ANDREW SELIGMAN
FILE - Loyola of Chicago center Cameron Krutwig drives to the basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Drake in Des Moines, Iowa, in this Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, file photo. Krutwig, who helped Loyola Chicago reach a Final Four as a freshman and return to the Sweet 16 as a senior this year, has decided to turn pro and forgo his final year of eligibility. Krutwig announced his decision Thursday, April 22, 2021, in a YouTube video, saying it was time to move on. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Loyola Chicago's Krutwig says he is turning pro

By Andrew Seligman Apr. 22, 2021 02:29 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Cameron Krutwig, who helped Loyola Chicago reach a Final Four as

Tony Stubblefield speaks during a press conference where he was introduced as DePaul University's new men's NCAA college basketball head coach, Wednesday, April 7, 2021 in Chicago. Before coming to DePaul, Stubblefield has spent the last 11 seasons at the University of Oregon. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)
Stubblefied embraces 'limitless' possibilities at DePaul

By Andrew Seligman Apr. 07, 2021 06:05 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Tony Stubblefield envisions competing for Big East championships

Drew Valentine smiles as he speaks during a press conference where he was introduced as Loyola University's new men's NCAA college basketball head coach, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)
With big act to follow, Valentine takes over at Loyola

By Andrew Seligman Apr. 06, 2021 06:02 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Drew Valentine was on FaceTime with a recruit when he noticed a

Oregon assistant basketball coach Tony Stubblefield, right, with head coach Dana Altman, left, questions a call during an NCAA college basketball game against Colorado on Feb. 18, 2021. DePaul has hired longtime Oregon assistan Stubblefield as head coach, hoping he can restore a struggling program, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard via AP)
New DePaul coach Stubblefield: Challenge ahead is exciting

By Andrew Seligman Apr. 06, 2021 02:04 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — DePaul on Tuesday hired longtime Oregon assistant Tony

Loyola promotes Drew Valentine to replace Moser as coach

By Andrew Seligman Apr. 05, 2021 09:46 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Loyola Chicago promoted assistant Drew Valentine to head coach

Oregon assistant basketball coach Tony Stubblefield, right, with head coach Dana Altman, left, questions a call during an NCAA college basketball game against Colorado on Feb. 18, 2021. DePaul has hired longtime Oregon assistan Stubblefield as head coach, hoping he can restore a struggling program, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard via AP)
AP source: DePaul hires Oregon's Tony Stubblefield as coach

By Andrew Seligman Apr. 01, 2021 03:21 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — DePaul has hired longtime Oregon assistant Tony Stubblefield as

Loyola Chicago guard Lucas Williamson (1) celebrates after beating Illinois 71-58 after a men's college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Sunday, March 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Loyola's Williamson bridges past, present in '63 team film

By Andrew Seligman Mar. 25, 2021 04:48 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — From a makeshift recording booth in a closet in his room,

FILE - In this March 15, 2018, file photo, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, left, greets the Loyola Chicago basketball team as the Ramblers walk off the court after a win over Miami in a first-round game at the NCAA college basketball tournament in Dallas. Loyola Chicago is back in the tournament. And Sister Jean will be there, too. The 101-year-old team chaplain's lobbying paid off Tuesday, March 16, when the school reversed course and announced she will go. That means she gets to watch her beloved Ramblers in person for the first time this season when No. 17 Loyola meets Georgia Tech in Indianapolis on Friday. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Sister Jean thrilled to join Loyola Chicago for NCAA

By Andrew Seligman Mar. 16, 2021 08:27 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Loyola Chicago is back in the NCAA Tournament. And Sister Jean

DePaul AD Peevy understands eyes on him with coaching search

By Andrew Seligman Mar. 16, 2021 04:47 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — DePaul athletic director DeWayne Peevy understands all eyes are

Connecticut coach Dan Hurley, right, talks to DePaul coach Dave Leitao after an NCAA college basketball game in the Big East men's tournament Thursday, March 11, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
DePaul fires Leitao seeking spark for once-proud program

