2024–25 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

2024–25 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
2024–25 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	19–10 (10–6 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
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU	14	–	2	.875	24	–	5	.828
George Mason	13	–	3	.813	22	–	7	.759
Dayton	10	–	6	.625	20	–	9	.690
Loyola Chicago	10	–	6	.625	19	–	10	.655
Saint Joseph's	10	–	6	.625	19	–	10	.655
Saint Louis	10	–	6	.625	17	–	12	.586
Duquesne	8	–	8	.500	13	–	16	.448
George Washington	8	–	9	.471	19	–	11	.633
St. Bonaventure	7	–	9	.438	19	–	10	.655
UMass	7	–	9	.438	12	–	17	.414
Rhode Island	6	–	10	.375	17	–	11	.607
Davidson	6	–	10	.375	16	–	13	.552
Richmond	5	–	12	.294	10	–	20	.333
La Salle	4	–	12	.250	12	–	17	.414
Fordham	3	–	13	.188	11	–	18	.379

† 2025 A-10 tournament winner As of March 1, 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.^[1] As the No. 2 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost to St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinals.^[2] They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Bradley in the first round.^[3]

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	Declared 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^[4]
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
Jack Turner SG	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
Brayden Young C	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
Daniil Glazkov SG	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
Seifeldin Hendawy SF	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
Chuck Love #14 SF	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
Nic Anderson SG	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 Jr. Edwards	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
Last update: March 2, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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 – 2 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 – 2 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 – 2 tied	6 – 2 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 – 2 tied	2 – 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 – 2 tied	6 – Dawson	3 – 2 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 – 2 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 – 2 tied	6 – Edwards Jr.	4 – 2 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 – 2 tied	7 – Edwards Jr.	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,780) Chicago, IL
January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Mason	L 53–58 ^OT	12–8 (3–4)	11 – Nwaokorie	8 – Edwards Jr.	7 – Dawson	EagleBank Arena (3,423) Fairfax, VA
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., CBSSN	Saint Joseph's	W 58–55	13–8 (4–4)	12 – Edwards Jr.	6 – Edwards Jr.	3 – 2 tied	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,427) Chicago, IL
February 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	St. Bonaventure	W 77–53	14–8 (5–4)	17 – Watson	9 – Rubin	6 – Quinn	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,553) Chicago, IL
February 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Duquense	L 56–69	14–9 (5–5)	14 – Watson	7 – Dawson	3 – Houinsou	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,577) Pittsburgh, PA
February 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Richmond	W 87–80 ^OT	15–9 (6–5)	24 – Dawson	10 – Rubin	6 – Houinsou	Robins Center (4,470) Richmond, VA
February 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	Saint Louis	W 78–69	16–9 (7–5)	26 – Dawson	11 – Rubin	6 – Rubin	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,137) Chicago, IL
February 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Davidson	W 77–69	17–9 (8–5)	24 – Dawson	8 – 2 tied	4 – Quinn	John M. Belk Arena (2,391) Davidson, NC
February 21, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	Dayton	W 76–72	18–9 (9–5)	22 – Watson	6 – 2 tied	6 – Houinsou	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,557) Chicago, IL
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., Marquee	George Washington	W 77–57	19–9 (10–5)	16 – Dawson	8 – Nwaokorie	6 – Edwards Jr.	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,751) Chicago, IL
March 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Saint Louis	L 67–98	19–10 (10–6)	16 – Ruben	5 – Team	2 – Watson	Chaifetz Arena (8,084) 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.

Source:^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". atlantic10.com. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ "Ramblers Fall in Double OT to Bonnies in A-10 Quarterfinal". Loyola University Chicago Athletics. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ "Ramblers Fall in NIT First Round at Bradley". Loyola University Chicago Athletics. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ Woods, Greg (April 29, 2024). "Former WSU wing Kymany Houinsou commits to Loyola Chicago, per report". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Loyola Ramblers Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". atlantic10.com. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[2] "Ramblers Fall in Double OT to Bonnies in A-10 Quarterfinal". Loyola University Chicago Athletics. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[3] "Ramblers Fall in NIT First Round at Bradley". Loyola University Chicago Athletics. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[4] Woods, Greg (April 29, 2024). "Former WSU wing Kymany Houinsou commits to Loyola Chicago, per report". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Loyola Ramblers Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

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