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LOYOLA RAMBLERS @RAMBLERSMBB 2017-18 GAME NOTES

GAME INFORMATION DATE/TIME: Fri., Dec. 22, 2017 / 8 p.m. CT LOYOLA at MISSOURI ST. SITE: JQH Arena / Springfield, Mo. RAMBLERS BEARS TV/LIVE VIDEO: NBC Sports 10-2, 0-0 10-3, 0-0 John Rooney (PBP), Rich Zvosec (analyst) LIVE STATS: loyolaramblers.com TWITTER UPDATES: @RamblersMBB SERIES HISTORY: Loyola leads, 6-3 GAME #13 - JQH ARENA - SPRINGFIELD, MO. OPENING TIP 2017-18 SCHEDULE 4 Following a successful run through the non-conference portion of the schedule, NOVEMBER Loyola lifts the lid on Missouri Valley Conference play when it visits preseason league 10 WRIGHT STATE (ESPN3) W, 84-80 favorite Missouri State Friday night. The Ramblers are seeking their first-ever road win in a 12 EUREKA (ESPN3) W, 96-69 Valley opener. 16 at UMKC (NBC Sports Chicago+) W, 66-56 4 This marks the second straight season that Loyola enters the MVC opener with 10 19 SAMFORD # (ESPN3) W, 88-67 wins. By winning 10 of its first 11 contests of the year, the Ramblers got off to their best 21 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE # (ESPN3) W, 63-50 start through 11 games since 1965-66, when they later reached the NCAA Tournament. 24 vs. UNC Wilmington # W, 102-78 4 Through games of December 19, Loyola’s 10 wins were tops among schools. 25 vs. Kent State # W, 75-60 4 Loyola is 18-20 (.474) all-time in league openers, winning just two of its last 10. 28 at Boise State (Mountain West Network) L, 53-87 4 The 2017-18 campaign is a season-long celebration of the 100th year of Loyola men’s DECEMBER . In their storied history, the Ramblers have produced 17 All-Americans, made five appearances in the NCAA Tournament and four in the NIT. Loyola won the 1963 2 UIC (NBC Sports Chicago) W, 85-61 6 at #5 Florida (SEC Network) W, 65-59 NCAA title and to this day remains the only school from the state of Illinois to have cap- 9 NORFOLK STATE (ESPN3) W, 80-52 tured the NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship. 16 at Milwaukee (ESPN3) L, 56-73 4 When the NCAA released the latest Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data last month, 22 at Missouri State * (NBC Sports Chicago) 8 p.m. Loyola was tied with five other schools, including four Ivy League members, for the No. 30 EVANSVILLE * (NBC Sports Chicago) 3 p.m. 1 spot in the nation at 99 percent. This marks the second straight year that Loyola has shared the top GSR position among NCAA Division I institutions. JANUARY 3 INDIANA STATE * (NBC Sports Chicago+) 7 p.m. LAST TIME OUT 7 at UNI * (CBS Sports Network or ESPNU) 1 or 3 p.m. 10 at Illinois State * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 4 Loyola had one of its worst shooting games of the year, connecting on only 38.5 per- 13 BRADLEY * (NBC Sports Chicago) 3 p.m. cent of its field goal attempts in a 73-56 loss at Milwaukee on December 16. 17 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * (NBCSCH+) 7 p.m. 4 Donte Ingram registered his third double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 21 at Valparaiso * (ESPNU/ESPN3) 3 p.m. rebounds to lead the Ramblers, who also received 12 points from and 10 24 at Drake * 7 p.m. points from Lucas Williamson. 28 UNI * (ESPNU) 3 p.m. 31 at Bradley * (NBC Sports Chicago) 7 p.m. MISSOURI VALLEY STANDINGS (through dec. 19)

FEBRUARY TEAM W L PCT. W L PCT. H A N 3 MISSOURI STATE * (CBS Sports Network) 1 p.m. 1. Loyola 0 0 .000 10 2 .833 6-0 2-2 2-0 2. Evansville 0 0 .000 10 2 .833 8-0 1-1 1-1 7 DRAKE * (NBC Sports Chicago) 7 p.m. 3. Bradley 0 0 .000 9 2 .818 6-0 1-1 2-1 10 at Indiana State * (ESPN3) 1 p.m. 4. Missouri State 0 0 .000 10 3 .769 5-1 2-1 3-1 14 VALPARAISO * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 5. Valparaiso 0 0 .000 9 3 .750 5-0 2-3 2-0 18 at Evansville * (ESPNU/ESPN3) 3 p.m. 6. UNI 0 0 .000 8 3 .727 6-0 0-1 2-2 21 at Southern Illinois * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 7. Southern Illinois 0 0 .000 7 4 .636 6-1 1-3 0-0 24 ILLINOIS STATE * (ESPN2/CBSSN) 1 or 3 p.m. 8. Illinois State 0 0 .000 6 6 .500 3-2 1-3 2-1 MARCH 9. Indiana State 0 0 .000 5 6 .455 4-1 1-2 0-3 10. Drake 0 0 .000 5 7 .417 3-0 0-5 2-2 MISSOURI VALLEY TOURNEY (ST. LOUIS, MO.) 1 vs. TBA $ (NBC Sports Chicago) TBA MEDIA INFORMATION 2 vs. TBA $ (NBC Sports Chicago) TBA 3 vs. TBA $ (CBS Sports Network) TBA LOYOLA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 4 vs. TBA $ (CBS) 1 p.m. Bill Behrns, Assistant AD - Communications/MBB Contact E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (773) 508-2497 4Cell Phone: (773) 469-6214 All times Central and subject to change Press Row: (773) 274-35504Twitter: @LoyolaRamblers4Website: www.loyolaramblers.com * denotes MVC game # denotes Savannah Invitational $ denotes MVC Championship 2017-18 LOYOLA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES LOYOLA AT MISSOURI STATE

