Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball

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Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball
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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]
   
Uniforms
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Home
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Alternate
NCAA tournament second round
1973*
NCAA tournament appearances
1973*, 1994, 2012
NAIA tournament second round
1949, 1953
NAIA tournaments
1947, 1948, 1949, 1953
Conference tournament champions
MAAC: 1994, 2012

* at Division II level

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 6563 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 5698 and 3555 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 8572 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 1116773rd South
198283 Mark Amatucci 4233114th South/Last
198384Mark Amatucci 16121064th
198485Mark Amatucci 1614864th
198586Mark Amatucci 16121063rd
198687Mark Amatucci 15141063rd
198788Mark Amatucci 8226106th
Northeast Conference (1988–1989)
198889Mark Amatucci 1018795th
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (1989–2013)
198990 Tom Schneider 4242146th South/Last
199091Tom Schneider 12165117th
199192Tom Schneider 14141064th
199293Tom Schneider (110)/Joe Boylan (115) [13] 2251138th/Last
199394 Skip Prosser 1713685th NCAA Division I Round of 64
199495 Brian Ellerbe 918596th
199596Brian Ellerbe 1215864th
199697Brian Ellerbe 13141043rd
199798 Dino Gaudio 1216996th
199899Dino Gaudio 13156129th
199900Dino Gaudio 7214149th
200001 Scott Hicks 6232169th
200102Scott Hicks 5234149th
200203Scott Hicks 42411710th/Last
200304Scott Hicks 12711710th/Last
200405 Jimmy Patsos 6225139th
200506Jimmy Patsos 15138106th
200607Jimmy Patsos 18131264th
200708Jimmy Patsos 19141264th
200809Jimmy Patsos 12207118th
200910Jimmy Patsos 13176128th
201011Jimmy Patsos 15151085th
201112 Jimmy Patsos 2491352nd NCAA Division I Round of 64
201213 Jimmy Patsos 23121172nd CIT Quarterfinals
Patriot League (2013–present)
201314 G.G. Smith 11196128th
201415 G.G. Smith 11197119th
201516 G.G. Smith 9208108th
201617 G.G. Smith 16178107th CBI Quarterfinals
201718 G.G. Smith 9226128th
201819 Tavaras Hardy 11217119th
201920 Tavaras Hardy 15177119th
202021 Tavaras Hardy 6114109th
202122 Tavaras Hardy 14168106th
202223 Tavaras Hardy 13207118th
202324 Tavaras Hardy 72551310th/Last
202425 Josh Loeffler 12196128th
Total:506780

      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 7358
L 6372

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

References

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  2. Henneman, Jim. "Loyola-Morgan 1952 Basketball Game Made Memories And History," PressBox (Baltimore), March 2017.
  3. Official press release issued Tuesday, August 2, 1988 (Announcement of name change from ECAC-Metro Conference to Northeast Conference).
  4. Northeast Conference 2012–13 Men's Basketball Record Book.
  5. Men's Basketball Championship History – Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
  6. Men's Basketball All-Time All-MAAC Honors – Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Archived 2009-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Markus, Don. "Jimmy Patsos leaving Loyola to take men's basketball job at Siena" The Baltimore Sun, Wednesday, April 3, 2013
  8. "G.G. Smith Named Next Head Coach Of Loyola Men's Basketball", Loyola University Maryland Athletics, Friday, April 12, 2013
  9. Harris, Mike. "End of an Era: Men's Basketball Head Coach GG Smith to Resign," The Greyhound (Loyola University Maryland student newspaper), March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018
  10. "Tavaras Hardy Named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Loyola University Maryland," Loyola University Maryland Athletics, Wednesday, March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018
  11. "Navy Hosts Men's Basketball Saturday In Patriot League Quarterfinals," Loyola University Maryland Athletics, Friday, March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021
  12. "Men's Basketball Season Closes Sunday In Patriot League Title Game At Colgate," Loyola University Maryland Athletics, Sunday, March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021
  13. Keeler, Sean. "Why Nuggets coach Michael Malone 'wouldn’t back down from anybody,'" The Denver Post, Sunday, February 17, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  14. "Patriot League Plan on 2021 Basketball Season Starting in January," Patriot League, Monday, November 9, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2020
  15. 2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship, March 314, 2021 Patriot League. Retrieved March 21, 2020
  16. University of Arizona 2012–13 Men's Basketball Media Guide.
  17. "Ohio State Gets Past Men's Basketball In NCAA Tournament", Loyola University Maryland Athletics, Friday, March 16, 2012