBCSCH	at UIC	UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Dec 5, 2018* 8:00 pm, NBCSCH	Ball State	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Dec 8, 2018* 3:00 pm, BTN	vs. Maryland Baltimore Showcase	Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD
Dec 16, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN+/ESPN3	Norfolk State	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/ESPN3	Benedictine	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Dec 22, 2018* 4:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Saint Joseph's The Palestra Showcase	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
Missouri Valley regular season
Jan 2, 2019 8:00 pm, NBCSCH	Indiana State	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Jan 5, 2019 8:00 pm	at Drake	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
Jan 8, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Evansville	Ford Center Evansville, IN
Jan 12, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN2	Illinois State	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Jan 15, 2019 7:00 pm, NBCSCH	Valparaiso	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPNU	at Indiana State	Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
Jan 23, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN	at Missouri State	JQH Arena Springfield, MO
Jan 27, 2019 TBA, CBSSN/ESPNU	Southern Illinois	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Jan 30, 2019 6:00 pm, NBCSCH+	Northern Iowa	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Feb 2, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN2	at Illinois State	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
Feb 5, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN	Drake	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Feb 10, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3	at Valparaiso	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, NBCSCH	at Bradley	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Feb 17, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3	Missouri State	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Feb 20, 2019 6:00 pm, NBCSCH	Evansville	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Feb 24, 2019 TBA, CBSSN/ESPNU	at Southern Illinois	SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+/ESPN3	at Northern Iowa	McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
Mar 2, 2019 TBA	Bradley	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Missouri Valley Tournament
Mar 7–10, 2019	vs.	Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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																				Not released
Coaches

References

↑ "Loyola-Chicago vs. Evansville – Game Recap – February 18, 2018 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
↑ Greenstein, Teddy. "Loyola clinches Missouri Valley title with 75–56 win over Southern Illinois". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
↑ "University of Loyola Chicago – 2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule". loyolaramblers.com.

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[1] "Loyola-Chicago vs. Evansville – Game Recap – February 18, 2018 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-02-19.

[2] Greenstein, Teddy. "Loyola clinches Missouri Valley title with 75–56 win over Southern Illinois". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-02-22.

[3] "University of Loyola Chicago – 2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule". loyolaramblers.com.

Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Gym (1924–1996) Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1996–present)
Culture & lore	Racial integration leader Wolf Rambler Rowdies Sister Jean
People	Head coaches NBA draftees
Seasons	1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bradley	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Drake	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Evansville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Illinois State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Loyola–Chicago	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Valparaiso	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 MVC Tournament winner As of April 11, 2018;