TEAM COMPARISON NOTEBOOK LOYOLA - MISSOURI STATE - THE SERIES CATEGORY 4Loyola and Missouri State are meeting for the 10th time in a series that dates back 2017-18 Overall Record 10-2 10-3 to 1964. The Ramblers own a 6-3 edge in the all-time series and the teams have split RPI 120 131 the last four contests. Since joining The Valley, Loyola is 5-3 versus MSU. Scoring 76.1 73.8 4The teams split the regular-season series last year, with the home team winning Scoring Defense 66.0 62.9 each contest. When the teams last met, on January 31, Loyola rallied from an eight- Scoring Margin +10.1 +10.9 point deficit with 2:45 left in regulation to force overtime before falling, 82-81, at JQH Arena. Milton Doyle netted 21 points to lead Loyola. Field Goal Pct. .522 .463 4Loyola is 2-2 against the Bears in Springfield and five of the nine overall meetings Field Goal Pct. Defense .405 .378 between the teams have been decided by six points or less. 3-Pt Field Goals Per Game 7.8 6.4 4The Ramblers’ last two losses in the series have come by a combined four points. 3-Pt Field Goal Pct. .425 .346 Rebounds Per Game 34.3 41.6 SCOUTING MISSOURI STATE Rebounding Margin +3.0 +8.8 4Following a pedestrian 2-2 start to the season, Missouri State has won eight of its Assists Per Game 16.8 13.8 last nine games and is coming off of a 66-50 victory over Wright State on Tuesday. Turnovers Per Game 14.0 12.2 4The Bears are 5-1 at home this season and have won four straight at JQH Arena, but MSU has stumbled in its last three home MVC games since that 82-81 overtime Turnover Margin -1.2 -1.2 win against Loyola on January 31. Free Throw Pct. .708 .702 4MVC Preseason Player of the Year Alize Johnson has lived up to the hype so far Blocks Per Game 2.8 4.1 this season and comes into the conference opener averaging team highs of 14.0 Steals Per Game 5.3 4.8 points and 10.5 rebounds per contest. 4Seven other Bears are contributing at least 6.5 ppg, though Johnson is the only one LOYOLA WHEN... posting double figures. Senior guard J.T. Miller pitches in 9.8 ppg. 4Missouri State is shooting 46.3 percent from the field as a team, but the Bears Under 2017-18 Moser have dominated opponents on the glass to the tune of a Valley-best +8.8 rebounding Leading at halftime 8-0 70-23 margin. Trailing at halftime 2-2 21-77 CENTURY CLUB X 2 Tied at halftime 0-0 8-7 4Head coach Porter Moser, who is in his seventh season at Loyola, is one win shy Shoots 50% or higher 9-0 56-13 of becoming just the sixth coach in program history to guide the Ramblers to 100 Shoots 40% or lower 0-2 7-39 victories. Shoots higher than opponent 10-0 88-20 4With a 102-78 victory over UNC Wilmington on November 24, Moser recorded his Shoots lower than opponent 0-2 11-87 200th career victory as a head coach, spanning stints at three different schools. Opponent shoots 50% or higher 0-1 10-43 Opponent shoots 40% or lower 7-0 53-13 ACTION JACKSON Scores under 50 points 0-0 0-18 4Aundre Jackson, the 2016-17 Missouri Valley Conference Sixth Man of the Year, has been at his best in the last five league games, contributing 16.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg and Scores 50-59 pts 0-2 14-39 1.0 apg, and shooting 63.5 percent (33-for-52) from the field and 50 percent (4-for-8) Scores 60-69 pts 3-0 32-32 from three-point territory. Scores 70-79+ pts 1-0 29-16 4Last season, Jackson set a Loyola single-season record and narrowly missed Scores 80+ points 6-0 22-2 establishing a new Missouri Valley Conference record by connecting on an astound- Opp scores under 50 points 0-0 20-2 ing 66.9 percent (178-for-266) of his field goal attempts, a figure that ranked fourth in Opp scores 50-59 points 4-0 31-17 the nation. That mark came one year after he ranked fourth in the NJCAA in field goal Opp scores 60-69 points 4-0 32-24 percentage (64.9 percent) at McLennan College. He currently ranks 23rd in the NCAA Opp scores 70-79 points 1-1 12-31 with a .638 (67-for-105) field goal percentage. Opponent scores 80+ points 1-1 3-19 4The 6-foot-5 senior forward is putting up 17.5 points and 5.0 rebounds, while shoot- Equal/fewer rebounds 2-1 43-77 ing 65 percent (13-for-20) from the field and 50 percent (2-for-4) from three-point Decided by 5 points or less 1-0 22-34 distance, in his last two MVC road games. 4Jackson exploded for 23 points, on 10-of-12 shooting, in Loyola’s win at No. 5 Flor- Overtime games 0-0 3-8 ida on December 6, and in 10 career games in the month of December, is averaging Following a win 8-2 49-48 15.0 ppg and shooting 68.8 percent (64-for-93) from the field, 52.9 percent (9-for-17) Following a loss 2-0 44-57 from long distance, and 76.5 percent (13-for-17) from the charity stripe. In November 7-1 30-17 4 The Kennedale, Texas native, who got his Loyola career off to a rousing start in In December 3-1 27-16 2016-17 by scoring in double figures in each of the first 13 games, has helped the In January 0-0 17-35 Ramblers to a 14-5 record in his 19 career starts, averaging 13.5 ppg in those games. In February 0-0 15-43 4 Not since Booker Woodfox of Creighton in 2007-08 has a Missouri Valley Confer- In March 0-0 8-6 ence Sixth Man of the Year developed into a First Team All-MVC player the following season. 4 Jackson, who was named to the Savannah Invitational All-Tournament Team last month, has drained 19 of his last 37 (.514) attempts from three-point land dating back to last season. He averaged 19.5 ppg and 5.0 rpg in two meetings with Missouri State last year, hitting 12-of-20 (.600) shots from the field and 15-of-16 (.938) from the line. 2017-18 LOYOLA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES LOYOLA AT MISSOURI STATE

PORTER MOSER - head coach RAMBLINGS Overall Record: 204-208 4A victory at No. 5 Florida on December 6 was Loyola’s fourth over a Power 5 At Loyola: 99-107 conference opponent in the Porter Moser era. The Ramblers also own four more wins over Big East or Mountain West schools since the start of the 2011-12 campaign. In his 14th season as a head coach and seventh at 4The Ramblers have won seven of their last 10 games in the month of December. Loyola University Chicago, Porter Moser is known 4Loyola has lost four straight and six of its last seven road games in Valley play, as a tireles recruiter, master game tactician and with the lone win an 81-66 decision at Indiana State on January 28. The Ramblers’ last true teacher of the game. A graduate of Benet four MVC losses on the road have come by a collective seven points. Academy, Moser is a native of Naperville, Ill., and 4In its 10 wins, Loyola is putting up 80.4 ppg and shooting 55.2 percent (286-for-518) came to Loyola following a stint as the associate head coach at Saint Louis University under the from the field and 45.7 percent (85-for-186) from long distance. Conversely, in their late Rick Majerus. two losses, the Ramblers are mustering 59.5 ppg on 37.6 percent (41-for-109) shoot- ing from the field, including 25.7 percent (9-for-35) from three-point range. Moser has guided the Ramblers to the 2015 Col- 4The potent Loyola offense is putting up 81.4 ppg over its last five wins, connecting lege Basketball Invitational (CBI) title in the first on an incredible 56.9 percent (148-for-260) of its field goal tries, including a stagger- postseason berth since 1985, led them to seven wins over Power 5, Big East or Mountain West ing 58.2 percent (46-for-79) of its three-point attempts. conference schools, posted the most wins since 4The Ramblers, who tallied 74.5 ppg and shot 48.5 percent (236-for-487) from the 1985 (24 in 2014-15) and seen Loyola earn its first field and 42.6 percent (83-for-195) from deep in MVC road games last year, have Associated Press Top 25 votes since the historic struggled in true road games overall this season, posting 60.0 ppg on 43.6 percent run to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 1985. (89-for-204) from the field and 31.3 percent (20-for-64) from three-point territory. Milton Doyle, the first Chicago Public League STARTING LINEUPS recruit to attend Loyola in a decade, thrived under Moser’s tutelage and left as one of the program’s DATE OPPONENT GUARD GUARD GUARD FORWARD FORWARD all-time greats. The versatile guard not only Nov. 10 WRIGHT STATE Townes Custer Richardson Ingram Jackson became the first player in program history to earn First Team All-MVC accolades, but also is the first Nov. 12 EUREKA Townes Custer Richardson Ingram Jackson Rambler since Blake Schilb in 2007 to earn First Nov. 16 at UMKC Townes Custer Richardson Ingram Jackson Team National Association of Basketball Coaches Nov. 19 SAMFORD Townes Custer Ingram Jackson Krutwig (NABC) All-District recognition. Nov. 21 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE Townes Custer Ingram Jackson Krutwig Nov. 24 vs. UNC Wilmington Townes Custer Ingram Jackson Krutwig Named one of the top 50 assistant coaches in Nov. 25 vs. Kent State Townes Custer Ingram Jackson Krutwig the nation by Basketball Times in 2009, Moser Nov. 28 at Boise State Townes Custer Ingram Jackson Krutwig helped Saint Louis to a 69-61 overall record during Dec. 2 UIC Townes Custer Ingram Jackson Krutwig his four years on staff and his recruiting efforts Dec. 6 at Florida Townes Custer Ingram Jackson Krutwig helped land several of the Billikens’ players that Dec. 9 NORFOLK STATE Townes Williamson Ingram Jackson Krutwig guided the program to back-to-back NCAA Tour- Dec. 16 at Milwaukee Townes Williamson Ingram Jackson Krutwig nament berths. Dec. 22 at Missouri State No stranger to the Missouri Valley Conference, Dec. 30 EVANSVILLE Moser was the head coach at Illinois State from Jan. 3 INDIANA STATE 2003-07 and graduated from Creighton, which Jan. 7 at UNI was a member of the MVC at the time. Jan. 10 at Illinois State Jan. 13 BRADLEY Prior to his stint at Illinois State, Moser compiled Jan. 17 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS a 54-34 record in three seasons as head coach Jan. 21 at Valparaiso at Arkansas-Little Rock. Taking over the Trojans’ Jan. 24 at Drake program at only 31 years of age, Moser turned Jan. 28 UNI a 4-24 team into an 18-11 squad in one season, Jan. 31 at Bradley the greatest turnaround in Sun Belt Conference Feb. 3 MISSOURI STATE history. Feb. 7 DRAKE Feb. 10 at Indiana State MOSER YEAR-BY-YEAR Feb. 14 VALPARAISO Feb. 18 at Evansville Year School Feb. 21 at Southern Illinois Record Feb. 24 ILLINOIS STATE 2000-01 UALR 18-11 March. 2 TBA 2001-02 UALR 18-11 March. 3 TBA 2002-03 UALR 18-12 March 4 TBA 2003-04 Illinois State 10-19 2017-18 STARTING LINEUPS CAREER STARTS 2004-05 Illinois State 17-13 Ingram, Jackson, Townes, Custer, Richardson 3-0 2005-06 Illinois State 9-19 Donte Ingram 67 2006-07 Illinois State 15-16 Ingram, Jackson, Krutwig, Custer, Townes 6-1 Ben Richardson 65 2011-12 Loyola 7-23 Ingram, Jackson, Krutwig, Townes, Williamson 1-1 Marques Townes 46 2012-13 Loyola 15-16 42 2013-14 Loyola 10-22 Carson Shanks 39 2014-15 Loyola 24-13 Aundre Jackson 19 2015-16 Loyola 15-17 Cameron Krutwig 9 2016-17 Loyola 18-14 Bruno Skokna 2 2017-18 Loyola 10-2 Lucas Williamson 2 Totals 204-208 2017-18 LOYOLA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES LOYOLA AT MISSOURI STATE

