The Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represents Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago is a private Jesuit research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1870 under the title St...

 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Horizon League

Horizon League

The Horizon League is a ten school, NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located in five of the Midwestern United States....

. Loyola joined that league in the 1979-1980 season, when the league was founded. The Ramblers are currently coached by Porter Moser

Porter Moser

Porter Moser is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Loyola University Chicago. Previously, Moser was the head coach at Illinois State and Arkansas-Little Rock.-Head coaching record:...

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NCAA Tournament Results

The Ramblers have appeared in five NCAA Tournaments

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...

. Their record is 8–4.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1963 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 9, 1963, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Louisville,...	–	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	Tennessee Tech Mississippi State Illinois Duke Cincinnati	W 111–42 W 61–51 W 79–64 W 94–75 W 60–58
1964 1964 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1964 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 9, 1964, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in Kansas...	–	First Round Sweet Sixteen	Murray State Michigan	W 101–91 L 84–80
1966 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 22 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 7, 1966, and ended with the championship game on March 19 in College Park, Maryland...	–	First Round	Western Kentucky	L 105–86
1968 1968 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1968 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1968, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Los Angeles, California...	–	First Round	Houston	L 94–76
1985 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. This was the first year the field was expanded to 64 teams, from 53 in the previous year's tournament. It began...	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	Iona SMU Georgetown	W 59–58 W 70–57 L 65–53

NIT Results

The Ramblers have appeared in four National Invitation Tournament

National Invitation Tournament

The National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off , was founded in 1985...

s. Their combined record is 5–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1939 1939 National Invitation Tournament The 1939 National Invitation Tournament was the 1939 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 6 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....	First Round Semifinals Championship	Bye St. John's Long Island	– W 51–46 L 44–32
1949 1949 National Invitation Tournament The 1949 National Invitation Tournament was the 1949 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship	CCNY Kentucky Bradley San Francisco	W 62–47 W 61–56 W 55–50 L 48–47
1962 1962 National Invitation Tournament The 1962 National Invitation Tournament was the 1962 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Bye Temple Dayton	– W 75–64 L 98–82
1980 1980 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Illinois 84, UNLV 74...	First Round	Illinois	L 105–87

Yearly records

Awards

All-Americans

• 1929 - Charlie “Feed” Murphy
• 1930 - Charlie “Feed” Murphy
• 1937 - Marv Colen
• 1938 - Mike Novak
• 1938 - Wibs Kautz
• 1939 - Mike Novak
• 1939 - Wibs Kautz
• 1948 - Jack Kerris
• 1952 - Nick Kladis
• 1962 - Jerry Harkness
• 1963 - Jerry Harkness
• 1967 - Jim Tillman
• 1970 - LaRue Martin
• 1972 - LaRue Martin
• 1982 - Wayne Sappleton
• 1985 - Alfredrick Hughes
• 2006 - Blake Schilb (honorable mention)

MCC Coach of the Year

• 1985 - Gene Sullivan

MCC/Horizon League Player of the Year

• 1981 - Darius Clemons
• 1982 - Wayne Sappleton
• 1983 - Alfredrick Hughes
• 1984 - Alfredrick Hughes
• 1985 - Alfredrick Hughes
• 1987 - Andre Moore

MCC/Horizon League First Team

• 1981 - Darius Clemons
• 1981 - Wayne Sappleton
• 1982 - Wayne Sappleton
• 1983 - Alfredrick Hughes
• 1984 - Carl Golston
• 1984 - Alfredrick Hughes
• 1985 - Andre Battle
• 1985 - Alfredrick Hughes
• 1986 - Carl Golston
• 1986 - Andre Moore
• 1987 - Bernard Jackson
• 1987 - Andre Moore
• 1988 - Gerald Hayward
• 1990 - Keith Gailes
• 1991 - Keith Gailes
• 1992 - Keir Rogers
• 1998 - Javan Goodman
• 1999 - Javan Goodman
• 2001 - David Bailey
  David Bailey (basketball)
  David Bailey is an American basketball player who is most notable for his time spent as point guard for the Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team from 1999 to 2003. He was a three-time All-Horizon League selection , a Horizon League scoring champion, a Horizon League assists champion and Horizon...
  
