Loyola Ramblers facts:
- Last tournament appearance 1985
- Loyola is out of the Missouri Valley Conference or the MVC as I like to say, in Chicago. Right there on 1032 W Sheridan Road.
- University was established in 1870 by the Jesuits
- Loyola houses just 16,000 students.
- Ramblers play @ the Joseph J. Gentile Arena, holding a modest 4,486 folks.
- The student section is called “the Pack”
- Won NCAA Tournament in 1963
- In 1963, Loyola coach George Ireland stood up against racial inequality, and became the first NCAA D-1 coach to start an all-black lineup.
- Today Loyola is one of the largest Catholic universities in the nation and a major contributor to Chicago's economic and cultural capital.
- Loyola alumni have won Emmy, Grammy, Peabody, and Pulitzer awards, as well as Guggenheim and MacArthur fellowships.
Your welcome,
Kravitz