RECORD BOOK DONTE’S INFERNO SCORING 4Donte Ingram had a breakthrough season in 2016-17, earning Third Team All-MVC and MVC Most Improved Team accolades after contributing 13.6 ppg and 6.8 rpg, 1. (1982-86) 2,914 while shooting 52.9 percent (145-for-274) from the field, and a league-best 45.8 per- 2. Keith Gailes (1988-91) 2,025 cent (54-for-118) from three-point range. 3. David Bailey (1999-2003) 1,933 4The Chicago native was one of four players to rank in the top 10 in the MVC in both 4. Blake Schilb (2003-07) 1,879 scoring and rebounding in 2016-17, joining Alize Johnson (Missouri State), Deontae 5. (1960-63) 1,749 Hawkins (Illinois State) and Jeremy Morgan (UNI). 6. Carl Golston (1983-86) 1,625 4Ingram, who is averaging 14.9 ppg and 7.3 rpg, while shooting 50 percent (49-for- 7. Darius Clemons (1978-82) 1,610 8. Milton Doyle (2013-17) 1,606 98) from the field, in his last nine MVC road games, went for 14 points and eight 9. Tony Parker (1973-77) 1,605 boards at Missouri State last January. In two games against the Bears last season, he 10. J.R. Blount (2005-09) 1,603 put up 15.5 ppg and 5.0 rpg and shot 52.6 percent (10-for-19) from the field. 36. Walt Gibler (2008-12) 1,041 4He is tallying 13.0 ppg and 8.0 rpg, connecting on 53.6 percent (15-for-28) of his 37. Wade Fuller (1967-70) 1,040 shots from the field, including 47.4 percent (9-for-19) from three-point distance, in the 38. Jim Coleman (1963-66) 1,026 last three games. Ingram was shooting 44.7 percent (38-for-85) from the field and 39. Ralph Vallot (1974-76) 1,023 35.6 percent (16-for-45) from three-point land in the first nine contests of the year. He 40. Ed Earle (1946-50) 1,018 has stepped up his rebounding, ripping down 8.0 rpg over the last 10 games, after 41. Paul Sheedy (1956-59) 1,000 Donte Ingram (2014-present) 966 grabbing 3.0 rpg in the season’s first two outings. 4After shooting 39 percent from the field as a sophomore, Ingram improved that number to 53 percent in 2016-17. He ranked first in the Valley in three-point field goal REBOUNDING percentage (.458) and sixth in field goal percentage (.529), while also placing third in rebounding (6.8) and 10th in scoring (13.6). Ingram nearly doubled his scoring average 1. LaRue Martin (19969-72) 1,062 from his sophomore to his junior season, going from 7.4 ppg to 13.6 ppg. 2. (1961-64) 1,017 4A MVC Player of the Year candidate this season, Ingram has scored in double fig- 3. Andy Polka (2006-11) 989 ures in 18 of his last 22 games. His brother, DaJuan Gouard, was a high-scoring guard 4. (1961-64) 982 for the Ramblers (2001-05) and ranked second on the team in scoring in 2004-05 5. Alfredrick Hughes (1981-85) 982 with 16.0 ppg. 26. Leon Young (2005-09) 562 27. Allan Norville (1956-59) 550 4Ingram is contributing 15.6 ppg, 7.7 rpg and 1.7 apg, sinking shots at a 52.6 percent 28. Ron Miller (1961-64) 545 (40-for-76) clip from the field, in his last seven games played in December. He was 29. Donte Ingram (2014-present) 531 named co-MVP of the Savannah Invitational last month and collected MVC Player of 30. Jack Carpenter (1954-56) 529 the Week honors on November 27. 4He enters Friday’s game needing 34 points to reach 1,000 for his career and recently topped the 500 career-rebound mark. Only 18 Ramblers in program annals MID-MAJOR TOP 25 POLL have accumulated 1,000 points and 500 boards in their career. Dec. 18, 2017 DISH AND SWISH 4A big key to Loyola’s early season success has been its willingness to share the Team Points basketball. Through games of December 18, the Ramblers ranked 20th in the nation 1. Gonzaga (31) 775 in total assists with 202. 2. Saint Mary’s 742 4One year after ranking 17th in the NCAA in field goal percentage, Loyola finds itself 3. BYU 662 among national leaders again this year, sitting seventh with a .522 accuracy rate. 4. Towson 590 The Ramblers drained a single-game program record 71.4 percent (25-for-35) of their 5. Albany 567 6. Loyola 564 field goal attempts against Norfolk State on December 9, while connecting on 76.9 7. UNI 544 percent (10-for-13) of their triple tosses, the second-highest mark in Loyola annals. 8. UT Arlington 542 4Entering this weekend’s action, the Ramblers sit eighth in the country with a .425 9. Louisiana 473 accuracy rate from three-point territory, led by Aundre Jackson’s staggering 54.2 10. Charleston 446 percent (13-for-24) mark. 11. Stephen F. Austin 384 4In an 85-61 victory over UIC on December 2, Loyola recorded an assist on an in- 12. Furman 308 credible 29 of 34 field goals. 13. Evansville 303 14. Valparaiso 287 LATER, GATORS 15. Georgia Southern 286 4Loyola’s 65-59 victory at No. 5 Florida on December 6 was its first over a top-five 16. Missouri State 281 opponent since a 63-62 victory over No. 4 Illinois on December 22, 1984. 17. UNC Greensboro 271 4It was also the Ramblers’ first victory over a nationally ranked foe since a 71-67 18. South Dakota 252 decision at No. 15 Butler on February 15, 2009. 19. New Mexico State 241 20. Northern Kentucky 212 4The win snapped a 12-game losing skid to ranked foes and was Loyola’s first-ever 21. Central Michigan 192 true road win over a top-five opponent. 22. UC Santa Barbara 159 23. Florida Gulf Coast 124 ALL IN THE FAMILY 24. UC Davis 99 4New to the Rambler coaching staff this season is assistant Drew Valentine, who 25. Portland State 77 spent the last two years on Greg Kampe’s staff at Oakland University, where he starred as a player. Valentine also has experience as a graduate assistant at Michi- gan State, where he helped the Spartans to the 2015 Final Four. 4Valentine’s younger brother, Denzel, is a key contributor for the and through games of December 18, was averaging 9.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 2.9 apg. 2017-18 LOYOLA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES LOYOLA AT MISSOURI STATE

