Loyola Ramblers men's basketball

History

Racial integration

The Loyola University Chicago teams of the early 1960s, coached by George Ireland, are thought to be responsible for ushering in a new era of racial equality in the sport by shattering all remaining color barriers in NCAA men's basketball. Beginning in 1961, Loyola broke the longstanding gentlemen's agreement (not to play more than three black players at any given time), putting as many as four black players on the court at every game. For the 1962–63 season, Ireland played four black Loyola starters in every game. That season, Loyola also became the first team in NCAA Division I history to play an all-black lineup, doing so in a game against Wyoming on December 29, 1962. In that season's NCAA tournament, Loyola defeated the all-white team of then-segregated Mississippi State by a score of 61–51, a game especially notable because the Bulldogs defied a state court order prohibiting them from playing against a school with black players. The game has since been dubbed the "Game of Change" in popular culture.

In 1963, Loyola shocked the nation and changed college basketball forever by starting four black players in the NCAA championship game. Loyola's 1963 NCAA title was historic not only for the racial makeup of Loyola's team, but also due to the fact that Cincinnati had started three black players, making seven of the 10 starters in the 1963 NCAA Championship game black.

Home venues

The team's original home venue was the on-campus Alumni Gym. However, Loyola later moved to play their games at DePaul University's Alumni Hall, and subsequently moved around, with stints at Northwestern University's McGaw Memorial Hall (today known as Welsh Ryan Arena), the University of Illinois at Chicago's Illinois-Chicago Pavilion, and the Chicago Stadium.

• From 1987 until 1989, Loyola played at the International Amphitheatre, but suffered poor attendance at that venue. From 1989 until 1994, the team played at the Rosemont Horizon (today known as the "Allstate Arena"), but suffered low attendance at the venue and moved back to the on-campus Alumni Gym in 1994. In 1996, the team moved into their current on-campus home, the Joseph J. Gentile Arena, which replaced Alumni Hall.

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Ramblers have appeared in eight NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 15–7. They were National Champions in 1963. On March 24, 2018, the Ramblers defeated Kansas State 78–62 to advance to play in their second Final Four in school history.

NIT results

The Ramblers have appeared in seven National Invitation Tournaments. They reached the championship game twice, and won the third place consolation game once. Their combined record is 9–6.

CBI results

The Ramblers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) once, winning it in 2015. Their record is 5–0.

Retired numbers

Main article: List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers

, eight players have had their jerseys retired by the school.

Awards

All-Americans

• 1929, 1930 – Charlie "Feed" Murphy
• 1937 – Marv Colen
• 1938, 1939 – Mike Novak
• 1938, 1939 – Wibs Kautz
• 1948 – Jack Kerris
• 1952 – Nick Kladis
• 1962, 1963 – Jerry Harkness
• 1967 – Jim Tillman
• 1970, 1972 – LaRue Martin
• 1982 – Wayne Sappleton
• 1985 – Alfredrick Hughes
• 2006 – Blake Schilb (Honorable Mention)
• 2018 – Clayton Custer (Honorable Mention)
• 2021 – Cameron Krutwig (Third Team)

Academic All-Americans

• 2013 – Ben Averkamp (Second Team)
• 2019 – Clayton Custer (Third Team)
• 2021 – Cameron Krutwig (Second Team)

MCC/Missouri Valley Coach of the Year

• 1985 – Gene Sullivan
• 2018 – Porter Moser{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-loyola-porter-moser-coach-of-year-20180301-story.html|title=Loyola's Porter Moser named coach of the year in the Missouri Valley Conference|last1=Ryan|first1=Shannon|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=March 1, 2018|access-date=March 17, 2018

MCC/Horizon League/Missouri Valley Player of the Year

• 1981 – Darius Clemons
• 1982 – Wayne Sappleton
• 1983, 1984, 1985 – Alfredrick Hughes
• 1987 – Andre Moore
• 2018 – Clayton Custer
• 2019 – Marques Townes
• 2021 – Cameron Krutwig

