2016–17 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team represented Loyola University Maryland during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Greyhounds, led by fourth-year head coach G. G. Smith, played their home games at Reitz Arena in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 16–17, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for sixth place with Colgate. As the No. 7 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, they defeated Lafayette in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Boston University. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated George Mason in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Coastal Carolina.
2016–17 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball | |
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CBI, Quarterfinals | |
Conference | Patriot League |
2016–17 record | 16–17 (8–10 Patriot) |
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Home arena | Reitz Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (MD) | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 Patriot League Tournament winner |
Previous season
The Greyhounds finished the 2015–16 season 9–21, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League tournament to Holy Cross.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Eric Laster | 5 | G | 6'6" | 191 | Senior | Smyrna, DE | Graduated |
Sean Tuohy, Jr. | 11 | G | 6'0" | 186 | Senior | Memphis, TN | Graduate transferred to SMU |
Franz Rassman | 13 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Senior | Washington, D.C. | Graduated |
Tyler Hubbard | 23 | G | 6'2" | 179 | Senior | Washington, D.C. | Graduated |
Josh Forney | 42 | F | 6'9" | 264 | RS Junior | Baltimore, MD | Transferred |
2016 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Kavaughn Scott #83 PF |
Orange, CA | Orange Lutheran High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66 | ||||||
Chuck Champion #86 SG |
Philadelphia, PA | Friends' Central School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 61 | ||||||
Austin Harriott #109 SF |
Philadelphia, PA | The Hun School Of Princeton | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 8, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60 | ||||||
Andrew Kostecka #116 SF |
Germantown, MD | Clarksburg High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 | ||||||
Dylan Gollihar C |
Richardson, TX | Richardson High School | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | N/A | Sep 26, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Ian Langendoerfer SF |
Honesdale, PA | Honesdale High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | Nov 10, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/03/2016* 7:30 pm |
Johns Hopkins | W 73–50 | Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm |
at Duquesne | L 60–65 | 0–1 |
Palumbo Center (1,319) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
11/14/2016* 7:30 pm |
Millersville | W 79–66 | 1–1 |
Reitz Arena (814) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm |
at LIU Brooklyn | L 61–65 | 1–2 |
Barclays Center (762) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
11/18/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra |
at Notre Dame | L 48–83 | 1–3 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,894) South Bend, IN | |||||||
11/23/2016* 1:00 pm |
Fairfield | W 81–66 | 2–3 |
Reitz Arena (367) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
11/26/2016* 3:30 pm, FS2 |
at No. 12 Creighton | L 52–82 | 2–4 |
CenturyLink Center (16,907) Omaha, NE | |||||||
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Stony Brook | W 71–70 | 3–4 |
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,387) Stony Brook, NY | |||||||
12/03/2016* 4:00 pm, MASN |
Mount St. Mary's | W 64–57 | 4–4 |
Reitz Arena (1,478) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm |
at Towson | L 53–70 | 4–5 |
SECU Arena (1,214) Towson, MD | |||||||
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Binghamton | W 90–85 OT | 5–5 |
Binghamton University Events Center (4,037) Vestal, NY | |||||||
12/23/2016* 1:00 pm |
UMass Lowell | W 69–60 | 6–5 |
Reitz Arena (628) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
Patriot League regular season | |||||||||||
12/30/2016 7:30 pm |
at American | W 68–66 | 7–5 (1–0) |
Bender Arena (523) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
01/02/2017 7:30 pm |
Lafayette | L 69–78 | 7–6 (1–1) |
Reitz Arena (418) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
01/05/2017 7:00 pm |
at Lehigh | W 84–83 | 8–6 (2–1) |
Stabler Arena (832) Beltlehem, PA | |||||||
01/08/2017 1:00 pm |
at Army | L 57–66 | 8–7 (2–2) |
Christl Arena (751) West Point, NY | |||||||
01/11/2017 7:30 pm |
Navy | L 62–75 | 8–8 (2–3) |
Reitz Arena (592) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
01/16/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
Boston University | W 77–69 | 9–8 (3–3) |
Reitz Arena (1,286) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
01/18/2017 7:00 pm |
at Bucknell | L 63–76 | 9–9 (3–4) |
Sojka Pavilion (2,268) Lewisburg, PA | |||||||
01/21/2017 2:00 pm |
at Colgate | L 49–52 | 9–10 (3–5) |
Cotterell Court (825) Hamilton, NY | |||||||
01/25/2017 7:30 pm |
Holy Cross | W 65–62 | 10–10 (4–5) |
Reitz Arena (872) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
01/28/2017 2:00 pm |
at Lafayette | W 70–62 | 11–10 (5–5) |
Kirby Sports Center (1,377) Easton, PA | |||||||
02/01/2017 7:30 pm |
Lehigh | W 62–60 | 12–10 (6–5) |
Reitz Arena (623) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
02/04/2017 2:00 pm |
Army | W 78–63 | 13–10 (7–5) |
Reitz Arena (1,042) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
02/08/2017 7:00 pm |
at Navy | L 59–62 | 13–11 (7–6) |
Alumni Hall (1,435) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
02/11/2017 12:00 pm, ASN |
at Boston University | L 63–78 | 13–12 (7–7) |
Case Gym (521) Boston, MA | |||||||
02/15/2017 7:30 pm |
Bucknell | W 78–77 | 14–12 (8–7) |
Reitz Arena (1,071) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
02/19/2017 12:00 pm |
Colgate | L 56–66 OT | 14–13 (8–8) |
Reitz Arena (621) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
02/22/2017 7:00 pm |
at Holy Cross | L 62–63 | 14–14 (8–9) |
Hart Center (1,497) Worcester, MA | |||||||
02/25/2017 12:00 pm |
American | L 62–64 | 14–15 (8–10) |
Reitz Arena (786) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
Patriot League Tournament | |||||||||||
02/28/2017 7:00 pm |
(7) | (10) Lafayette First round |
W 67–64 | 15–15 |
Reitz Arena (472) Baltimore, MD | ||||||
03/02/2017 7:00 pm |
(7) | at (2) Boston University Quarterfinals |
L 60–64 | 15–16 |
Case Gym (510) Boston, MA | ||||||
CBI | |||||||||||
03/15/2017* 7:00 pm |
at George Mason First Round |
W 73–58 | 16–16 |
EagleBank Arena (1,400) Fairfax, VA | |||||||
03/20/2017* 7:00 pm |
at Coastal Carolina Quarterfinals |
L 63–72 | 16–17 |
HTC Center Conway, SC | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
References
- "LoyolaGreyhounds.com - Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". loyolagreyhounds.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2352