College basketball · Team · 2023-24

Loyola Chicago

Atlantic 10
AP unranked
23–10
Rated 91st of 362

190th-ranked offense, top-25 defense

They win ugly — 190th in adjusted offense and 24th in adjusted defense of 362 Division I teams in 2023-24.

+8.5Net rating97th of 362

Points per 100 possessions, adjusted offense minus adjusted defense · Final ratings for 2023-24 · last updated May 5, 2026, 9:47 AM ET

Ratings · 2023-24

How good, and how they get there

ADJ O104.7190th of 362 · 14th of 15 in the Atlantic 10
ADJ D96.224th of 362 · 1st of 15 in the Atlantic 10
TEMPO68.7110th of 362 · 5th of 15 in the Atlantic 10
WIN PROB72.5%91st of 362 · 5th of 15 in the Atlantic 10
WAB−1.673rd of 362 · 3rd of 15 in the Atlantic 10

The four factors

Their strongest factor is eFG% allowed — 46.4, 13th of 362.

Effective field goal rateOffense 126th, defense 13th of 362
51.546.4
Turnover rateOffense 286th, defense 120th of 362
18.617.8
Offensive rebound rateOffense 224th, defense 34th of 362
27.525.2
Free-throw rateOffense 157th, defense 278th of 362
33.436.5

Each bar is the team’s place among all 362 Division I teams, so a longer bar is better on both sides — even where the better number is the smaller one (turnovers committed, everything allowed). The tick marks the median team. Free-throw rate is free throws attempted per 100 shots.

Roster · 2023-24

Who carries it

Braden Norris plays the most — 87.0% of the team’s minutes.

PLAYER

CLASS

Scoring PG · 6-0 · 9.2 points a game in 32 games

87.0

14.1

117.7

+3.4

—

Wing G · 6-5 · 12.6 points a game in 32 games

79.5

22.4

101.1

+2.0

—

Wing F · 6-6 · 12.6 points a game in 28 games

53.4

28.3

92.3

−1.9

—

C · 6-10 · 6.2 points a game in 32 games

44.3

16.7

109.1

+5.3

—

Combo G · 6-4 · 3.7 points a game in 32 games

40.0

14.1

101.8

−0.1

—

Scoring PG · 6-3 · 4.5 points a game in 32 games

40.0

19.7

91.0

−2.0

—

C · 6-8 · Played 39% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

39.4

—

Combo G · 6-4 · Played 37% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

37.1

—

Wing F · 6-7 · Played 28% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

28.3

—

Sheldon EdwardsCombo G · 6-4 · Played 25% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

25.8

—

PF/C · 6-8 · Played 17% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

17.7

—

Ratings print for players with 40% of their team’s minutes and enough games; the rest show “—”. Tap a highlighted name to open his college file; the others open once their records are linked.

Results · 2023-24

Every final

Won 23 of 33 finals by an average margin of +5.6 a game.

23–10 · Atlantic 10 15–4 · home 15–2 · away 7–5 · neutral 1–3

DATE

OPPONENT

RESULT

MARGIN

Mar 20

at Bradleyaway · postseason

L 62–74

−12

Mar 14

vs St. Bonaventureneutral floor · conference

L 74–75 2OT

−1

Mar 9

vs La Sallehome · conference

W 64–54

+10

Mar 7

at Davidsonaway · conference

W 69–59

+10

Mar 2

vs Daytonhome · No. 21 · conference

W 77–72

Feb 28

at St. Bonaventureaway · conference

L 64–79

−15

Feb 24

vs George Masonhome · conference

W 80–59

+21

Feb 18

at Rhode Islandaway · conference

W 77–67

+10

Game-by-game results start in 2023-24. The margin is the final score difference; tournament opponents show the seed they carried.

The AP path

Where the poll had them

Unranked in all 32 regular-season games.

Higher on the line is a better rank; a gap is a game they entered unranked.

2025-26Unranked in all 33 regular-season games.
2024-25Unranked in all 33 regular-season games.

The coach · 2023-24

How he wants to play

Drew Valentine

Head coach · year 3 at Loyola Chicago · 58–39 career

TEMPO—Possessions per 40 minutes, adjusted
3PA RATE—Share of his team’s shots taken from three

No tempo is on file for his 2023-24 season. No three-point attempt share is on file for his 2023-24 season.

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