# 2017–18 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team represented Loyola University Maryland during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Greyhounds, led by fifth-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 9–22, 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Army in the first round of the Patriot League tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Bucknell.
On March 8, 2018, the school announced G. G. Smith had resigned as head coach. He finished at Loyola with a five-year record of 56–98. On March 28, the Greyhounds hired Georgia Tech assistant coach Tavaras Hardy for the head coaching job.

## Previous season

The Greyhounds finished the 2016–17 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 2, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Elizabethtown | W 83–57 | | Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 8:30 pm, BTN Plus | | at No. 19 Northwestern | L 75–79 | 0–1 | Allstate Arena (6,013) Rosemont, IL |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Fairfield | L 52–64 | 0–2 | Webster Bank Arena (1,231) Bridgeport, CT |
| Nov 17, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Towson | L 72–95 | 0–3 | Reitz Arena (1,704) Baltimore, MD |
| Nov 21, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Goucher | W 97–45 | 1–3 | Reitz Arena (436) Baltimore, MD |
| Nov 26, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | L 75–83 | 1–4 | Costello Athletic Center (463) Lowell, MA |
| Nov 28, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Dartmouth | L 63–64 | 1–5 | Leede Arena (463) Hanover, NH |
| Dec 2, 2017* 4:00 pm, MASN | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 75–80 $^{OT}$ | 1–6 | Knott Arena (2,480) Emmitsburg, MD |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Florida State | L 71–96 | 1–7 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (7,323) Tallahassee, FL |
| Dec 9, 2017* 4:00 pm | | Binghamton | L 64–77 | 1–8 | Reitz Arena (787) Baltimore, MD |
| Dec 21, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Drexel | W 66–62 | 2–8 | Reitz Arena (504) Baltimore, MD |
| Dec 23, 2017* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Memphis | L 71–83 | 2–9 | FedExForum (5,825) Memphis, TN |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2017 7:00 pm | | Navy | W 72–63 | 3–9 (1–0) | Reitz Arena (623) Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Army | L 75–86 | 3–10 (1–1) | Christl Arena (561) West Point, NY |
| Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm | | Boston University | W 68–65 | 4–10 (2–1) | Reitz Arena (642) Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 8, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | L 57–64 | 4–11 (2–2) | Hart Center (1,059) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm | | at American | L 65–76 | 4–12 (2–3) | Bender Arena (456) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 14, 2018 2:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 83–77 | 5–12 (3–3) | Reitz Arena (517) Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm | | Bucknell | L 70–78 | 5–13 (3–4) | Reitz Arena (1,024) Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 20, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Colgate | L 72–77 | 5–14 (3–5) | Cotterell Court (685) Hamilton, NY |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | W 91–88 $^{2OT}$ | 6–14 (4–5) | Stabler Arena (758) Bethlehem, PA |
| Jan 27, 2018 4:00 pm | | Army | W 79–68 | 7–14 (5–5) | Reitz Arena (742) Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | L 55–64 | 7–15 (5–6) | Case Gym (704) Boston, MA |
| Feb 3, 2018 4:00 pm | | Holy Cross | L 57–73 | 7–16 (5–7) | Reitz Arena (704) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 7, 2018 4:00 pm | | American | W 72–69 | 8–16 (6–7) | Reitz Arena (514) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 11, 2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Lafayette | L 67–84 | 8–17 (6–8) | Kirby Sports Center (1,548) Easton, PA |
| Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 53–94 | 8–18 (6–9) | Sojka Pavilion (2,208) Lewisburg, PA |
| Feb 18, 2018 2:00 pm | | Colgate | L 47–68 | 8–19 (6–10) | Reitz Arena (587) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | L 74–80 | 8–20 (6–11) | Reitz Arena (612) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Navy | L 56–62 | 8–21 (6–12) | Alumni Hall (1,942) Annapolis, MD |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Feb 27, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium | (8) | (9) Army First Round | W 82–79 | 9–21 | Reitz Arena (413) Baltimore, MD |
| Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium | (8) | at (1) Bucknell Quarterfinals | L 78–83 | 9–22 | Sojka Pavilion (2,492) Lewisburg, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||