The 2021–22 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represents Loyola University Chicago during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
The Ramblers, led by first-year head coach Drew Valentine, play their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.
On November 16, 2021, Loyola announced that this will be the last season for the team in the MVC as they will join the Atlantic 10 Conference in July 2022.
Previous season
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Ramblers finished the 2020–21 season 26–5, 16–2 in MVC play to win the regular season championship.
They defeated Southern Illinois, Illinois State, and Drake to win the MVC Tournament championship.
As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 seed in the Midwest region.
There they defeated No. 9-seeded Georgia Tech and upset No. 1-seeded Illinois to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.
In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Oregon State.
On April 3, 2021, head coach Porter Moser left Loyola to accept the head coaching position at Oklahoma.
A few days later, the school announced that assistant coach Drew Valentine would take over as the Ramblers' head coach.
Offseason
Coaching changes
On April 20, Valentine announced the hiring of assistant coaches Amorrow Morgan, Sean Dwyer, and Patrick Wallace.
Former Oakland associate head coach Dan Hipsher was named special assistant to the head coach.
Departures
Incoming transfers
2021 Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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|- !colspan=9 style=| Regular season
|- !colspan=12 style=| MVC Tournament Rankings
*Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.
References
Loyola Category:Loyola Ramblers men's basketball seasons Loyola Ramblers men Category:2020 in Illinois Category:2020s in Chicago
