# 2022–23 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by second-year head coach Drew Valentine, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois as first-year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They lost to Saint Joseph's in the first round of the A-10 tournament.

## Previous season

The Ramblers finished 2021–22 season 25–7, 13–5 in Missouri Valley Conference play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. As the No. 4 seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Bradley, Northern Iowa, and Drake to win the MVC tournament for the second consecutive season. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed, where they lost in the first round to Ohio State.
On November 16, 2021, Loyola announced that the season would be the last season for the team in the Missouri Valley Conference as they would join the Atlantic 10 in July 2022.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Lucas Williamson | 1 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Graduate Student | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
| Ty Johnson | 2 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Freshman | Chicago, IL | Transferred to UC Davis |
| Keith Clemons | 5 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Graduate Student | Norcross, GA | Graduated |
| Ryan Schwieger | 13 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Senior | Matthews, NC | Graduated |
| Chris Knight | 23 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Senior | Madison, WI | Graduated |
| Tate Hall | 24 | G/F | 6'6" | 220 | Graduate Student | Greenfield, IN | Graduated |
| Aher Uguak | 30 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Graduate Student | Edmonton, AB | Graduated |
| Damezi Anderson | 35 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Senior | South Bend, IN | Graduated |
| Will Alcock | 45 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Senior | Zionsville, IN | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Sheldon Edwards | 13 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Junior | West Palm Beach, FL | Transferred from Valparaiso |
| Philip Alston | 23 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Junior | Columbus, OH | Transferred from California University of Pennsylvania |
| Jeameril Wilson | 25 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Graduate Student | Chicago, IL | Transferred from Lehigh |
| Bryce Golden | 35 | C | 6'9" | 245 | Graduate Student | Richmond, VA | Transferred from Butler |

### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Trey Lewis G | Ferndale, MI | Ferndale (MI) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jul 13, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| Jayden Dawson G | Omaha, NE | Omaha Central (NE) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jul 26, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| Jalen Quinn G | Tuscola, IL | Tuscola (IL) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 15, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/R ||||||
| 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: "2022 Loyola Ramblers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 16, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 16, 2022. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2022* 3:00 p.m. | | Calumet | W 82–57 | | Gentile Arena (2,294) Chicago, IL |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NBCSCHI+ | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 88–82 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Gentile Arena (3,609) Chicago, IL |
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UIC | W 70–63 | 2–0 | Credit Union 1 Arena (3,550) Chicago, IL |
| November 17, 2022* 8:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Tulsa Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals | L 66–85 | 2–1 | HTC Center (1,143) Conway, SC |
| November 18, 2022* 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Boise State Myrtle Beach Invitational Consolation 2nd round | L 48–70 | 2–2 | HTC Center (1,312) Conway, SC |
| November 20, 2022* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. No. 24 Texas A&M Myrtle Beach Invitational 7th place game | L 51–67 | 2–3 | HTC Center (1,267) Conway, SC |
| November 25, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Harvard | L 55–61 | 2–4 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,138) Allston, MA |
| November 30, 2022* 8:00 p.m., NBCSCHI+ | | Central Arkansas | W 85–70 | 3–4 | Gentile Arena (3,003) Chicago, IL |
| December 3, 2022 3:00 p.m., NBCSCHI | | DePaul | L 72–78 $^{OT}$ | 3–5 | Gentile Arena (4,557) Chicago, IL |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NBCSCHI+ | | Green Bay | W 70–46 | 4–5 | Gentile Arena (2,645) Chicago, IL |
| December 10, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ACCN | | vs. Clemson Holiday Hoopsgiving | W 76–58 | 5–5 | State Farm Arena (7,795) Atlanta, GA |
| December 18, 2022* 1:00 p.m., NBCSCHI | | Albany | W 68–56 | 6–5 | Gentile Arena (3,162) Chicago, IL |
| December 22, 2022* 9:00 p.m., P12N | | vs. Stanford | L 62–75 | 6–6 | Kaiser Permanente Arena (1,287) Santa Cruz, CA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2022 3:00 p.m., NBCSCHI | | George Washington | L 87–97 | 6–7 (0–1) | Gentile Arena (2,424) Chicago, IL |
| January 4, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Davidson | L 57-80 | 6–8 (0–2) | John M. Belk Arena (2,630) Davidson, NC |
| January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 75-86 | 6–9 (0–3) | EagleBank Arena (3,061) Fairfax, VA |
| January 10, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | VCU | L 64–78 | 6–10 (0–4) | Gentile Arena (2,249) Chicago, IL |
| January 14, 2023 11:30 a.m., USA | | at Saint Joseph's | L 55–86 | 6–11 (0–5) | Hagan Arena (1,442) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 18, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Saint Louis | L 59–76 | 6–12 (0–6) | Gentile Arena (4,038) Chicago, IL |
| January 21, 2023 3:00 p.m., NBCSCHI | | St. Bonaventure | W 67–55 | 7–12 (1–6) | Gentile Arena (4,114) Chicago, IL |
| January 25, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | L 58–72 | 7–13 (1–7) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,964) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 31, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Dayton | L 81–85 $^{OT}$ | 7–14 (1–8) | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| February 4, 2023 1:30 p.m., USA | | George Mason | W 69–61 | 8–14 (2–8) | Gentile Arena (4,074) Chicago, IL |
| February 8, 2023 8:00 p.m., NBCSCHI | | Saint Joseph's | L 71–83 | 8–15 (2–9) | Gentile Arena (2,911) Chicago, IL |
| February 11, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Richmond | L 71–74 | 8–16 (2–10) | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA |
| February 14, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass | W 64–62 | 9–16 (3–10) | Mullins Center (2,670) Amherst, MA |
| February 17, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Dayton | L 49–65 | 9–17 (3–11) | Gentile Arena (4,557) Chicago, IL |
| February 22, 2023 8:00 p.m., NBCSCHI+ | | Fordham | L 69–71 | 9–18 (3–12) | Gentile Arena (2,871) Chicago, IL |
| February 25, 2023 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Saint Louis | L 62–81 | 9–19 (3–13) | Chaifetz Arena (8,175) St. Louis, MO |
| March 1, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Rhode Island | L 77–79 | 9–20 (3–14) | Gentile Arena (3,003) Chicago, IL |
| March 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at La Salle | W 76–73 | 10–20 (4–14) | Tom Gola Arena (2,176) Philadelphia, PA |
| A-10 tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (15) | vs. (10) Saint Joseph's First round | L 67–72 | 10–21 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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