2020–21 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team

2020–21 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball
2020–21 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
	South Division
Record	6–11 (4–10 Patriot)
Head coach	Tavaras Hardy (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Ivo Simović; Taj Finger; Corin 'Tiny' Adams;
Home arena	Reitz Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Patriot League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Colgate †	11	–	1	.917	14	–	2	.875
Army	7	–	7	.500	12	–	10	.545
Boston University	6	–	10	.375	7	–	11	.389
Holy Cross	5	–	11	.313	5	–	11	.313
Central
Lafayette	9	–	5	.643	9	–	6	.600
Bucknell	4	–	6	.400	5	–	7	.417
Lehigh	4	–	10	.286	4	–	11	.267
South
Navy	12	–	1	.923	15	–	3	.833
American	4	–	5	.444	4	–	6	.400
Loyola	4	–	10	.286	6	–	11	.353

† 2021 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2020–21 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team represented Loyola University Maryland in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Greyhounds, led by third-year head coach Tavaras Hardy, played their home games at Reitz Arena in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Patriot League. With the creation of mini-divisions to cut down on travel due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the South Division.^[1] They finished the season 6–11, 4–10 in Patriot League play to finish in last place in the South Division. In the Patriot League tournament, they advanced to the quarterfinals when Holy Cross was forced to forfeit due to COVID-19 issues.^[2] In the quarterfinals, they defeated Navy to advance to the semifinals^[3] where they defeated Army.^[4] In the championship game, they lost to Colgate.^[5]

Previous season[edit]

The Greyhounds finished the 2019–20 season 15–17, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League tournament to Lehigh.^[6]

Roster[edit]

2020–21 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Wade Jackson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Fr	St. Vincent Pallotti HS	Columbia, Maryland
G	2	Jaylin Andrews	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Boys' Latin School of Maryland	Owings Mills, Maryland
G	3	Luke Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Lexington Catholic HS	Lexington, Kentucky
G	4	Isaiah Hart	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Whitefield Academy	Morrow, Georgia
G	5	Garren Davis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	The Colony HS	Dallas, Texas
F	10	Golden Dike	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	So	Colegio SEK El Castillo International School	Málaga, Spain
G	11	Brandon Bradsher	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Boys' Latin School of Maryland	Ellicott City, Maryland
G	12	Cam Spencer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	So	Boys' Latin School of Maryland	Davidsonville, Maryland
F	13	Markese Redding	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Jr	LREI	Brooklyn, New York
F	14	Alonso Faure	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Fr	IES Fuente San Luis	Busot, Spain
G	21	Ethan Norton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	Sr	The Hill School	Collegeville, Pennsylvania
F	22	Casmir Ochiaka	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	St. Mary of the Assumption HS	Enugu, Nigeria
F	23	Brent Holcombe	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Sr	Coral Reef HS	Miami, Florida
G	24	Daraun Gray	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	So	Landon School	Clarksburg, Maryland
G	25	Kenneth Jones	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Mater Dei Prep	Hillside, New Jersey
F	34	Santi Aldama	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	So	Canterbury Academy	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

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: January 3, 2021

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Patriot League regular season
January 2, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		American	Postponed		Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
January 3, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at American	Postponed		Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
January 9, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Navy	Postponed		Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
January 10, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Navy	Postponed		Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lafayette	L 75–77	0–1 (0–1)	Kirby Sports Center (0) Easton, PA
January 17, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN		Lafayette	L 70–72	0–2 (0–2)	Reitz Arena (0) Baltimore, MD
January 23, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at American	L 70–71	0–3 (0–3)	Bender Arena (0) Washington, D.C.
January 24, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		American	L 79–81 ^3OT	0–4 (0–4)	Reitz Arena (0) Baltimore, MD
January 30, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Navy	L 52–70	0–5 (0–5)	Alumni Hall (0) Annapolis, MD
January 31, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Navy	Postponed		Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
February 6, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Bucknell	Postponed		Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
February 7, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Lafayette	W 75–62	1–5 (1–5)	Reitz Arena (0) Baltimore, MD
February 8, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Bucknell	Postponed		Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA
February 8, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Lafayette	L 76–80	1–6 (1–6)	Kirby Sports Center (0) Easton, PA
February 13, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lafayette	L 94–97 ^3OT	1–7 (1–7)	Kirby Sports Center (0) Easton, PA
February 14, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Lafayette	W 88–69	2–7 (2–7)	Reitz Arena (0) Baltimore, MD
February 20, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lehigh	W 75–47	3–7 (3–7)	Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA
February 21, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Lehigh	L 72–76	3–8 (3–8)	Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
February 24, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		American	W 60–49	4–8 (4–8)	Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
February 27, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Navy	L 67–73	4–9 (4–9)	Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
February 28, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Navy	L 58–66	4–10 (4–10)	Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
Patriot League tournament
March 3, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(9)	at (8) Holy Cross First round	Won by forfeit due to COVID-19 issues at Holy Cross^[7]		Hart Center Worcester, MA
March 6, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(9)	at (1) Navy Quarterfinals	W 76–68	5–10	Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
March 10, 2021 5:30 pm, CBSSN	(9)	at (4) Army Semifinals	W 67–63	6–10	Christl Arena West Point, NY
March 14, 2021 12:00 pm, CBSSN	(9)	at (2) Colgate Championship	L 72–85	6–11	Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[8]

References[edit]

^ "Patriot League Plan on 2021 Basketball Season Starting in January". Patriot League. November 9, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
^ Cunningham, Bruce (March 2, 2021). "Loyola Gets First-Round "Bye"". WBFF. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
^ "Loyola (MD) vs. Navy - Game Recap - March 6, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
^ "Loyola (MD) vs. Army - Game Recap - March 10, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
^ "Loyola (MD) vs. Colgate - Game Recap - March 14, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
^ "Freshmen Combine For 57 Points, But Lehigh Edges Men's Basketball". Loyola University Maryland Athletics. March 3, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
^ "Holy Cross Men's Basketball to Miss Patriot League Championship, Concludes Season Due to COVID-19". patriotleague.org. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Loyola University Maryland Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

[1] "Patriot League Plan on 2021 Basketball Season Starting in January". Patriot League. November 9, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

[2] Cunningham, Bruce (March 2, 2021). "Loyola Gets First-Round "Bye"". WBFF. Retrieved August 2, 2021.

[3] "Loyola (MD) vs. Navy - Game Recap - March 6, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.

[4] "Loyola (MD) vs. Army - Game Recap - March 10, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.

[5] "Loyola (MD) vs. Colgate - Game Recap - March 14, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.

[6] "Freshmen Combine For 57 Points, But Lehigh Edges Men's Basketball". Loyola University Maryland Athletics. March 3, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

[7] "Holy Cross Men's Basketball to Miss Patriot League Championship, Concludes Season Due to COVID-19". patriotleague.org. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[8] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Loyola University Maryland Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

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