2006-07 SCHEDULE/RESULTS

OCTOBER

31 ROBERT MORRIS (Exh.) W, 71-67

NOVEMBER

10 vs. Princeton # W, 68-57

11 at #7 Ohio State # 7 p.m.

12 at BCA Classic # TBA

17 JOHN CARROLL 7 p.m.

20 SAN DIEGO 7 p.m.

25 at Fairfield 6:30 p.m.

29 SAINT LOUIS (Comcast SportsNet) 7 p.m.

DECEMBER

2 UW-GREEN BAY * 3 p.m.

5 at Purdue 6 p.m.

9 LOYOLA (N.O.) 1 p.m.

16 NORTHERN IOWA 7 p.m.

19 at Bradley 7:05 p.m.

22 UC IRVINE 7 p.m.

30 at Youngstown State * 3:25 p.m.

JANUARY

4 CLEVELAND STATE * 7 p.m.

6 UW-MILWAUKEE * 3 p.m.

10 at Wright State * 6 p.m.

13 at UIC * (Comcast SportsNet) 4 p.m.

17 at Detroit * 6 p.m.

20 IPFW 3 p.m.

25 BUTLER * 7 p.m.

27 WRIGHT STATE * 4 p.m.

29 YOUNGSTOWN STATE * 7 p.m.

FEBRUARY

1 at Cleveland State * 6:30 p.m.

7 DETROIT * 7 p.m.

10 at UW-Green Bay * 7:05 p.m.

14 at UW-Milwaukee * 7 p.m.

17 BRACKET BUSTER * TBA

22 at Butler * (ESPNU) 8 p.m.

24 UIC * 7 p.m.

LOYOLA PROBABLE STARTERSNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Hometown Notes22 Brandon Woods F 6-8 195 Sr. 2.0 2.0 0.0 Moreno Valley, Calif. 2 points vs. Princeton34 Leon Young F 6-6 235 So. 12.0 7.0 1.0 Long Beach, Calif. .800 FG%, .571 FT%5 Blake Schilb G 6-7 220 Sr. 6.0 6.0 5.0 Rantoul, Ill. .333 FG%, .000 3FG%

24 Majak Kou G 6-5 165 Sr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Hamilton, Ont. .450 FG%, .340 3FG%, .705 FT%

25 J.R. Blount G 6-1 180 So. 12.0 5.0 3.0 Milwaukee, Wis. .400 FG%, .000 3FG%, .571 FT%

OFF THE BENCH2 Tracy Robinson F 6-7 190 Jr. 10.0 2.0 1.0 Lynwood, Ill. Had 10 pts. vs. Princeton

32 Andy Polka F 6-7 240 Fr. 10.0 7.0 0.0 Oshkosh, Wis. 2005-06 Wisconsin Mr. Basketball10 Cortney Horton G 6-2 175 Jr. 7.0 3.0 0.0 Chicago, Ill. 7 points vs. Princeton44 Tom Levin F 6-8 215 Jr. 6.0 0.0 0.0 Oshkosh, Wis. Hit 7 of last 10 (.700) 3FG23 Dave Telander G 6-1 170 Jr. 3.0 0.0 0.0 Evergreen Park, Ill. Had 3 pts. vs. Princeton55 Darrin Williams F 6-8 220 So. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Detroit, Mich. Played in 8 games in 2005-0612 Aric Van Weelden G 6-3 190 Fr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Munster, Ind. Walk-on14 David Gale G 6-0 180 Sr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Sherman Oaks, Calif. Walk-on52 Kye Pattrick C 6-9 250 Sr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Balnarring, Australia Out with broken foot50 Matt Adler C 6-11 220 Fr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Bay Village, Ohio Out with knee injury

Loyola (1-0)vs.

