Loyola Chicago Men’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Loyola Chicago Ramblers

MVC (24-4, 16-2)

 
 
Big Wins: 1/11 at Indiana State (58-48), 1/31 at Missouri State (72-46), 2/13 at Drake (81-54)
Bad Losses: 12/15 at Wisconsin (63-77), 12/18 at Richmond (73-75), 1/10 at Indiana State (71-76)
Coach:  Porter Moser
 
Probable Starters:
Braden Norris, Sophomore, Guard, 8.1 ppg, 2.9 apg
Lucas Williamson, Senior, Guard, 8.2 ppg, 2.1 apg
Keith Clemons, Senior, Guard, 7.4 ppg, 1.5 apg
Aher Uguak, Senior, Forward, 7.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg
Cameron Krutwig, Senior, Center, 15.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.2 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Marquise Kennedy, Sophomore, Guard, 7.1 ppg, 1.4 apg
Tate Hall, Senior, Guard, 7.0 ppg, 1.9 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.5 (168th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 55.5 (1, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 50.5 (4, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.7 (38, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.2 (178, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.8 (44, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.3 (122, 4)
Rebound Margin: 5.0 (41, 2)
Assists Per Game: 15.8 (39, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.9 (75, 3)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019 NIT First Round loss to Creighton
2018 NCAA Round of 64 win over Miami (FL)
2018 NCAA Round of 32 win over Tennessee
2018 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Nevada
2018 NCAA Regional Final win over Kansas State
2018 NCAA National Semifinal loss to Michigan
2015 CBI First Round win over Rider
2015 CBI Quarterfinal win over Oral Roberts
2015 CBI Semifinal win over Seattle
2015 CBI Final win over Louisiana Monroe
 
*all team stats through 3/7