CHICAGO (September 7, 2022) – Loyola University Chicago will play 14 home games, including showdowns with long-time rivals DePaul, Dayton and Saint Louis, according to the 2022-23 schedule, which was revealed today. The Ramblers will play their first league game as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference on December 31 when they host George Washington. 
 
The Ramblers will have ten league games broadcast live on national television as part of the A-10 television package.
 
Fairleigh Dickinson pays a visit to Gentile Arena for the first time in program history on November 7 to raise the curtain on the 2022-23 regular season. Four days later, the Ramblers make the short trip to the Near West Side to tangle with city rival UIC (Nov. 11). 
 
Loyola has played in several top-flight multi-team events (MTE's) the last few years and this season is no exception. Beginning November 17, the Ramblers open play at the Myrtle Beach Invitational, which also features Boise State, Charlotte, Colorado, Massachusetts, Murray State, Texas A&M and Tulsa. Loyola will play three games at the event, also competing on November 18 and 20.
 
The Ramblers conclude a string of five consecutive games away from home when they head to Harvard on November 25 before closing out the month with a home game against Central Arkansas (Nov. 30).
 
That game against the Bears kicks off a stretch that will see Loyola play four of its final six non-conference games at Gentile Arena, where it is unbeaten (9-0) in non-league play since the start of the 2020-21 campaign.
 
December opens with a much-anticipated showdown with local nemesis DePaul on December 3 in Rogers Park and is followed by a visit to Gentile Arena from former Horizon League mate Green Bay (Dec. 6). 
 
The back end of the out-of-conference slate features a pair of neutral site contests versus power conference teams. Loyola heads to Atlanta to battle Clemson on December 10 and then following a week break for final exams hosts Albany (Dec. 18). A trip to California closes out the non-league schedule. Making their first trip to the Golden State since the 2010-11 season, the Ramblers will face Stanford on December 22 in Santa Cruz, Calif.
 
Following the A-10 opener against George Washington on New Year's Eve at Gentile Arena, Loyola starts off the new calendar year with back-to-back road games at Davidson (Jan. 4) and George Mason (Jan. 7) before returning to Rogers Park to host VCU (Jan. 10).
 
After a quick trip to Saint Joseph's (Jan. 14), the Ramblers open up a stretch that will see them play four of the next six contests on their home floor, beginning with a showdown with Saint Louis on January 18. St. Bonaventure makes its first trip to Gentile Arena on January 21 and Loyola then plays consecutive road tilts at Duquesne (Jan. 25) and Dayton (Jan. 31) to close out the month.
 
Loyola opens up February with a brief two-game homestand that will see it face George Mason (Feb. 4) and Saint Joseph's (Feb. 8). That mini homestand leads into a short two-game road trip featuring showdowns at Richmond (Feb. 11) and Massachusetts (Feb. 14) and then the Ramblers will play three of their final five conference contests in Chicago.
 
Dayton pays a visit to Chicago on February 17, followed by Jesuit rival Fordham making its first trek to the Lake Shore Campus since November 26, 2011, when it was Loyola's opponent in the first contest in a freshly renovated Gentile Arena, on February 22. Loyola plays the second half of its home-and-home with Saint Louis on February 25 in St. Louis to wrap up the month.
 
The Ramblers begin March with their home finale versus Rhode Island (March 1) and then conclude regular-season action at La Salle (March 4) before venturing to Brooklyn, N.Y., for the Atlantic 10 Championship at Barclays Center, March 8-12.
 
Through the course of the 2022-23 season, there will be 57 televised conference games, eight televised non-conference games and three conference games on NBC digital as part of the A-10 package. Each of the league's 15 teams will make at least three appearances on national TV.
 
For the 14^thstraight year, the Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship Final will be broadcast on the CBS Television Network and will also stream live on Paramount+ as a part of the network's overall NCAA Selection Sunday coverage. In total, 11 games of the 2023 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship at Barclays Center will be nationally broadcast with the opening round games streaming live, exclusively on ESPN+. NBC Sports will carry the second round and the quarterfinals on USA Network, and CBS Sports Network will air the Saturday semifinal games.
 
