2017–18 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2017–18 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team represented Loyola University Maryland during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Greyhounds, led by fifth-year head coach G. G. Smith , played their home games at Reitz Arena in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Patriot League . They finished the season 9–22, 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Army in the first round of the Patriot League tournament [ 1] before losing in the quarterfinals to Bucknell .[ 2]
On March 8, 2018, the school announced G. G. Smith had resigned as head coach.[ 3] [ 4] He finished at Loyola with a five-year record of 56–98. On March 28, the Greyhounds hired Georgia Tech assistant coach Tavaras Hardy for the head coaching job.[ 5]
Previous season
The Greyhounds finished the 2016–17 season 16–17, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for sixth place with Colgate . As the No. 7 seed in the Patriot League tournament , they defeated Lafayette in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Boston University . They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated George Mason in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Coastal Carolina .
Roster
2017–18 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Isaiah Hart
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
179 lb (81 kg)
Fr
Whitefield Academy
Morrow, GA
F
1
KaVaughn Scott
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
223 lb (101 kg)
So
OC Lutheran HS
Irvine, CA
G
2
Andre Walker
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
173 lb (78 kg)
Sr
Christ the King HS
Westbury, NY
G
3
Luke Johnson
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
Fr
Lexington Catholic HS
Lexington, KY
G
4
Nevell Provo
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Pine Ridge
North Breston, NS
G
5
James Fives
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
196 lb (89 kg)
Fr
The Hill School
Scranton, PA
G
10
Andrew Kostecka III
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Clarksburg HS
Germantown, MD
F
11
River Reed
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
Fr
Ronald Reagan HS
San Antonio, TX
G
14
Chuck Champion
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
So
Friends' Central School
Philadelphia, PA
G
15
Sam Norton (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
Jr
The Hill School
Collegeville, PA
G
20
Matt Staubi
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
156 lb (71 kg)
Sr
Darien HS
Rye, NY
F
21
Ethan Norton
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
162 lb (73 kg)
RS Fr
The Hill School
Collegeville, PA
F
22
Cam Gregory
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
224 lb (102 kg)
Sr
St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School
Waldorf, MD
F
23
Brent Holcombe
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
Fr
Coral Reef HS
Miami, FL
F
35
Chancellor Barnard
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
Sr
Glenelg Country School
Columbia, MD
G
41
Ian Langendoerfer
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
224 lb (102 kg)
So
Honesdale HS
Honesdale, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: December 27, 2017
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2017 *7:00 pm
Elizabethtown
W 83–57
Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017 *8:30 pm, BTN Plus
at No. 19 Northwestern
L 75–79
0–1
Allstate Arena (6,013)Rosemont, IL
Nov 14, 2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield
L 52–64
0–2
Webster Bank Arena (1,231)Bridgeport, CT
Nov 17, 2017 *7:00 pm
Towson
L 72–95
0–3
Reitz Arena (1,704)Baltimore, MD
Nov 21, 2017 *7:00 pm
Goucher
W 97–45
1–3
Reitz Arena (436)Baltimore, MD
Nov 26, 2017 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass Lowell
L 75–83
1–4
Costello Athletic Center (463)Lowell, MA
Nov 28, 2017 *7:00 pm
at Dartmouth
L 63–64
1–5
Leede Arena (463)Hanover, NH
Dec 2, 2017 *4:00 pm, MASN
at Mount St. Mary's
L 75–80 OT
1–6
Knott Arena (2,480)Emmitsburg, MD
Dec 6, 2017 *7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Florida State
L 71–96
1–7
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (7,323)Tallahassee, FL
Dec 9, 2017 *4:00 pm
Binghamton
L 64–77
1–8
Reitz Arena (787)Baltimore, MD
Dec 21, 2017 *7:00 pm
Drexel
W 66–62
2–8
Reitz Arena (504)Baltimore, MD
Dec 23, 2017 *12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Memphis
L 71–83
2–9
FedExForum (5,825)Memphis, TN
Patriot League regular season
Dec 29, 2017 7:00 pm
Navy
W 72–63
3–9 (1–0)
Reitz Arena (623)Baltimore, MD
Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm
at Army
L 75–86
3–10 (1–1)
Christl Arena (561)West Point, NY
Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm
Boston University
W 68–65
4–10 (2–1)
Reitz Arena (642)Baltimore, MD
Jan 8, 2018 7:00 pm
at Holy Cross
L 57–64
4–11 (2–2)
Hart Center (1,059)Worcester, MA
Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm
at American
L 65–76
4–12 (2–3)
Bender Arena (456)Washington, D.C.
Jan 14, 2018 2:00 pm
Lafayette
W 83–77
5–12 (3–3)
Reitz Arena (517)Baltimore, MD
Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm
Bucknell
L 70–78
5–13 (3–4)
Reitz Arena (1,024)Baltimore, MD
Jan 20, 2018 2:00 pm
at Colgate
L 72–77
5–14 (3–5)
Cotterell Court (685)Hamilton, NY
Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm
at Lehigh
W 91–88 2OT
6–14 (4–5)
Stabler Arena (758)Bethlehem, PA
Jan 27, 2018 4:00 pm
Army
W 79–68
7–14 (5–5)
Reitz Arena (742)Baltimore, MD
Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm
at Boston University
L 55–64
7–15 (5–6)
Case Gym (704)Boston, MA
Feb 3, 2018 4:00 pm
Holy Cross
L 57–73
7–16 (5–7)
Reitz Arena (704)Baltimore, MD
Feb 7, 2018 4:00 pm
American
W 72–69
8–16 (6–7)
Reitz Arena (514)Baltimore, MD
Feb 11, 2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN
at Lafayette
L 67–84
8–17 (6–8)
Kirby Sports Center (1,548)Easton, PA
Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm
at Bucknell
L 53–94
8–18 (6–9)
Sojka Pavilion (2,208)Lewisburg, PA
Feb 18, 2018 2:00 pm
Colgate
L 47–68
8–19 (6–10)
Reitz Arena (587)Baltimore, MD
Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm
Lehigh
L 74–80
8–20 (6–11)
Reitz Arena (612)Baltimore, MD
Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm
at Navy
L 56–62
8–21 (6–12)
Alumni Hall (1,942)Annapolis, MD
Patriot League tournament
Feb 27, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium
(8)
(9) Army First Round
W 82–79
9–21
Reitz Arena (413)Baltimore, MD
Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium
(8)
at (1) Bucknell Quarterfinals
L 78–83
9–22
Sojka Pavilion (2,492)Lewisburg, PA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
References
^ "Army vs. Loyola (MD) - Game Recap - February 27, 2018 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved March 9, 2018 .
^ "Loyola (MD) vs. Bucknell - Game Recap - March 1, 2018 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved March 9, 2018 .
^ "Loyola announces G.G. Smith is stepping down as men's basketball coach" . The Baltimore Sun . March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018 .
^ "Loyola men's basketball coach steps down after 5 seasons" . The Washington Post . Associated Press. March 8, 2018. ISSN 0190-8286 . Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018 .
^ Borzello, Jeff (March 28, 2018). "Loyola (MD) names Georgia Tech assistant Tavaras Hardy as coach" . ESPN.com . Retrieved March 28, 2018 .