The 2022–23 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by second-year head coach Drew Valentine, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois as first-year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).
The Ramblers finished season 10–21, 4–14 in A-10 play, to finish in last place. They lost to Saint Joseph's in the first round of the A-10 tournament.
Previous season The Ramblers finished 2021–22 season 25–7, 13–5 in Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) play, to finish in a three-way tie for second place. As the No. 4 seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Bradley, Northern Iowa and Drake to win the MVC tournament for the second consecutive season. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed, where they lost in the first round to Ohio State.
On November 16, 2021, Loyola announced that the season would be the last season for the team in the Missouri Valley Conference as they would join the Atlantic 10 in July 2022.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure 1 G 6' 4" 205 Graduate student Chicago, IL Graduated 2 G 6' 3" 180 Freshman Chicago, IL Transferred to UC Davis 5 G 6' 1" 180 Graduate student Norcross, GA Graduated 13 F 6' 7" 205 Senior Matthews, NC Graduated 23 F 6' 7" 225 Senior Madison, WI Graduated 24 G/F 6' 6" 220 Graduate student Greenfield, IN Graduated 30 F 6' 7" 225 Graduate student Edmonton, AB Graduated 35 F 6' 7" 225 Senior South Bend, IN Graduated 45 F 6' 7" 215 Senior Zionsville, IN Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school 13 G 6' 4" 180 Junior West Palm Beach, FL Transferred from Valparaiso 23 F 6' 6" 225 Junior Columbus, OH Transferred from California University of Pennsylvania 25 F 6' 7" 200 Graduate student Chicago, IL Transferred from Lehigh 35 C 6' 9" 245 Graduate student Richmond, VA Transferred from Butler
2022 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Atlantic 10 regular season
!colspan=12 style=| A-10 tournament
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