2017-18 MVC PRESEASON POLL LIGHTS, CAMERON, ACTION MVC PRESEASON POLL 4Freshman center Cameron Krutwig made quite a splash in his Loyola debut versus Wright State on November 10, notching 17 points and seven boards off the bench 1. Missouri State (30) 381 in only 17 minutes of play. He is averaging 11.3 ppg, 8.3 rpg and 2.7 apg, while shoot- 2. UNI (8) 337 ing 63.6 percent (14-for-22) from the field in the last three outings after going for 5.0 3. Loyola (1) 321 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 4.0 apg, on 45.5 percent (5-for-11) shooting, in the previous pair of 4. Illinois State (1) 256 contests. 5. Southern Illinois 226 4His 17 points versus Wright State are the most by a Loyola freshman in a season 6. Valparaiso 214 opener since Milton Doyle dropped 18 points on Milwaukee on November 8, 2013. 7. Bradley 182 8. Indiana State 116 4Krutwig has started each of the last nine games since Ben Richardson went down 9. Evansville 88 with an injury, and is posting 8.1 ppg, 6.7 rpg and 2.7 apg in that role. He handed out a 10. Drake 79 season-best seven assists versus UIC on December 2, had a 14-point, eight-rebound, three-assist, three-steal effort at No. 5 Florida on December 6, and is averaging 11.0 MVC PRESEASON TEAM ppg and 8.5 rpg in the last two road games after only 2.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg in the first two contests on the road. First Team 4He pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds against Kent State on November 25, Alize Johnson, Missouri State the most caroms by a Loyola freshman since Christian Thomas gathered 13 boards at Donte Ingram, Loyola Toledo on December 10, 2011. Brenton Scott, Indiana State 4Named MVC Newcomer of the Week on December 11 following his performances Bennett Koch, UNI Reed Timmer, Drake at Florida and versus Norfolk State, Krutwig is dishing out 3.8 apg over the last four Aundre Jackson, Loyola contests, and through games of December 18, ranked third among Valley freshmen with 6.6 rpg. Second Team 4Despite his 6-foot-9, 260-pound frame, Krutwig, who has dropped 30 pounds Thik Bol, Southern Illinois since arriving on campus, is an exceptional passer and last season fell one assist shy Darrell Brown, Bradley of a quadruple double in a IHSA playoff victory over Larkin High School by recording Klint Carlson, UNI 20 points, 24 rebounds, 12 blocks and nine assists. Phil Fayne, Illinois State Ryan Taylor, Evansville Tevonn Walker, Valparaiso OUR KIND OF TOWNES 4After sitting out last season following a transfer from Fairleigh Dickinson, where Preseason Player of the Year he averaged 11.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.7 apg and 1.3 spg in 2015-16 and helped the Knights to Alize Johnson, Missouri State the NCAA Tournament, Marques Townes has made an immediate impact in 2017-18. 4He has scored in double figures in eight of Loyola’s first 12 games of 2017-18, but his production has dipped to 7.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, and 2.2 apg, on 38.2 percent (13-for-34) shooting in the last five contests, after putting up 15.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg, and 3.3 apg, while hitting 60.6 percent (40-for-66) from the field, in the first seven outings. 4In six games away from home this season, the 6-foot-4 guard is tallying 11.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 1.5 apg, and shooting 46.2 percent from the field (24-for-52) and 50 percent from three-point range (6-for-12). He poured in a season-high 23 points on November 24 versus UNC Wilmington, and his points at Milwaukee last weekend were his most since a -point effort versus Kent State on November 25. 4Loyola is 7-1 this season when Townes scores in double figures. He has drained 10 of his last 18 (.556) attempts from long distance after opening the year by hitting just 2 of his first 7 (.286) from beyond the arc. 4While at St. Joseph High School, Townes helped the team to three New Jersey State Non-Public A championships and was a teammate of current NBA star Karl-Anthony Towns as well as former Vanderbilt standout Wade Baldwin.

LOYOLA ADDS THREE NEWCOMERS IN EARLY SIGNING PERIOD 4Loyola announced the signing of three highly touted players during the early sign- ing period in November. 4Head coach Porter Moser received National Letters of Intent from 6-foot-9 center Franklin Agunanne (Abuja, Nigeria/La Lumiere), 6-foot-3 guard Isaiah Bujdoso (Hamilton, Ont./Sunrise Christian Academy), and 6-foot-3 guard Cooper Kaifes (Shawnee, Kan./Mill Valley). 4Agunanne is a four-star recruit and physical post presence, who helped La Lumi- ere to a high school national championship in 2016-17. 4A natural leader, Bujdoso, a point guard with a 6-foot-8-inch wingspan, put up 10 points and 4 assists per game at Sunrise Christian Academy last winter. 4Kaifes, a sharpshooting guard, poured in 21.0 ppg as a junior at Mill Valley High School last season and shot 45 percent from three-point range this summer on the Nike EYBL Circuit. 2017-18 LOYOLA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES LOYOLA AT MISSOURI STATE

AP TOP 25 POLL FLOOR GENERAL CUSTER Dec. 18, 2017 4Clayton Custer was a mainstay in the Loyola starting lineup since transferring from Iowa State before missing the last two games with an ankle injury. The 6-foot-1 guard Team Points had started the first 42 games of his Rambler career. 1. Villanova (45) 1,602 4Custer, who netted a season-high 20 points at UMKC on November 16, is averging 2. Michigan State (15) 1,560 14.3 ppg, 1.8 rpg and 3.5 apg, hitting shots at a 55.3 percent (21-for-38) clip from the 3. Arizona State (5) 1,429 field and 58.3 percent (7-for-12) from long range, in his last four true road games. 4. Duke 1,390 4Loyola is 3-1 in his career when he produces 20 or more points and is 14-3 when 5. North Carolina 1,332 he doles out four or more assists. Over his last three contests, the redshirt junior has 6. Miami 1,308 handed out 13 assists to only two turnovers (6.5 ratio). 7. Kentucky 1,231 8. Texas A&M 1,156 4He is averaging 13.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 3.9 apg and 1.3 spg, and shooting 52.4 percent 9. Xavier 1,073 (54-for-103) from the field in his last 12 games. Custer has drained 22 of his last 23 10. West Virginia 1,040 attempts (.957) from the foul line. 11. Wichita State 851 4Off the court, he excels in the classroom and was named First Team MVC Scholar- 12. Gonzaga 831 Athlete and was a member of the I-AAA Scholar-Athlete Team. 13. Virginia 796 4Custer and Ben Richardson were high school teammates at Blue Valley Northwest 14. Kansas 791 High School in Overland Park, Kansas, and helped the program to back-to-back 15. TCU 789 state titles and a remarkable 94-6 record during their four-year careers. They have 16. Purdue 706 17. Oklahoma 691 competed on the same team since the third grade. 18. Arizona 396 18. Baylor 396 HOME IS WHERE THE WINS ARE 20. Cincinnati 314 4Since the start of the 2013-14 season, Loyola has been dominant at home in non- 21. Tennessee 308 conference competition, posting a 32-3 (.914) record. 21. Texas Tech 308 4Loyola has reeled off 15 straight non-conference wins on the Gentile Arena floor, 23. Seton Hall 223 including a big victory over 2016-17 Mountain West Conference preseason favorite 24. Florida State 164 San Diego State last December. 25. Creighton 144 4The last non-conference foe to knock off the Ramblers at Gentile Arena was Cleve- land State (60-54), on December 16, 2015. 4Under head coach Porter Moser, the Ramblers are 40-4 (.909) in non-conference home games since he assumed the reins of the program for the 2011-12 season.

RANKED RAMBLERS 4Loyola is receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll that was released on USA TODAY COACHES POLL December 18. The Ramblers have not been ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll since the 1984-85 campaign, however, this is the second straight season Loyola has garnered Dec. 18, 2017 AP Top 25 votes, after it gathered nine votes in last week’s AP Poll. 4The Ramblers are also ranked No. 6 in this week’s CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Team Points Top 25 Poll and were ranked No. 33 in Andy’s Katz’s Power 36 last week. 1. Villanova (26) 794 2. Michigan State (6) 765 BIG BEN 3. Duke 676 4 4. North Carolina 654 Ben Richardson has been sidelined for the last four weeks after suffering a broken 4. Arizona State 654 hand in the team’s game at UMKC on November 16. 6. Kentucky 636 4One of the top perimeter defenders in the MVC, the 6-foot-3 senior guard ranked 7. Miami 590 eighth in the league with 1.3 spg in 2016-17. 8. Xavier 540 4In addition to his defensive prowess, Richardson had a terrific year shooting the 9. Texas AM 536 basketball in 2016-17, connecting on 42.3 percent (52-for-123) of his three-point tries, 10. West Virginia 508 a figure that placed him seventh in the conference. 11. Wichita State 449 4Richardson reached double figures in scoring on a personal-best 12 occasions last 12. TCU 418 season, netting a career-high 22 points, while also adding eight assists and three 13. Kansas 404 14. Virginia 387 steals, in the MVC opener at Drake. Loyola is now 13-6 in his career when he scores 15. Gonzaga 357 in double digits. 16. Purdue 353 4Dating back to last season, the Overland Park, Kansas native is putting up 9.2 ppg, 17. Oklahoma 300 2.3 rpg, 3.0 apg and 1.2 spg, while shooting 47.4 percent (13-for-28) from three-point 18. Baylor 210 territory, in his last six appearances. He had 14 points against Eureka on November 19. Arizona 199 12. 20. Tennessee 140 4In three career games at JQH Arena, Richardson is putting up 9.7 ppg and 2.7 rpg, 21. Texas Tech 129 1.3 apg and 1.0 spg, but is shooting a robust 57.1 percent (12-for-21) from beyond the 22. Seton Hall 126 arc. Over his last three games versus MVC foes, the senior guard is contributing 11.3 22. Cincinnati 126 24. Creighton 115 ppg, 2.3 rpg and 2.0 apg, connecting on 50 percent (12-for-24) of his field goal at- 25. Florida State 103 tempts. 38. Loyola 4 4Richardson, who majors in finance, was also hailed for his academic achieve- ments, earning MVC Honor Roll and MVC First Team Scholar-Athlete status in 2016- 17. In earning MVC Scholar-Athlete Team recognition, he and Custer made Loyola the only Valley school to boast two first-team honorees. 2017-18 LOYOLA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES LOYOLA AT MISSOURI STATE

