2020–21 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represents Loyola University Chicago during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by tenth-year head coach Porter Moser, play their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2020–21 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2020–21 record16–3 (11–1 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jermaine Kimbrough
  • Matt Gordon
  • Drew Valentine
Home arenaJoseph J. Gentile Arena
2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Loyola-Chicago121 .923  173  .850
No. 25 Drake91 .900  181  .947
Missouri State75 .583  115  .688
Indiana State86 .571  118  .579
Evansville66 .500  810  .444
Valparaiso46 .400  712  .368
Bradley48 .333  1011  .476
Northern Iowa48 .333  612  .333
Southern Illinois37 .300  97  .563
Illinois State211 .154  514  .263
2021 MVC Tournament winner
As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Ramblers finished the 2019–20 season 21–11, 13–5 in MVC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC Tournament to Valparaiso. All postseason play was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Roster

2020–21 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Paxson Wojcik 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoLa Lumiere Charleston, SC
G 1 Lucas Williamson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrWhitney Young Chicago, IL
G 2 Jake Baughman (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SrCentral Catholic Bloomington, IL
G 4 Braden Norris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SoHilliard Bradley
Oakland
Hilliard, OH
G 5 Keith Clemons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrWesley Christian
Vincennes
Norcross, GA
F 10 Tom Welch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoNaperville North Naperville, IL
G 12 Marquise Kennedy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoBrother Rice Chicago, IL
G 13 Baylor Hebb 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrHeritage Colleyville, TX
C 22 Jacob Hutson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrEdina Edina, MN
G 23 Cooper Kaifes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoMill Valley Shawnee, KS
G 24 Tate Hall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrGreenfield-Central
Indianapolis
Greenfield, IN
C 25 Cameron Krutwig 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) SrJacobs Algonquin, IL
F 30 Aher Uguak 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrHarry Ainlay
New Mexico
Edmonton, AB
G 31 Sami Ismail (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)182 lb (83 kg) JrCarl Sandburg Orland Park, IL
F 33 Franklin Agunanne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrLa Lumiere Abuja, Nigeria
F 35 Damezi Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrRiley
Indiana
South Bend, IN
F 45 Will Alcock (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrZionsville Community Zionsville, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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 Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
February 13, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at Drake Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
February 14, 2021
5:00 pm, CBSSN
at Drake Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
February 17, 2021
Valparaiso Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
February 26, 2021
 CBSSN
Southern Illinois Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
February 27, 2021
Southern Illinois Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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