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This is a list of seasons completed by the Loyola Ramblers men's college basketball team. [1]
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This is a list of seasons completed by the Loyola Ramblers men's college basketball team. [1]
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown (Independent)(1913–1915) | |||||||||
| 1913–14 | Unknown | 0–2 | – | ||||||
| 1914–15 | Unknown | 8–3 | – | ||||||
| Unknown: | 8–5 (.615) | ||||||||
| Percy Moore (Independent)(1915–1916) | |||||||||
| 1915–16 | Percy Moore | 10–3 | – | ||||||
| Percy Moore: | 10–3 (.769) | ||||||||
| Unknown (Independent)(1916–1917) | |||||||||
| 1916–17 | Unknown | 1–3 | – | ||||||
| Unknown: | 1–3 (.250) | ||||||||
| Bill Feeney (Independent)(1920–1921) | |||||||||
| 1920–21 | Bill Feeney | 7–4 | – | ||||||
| Bill Feeney: | 7–4 (.636) | ||||||||
| Harry Rhodes (Independent)(1921–1922) | |||||||||
| 1921–22 | Harry Rhodes | 0–6 | – | ||||||
| Harry Rhodes: | 0–6 (.000) | ||||||||
| Jack Tierney (Independent)(1922–1923) | |||||||||
| 1922–23 | Jack Tierney | 5–7 | – | ||||||
| Jack Tierney: | 5–7 (.417) | ||||||||
| Lenny Sachs (Independent)(1923–1942) | |||||||||
| 1923–24 | Lenny Sachs | 8–11 | – | ||||||
| 1924–25 | Lenny Sachs | 4–11 | – | ||||||
| 1925–26 | Lenny Sachs | 13–8 | – | ||||||
| 1926–27 | Lenny Sachs | 13–4 | – | ||||||
| 1927–28 | Lenny Sachs | 16–4 | – | ||||||
| 1928–29 | Lenny Sachs | 16–0 | – | ||||||
| 1929–30 | Lenny Sachs | 13–5 | – | ||||||
| 1930–31 | Lenny Sachs | 8–7 | – | ||||||
| 1931–32 | Lenny Sachs | 15–2 | – | ||||||
| 1932–33 | Lenny Sachs | 14–7 | – | ||||||
| 1933–34 | Lenny Sachs | 7–8 | – | ||||||
| 1934–35 | Lenny Sachs | 5–14 | – | ||||||
| 1935–36 | Lenny Sachs | 8–8 | – | ||||||
| 1936–37 | Lenny Sachs | 16–3 | – | ||||||
| 1937–38 | Lenny Sachs | 12–8 | – | ||||||
| 1938–39 | Lenny Sachs | 21–1 | – | NIT Runner-up | |||||
| 1939–40 | Lenny Sachs | 5–14 | – | ||||||
| 1940–41 | Lenny Sachs | 13–8 | – | ||||||
| 1941–42 | Lenny Sachs | 17–6 | – | ||||||
| Lenny Sachs: | 224–129 (.635) | ||||||||
| John Connelly (Independent)(1942–1943) | |||||||||
| 1942–43 | John Connelly | 12–10 | – | ||||||
| John Connelly: | 12–10 (.545) | ||||||||
| Tom Haggerty (Independent)(1945–1950) | |||||||||
| 1945–46 | Tom Haggerty | 23–4 | – | ||||||
| 1946–47 | Tom Haggerty | 20–9 | – | ||||||
| 1947–48 | Tom Haggerty | 26–9 | – | ||||||
| 1948–49 | Tom Haggerty | 25–6 | – | NIT Runner-up | |||||
| 1949–50 | Tom Haggerty | 17–13 | – | ||||||
| Tom Haggerty: | 111–41 (.730) | ||||||||
| John Jordan (Independent)(1950–1951) | |||||||||
| 1950–51 | John Jordan | 15–14 | – | ||||||
| John Jordan: | 15–14 (.517) | ||||||||
| George Ireland (Independent)(1951–1975) | |||||||||
| 1951–52 | George Ireland | 17–8 | – | ||||||
| 1952–53 | George Ireland | 8–15 | – | ||||||
| 1953–54 | George Ireland | 8–15 | – | ||||||
| 1954–55 | George Ireland | 13–11 | – | ||||||
| 1955–56 | George Ireland | 10–14 | – | ||||||
| 1956–57 | George Ireland | 14–10 | – | ||||||
| 1957–58 | George Ireland | 16–8 | – | ||||||
| 1958–59 | George Ireland | 11–13 | – | ||||||
| 1959–60 | George Ireland | 10–12 | – | ||||||
| 1960–61 | George Ireland | 15–8 | – | ||||||
| 1961–62 | George Ireland | 23–4 | – | NIT Third Place | |||||
| 1962–63 | George Ireland | 29–2 | – | NCAA University Division Champion | |||||
| 1963–64 | George Ireland | 22–6 | – | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen | |||||
| 1964–65 | George Ireland | 11–14 | – | ||||||
| 1965–66 | George Ireland | 22–3 | – | NCAA University Division first round | |||||
| 1966–67 | George Ireland | 14–9 | – | ||||||
| 1967–68 | George Ireland | 16–9 | – | NCAA University Division first round | |||||
| 1968–69 | George Ireland | 9–14 | – | ||||||
| 1969–70 | George Ireland | 13–11 | – | ||||||
| 1970–71 | George Ireland | 4–20 | – | ||||||
| 1971–72 | George Ireland | 8–14 | – | ||||||
| 1972–73 | George Ireland | 8–15 | – | ||||||
| 1973–74 | George Ireland | 12–14 | – | ||||||
| George Ireland: | 321–255 (.557) | ||||||||
| Jerry Lyne (Independent)(1974–1979) | |||||||||
| 1974–75 | George Ireland Jerry Lyne | 8–6 2–9 | – | ||||||
| 1975–76 | Jerry Lyne | 10–16 | – | ||||||
| 1976–77 | Jerry Lyne | 13–13 | – | ||||||
| 1977–78 | Jerry Lyne | 16–11 | – | ||||||
| 1978–79 | Jerry Lyne | 12–15 | – | ||||||
| Jerry Lyne (Midwestern City/Horizon League)(1979–2080) | |||||||||
| 1979–80 | Jerry Lyne | 19–10 | 5–0 | 1st | NIT first round | ||||
| Jerry Lyne: | 72–74 (.493) | 5–0 (1.000) | |||||||
| Gene Sullivan (Horizon League)(1980–1989) | |||||||||
