2015–16 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

2015–16 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball

Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2015–16 record	0–0 (0–0 The Valley)
Head coach	Porter Moser (5th year)
Assistant coach	Daniyal Robinson
Assistant coach	Emanuel Dildy
Assistant coach	Matt Gordon
Home arena	Joseph J. Gentile Arena

	Conf				Overall
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bradley	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Drake	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Evansville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Illinois State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2016 MVC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by fifth year head coach Porter Moser, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Ramblers finished the season 24–13, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Rider, Oral Roberts, and Seattle to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Louisiana–Monroe. They defeated Louisiana–Monroe 2 games to 0 to become the CBI champions.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Joe Crisman	5	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Munster, IN	Graduated
London Dokubo	13	G	6'0"	170	Senior	Schaumburg, IL	Graduated
Christian Thomas	32	G/F	6'5"	220	Senior	St. Louis, MO	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Maurice Kirby		C	6'9"	230	Sophomore	Phoenix, AZ	Junior college transferred from Coffeyville Community College.

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Roosevelt Smart PG	Palatine, IL	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 24, 2014
Roosevelt Smart PG	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Pernell Adgei PG	Palatine, IL	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 23, 2014
Pernell Adgei PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: –
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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2015–16 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
2.5 !G/F	0	Ingram, DonteDonte Ingram	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Simeon	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	2	Peterson, EarlEarl Peterson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Rayton South Coffeyville CC	Raytown, MO
1.5 !G	4	Turk, DevonDevon Turk	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Westbury Christian	Houston, TX
3.5 !F	10	Knuth, JayJay Knuth	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Johnston	Johnston, IA
3.5 !F	12	Rajala, JuliusJulius Rajala	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	XXXX	Helsinki, Finland
1.5 !G	14	Richardson, BenBen Richardson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Blue Valley Northwest	Overland Park, KS
1.5 !G	22	Porter, EricEric Porter	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 165 lb (75 kg)	2.0 !So	Deerfield	Deerfield, IL
1.5 !G	23	White, JeffJeff White	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Manual	Peoria, IL
3.5 !F	24	James, MontelMontel James	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bonnabel Coffeyville CC	Kenner, LA
3.5 !F	34	Kennedy, CalCal Kennedy	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Brother Rice	Oak Lawn, IL
1.5 !G	35	Doyle, MiltonMilton Doyle	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Marshall Kansas	Chicago, IL

Head coach

Porter Moser (Creighton)

Assistant coach(es)

Daniyal Robinson (Arkansas-Little Rock)
Emanuel Dildy (Eastern Illinois)
Matt Gordon (Illinois State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

^[1]

Date	Opponent^#	Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/18/2015*	at New Mexico (MWC–MWC Challenge)	The Pit
Missouri Valley Tournament
		Scottrade Center
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://www.loyolaramblers.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/loyc-m-baskbl-sched.html

Loyola Ramblers men's basketball

Venues	Alumni Gym (1924–1996) Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1996–present)

Culture & lore	Racial integration leader Wolf Rambler Rowdies

People	Head coaches NBA draftees

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