Loyola Ramblers men's basketball

Loyola Ramblers
2017–18 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
University Loyola University Chicago
First season 1914
All-time record 1,317–1,151 (.534)
Athletic director Steve Watson
Head coach Porter Moser (7th season)
Conference Missouri Valley
Location Chicago, Illinois
Arena Joseph J. Gentile Arena
(Capacity: 4,486)
Nickname Ramblers
Student section The Pack
Colors Maroon and Gold[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament champions
1963
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1963, 2018
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1963, 2018
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1963, 1964, 1985, 2018
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1985, 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances
1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1985, 2018
Conference tournament champions
1985, 2018
Conference regular season champions
1980, 1983, 1985, 1987, 2018

The Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represents Loyola University Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The Ramblers joined the Missouri Valley Conference on July 1, 2013,[2] ending a 34-season tenure as charter members of the Horizon League.[3]

In 1963, Loyola won the 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament (then the "NCAA University Division") men's basketball national championship under the leadership of All-American Jerry Harkness, defeating two-time defending champion Cincinnati 60–58 in overtime in the title game. All five starters for the Ramblers played the entire championship game without substitution.

Surviving team members were honored on July 11, 2013, at the White House to commemorate the 50th anniversary of their victory. The entire team was inducted in November of that year in the College Basketball Hall of Fame. As of 2018, Loyola remains the only school from the state of Illinois to win a men's Division I basketball NCAA tournament.[4] Loyola's first-round regional victory over Tennessee Tech on March 11, 1963, remains a record for margin of victory (69 points) for any NCAA men's basketball tournament game.

Racial integration

The Loyola University Chicago teams of the early 1960s, coached by George Ireland, are thought to be responsible for ushering in a new era of racial equality in the sport by shattering all remaining color barriers in NCAA men's basketball. Beginning in 1961, Loyola broke the longstanding gentlemen's agreement (not to play more than three black players at any given time), putting as many as four black players on the court at every game.[5] For the 1962–63 season, Ireland played four black Loyola starters in every game. That season, Loyola also became the first team in NCAA Division I history to play an all-black lineup, doing so in a game against Wyoming on December 29, 1962.[6] In that season's NCAA tournament, Loyola defeated the all-white team of then-segregated Mississippi State by a score of 61–51, a game especially notable because the Bulldogs defied a state court order prohibiting them from playing against a school with black players.

In 1963, Loyola shocked the nation and changed college basketball forever by starting four black players in the NCAA Championship game.[7] Loyola's stunning upset of two-time defending NCAA champion Cincinnati, in overtime by a score of 60–58, was the crowning achievement in the school's nearly decade long struggle with racial inequality in men's college basketball, highlighted by the tumultuous events of that year's NCAA Tournament.[8] Loyola's 1963 NCAA title was historic not only for the racial makeup of Loyola's team, but also due to the fact that Cincinnati had started three black players, making seven of the 10 starters in the 1963 NCAA Championship game black.[9]

Postseason

NCAA Tournament results

The Ramblers have appeared in six NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 13–5. They were National Champions in 1963.[7] On March 24, 2018, the Ramblers defeated Kansas State 78–62 to advance to play in their second Final Four in school history.[10]

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1963Round of 25
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
Tennessee Tech
Mississippi State
Illinois
Duke
Cincinnati
W 111–42
W 61–51
W 79–64
W 94–75
W 60–58
1964Round of 25
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game
Murray State
Michigan
Kentucky
W 101–91
L 84–80
W 100–91
1966Round of 22Western KentuckyL 105–86
1968Round of 23HoustonL 94–76
1985#4Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
#13 Iona
#5 SMU
#1 Georgetown
W 59–58
W 70–57
L 65–53
2018#11Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
#6 Miami (FL)
#3 Tennessee
#7 Nevada
#9 Kansas State
#3 Michigan
W 64–62[11]
W 63–62[12]
W 69–68
W 78–62
L 69–57

NIT results

The Ramblers have appeared in four National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 6–4.

Year Round Opponent Result
1939Semifinals
Championship Game
St. John's
Long Island
W 51–46
L 32–44
1949First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship Game
CCNY
Kentucky
Bradley
San Francisco
W 62–47
W 61–56
W 55–50
L 47–48
1962Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third Place
Temple
Dayton
Duquesne
W 75–64
L 82–98
W 95-84
1980First RoundIllinoisL 87–105

CBI results

The Ramblers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) once, winning it in 2015. Their record is 5–0.

