2022–23 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by second-year head coach Drew Valentine, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois as first-year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They lost to Saint Joseph's in the first round of the A-10 tournament.

2022–23 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record10–21 (4–14 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Amorrow Morgan
  • Sean Dwyer
  • Patrick Wallace
Home arenaJoseph J. Gentile Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Fordham 12 6   .667 25 8   .758
Dayton 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
Saint Louis 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
George Mason 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Duquesne 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
George Washington 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Davidson 8 10   .444 16 16   .500
Saint Joseph's 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
St. Bonaventure 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Richmond 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
La Salle 7 11   .389 15 19   .441
Massachusetts 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Rhode Island 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Loyola Chicago 4 14   .222 10 21   .323
2023 A10 tournament winner

Previous season

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The Ramblers finished 2021–22 season 25–7, 13–5 in Missouri Valley Conference play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. As the No. 4 seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Bradley, Northern Iowa, and Drake to win the MVC tournament for the second consecutive season. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed, where they lost in the first round to Ohio State.

On November 16, 2021, Loyola announced that the season would be the last season for the team in the Missouri Valley Conference as they would join the Atlantic 10 in July 2022.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Lucas Williamson 1 G 6'4" 205 Graduate Student Chicago, IL Graduated
Ty Johnson 2 G 6'3" 180 Freshman Chicago, IL Transferred to UC Davis
Keith Clemons 5 G 6'1" 180 Graduate Student Norcross, GA Graduated
Ryan Schwieger 13 F 6'7" 205 Senior Matthews, NC Graduated
Chris Knight 23 F 6'7" 225 Senior Madison, WI Graduated
Tate Hall 24 G/F 6'6" 220 Graduate Student Greenfield, IN Graduated
Aher Uguak 30 F 6'7" 225 Graduate Student Edmonton, AB Graduated
Damezi Anderson 35 F 6'7" 225 Senior South Bend, IN Graduated
Will Alcock 45 F 6'7" 215 Senior Zionsville, IN Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Sheldon Edwards 13 G 6'4" 180 Junior West Palm Beach, FL Transferred from Valparaiso
Philip Alston 23 F 6'6" 225 Junior Columbus, OH Transferred from California University of Pennsylvania
Jeameril Wilson 25 F 6'7" 200 Graduate Student Chicago, IL Transferred from Lehigh
Bryce Golden 35 C 6'9" 245 Graduate Student Richmond, VA Transferred from Butler

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trey Lewis
G
Ferndale, MI Ferndale (MI) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 13, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports: 
Jayden Dawson
G
Omaha, NE Omaha Central (NE) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 26, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports: 
Jalen Quinn
G
Tuscola, IL Tuscola (IL) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: N/R
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

  • "2022 Loyola Ramblers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 16, 2022.

