2020–21 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team

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]

2020–21 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Division	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

Previous season

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

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

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

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.