Year Round Opponent Result
2015First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals Game 1
Finals Game 2
Rider
Oral Roberts
Seattle
Louisiana–Monroe
Louisiana–Monroe
W 62–59
W 86–78
W 63–48
W 65–58
W 63–62

Yearly records

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Unknown (1913–1915)
1913–14 Unknown 0–2
1914–15 Unknown 8–3
Unknown: 8–5 (.615)
Percy Moore (1915–1916)
1915–16 Percy Moore 10–3
Percy Moore: 10–3 (.769)
Unknown (1916–1917)
1916–17 Unknown 1–3
Unknown: 1–3 (.250)
Bill Feeney (1920–1921)
1920–21 Bill Feeney 7–4
Bill Feeney: 7–4 (.636)
Harry Rhodes (1921–1922)
1921–22 Harry Rhodes 0–6
Harry Rhodes: 0–6 (.000)
Jack Tierney (1922–1923)
1922–23 Jack Tierney 5–7
Jack Tierney: 5–7 (.417)
Lenny Sachs (1923–1942)
1923–24 Lenny Sachs 8–11
1924–25 Lenny Sachs 4–11
1925–26 Lenny Sachs 13–8
1926–27 Lenny Sachs 13–4
1927–28 Lenny Sachs 16–4
1928–29 Lenny Sachs 16–0
1929–30 Lenny Sachs 13–5
1930–31 Lenny Sachs 8–7
1931–32 Lenny Sachs 15–2
1932–33 Lenny Sachs 14–7
1933–34 Lenny Sachs 7–8
1934–35 Lenny Sachs 5–14
1935–36 Lenny Sachs 8–8
1936–37 Lenny Sachs 16–3
1937–38 Lenny Sachs 12–8
1938–39 Lenny Sachs 21–1NIT Runner-Up
1939–40 Lenny Sachs 5–14
1940–41 Lenny Sachs 13–8
1941–42 Lenny Sachs 17–6
Lenny Sachs: 224–129 (.635)
John Connelly (1942–1943)
1942–43 John Connelly 12–10
John Connelly: 12–10 (.545)
Tom Haggerty (1945–1950)
1945–46 Tom Haggerty 23–4
1946–47 Tom Haggerty 20–9
1947–48 Tom Haggerty 26–9
1948–49 Tom Haggerty 25–6NIT Runner-Up
1949–50 Tom Haggerty 17–13
Tom Haggerty: 111–41 (.730)
John Jordan (1950–1951)
1950–51 John Jordan 15–14
John Jordan: 15–14 (.517)
George Ireland (1951–1975)
1951–52 George Ireland 17–8
1952–53 George Ireland 8–15
1953–54 George Ireland 8–15
1954–55 George Ireland 13–11
1955–56 George Ireland 10–14
1956–57 George Ireland 14–10
1957–58 George Ireland 16–8
1958–59 George Ireland 11–13
1959–60 George Ireland 10–12
1960–61 George Ireland 15–8
1961–62 George Ireland 23–4NIT Semifinals
1962–63 George Ireland 29–2NCAA Champions
1963–64 George Ireland 22–6NCAA Second Round
1964–65 George Ireland 11–14
1965–66 George Ireland 22–3NCAA First Round
1966–67 George Ireland 14–9
1967–68 George Ireland 16–9NCAA First Round
1968–69 George Ireland 9–14
1969–70 George Ireland 13–11
1970–71 George Ireland 4–20
1971–72 George Ireland 8–14
1972–73 George Ireland 8–15
1973–74 George Ireland 12–14
George Ireland: 321–255 (.557)
Jerry Lyne (1974–1980)
1974–75 George Ireland
Jerry Lyne
8–6
2–9
1975–76 Jerry Lyne 10–16
1976–77 Jerry Lyne 13–13
1977–78 Jerry Lyne 16–11
1978–79 Jerry Lyne 12–15
Midwestern City/Horizon League (1980–2013)
1979–80 Jerry Lyne 19–105–01stNIT First Round
Jerry Lyne: 72–74 (.493)5–0 (1.000)
Gene Sullivan (1980–1989)
1980–81 Gene Sullivan 13–157–4T–2nd
1981–82 Gene Sullivan 17–128–4T–2nd
1982–83 Gene Sullivan 19–1012–21st
1983–84 Gene Sullivan 20–910–42nd
1984–85 Gene Sullivan 27–613–11stNCAA Sweet Sixteen
1985–86 Gene Sullivan 13–167–5T–3rd
1986–87 Gene Sullivan 16–138–4T–1st
1987–88 Gene Sullivan 13–163–75th
1988–89 Gene Sullivan 11–174–8T–5th
Gene Sullivan: 149–114 (.567)72–39 (.649)
Will Rey (Horizon League) (1989–1994)
1989–90 Will Rey 7–223–11T–6th
1990–91 Will Rey 10–193–117th
1991–92 Will Rey 13–162–85th
1992–93 Will Rey 7–203–11T–7th
1993–94 Will Rey 8–191–96th
Will Rey: 45–96 (.319)12–50 (.194)
Ken Burmeister (Horizon League) (1994–1998)
1994–95 Ken Burmeister 5–222–1311th
1995–96 Ken Burmeister 8–195–11T–6th
1996–97 Ken Burmeister 12–157–95th
1997–98 Ken Burmeister 15–156–8T–5th
Ken Burmeister: 40–71 (.360)20–41 (.328)
Larry Farmer (Horizon League) (1998–2004)
1998–99 Larry Farmer 9–187–74th
1999-00 Larry Farmer 14–144–108th
2000–01 Larry Farmer 7–212–128th
2001–02 Larry Farmer 17–139–7T–4th
2002–03 Larry Farmer 15–169–7T–4th
2003–04 Larry Farmer 9–204–12T–7th
Larry Farmer: 71–102 (.410)35–55 (.389)
Jim Whitesell (Horizon League) (2004–2011)
2004–2005 Jim Whitesell 13–178–8T-4th
2005–2006 Jim Whitesell 19–118–8T-3rd
2006–2007 Jim Whitesell 21–1110–63rd
2007–2008 Jim Whitesell 12–196–127th
2008–2009 Jim Whitesell 14–186–128th
2009–2010 Jim Whitesell 14–165–138th
2010–2011 Jim Whitesell 16–157–118th
Jim Whitesell: 109–107 (.505)50–70 (.417)
Porter Moser (Horizon League) (2011–2013)
2011–2012 Porter Moser 7–231–1710th
2012–2013 Porter Moser 15–165–117th
Porter Moser (Missouri Valley Conference) (2013–present)
2013–2014 Porter Moser 10–224–1410th
2014–2015 Porter Moser 24–138–106thCBI Champions
2015–2016 Porter Moser 15–177–118th
2016–2017 Porter Moser 18–148–105th
2017–2018 Porter Moser 32–615–31stNCAA Final Four
Porter Moser: 121–111 (.522)48–76 (.387)
Total:1321–1152 (.534)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Awards

