The 2015–16 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by fifth year head coach Porter Moser, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 7–11 in Missouri Valley play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Bradley in the first round of the Missouri Valley tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Wichita State.
Previous season The Ramblers finished the season 24–13, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Rider, Oral Roberts, and Seattle to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Louisiana–Monroe. They defeated Louisiana–Monroe 2 games to 0 to become the CBI champions.
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Joe Crisman 5 G 6'4" 200 Senior Munster, IN Graduated London Dokubo 13 G 6'0" 170 Senior Schaumburg, IL Graduated Eric Porter 22 G 5'11" 165 Freshman Deerfield, IL Walk on; didn't return Christian Thomas 32 G/F 6'5" 220 Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Clayton Custer 13 G 6'0" 175 Sophomore Overland Park, KS Transferred from Iowa State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Custer will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Tyson Smith 25 G 6'2" 185 Sophomore Baltimore, MD Junior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho Maurice Kirby 31 C 6'9" 230 Sophomore Phoenix, AZ Junior college transferred from Coffeyville Community College.
Recruiting
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#800000; color:#D4AF37;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#800000; color:#D4AF37;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#800000; color:#D4AF37;"| Missouri Valley regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#800000; color:#D4AF37;"| Missouri Valley tournament
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