2024–25 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

2024–25 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
2024–25 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
NIT, Semifinals
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	25–12 (12–6 A–10)
Head coach	Drew Valentine (4th season);
Associate head coach	Sean Dwyer
Assistant coaches	Justin Bradley; Andrew Cobian; Chris Huey; Keith Clemons;
Home arena	Joseph J. Gentile Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by fourth-year head coach Drew Valentine, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois as third-year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference

Record25–12 (12–6 A–10)

Headcoach

Drew Valentine (4th season)

Associate headcoachSean Dwyer

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2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU †	15	–	3	.833	28	–	7	.800
George Mason	15	–	3	.833	27	–	9	.750
Dayton	12	–	6	.667	23	–	11	.676
Loyola Chicago	12	–	6	.667	25	–	12	.676
Saint Louis	11	–	7	.611	19	–	15	.559
Saint Joseph's	11	–	7	.611	22	–	13	.629
George Washington	9	–	9	.500	21	–	13	.618
St. Bonaventure	9	–	9	.500	22	–	12	.647
Duquesne	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Rhode Island	7	–	11	.389	18	–	13	.581
UMass	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Davidson	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
Richmond	5	–	13	.278	10	–	22	.313
La Salle	5	–	13	.278	14	–	19	.424
Fordham	3	–	15	.167	12	–	21	.364

† 2025 A-10 tournament winner

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This proved to be the final season for team chaplain Sister Jean, who retired shortly before the 2025–26 season at age 106 for health reasons^[1] and died less than a month after retiring.^[2]^[3]

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Branden Norris	4	G	6' 0"	180	GS Senior	Hilliard, OH	Graduated
Trey Lewis	5	G	6' 6"	200	Freshman	Ferndale, MI	Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne
Tom Welch	10	F	6' 8"	220	GS Senior	Naperville, IL	Graduated
Greg Dolan	12	G	6' 3"	188	Senior	Williamsville, NY	Graduated
Philip Alston	23	F	6' 6"	235	Junior	Columbus, OH	Declared for 2024 NBA draft (went undrafted); signed with the Milwaukee Bucks
Patrick Mwamba	30	F	6' 7"	210	GS Senior	Kinshasa, Congo	Graduated
Will Smythe	31	G	6' 4"	170	Sophomore	Rochester Hills, MI	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Dame Adelekun	32	F	6' 8"	230	GS Senior	Gastonia, NC	Graduated
Ben Schwieger	33	G/F	6' 7"	205	Sophomore	Aurora, IL	Transferred to Northern Iowa

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jalen DeLoach	4	F	6' 9"	220	Senior	Savannah, GA	Georgia
Justin Moore	8	G	6' 3"	187	Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Drexel
Kymany Houinsou	28	G	6' 6"	205	Junior	Mulhouse, France	Washington State^[7]
Francis Nwaokorie	35	F	6' 7"	220	Senior	Brooklyn Park, MN	UC San Diego

