# 2015–16 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

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 were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 7–11 in Missouri Valley play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Bradley in the first round of the Missouri Valley tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Wichita State.

## 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 |
| Eric Porter | 22 | G | 5'11" | 165 | Freshman | Deerfield, IL | Walk on; didn't return |
| Christian Thomas | 32 | G/F | 6'5" | 220 | Senior | St. Louis, MO | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Clayton Custer | 13 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Sophomore | Overland Park, KS | Transferred from Iowa State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Custer will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
| Tyson Smith | 25 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Sophomore | Baltimore, MD | Junior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho |
| Maurice Kirby | 31 | C | 6'9" | 230 | Sophomore | Phoenix, AZ | Junior college transferred from Coffeyville Community College. |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Pernell Adgei SF | Dumfries, VA | Fishburne Military School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | Oct 23, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/06/2015* 7:00 pm | Lewis | W 75–65 | | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UTSA | W 76–64 | 1–0 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,711) Chicago, IL |
| 11/14/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Eureka | W 84–51 | 2–0 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,217) Chicago, IL |
| 11/18/2015* 8:00 pm, ROOT | at New Mexico MW–MWC Challenge | L 51–75 | 2–1 | The Pit (11,951) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/21/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Toledo Great Alaska Shootout | W 69–62 | 3–1 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,556) Chicago, IL |
| 11/26/2015* 1:00 am, CBSSN | vs. San Diego Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals | W 67–57 | 4–1 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,362) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/27/2015* 9:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Toledo Great Alaska Shootout semifinals | L 74–82 | 4–2 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,757) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/28/2015* 8:30 pm | vs. UNC Asheville Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game | L 48–59 | 4–3 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,906) Anchorage, AK |
| 12/05/2015* 1:00 pm, CSN Chicago | Creighton | W 68–65 | 5–3 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,473) Chicago, IL |
| 12/13/2015* 1:00 pm | at Notre Dame | L 61–81 | 5–4 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,653) South Bend, IN |
| 12/16/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Cleveland State | L 54–60 | 5–5 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,189) Chicago, IL |
| 12/19/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | UIC | W 64–47 | 6–5 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,562) Chicago, IL |
| 12/21/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Western Illinois | W 72–67 | 7–5 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,211) Chicago, IL |
| Missouri Valley regular season |||||
| 12/30/2015 7:00 pm, CSN Chicago | Southern Illinois | L 62–72 | 7–6 (0–1) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,624) Chicago, IL |
| 01/02/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Indiana State | L 58–73 | 7–7 (0–2) | Hulman Center (3,375) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Illinois State | L 52–54 | 7–8 (0–3) | Redbird Arena (4,106) Normal, IL |
| 01/09/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Missouri State | L 54–56 | 7–9 (0–4) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,128) Chicago, IL |
| 01/13/2016 6:00 pm, CSN Chicago | Bradley | L 53–54 | 7–10 (0–5) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,386) Chicago, IL |
| 01/16/2016 3:00 pm, CSN Chicago | at Northern Iowa | W 51–41 | 8–10 (1–5) | McLeod Center (6,033) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/19/2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at Evansville | L 66–74 | 8–11 (1–6) | Ford Center (4,014) Evansville, IN |
| 01/23/2016 1:00 pm, CSN Chicago | Drake | W 68–63 | 9–11 (2–6) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,925) Chicago, IL |
| 01/27/2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at No. 22 Wichita State | L 54–80 | 15–5 (9–0) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 01/30/2016 3:00 pm, CSN Chicago | Indiana State | W 104–96 $^{OT}$ | 10–12 (3–7) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Illinois State | L 70–73 | 10–13 (3–8) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,691) Chicago, IL |
| 02/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Southern Illinois | W 73–59 | 11–13 (4–8) | SIU Arena (5,788) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Bradley | W 54–43 | 12–13 (5–8) | Carver Arena (5,400) Peoria, IL |
| 02/14/2016 3:00 pm, ESPNU | Evansville | L 73–74 | 12–14 (5–9) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,257) Chicago, IL |
| 02/17/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Northern Iowa | W 59–56 | 13–14 (6–9) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,690) Chicago, IL |
| 02/21/2016 3:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3 | at Missouri State | W 75–62 | 14–14 (7–9) | JQH Arena (3,385) Springfield, MO |
| 02/24/2016 8:00 pm, CSN Chicago | Wichita State | L 54–76 | 14–15 (7–10) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,709) Chicago, IL |
| 02/27/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Drake | L 59–69 $^{OT}$ | 14–16 (7–11) | Knapp Center (3,362) Des Moines, IA |
| Missouri Valley tournament |||||
| 03/03/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Bradley First round | W 74–66 | 15–16 | Scottrade Center (6,929) St. Louis, MO |
| 03/04/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Wichita State Quarterfinals | L 58–65 | 15–17 | Scottrade Center (10,560) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||