When 2010 Loyola graduates Tim Nazanin and Michael Lauer were in school, the Loyola men’s basketball team wasn’t good.
From 2007-10, the team, then under former head coach Jim Whitesell — who Nazanin and Lauer call “he who should not be named” — finished with a winning record once.
The Rambler fan base also wasn’t strong, according to Nazanin and Lauer, 29 and 30, who admit themselves they didn’t go to many games when they were students. They said today’s fans, who have caused an increase in attendance this year, are much better than those in the “dark days.