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
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record15–17 (7–11 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJoseph J. Gentile Arena
Seasons
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

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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

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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

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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

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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:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "2015-2016 Schedule". www.LoyolaRamblers.com. Loyola University Chicago. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016.