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2017–18 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

2017–18 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
Loyola Ramblers wordmark.svg
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
2017–18 record 32–6 (15–3 MVC)
Head coach Porter Moser (7th season)
Assistant coach Bryan Mullins
Assistant coach Matt Gordon
Assistant coach Drew Valentine
Home arena Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Seasons
← 2016–17
2018–19 →
2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Loyola–Chicago 15 3   .833     32 6   .842
Southern Illinois 11 7   .611     20 13   .606
Illinois State 10 8   .556     18 15   .545
Drake 10 8   .556     17 17   .500
Bradley 9 9   .500     20 13   .606
Indiana State 8 10   .444     13 18   .419
Missouri State 7 11   .389     18 15   .545
Evansville 7 11   .389     17 15   .531
Northern Iowa 7 11   .389     16 16   .500
Valparaiso 6 12   .333     15 17   .469
2018 MVC Tournament winner

The 2017–18 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by seventh-year head coach Porter Moser, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois. They were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. With a win against Evansville on February 18, 2018, Loyola clinched at least a share of its first-ever Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship. With a win over Southern Illinois on February 21, the Ramblers clinched the outright MVC championship. The Ramblers defeated Northern Iowa, Bradley, and Illinois State to win the MVC Tournament. As a result, the Ramblers received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 11 seed in the South Region, they upset No. 6-seeded Miami (FL) on a last second three-pointer. In the Second Round, they defeated No. 3-seeded Tennessee to earn the school's first trip to the Sweet Sixteen since 1985. They then defeated Nevada in the Sweet Sixteen and Kansas State in the Elite Eight to advance to the Final Four for the first time since 1963. Their Cinderella run ended with loss to Michigan in the national semifinal.


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