All-Americans

  • 1929, 1930 – Charlie “Feed” Murphy
  • 1937 – Marv Colen
  • 1938, 1939 – Mike Novak
  • 1938, 1939 – Wibs Kautz
  • 1948 – Jack Kerris
  • 1952 – Nick Kladis
  • 1962, 1963 – Jerry Harkness
  • 1967 – Jim Tillman
  • 1970, 1972 – LaRue Martin
  • 1982 – Wayne Sappleton
  • 1985 – Alfredrick Hughes
  • 2006 – Blake Schilb (Honorable Mention)[13]
  • 2018 – Clayton Custer (Honorable Mention)

Academic All-Americans

  • 2013 – Ben Averkamp (Second Team)

MCC/Missouri Valley Coach of the Year

  • 1985 – Gene Sullivan[14]
  • 2018 – Porter Moser[15]

MCC/Horizon League/Missouri Valley Player of the Year

MCC/Horizon League/Missouri Valley First Team

  • 1981 – Darius Clemons
  • 1981, 1982 – Wayne Sappleton
  • 1983, 1984, 1985 – Alfredrick Hughes
  • 1984, 1986 – Carl Golston
  • 1985 – Andre Battle
  • 1986, 1987 – Andre Moore
  • 1987 – Bernard Jackson
  • 1988 – Gerald Hayward
  • 1990, 1991 – Keith Gailes
  • 1992 – Keir Rogers
  • 1998, 1999 – Javan Goodman
  • 2001, 2002 – David Bailey
  • 2004 – Paul McMillan
  • 2005, 2006, 2007 – Blake Schilb
  • 2017 – Milton Doyle
  • 2018 – Clayton Custer

