The Loyola Ramblers (also called the Loyola Chicago Ramblers) are the varsity sports teams of Loyola University Chicago. Most teams compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference, which the school joined in 2022 after leaving the

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. They previously played in the

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. Notable athletes from Loyola have included middle-distance runner Tom O'Hara, volleyball player Thomas Jaeschke, and basketball players Mike Novak, Jerry Harkness, Les Hunter, Wayne Sappleton,

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, LaRue Martin, and

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. The nickname "Ramblers" was first used in 1926. The Loyola Ramblers departed from the

and joined the Atlantic 10 Conference effective July 1, 2022.

Conference affiliation history

Loyola Chicago was a charter member of the Midwestern City Conference when it was established on June 16, 1979. The intercollegiate athletic circuit eventually rebranded twice, first as the Midwestern Collegiate Conference in 1985 and then the

on June 4, 2001. The university announced on April 12, 2013 that it was leaving the Horizon League to replace Creighton as the tenth member of the

(MVC) beginning months later on July 1. Prior to the conclusion of its nine years in the MVC, the Ramblers were accepted by the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) on November 16, 2021 as its 15th member beginning July 1, 2022. The women's golf team competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

Sports sponsored

A member of the

, Loyola University Chicago sponsors teams in seven men's and eight women's

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sanctioned sports. Football was discontinued at Loyola after the

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season.

National championships

* Men's basketball 1963 * Men's volleyball 2014, 2015

Men's baseball

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, later a

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player, played for the Loyola baseball team.

Men's basketball

Loyola Ramblers men's basketball The Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represents Loyola University Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The Ramblers participate as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Ramblers joined the Missouri Valley Conference from 2013 to 2022, ending ...

has played at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena since 1996; before then they played home games at Alumni Gym. The 1962–1963 team, led by coach George Ireland, won the 1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament (predecessor to the current Division I men's tournament), defeating the

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60–58 in the title game. Vic Rouse tipped in the winning bucket in overtime to win the game. During their tournament run, the Ramblers also won a historically notable game against

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, an all-white team that defied a state court order in order to play said game. The Ramblers made it back to the regional semifinals the following year and qualified for the tournament in 1966 and 1968. They would not make the national tournament again until

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, in which they lost to eventual tournament runner-up Georgetown in the Sweet Sixteen. In

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, the Ramblers returned to the tournament for the first time in 33 years. As a No. 11 seed, they upset No. 6 seed

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and No. 3 seed

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to qualify for the Sweet Sixteen. They faced

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in the regional semifinal and defeated the Wolf Pack 69-68 to advance to the Elite 8 against

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. They advanced to the Final Four by beating Kansas State 78-62. In the Final Four, they lost to

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69-57. Loyola made it to the finals of the National Invitation Tournament in 1939 and 1949 and qualified for

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and 1980 tournaments. They won the

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in 2015.

Men's volleyball

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was coached by Loyola alumnus Shane Davis. His record through twelve seasons is 265–88 (). Now they are coached by Mark Hulse. In 2013, the Ramblers were defeated by the UCI Anteaters 0–3 (24–26, 18–25, 27–29) in the first semifinal of the

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on May 2, 2013 at

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. This was the team's first appearance ever in an NCAA men's collegiate volleyball tournament. On May 3, 2014, Loyola, playing host to the 2014 Championships, defeated the Stanford Cardinal 3-1 to win the program's first-ever

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. Loyola successfully defended their championship in 2015, defeating

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3-2 at Stanford's

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Facilities

Loyola does not have local competition sites for cross country, golf, or track and field.

References

External links

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