LOYOLA MEN’s BASKETBALL 2015-16 FACT BOOK 2015-16 RAMBLER BASKETBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS Quick Facts ........................................................... 1 RECORD BOOK UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Missouri Valley Conference .................................. 2 Scoring Records .................................................. 61 Location: .............................................. Chicago, Ill. Athletic Director Steve Watson ............................ 3 Rebounding Records .......................................... 62 Interim President: .............................John Pelissero Assists Records ................................................... 63 Founded: ........................................................ 1870 COACHING STAFF Field Goal Records ............................................. 64 Enrollment: .................................................. 16,040 Conference: .....................................Missouri Valley Head Coach Porter Moser ................................. 6-8 Free Throw Records ............................................ 65 Three-Point Field Goal Records ......................... 66 Colors: ........................................Maroon and Gold Assistant Coach Bennie Seltzer ............................ 9 Nickname: ................................................Ramblers Steals/Blocked Shots Records ............................ 67 Assistant Coach Emanuel Dildy .......................... 10 Arena: ............................................... Gentile Arena Gentile Arena Records................................... 68-69 Assistant Coach Bryan Mullins ............................ 11 Athletics Director: ..............................Steve Watson Dir. of Basketball Operations Matt Gordon ........ 12 Year-By-Year Leaders ..................................... 70-73 Senior Woman Administrator: .............Ramiza Vulic 1963 NCAA Champions ................................ 74-75 Faculty Representative: ...........Dr. Keith Lambrecht Game of Change ................................................ 76 Ticket Manager: ...................................... Brian Day MEET THE RAMBLERS Loyola In National Rankings .......................... 77-78 Athletics Phone:................................ 773.508.2560 2015-16 Roster ................................................... 14 All-Time Roster .............................................. 79-81 Ticket Office Phone: ....................... 773.508.WOLF TV/Radio Roster .................................................. 16 Overtime Games ................................................ 82 Montel James ................................................ 16-17 100+-Point Games ............................................. 83 Earl Peterson ................................................. 18-19 Series Records .................................................... 84 BASKETBALL STAFF Devon Turk .................................................... 20-21 Series Results ................................................. 85-95 Head Coach: .......................................Porter Moser Jeff White ...................................................... 22-23 Records vs. Conferences .................................... 96 Alma Mater: ................................ Creighton, 1989 Milton Doyle .................................................. 24-25 Coaching Records .............................................. 97 Record at Loyola: ..................... 56-74 (5th season) Donte Ingram ................................................ 26-27 Year-By-Year Results..................................... 98-108 Overall Record: .................. 161-175 (12th season) Jay Knuth ....................................................... 28-29 Assistant Coach: ...............................Bennie Seltzer Alma Mater: ...................... Washington State, 1993 Julius Rajala ................................................... 30-31 Assistant Coach: .............................. Emanuel Dildy Ben Richardson ............................................. 32-33 Alma Mater: ........................... Eastern Illinois, 2005 Cal Kennedy ....................................................... 34 Assistant Coach: ................................ Bryan Mullins Clayton Custer .................................................... 35 Alma Mater: .........................Southern Illinois, 2009 Pernell Adgei/Maurice Kirby/Tyson Smith .......... 36 Director of Basketball Operations: .....Matt Gordon Administrative Assistant: ......... Kara Couwenhoven Basketball Office Phone: .................. 773.508.8813 YEAR IN REVIEW Basketball Office Fax: ....................... 773.508.3884 2014-15 Game Results ....................................... 38 2014-15 Statistics ............................................... 39 Missouri Valley Review ........................................ 40 TEAM INFORMATION Missouri Valley Statistics ..................................... 41 2014-15 Overall Record:................................ 24-13 2014-15 Boxscores ........................................ 42-60 2014-15 Missouri Valley Record: ............. 8-10 (6th) Postseason: .....................................CBI Champions Starters Returning/Lost: ..................................... 4/1 MEDIA POLICY ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS For more information on the team or particular student-athletes, or to set up interviews, please Sports Information Director: ..................Leo Krause contact Director of Athletic Communications Leo Krause’s Office Phone: .................... 773.508.2497 Krause. All interviews with student-athletes and Krause’s E-mail: [email protected] Website: ......................... www.loyolaramblers.com members of the coaching staff must be arranged Twitter: ............@LoyolaRamblers | @RamblersMBB through the athletic communications office. Facebook: ....... Loyola University Chicago Athletics MISSOURI VALLEY Commissioner: ...................................... Doug Elgin Director of Communications: ................. Mike Kern Website: ............................... www.mvc-sports.com @Ramblers MBB | #OnwardLU 3 2015-16 RAMBLER BASKETBALL MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE The Missouri Valley Conference, the nation’s second-old- be dominant nationally in the sport, as the MVC has now sports of cross country (57 years), indoor track (65), men’s soc- est NCAA Division I conference, continues to be a leader in produced 17 national champions in the sport in the past nine cer (25), women’s soccer (19), and swimming and diving (22), college athletics and is one of the nation’s most progressive years. Notably, 18 student-athletes from MVC schools qualified have helped solidify The Valley as one of the nation’s most conferences, celebrating its 109th season in 2015-16. for the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championship in Eugene, Ore. respected conferences. League members have worked together to focus on Southern Illinois’ women’s track & field team finished 9th in Athletic accomplishments include four NCAA national common goals and objectives, placing a high value on league the NCAA Indoor Meet and 12th in the NCAA Outdoor Meet. basketball championships, 17 trips to the NCAA Final Four, a harmony, while continuing to invest in athletic programs to Indiana State, however, won both the men’s and women’s MVC 1989 national baseball championship and 19 College World compete at the highest level. titles in the indoor meet and also took home the men’s cross Series qualifiers. The league owns a total of 32 post-season The Valley brand remains very strong, both regionally country title. national team championships, including two men’s basketball and nationally, and the great athletic tradition of The Valley Meanwhile, the success of The Valley television package crowns in 2015 (Evansville-CIT; Loyola-CBI). In 2001, Missouri remains a compelling force in recruiting student-athletes and is one of the great stories of the league. The MVC Television State added to The Valley women’s accomplishments, as the in marketing all the MVC programs. Network has blossomed into a revenue-generating vehicle Lady Bears advanced to the Women’s Basketball Final Four Men’s basketball continues to be the engine that drives and The Valley’s most visible marketing tool. Also, The Valley in St. Louis. Creighton (2004) and Missouri State (2005) have Valley athletic programs. In 2015, Wichita State (14) and UNI continues to be proactive in upgrading the production and claimed national championships (WNIT) in women’s basketball. (11) represented the league in the final Associated Press rank- marketing of both institutionally-produced and Confer- MSU also has a 1992 NCAA Women’s Final Four appearance, ings and gave the league its first same-season ence-produced events. and Creighton (2003), Drake (1999) and Illinois State (2009) pair of 30-win teams in Valley history. Both teams played in The summer of 2015 yielded two major announcements have made semifinal trips to the WNIT postseason tourna- the NCAA Tournament, and Wichita State reached the Sweet on the TV front, as ESPN and the Missouri Valley Conference ment. 16. The Valley had the nation’s best post-season winning announced a 10-year extension to their current media rights While the inclusion of women’s sports under a com- percentage (.824) as the league’s five post-season qualifiers agreement that will provide increased coverage of Conference prehensive athletic umbrella is a recent development in the combined for a 14-3 record, which including