| 1980–81 | Gene Sullivan | 13–15 | 7–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1981–82 | Gene Sullivan | 17–12 | 8–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1982–83 | Gene Sullivan | 19–10 | 12–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1983–84 | Gene Sullivan | 20–9 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1984–85 | Gene Sullivan | 27–6 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1985–86 | Gene Sullivan | 13–16 | 7–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1986–87 | Gene Sullivan | 16–13 | 8–4 | T–1st | |||||
| 1987–88 | Gene Sullivan | 13–16 | 3–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1988–89 | Gene Sullivan | 11–17 | 4–8 | T–5th | |||||
| Gene Sullivan: | 149–114 (.567) | 72–39 (.649) | |||||||
| Will Rey (Horizon League)(1989–1994) | |||||||||
| 1989–90 | Will Rey | 7–22 | 3–11 | T–6th | |||||
| 1990–91 | Will Rey | 10–19 | 3–11 | 7th | |||||
| 1991–92 | Will Rey | 13–16 | 2–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1992–93 | Will Rey | 7–20 | 3–11 | T–7th | |||||
| 1993–94 | Will Rey | 8–19 | 1–9 | 6th | |||||
| Will Rey: | 45–96 (.319) | 12–50 (.194) | |||||||
| Ken Burmeister (Horizon League)(1994–1998) | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | Ken Burmeister | 5–22 | 2–13 | 11th | |||||
| 1995–96 | Ken Burmeister | 8–19 | 5–11 | T–6th | |||||
| 1996–97 | Ken Burmeister | 12–15 | 7–9 | 5th | |||||
| 1997–98 | Ken Burmeister | 15–15 | 6–8 | T–5th | |||||
| Ken Burmeister: | 40–71 (.360) | 20–41 (.328) | |||||||
| Larry Farmer (Horizon League)(1998–2004) | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | Larry Farmer | 9–18 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1999-00 | Larry Farmer | 14–14 | 4–10 | 8th | |||||
| 2000–01 | Larry Farmer | 7–21 | 2–12 | 8th | |||||
| 2001–02 | Larry Farmer | 17–13 | 9–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 2002–03 | Larry Farmer | 15–16 | 9–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 2003–04 | Larry Farmer | 9–20 | 4–12 | T–7th | |||||
| Larry Farmer: | 71–102 (.410) | 35–55 (.389) | |||||||
| Jim Whitesell (Horizon League)(2004–2011) | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | Jim Whitesell | 13–17 | 8–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 2005–06 | Jim Whitesell | 19–11 | 8–8 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2006–07 | Jim Whitesell | 21–11 | 10–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2007–08 | Jim Whitesell | 12–19 | 6–12 | 7th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Jim Whitesell | 14–18 | 6–12 | 8th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Jim Whitesell | 14–16 | 5–13 | 8th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Jim Whitesell | 16–15 | 7–11 | 8th | |||||
| Jim Whitesell: | 109–107 (.505) | 50–70 (.417) | |||||||
| Porter Moser (Horizon League)(2011–2013) | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | Porter Moser | 7–23 | 1–17 | 10th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Porter Moser | 15–16 | 5–11 | 7th | |||||
| Porter Moser (Missouri Valley Conference)(2013–2021) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Porter Moser | 10–22 | 4–14 | 10th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Porter Moser | 24–13 | 8–10 | 6th | CBI Champion | ||||
| 2015–16 | Porter Moser | 15–17 | 7–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Porter Moser | 18–14 | 8–10 | 5th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Porter Moser | 32–6 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Final Four | ||||
| 2018–19 | Porter Moser | 20–14 | 12–6 | 1st | NIT first round | ||||
| 2019–20 | Porter Moser | 21–11 | 13–5 | 2nd | No postseason held | ||||
| 2020–21 | Porter Moser | 26–5 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| Porter Moser: | 167–126 (.570) | 89–88 (.503) | |||||||
| Drew Valentine (Missouri Valley Conference)(2021–2022) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | Drew Valentine | 25–8 | 13–5 | 4th | NCAA Division I first round | ||||
| Drew Valentine (Atlantic 10 Conference)(2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Drew Valentine | 10–21 | 4–14 | 15th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Drew Valentine | 23–10 | 15–3 | T–1st | NIT first round | ||||
| Drew Valentine: | 58–39 (.598) | 32–22 (.593) | |||||||
| Total: | 1425–1206 (.542) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
Leslie Henry Hunter was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the American Basketball Association (ABA). Hunter played college basketball for the Loyola Ramblers and was the starting center on their NCAA championship team in 1963. He was a two-time ABA All-Star.
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