2024–25 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

2024–25 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	12–7 (3–3 A–10)
Head coach	Drew Valentine (4th season)
Associate head coach	Sean Dwyer
Assistant coaches	Justin Bradley Andrew Cobian Chris Huey Keith Clemons
Home arena	Joseph J. Gentile Arena

2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VCU	6	–	1		.857			16	–	4		.800
George Mason	6	–	1		.857			15	–	5		.750
Saint Louis	5	–	2		.714			12	–	8		.600
Dayton	4	–	3		.571			14	–	6		.700
Duquesne	4	–	3		.571			9	–	11		.450
UMass	4	–	3		.571			9	–	11		.450
Loyola Chicago	3	–	3		.500			12	–	7		.632
George Washington	3	–	4		.429			14	–	6		.700
Davidson	3	–	4		.429			13	–	7		.650
Saint Joseph's	3	–	4		.429			12	–	8		.600
La Salle	3	–	4		.429			11	–	9		.550
St. Bonaventure	3	–	5		.375			15	–	6		.714
Rhode Island	3	–	5		.375			14	–	6		.700
Richmond	2	–	5		.286			7	–	13		.350
Fordham	1	–	6		.143			9	–	11		.450
† 2025 A-10 tournament winner As of January 26, 2025

The 2024–25 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represents Loyola University Chicago during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by fourth-year head coach Drew Valentine, play their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois as third-year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

Previous season

The Ramblers finished 2023–24 season 23–10, 15–3 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for the regular season championship. As the No. 2 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost to St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinals. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Bradley in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Branden Norris	4	G	6'0"	180	GS Senior	Hilliard, OH	Graduated
Trey Lewis	5	G	6'6"	200	Freshman	Ferndale, MI	Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne
Tom Welch	10	F	6'8"	220	GS Senior	Naperville, IL	Graduated
Greg Dolan	12	G	6'3"	188	Senior	Williamsville, NY	Graduated
Philip Alston	23	F	6'6"	235	Junior	Columbus, OH	Declare for 2024 NBA draft; went undrafted/signed with the Milwaukee Bucks
Patrick Mwamba	30	F	6'7"	210	GS Senior	Kinshasa, Congo	Graduated
Will Smythe	31	G	6'4"	170	Sophomore	Rochester Hills, MI	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Dame Adelekun	32	F	6'8"	230	GS Senior	Gastonia, NC	Graduated
Ben Schwieger	33	G/F	6'7"	205	Sophomore	Aurora, IL	Transferred to Northern Iowa

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jalen DeLoach	4	F	6'9"	220	Senior	Savannah, GA	Georgia
Justin Moore	8	G	6'3"	187	Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Drexel
Kymany Houinsou	28	G	6'6"	205	Junior	Mulhouse, France	Washington State[1]
Francis Nwaokorie	35	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Brooklyn Park, MN	UC San Diego

