The 2024–25 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by fourth-year head coach Drew Valentine, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois as third-year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

This proved to be the final season for team chaplain Sister Jean, who retired shortly before the 2025–26 season at age 106 for health reasons and died less than a month after retiring.

Previous season The Ramblers finished 2023–24 season 23–10, 15–3 in A-10 play, to finish in a tie for the regular-season championship. As the No. 2 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost to St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinals. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Bradley in the first round.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Branden Norris 4 G 6' 0" 180 GS Senior Hilliard, OH Graduated Trey Lewis 5 G 6' 6" 200 Freshman Ferndale, MI Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne Tom Welch 10 F 6' 8" 220 GS Senior Naperville, IL Graduated Greg Dolan 12 G 6' 3" 188 Senior Williamsville, NY Graduated Philip Alston 23 F 6' 6" 235 Junior Columbus, OH Declared for 2024 NBA draft (went undrafted); signed with the Milwaukee Bucks Patrick Mwamba 30 F 6' 7" 210 GS Senior Kinshasa, Congo Graduated Will Smythe 31 G 6' 4" 170 Sophomore Rochester Hills, MI Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons Dame Adelekun 32 F 6' 8" 230 GS Senior Gastonia, NC Graduated Ben Schwieger 33 G/F 6' 7" 205 Sophomore Aurora, IL Transferred to Northern Iowa

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Jalen DeLoach 4 F 6' 9" 220 Senior Savannah, GA Georgia Justin Moore 8 G 6' 3" 187 Junior Philadelphia, PA Drexel Kymany Houinsou 28 G 6' 6" 205 Junior Mulhouse, France Washington State Francis Nwaokorie 35 F 6' 7" 220 Senior Brooklyn Park, MN UC San Diego

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

2025 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season

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