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Won an Overtime Game: at UIC (81-75), 12/17/16 Shot 50% for a Game: Boise State (.532), 11/28/17 Lost an Overtime Game: at Missouri State (82-81), 1/31/17 Shot 60% for a Half: Indiana State (.696, second half), 1/28/17 Played Two Overtimes: at Northern Iowa (L, 72-69), 1/18/17 Shot Less Than 30% for a Game: UMKC (.291), 11/16/17 Played Three Overtimes: Detroit (W, 86-81), 2/1/82 Shot Less Than 30% for a Half: MVSU (.286, second half), 11/21/17 Made 25 Free Throws: Missouri State (29), 1/31/17 Shot 50% for a Game: Norfolk State (.714), 12/9/17 Made 30 Free Throws: Wichita State (31), 2/19/14 Shot 60% for a Half: Norfolk State (.667, second half), 12/9/17 Attempted 40 Free Throws: Milwaukee (43), 3/3/09 Shot Less Than 30% for a Game: vs. Southern Illinois (.273), 3/3/17 Scored 50 or More Points (1H): Drake (53), 12/29/16 Shot Less Than 30% for a Half: at Boise State (.259, first half), 11/28/17 Scored 50 or More Points (2H): Toledo (57), 11/27/15 Made 25 Free Throws: Indiana State (34), 1/30/16 Scored 20 or Less Points (1H): Indiana State (20), 2/15/17 Made 30 Free Throws: Indiana State (34), 1/30/16 Scored 20 or Less Points (2H): Mississippi Valley State (19), 11/21/17 Attempted 40 Free Throws: Indiana State (40), 1/30/16 Scored 100 Points: Drake (102), 12/29/16

Scored 50 or More Points (1H): UIC (52), 12/2/17 Scored 50 or More Points (2H): at Drake (57), 12/29/16 OPPOSING INDIVIDUAL Scored 20 or Less Points (1H): at Boise State (20), 11/28/17 Scored 20 Points: Brock Stull (23), Milwaukee, 12/16/17 Scored 20 or Less Points (2H): vs. UNC Asheville (20), 11/28/15 Scored 25 Points: Markis McDuffie (26), Wichita State, 1/11/17 Scored 100 Points: UNC Wilmington (102), 11/24/17 Scored 30 Points: Dennis Smith, Jr. (30), North Carolina State, 11/26/16 Scored 35 Points: Domonique Crawford (37), Youngstown State, 2/25/06 LOYOLA INDIVIDUAL Scored 40 Points: Henry Domercant (40), Eastern Illinois, 12/15/01 Grabbed 15 Rebounds: Ore Arogundade (15), Drake, 2/27/16 Scored 20 Points: Aundre Jackson (23), at Florida, 12/6/17 Grabbed 20 Rebounds: Egidijus Mockevicius (20), Evansville, 1/19/16 Scored 25 Points: Aundre Jackson (25), vs. UNC Wilmington, 11/24/17 Double-Double: Chris Sengfelder (10 pts, 12 reb), Boise State, 11/28/17 Scored 30 Points: Milton Doyle (35), at Bradley, 1/7/17 Handed Out 10 Assists: Fred VanVleet (10), Wichita State, 1/11/15 Scored 35+ Points: Milton Doyle (35), at Bradley, 1/7/17 Blocked 5 Shots: Tai Odiase (5), UIC, 12/2/17 Grabbed 15 Rebounds: Montel James (17), vs. Bradley, 3/3/16 Had 5 Steals: Justin Mitchell (5), Wright State, 11/10/17 Grabbed 20 Rebounds: Demetrius Williams (21), Milwaukee, 2/1/03 Four Players Reached Double Figures: Grant Benzinger (16), Mark Hughes (15) Double-Double: Donte Ingram (13 pts, 10 reb), at Milwaukee, 12/16/17 Everett Winchester (15), Justin Mitchell (13), Wright State, 11/10/17 Handed Out 10 Assists: Denzel Brito (10), Fordham, 11/26/11 Five Players Reached Double Figures: Justinian Jessup (20), Blocked 5 Shots: Ben Averkamp (5), at UIC, 1/15/10 Alex Hobbs (14), Zach Haney (13), Lexus Williams (12), Chris Sengfelder (10), Had 5 Steals: Milton Doyle (5), at UIC, 12/17/16 Boise State, 11/28/17 Four Players Reached Double Figures: Bruno Skokna (18), Donte Ingram (15), Two Players With Double-Figure Rebounds: Jordan Lauf (13), Cameron Krutwig (12), Adarius Avery (10), Norfolk State, 12/9/17 Steve Taylor, Jr. (10), Toledo, 12/20/16 Five Players Reached Double Figures: Aundre Jackson (14), Marques Townes (14), Two Players With Double-Doubles: Jordan Lauf (11 pts, 13 reb), Ben Richardson (14), Cameron Satterwhite (12), Donte Ingram (10), Eureka, 11/12/17 Steve Taylor, Jr. (10 pts, 10 reb), Toledo, 12/20/16 Two Players Scored 20 Pts: Aundre Jackson (25), Marques Townes (23) Two Players Scored 20 Points: De’Antae McMurray (24), Reed Timmer (23) vs. UNC Wilmington, 11/24/17 Drake, 12/29/16 Scored 20 Points in Consecutive Games: Aundre Jackson (23 vs. UIC, 23 at Florida, Dec. 2-6, 2017) Scored 20 Points in 3 Consecutive Games: Ben Averkamp (21 vs. Chicago State, 23 vs. Rockhurst, 22 at Canisius, Dec. 17-22, 2011) Two Players With Double-Figure Rebounds: Donte Ingram (11), Cameron Krutwig (11), vs. Kent State, 11/25/17 Two Players With Double-Doubles: Ben Averkamp (18 pts, 11 reb), Christian Thomas (12 pts, 13 reb) at Chicago State, 1/20/13 Double-Doubles in Consecutive Games: Montel James (14 pts, 10 reb at Missouri State; 14 pts, 10 reb vs. Wichita State, 2/21-24/16) Non-Starter Scored 20+ Points: Aundre Jackson (22), Missouri State, 1/15/17

2017-18 Loyola Men's Basketball Loyola Chicago Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 16, 2017) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 10-2 6-0 2-2 2-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 10-2 6-0 2-2 2-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 24 Jackson, Aundre 12-12 256 21.3 67-105 .6 3 8 13-24 .5 4 2 11-19 .5 7 9 10 36 46 3.8 27 0 19 22 4 9 158 13.2 00 Ingram, Donte 12-12 364 30.3 53-113 .4 6 9 25-64 .3 9 1 19-30 .6 3 3 6 80 86 7.2 18 0 20 23 7 7 150 12.5 13 Custer, Clayton 10-10 300 30.0 44-85 .5 1 8 13-34 .3 8 2 24-28 .8 5 7 2 20 22 2.2 18 0 42 15 0 13 125 12.5 05 Townes, Marques 12-12 324 27.0 53-100 .5 3 0 12-25 .4 8 0 25-35 .7 1 4 10 42 52 4.3 16 0 34 29 2 8 143 11.9 25 Krutwig, Cameron 12-9 295 24.6 35-61 .5 7 4 0-0 .0 0 0 29-37 .7 8 4 18 61 79 6.6 14 0 30 25 10 4 99 8.3 14 Richardson, Ben 3-3 94 31.3 6-14 .4 2 9 5-12 .4 1 7 4-7 .5 7 1 0 7 7 2.3 5 0 12 7 4 5 21 7.0 10 Avery, Adarius 4-0 62 15.5 8-18 .4 4 4 0-1 .0 0 0 9-13 .6 9 2 5 9 14 3.5 3 0 3 3 1 1 25 6.3 01 Williamson, Lucas 12-2 245 20.4 24-48 .5 0 0 13-28 .4 6 4 10-13 .7 6 9 4 19 23 1.9 28 0 13 12 2 8 71 5.9 04 Skokna, Bruno 12-0 193 16.1 19-34 .5 5 9 9-20 .4 5 0 13-15 .8 6 7 3 8 11 0.9 10 0 12 8 0 6 60 5.0 23 Satterwhite, Cameron 11-0 150 13.6 10-26 .3 8 5 3-12 .2 5 0 11-17 .6 4 7 1 22 23 2.1 17 0 12 12 2 0 34 3.1 12 Negron, Christian 7-0 57 8.1 3-10 .3 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 6-15 .4 0 0 2 8 10 1.4 10 0 2 5 1 1 12 1.7 32 Shanks, Carson 6-0 25 4.2 3-6 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 0.5 5 0 1 1 1 0 8 1.3 02 Baughman, Jake 8-0 18 2.3 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 1 5 0.6 44 DiNardi, Nick 5-0 10 2.0 1-5 .2 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 1 3 0.6 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.4 31 Boehm, Dylan 4-0 7 1.8 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 14 19 33 4 Total...... 12 2400 327-627 .5 2 2 94-221 .4 2 5 165-233 .7 0 8 77 335 412 34.3 174 0 202 168 34 63 913 76.1 Opponents...... 12 2401 287-709 .4 0 5 93-271 .3 4 3 125-186 .6 7 2 119 256 375 31.3 213 6 140 153 41 88 792 66.0

