Both of the following statements are true: Loyola has lost two straight games, its first losing streak in conference play since 2017. And the Ramblers lost their hold on first place in the Missouri Valley Conference after a gut-punch home loss Sunday, their second loss…
The Valley is entering a wacky season. With Wichita State’s move to the AAC, the conference is wide open. SIU coach Barry Hinson expects one of the league’s craziest title races ever. Although the MVC no longer has top 25 teams, we could see three…
When Milton Doyle was redshirting his freshman season at Loyola, he told his mother he wanted to drop out and work at McDonald’s. “Boy, you’ve got too much talent,” his mother, Birdie Green, told him, petitioning him to stay in school. Over the next four years,…
It was another relentlessly thrilling year of Missouri Valley hoops with a title race that came down to the final day. Earlier today, I submitted my ballot for All-MVC honors, and I’m here to share my picks with you. For some context, I favor conference…
CHICAGO — It’s fitting that Loyola clinched its first-ever top five finish in the Missouri Valley on the same night the Gentile Arena crowd said goodbye to the man who carried them there. Three years after winning MVC Newcomer and Freshman of the Year honors while…
After Loyola lost to Wichita State in the 2016 MVC quarterfinals, Milton Doyle had a decision ahead of him. With only a few credits remaining toward his degree, he could forgo his final year of eligibility to go pro, even if it meant playing in the…
Loyola bounced back from a double-overtime loss at Northern Iowa to survive Evansville’s upset bid at home Saturday. The Ramblers (14-7, 4-4 MVC) held off the Aces in a 67-61 despite shooting just 29.2% from 3-point range, which is 10 percentage points lower than their…
BY STEFAN MODRICH/@StefanJModrich Loyola’s perfect record at home didn’t last long into 2017 as the Ramblers (10-5) squandered a five-point advantage late in the first half and were buried by a series of Illinois State runs, falling 81-59 to the Redbirds (10-4) in their return to…
Basically, there’s two ways to look at Loyola’s 102-98 loss at Drake on Thursday. One is to commend the Ramblers for nearly pulling off one of the most remarkable comebacks in college basketball. Second is to focus on how the Ramblers needed a miracle just…
Illinois State will honor former basketball standout Del Yarbrough by wearing patches with his initials on warmup jerseys for the rest of the season. Yarbrough died last Wednesday at 59 years old. "DY" patch on the warm ups to honor former Redbird Del Yarbrough. #REDBIRDhoops…
