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The Loyola University Chicago teams of the early 1960s, coached by George Ireland, are thought to be responsible for ushering in a new era of racial equality in the sport by shattering all remaining color barriers in NCAA men's basketball. Beginning in 1961, Loyola broke the longstanding gentlemen's agreement (not to play more than three black ...
This is a list of seasons completed by the Loyola Ramblers men's college basketball team. [1] Seasons. Statistics overview Season Coach Overall Conference
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 Horizon League on June 4, 2001. [ 5 ]
The 1962–63 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago. Champions of the 1963 NCAA tournament , the Ramblers were coached by George Ireland . They defeated top-ranked and two-time defending champion Cincinnati Bearcats in a 60–58 overtime contest .
The Loyola Ramblers basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Loyola Ramblers men's basketball program in various categories, including points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders.
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The only player in the program's Division I history to have reached the National Basketball Association (NBA) is Mike Morrison, a four-year letterman from 1985 to 1989. An All-Conference First Team as a junior and senior, he was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the second round (51st overall) of the 1989 NBA draft. He was eventually named to the ...
Loyola captain Jerry Harkness earning a lay-up against Mississippi State in the Game of Change earlier in the tournament. Loyola's berth in the NCAA tournament was the first in program history. [10] Unlike Cincinnati, the Ramblers were required to play in the first round; they were placed in the Mideast regional and faced Tennessee Tech.