Roster

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2022–23 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Saint Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Millard North Omaha, NE
G 1 Jayden Dawson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Omaha Central Omaha, NE
G 2 Jalen Quinn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Tuscola Tuscola, IL
G 4 Braden Norris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Hilliard Bradley
Oakland
Hilliard, OH
G 5 Trey Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Ferndale Ferndale, MI
F 10 Tom Welch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Naperville North Naperville, IL
G 12 Marquise Kennedy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Brother Rice Chicago, IL
G 13 Sheldon Edwards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr TLAP Sports Academy
Valparaiso
West Palm Beach, FL
G 14 Caleb Reese (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr De La Salle Warren, MI
C 22 Jacob Hutson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Edina Edina, MN
F 23 Philip Alston 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Westerville North
California (PA)
Columbus, OH
F 25 Jeameril Wilson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Woodstock Academy
Lehigh
Chicago, IL
G 31 Will Smythe (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr St. Mary's Prep Rochester Hills, MI
F 32 Nolan Marold (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Highlands Ranch, CO
G/F 33 Ben Schwieger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Waubonsie Valley Aurora, IL
C 35 Bryce Golden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS St. James School
Butler
Richmond, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2022*
3:00 p.m.
Calumet W 82–57 
Gentile Arena (2,294)
Chicago, IL
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., NBCSCHI+
Fairleigh Dickinson W 88–82 OT 1–0
Gentile Arena (3,609)
Chicago, IL
November 11, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UIC W 70–63  2–0
Credit Union 1 Arena (3,550)
Chicago, IL
November 17, 2022*
8:30 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Tulsa
Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals
L 66–85  2–1
HTC Center (1,143)
Conway, SC
November 18, 2022*
8:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Boise State
Myrtle Beach Invitational Consolation 2nd round
L 48–70  2–2
HTC Center (1,312)
Conway, SC
November 20, 2022*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. No. 24 Texas A&M
Myrtle Beach Invitational 7th place game
L 51–67  2–3
HTC Center (1,267)
Conway, SC
November 25, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Harvard L 55–61  2–4
Lavietes Pavilion (1,138)
Allston, MA
November 30, 2022*
8:00 p.m., NBCSCHI+
Central Arkansas W 85–70  3–4
Gentile Arena (3,003)
Chicago, IL
December 3, 2022
3:00 p.m., NBCSCHI
DePaul L 72–78 OT 3–5
Gentile Arena (4,557)
Chicago, IL
December 6, 2022*
7:00 p.m., NBCSCHI+
Green Bay W 70–46  4–5
Gentile Arena (2,645)
Chicago, IL
December 10, 2022*
6:30 p.m., ACCN
vs. Clemson
Holiday Hoopsgiving
W 76–58  5–5
State Farm Arena (7,795)
Atlanta, GA
December 18, 2022*
1:00 p.m., NBCSCHI
Albany W 68–56  6–5
Gentile Arena (3,162)
Chicago, IL
December 22, 2022*
9:00 p.m., P12N
vs. Stanford L 62–75  6–6
Kaiser Permanente Arena (1,287)
Santa Cruz, CA
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2022
3:00 p.m., NBCSCHI
George Washington L 87–97  6–7
(0–1)
Gentile Arena (2,424)
Chicago, IL
January 4, 2023
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Davidson L 57-80  6–8
(0–2)
John M. Belk Arena (2,630)
Davidson, NC
January 7, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Mason L 75-86  6–9
(0–3)
EagleBank Arena (3,061)
Fairfax, VA
January 10, 2023
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
VCU L 64–78  6–10
(0–4)
Gentile Arena (2,249)
Chicago, IL
January 14, 2023
11:30 a.m., USA
at Saint Joseph's L 55–86  6–11
(0–5)
Hagan Arena (1,442)
Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2023
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
Saint Louis L 59–76  6–12
(0–6)
Gentile Arena (4,038)
Chicago, IL
January 21, 2023
3:00 p.m., NBCSCHI
St. Bonaventure W 67–55  7–12
(1–6)
Gentile Arena (4,114)
Chicago, IL
January 25, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Duquesne L 58–72  7–13
(1–7)
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,964)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 31, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Dayton L 81–85 OT 7–14
(1–8)
UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
February 4, 2023
1:30 p.m., USA
George Mason W 69–61  8–14
(2–8)
Gentile Arena (4,074)
Chicago, IL
February 8, 2023
8:00 p.m., NBCSCHI
Saint Joseph's L 71–83  8–15
(2–9)
Gentile Arena (2,911)
Chicago, IL
February 11, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Richmond L 71–74  8–16
(2–10)
Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, VA
February 14, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UMass W 64–62  9–16
(3–10)
Mullins Center (2,670)
Amherst, MA
February 17, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
Dayton L 49–65  9–17
(3–11)
Gentile Arena (4,557)
Chicago, IL
February 22, 2023
8:00 p.m., NBCSCHI+
Fordham L 69–71  9–18
(3–12)
Gentile Arena (2,871)
Chicago, IL
February 25, 2023
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Saint Louis L 62–81  9–19
(3–13)
Chaifetz Arena (8,175)
St. Louis, MO
March 1, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Rhode Island L 77–79  9–20
(3–14)
Gentile Arena (3,003)
Chicago, IL
March 4, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at La Salle W 76–73  10–20
(4–14)
Tom Gola Arena (2,176)
Philadelphia, PA
A-10 tournament
March 7, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
(15) vs. (10) Saint Joseph's
First round
L 67–72  10–21
Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "Loyola Athletics To Join Atlantic 10 Conference in 2022-23 Academic Year". Loyola University Chicago Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Loyola Ramblers Athletics.