2020–21 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

2020–21 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
2020–21 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
Missouri Valley regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 17
Record	26–5 (16–2 MVC)
Head coach	Porter Moser (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Jermaine Kimbrough; Matt Gordon; Drew Valentine;
Home arena	Joseph J. Gentile Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by 10th-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. They finished the season 26–5, 16–2 in MVC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Southern Illinois, Illinois State, and Drake to win the MVC tournament championship.^[1] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed in the Midwest region.^[2] There they defeated No. 9-seeded Georgia Tech^[3] and upset No. 1-seeded Illinois to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.^[4] In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Oregon State.^[5]

ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference

CoachesNo. 12

APNo. 17

Record26–5 (16–2 MVC)

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2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 Loyola Chicago †	16	–	2	.889	26	–	5	.839
Drake	15	–	3	.833	26	–	5	.839
Missouri State	12	–	6	.667	17	–	7	.708
Indiana State	11	–	7	.611	15	–	10	.600
Evansville	7	–	11	.389	9	–	16	.360
Valparaiso	7	–	11	.389	10	–	18	.357
Northern Iowa	7	–	11	.389	10	–	15	.400
Bradley	6	–	12	.333	12	–	16	.429
Southern Illinois	5	–	13	.278	12	–	14	.462
Illinois State	4	–	14	.222	7	–	18	.280

† 2021 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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On April 3, 2021, Moser left Loyola to accept the head coaching position at Oklahoma.^[6] A few days later, the school announced that assistant coach Drew Valentine would take over as the Ramblers' head coach.^[7]

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Bruno Skokna	4	G	6'4"	175	Senior	Zagreb, Croatia	Graduated
Jalon Pipkins	50	G	6'4"	180	Junior	Paris, TX	Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne

Name	Hometown	School	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
Jacob Hutson C	Recruit ratings: (N/R)
Baylor Hebb PG / SG	Colleyville, TX	Heritage (TX)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 9, 2019
Baylor Hebb PG / SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (N/R)
Overall recruit ranking: 247Sports: 158
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: "2020 Loyola Ramblers Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved March 24, 2021. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved March 24, 2021.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 5, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Lewis	W 76–48	1–0	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
December 9, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Chicago State	W 88–51	2–0	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
December 13, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC	W 77–66	3–0	Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL
December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm, BTN		at No. 12 Wisconsin	L 63–77	3–1	Kohl Center Madison, WI
December 18, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Richmond	L 73–75	3–2	Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis, IN
December 22, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Francis (IL)	W 92–55	4–2	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
December 27, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Illinois State	W 90–60	5–2 (1–0)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
December 28, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Illinois State	W 86–55	6–2 (2–0)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
January 2, 2021* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		North Texas	W 57–49	7–2	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
January 10, 2021 5:30 pm, ESPN2		at Indiana State	L 71–76	7–3 (2–1)	Hulman Center (80) Terre Haute, IN
January 11, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Indiana State	W 58–48	8–3 (3–1)	Hulman Center (90) Terre Haute, IN
January 16, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN2		Northern Iowa	W 72–57	9–3 (4–1)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
January 17, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN		Northern Iowa	W 88–46	10–3 (5–1)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
January 20, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Valparaiso	W 75–39	11–3 (6–1)	Athletics–Recreation Center (95) Valparaiso, IN
January 24, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bradley	W 69–56	12–3 (7–1)	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
January 25, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Bradley	W 65–58	13–3 (8–1)	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
January 31, 2021 2:00 pm, CBSSN		at Missouri State	W 72–46	14–3 (9–1)	JQH Arena (1,505) Springfield, MO
February 1, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Missouri State	W 70–50	15–3 (10–1)	JQH Arena (1,122) Springfield, MO
February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Evansville	W 68–55	16–3 (11–1)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
February 7, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Evansville	W 69–58	17–3 (12–1)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
February 13, 2021 11:00 am, ESPN2	No. 22	at Drake	W 81–54	18–3 (13–1)	Knapp Center (864) Des Moines, IA
February 14, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 22	at Drake	L 50–51 ^OT	18–4 (13–2)	Knapp Center (921) Des Moines, IA
February 17, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 22	Valparaiso	W 54–52	19–4 (14–2)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
February 26, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 21	Southern Illinois	W 60–52	20–4 (15–2)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
February 27, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 21	Southern Illinois	W 65–58 ^OT	21–4 (16–2)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
MVC tournament
March 5, 2021 11:00 am, ESPN+	(1) No. 20	vs. (9) Southern Illinois Quarterfinals	W 73–49	22–4	Enterprise Center (830) St. Louis, MO
March 6, 2021 12:00 pm, CBSSN	(1) No. 20	vs. (4) Indiana State Semifinals	W 65–49	23–4	Enterprise Center (938) St. Louis, MO
March 7, 2021 1:00 pm, CBS	(1) No. 20	vs. (2) Drake Championship	W 75–65	24–4	Enterprise Center (1,265) St. Louis, MO
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2021 3:00 pm, TBS	(8 MW) No. 17	vs. (9 MW) Georgia Tech First Round	W 71–60	25–4	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,072) Indianapolis, IN
March 21, 2021 11:10 am, CBS	(8 MW) No. 17	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Illinois Second Round	W 71–58	26–4	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,670) Indianapolis, IN
March 27, 2021 1:40 pm, CBS	(8 MW) No. 17	vs. (12 MW) Oregon State Sweet Sixteen	L 58–65	26–5	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,639) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	22	22	21	20	18	17	Not released
Coaches	—	—^	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	23	23	22	22	18	16	12

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