2014–15 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

2014–15 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
Las Vegas Classic champions
College Basketball Invitational champions
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
2014–15 record 24–13 (8–10 The Valley)
Head coach Porter Moser (4th year)
Assistant coach Daniyal Robinson
Assistant coach Emanuel Dildy
Assistant coach Matt Gordon
Home arena Joseph J. Gentile Arena
2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#14 Wichita State 17 1   .944     30 5   .857
#11 Northern Iowa 16 2   .889     31 4   .886
Illinois State 11 7   .611     22 13   .629
Indiana State 11 7   .611     15 16   .484
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

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.

Previous season

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

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 #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 #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

 

#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 #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

 

#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. #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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