2025–26 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

2025–26 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
2025–26 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	9–24 (4–14 A–10)
Head coach	Drew Valentine (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Huey; Brendyn Taylor; Andrew Cobian; Justin Bradley; Keith Clemons;
Home arena	Joseph J. Gentile Arena

2025–26 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Saint Louis	15	–	3	.833	29	–	6	.829
VCU †	15	–	3	.833	28	–	8	.778
Saint Joseph's	13	–	5	.722	24	–	11	.686
Dayton	12	–	6	.667	25	–	11	.694
George Mason	11	–	7	.611	23	–	10	.697
Davidson	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Duquesne	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
Fordham	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
George Washington	8	–	10	.444	19	–	16	.543
Rhode Island	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Richmond	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
La Salle	5	–	13	.278	9	–	23	.281
St. Bonaventure	4	–	14	.222	17	–	17	.500
Loyola Chicago	4	–	14	.222	9	–	24	.273

† 2026 A-10 tournament winner As of March 22, 2026 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by fifth-year head coach Drew Valentine, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois as fourth-year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Ramblers finished the 2024–25 season 25–12, 12–6 in A-10 play, to finish in a tie for third place.^[1] They defeated Saint Louis,^[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions VCU in the semifinals of the A-10 tournament.^[3] They received an at-large bid to the NIT,^[4] where they would be defeat San Jose State,^[5] San Francisco,^[6] and Kent State,^[7] before falling to eventual tournament champions Chattanooga in the semifinals.^[8]

Preseason

On September 30, 2025, the Atlantic 10 Conference released their preseason poll. Loyola Chicago was picked to finish fifth in the conference, while receiving two first-place votes.^[9]

Preseason rankings

Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	VCU	342 (11)
2	Saint Louis	341 (11)
3	Dayton	321 (3)
4	George Washington	296
5	Loyola Chicago	286 (2)
6	George Mason	254
7	Saint Joseph's	195
8	St. Bonaventure	185
9	Duquesne	155
10	Richmond	142
11	Davidson	107
12	Rhode Island	102
13	La Salle	56
14	Fordham	53
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[9]

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Teams

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Teams
Team	Player	Year	Position
First	Miles Rubin	Junior	Center

Source:^[9]

Preseason All-A-10 Defensive Team

Preseason All-A-10 Defensive Team
Player	Year	Position
Miles Rubin	Junior	Center

Source:^[9]

Roster

2025–26 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Deywilk Tavarez	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Charleston	Pennsauken, New Jersey
G	1	Justin Moore	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Drexel	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	2	Joshua Ola-Joseph	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	California	Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
G	4	Kayde Dotson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	New Mexico	Beaumont, Texas
G	5	Daniil Glazkov	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	IMG Academy	Krasnodar, Russia
G	7	Dominick Harris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	UCLA	Murrieta, California
G	8	Nic Anderson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Olathe South High School	Olathe, Kansas
C	9	Alexander Richardson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	ART Giants Düsseldorf	Glasgow, Scotland
G	10	Chuck Love III	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	La Lumiere School	Lincoln, Nebraska
F	13	Xavier Amos	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Wisconsin	Chicago, Illinois
G	14	Caleb Reese	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	De La Salle High School	Warren, Michigan
G	22	Sam Yurasek	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Prolific Prep	Napa, California
C	24	Miles Rubin	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Simeon Career Academy	Chicago, Illinois
G	28	Kymany Houinsou	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Washington State	Mulhouse, France
F	30	Brayden Young	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Cypress Falls High School	Houston, Texas
F	31	Zachary Royster	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Lindblom Math & Science Academy	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