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jack Turner SG	Bellflower, CA	St. John Bosco High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 25, 2022
Jack Turner SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Brayden Young C	Houston, TX	Cy Falls High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 19, 2023
Brayden Young C	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Daniil Glazkov SG	Krasnodar, Russia	IMG Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Feb 18, 2024
Daniil Glazkov SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Seifeldin Hendawy SF	Cairo, Egypt	NBA Academy Africa	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 15, 2024
Seifeldin Hendawy SF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
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: "2024 Loyola Ramblers Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved October 8, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chuck Love #14 SF	Lincoln, NE	La Lumiere School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 10, 2024
Chuck Love #14 SF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Nic Anderson SG	Olathe, KS	Olathe South High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 16, 2024
Nic Anderson SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
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: "2025 Loyola Ramblers Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved October 8, 2024. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		Calumet St. Joseph	W 87–57	–	16 – Moore	9 – 2 tied	6 – Watson	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,217) Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Chicago State	W 79–72	1–0	20 – Dawson	9 – Nwaokorie	7 – Moore	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,626) Chicago, IL
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	W 87–65	2–0	13 – Edwards Jr.	6 – Moore	6 – Moore	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,240) Chicago, IL
November 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eureka	W 105–53	3–0	17 – Edwards Jr.	6 – Houinsou	4 – Moore	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,279) Chicago, IL
November 15, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Princeton	W 73–68	4–0	17 – Dawson	13 – Rubin	4 – Watson	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,472) Princeton, NJ
November 19, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Utah	W 76–72	5–0	12 – Watson	7 – Nwaokorie	7 – Moore	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,318) Chicago, IL
November 23, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		Tulsa	W 89–53	6–0	19 – Watson	8 – Houinsou	7 – Houinsou	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,055) Chicago, IL
December 3, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	W 76–54	7–0	24 – Watson	10 – Rubin	8 – Moore	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
December 7, 2024* 11:30 a.m., USA		South Florida	W 74–72	8–0	14 – Watson	7 – 2 tied	5 – Houinsou	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,124) Chicago, IL
December 15, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. San Francisco Milwaukee Tip-Off	L 66–76	8–1	14 – Watson	8 – DeLoach	4 – Houinsou	Fiserv Forum (3,278) Milwaukee, WI
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Marquee		Canisius	W 72–60	9–1	22 – Edwards Jr.	8 – 2 tied	6 – 2 tied	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,965) Chicago, IL
December 22, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Oakland Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals	L 71–72	9–2	21 – Rubin	9 – Rubin	5 – Watson	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Charleston Diamond Head Classic consolation 2nd round	L 68–77	9–3	17 – Quinn	14 – Nwaokorie	4 – Watson	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2024* 12:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Murray State Diamond Head Classic 7th-place game	L 68–71	9–4	16 – Rubin	5 – 2 tied	2 – 2 tied	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., CBSSN		VCU	L 65–84	9–5 (0–1)	20 – Watson	8 – DeLoach	7 – Quinn	Joseph J. Gentile Center (4,129) Chicago, IL
January 8, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at La Salle	W 79–68	10–5 (1–1)	20 – 2 tied	6 – Dawson	3 – 2 tied	Tom Gola Arena (1,082) Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Saint Joseph's	L 57–93	10–6 (1–2)	12 – Edwards Jr.	7 – Nwaokorie	4 – Watson	Hagan Arena (3,013) Philadelphia, PA
January 15, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Rhode Island	W 81–77	11–6 (2–2)	21 – Watson	5 – 2 tied	6 – DeLoach	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,523) Chicago, IL
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Dayton	L 81–83 ^OT	11–7 (2–3)	19 – 2 tied	6 – Edwards Jr.	4 – 2 tied	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., Marquee		Fordham	W 70–66	12–7 (3–3)	13 – Edwards Jr.	6 – 2 tied	7 – Edwards Jr.	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,780) Chicago, IL
January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason	L 53–58 ^OT	12–8 (3–4)	11 – Nwaokorie	8 – Edwards Jr.	7 – Dawson	EagleBank Arena (3,423) Fairfax, VA
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., CBSSN		Saint Joseph's	W 58–55	13–8 (4–4)	12 – Edwards Jr.	6 – Edwards Jr.	3 – 2 tied	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,427) Chicago, IL
February 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		St. Bonaventure	W 77–53	14–8 (5–4)	17 – Watson	9 – Rubin	6 – Quinn	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,553) Chicago, IL
February 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Duquesne	L 56–69	14–9 (5–5)	14 – Watson	7 – Dawson	3 – Houinsou	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,577) Pittsburgh, PA
February 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Richmond	W 87–80 ^OT	15–9 (6–5)	24 – Dawson	10 – Rubin	6 – Houinsou	Robins Center (4,470) Richmond, VA
February 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		Saint Louis	W 78–69	16–9 (7–5)	26 – Dawson	11 – Rubin	6 – Rubin	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,137) Chicago, IL
February 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Davidson	W 77–69	17–9 (8–5)	24 – Dawson	8 – 2 tied	4 – Quinn	John M. Belk Arena (2,391) Davidson, NC
February 21, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		Dayton	W 76–72	18–9 (9–5)	22 – Watson	6 – 2 tied	6 – Houinsou	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,557) Chicago, IL
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., Marquee		George Washington	W 77–57	19–9 (10–5)	16 – Dawson	8 – Nwaokorie	6 – Edwards Jr.	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,751) Chicago, IL
March 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Saint Louis	L 67–98	19–10 (10–6)	16 – Ruben	5 – Team	2 – Watson	Chaifetz Arena (8,084) St. Louis, MO
March 5, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Davidson	W 82–72	20–10 (11–6)	22 – Edwards Jr.	10 – Edwards Jr.	5 – Quinn	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,010) Chicago, IL
March 8, 2025 11:30 a.m., USA		at UMass	W 74–51	21–10 (12–6)	17 – Dawson	10 – Houinsou	10 – Houinsou	Mullins Center (3,484) Amherst, MA
A-10 tournament
March 14, 2025 1:00 p.m., USA	(4)	vs. (5) Saint Louis Quarterfinals	W 72–64	22–10	25 – Watson	10 – Houinsou	3 – DeLoach	Capital One Arena (8,153) Washington, D.C.
March 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBSSN	(4)	vs. (1) VCU Semifinals	L 55–62	22–11	12 – 2 tied	8 – 3 tied	4 – Watson	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
NIT
March 19, 2025 10:00 p.m., ESPN2		at (4) San Jose State First round – San Francisco Region	W 73–70	23–11	24 – Watson	9 – Nwaokorie	3 – Tied	Provident Credit Union Event Center (3,627) San Jose, CA
March 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at (1) San Francisco Second round – San Francisco Region	W 77–76	24–11	35 – Dawson	8 – Edwards Jr.	4 – Quinn	Sobrato Center (1,624) San Francisco, CA
March 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		Kent State Quarterfinals – San Francisco Region	W 72–62	25–11	18 – Rubin	9 – Rubin	5 – Edwards Jr.	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,554) Chicago, IL
April 1, 2025 9:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Chattanooga Semifinals	L 73–80	25–12	19 – Dawson	6 – Tied	6 – Dawson	Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,288) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

2024–25 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

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