2021–22 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team

2021–22 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball
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
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Patriot League men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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.

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.^[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

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^[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

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

[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.

[Duke_Game_Cancellation-5] "Game Versus Loyola Canceled; Duke Pursuing Replacement Opponent". Duke University. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

[Goucher_Game_Cancellation-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.

[Maryland_Game_Cancellation-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.

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