#7 Ohio State (1-0)

November 11, 2006 — 8 p.m. ESTBCA Classic

Columbus, OhioRadio: WYLL (AM 1160) - Andy Masur (play-by-play), Dave Klusendorf (expert analyst)

GAME #2

L O Y O L A2006-07 MEN’S BASKETBALL

Men’s Basketball Contact: Bill Behrns ◊ 773.508.2575 ◊ bbehrns@luc.edu ◊ www.loyolaramblers.com

Tonight’s Game: Fresh off a 68-57 victory over Princeton last night, Loyola seeks its first vic-tory versus a nationally ranked opponent since an 83-82 decision over No. 9 Illinois on Dec.27, 1986. The Ramblers won a season opener for the third time in as many seasons under JimWhitesell with last night’s verdict against the Tigers. Loyola is looking for back-to-back victo-ries versus a Big Ten Conference foe, having dealt Purdue an 80-65 defeat on Dec. 11, 2005 atthe Gentile Center. Loyola, which is 36-79 all-time against current members of the Big Ten, isalso aiming to open a season with back-to-back wins for only the third time in the last 10years. The winner of tonight’s game will meet the winner of the Kent State - IUPUI game onSunday in the championship game of the Black Coaches Association Classic. The losing teamswill square off in the third-place game.

Loyola - Ohio State - The Series: The Ramblers and Buckeyes have met three times previous-ly, with Ohio State claiming each decision. Tonight’s contest is the first meeting between theschools since Dec. 16, 1961, when Ohio State earned a 92-72 victory in Columbus.

Ramblers Against the Ranked: Loyola is 31-104 all-time against teams ranked in theAssociated Press Top 25 Poll, including a 19-69 mark versus squads in the top ten. Thisevening’s game with seventh-ranked Ohio State is Loyola’s first game versus a ranked oppo-nent since facing then-No. 8 North Carolina, which went on to win the national championship,on Dec. 12, 2004. The Ramblers have dropped their last 15 outings versus ranked foes.

Getting Defensive: In three season openers in the Jim Whitesell era, Loyola has surrenderedonly 58.0 ppg, limiting two of its three opponents to fewer than 60 points.

2006-07 Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/College2 Tracy Robinson F 6-7 190 Jr. Lynwood, Ill./Leo 5 Blake Schilb G 6-7 220 Sr. Rantoul, Ill./Brewster Academy (N.H.)

10 Cortney Horton G 6-2 175 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Washington/Southeastern CC (Iowa)12 Aric Van Weelden G 6-3 190 Fr. Munster, Ind./Munster14 David Gale G 6-0 180 Sr. Sherman Oaks, Calif./Brewster Academy (N.H.)22 Brandon Woods F 6-8 195 Sr. Moreno Valley, Calif./Canyon Springs/Eastern Arizona JC23 Dave Telander G 6-1 170 Jr. Evergreen Park, Ill./Brother Rice24 Majak Kou G 6-5 165 Sr. Hamilton, Ontario/Cathedral25 J.R. Blount G 6-1 180 So. Milwaukee, Wis./Dominican32 Andy Polka F 6-7 240 Fr. Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh West34 Leon Young F 6-6 235 So. Long Beach, Calif./Lakewood44 Tom Levin F 6-8 215 Jr. Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh West50 Matt Adler C 6-11 220 Fr. Bay Village, Ohio/St. Ignatius52 Kye Pattrick C 6-9 250 Sr. Balnarring, Australia/Padua College/Ellsworth JC55 Darrin Williams F 6-8 220 So. Detroit, Mich./Osborn-- Ross Forman % F 6-8 210 So. Minneapolis, Minn./Patrick Henry/Wyoming

% must sit out 2006-07 season due to NCAA transfer rules

Head Coach: Jim Whitesell (Luther, 1982)Assistant Coach: Mark Lovelace (Luther, 1996)Assistant Coach: Patrick Baldwin (Northwestern, 1994)Assistant Coach: Shay Boyle (Notre Dame, 1999)Coordinator of Basketball Operations: Eric Simpson (Northwestern, 1994)

Loyola’s Record When...

