Loyola Ramblers basketball
Loyola Ramblers basketball history
Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena, aka The Joe
Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10)
Current head coach: Drew Valentine (2021-)
- Assoc. HC: Sean Dwyer (2021-)
- Asst: Justin Bradley (2023-)
- Asst/Scouting: Andrew Cobian (2024-)
- Asst: Chris Huey (2023-)
- Asst: Keith Clemons (2023-)
- DBO: Jarod Crumpley (2023-)
- Special Advisor to the HC: Dan Hipsher (2021-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 1 (1963)
- Final Four Appearances: 2 (1963, 2018)
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 5 (1963, 1964, 1985, 2018, 2021)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 8 (1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1985, 2018, 2021, 2022)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 15-7
- NIT Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1939, 1949)
- NIT Appearances: 6 (1939, 1949, 1952, 1980, 2019, 2024)
- NIT Overall Record: 5-6
- CBI Championships: 1 (2015)
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2015)
- CBI Overall Record: 5-0
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1943)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 0-1
- Helms Foundation National Championships: 1 (1963)
Conference Titles (MCC/Horizon League, Missouri Valley, Atlantic 10):
- Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championships: 1 (2024)
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Championships: 3 (2018, 2019, 2021)
- MCC/Horizon League Regular Season Championships: 4 (1980, 1983, 1985, 1987)
- Atlantic 10 Tournament Championships: 0
- Missouri Valley Tournament Championships: 3 (2018, 2021, 2022)
- MCC/Horizon League Tournament Championships: 1 (1985)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 3 (last = Cameron Krutwig, 2021)
- Atlantic 10 Player of the Year: 0
- Missouri Valley Player of the Year: 3 (last = Cameron Krutwig, 2021)
- Horizon League Player of the Year: 6 (last = Andre Moore, 1987)
Loyola (IL) head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Drew Valentine | 2021-Pres | 58-39 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Porter Moser | 2011-21 | 188-141 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Jim Whitesell | 2004-11 | 109-107 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Farmer | 1998-2004 | 71-102 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Burmeister | 1994-98 | 40-71 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Will Rey | 1989-94 | 45-96 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gene Sullivan | 1980-89 | 149-114 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Jerry Lyne | 1975-80 | 72-74 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
George Ireland | 1951-75 | 318-255 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
John Jordan | 1950-51 | 15-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thomas Haggerty | 1945-50 | 111-41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Connelly | 1942-43 | 12-10 | 0 | 1^ | 0 |
Lenny Sachs | 1923-42 | 224-129 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Tierney | 1922-23 | 5-7 | – | – | – |
Harry Rhodes | 1921-22 | 0-6 | – | – | – |
Bill Feeney | 1920-21 | 7-4 | – | – | – |
Percy Moore | 1915-16 | 10-3 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These appearances were in the NAIA Tournament
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.