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
Conference	Patriot League
Record	14–16 (8–10 Patriot)
Head coach	Tavaras Hardy (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Ivo Simović Taj Finger Corin 'Tiny' Adams
Home arena	Reitz Arena

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

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. In the quarterfinals, the Greyhounds upset top-seeded Navy. Their upset streak continued, upsetting #4 seed Army in the semifinals, advancing to the championship game. Their Cinderella run in the Patriot League Tournament would end in the championship game, where they lost to #2 seeded Colgate.

Roster

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 Tavaras Hardy (Northwestern) Assistant coach(es) Ivo Simović (Union (Serbia)) Taj Finger (Stanford) Corin 'Tiny' Adams (Morgan State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 30, 2021

Schedule and results

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		Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Goucher	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols		Reitz Arena  Baltimore, MD
December 28, 2021* 8:30 pm, BTN		at Maryland	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols		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.

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