MCC/Horizon League/Missouri Valley Second Team

  • 1980, 1982 – Darius Clemons
  • 1983 – Andre Battle
  • 1985 – Carl Golston
  • 1985 – Andre Moore
  • 1988 – Kenny Miller
  • 1989 – Keith Gailes
  • 1994 – Vernell Brent
  • 1996, 1997 – Derek Molis
  • 2000 – Earl Brown
  • 2003 – David Bailey
  • 2012, 2013 – Ben Averkamp
  • 2018 – Donte Ingram

Missouri Valley Conference Third Team

MCC/Horizon League/Missouri Valley All-Defensive Team

  • 1998, 2000 – Earl Brown
  • 2004 – Demetrius Williams
  • 2006, 2007 – Majak Kou
  • 2018 – Ben Richardson

MCC/Horizon League/Missouri Valley Newcomer of the Year

  • 1984 – Carl Golston
  • 1986 – Bernard Jackson
  • 1988 – Kenny Miller
  • 1989 – Keith Gailes
  • 2003 – Paul McMillan
  • 2014 – Milton Doyle

MCC/Horizon League/Missouri Valley All-Newcomer Team

  • 1988 – Kenny Miller
  • 1993 – Vernell Brent
  • 1996 – Derek Molis
  • 1999 – Chris Williams
  • 2003 – Paul McMillan
  • 2003 – Demetrius Williams
  • 2006 – Leon Young
  • 2014 – Milton Doyle
  • 2017 – Aundre Jackson
  • 2018 – Cameron Krutwig

Missouri Valley Freshman of the Year

  • 2014 – Milton Doyle
  • 2018 – Cameron Krutwig

Missouri Valley All-Freshman Team

  • 2014 – Milton Doyle
  • 2018 – Cameron Krutwig
  • 2018 – Lucas Williamson

Missouri Valley Sixth Man of the Year

  • 2017 – Aundre Jackson

Missouri Valley Defensive MVP

  • 2018 – Ben Richardson

MCC/Horizon League/Missouri Valley Tournament MVP

  • 1983, 1985 – Alfredrick Hughes
  • 2018 – Donte Ingram

MCC/Horizon League/Missouri Valley All-Tournament Team

  • 1980, 1982 – Darius Clemons
  • 1982 – Wayne Sappleton
  • 1983, 1985 – Alfredrick Hughes
  • 1984, 1985 – Carl Golston
  • 1985 – Andre Battle
  • 1986 – Carl Golston
  • 1987 – Bernard Jackson
  • 1987 – Andre Moore
  • 1989, 1990, 1991 – Keith Gailes
  • 1992 – Keir Rogers
  • 2002 – David Bailey
  • 2002 – Ryan Blankson
  • 2005, 2007 – Blake Schilb
  • 2018 – Donte Ingram, Ben Richardson, Marques Townes

Ramblers in the NBA Draft

Year Player Team Round
1949 Jack Kerris Chicago Second
1952 Nick Kladis Philadelphia Third
1962 Jerry Harkness Syracuse Eighth
1963 Jerry Harkness New York Second
1964 Les Hunter Detroit Second
1964 Vic Rouse Cincinnati Seventh
1964 Ron Miller Baltimore Seventh
1966 Billy Smith Cincinnati Ninth
1968 Jim Tillman Chicago Fifth
1968 Corky Bell Chicago Ninth
1970 Wade Fuller Cincinnati Fourth
1970 Walter Robertson Cleveland Eighth
1972 LaRue Martin Portland First
1976 Ralph Vallot Washington Seventh
1978 Andre Wakefield Phoenix Fifth
1979 Larry Knight Utah First
1980 LeRoy Stampley Phoenix Fourth
1981 Kevin Sprewer Utah Sixth
1982 Wayne Sappleton Golden State Second
1982 Darius Clemons San Diego Fourth
1985 Alfredrick Hughes San Antonio First
1985 Andre Battle Boston Third
1987 Andre Moore Denver Second
1987 Bernard Jackson Portland Sixth

Ramblers players in the NBA/ABA

Associations

Ramblers 4 - NBA 2k18 "Pro-am" basketball team[18]

Members

GM: Nick Bonfiglio

Alex Adams

Connor Blair

Andrew Heyman

Owen Heyman

Mason Huntermark

Paul Martin

Michael Nearhood

Reese Wamer

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