2015–16 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

2015–16 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	15–17 (7–11 MVC)
Head coach	Porter Moser (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Bennie Seltzer Emanuel Dildy Matt Gordon
Home arena	Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by fifth year head coach Porter Moser, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 7–11 in Missouri Valley play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Bradley in the first round of the Missouri Valley tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Wichita State.

The Ramblers finished the season 24–13, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Rider, Oral Roberts, and Seattle to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Louisiana–Monroe. They defeated Louisiana–Monroe 2 games to 0 to become the CBI champions.

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Roosevelt Smart PG	Palatine, IL	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 24, 2014
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Pernell Adgei SF	Dumfries, VA	Fishburne Military School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A	Oct 23, 2014
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2015–16 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Donte Ingram 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Simeon Chicago, IL G 2 Earl Peterson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Rayton South Coffeyville CC Raytown, MO G 4 Devon Turk 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Westbury Christian Houston, TX G/F 5 Pernell Adgei 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Pope John Paul The Great Dumfries, VA F 10 Jay Knuth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Johnston Johnston, IA F 12 Julius Rajala 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So n/a Helsinki, Finland G 13 Clayton Custer (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Blue Valley Northwest Iowa State Overland Park, KS G 14 Ben Richardson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Blue Valley Northwest Overland Park, KS G 23 Jeff White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Manual Peoria, IL F 24 Montel James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Bonnabel Coffeyville CC Kenner, LA G 25 Tyson Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Westwind Prep Southern Idaho Baltimore, MD F 31 Maurice Kirby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Basha Coffeyville CC Chandler, AZ F 34 Cal Kennedy (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Brother Rice Oak Lawn, IL G 35 Milton Doyle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Marshall Kansas Chicago, IL	Head coach Porter Moser (Creighton) Assistant coach(es) Bennie Seltzer (Washington State) Emanuel Dildy (Eastern Illinois) Bryan Mullins (Southern Illinois) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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