The Ramblers play Fordham on Wednesday night at 7PM. I’ll update after that game.
Preseason predictions:
Loyola Chicago was picked to finish 5th in A10 Preseason Polls.
Des Watson - 1st Team
Miles Rubin - 3rd Team & All-Defensive Team
The game is on ESPN+.
KenPom: Gives us a 78% chance of winning.
GMU - 83
Loyola Chicago - 140
NET:
GMU - 82
Loyola Chicago - 149
We are 1-3 (.250) against Loyola Chicago all-time.
Loyola Chicago is currently 11-7 on the season and 2-3 in A10 play. They are 9-1 at home, 2-2 on the road, and 0-4 at neutral sites. Loyola Chicago is 0-1 against Quad 1 teams, 1-3 vs Quad 2, 2-3 vs Quad 3, and 7-0 against Quad 4 teams.
Schedule: https://loyolaramblers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Wins: Chicago St. (79-72), Detroit Mercy (87-65), Eureka (105 - 53), Princeton (73-68), Southern Utah (76-72), Tulsa (89-53), Eastern Michigan (76-54), South Florida (74-72), Canisius (72-60), La Salle (79-68), Rhode Island (81-77)
Losses: San Francisco (76-66), Oakland (72-71), College of Charleston (77-68), Murray St. (71-68), vcu (84-65), St. Joe’s (93-57), Dayton (83-81 OT)
Probable Starters:
6’5” Des Watson - 12.6 ppg - Senior
6’4” Jayden Dawson - 12.5 ppg - Junior
6’4” Sheldon Edwards Jr. - 12.4 ppg - Grad Student
6’3” Jalen Quinn - 8.7 ppg - Junior
6’10” Miles Rubin - 8.3 ppg & 5.0 reb - Sophomore
Reserves averaging double figure minutes:
6’9” Jalen DeLoach - 6.6 ppg & 4.5 reb - Senior - has 4 starts
6’7” Kymany Houinsou - 5.8 ppg & 4.9 reb - Junior - has 9 starts
6’7” Francis Nwaokorie - 6.5 ppg & 5.8 reb - Senior - has 5 starts
Roster: https://loyolaramblers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Team Stats:
Loyola Chicago averages 75.9 points per game (9th in the A10) while giving up 70.6 (9th in the A10).
The Ramblers shoot 46.7% from the floor (5th in the A10) and 35.6% from 3 (2nd in the A10).
Opponents are shooting 43.4% from the field and 34.7% from 3.
They shoot 65.6% from the free throw line (14th in the A10).
The Ramblers have out rebounded opponents by 2.4 boards per game and average 12.3 turnovers per contest.
Stats: https://loyolaramblers.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024/pdf
Thoughts: Loyola Chicago started the season 8-0 but is just 3-7 since December 15. Another well rounded effort and we go 7-1 in conference. Lazy passes and turnovers still need to be corrected/reduced.
Discuss.
Preseason predictions:
Loyola Chicago was picked to finish 5th in A10 Preseason Polls.
Des Watson - 1st Team
Miles Rubin - 3rd Team & All-Defensive Team
The game is on ESPN+.
KenPom: Gives us a 78% chance of winning.
GMU - 83
Loyola Chicago - 140
NET:
GMU - 82
Loyola Chicago - 149
We are 1-3 (.250) against Loyola Chicago all-time.
Loyola Chicago is currently 11-7 on the season and 2-3 in A10 play. They are 9-1 at home, 2-2 on the road, and 0-4 at neutral sites. Loyola Chicago is 0-1 against Quad 1 teams, 1-3 vs Quad 2, 2-3 vs Quad 3, and 7-0 against Quad 4 teams.
Schedule: https://loyolaramblers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Wins: Chicago St. (79-72), Detroit Mercy (87-65), Eureka (105 - 53), Princeton (73-68), Southern Utah (76-72), Tulsa (89-53), Eastern Michigan (76-54), South Florida (74-72), Canisius (72-60), La Salle (79-68), Rhode Island (81-77)
Losses: San Francisco (76-66), Oakland (72-71), College of Charleston (77-68), Murray St. (71-68), vcu (84-65), St. Joe’s (93-57), Dayton (83-81 OT)
Probable Starters:
6’5” Des Watson - 12.6 ppg - Senior
6’4” Jayden Dawson - 12.5 ppg - Junior
6’4” Sheldon Edwards Jr. - 12.4 ppg - Grad Student
6’3” Jalen Quinn - 8.7 ppg - Junior
6’10” Miles Rubin - 8.3 ppg & 5.0 reb - Sophomore
Reserves averaging double figure minutes:
6’9” Jalen DeLoach - 6.6 ppg & 4.5 reb - Senior - has 4 starts
6’7” Kymany Houinsou - 5.8 ppg & 4.9 reb - Junior - has 9 starts
6’7” Francis Nwaokorie - 6.5 ppg & 5.8 reb - Senior - has 5 starts
Roster: https://loyolaramblers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Team Stats:
Loyola Chicago averages 75.9 points per game (9th in the A10) while giving up 70.6 (9th in the A10).
The Ramblers shoot 46.7% from the floor (5th in the A10) and 35.6% from 3 (2nd in the A10).
Opponents are shooting 43.4% from the field and 34.7% from 3.
They shoot 65.6% from the free throw line (14th in the A10).
The Ramblers have out rebounded opponents by 2.4 boards per game and average 12.3 turnovers per contest.
Stats: https://loyolaramblers.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024/pdf
Thoughts: Loyola Chicago started the season 8-0 but is just 3-7 since December 15. Another well rounded effort and we go 7-1 in conference. Lazy passes and turnovers still need to be corrected/reduced.
Discuss.
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