Loyola Ramblers
2023–24 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
UniversityLoyola University Chicago
First season1914
All-time record1,317–1,151 (.534)
Head coachDrew Valentine (3rd season)
ConferenceAtlantic 10
LocationChicago, Illinois
ArenaJoseph J. Gentile Arena
(Capacity: 4,486)
NicknameRamblers
Student sectionThe Pack
ColorsMaroon and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
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, 2021
NCAA tournament round of 32
1985, 2018, 2021
NCAA tournament appearances
1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1985, 2018, 2021, 2022
Conference tournament champions
1985, 2018, 2021, 2022
Conference regular season champions
1980, 1983, 1985, 1987, 2018, 2019, 2021

The Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represents Loyola University Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The Ramblers participate as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.[2] The Ramblers had joined the Missouri Valley Conference in 2013, [3] and stayed until 2022. Prior to 2013, the team had spent 34 seasons as a charter member of the Horizon League.[4]

In 1963, Loyola won the 1963 NCAA Division I men's 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 2023, Loyola remains the only school from the state of Illinois to win a men's Division I basketball NCAA tournament.[5] 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.

The team gained national publicity again in 2018, as a result of both their Cinderella Story-esque performance in the tournament, in which they upset numerous teams to reach the Final Four as an 11-seed, tying for the lowest seed ever to do so, and the cultural popularity of their team chaplain, the then-98-year-old nun Sister Jean.[6]

As of February 17, 2021, the team had achieved its highest Kenpom ranking ever, at number nine in the country, with the number one ranked defense. [7]

History

Racial integration

Loyola's Jerry Harkness shaking hands with Mississippi State's Joe Dan Gold ahead of the Game of Change in 1963

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.[8] 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.[9] 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. The game has since been dubbed the "Game of Change" in popular culture.

In 1963, Loyola shocked the nation and changed college basketball forever by starting four black players in the NCAA championship game.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Ramblers have appeared in eight NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 15–7. They were National Champions in 1963.[10] On March 24, 2018, the Ramblers defeated Kansas State 78–62 to advance to play in their second Final Four in school history.[13]

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1963–Round 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
1964–Round of 25
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		Murray State
Michigan
Kentucky		W 101–91
L 80–84
W 100–91
1966–Round of 22Western KentuckyL 86–105
1968–Round of 23HoustonL 76–94
1985#4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#13 Iona
#5 SMU
#1 Georgetown		W 59–58
W 70–57
L 53–65
2018#11First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		#6 Miami (FL)
#3 Tennessee
#7 Nevada
#9 Kansas State
#3 Michigan		W 64–62[14]
W 63–62[15]
W 69–68
W 78–62
L 57–69
2021#8First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#9 Georgia Tech
#1 Illinois
#12 Oregon State		W 71–60
W 71–58
L 58–65
2022#10First Round#7 Ohio StateL 41–54

NIT results

The Ramblers have appeared in five National Invitation Tournaments. They reached the championship game twice, and won the third place consolation game once. Their combined record is 6–5.

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
2019First RoundCreightonL 61–70

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
Championship Game 1
Championship 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

Retired numbers

As of 2022, eight players have had their jerseys retired by the school.

Fltr: John Egan, Jerry Harkness, and Les Hunter, whose numbers 11, 15, and 41 were retired by Loyola
Loyola Ramblers retired numbers
No. Player Career Ref.
3Nick Kladis1949–52[16][17]
11John Egan1961–64[16]
15Jerry Harkness1960–63[16]
20LaRue Martin1969–72[18]
21Alfredrick Hughes1981–85[19]
40Vic Rouse1961–64[16]
41Les Hunter1961–64[16]
42Ron Miller1961–64[16][20]

Awards

All-Americans

Academic All-Americans

  • 2013 – Ben Averkamp (Second Team)
  • 2019 – Clayton Custer (Third Team)
  • 2021 – Cameron Krutwig (Second Team)

MCC/Missouri Valley Coach of the Year

  • 1985 – Gene Sullivan[22]
  • 2018 – Porter Moser[23]

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 –
  • 2004 – Paul McMillan
  • 2005, 2006, 2007 – Blake Schilb
  • 2017 – Milton Doyle
  • 2018 – Clayton Custer
  • 2019 – Marques Townes
  • 2019, 2020, 2021 – Cameron Krutwig

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
  • 2021 – Lucas Williamson

Missouri Valley Conference Third Team

  • 2017 – Donte Ingram
  • 2018 – Cameron Krutwig
  • 2019 – Clayton Custer
  • 2020 – Tate Hall
  • 2021 – Aher Uguak

MCC/Horizon League/Missouri Valley All-Defensive Team

  • 1998, 2000 – Earl Brown
  • 2004 – Demetrius Williams
  • 2006, 2007 – Majak Kou
  • 2018 – Ben Richardson
  • 2020 – Lucas Williamson
  • 2021 – Aher Uguak
  • 2021 – Lucas Williamson

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
  • 2020 – Tate Hall
  • 2021 – Braden Norris

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
  • 2019 – Cooper Kaifes
  • 2020 – Marquise Kennedy

Missouri Valley Sixth Man of the Year

  • 2017 – Aundre Jackson

Missouri Valley Defensive MVP

  • 2018 – Ben Richardson
  • 2021 – Lucas Williamson

MCC/Horizon League/Missouri Valley Tournament MVP

  • 1983, 1985 – Alfredrick Hughes
  • 2018 – Donte Ingram
  • 2021 – Cameron Krutwig

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
  • 2021 – Cameron Krutwig, Braden Norris

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

References

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  2. ↑ "Atlantic 10 Conference Accepts Loyola University Chicago as Full Member Institution" (Press release). Atlantic 10 Conference. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Loyola Joins Missouri Valley Conference Loyola University Chicago Official Athletic Site". Loyolaramblers.com. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
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  7. ↑ "2021 Pomeroy College Basketball Rankings". February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
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  9. ↑ John C. Thomas. "Loyola Basketball History". ramblermania.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  10. 1 2 Khan, Sam (March 15, 2018). "Loyola-Chicago recalls 1963 champions as it pulls off buzzer-beater win". ESPN. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  11. ↑ "ESPNU, ESPN Classic Airs 25 Most Defining Moments in NCAA History". Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  12. ↑ Tom Graham; Rachel Graham Cody (2006). Getting Open: The Unknown Story of Bill Garrett and the Integration of College Basketball. Atria Books. ISBN 9780743479035.
  13. ↑ Hermann, Adam (March 24, 2018). "Loyola Chicago clinched its first Final Four berth in 55 years with array of memorable moments". NCAA.com. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Buzzer-beater lifts Loyola-Chicago over Miami in NCAA return". ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Prayer answered again: Loyola tops Tennessee on late jumper". ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1963 NCAA Champions on Loyola Ramblers
  17. ↑ Nick Kladis - Hall of Fame at Loyola Ramblers
  18. ↑ LaRue Martin - Hall of Fame at Loyola Ramblers
  19. ↑ Alfredrick Hughes - Hall of Fame at Loyola Ramblers
  20. ↑ Ron Miller - Hall of Fame at Loyola Ramblers
  21. ↑ "Blake Schilb Named Honorable Mention All-America". Loyola University Chicago. March 28, 2006. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Loyola's Porter Moser Earns MVC Coach of the Year Honor". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
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