At home: 0-0On road: 0-0Neutral: 1-0

Leading at the half: 1-0Trailing at the half: 0-0Tied at the half: 0-0

Game decided by 1-5 points: 0-0Game decided by 6-10 points: 0-0Game decided by 11-15 points: 1-0Game decided by 16+ points: 0-0

LU scores less than 60 points: 0-0LU scores 60-69 points: 1-0LU scores 70-79 points: 0-0LU scores 80+ points: 0-0

LU allows less than 60 points: 1-0LU allows 60-69 points: 0-0LU allows 70-79 points: 0-0LU allows 80+ points: 0-0

Day games: 0-0Night games: 1-0

In overtime: 0-0

LU outshoots opponent: 1-0Opponent outshoots LU: 0-0

LU outrebounds opponent: 1-0Opponent outrebounds LU: 0-0Rebounds are equal: 0-0

Wearing white uniforms: 0-0Wearing maroon uniforms: 0-0Wearing gold uniforms: 1-0

LU has more turnovers: 1-0LU has fewer turnovers: 0-0Turnovers are equal: 0-0

Head Coach Jim Whitesell: In two short seasons, Jim Whitesell has injected newlife into the Loyola program and made the Ramblers a contender for the HorizonLeague crown. So far in his brief stay in Rogers Park, the Iowa Falls, Iowa nativehas guided Loyola to a 33-28 (.541) overall record and has improved the team’swin total by 10 games since the 2003-04 campaign. A master at rebuilding pro-grams in his previous stops at Elmhurst College and Lewis University, both of whichhe steered to NCAA Tournament appearances, Whitesell’s 32 victories in his firsttwo seasons at Loyola were the most by a Rambler coach in his first two cam-paigns since Tom Haggerty won 43 games from 1945-47. Whitesell is 16-16 (.500) inHorizon League play as Loyola’s mentor, and last season notched his 300th careervictory in the Ramblers’ 77-60 decision at Cleveland State on Dec. 29, 2005.

Blake’s Back: After testing the waters at the NBA predraft camp in Orlando inJune, senior Blake Schilb opted to return to Loyola for his final season of eligibilitywith hopes of leading the Ramblers to their first NCAA Tournament appearancesince 1984-85. Last season, Schilb averaged 19.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.9assists per game en route to Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America hon-ors. A two-time First Team All-Horizon League selection, Schilb has also been rec-ognized as one of 50 preseason candidates on the Wooden Award Watch List. Theversatile 6-foot-7 guard is one of only seven players on the Wooden Watch List thatcompete in so-called “mid-major” conferences.

Pattrick Out: Senior center Kye Pattrick will be sidelined indefinitely with a bro-ken foot sustained during practice in late October. Last year, Brandon Woods suf-fered a knee injury in the opening weekend of practice and missed the first sevengames of the season.

Grizzled Vets: Whitesell will have his most experienced squad since coming toRogers Park as the 2006-07 roster features five seniors - Schilb, Pattrick, MajakKou, Brandon Woods and David Gale. The last time Loyola had that many seniorson its opening-day roster was 2002-03 (David Bailey, Kevin Clancy, Justin Coons,Corey Minnifield and Vasilis Tsimpliaridis).

First Things First: For the first time since 1980-81, Loyola has been picked to winthe Horizon League title in the annual preseason poll of the League’s coaches,sports information directors and media. In addition, the Ramblers were also pickedas Horizon League favorites by Athlon, Street & Smith and Lindy’s. Loyola is com-ing off of a 19-win season, its best showing since going 27-6 and advancing to theNCAA Sweet Sixteen in 1984-85.

Captain, My Captain: Senior Blake Schilb, junior Tom Levin and sophomore J.R.Blount are serving as Loyola’s team captains in 2006-07.

