The 2020–21 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the

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. The Ramblers, led by 10th-year head coach

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, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 26–5, 16–2 in MVC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated

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, and

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to win the MVC tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed in the Midwest region. There they defeated No. 9-seeded

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and upset No. 1-seeded

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to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to

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. On April 3, 2021, Moser left Loyola to accept the head coaching position at Oklahoma. A few days later, the school announced that assistant coach

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would take over as the Ramblers' head coach.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2019–20 season 21–11, 13–5 in MVC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Valparaiso. All postseason play was canceled due to the ongoing

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Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2020 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

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