2019–20 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team represented Loyola University Maryland during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Greyhounds, led by second-year head coach Tavaras Hardy, played their home games at Reitz Arena in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Patriot League. They finished the 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.

2019–20 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	15–17 (7–11 Patriot)
Head coach	Tavaras Hardy (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Freddie Owens Ivo Simović Taj Finger
Home arena	Reitz Arena

2019–20 Patriot League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Colgate	14	–	4		.778			25	–	9		.735
American	12	–	6		.667			16	–	14		.533
Boston University †	12	–	6		.667			21	–	13		.618
Army	10	–	8		.556			15	–	15		.500
Lafayette	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
Navy	8	–	10		.444			14	–	16		.467
Bucknell	8	–	10		.444			14	–	20		.412
Lehigh	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
Loyola (MD)	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
Holy Cross	2	–	16		.111			3	–	29		.094
† 2020 Patriot League tournament winner

Roster

2019–20 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Golden Dike 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Colegio SEK El Castillo International School Málaga, Spain F 1 KaVaughn Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Orange Lutheran High School Irvine, California G 2 Jaylin Andrews 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) So Boys' Latin School of Maryland Owings Mills, Maryland G 3 Luke Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lexington Catholic High School Lexington, Kentucky G 4 Isaiah Hart 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Whitefield Academy Morrow, Georgia G 5 Garren Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr The Colony High School Dallas, Texas G 10 Andrew Kostecka III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Clarksburg High School Germantown, Maryland G 11 Brandon Bradsher 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Boys' Latin School of Maryland Ellicott City, Maryland G 12 Cam Spencer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Boys' Latin School of Maryland Davidsonville, Maryland F 13 Markese Redding (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Little Red School House Brooklyn, New York G 14 Chuck Champion 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Friends' Central School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 21 Ethan Norton (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Jr The Hill School Collegeville, Pennsylvania F 22 Casmir Ochiaka 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So St. Mary of the Assumption High School Enugu, Nigeria F 23 Brent Holcombe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Coral Reef High School Miami, Florida G 24 Daraun Gray 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Fr Landon School Clarksburg, Maryland G 25 Kenneth Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So Mater Dei Prep Hillside, New Jersey F 34 Santi Aldama 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Canterbury Academy Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain	Head coach Tavaras Hardy (Northwestern) Assistant coach(es) Ivo Simović (Union (Serbia)) Freddie Owens (Wisconsin) Taj Finger (Stanford) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 8, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2019* 7:00 pm		Johns Hopkins	W 80–77		Reitz Arena  Baltimore, MD
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019* 8:00 pm, FCS		at Marquette	L 53–88	0–1	Fiserv Forum (13,103) Milwaukee, WI
Nov 9, 2019* 3:00 pm		at Chicago State	W 98–85	1–1	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (603) Chicago, IL
Nov 13, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Old Dominion Cayman Islands Classic camups-site game	L 53–62	1–2	Chartway Arena (5,863) Norfolk, VA
Nov 17, 2019* 6:00 pm		Fairfield	W 84–75 OT	2–2	Reitz Arena (1,241) Baltimore, MD
Nov 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason Cayman Islands Classic campus-site game	L 61–65	2–3	EagleBank Arena (2,445) Fairfax, VA
Nov 25, 2019* 5:30 pm		vs. IUPUI The Mainland Tournament at Omaha (Cayman Islands Classic)	W 81–77	3–3	Baxter Arena (269) Omaha, NE
Nov 26, 2019* 7:00 pm		vs. Omaha The Mainland Tournament at Omaha (Cayman Islands Classic)	L 65–70	3–4	Baxter Arena (1,806) Omaha, NE
Dec 1, 2019* 6:00 pm		Binghamton	W 77–65	4–4	Reitz Arena (426) Baltimore, MD
Dec 4, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Delaware State	W 84–76	5–4	Memorial Hall (813) Dover, DE
Dec 7, 2019* 4:00 pm		at Mount St. Mary's	W 64–48	6–4	Knott Arena (1,811) Emmitsburg, MD
Dec 21, 2019* 2:00 pm		Elizabethtown	W 72–45	7–4	Reitz Arena (342) Baltimore, MD
Dec 27, 2019* 7:00 pm		UMass Lowell	W 93–81	8–4	Reitz Arena (544) Baltimore, MD
Dec 29, 2019* 5:00 pm, MASN		at VCU	L 51–85	8–5	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
Patriot League regular season
Jan 2, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium		Holy Cross	W 80–70	9–5 (1–0)	Reitz Arena (420) Baltimore, MD
Jan 5, 2020 2:00 pm		at Lehigh	L 71–78	9–6 (1–1)	Stabler Arena (801) Bethlehem, PA
Jan 8, 2020 7:00 pm		at Colgate	L 70–92	9–7 (1–2)	Cotterell Court (710) Hamilton, NY
Jan 11, 2020 1:00 pm		Lafayette	L 62–65	9–8 (1–3)	Reitz Arena (474) Baltimore, MD
Jan 13, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Boston University	L 53–85	9–9 (1–4)	Reitz Arena (1,109) Baltimore, MD
Jan 18, 2020 1:00 pm		at Army	L 80–81	9–10 (1–5)	Christl Arena (1,595) West Point, NY
Jan 22, 2020 7:00 pm		American	L 91–93 OT	9–11 (1–6)	Reitz Arena (724) Baltimore, MD
Jan 25, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium		at Bucknell	L 83–98	9–12 (1–7)	Sojka Pavilion (2,588) Lewisburg, PA
Jan 29, 2020 7:00 pm		at Boston University	L 77–92	9–13 (1–8)	Case Gym (742) Boston, MA
Feb 1, 2020 5:00 pm		Navy	W 79–73	10–13 (2–8)	Reitz Arena (1,024) Baltimore, MD
Feb 5, 2020 7:00 pm		at Holy Cross	W 74–60	11–13 (3–8)	Hart Center (1,085) Worcester, MA
Feb 8, 2020 5:00 pm		Bucknell	W 78–65	12–13 (4–8)	Reitz Arena (1,107) Baltimore, MD
Feb 12, 2020 7:00 pm		at American	L 76–81	12–14 (4–9)	Bender Arena (716) Washington, D.C.
Feb 16, 2020 2:00 pm		Colgate	W 84–80	13–14 (5–9)	Reitz Arena (878) Baltimore, MD
Feb 19, 2020 7:00 pm		Army	W 81–77	14–14 (6–9)	Reitz Arena (843) Baltimore, MD
Feb 23, 2020 2:00 pm		at Lafayette	W 70–68	15–14 (7–9)	Kirby Sports Center (1,481) Easton, PA
Feb 26, 2020 7:00 pm		at Navy	L 57–62	15–15 (7–10)	Alumni Hall (1,446) Annapolis, MD
Feb 29, 2020 5:00 pm		Lehigh	L 71–74	15–16 (7–11)	Reitz Arena (524) Baltimore, MD
Patriot League tournament
Feb 29, 2020 7:00 pm, PLN	(9)	at (8) Lehigh First round	L 75–78	15–17	Stabler Arena (716) Bethlehem, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.