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2015–16 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

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The 2015–16 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by fifth year head coach Porter Moser, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 7–11 in Missouri Valley play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Bradley in the first round of the Missouri Valley tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Wichita State.

ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record15–17 (7–11 MVC)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
Quick facts Loyola Ramblers men's basketball, Conference ...
2015–16 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record15–17 (7–11 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJoseph J. Gentile Arena
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wichita State16–2 .88926–9  .743
Evansville12–6 .66725–9  .735
Illinois State12–6 .66718–14  .563
Southern Illinois11–7 .61122–10  .688
Northern Iowa †11–7 .61123–13  .639
Indiana State8–10 .44415–17  .469
Missouri State8–10 .44413–19  .406
Loyola Chicago7–11 .38915–17  .469
Bradley3–15 .1675–27  .156
Drake2–16 .1117–24  .226
† 2016 MVC tournament winner
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Previous season

The Ramblers finished the season 24–13, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Rider, Oral Roberts, and Seattle to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Louisiana–Monroe. They defeated Louisiana–Monroe 2 games to 0 to become the CBI champions.

Departures

More information Name, Number ...
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Joe Crisman5G6'4"200SeniorMunster, INGraduated
London Dokubo13G6'0"170SeniorSchaumburg, ILGraduated
Eric Porter22G5'11"165FreshmanDeerfield, ILWalk on; didn't return
Christian Thomas32G/F6'5"220SeniorSt. Louis, MOGraduated
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Incoming transfers

More information Name, Number ...
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Clayton Custer13G6'0"175SophomoreOverland Park, KSTransferred from Iowa State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Custer will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Tyson Smith25G6'2"185SophomoreBaltimore, MDJunior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho
Maurice Kirby31C6'9"230SophomorePhoenix, AZJunior college transferred from Coffeyville Community College.
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Recruiting

More information Name, Hometown ...
College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Roosevelt Smart
PG		 Palatine, IL Sunrise Christian Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 24, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals:    (79)
Pernell Adgei
SF		 Dumfries, VA Fishburne Military School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Oct 23, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (N/A)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: –    Rivals: –
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2015–16 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) SoSimeon Chicago, IL
G 2 Earl Peterson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrRayton South
Coffeyville CC		 Raytown, MO
G 4 Devon Turk 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrWestbury Christian Houston, TX
G/F 5 Pernell Adgei 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrPope John Paul The Great Dumfries, VA
F 10 Jay Knuth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoJohnston Johnston, IA
F 12 Julius Rajala 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) Son/a Helsinki, Finland
G 13 Clayton Custer (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoBlue Valley Northwest
Iowa State		 Overland Park, KS
G 14 Ben Richardson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoBlue Valley Northwest Overland Park, KS
G 23 Jeff White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrManual Peoria, IL
F 24 Montel James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrBonnabel
Coffeyville CC		 Kenner, LA
G 25 Tyson Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoWestwind Prep
Southern Idaho		 Baltimore, MD
F 31 Maurice Kirby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoBasha
Coffeyville CC		 Chandler, AZ
F 34 Cal Kennedy (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoBrother Rice Oak Lawn, IL
G 35 Milton Doyle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrMarshall
Kansas		 Chicago, IL
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

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More information Date time, TV, Opponent ...
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2015*
7:00 pm 		Lewis W 75–65 
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		UTSA W 76–64  1–0
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,711)
Chicago, IL
11/14/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Eureka W 84–51  2–0
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,217)
Chicago, IL
11/18/2015*
8:00 pm, ROOT 		at New Mexico
MW–MWC Challenge		 L 51–75  2–1
 The Pit (11,951)
Albuquerque, NM
11/21/2015*
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		Toledo
Great Alaska Shootout		 W 69–62  3–1
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,556)
Chicago, IL
11/26/2015*
1:00 am, CBSSN 		vs. San Diego
Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals		 W 67–57  4–1
 Alaska Airlines Center (2,362)
Anchorage, AK
11/27/2015*
9:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Toledo
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals		 L 74–82  4–2
 Alaska Airlines Center (2,757)
Anchorage, AK
11/28/2015*
8:30 pm 		vs. UNC Asheville
Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game		 L 48–59  4–3
 Alaska Airlines Center (2,906)
Anchorage, AK
12/05/2015*
1:00 pm, CSN Chicago 		Creighton W 68–65  5–3
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,473)
Chicago, IL
12/13/2015*
1:00 pm 		at Notre Dame L 61–81  5–4
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,653)
South Bend, IN
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Cleveland State L 54–60  5–5
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,189)
Chicago, IL
12/19/2015*
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		UIC W 64–47  6–5
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,562)
Chicago, IL
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Western Illinois W 72–67  7–5
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,211)
Chicago, IL
Missouri Valley regular season
12/30/2015
7:00 pm, CSN Chicago 		Southern Illinois L 62–72  7–6
(0–1)		 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,624)
Chicago, IL
01/02/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Indiana State L 58–73  7–7
(0–2)		 Hulman Center (3,375)
Terre Haute, IN
01/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Illinois State L 52–54  7–8
(0–3)		 Redbird Arena (4,106)
Normal, IL
01/09/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		Missouri State L 54–56  7–9
(0–4)		 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,128)
Chicago, IL
01/13/2016
6:00 pm, CSN Chicago 		Bradley L 53–54  7–10
(0–5)		 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,386)
Chicago, IL
01/16/2016
3:00 pm, CSN Chicago 		at Northern Iowa W 51–41  8–10
(1–5)		 McLeod Center (6,033)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/19/2016
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Evansville L 66–74  8–11
(1–6)		 Ford Center (4,014)
Evansville, IN
01/23/2016
1:00 pm, CSN Chicago 		Drake W 68–63  9–11
(2–6)		 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,925)
Chicago, IL
01/27/2016
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at No. 22 Wichita State L 54–80  15–5
(9–0)		 Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
01/30/2016
3:00 pm, CSN Chicago 		Indiana State W 104–96 OT 10–12
(3–7)		 Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
02/03/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Illinois State L 70–73  10–13
(3–8)		 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,691)
Chicago, IL
02/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Southern Illinois W 73–59  11–13
(4–8)		 SIU Arena (5,788)
Carbondale, IL
02/10/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Bradley W 54–43  12–13
(5–8)		 Carver Arena (5,400)
Peoria, IL
02/14/2016
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		Evansville L 73–74  12–14
(5–9)		 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,257)
Chicago, IL
02/17/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Iowa W 59–56  13–14
(6–9)		 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,690)
Chicago, IL
02/21/2016
3:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3 		at Missouri State W 75–62  14–14
(7–9)		 JQH Arena (3,385)
Springfield, MO
02/24/2016
8:00 pm, CSN Chicago 		Wichita State L 54–76  14–15
(7–10)		 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,709)
Chicago, IL
02/27/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Drake L 59–69 OT 14–16
(7–11)		 Knapp Center (3,362)
Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley tournament
03/03/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Bradley
First round		 W 74–66  15–16
 Scottrade Center (6,929)
St. Louis, MO
03/04/2016
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Wichita State
Quarterfinals		 L 58–65  15–17
 Scottrade Center (10,560)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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