Drew Valentine (Oakland)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Huey (Kansas)
Brendyn Taylor (USC)
Andrew Cobian (Centenary)
Justin Bradley (Guilford)
Keith Clemons (Loyola Chicago)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 7, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 19, 2025* 6:00 pm		at DePaul	L 90–92 ^OT	–	26 – Moore	7 – Rubin	6 – Moore	Wintrust Arena (4,153) Chicago, IL
October 28, 2025* 7:00 pm		St. Francis (IL)	W 93–44	–	17 – Dotson	8 – Richardson	5 – Love III	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,037) Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+		Cleveland State	W 91–88	1–0	16 – Tied	6 – Rubin	6 – Moore	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,581) Chicago, IL
November 6, 2025* 8:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+		Mercyhurst	L 65–73	1–1	25 – Moore	7 – Rubin	8 – Moore	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,016) Chicago, IL
November 9, 2025* 4:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+		vs. North Texas	L 62–64	1–2	12 – Love III	7 – Love III	4 – Houinsou	Now Arena (789) Hoffman Estates, IL
November 13, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Wichita State	L 74−95	1−3	16 – Tavarez	6 – Rubin	7 – Moore	Charles Koch Arena (5,661) Wichita, KS
November 16, 2025* 4:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+		Colorado State	L 67−80	1−4	13 – Moore	6 – Ola-Joseph	5 – Tavarez	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,999) Chicago, IL
November 21, 2025* 7:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+		Northern Illinois	L 59–76	1–5	16 – Rubin	7 – Rubin	5 – Moore	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,862) Chicago, IL
November 25, 2025* 3:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Northern Iowa Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinals	L 51–72	1–6	9 – Tied	7 – Moore	4 – Dotson	Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA
November 26, 2025* 1:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. San Jose State Acrisure Holiday Invitational third-place game	L 51–63	1–7	13 – Tied	10 – Rubin	5 – Moore	Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA
December 2, 2025* 7:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+		Central Michigan	W 83–72	2–7	21 – Moore	7 – Rubin	6 – Houinsou	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,726) Chicago, IL
December 6, 2025* 1:30 pm, USA		Princeton	W 73–68	3–7	21 – Moore	10 – Rubin	6 – Moore	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,699) Chicago, IL
December 14, 2025* 4:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+		Chicago State	L 75–84	3–8	18 – Amos	11 – Rubin	5 – Moore	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,972) Chicago, IL
December 17, 2025* 9:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. San Francisco	L 71–85	3–9	17 – Amos	7 – Amos	3 – Dotson	Chase Center San Francisco, CA
December 20, 2025* 4:00 pm, BallerTV		vs. Santa Clara	W 80–78	4–9	26 – Dotson	6 – Amos	3 – Houinsou	Kaiser Permanente Arena Santa Cruz, CA
A-10 regular season
December 31, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Rhode Island	W 61–57	5–9 (1–0)	19 – Moore	7 – Houinsou	5 – Moore	Ryan Center (3,712) Kingston, RI
January 3, 2026 1:00 pm, CBSSN		Dayton	L 68–70	5–10 (1–1)	19 – Moore	11 – Rubin	5 – Tied	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,777) Chicago, IL
January 7, 2026 8:00 pm, CBSSN		Davidson	L 64–79	5–11 (1–2)	13 – Tied	8 – Ola-Joseph	4 – Houinsou	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,619) Chicago, IL
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, CBSSN		at George Washington	L 66–101	5–12 (1–3)	20 – Ola-Joseph	10 – Rubin	7 – Houinsou	Charles E. Smith Center (2,169) Washington, D.C.
January 13, 2026 6:00 pm, CBSSN		George Mason	L 74–82	5–13 (1–4)	17 – Anderson	7 – Anderson	6 – Tied	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,405) Chicago, IL
January 16, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN2		at Dayton	L 51–78	5–14 (1–5)	14 – Rubin	8 – Rubin	3 – Tied	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
January 20, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	L 70–84	5–15 (1–6)	20 – Ola-Joseph	12 – Rubin	6 – Reese	Reilly Center (3,209) St. Bonaventure, NY
January 24, 2026 1:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+		Duquesne	L 59–71	5–16 (1–7)	12 – Amos	10 – Rubin	5 – Tavarez	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,737) Chicago, IL
January 27, 2026 8:00 pm, CBSSN		Saint Joseph's	L 64–85	5–17 (1–8)	13 – Ola-Joseph	10 – Rubin	4 – Rubin	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,129) Chicago, IL
January 30, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN		at VCU	L 75–89	5–18 (1–9)	21 – Rubin	10 – Rubin	5 – Moore	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