2006-07 Horizon League Standings

Team Horizon Pct. Overall Pct.Loyola 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000Butler 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000UW-Milwaukee 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000Youngstown State 0-0 .000 1-1 .500Cleveland State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Detroit 0-0 .000 0-0 .000UIC 0-0 .000 0-0 .000UW-Green Bay 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Wright State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000

November 11George Mason at Cleveland StateWright State at Miami (Ohio)St. Edward’s at UICWashington State at UW-Milwaukee

November 12UW-Green Bay at OaklandUAB at UW-Milwaukee

Tale of the Tape

Category LU OSUScoring Offense 68.0 107.0Scoring Defense 57.0 69.0Scoring Margin + 11.0 + 38.0Field Goal Pct. .585 .589Field Goal Pct. Defense .455 .3023-Point Field Goal Pct. .385 .3823-Point FG Pct. Defense .429 .234Free Throw Pct. .652 .500Rebound Margin + 19.0 + 10.0Turnovers per game 13.0 26.0

Loyola Double-Figure Scoring GamesPlayer Season CareerJ.R. Blount 1 14Majak Kou 0 27Tom Levin 0 3Andy Polka 1 1Tracy Robinson 1 1Blake Schilb 0 65Dave Telander 0 5Brandon Woods 0 2Leon Young 1 17

2005-06 NCAA Players With At Least1.0 3FGM, Block and Steal Per Game

Player 3FG Bpg SpgRahshon Clark (Iowa State) 1.5 1.0 1.4Justin Doellman (Xavier) 1.3 1.6 1.6Charron Fisher (Niagara) 1.1 1.1 1.1Quinton Hosley (Fresno State) 1.7 1.1 2.1Majak Kou (Loyola) 1.7 1.5 1.6David Johnson (SE Missouri) 2.0 1.3 2.7

2006-07 Horizon League Preseason PollTeam Points (first-place votes)1. Loyola 373 (31)2. UW-Green Bay 334 (8)3. Detroit 286 (3)4. UIC 2315. Wright State 2176. Butler 201 (2)7. UW-Milwaukee 1458. Youngstown State 1169. Cleveland State 77

Opening Act: With last night’s 68-57 victory over Princeton, head coachJim Whitesell became the first Rambler coach to win each of his firstthree season openers on the Loyola sidelines since the legendary GeorgeIreland (1951-53).

Double-Figure Freshman: Freshman Andy Polka, the 2006 Mr. Basketballwinner in Wisconsin, became the fifth Loyola true freshman in as manyseasons to score in double figures in his collegiate debut when he collect-ed 10 points and added seven rebounds in Loyola’s victory over Princetonlast night. The last five freshman players to accomplish the feat are LeonYoung (12 points at IPFW in 2005), Dave Telander (13 points vs. NorthernIllinois in 2004), Majak Kou (18 points at DePaul in 2003) and TerrenceWhiters (19 points at Loyola Marymount in 2002).

Central America’s Team: In August, Loyola took a nine-day trip toCentral America that included stops in Costa Rica and Guatemala. TheRamblers posted an unblemished 6-0 record on the tour and became thefirst-ever NCAA Division I team to play in Guatemala. In addition to refin-ing skills on the basketball court, Loyola also experienced two differentcultures and conducted numerous clinics for the children in both coun-tries.

November Gain: In two-plus seasons under Whitesell’s tutelage, theRamblers have compiled a 7-2 (.778) record during the month ofNovember and those two setbacks were by a combined six points. Lastyear, Loyola posted a sparkling 4-0 record during the first month of theseason and averaged a staggering 81.0 ppg.

Majak of All Trades: While Schilb grabs most of the headlines for theRamblers, his fellow senior backcourt mate, Majak Kou, quietly puts upimpressive numbers at both ends of the floor. The slender 6-foot-5 guardwas one of only six players in NCAA Division I competition to average atleast 1.0 three-point field goals, blocks and steals per game in 2005-06.Kou ranked second on the team with 12.8 ppg as a junior, and his 1.5 bpgand 1.6 spg helped him earn Horizon League All-Defensive Team acco-lades.

Thousand Island: Kou needs 168 points to become the 36th player inLoyola history to pour in 1,000 points for his career. Schilb already hastossed in 1,351 points in his three years in Rogers Park. Schilb and Kouare aiming to become the first set of Loyola teammates to have at least1,000 career points at the same time since Carl Golston and Andre Battlein the mid-1980s.