By Andrew Seligman Mar. 15, 2021 03:03 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — DePaul fired coach Dave Leitao on Monday six years into his

Drake head coach Darian DeVries directs his team during overtime in an NCAA college basketball game against Loyola of Chicago, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. Drake won 51-50 in overtime. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Pandemic challenges also give some teams chances to bond

By Andrew Seligman Feb. 27, 2021 02:43 AM EST
CHICAGO (AP) — Southern Illinois guard Trent Brown figures this is a season he

Loyola Chicago guard Marquise Kennedy (12) drives to the basket as Southern Illinois' Ben Harvey defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)
No. 21 Loyola holds on to beat Southern Illinois 60-52

By Andrew Seligman Feb. 26, 2021 11:25 PM EST
CHICAGO (AP) — Marquise Kennedy scored 16 points, and No. 21 Loyola Chicago

DePaul's Nick Ongenda (14) dunks over Creighton's Christian Bishop (13) as Creighton's Mitch Ballock watches during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Zegarowski scores 19 as No. 17 Creighton holds off DePaul

By Andrew Seligman Jan. 30, 2021 11:12 PM EST
CHICAGO (AP) — Marcus Zegarowski scored 19 points and No. 17 Creighton beat

Connecticut's Tyrese Martin (4) shoots over DePaul's Romeo Weems during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
No. 25 UConn cracks Top 25, squeezes past DePaul 60-53

By Andrew Seligman Jan. 11, 2021 08:51 PM EST
CHICAGO (AP) — Tyrese Martin scored 18 points and No. 25 UConn beat DePaul 60

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2020, file photo, Northwestern head coach Chris Collins reacts during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Maryland in College Park, Md. The Wildcats come into their eighth year under Collins looking to get themselves back on the path they appeared to be headed just a few years ago. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
After bottoming out, Northwestern, Collins seek turnaround

By Andrew Seligman Nov. 10, 2020 01:52 PM EST
Northwestern has come a long way the past few years, just not in the right

FILE - In this Nov. 28, 1968, file photo, Miami Floridians' Les Hunter (41) is fouled by Oakland Oaks' Jim Eakins (42) while scoring a basket during an ABA basketball game in Miami. Hunter, a star on Loyola Chicago's barrier-breaking 1963 NCAA championship team, died Friday, March 27, 2020, the school said. He was 77 and had been battling cancer. (AP Photo/Toby Massey, File)
Les Hunter, star on Loyola Chicago championship team, dies

By Andrew Seligman Mar. 27, 2020 06:26 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Les Hunter, a star on Loyola Chicago's barrier-breaking 1963

FILE - In this March 22, 2018 file photo, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt sits with other Loyola-Chicago fans during the first half of a regional semifinal NCAA college basketball game against Nevada in Atlanta. Even to Sister Jean, the lovable nonagenarian nun who became a star during Loyola Chicago's stunning run to the Final Four two years ago, this is new territory. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought big chunks of the world to a near standstill. And at 100 years old, this is new territory for Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
For Loyola's Sister Jean, pandemic is new territory

By Andrew Seligman Mar. 27, 2020 05:17 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Even to Sister Jean, the lovable nonagenarian nun who became a

Northwestern eyes big things after tying for 1st in Big Ten

By Andrew Seligman Mar. 03, 2020 09:11 PM EST
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Coming off back-to-back trips to the Sweet 16, Joe

Illinois center Kofi Cockburn, center, reacts as he dunks against Northwestern guard Pat Spencer, left, and forward Robbie Beran during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Evanston, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Griffin scores career-high 24 as Illini beat Northwestern

By Andrew Seligman Feb. 27, 2020 10:16 PM EST
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Alan Griffin relaxed with his headphones on and chilled

Michigan center Jon Teske, right, goes up for a shot against Northwestern forward Miller Kopp, left, and center Ryan Young during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Evanston, Ill., Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Michigan rolls past Northwestern in Howard's 'homecoming'

By Andrew Seligman Feb. 12, 2020 11:30 PM EST
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Juwan Howard noticed the sea of maize and blue as he