Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball

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Loyola Greyhounds
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University Loyola University Maryland
Head coach Josh Loeffler (1st season)
Conference Patriot
Location Baltimore, Maryland
Arena Reitz Arena
(capacity: 2,100)
Nickname Greyhounds
ColorsGreen and gray [1]
   
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NCAA tournament second round
1973*
*at Division II level
NCAA tournament appearances
1973*, 1994, 2012
NAIA tournament second round
1949, 1953
Conference tournament champions
MAAC: 1994, 2012

The Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team represents Loyola University Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I competition. It became a member of the Patriot League along with the university's other intercollegiate athletic programs on July 1, 2013. Home games are played at Reitz Arena. Loyola has appeared twice in the NCAA Tournament, most recently in 2012.

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History

The program participated in the first interracial American basketball game played south of the Mason–Dixon line at Hurt Gymnasium on February 12, 1952, a 65–63 win over Morgan State. [2]

Upon moving up from Division II in 1981, Loyola was an original member of the ECAC Metro Conference which changed its name to the Northeast Conference (NEC) on August 1, 1988. [3] During its eight seasons in the circuit, the Greyhounds never won the championship and had no appearances in either the NCAA or National Invitation Tournaments. The only player in the program's Division I history to have reached the National Basketball Association (NBA) is Mike Morrison, a four-year letterman from 1985 to 1989. An All-Conference First Team as a junior and senior, he was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the second round (51st overall) of the 1989 NBA draft. He was eventually named to the NEC 25th Anniversary All-Time Team in January 2006. Mark Amatucci was also honored as the circuit's Jim Phelan Coach of the Year in 1983–84. [4]

Loyola was a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) from 1989 to 2013. The Greyhounds won the MAAC Championship to earn the automatic bid into the NCAA tournament twice. The first time was in 1993–94 with an 80–75 win over Manhattan at Knickerbocker Arena and Tracy Bergan earning conference tournament Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors. This was also Skip Prosser's only campaign as the program's head coach. The Greyhounds' next conference title came 18 years later in 2012 with MVP Erik Etherly spearheading a 48–44 victory over Fairfield at MassMutual Center. [5] Jimmy Patsos was the MAAC Coach of the Year that season. [6] The MAAC era at Loyola ended with Patsos' departure to Siena on April 2, 2013. [7]

G.G. Smith, an assistant coach under Patsos for six seasons, was promoted to lead the Greyhounds into the Patriot League on April 12, 2013. [8] He announced his resignation on March 8, 2018 after five seasons in which the team posted 56–98 and 35–55 records overall and in the conference respectively. [9]

Tavaras Hardy, an assistant coach on Josh Pastner's staff at Georgia Tech for two years, was appointed as Smith's successor 20 days later on March 28. [10] His third campaign at Loyola ended with the Greyhounds advancing to its first Patriot League Championship Game in an 85–72 loss at Colgate on March 14, 2021 despite entering the tournament as the No. 9 seed. [11] [12]

NCAA Division I seasons

Loyola Greyhounds v. Siena Saints, Reitz Arena, Friday, February 8, 2013. Reitz Arena Loyola Maryland.jpg
Loyola Greyhounds v. Siena Saints, Reitz Arena, Friday, February 8, 2013.
Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
ECAC-Metro Conference (1981–1988)
1981–82 Bill Burke 11–167–73rd South
1982–83 Mark Amatucci 4–233–114th South/Last
1983–84Mark Amatucci 16–1210–64th
1984–85Mark Amatucci 16–148–64th
1985–86Mark Amatucci 16–1210–63rd
1986–87Mark Amatucci 15–1410–63rd
1987–88Mark Amatucci 8–226–106th
Northeast Conference (1988–1989)
1988–89Mark Amatucci 10–187–95th
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (1989–2013)
1989–90 Tom Schneider 4–242–146th South/Last
1990–91Tom Schneider 12–165–117th
1991–92Tom Schneider 14–1410–64th
1992–93Tom Schneider (1–10)/Joe Boylan (1–15) [13] 2–251–138th/Last
1993–94 Skip Prosser 17–136–85th NCAA Division I Round of 64
1994–95 Brian Ellerbe 9–185–96th
1995–96Brian Ellerbe 12–158–64th
1996–97Brian Ellerbe 13–1410–43rd
1997–98 Dino Gaudio 12–169–96th
1998–99Dino Gaudio 13–156–129th
1999–00Dino Gaudio 7–214–149th
2000–01 Scott Hicks 6–232–169th
2001–02Scott Hicks 5–234–149th
2002–03Scott Hicks 4–241–1710th/Last
2003–04Scott Hicks 1–271–1710th/Last
2004–05 Jimmy Patsos 6–225–139th
2005–06Jimmy Patsos 15–138–106th
2006–07Jimmy Patsos 18–1312–64th
2007–08Jimmy Patsos 19–1412–64th
2008–09Jimmy Patsos 12–207–118th
2009–10Jimmy Patsos 13–176–128th
2010–11Jimmy Patsos 15–1510–85th
2011–12 Jimmy Patsos 24–913–52nd NCAA Division I Round of 64
2012–13 Jimmy Patsos 23–1211–72nd CIT Quarterfinals
Patriot League (2013–present)
2013–14 G.G. Smith 11–196–128th
2014–15 G.G. Smith 11–197–119th
2015–16 G.G. Smith 9–208–108th
2016–17 G.G. Smith 16–178–107th CBI Quarterfinals
2017–18 G.G. Smith 9–226–128th
2018–19 Tavaras Hardy 11–217–119th
2019–20 Tavaras Hardy 15–177–119th
2020–21 Tavaras Hardy 6–114–109th
2021–22 Tavaras Hardy 14–168–106th
2022–23 Tavaras Hardy 13–207–118th
2023–24 Tavaras Hardy 7–255–1310th/Last
2024–25 Josh Loeffler
Total:494–761

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Sources: Loyola University Maryland Men's Basketball Year-By-Year Records; Northeast Conference 2012–13 Men's Basketball Record Book; Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball All-Time Standings.

Postseason tournaments

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Greyhounds have made two appearances in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Their combined record is 0–2. [16] [17]

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1994 #15Round of 64#2 Arizona L 55–81
2012 #15Round of 64#2 Ohio State L 59–78

CBI results

The Greyhounds have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 1–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2017 First round
Quarterfinals		 George Mason
Coastal Carolina 		W 73–58
L 63–72

CIT results

The Greyhounds have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 2–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2013 First round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		 Boston University
Kent State
East Carolina 		W 70–63
W 73–59
L 58–70

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Greyhounds have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament one time. Their record is 1–2.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1973 Regional Quarterfinals
Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game		Biscayne
Roanoke
Fayetteville State		W 82–79 OT
L 63–84
L 66–81

NAIA tournament results

The Greyhounds have appeared in the NAIA tournament four times. Their combined record is 2–4.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1947 First roundHastingsL 44–53
1948 First roundEmporia StateL 57–65
1949 First round
Second Round		Cedarville
Indiana State		W 79–67
L 58–79
1953 First round
Second Round		Portland
Mississippi Southern		W 66–64
L 72–106

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