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jack Turner SG	Bellflower, CA	St. John Bosco High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 25, 2022
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Brayden Young C	Houston, TX	Cy Falls High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 19, 2023
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Daniil Glazkov SG	Bradenton, FL	IMG Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Feb 18, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Seifeldin Hendawy SF	South Africa	NBA Academy Africa	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 15, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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: "2024 Loyola Ramblers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 8, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chuck Love #14 SF	Lincoln, NE	La Lumiere School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 10, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Nic Anderson SG	Olathe, KS	Olathe South High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 16, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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: "2025 Loyola Ramblers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 8, 2024. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Desmond Watson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr St. Francis DeSales Davidson Columbus, OH G 1 Jayden Dawson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Omaha Central Omaha, NE G 2 Jalen Quinn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Tuscola Tuscola, IL F 4 Jalen DeLoach 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr The Skill Factory Georgia Savannah, GA G 5 Daniil Glazkov 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr IMG Academy Krasnodar, Russia G 8 Justin Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Archbishop Wood Drexel Philadelphia, PA G 9 Seifeldin Hendawy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr NBA Academy Africa Cairo, Egypt G 10 Jack Turner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr St. John Bosco Los Angeles, CA G 13 Sheldon Edwards Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS TLAP Sports Academy Valparaiso West Palm Beach, FL G 14 Caleb Reese (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr De La Salle Warren, MI G 22 Sam Yurasek (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Prolific Prep Napa, CA C 24 Miles Rubin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Simeon Chicago, IL G 28 Kymany Houinsou 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Asvel Washington State Mulhouse, France F 30 Brayden Young 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Cypress Falls Houston, TX F 31 Zachary Royster (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Lindblom Chicago, IL F 34 Matthew Mortenson (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So IMG Academy Plano, TX F 35 Francis Nwaokorie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Champlin Park UC San Diego Brooklyn Park, MN	Head coach Drew Valentine (Oakland) Assistant coach(es) Sean Dwyer (Michigan State) Justin Bradley (Guilford) Andrew Cobian (Centenary) Chris Huey (Kansas) Keith Clemons (Loyola Chicago) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		Calumet St. Joseph	W 87–57	–	16 – Moore	9 – Tied	6 – Watson	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,217) Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Chicago State	W 79–72	1–0	20 – Dawson	9 – Nwaokorie	7 – Moore	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,626) Chicago, IL
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	W 87–65	2–0	13 – Edwards Jr.	6 – Moore	6 – Moore	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,240) Chicago, IL
November 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eureka	W 105–53	3–0	17 – Edwards Jr.	6 – Houinsou	4 – Moore	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,279) Chicago, IL
November 15, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Princeton	W 73–68	4–0	17 – Dawson	13 – Rubin	4 – Watson	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,472) Princeton, NJ
November 19, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Utah	W 76–72	5–0	12 – Watson	7 – Nwaokorie	7 – Moore	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,318) Chicago, IL
November 23, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		Tulsa	W 89–53	6–0	19 – Watson	8 – Houinsou	7 – Houinsou	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,055) Chicago, IL
December 3, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	W 76–54	7–0	24 – Watson	10 – Rubin	8 – Moore	Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
December 7, 2024* 11:30 a.m., USA		South Florida	W 74–72	8–0	14 – Watson	7 – Tied	5 – Houinsou	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,124) Chicago, IL
December 15, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. San Francisco Milwaukee Tip-Off	L 66–76	8–1	14 – Watson	8 – DeLoach	4 – Houinsou	Fiserv Forum (3,278) Milwaukee, WI
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Marquee		Canisius	W 72–60	9–1	22 – Edwards Jr.	8 – Tied	6 – Tied	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,965) Chicago, IL
December 22, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Oakland Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals	L 71–72	9–2	21 – Rubin	9 – Rubin	5 – Watson	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Charleston Diamond Head Classic consolation 2nd round	L 68–77	9–3	17 – Quinn	14 – Nwaokorie	4 – Watson	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2024* 12:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Murray State Diamond Head Classic 7th place game	L 68–71	9–4	16 – Rubin	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., CBSSN		VCU	L 65–84	9–5 (0–1)	20 – Watson	8 – DeLoach	7 – Quinn	Joseph J. Gentile Center (4,129) Chicago, IL
January 8, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at La Salle	W 79–68	10–5 (1–1)	20 – Tied	6 – Dawson	3 – Tied	Tom Gola Arena (1,082) Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Saint Joseph's	L 57–93	10–6 (1–2)	12 – Edwards Jr.	7 – Nwaokorie	4 – Watson	Hagan Arena (3,013) Philadelphia, PA
January 15, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Rhode Island	W 81–77	11–6 (2–2)	21 – Watson	5 – Tied	6 – DeLoach	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,523) Chicago, IL
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., CBSSN		Dayton	L 81–83 ^OT	11–7 (2–3)	19 – Tied	6 – Edwards Jr.	4 – Tied	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., Marquee		Fordham	W 70–66	12–7 (3–3)	13 – Edwards Jr.	6 – Tied	7 – Edwards Jr.	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,780) Chicago, IL
January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason						EagleBank Arena  Fairfax, VA
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., CBSSN		Saint Joseph's						Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
February 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		St. Bonaventure						Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
February 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Duquense						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse  Pittsburgh, PA
February 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Richmond						Robins Center  Richmond, VA
February 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		Saint Louis						Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
February 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Davidson						John M. Belk Arena  Davidson, NC
February 21, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		Dayton						Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., Marquee		George Washington						Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
March 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Saint Louis						Chaifetz Arena  St. Louis, MO
March 5, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Davidson						Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
March 8, 2025 11:30 a.m., USA		at UMass						Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
A-10 tournament
March 11–16, 2025 TBA		vs. TBD						Capital One Arena  Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

1. Woods, Greg (April 29, 2024). "Former WSU wing Kymany Houinsou commits to Loyola Chicago, per report". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
2. "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Loyola Ramblers Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2024.