2014–15 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by fourth 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 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.

2014–15 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
Las Vegas Classic champions
College Basketball Invitational champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record24–13 (8–10 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJoseph J. Gentile Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Wichita State 17 1   .944 30 5   .857
No. 11 Northern Iowa 16 2   .889 31 4   .886
Indiana State 11 7   .611 15 16   .484
Illinois State 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
Evansville 9 9   .500 24 12   .667
Loyola Chicago 8 10   .444 24 13   .649
Drake 6 12   .333 9 22   .290
Missouri State 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Southern Illinois 4 14   .222 12 21   .364
Bradley 3 15   .167 9 24   .273
2015 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Loyola finished the season 10–22, 4–14 in MVC play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Indiana State.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Donte Ingram Guard/Forward 6–6 215 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
2 Earl Peterson Guard 6–3 180 Junior Raytown, Missouri
4 Devon Turk Guard 6–4 195 Junior Houston, Texas
5 Joe Crisman Guard 6–4 200 Senior Munster, Indiana
10 Jay Knuth Forward 6–6 205 Freshman Johnston, Iowa
13 London Dokubo Guard 6–0 170 Senior Schaumburg, Illinois
14 Ben Richardson Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Overland Park, Kansas
22 Eric Porter Guard 5–11 165 Freshman Deerfield, Illinois
23 Jeff White Guard 6–1 185 Junior Peoria, Illinois
24 Montel James Forward 6–7 220 Junior Kenner, Louisiana
32 Christian Thomas Guard/Forward 6–5 220 Senior St. Louis, Missouri
34 Cal Kennedy Forward 6–6 210 Freshman Oak Lawn, Illinois
35 Milton Doyle Guard 6–4 185 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:30 pm
Rockhurst W 71–58  1–0
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,570)
Chicago, IL
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm
McKendree W 78–68  2–0
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (913)
Chicago, IL
11/21/2014*
6:00 pm, BTN
at No. 19 Michigan State L 52–87  2–1
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm, CSNCH
at UTSA W 71–57  3–1
Convocation Center (829)
San Antonio, TX
11/29/2014*
6:00 pm
at Kent State W 69–61  4–1
MAC Center (1,937)
Kent, OH
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
Tulane L 70–83  4–2
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,378)
Chicago, IL
12/06/2014*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UIC W 77–67  5–2
UIC Pavilion (5,449)
Chicago, IL
12/13/2014*
7:00 pm
Jackson State W 58–46  6–2
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,163)
Chicago, IL
12/17/2014*
7:00 pm
Abilene Christian
Las Vegas Classic
W 83–44  7–2
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,015)
Chicago, IL
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm
Southern Utah
Las Vegas Classic
W 73–57  8–2
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,119)
Chicago, IL
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm
vs. Texas Tech
Las Vegas Classic semifinals
W 62–44  9–2
Orleans Arena (N/A)
Paradise, NV
12/23/2014*
8:30 pm, FS1
vs. Boise State
Las Vegas Classic championship
W 48–45  10–2
Orleans Arena (N/A)
Paradise, NV
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2014
1:00 pm
Bradley W 64–49  11–2 (1–0)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,889)
Chicago, IL
01/04/2015
2:30 pm, ESPN3
at No. 23 Northern Iowa L 58–67  11–3 (1–1)
McLeod Center (5,111)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/07/2015
7:00 pm, CSN Chicago
at Evansville W 71–70  12–3 (2–1)
Ford Center (4,321)
Evansville, IN
01/11/2015
4:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 15 Wichita State L 53–67  12–4 (2–2)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,058)
Chicago, IL
01/14/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake W 50–47  13–4 (3–2)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,572)
Chicago, IL
01/18/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 52–59  13–5 (3–3)
SIU Arena (4,874)
Carbondale, IL
01/21/2015
7:00 pm
Evansville L 56–65  13–6 (3–4)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,278)
Chicago, IL
01/24/2015
12:00 pm
at Indiana State L 61–72  13–7 (3–5)
Hulman Center (5,496)
Terre Haute, IN
01/28/2015
7:00 pm
at No. 12 Wichita State L 47–58  13–8 (3–6)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
01/31/2015
1:00 pm, CSN Chicago
Illinois State L 45–48  13–9 (3–7)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,256)
Chicago, IL
02/04/2015
8:00 pm, CSN Chicago
at Missouri State W 53–50  14–9 (4–7)
JQH Arena (3,218)
Springfield, MO
02/07/2015
3:00 pm
Indiana State L 65–79  14–10 (4–8)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,292)
Chicago, IL
02/11/2015
7:00 pm, CSN Chicago
Southern Illinois W 66–62  15–10 (5–8)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,136)
Chicago, IL
02/15/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley W 58–53  16–10 (6–8)
Carver Arena (5,825)
Peoria, IL
02/18/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 11 Northern Iowa L 39–58  16–11 (6–9)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,725)
Chicago, IL
02/21/2015
7:00 pm
at Illinois State L 60–67  16–12 (6–10)
Redbird Arena (6,406)
Normal, IL
02/25/2015
7:00 pm
at Drake W 80–75 OT 17–12 (7–10)
Knapp Center (3,271)
Des Moines, IA
02/28/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State W 65–51  18–12 (8–10)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,989)
Chicago, IL
Missouri Valley tournament
03/06/2015
8:35 pm, MVC TV
vs. Indiana State
Quarterfinals
W 81–53  19–12
Scottrade Center (8,114)
St. Louis, MO
03/07/2015
4:05 pm, MVC TV
vs. No. 11 Northern Iowa
Semifinals
L 49–63  19–13
Scottrade Center (13,898)
St. Louis, MO
College Basketball Invitational
03/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Rider
First round
W 62–59  20–13
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,105)
Chicago, IL
03/23/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Oral Roberts
Quarterfinals
W 86–78  21–13
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,225)
Chicago, IL
03/25/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Seattle
Semifinals
W 63–48  22–13
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,265)
Chicago, IL
03/30/2015*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Louisiana–Monroe
Finals–Game 1
W 65–58  23–13
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,215)
Chicago, IL
04/01/2015*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Louisiana–Monroe
Finals–Game 2
W 63–62  24–13
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (4,460)
Monroe, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2014-2015 Schedule". LoyolaRamblers.com. Loyola University Chicago. Archived from the original on April 21, 2015.