  
• 2002 - David Bailey
  David Bailey (basketball)
  David Bailey is an American basketball player who is most notable for his time spent as point guard for the Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team from 1999 to 2003. He was a three-time All-Horizon League selection , a Horizon League scoring champion, a Horizon League assists champion and Horizon...
  
  
• 2004 - Paul McMillan
• 2005 - Blake Schilb
• 2006 - Blake Schilb
• 2007 - Blake Schilb

MCC/Horizon League Second Team

• 1980 - Darius Clemons
• 1982 - Darius Clemons
• 1983 - Andre Battle
• 1985 - Carl Golston
• 1985 - Andre Moore
• 1988 - Kenny Miller
• 1989 - Keith Gailes
• 1994 - Vernell Brent
• 1996 - Derek Molis
• 1997 - Derek Molis
• 2000 - Earl Brown
• 2003 - David Bailey
  David Bailey (basketball)
  David Bailey is an American basketball player who is most notable for his time spent as point guard for the Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team from 1999 to 2003. He was a three-time All-Horizon League selection , a Horizon League scoring champion, a Horizon League assists champion and Horizon...
  
  

MCC/Horizon League All-Defensive Team

• 1998 - Earl Brown
• 2000 - Earl Brown
• 2004 - Demetrius Williams
• 2006 - Majak Kou
• 2007 - Majak Kou

MCC/Horizon League Newcomer of the Year

• 1984 - Carl Golston
• 1986 - Bernard Jackson
• 1988 - Kenny Miller
• 1989 - Keith Gailes
• 2003 - Paul McMillan

MCC/Horizon League All-Newcomer Team

• 1988 - Kenny Miller
• 1993 - Vernell Brent
• 1996 - Derek Molis
• 1999 - Chris Williams
• 2003 - Paul McMillan
• 2003 - Demetrius Williams
• 2006 - Leon Young

MCC/Horizon League Tournament MVP

• 1983 - Alfredrick Hughes
• 1985 - Alfredrick Hughes

MCC/Horizon League All-Tournament Team

• 1980 - Darius Clemons
• 1982 - Darius Clemons
• 1982 - Wayne Sappleton
• 1983 - Alfredrick Hughes
• 1984 - Carl Golston
• 1985 - Andre Battle
• 1985 - Carl Golston
• 1985 - Alfredrick Hughes
• 1986 - Carl Golston
• 1987 - Bernard Jackson
• 1987 - Andre Moore
• 1989 - Keith Gailes
• 1990 - Keith Gailes
• 1991 - Keith Gailes
• 1992 - Keir Rogers
• 2002 - David Bailey
  David Bailey (basketball)
  David Bailey is an American basketball player who is most notable for his time spent as point guard for the Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team from 1999 to 2003. He was a three-time All-Horizon League selection , a Horizon League scoring champion, a Horizon League assists champion and Horizon...
  
  
• 2002 - Ryan Blankson
• 2005 - Blake Schilb
• 2007 - Blake Schilb

Ramblers in the NBA Draft

Year	Player	Team	Round
1949	Jack Kerris	Chicago	Second
1952	Nick Kladis	Philadelphia	Third
1962	Jerry Harkness	Syracuse	Eighth
1963	Jerry Harkness	New York	Second
1964	Les Hunter	Detroit	Second
1964	Vic Rouse	Cincinnati	Seventh
1964	Ron Miller	Baltimore	Seventh
1966	Billy Smith	Cincinnati	Ninth
1968	Jim Tillman	Chicago	Fifth
1968	Corky Bell	Chicago	Ninth
1970	Wade Fuller	Cincinnati	Fourth
1970	Walter Robertson	Cleveland	Eighth
1972	LaRue Martin	Portland	First
1976	Ralph Vallot	Washington	Seventh
1978	Andre Wakefield	Phoenix	Fifth
1979	Larry Knight	Utah	First
1980	LeRoy Stampley	Phoenix	Fourth
1981	Kevin Sprewer	Utah	Sixth
1982	Wayne Sappleton	Golden State	Second
1982	Darius Clemons	San Diego	Fourth
1985	Alfredrick Hughes	San Antonio	First
1985	Andre Battle	Boston	Third
1987	Andre Moore	Denver	Second
1987	Bernard Jackson	Portland	Sixth