2021–22 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team represented Loyola University Maryland in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Greyhounds, led by fourth-year head coach Tavaras Hardy, played their home games at Reitz Arena in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Patriot League.

2021–22 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record14–16 (8–10 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReitz Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colgate 16 2   .889 23 12   .657
Navy 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
Boston University 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
Lehigh 10 8   .556 13 19   .406
Army 9 9   .500 15 16   .484
Loyola 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Holy Cross 7 11   .389 9 22   .290
Lafayette 7 11   .389 10 20   .333
Bucknell 5 13   .278 9 23   .281
American 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
2022 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

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The Greyhounds finished the 2020–21 season 6–11, 4–10 in Patriot League play to finish in last place in the South Division. As the #9 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they were scheduled to face Holy Cross in the first round, but a positive COVID-19 test within the Holy Cross program forced the Crusaders to forfeit the game, moving Loyola into the quarterfinals.[1] In the quarterfinals, the Greyhounds upset top-seeded Navy.[2] Their upset streak continued, upsetting #4 seed Army in the semifinals, advancing to the championship game.[3] Their Cinderella run in the Patriot League Tournament would end in the championship game, where they lost to #2 seeded Colgate.[4]

Roster

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2021–22 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Nick Marshall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr River Hill HS Clarksville, MD
F 1 Veljko Ilic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Hoosac School Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
G 2 Jaylin Andrews 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Boys' Latin School of Maryland Owings Mills, MD
G 3 Wade Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So St. Vincent Pallotti HS Washington, D.C.
F 4 Alonso Faure 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) So IES Fuente San Luis Busot, Spain
G 5 Chris Kuzemka 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Centreville HS Clifton, VA
F 10 Golden Dike 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Jr Colegio SEK El Castillo International School Málaga, Spain
F 11 Milos Ilic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Hoosac School Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
G 12 Cam Spencer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr Boys' Latin School of Maryland Davidsonville, MD
F 13 Markese Redding 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr LREI Brooklyn, NY
G 15 Alex Jackson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Jr Boys' Latin School of Maryland Baltimore, MD
G 21 Charlie Weisberg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr The Millbrook School Brooklyn, NY
F 22 Casmir Ochiaka 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr St. Mary of the Assumption HS Enugu, Nigeria
G 23 David Brown III 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Bishop McNamara HS La Plata, MD
G 24 Daraun Gray 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Landon School Clarksburg, MD
G 25 Kenneth Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Mater Dei Prep Hillside, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 30, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Johns Hopkins W 60–49 
Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, MD
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 19 North Carolina L 67–83  0–1
Dean Smith Center (14,992)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 12, 2021*
4:00 pm
vs. South Carolina State
Rising Coaches Classic
W 75–65  1–1
TD Arena (150)
Charleston, SC
November 13, 2021*
5:00 pm, FloHoops
at College of Charleston
Rising Coaches Classic
L 72–79  1–2
TD Arena (4,166)
Charleston, SC
November 14, 2021*
10:30 am
vs. Lipscomb
Rising Coaches Classic
L 65–70  1–3
TD Arena (144)
Charleston, SC
November 17, 2021*
7:00 pm
at Coppin State L 49–71  1–4
Physical Education Complex (400)
Baltimore, MD
November 24, 2021*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Elizabethtown W 69–42  2–4
Reitz Arena (378)
Baltimore, MD
November 28, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield W 75–70  3–4
Webster Bank Arena (1,329)
Bridgeport, CT
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Chicago State W 78–64  4–4
Reitz Arena (814)
Baltimore, MD
December 4, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Mount St. Mary's W 61–55  5–4
Reitz Arena (1,121)
Baltimore, MD
December 8, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure L 71–84  5–5
Reilly Center (2,720)
St. Bonaventure, NY
December 12, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Hampton W 67–54  6–5
Reitz Arena (534)
Baltimore, MD
December 18, 2021*
4:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 2 Duke Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols[5] Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
December 21, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Goucher Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols[6] Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, MD
December 28, 2021*
8:30 pm, BTN
at Maryland Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols[7] Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
Patriot League regular season
January 1, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Army L 74–77 OT 6–6
(0–1)
Christl Arena (623)
West Point, NY
January 4, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Holy Cross W 79–70  7–6
(1–1)
Reitz Arena (250)
Baltimore, MD
January 7, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Boston University W 66–58  8–6
(2–1)
Case Gym (365)
Boston, MA
January 10, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bucknell W 71–67  9–6
(3–1)
Reitz Arena (250)
Baltimore, MD
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Lafayette W 74–60  10–6
(4–1)
Reitz Arena (250)
Baltimore, MD
January 16, 2022
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Lehigh W 69–57  11–6
(5–1)
Stabler Arena (507)
Bethlehem, PA
January 19, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Boston University L 50–67  11–7
(5–2)
Reitz Arena (250)
Baltimore, MD
January 22, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
American W 78–73  12–7
(6–2)
Reitz Arena (250)
Baltimore, MD
January 24, 2022
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Colgate L 52–65  12–8
(6–3)
Cotterell Court (639)
Hamilton, NY
January 30, 2022
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Bucknell L 80–82 OT 12–9
(6–4)
Sojka Pavilion (771)
Lewisburg, PA
February 2, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Army W 61–57  13–9
(7–4)
Reitz Arena (704)
Baltimore, MD
February 5, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Navy L 55–56  13–10
(7–5)
Reitz Arena (902)
Baltimore, MD
February 9, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Holy Cross L 64–68  13–11
(7–6)
Hart Center (584)
Worcester, MA
February 12, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Colgate L 56–64  13–12
(7–7)
Reitz Arena (704)
Baltimore, MD
February 16, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lafayette L 68–77  13–13
(7–8)
Kirby Sports Center (1,473)
Easton, PA
February 20, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Lehigh W 69–42  14–13
(8–8)
Reitz Arena (1,212)
Baltimore, MD
February 23, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Navy L 50–52  14–14
(8–9)
Alumni Hall (1,016)
Annapolis, MD
February 26, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at American L 55–65  14–15
(8–10)
Bender Arena (1,034)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League tournament
March 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(6) at (3) Boston University
Quarterfinals
L 64–76  14–16
Case Gym (652)
Boston, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Holy Cross Men's Basketball to Miss Patriot League Championship, Concludes Season Due to COVID-19". Patriot League. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Knocks Off Top-Seed Navy In Wire-To-Wire Patriot League Quarterfinals Win". Loyola University Maryland Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "No. 2 Raiders and No. 9 Greyhounds Advance to the 2021 PenFed Credit Union Men's Basketball Championship Game". Patriot League. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball Season Closes Sunday In Patriot League Title Game At Colgate". Loyola University Maryland Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "Game Versus Loyola Canceled; Duke Pursuing Replacement Opponent". Duke University. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Men's Basketball To Play At No. 2 Duke Saturday; Tuesday's Game Versus Goucher Canceled". Loyola University Maryland Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Maryland-Loyola (MD) Game Canceled". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  8. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Loyola University Maryland Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "2021-22 Loyola (MD) Greyhounds Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2021.