Ohio Players: Loyola has had some success of late when playing in thestate of Ohio, posting a 5-1 record in its last six games there. A handfulof Ramblers have enjoyed some of their finest moments in Ohio. J.R.Blount has averaged 13.5 ppg and 3.8 rpg, while shooting a robust .517(15 for 29) from the field in four contests in Ohio. He netted a team-best20 points at Wright State on Jan. 7, 2006. Leon Young is pumping in 15.3ppg, hauling in 6.5 rpg and connecting on .640 (16 for 25) of his triesfrom the field in four contests in Ohio. Over his last seven games insideOhio state lines, Schilb has contributed 20.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg and 4.6 apg,topping the 20-point plateau on four occasions. He scored a season-high29 points and hit seven three-pointers, one shy of a school record, inLoyola’s 87-84, overtime victory at Youngstown State on Feb. 25, 2006.

Blake Bounces Back: With only six points last night, Schilb was limitedunder 10 points for the first time since being held without a field goal forthe first time in his career, en route to three points, at San Diego on Dec.20, 2005, a span of 21 games. In his next outing however, the sharpshoot-ing guard exploded for 26 points, including the game-winning shot as timeexpired in a 74-72 decision at UC Irvine two nights later.

Training Day: Head athletic trainer Dr. Tom Hitcho is working his 833rdconsecutive Loyola men’s basketball contest tonight. Since joining thestaff for the 1977-78 campaign, “Hitch”, as he is affectionately known tothose on campus, has not missed a single contest and has witnessed 385Rambler victories. In his 30th year at Loyola, Hitcho was inducted intothe Loyola Athletics Hall of Fame in February.

Shooting Stars: Loyola’s .585 (24 for 41) field-goal percentage last nightwas its best since converting .625 (30 for 48) of its tries in a 74-64 winover Butler on Jan. 19, 2006.

Roaring Twenties: Schilb has scored 20 or more points in five of his lastseven appearances and the Ramblers have posted a 5-1 mark in thosehalf-dozen contests. In his last six appearances dating back to last sea-son, the Preseason Horizon League Player of the Year has pumped in 20.4ppg and added 7.6 rpg and 4.7 apg.

J.R.’s Shots: If you had to describe sophomore guard J.R. Blount in oneword, there is no question it would be “winner”. The 6-foot-1 Milwaukeenative has compiled a staggering 71-14 (.835) record over the last three-plus seasons. Blount missed six games due to a stress fracture in his foota year ago, but started to regain his form at season’s end, averaging 16.0ppg, 3.0 rpg and 3.5 apg in the final two contests of the year. In lastnight’s win over Princeton, he dropped in 12 points and added five boardsand three assists.

Young Gun: Sophomore Leon Young burst onto the scene last season,earning Horizon League All-Newcomer Team honors after tallying 10.4 ppgand a team-best 7.2 rpg. The 6-foot-6 power forward became the firsttrue freshman to lead the Ramblers in rebounding since Javan Goodmanin 1995-96. The 2005-06 Horizon League free-throw percentage leader(.837), Young recorded five double-doubles a year ago, the most by aRambler freshman since Goodman. Loyola is 14-3 in his career when hescores in double digits. Young tied for team highs with 12 points andseven rebounds versus Princeton Friday night and has scored in doubledigits in five of his last seven appearances dating back to last season.

Charitable Ramblers: Loyola knocked down a school-record .754 (447 for593) of its shots from the charity stripe a year ago and wound up ranked12th in the nation in that category. The Ramblers went 8-0 last seasonwhen making at least 25 trips to the foul line.

Select Company: Schilb needs 55 more rebounds to become only the 18thplayer in Loyola history to record 1,000 points and 500 caroms during hiscareer. The last Rambler to accomplish the feat was Javan Goodman(1995-99), who closed out his illustrious career with 1,564 points and 908rebounds.

