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	9–2 (0–0 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
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	12	–	1	.923
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
George Washington	0	–	0	–	11	–	2	.846
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
No. 22 Dayton	0	–	0	–	10	–	3	.769
VCU	0	–	0	–	10	–	3	.769
Davidson	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
George Mason	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Fordham	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
La Salle	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
Richmond	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
UMass	0	–	0	–	5	–	8	.385
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	4	–	8	.333

† 2025 A-10 tournament winner As of December 22, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

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
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 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	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						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2024* TBA, ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Nebraska/Murray State/Charlotte/Hawaii Diamond Head Classic 5th/7th place game						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., CBSSN	VCU						Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, IL
January 8, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	at La Salle						Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Saint Joseph's						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 15, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	Rhode Island						Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., CBSSN	Dayton						UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., Marquee	Fordham						Joseph J. Gentile Arena 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.

Source:^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—

References

^ 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] 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.

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