# 2014–15 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by fourth 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 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.

## Previous season

The Loyola finished the season 10–22, 4–14 in MVC play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Indiana State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Donte Ingram | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |
| 2 | Earl Peterson | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Junior | Raytown, Missouri |
| 4 | Devon Turk | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Junior | Houston, Texas |
| 5 | Joe Crisman | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Senior | Munster, Indiana |
| 10 | Jay Knuth | Forward | 6–6 | 205 | Freshman | Johnston, Iowa |
| 13 | London Dokubo | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Senior | Schaumburg, Illinois |
| 14 | Ben Richardson | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Freshman | Overland Park, Kansas |
| 22 | Eric Porter | Guard | 5–11 | 165 | Freshman | Deerfield, Illinois |
| 23 | Jeff White | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Junior | Peoria, Illinois |
| 24 | Montel James | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Junior | Kenner, Louisiana |
| 32 | Christian Thomas | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 220 | Senior | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 34 | Cal Kennedy | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Freshman | Oak Lawn, Illinois |
| 35 | Milton Doyle | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:30 pm | Rockhurst | W 71–58 | 1–0 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,570) Chicago, IL |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm | McKendree | W 78–68 | 2–0 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (913) Chicago, IL |
| 11/21/2014* 6:00 pm, BTN | at No. 19 Michigan State | L 52–87 | 2–1 | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| 11/25/2014* 7:00 pm, CSNCH | at UTSA | W 71–57 | 3–1 | Convocation Center (829) San Antonio, TX |
| 11/29/2014* 6:00 pm | at Kent State | W 69–61 | 4–1 | MAC Center (1,937) Kent, OH |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm | Tulane | L 70–83 | 4–2 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,378) Chicago, IL |
| 12/06/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UIC | W 77–67 | 5–2 | UIC Pavilion (5,449) Chicago, IL |
| 12/13/2014* 7:00 pm | Jackson State | W 58–46 | 6–2 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,163) Chicago, IL |
| 12/17/2014* 7:00 pm | Abilene Christian Las Vegas Classic | W 83–44 | 7–2 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,015) Chicago, IL |
| 12/19/2014* 7:00 pm | Southern Utah Las Vegas Classic | W 73–57 | 8–2 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,119) Chicago, IL |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm | vs. Texas Tech Las Vegas Classic semifinals | W 62–44 | 9–2 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 12/23/2014* 8:30 pm, FS1 | vs. Boise State Las Vegas Classic championship | W 48–45 | 10–2 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| Missouri Valley Conference regular season |||||
| 12/31/2014 1:00 pm | Bradley | W 64–49 | 11–2 (1–0) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,889) Chicago, IL |
| 01/04/2015 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 23 Northern Iowa | L 58–67 | 11–3 (1–1) | McLeod Center (5,111) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm, CSN Chicago | at Evansville | W 71–70 | 12–3 (2–1) | Ford Center (4,321) Evansville, IN |
| 01/11/2015 4:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 15 Wichita State | L 53–67 | 12–4 (2–2) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,058) Chicago, IL |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Drake | W 50–47 | 13–4 (3–2) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,572) Chicago, IL |
| 01/18/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Southern Illinois | L 52–59 | 13–5 (3–3) | SIU Arena (4,874) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/21/2015 7:00 pm | Evansville | L 56–65 | 13–6 (3–4) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,278) Chicago, IL |
| 01/24/2015 12:00 pm | at Indiana State | L 61–72 | 13–7 (3–5) | Hulman Center (5,496) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm | at No. 12 Wichita State | L 47–58 | 13–8 (3–6) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 01/31/2015 1:00 pm, CSN Chicago | Illinois State | L 45–48 | 13–9 (3–7) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,256) Chicago, IL |
| 02/04/2015 8:00 pm, CSN Chicago | at Missouri State | W 53–50 | 14–9 (4–7) | JQH Arena (3,218) Springfield, MO |
| 02/07/2015 3:00 pm | Indiana State | L 65–79 | 14–10 (4–8) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,292) Chicago, IL |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm, CSN Chicago | Southern Illinois | W 66–62 | 15–10 (5–8) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,136) Chicago, IL |
| 02/15/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Bradley | W 58–53 | 16–10 (6–8) | Carver Arena (5,825) Peoria, IL |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 11 Northern Iowa | L 39–58 | 16–11 (6–9) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,725) Chicago, IL |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm | at Illinois State | L 60–67 | 16–12 (6–10) | Redbird Arena (6,406) Normal, IL |
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm | at Drake | W 80–75 $^{OT}$ | 17–12 (7–10) | Knapp Center (3,271) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/28/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Missouri State | W 65–51 | 18–12 (8–10) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,989) Chicago, IL |
| Missouri Valley tournament |||||
| 03/06/2015 8:35 pm, MVC TV | vs. Indiana State Quarterfinals | W 81–53 | 19–12 | Scottrade Center (8,114) St. Louis, MO |
| 03/07/2015 4:05 pm, MVC TV | vs. No. 11 Northern Iowa Semifinals | L 49–63 | 19–13 | Scottrade Center (13,898) St. Louis, MO |
| College Basketball Invitational |||||
| 03/17/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Rider First round | W 62–59 | 20–13 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,105) Chicago, IL |
| 03/23/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Oral Roberts Quarterfinals | W 86–78 | 21–13 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,225) Chicago, IL |
| 03/25/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Seattle Semifinals | W 63–48 | 22–13 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,265) Chicago, IL |
| 03/30/2015* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | Louisiana–Monroe Finals–Game 1 | W 65–58 | 23–13 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,215) Chicago, IL |
| 04/01/2015* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at Louisiana–Monroe Finals–Game 2 | W 63–62 | 24–13 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (4,460) Monroe, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||