That Under-70s Show: Under Whitesell, Loyola has compiled a 23-8(.742) ledger when holding its opponent to fewer than 70 points. TheRamblers went 12-3 in such instances in 2005-06 and are 1-0 this season.

Mr. Robinson’s Neighborhood: Tracy Robinson, who was making his firststart since Jan. 8, 2005, accounted for a career-best 10 points last nightin Loyola’s win over Princeton. The junior forward hit 4 of 5 shots fromthe field and dating back to last season, has drained 17 of his last 35(.486) tries from three-point range.

Dairyland Delight: Loyola’s three Wisconsin natives - Blount, Levin andPolka - combined for 28 of Loyola’s 68 points, 12 of its 33 rebounds andhit 9 of 16 shots (.563) from the field last night against Princeton.

Rolling Ramblers: Dating back to last year, Loyola has emerged victoriousin six of its last seven outings. A year ago, the Ramblers got off to a siz-zling start to the season, going 7-1 to give the team its best opening to acampaign since 1965-66.

Gotta Get Back in Time: On Dec. 9 when the Ramblers host Loyola ofNew Orleans, the team will don replica uniforms from the 1950s whichwill be auctioned off following the contest. Proceeds from the auctionedjerseys will be donated to the Loyola University New Orleans KatrinaRelief Fund. In addition, Loyola will recognize 15 individuals to the LoyolaBasketball 1950s All-Decade Team. Those 15 former Rambler greats of the1950s are: Allan Norville, Nick Kladis, Art Schalk, Paul Sheedy, Jerry Lyne,Jack Carpenter, Clarence Red, Bill Palka, Don Hanrahan, Art McZier, EdEarle, Ralph Klaerich, Paul Krucker, Elwood Sigwards and Ed Stube.

California Dreaming: Earlier this week, Loyola signed 6-foot-8 forwardKyle Thomas to a National Letter Intent for the 2007-08 season. TheFolsom, Calif., native has been rated by some publications as the third-best player in northern California after averaging 20 points and 10rebounds per game as a junior at Folsom High School.

Loyola Career Scoring Leaders

1. Alfredrick Hughes (1981-85) 2,9142. Keith Gailes (1988-91) 2,0263. David Bailey (1999-2003) 1,9334. Jerry Harkness (1960-63) 1,7495. Carl Golston (1983-86) 1,6256. Darius Clemons (1979-82) 1,6107. Tony Parker (1973-77) 1,6058. Javan Goodman (1995-99) 1,5649. Jack Kerris (1945-49) 1,55610. Leslie Hunter (1961-64) 1,47211. Keir Rogers (1987-92) 1,43312. Andre Battle (1981-85) 1,43213. Andre Moore (1984-87) 1,40014. Wayne Sappleton (1978-82) 1,37315. Blake Schilb (2003-present) 1,357

Loyola Record by Starting Lineup

Robinson, Woods, Young, Schilb, Blount 1-0

Loyola Free Throw Shooting in Final 2:00 and OT

Player FT-FTA Pct.J.R. Blount 2-2 1.000Totals 2-2 1.000

More StatsLargest halftime lead: 5 (29-24) vs. PrincetonLargest halftime deficit: n/aLU FG% at home: n/aLU FT% at home: n/aLU 3FG% at home: n/aLU FG% on road/neutral: .585LU FT% on road/neutral: .652LU 3FG% on road/neutral: .385LU point average at home: n/aLU point average on road/neutral: 68.0Largest deficit overcome in win: 4 (16-12) vs. Princeton Largest lead surrendered in loss: n/a

Loyola Double-Double Games (from 2005-06)Leon Young (12 points, 13 rebounds) 11/19/05Leon Young (16 points, 12 rebounds) 11/21/05Leon Young (21 points, 10 rebounds) 11/30/05Chris Logan (12 points, 10 rebounds) 11/30/05Leon Young (19 points, 11 rebounds) 12/17/05Blake Schilb (20 points, 11 rebounds) 1/2/06Leon Young (10 points, 10 rebounds) 2/18/06Blake Schilb (24 points, 12 rebounds) 2/22/06