For the eighth straight year, ESPN and the Atlantic 10 will once again present A-10 Friday Night Showcase, featuring eight Friday primetime conference games. The eight league games begin Jan. 13 with VCU at Dayton and continue every Friday through the end of the season, concluding with Dayton at Saint Louis on Friday, March 3. In all, six different league teams will make at least one appearance on an ESPN Friday night game. ESPN networks will carry 14 conference matchups and one non-league game. All A-10 games across ESPN networks will also be available via the ESPN App, accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets and connected devices to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.
 
CBS Sports Network will carry 27 games, including 20 conference contests, five non-conference matchups and the two championship semifinals. The Atlantic 10 is again partnering with CBS Sports to televise a doubleheader on Monday, Jan. 16, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The special Monday twin bill will feature rivals La Salle at Saint Joseph's and George Mason at George Washington, blanketed by wraparound programming produced by CBS Sports in collaboration with the A-10 Commission on Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
 
In addition to the game coverage, CBS Sports Network will air four episodes of "INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL, A-10 TIP-OFF." A special edition of CBS Sports Network'spopular college basketball news and analysis show, "INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL," the four episodes will be dedicated exclusively to Atlantic 10 coverage. In addition to cable subscribers, CBS Sports Network is available via major OTT streaming services, and a live CBS Sports Network stream is available through CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports app by authenticating with select providers.
 
NBC Sports' A-10 schedule will again feature 36 total games on USA Network, of which 23 are conference matchups, and two are non-conference games, with three additional league games set for streaming on an NBC Universal digital platform. NBC Sports will also carry eight A-10 Championship games, airing the second round and quarterfinals. All games televised on USA Network and the three digital-exclusive games will be available live on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app through authentication with select providers.
The Atlantic 10 extended its long-standing agreements with all three media partners in 2021. The 2022-23 season will mark the 10th year of the continuing agreements with ESPN, CBS Sports and NBC Sports. The Atlantic 10 institutions reside in states that comprise 39.9 million television households, 33 percent of the total national market. The A-10 is in seven of the top 30 media markets, including New York (1), Chicago (2), Philadelphia (4), Washington (9), Charlotte (22), St. Louis (23) and Pittsburgh (26). All 15 institutions are within or adjacent to the top 60 media markets.
Additional regional and local television coverage will be announced at a later date. All games not carried as part of the A-10's national television package will stream live on ESPN+
 
Second-year head coach Drew Valentine's squad is coming off a second straight NCAA tournament appearance and a 25-win season. Loyola's roster features 11 individuals who have never played a regular-season game for the Ramblers, but does including a pair of experienced guards in redshirt senior Braden Norris, who was a Third Team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection last season, and senior Marquise Kennedy, who is a two-time MVC All-Bench Team honoree in his career.
 
Loyola's 2022-23 A-10 schedule is listed below.
 
2022-23 Loyola Men's Basketball Schedule
Oct. 30 – Calumet (Exhibition)
Nov. 7 – Fairleigh Dickinson
Nov. 11 – at UIC
Nov. 17 – vs. Tulsa (Conway, S.C.)
Nov. 18 – vs. Boise State or Charlotte (Conway, S.C.)
Nov. 20 – at Myrtle Beach Invitational (Conway, S.C.)
Nov. 25 – at Harvard
Nov. 30 – Central Arkansas
Dec. 3 – DePaul
Dec. 6 – Green Bay
Dec. 10 – vs. Clemson (Atlanta, Ga.)
Dec. 18 – Albany
Dec. 22 – vs. Stanford (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
Dec. 31 – George Washington
Jan. 4 – at Davidson (CBS Sports Network)
Jan. 7 – at George Mason
Jan. 10 – VCU (CBS Sports Network)
Jan. 14 – at Saint Joseph's (USA Network)
Jan. 18 – Saint Louis (CBS Sports Network)
Jan. 21 – St. Bonaventure
Jan. 25 – at Duquesne
Jan. 31 – at Dayton (CBS Sports Network)
Feb. 4 – George Mason (USA Network)
Feb. 8 – Saint Joseph's 
Feb. 11 – at Richmond (ESPN family of networks)
Feb. 14 – at Massachusetts
Feb. 17 – Dayton (ESPN family of networks)
Feb. 22 – Fordham
Feb. 25 – at Saint Louis (CBS Sports Network)
March 1 – Rhode Island (CBS Sports Network)
March 4 – at La Salle
March 8-12 – at Atlantic 10 Championship (Brooklyn, N.Y.)