2015–16 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

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.

2015–16 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	15–17 (7–11 MVC)
Head coach	Porter Moser (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Bennie Seltzer Emanuel Dildy Matt Gordon
Home arena	Joseph J. Gentile Arena

2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wichita State	16	–	2		.889			26	–	9		.743
Evansville	12	–	6		.667			25	–	9		.735
Illinois State	12	–	6		.667			18	–	14		.563
Southern Illinois	11	–	7		.611			22	–	10		.688
Northern Iowa †	11	–	7		.611			23	–	13		.639
Indiana State	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
Missouri State	8	–	10		.444			13	–	19		.406
Loyola Chicago	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
Bradley	3	–	15		.167			5	–	27		.156
Drake	2	–	16		.111			7	–	24		.226
† 2016 MVC tournament winner

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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Joe Crisman	5	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Munster, IN	Graduated
London Dokubo	13	G	6'0"	170	Senior	Schaumburg, IL	Graduated
Eric Porter	22	G	5'11"	165	Freshman	Deerfield, IL	Walk on; didn't return
Christian Thomas	32	G/F	6'5"	220	Senior	St. Louis, MO	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Clayton Custer	13	G	6'0"	175	Sophomore	Overland Park, KS	Transferred 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 Smith	25	G	6'2"	185	Sophomore	Baltimore, MD	Junior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho
Maurice Kirby	31	C	6'9"	230	Sophomore	Phoenix, AZ	Junior college transferred from Coffeyville Community College.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Pernell Adgei SF	Dumfries, VA	Fishburne Military School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A	Oct 23, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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.com.

Roster

2015–16 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Donte Ingram 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Simeon Chicago, IL G 2 Earl Peterson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Rayton South Coffeyville CC Raytown, MO G 4 Devon Turk 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Westbury Christian Houston, TX G/F 5 Pernell Adgei 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Pope John Paul The Great Dumfries, VA F 10 Jay Knuth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Johnston Johnston, IA F 12 Julius Rajala 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So n/a Helsinki, Finland G 13 Clayton Custer (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Blue Valley Northwest Iowa State Overland Park, KS G 14 Ben Richardson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Blue Valley Northwest Overland Park, KS G 23 Jeff White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Manual Peoria, IL F 24 Montel James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Bonnabel Coffeyville CC Kenner, LA G 25 Tyson Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Westwind Prep Southern Idaho Baltimore, MD F 31 Maurice Kirby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Basha Coffeyville CC Chandler, AZ F 34 Cal Kennedy (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Brother Rice Oak Lawn, IL G 35 Milton Doyle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Marshall Kansas Chicago, IL	Head coach Porter Moser (Creighton) Assistant coach(es) Bennie Seltzer (Washington State) Emanuel Dildy (Eastern Illinois) Bryan Mullins (Southern Illinois) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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.