TEAM STATISTICS LUC OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 913 792 11/10/17 WRIGHT STATE W 84-80 2814 Points per game 76.1 66.0 11/12/17 EUREKA W 96-69 1135 Scoring margin +10.1 - 11/16/17 at UMKC W 66-56 1482 FIELD GOALS-ATT 327-627 287-709 11/19/17 SAMFORD W 88-67 1289 Field goal pct .5 2 2 .4 0 5 11/21/17 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY W 63-50 1133 3 POINT FG-ATT 94-221 93-271 11/24/17 vs UNCW W 102-78 485 3-point FG pct .4 2 5 .3 4 3 11/25/17 vs Kent State W 75-60 547 3-pt FG made per game 7.8 7.8 11/28/17 at Boise State L 53-87 3738 FREE THROWS-ATT 165-233 125-186 12/02/17 UIC W 85-61 3024 Free throw pct .7 0 8 .6 7 2 12/06/17 at Florida W 65-59 9012 F-Throws made per game 13.8 10.4 12/09/17 NORFOLK STATE W 80-52 1904 REBOUNDS 412 375 12/16/17 at Milwaukee L 56-73 1705 Rebounds per game 34.3 31.3 Rebounding margin +3.1 - * - Conference game ASSISTS 202 140 Assists per game 16.8 11.7 TURNOVERS 168 153 Turnovers per game 14.0 12.8 Turnover margin -1.2 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 0.9 STEALS 63 88 Steals per game 5.3 7.3 BLOCKS 34 41 Blocks per game 2.8 3.4 ATTENDANCE 11299 16969 Home games-Avg/Game 6-1883 4-3984 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-516

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Loyola Chicago 451 462 913 Opponents 405 387 792 2017-18 Loyola Men's Basketball Loyola Chicago Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Dec 16, 2017) All games

00 01 02 04 05 10 12 Opponent Date Score INGRAM,DON WILLIAMSON BAUGHMAN,J SKOKNA,BRU TOWNES,MAR AVERY,ADAR NEGRON,CHR WRIGHT STATE 11/10/17 84-80 W 2 1 - 4 - 2 0 - 0 - 0 DNP 0 - 0 - 1 1 6 - 5 - 4 DNP DNP EUREKA 11/12/17 96-69 W 1 0 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 2 3 - 0 - 0 3 - 4 - 2 1 4 - 7 - 5 DNP DNP at UMKC 11/16/17 66-56 W 8 - 8 - 3 0 - 0 - 0 DNP 0 - 1 - 0 1 2 - 9 - 3 DNP DNP SAMFORD 11/19/17 88-67 W 1 4 - 8 - 2 1 1 - 3 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 6 - 0 - 1 1 8 - 8 - 3 DNP 2 - 1 - 0 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 11/21/17 63-50 W 1 2 - 1 0 - 0 4 - 4 - 1 DNP 9 - 0 - 2 1 1 - 4 - 5 DNP 0 - 3 - 0 vs UNCW 11/24/17 102-78 W 1 4 - 9 - 2 6 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 2 3 - 6 - 3 DNP 4 - 1 - 0 vs Kent State 11/25/17 75-60 W 1 8 - 1 1 - 2 8 - 4 - 4 0 - 0 - 0 7 - 0 - 0 1 4 - 3 - 0 DNP 0 - 1 - 0 at Boise State 11/28/17 53-87 L 8 - 4 - 1 5 - 2 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 2 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 0 DNP 3 - 1 - 2 UIC 12/02/17 85-61 W 6 - 6 - 5 1 4 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 3 - 0 - 3 6 - 3 - 5 7 - 3 - 1 2 - 2 - 0 at Florida 12/06/17 65-59 W 1 1 - 8 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 DNP 0 - 0 - 0 2 - 1 - 2 5 - 4 - 1 DNP NORFOLK STATE 12/09/17 80-52 W 1 5 - 6 - 2 3 - 3 - 2 2 - 0 - 0 1 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 3 1 0 - 4 - 1 1 - 1 - 0 at Milwaukee 12/16/17 56-73 L 1 3 - 1 0 - 1 1 0 - 3 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 5 - 1 - 2 1 2 - 2 - 1 3 - 3 - 0 DNP

13 14 23 24 25 31 32 Opponent Date Score CUSTER,CLA RICHARDSON SATTERWHIT JACKSON,AU KRUTWIG,CA BOEHM,DYLA SHANKS,CAR WRIGHT STATE 11/10/17 84-80 W 1 8 - 4 - 0 5 - 2 - 6 3 - 2 - 0 4 - 5 - 3 1 7 - 7 - 2 DNP DNP EUREKA 11/12/17 96-69 W 6 - 3 - 3 1 4 - 3 - 4 1 2 - 6 - 2 1 4 - 9 - 3 6 - 6 - 4 0 - 0 - 1 6 - 0 - 0 at UMKC 11/16/17 66-56 W 2 0 - 2 - 3 2 - 2 - 2 3 - 1 - 0 1 8 - 3 - 1 3 - 6 - 0 DNP DNP SAMFORD 11/19/17 88-67 W 1 8 - 2 - 9 DNP 2 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 1 DNP DNP MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 11/21/17 63-50 W 1 3 - 1 - 4 DNP DNP 6 - 4 - 1 8 - 6 - 3 DNP DNP vs UNCW 11/24/17 102-78 W 1 3 - 1 - 4 DNP 0 - 4 - 2 2 5 - 5 - 2 8 - 6 - 2 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 vs Kent State 11/25/17 75-60 W 1 1 - 4 - 6 DNP 1 - 0 - 0 1 1 - 3 - 3 5 - 1 1 - 2 DNP 0 - 0 - 0 at Boise State 11/28/17 53-87 L 1 2 - 2 - 4 DNP 0 - 1 - 0 1 4 - 2 - 0 2 - 5 - 1 DNP 0 - 1 - 0 UIC 12/02/17 85-61 W 1 0 - 3 - 6 DNP 4 - 2 - 0 2 3 - 5 - 1 8 - 5 - 7 0 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 at Florida 12/06/17 65-59 W 4 - 0 - 3 DNP 4 - 4 - 3 2 3 - 2 - 2 1 4 - 8 - 3 DNP DNP NORFOLK STATE 12/09/17 80-52 W DNP DNP 3 - 1 - 2 8 - 3 - 3 1 2 - 8 - 3 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 at Milwaukee 12/16/17 56-73 L DNP DNP 2 - 0 - 2 3 - 3 - 0 8 - 9 - 2 DNP DNP

44 Opponent Date Score DINARDI,NI WRIGHT STATE 11/10/17 84-80 W DNP EUREKA 11/12/17 96-69 W 0 - 1 - 0 at UMKC 11/16/17 66-56 W DNP SAMFORD 11/19/17 88-67 W DNP MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 11/21/17 63-50 W DNP vs UNCW 11/24/17 102-78 W 2 - 0 - 0 vs Kent State 11/25/17 75-60 W DNP at Boise State 11/28/17 53-87 L 0 - 1 - 0 UIC 12/02/17 85-61 W 0 - 0 - 0 at Florida 12/06/17 65-59 W DNP NORFOLK STATE 12/09/17 80-52 W 0 - 1 - 0 at Milwaukee 12/16/17 56-73 L DNP 2017-18 Loyola Men's Basketball Loyola Chicago Team Game-by-Game (as of Dec 16, 2017) All games

