The 2017-18 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represents Loyola University Chicago during the 2017-18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by seventh-year head coach Porter Moser, play their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois as 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.
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Previous season
The Ramblers finished the 2016-17 season 18-14, 8-10 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They lost to Southern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the MVC Tournament.
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Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
2017 recruiting class
Preseason
In the conference's preseason poll, the Ramblers were picked to finish in third place in the MVC. Senior forward Aundre Jackson was named to the preseason All-MVC first team.
Roster
Schedule and results
The Ramblers won at least eight of their first nine games for the first time since the 1965-66 Ramblers. In their tenth game on December 6, they upset number 5 ranked Florida, for the school's first win against a ranked opponent since a February 15, 2009 win over number 15 Butler and the first against a top 5 team since a December 22, 1984 victory over number 4 Illinois.
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