February 3, 2026 7:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+		La Salle	W 71–61	6−18 (2−9)	16 – Ola-Joseph	11 – Rubin	5 – Rubin	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,906) Chicago, IL
February 6, 2026 5:00 pm, CBSSN		at Davidson	L 64−84	6−19 (2−10)	17 – Rubin	7 – Tied	3 – Ola-Joseph	John M. Belk Arena (3,520) Davidson, NC
February 13, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN2		No. 18 Saint Louis	L 59–86	6–20 (2–11)	12 – Moore	6 – Glazkov	4 – Tied	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,557) Chicago, IL
February 18, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham	L 59–62	6–21 (2–12)	19 – Amos	10 – Richardson	6 – Moore	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,212) Bronx, NY
February 21, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN2		at Saint Joseph's	L 61–75	6–22 (2–13)	14 – Tied	9 – Rubin	5 – Rubin	Hagan Arena (2,847) Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2026 3:00 pm, CBSSN		Richmond	W 69–66	7–22 (3–13)	19 – Rubin	6 – Richardson	3 – Tied	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,349) Chicago, IL
March 4, 2026 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at No. 25 Saint Louis	L 65–79	7–23 (3–14)	25 – Amos	5 – Tavarez	3 – Tied	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
March 7, 2026 1:00 pm, USA		George Washington	W 68–62	8–23 (4–14)	17 – Dotson	9 – Richardson	6 – Rubin	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,714) Chicago, IL
A-10 tournament
March 11, 2026 1:00 p.m., USA	(14)	vs. (11) Richmond First round	W 75–67	9–23	26 – Ola-Joseph	7 – Ola-Joseph	4 – Tied	PPG Paints Arena (4,654) Pittsburgh, PA
March 12, 2026 6:30 p.m., USA	(14)	vs. (6) Davidson Second round	L 59–64 ^OT	9–24	20 – Rubin	9 – Rubin	6 – Tavarez	PPG Paints Arena (7,526) Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[10]^[11]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ "Men's Basketball Advances to A10 Semifinal After 72-64 Win Over SLU". Loyola Phoenix. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ "VCU beats Loyola Chicago in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament 62-55, advances to championship game". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ "What to know about the 2025 NIT: Bracket, schedule and how to watch the games". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ "Loyola beats San Jose State 73-70 in NIT". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ "Jayden Dawson scores career-high 35 to lead Loyola Chicago over San Francisco in NIT". CBS Chicago. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ "Loyola basketball advances to NIT Final Four for the first time since 1962 with win over Kent State". FOX 32 Chicago. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ "Mocs Advance To NIT Title Game With Win Over Loyola Chicago". Chattanoogan.com. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "VCU Picked to Repeat as A-10 Men's Basketball Champions; 23 Earn Preseason Honors". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Loyola University Chicago Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ "Loyola Chicago Ramblers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[2] "Men's Basketball Advances to A10 Semifinal After 72-64 Win Over SLU". Loyola Phoenix. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[3] "VCU beats Loyola Chicago in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament 62-55, advances to championship game". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[4] "What to know about the 2025 NIT: Bracket, schedule and how to watch the games". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[5] "Loyola beats San Jose State 73-70 in NIT". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[6] "Jayden Dawson scores career-high 35 to lead Loyola Chicago over San Francisco in NIT". CBS Chicago. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[7] "Loyola basketball advances to NIT Final Four for the first time since 1962 with win over Kent State". FOX 32 Chicago. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[8] "Mocs Advance To NIT Title Game With Win Over Loyola Chicago". Chattanoogan.com. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[poll-9] "VCU Picked to Repeat as A-10 Men's Basketball Champions; 23 Earn Preseason Honors". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[10] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Loyola University Chicago Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[11] "Loyola Chicago Ramblers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

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Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
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