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Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg WRIGHT STATE 11/10/17 84-80 W 28-51 .5 4 9 7-20 .3 5 0 21-32 .6 5 6 10 22 32 32.0 20 18 19 3 10 84 84.0 EUREKA 11/12/17 96-69 W 37-71 .5 2 1 11-31 .3 5 5 11-16 .6 8 8 12 35 47 39.5 8 26 8 6 6 96 90.0 at UMKC 11/16/17 66-56 W 22-45 .4 8 9 5-17 .2 9 4 17-23 .7 3 9 6 27 33 37.3 17 12 18 4 4 66 82.0 SAMFORD 11/19/17 88-67 W 29-47 .6 1 7 11-23 .4 7 8 19-26 .7 3 1 5 26 31 35.8 16 18 9 3 2 88 83.5 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 11/21/17 63-50 W 22-44 .5 0 0 5-16 .3 1 3 14-18 .7 7 8 5 31 36 35.8 18 16 16 5 3 63 79.4 vs UNCW 11/24/17 102-78 W 36-60 .6 0 0 10-18 .5 5 6 20-26 .7 6 9 5 31 36 35.8 15 18 14 0 8 102 83.2 vs Kent State 11/25/17 75-60 W 27-53 .5 0 9 12-22 .5 4 5 9-12 .7 5 0 8 32 40 36.4 15 17 15 0 4 75 82.0 at Boise State 11/28/17 53-87 L 21-57 .3 6 8 5-16 .3 1 3 6-10 .6 0 0 3 20 23 34.8 11 9 13 4 5 53 78.4 UIC 12/02/17 85-61 W 34-62 .5 4 8 8-14 .5 7 1 9-16 .5 6 3 5 27 32 34.4 14 29 9 0 8 85 79.1 at Florida 12/06/17 65-59 W 26-50 .5 2 0 6-12 .5 0 0 7-9 .7 7 8 7 25 32 34.2 12 14 15 4 6 65 77.7 NORFOLK STATE 12/09/17 80-52 W 25-35 .7 1 4 10-13 .7 6 9 20-29 .6 9 0 5 31 36 34.4 13 16 20 1 3 80 77.9 at Milwaukee 12/16/17 56-73 L 20-52 .3 8 5 4-19 .2 1 1 12-16 .7 5 0 6 28 34 34.3 15 9 12 4 4 56 76.1 Loyola Chicago 913 327-627 . 5 2 2 94-221 . 4 2 5 165-233 . 7 0 8 77 335 412 34.3 174 202 168 34 63 913 76.1 Opponents 792 287-709 . 4 0 5 93-271 . 3 4 3 125-186 . 6 7 2 119 256 375 31.3 213 140 153 41 88 792 66.0

Games played: 12 Rebounds/game: 34.3 Points/game: 76.1 Assists/game: 16.8 FG Pct: 52.2 Turnovers/game: 14.0 3FG Pct: 42.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.2 FT Pct: 70.8 Steals/game: 5.3 Blocks/game: 2.8 2017-18 Loyola Men's Basketball Loyola Chicago Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Dec 16, 2017) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg WRIGHT STATE 11/10/17 84-80 W 26-54 .4 8 1 9-20 .4 5 0 19-25 .7 6 0 8 20 28 28.0 25 16 20 2 9 80 80.0 EUREKA 11/12/17 96-69 W 26-67 .3 8 8 12-29 .4 1 4 5-6 .8 3 3 7 24 31 29.5 14 16 12 4 4 69 74.5 at UMKC 11/16/17 66-56 W 16-55 .2 9 1 9-30 .3 0 0 15-19 .7 8 9 11 22 33 30.7 20 6 15 4 7 56 68.3 SAMFORD 11/19/17 88-67 W 24-60 .4 0 0 7-27 .2 5 9 12-16 .7 5 0 12 16 28 30.0 20 12 9 0 5 67 68.0 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 11/21/17 63-50 W 20-59 .3 3 9 2-12 .1 6 7 8-14 .5 7 1 13 19 32 30.4 20 6 11 2 8 50 64.4 vs UNCW 11/24/17 102-78 W 29-69 .4 2 0 8-26 .3 0 8 12-20 .6 0 0 14 21 35 31.2 19 18 16 4 7 78 66.7 vs Kent State 11/25/17 75-60 W 21-58 .3 6 2 8-22 .3 6 4 10-16 .6 2 5 10 20 30 31.0 19 11 8 2 6 60 65.7 at Boise State 11/28/17 53-87 L 33-62 .5 3 2 16-28 .5 7 1 5-6 .8 3 3 7 34 41 32.2 13 17 15 5 8 87 68.4 UIC 12/02/17 85-61 W 23-49 .4 6 9 4-14 .2 8 6 11-19 .5 7 9 4 26 30 32.0 14 7 19 7 4 61 67.6 at Florida 12/06/17 65-59 W 24-65 .3 6 9 2-19 .1 0 5 9-14 .6 4 3 18 18 36 32.4 14 7 8 3 9 59 66.7 NORFOLK STATE 12/09/17 80-52 W 19-58 .3 2 8 7-22 .3 1 8 7-13 .5 3 8 12 9 21 31.4 23 11 12 1 13 52 65.4 at Milwaukee 12/16/17 56-73 L 26-53 .4 9 1 9-22 .4 0 9 12-18 .6 6 7 3 27 30 31.3 12 13 8 7 8 73 66.0 Opponents 792 287-709 . 4 0 5 93-271 . 3 4 3 125-186 . 6 7 2 119 256 375 31.3 213 140 153 41 88 792 66.0 Loyola Chicago 913 327-627 . 5 2 2 94-221 . 4 2 5 165-233 . 7 0 8 77 335 412 34.3 174 202 168 34 63 913 76.1

Games played: 12 Rebounds/game: 31.3 Points/game: 66.0 Assists/game: 11.7 FG Pct: 40.5 Turnovers/game: 12.8 3FG Pct: 34.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.9 FT Pct: 67.2 Steals/game: 7.3 Blocks/game: 3.4 LOYOLA MENʼS BASKETBALL