MCC/Horizon League/Missouri Valley First Team

• 1981 – Darius Clemons
• 1981, 1982 – Wayne Sappleton
• 1983, 1984, 1985 – Alfredrick Hughes
• 1984, 1986 – Carl Golston
• 1985 – Andre Battle
• 1986, 1987 – Andre Moore
• 1987 – Bernard Jackson
• 1988 – Gerald Hayward
• 1990, 1991 – Keith Gailes
• 1992 – Keir Rogers
• 1998, 1999 – Javan Goodman
• 2001, 2002 –
• 2004 – Paul McMillan
• 2005, 2006, 2007 – Blake Schilb
• 2017 – Milton Doyle
• 2018 – Clayton Custer
• 2019 – Marques Townes
• 2019, 2020, 2021 – Cameron Krutwig

MCC/Horizon League/Missouri Valley Second Team

• 1980, 1982 – Darius Clemons
• 1983 – Andre Battle
• 1985 – Carl Golston
• 1985 – Andre Moore
• 1988 – Kenny Miller
• 1989 – Keith Gailes
• 1994 – Vernell Brent
• 1996, 1997 – Derek Molis
• 2000 – Earl Brown
• 2003 – David Bailey
• 2012, 2013 – Ben Averkamp
• 2018 – Donte Ingram
• 2021 – Lucas Williamson

Missouri Valley Conference Third Team

• 2017 – Donte Ingram
• 2018 – Cameron Krutwig
• 2019 – Clayton Custer
• 2020 – Tate Hall
• 2021 – Aher Uguak

MCC/Horizon League/Missouri Valley All-Defensive Team

• 1998, 2000 – Earl Brown
• 2004 – Demetrius Williams
• 2006, 2007 – Majak Kou
• 2018 – Ben Richardson
• 2020 – Lucas Williamson
• 2021 – Aher Uguak
• 2021 – Lucas Williamson

MCC/Horizon League/Missouri Valley Newcomer of the Year

• 1984 – Carl Golston
• 1986 – Bernard Jackson
• 1988 – Kenny Miller
• 1989 – Keith Gailes
• 2003 – Paul McMillan
• 2014 – Milton Doyle

MCC/Horizon League/Missouri Valley All-Newcomer Team

• 1988 – Kenny Miller
• 1993 – Vernell Brent
• 1996 – Derek Molis
• 1999 – Chris Williams
• 2003 – Paul McMillan
• 2003 – Demetrius Williams
• 2006 – Leon Young
• 2014 – Milton Doyle
• 2017 – Aundre Jackson
• 2018 – Cameron Krutwig
• 2020 – Tate Hall
• 2021 – Braden Norris

Missouri Valley Freshman of the Year

• 2014 – Milton Doyle
• 2018 – Cameron Krutwig

Missouri Valley All-Freshman Team

• 2014 – Milton Doyle
• 2018 – Cameron Krutwig
• 2018 – Lucas Williamson
• 2019 – Cooper Kaifes
• 2020 – Marquise Kennedy

Missouri Valley Sixth Man of the Year

• 2017 – Aundre Jackson

Missouri Valley Defensive MVP

• 2018 – Ben Richardson
• 2021 – Lucas Williamson

MCC/Horizon League/Missouri Valley Tournament MVP

• 1983, 1985 – Alfredrick Hughes
• 2018 – Donte Ingram
• 2021 – Cameron Krutwig

MCC/Horizon League/Missouri Valley All-Tournament Team

• 1980, 1982 – Darius Clemons
• 1982 – Wayne Sappleton
• 1983, 1985 – Alfredrick Hughes
• 1984, 1985 – Carl Golston
• 1985 – Andre Battle
• 1986 – Carl Golston
• 1987 – Bernard Jackson
• 1987 – Andre Moore
• 1989, 1990, 1991 – Keith Gailes
• 1992 – Keir Rogers
• 2002 – David Bailey
• 2002 – Ryan Blankson
• 2005, 2007 – Blake Schilb
• 2018 – Donte Ingram, Ben Richardson, Marques Townes
• 2021 – Cameron Krutwig, Braden Norris

Ramblers in the NBA draft

Ramblers players in the NBA/ABA

• Wilbert Kautz (1947)
• Mickey Rottner (1947–1948)
• Jack Dwan (1949)
• Mike Novak (1949–1950)
• Jerry Nagel (1950)
• Jack Kerris (1950–1953)
• Don Hanrahan (1953)
• Ed Earle (1954)
• Jerry Harkness (1964–1969)
• Les Hunter (1965–1973)
• LaRue Martin (1973–1976)
• Andre Wakefield (1979–1980)
• Wayne Sappleton (1985)
• Alfredrick Hughes (1986)
• Andre Moore (1988)
• Milton Doyle (2017–2018)

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