FILE - Loyola Chicago guard Braden Norris (4) celebrates after an NCAA college basketball game against Boston College Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. The Ramblers are as hot as any team in the Atlantic 10 and have their sights set on the NCAA Tournament. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
FILE - Loyola head coach Drew Valentine directs his team during an NCAA college basketball game against Florida Atlantic Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Chicago. Six years removed from a Final Four run that made a 98-year-old nun a celebrity, Loyola is winning big again. The Ramblers are as hot as any team in the Atlantic 10 and have their sights set on the NCAA Tournament. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
FILE - Loyola's Philip Alston shoots during an NCAA college basketball game against Florida Atlantic Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Chicago. Loyola is tied with Richmond for the league lead, with No. 16 Dayton a half game back. It’s a welcomed change for the Ramblers after finishing last in the Atlantic 10 a year ago following a move from the Missouri Valley Conference. The Ramblers have their sights set on the NCAA Tournament.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
FILE - Loyola Chicago guard Des Watson heads to the basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Saint Louis Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, in St. Louis. Loyola Chicago is winning big again. Watson could see it when when he made his recruiting visit. He chose to transfer to Loyola over Dayton after two years at Davidson and is averaging a team-leading 13.1 points in his first season with the Ramblers.(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)