2016–17 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team represented Loyola University Maryland during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Greyhounds, led by fourth-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 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.

2016–17 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferencePatriot League
Record16–17 (8–10 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReitz Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Lehigh 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
Boston University 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Navy 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Holy Cross 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
Loyola (MD) 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Colgate 8 10   .444 10 22   .313
Army 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
Lafayette 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
American 5 13   .278 8 22   .267
2017 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

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The Greyhounds finished the 2015–16 season 9–21, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League tournament to Holy Cross.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Eric Laster 5 G 6'6" 191 Senior Smyrna, DE Graduated
Sean Tuohy, Jr. 11 G 6'0" 186 Senior Memphis, TN Graduate transferred to SMU
Franz Rassman 13 F 6'10" 230 Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated
Tyler Hubbard 23 G 6'2" 179 Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated
Josh Forney 42 F 6'9" 264 RS Junior Baltimore, MD Transferred

2016 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kavaughn Scott
#83 PF
Orange, CA Orange Lutheran High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 66
Chuck Champion
#86 SG
Philadelphia, PA Friends' Central School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 61
Austin Harriott
#109 SF
Philadelphia, PA The Hun School Of Princeton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 8, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 60
Andrew Kostecka
#116 SF
Germantown, MD Clarksburg High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 59
Dylan Gollihar
C
Richardson, TX Richardson High School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) N/A Sep 26, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Ian Langendoerfer
SF
Honesdale, PA Honesdale High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Nov 10, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 7, 2016.

Roster

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2016–17 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Dylan Gollihar 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Richardson Richardson, TX
F 1 Nick Gorski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Sr Benedictine Prep Richmond, VA
G 2 Andre Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Christ the King Westbury, NY
G 4 Nevell Provo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Pine Ridge North Breston, NS
F 5 KaVaughn Scott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Orange Lutheran Irvine, CA
G 10 Andrew Kostecka III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Fr Clarksburg Germantown, MD
G 12 Austin Harriott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr The Hun School of Princeton Philadelphia, PA
G 14 Chuck Champion 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Friends Central Philadelphia, PA
G 15 Sam Norton (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So The Hill School Collegeville, PA
G 20 Matt Staubi 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 152 lb (69 kg) Jr Darien Rye, NY
F 21 Jarred Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr John Carroll Havre de Grace, MD
F 22 Cam Gregory 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr St. Stephens and St. Agnes Waldorf, MD
G 25 James Fives 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So The Hill School Scranton, PA
F 35 Chancellor Barnard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Glenelg Country Day Columbia, MD
G 41 Ian Langendoerfer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Fr Honesdale Honesdale, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016*
7:30 pm
Johns Hopkins W 73–50 
Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, MD
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
at Duquesne L 60–65  0–1
Palumbo Center (1,319)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/14/2016*
7:30 pm
Millersville W 79–66  1–1
Reitz Arena (814)
Baltimore, MD
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
at LIU Brooklyn L 61–65  1–2
Barclays Center (762)
Brooklyn, NY
11/18/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Notre Dame L 48–83  1–3
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,894)
South Bend, IN
11/23/2016*
1:00 pm
Fairfield W 81–66  2–3
Reitz Arena (367)
Baltimore, MD
11/26/2016*
3:30 pm, FS2
at No. 12 Creighton L 52–82  2–4
CenturyLink Center (16,907)
Omaha, NE
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stony Brook W 71–70  3–4
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,387)
Stony Brook, NY
12/03/2016*
4:00 pm, MASN
Mount St. Mary's W 64–57  4–4
Reitz Arena (1,478)
Baltimore, MD
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm
at Towson L 53–70  4–5
SECU Arena (1,214)
Towson, MD
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Binghamton W 90–85 OT 5–5
Binghamton University Events Center (4,037)
Vestal, NY
12/23/2016*
1:00 pm
UMass Lowell W 69–60  6–5
Reitz Arena (628)
Baltimore, MD
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2016
7:30 pm
at American W 68–66  7–5
(1–0)
Bender Arena (523)
Washington, D.C.
01/02/2017
7:30 pm
Lafayette L 69–78  7–6
(1–1)
Reitz Arena (418)
Baltimore, MD
01/05/2017
7:00 pm
at Lehigh W 84–83  8–6
(2–1)
Stabler Arena (832)
Beltlehem, PA
01/08/2017
1:00 pm
at Army L 57–66  8–7
(2–2)
Christl Arena (751)
West Point, NY
01/11/2017
7:30 pm
Navy L 62–75  8–8
(2–3)
Reitz Arena (592)
Baltimore, MD
01/16/2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Boston University W 77–69  9–8
(3–3)
Reitz Arena (1,286)
Baltimore, MD
01/18/2017
7:00 pm
at Bucknell L 63–76  9–9
(3–4)
Sojka Pavilion (2,268)
Lewisburg, PA
01/21/2017
2:00 pm
at Colgate L 49–52  9–10
(3–5)
Cotterell Court (825)
Hamilton, NY
01/25/2017
7:30 pm
Holy Cross W 65–62  10–10
(4–5)
Reitz Arena (872)
Baltimore, MD
01/28/2017
2:00 pm
at Lafayette W 70–62  11–10
(5–5)
Kirby Sports Center (1,377)
Easton, PA
02/01/2017
7:30 pm
Lehigh W 62–60  12–10
(6–5)
Reitz Arena (623)
Baltimore, MD
02/04/2017
2:00 pm
Army W 78–63  13–10
(7–5)
Reitz Arena (1,042)
Baltimore, MD
02/08/2017
7:00 pm
at Navy L 59–62  13–11
(7–6)
Alumni Hall (1,435)
Annapolis, MD
02/11/2017
12:00 pm, ASN
at Boston University L 63–78  13–12
(7–7)
Case Gym (521)
Boston, MA
02/15/2017
7:30 pm
Bucknell W 78–77  14–12
(8–7)
Reitz Arena (1,071)
Baltimore, MD
02/19/2017
12:00 pm
Colgate L 56–66 OT 14–13
(8–8)
Reitz Arena (621)
Baltimore, MD
02/22/2017
7:00 pm
at Holy Cross L 62–63  14–14
(8–9)
Hart Center (1,497)
Worcester, MA
02/25/2017
12:00 pm
American L 62–64  14–15
(8–10)
Reitz Arena (786)
Baltimore, MD
Patriot League tournament
02/28/2017
7:00 pm
(7) (10) Lafayette
First round
W 67–64  15–15
Reitz Arena (472)
Baltimore, MD
03/02/2017
7:00 pm
(7) at (2) Boston University
Quarterfinals
L 60–64  15–16
Case Gym (510)
Boston, MA
CBI
03/15/2017*
7:00 pm
at George Mason
First Round
W 73–58  16–16
EagleBank Arena (1,400)
Fairfax, VA
03/20/2017*
7:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina
Quarterfinals
L 63–72  16–17
HTC Center 
Conway, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[1][2].

References

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  1. ^ "LoyolaGreyhounds.com - Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". loyolagreyhounds.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Loyola (MD) Greyhounds Schedule".