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Loyola Chicago Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #274 · 9–24 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Atlantic 10 Conference · Chicago, IL

Loyola Chicago finished 9–24 (A-10 14th, KenPom #274) in 2025–26. 14 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 12 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season12
Transfer additions11
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2027
Most common home stateIL (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2027 — 3 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2029.

2027
Gcrowded6 ahead
Fopen3 ahead
Ccrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening4 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Cbalanced3 ahead
2029
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copening2 ahead
2030
Gopen0 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Chris Jeffrey6′3″So
Ryan Agarwal6′6″RS-Sr
Dayan Nessah6′8″Jr
Sterling Knox6′6″So
Dayton Williams6′4″So
Nic Anderson6′5″So
Guillaume Grotzinger6′1″Jr
Donald Hand Jr.6′5″Grad
Forwards in that room (3)
Elias Rapieque6′9″Sr
Xavier Amos6′8″Grad
Eddie Ricks III6′8″Sr
Centers in that room (3)
Ryan Kreager6′10″Fr
Malick Diallo6′9″RS-So
Jason Schofield6′10″RS-Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Loyola Chicago

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (6 ahead), F open (3 ahead), C crowded (3 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 1 came straight from high school and 11 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from IL, TX, CA.

7 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 7 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

18% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 8 of 14

Dayan Nessah6′8″Jr
Ryan Agarwal6′6″RS-Sr · final yr
Sterling Knox6′6″So
Nic Anderson6′5″So5.1 PPG
Donald Hand Jr.6′5″Grad · final yr
Dayton Williams6′4″So
Chris Jeffrey6′3″So
Guillaume Grotzinger6′1″Jr

Frontcourt 6 of 14 · forwards + centers

Ryan Kreager6′10″Fr · C
Jason Schofield6′10″RS-Jr · C
Elias Rapieque6′9″Sr · F · final yr
Malick Diallo6′9″RS-So · C
Xavier Amos6′8″Grad · F · final yr11.1 PPG
Eddie Ricks III6′8″Sr · F · final yr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

18%of recorded scoring returns
1 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Xavier Amos11.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Nic Anderson5.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 15 of 16 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

1from high school11via the portal

3 of 14 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

7 of 14

7 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Donald Hand Jr. #133.

Where from

IL 3 · TX 3 · CA 2 · MN 2 · NY 2 · KS 1

7 international: Dessenheim; Mulhouse; Glasgow; Bamako and 3 more

High schools: IMG Academy; Tony Parker Academy; Archbishop Wood and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Chris Jeffrey
→Elias Rapieque
→Eddie Ricks III
→Malick Diallo
→Ryan Agarwal
→Dayan Nessah
→Sterling Knox
→Dayton Williams
→Jason Schofield
→Guillaume Grotzinger
→Donald Hand Jr.

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Miles Rubin
←Justin Moore
←Deywilk Tavarez
←Kayde Dotson
←Sam Yurasek
←Brayden Young
←Chuck Love III
←Daniil Glazkov

How this roster compares

Atlantic 10 Conference (14 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureLoyola ChicagoConference
Average guard height6′5″6′3″+2″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1416−2
Freshman share7%25%−18pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#392021–22#230→ moved to the A-102022–23#912023–24#932024–25#2742025–26
25–8 · MVC 1st10–21 · A-10 14th23–10 · A-10 5th25–12 · A-10 5th9–24 · A-10 14th

Coaching staff

Drew ValentineHead coach
Chris HueyAssistant coach
Brendyn TaylorAssistant coach
Keith ClemonsAssistant coach
Dan HipsherSpecial advisor to the head coach
Will BaileyAssistant coach
David MetzendorfAssistant coach
Staff changes9 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 2 before 2024–25, 5 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate82%
SAT midpoint1260
ACT midpoint30

How this page is made: Rosters: official Loyola Chicago rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Loyola Chicago's 2026–27 roster is posted, so this page reads it; the conference comparison uses 2025–26, the newest season every program has on file. · Stats: 2025–26, the last season played — the 2026–27 season has no games yet. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · Openings: Depth Chart's roster projection from listed class years; confidence stated per year · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.

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