Josh Loeffler

Last updated

Josh Loeffler
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Loyola (MD)
Conference Patriot League
Record2–2 (.500)
Biographical details
Born (1981-07-22) July 22, 1981 (age 43)
Playing career
Basketball
1999–2003 Swarthmore
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
2003–2004 Hamilton (assistant)
2004–2005 St. Lawrence (GA)
2005–2006 Williams (assistant)
2006–2008 Stevens Tech
2008–2012 Lafayette (assistant)
2013–2017 Loyola (MD) (assistant)
2017–2023 Johns Hopkins
2023–2024 Cincinnati (assistant)
2024–presentLoyola (MD)
Football
2003 Hamilton (DL)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2012–2013 Rutgers (DBO)
2023–2024 Cincinnati (CAS)
Head coaching record
Overall162–42 (.794)
Tournaments6–5 (NCAA DIII)

Josh Loeffler (born 1981or1982) [1] is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team. He played college basketball for the Swarthmore Garnet Tide and has previously worked with the Hamilton Continentals, St. Lawrence Saints, Williams Ephs, Stevens Tech Ducks, Lafayette Leopards, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, and Cincinnati Bearcats.

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Early life

Loeffler grew up in West Grove, Pennsylvania, and attended Wilmington Friends School in Delaware. [1] At Wilmington, he played football and basketball; Loeffler was co-captain of the football team. [1] [2] He graduated from Wilmington in 1999 and then attended Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, where he played four years on the basketball team and was a starter for three. [3] [4] He graduated from Swarthmore in 2003 and received a degree in economics. [4]

Coaching career

Loeffler got his first coaching job at Hamilton College in 2003, serving one season as assistant basketball coach while helping them reach the NCAA Division III Tournament; he also was the defensive line coach of the football team. [5] He then was a graduate assistant with the St. Lawrence Saints during the 2004–05 season before becoming an assistant coach for the Williams Ephs in 2005–06. [5]

Loeffler received his first head coaching position with the Stevens Tech Ducks in 2006, leading them to an overall record of 46–13 in his two seasons there, which included an NCAA Tournament appearance and tying for the conference regular season championship each year. [6] He left the program in 2008 to become an assistant for the Lafayette Leopards. [6] Loeffler was the top assistant and recruiting coordinator for the Leopards for four years, leaving in 2012 to become director of operations with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. [7] [8]

Loeffler remained at Rutgers for a year before joining the Loyola Greyhounds as assistant coach in 2013. [9] After four years in the position, he became head coach of the Division III Johns Hopkins Blue Jays in 2017. [10] In six years in the role, he helped the team compile an overall record of 114–27, which included participation in four NCAA Tournaments and three conference titles. [11] He resigned in 2023 to take a post as assistant at Cincinnati. [12] He also became the team's chief of administrative staff. [4]

After one year at Cincinnati, Loeffler was introduced as the head coach of the Loyola Greyhounds on March 30, 2024. [13]

Personal life

Loeffler is married and has two children. [4]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Stevens Tech Ducks (Skyline/Empire 8)(2006–2008)
2006–07Stevens Tech 23–713–32nd NCAA Division III Sweet 16
2007–08Stevens Tech 23–612–42nd
Stevens Tech:46–13 (.780)25–7 (.781)
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays (Centennial)(2017–2023)
2017–18Johns Hopkins 24–515–31st NCAA Division III Second Round
2018–19Johns Hopkins 18–914–42nd
2019–20Johns Hopkins 24–416–22nd NCAA Division III First Round
2020–21Johns Hopkins 0–00–0
2021–22Johns Hopkins 23–416–21st NCAA Division III Second Round
2022–23Johns Hopkins 25–516–2T–1st NCAA Division III Sweet 16
Johns Hopkins:114–27 (.809)77–13 (.856)
Loyola Greyhounds (Patriot)(2024–present)
2024–25 Loyola 2–20–0
Loyola:2–2 (.500)0–0 (–)
Total:162–42 (.794)

      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

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