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2017–18 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team

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]

2017–18 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record9–22 (6–12 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReitz Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell † 16 – 2   .889 25 – 10   .714
Colgate 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576
Navy 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Lehigh 11 – 7   .611 16 – 14   .533
Boston University 10 – 8   .556 15 – 16   .484
Holy Cross 8 – 10   .444 12 – 19   .387
Lafayette 7 – 11   .389 10 – 21   .323
Army 6 – 12   .333 13 – 17   .433
Loyola (MD) 6 – 12   .333 9 – 22   .290
American 3 – 15   .167 6 – 24   .200
† 2018 Patriot League tournament winner

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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Army vs. Loyola (MD) - Game Recap - February 27, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "Loyola (MD) vs. Bucknell - Game Recap - March 1, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  3. ^ "Loyola announces G.G. Smith is stepping down as men's basketball coach". The Baltimore Sun. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 28, 2018). "Loyola (MD) names Georgia Tech assistant Tavaras Hardy as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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