Donte Ingram G FG% 3FG% FT% PTS REB AST Preseason First Team All-MVC ... Opened MVC play last year with 30-point, 10-re- bound effort at Drake ... Put up 15.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.0 spg, 53% FG (10- 6-6, 215, Sr., G/F 12 .469 .391 .633 12.5 7.2 1.7 for-19), 57% 3FG (4-for-7) vs. Missouri State last season ... Averaging 14.0 ppg, 0 Chicago, Ill. Career High Points: 30 at Drake, 12/29/16 8.0 rpg, 61% FG (11-for-18), 50% 3FG (6-for-12) in last 2 outings ... Hit 8 of last 10 Career High Rebounds: 12 vs. Southern Illinois, 3/3/17 FT (.800) ... 14.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 50% FG (49-for-98) in last 9 road MVC games. Lucas Williamson G FG% 3FG% FT% PTS REB AST Starter in each of last 2 contests ... Posting 7.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 50% FG (9-for-18), 46% 3FG (5-for-11) in last 4 games ... Hit 6 of last 7 FT (.857) ... Drained 11 of 6-4, 190, Fr., G 12 .500 .464 .769 5.9 1.9 1.1 last 21 3FG (.524) ... Had 10 points at Milwaukee ... Recording 6.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1 Chicago, Ill. Career High Points: 14 vs. UIC, 12/2/17 1.2 apg in last 5 games away from home ... Won a pair of IHSA titles at Whitney Career High Rebounds: 4 on two occasions Young HS and as a frosh was teammates with Jahlil Okafor. Bruno Skokna G FG% 3FG% FT% PTS REB AST Averaging 6.3 ppg, 60% FG (18-for-30) and 50% 3FG (8-for-16) in last 9 outings after 0.9 ppg, 12% FG (2-for-17) and 18% 3FG (2-for-11) in previous 10 games 6-4, 175, So., G 12 .559 .450 .867 5.0 0.9 1.0 ... Loyola is 12-0 in his career when he scores 6+ points ... Hit 11 of his last 12 FT 4 Zagreb, Croatia Career High Points: 18 vs. Norfolk State, 12/9/17 (.917) ... Hit 7 of last 12 FG (.583) away from home ... 11.5 ppg in last 2 outings Career High Rebounds: 6 vs. San Diego State, 12/3/16 ... Had 18 points vs. Norfolk ... Posting 4.0 ppg, 1.0 apg, 100% FG vs. Missouri St. Marques Townes G FG% 3FG% FT% PTS REB AST Tallying 11.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 46% FG (24-for-52), 50% 3FG (6-for-12) in 6 games away from home ... Hit 20 of last 26 FT (.769) ... Made 10 of last 18 3FG (.556) 6-4, 210, R-Jr., G 12 .530 .480 .714 11.9 4.3 2.8 after opening 2-for-7 (.286) ... Held to 7.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 38% FG (13-for-34) in last 5 Edison, N.J. Career High Points: 26 vs. Mount St. Maryʼs, 1/24/16 Career High Rebounds: 12 at Lafayette, 12/9/15 Adarius Avery G FG% 3FG% FT% PTS REB AST UIC in his Loyola debut ... Posting 4.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg on the road ... Hit 7 of last 8 FT 6-5, 190, Jr., G 4 .444 .000 .692 6.3 3.5 0.8 (.875) ... Had 10 points vs. Norfolk State ... Ranked second in the nation last year 10 Arlington, Tenn. Career High Points: 10 vs. Norfolk State, 12/9/17 with 24.1 ppg at Connors State CC ... Scored in double digits in all 34 games in Career High Rebounds: 4 on two occasions 2016-17, netting 30+ points 8 times ... Also ripped down 10.9 rpg in 2016-17. Christian Negron G FG% 3FG% FT% PTS REB AST Missed 4 games this year due to injury ... Posting 2.3 ppg, 1.0 rpg away from home this year ... Totaled 3 points and 2 assists at Boise State ... As a junior at 6-7, 215, Fr., F 7 .300 .000 .400 1.7 1.4 0.3 Larkin HS, produced 16.2 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 4.2 apg, 3.0 bpg, 2.2 spg en route to 12 Elgin, Ill. Career High Points: 4 vs. UNC Wilmington, 11/24/17 all-state recognition ... Played for the Puerto Rican National Team at the U18 FIBA Career High Rebounds: 3 vs. MVSU, 11/21/17 Americas, leading the team in scoring (13.4) and rebounding (13.6). Clayton Custer G FG% 3FG% FT% PTS REB AST Over his last 3 contests, has 13 assists and 2 turnovers ... Drained 22 of last 23 FT (.957) ... LU is 3-1 in his career when he scores 20+ ... In last 6 MVC road games, 6-1, 185, R-Jr., G 10 .518 .382 .857 12.5 2.2 4.2 is posting 14.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.3 apg, 61% FG (30-for-49), 65% 3FG (17-for-26) ... 13 Overland Park, Kan. Career High Points: 22 vs. IU Northwest, 11/13/16 Drained 6 of last 12 3FG (.500) after opening year 7-for-22 (.318) ... Recorded 15 Career High Assists: 9 vs. Samford, 11/19/17 points at Missouri State last year ... Missed last 2 games with ankle injury. Ben Richardson G FG% 3FG% FT% PTS REB AST Missed last 9 contests with a broken hand ... Had started previous 35 games ... 6-3, 195, Sr., G 3 .429 .417 .571 7.0 2.3 4.0 games, is accounting for 9.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.2 spg, shooting 47% 3FG 14 Overland Park, Kan. Career High Points: 22 at Drake, 12/29/16 (18-for-38) ... Posting 11.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.0 apg, 50% FG (12-for-24), 50% 3FG Career High Rebounds: 8 at NC State, 11/26/16 (8-for-16) in last 3 vs. MVC teams ... Had 10 points at Missouri State last year. Cameron Satterwhite G FG% 3FG% FT% PTS REB AST Converted 16 of last 37 FG (.432) ... Scored a career-best 12 points and grabbed 6 boards vs. Eureka Nov. 12 ... LU is 2-0 in career when he scores 10+ points ... In 6-4, 175, So., G 11 .385 .250 .647 3.1 2.1 1.1 last 3 MVC games, is tallying 6.3 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 1.3 spg, 64% FG (7-for-11), 50% 23 Gilbert, Ariz. Career High Points: 12 vs. Eureka, 11/12/17 3FG (2-for-4) ... Hit 8 of last 10 FT (.800) ... Notching 4.5 ppg, 1.5 spg, 50% FG Career High Rebounds: 6 on two occasions 3-for-6) in last 2 MVC road tilts ... Sister, Lauryn, plays basketball at Northwestern. Aundre Jackson G FG% 3FG% FT% PTS REB AST Ranks 23rd in NCAA in FG% (.638) ... Converted 40 of last 54 FT (.741) ... Loyola is 14-5 in his career starts ... Hit 11 of last 17 3FG (.647) after opening year 2-for-7 6-5, 230, Sr., F 12 .638 .542 .579 13.2 3.8 1.6 (.286) ... Had 23 points (10-for-12 FG) at Florida ... Put up 19.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 60% 24 Kennedale, Texas Career High Points: 25 vs. UNC Wilmington, 11/24/17 FG (12-for-20), 94% FT (15-for-16) vs. Missouri State last year ... Last 2 MVC road Career High Rebounds: 9 vs. Eureka, 11/12/17 games, is posting 17.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 65% FG (13-for-20), 50% 3FG (2-for-4). Camreon Krutwig G FG% 3FG% FT% PTS REB AST Averaging 11.3 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.3 bpg, 1.0 spg in last 3 outings ... In 9 career starts, is producing 8.1 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 2.7 apg, 58% FG ... Notched 14 points, 6-9, 260, Fr., C 12 .574 .000 .784 8.3 6.6 2.5 8 boards at Florida ... LU is 8-1 when he grabs 6+ rebounds ... Tallying 11.0 ppg, 25 Algonquin, Ill. Career High Points: 17 vs. Wright State, 11/10/17 8.5 rpg, 2.5 apg, 56% FG (10-for-18) in last 2 road games ... Dishing out 3.8 apg Career High Rebounds: 11 vs. Kent State, 11/25/17 in last 4 contests ... His 1,281 career rebounds ranks 8th in Illinois HS history. Carson Shanks G FG% 3FG% FT% PTS REB BPG Nov. 12 in his Rambler debut ... Scored in double digits 14 times in his career ... 7-0, 245, Gr., C 6 .500 .000 1.000 1.3 0.5 0.2 Hit 13 of his last 19 FG (.684) ... Putting up 5.8 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 63% FG (20-for-32) 32 Apple Valley, Minn. Career High Points: 17 at UNI, 12/10/16 in last 8 December games ... Scored career-best 17 points at UNI last year ... Hit 7 Career High Rebounds: 12 at Southern Utah, 2/5/15 of his last 8 FT (.875) dating back to last year ... Grabbing 1.0 rpg in road games. 2017-18 LOYOLA CHICAGO MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER

NUMERICAL NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/LAST COLLEGE 0 Donte Ingram G/F 6-6 Sr. Chicago, Ill./Simeon 1 Lucas Williamson G 6-4 Fr. Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young 2 Jake Baughman G 6-3 So. Bloomington, Ill./Central Catholic 4 Bruno Skokna G 6-4 So. Zagreb, Croatia 5 Marques Townes G 6-4 R-Jr. Edison, N.J./St. Joseph/Fairleigh Dickinson 10 Adarius Avery G 6-5 Jr. Arlington, Tenn./Arlington/Connors State CC 12 Christian Negron F 6-7 Fr. Elgin, Ill./Larkin 13 Clayton Custer G 6-1 R-Jr. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley Northwest/Iowa State 14 Ben Richardson G 6-3 Sr. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley Northwest 23 Cameron Satterwhite G 6-4 So. Gilbert, Ariz./Gilbert Christian 24 Aundre Jackson F 6-5 Sr. Kennedale, Texas/Kennedale/McLennan CC 25 Cameron Krutwig C 6-9 Fr. Algonquin, Ill./Jacobs 31 Dylan Boehm F 6-5 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola 32 Carson Shanks C 7-0 Gr. Apple Valley, Minn./Prior Lake/North Dakota 44 Nick DiNardi F 6-7 Sr. Palos Park, Ill./Providence Catholic Aher Uguak # F 6-7 So. Edmonton, Alberta/Harry Ainlay/New Mexico

# must sit out the 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Porter Moser (Creighton, 1990) Assistant Coach: Bryan Mullins (Southern Illinois, 2009) Assistant Coach: Drew Valentine (Oakland, 2013) Assistant Coach: Matt Gordon (Illinois State, 2006) Director of Basketball Operations: Jevon Mamon (Barat, 2004) Graduate Assistant: London Dokubo (Loyola, 2015)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Baughman - Boffman Skokna - Skoke-na Marques - Marcus Adarius - Uh-dare-ee-us Negron - Negrahn Aundre - Andre Boehm - Baym Moser - Mozer Mamon - May-min Dokubo - Doe-koo-bo