# 2018–19 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team represented Loyola University Maryland during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Greyhounds, led by first-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 11–21, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 9 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they lost Boston University in the first round.

## Previous season

The Greyhounds finished the 2017–18 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Andre Walker | 2 | G | 6'0" | 173 | Sophomore | Westbury, NY | Graduated |
| Nevell Provo | 4 | G | 6'0" | 186 | Junior | North Preston, NS | Graduate transferred to Saint Mary's |
| River Reed | 11 | F | 6'8" | 212 | Freshman | San Antonio, TX | Transferred to Collin College |
| Matt Staubi | 20 | G | 5'8" | 156 | Senior | Rye, NY | Graduated |
| Cam Gregory | 22 | F | 6'8" | 224 | Senior | Waldorf, MD | Graduated |
| Chancellor Barnard | 35 | F | 6'4" | 192 | Senior | Columbia, MD | Graduated |
| Ian Langendoerfer | 41 | G | 6'5" | 224 | Sophomore | Honesdale, PA | Graduate transferred to West Chester |

### 2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kenny Jones #76 PG | Middletown, NJ | Mater Dei High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Jan Dornik SG | Kranj, Slovenia | Gimnazija Franceta Prešerna Kranj | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | May 8, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jaylin Andrews SG | Baltimore, MD | Boys' Latin School of Maryland | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 8, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Casmir Ochiaka PF | Elizabeth, NJ | St. Mary of the Assumption High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jul 21, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018. ||||||

### 2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2019) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Cameron Spencer SG | Davidsonville, MD | Boys Latin High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 3, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, Patriot League Network | | John Jay | W 88–69 | | Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 6:30 pm, FSN/MASN2 | | at St. John's Legends Classic campus game | L 55–76 | 0–1 | Carnesecca Arena (4,863) Queens, NY |
| Nov 11, 2018* 5:00 pm, Stadium | | Dartmouth | L 80–82 | 0–2 | Reitz Arena (1,114) Baltimore, MD |
| Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Delaware State | W 91–62 | 1–2 | Reitz Arena (914) Baltimore, MD |
| Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Temple Legends Classic campus game | L 67–81 | 1–3 | Liacouras Center (4,815) Philadelphia, PA |
| Nov 19, 2018* 7:30 pm | | at Detroit Legends Classic subregional semifinals | L 63–91 | 1–4 | Calihan Hall (1,343) Detroit, MI |
| Nov 20, 2018* 5:00 pm | | vs. Hampton Legends Classic 3rd place game | W 75–66 | 2–4 | Calihan Hall (1,367) Detroit, MI |
| Nov 25, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at Towson | L 69–85 | 2–5 | SECU Arena (1,058) Towson, MD |
| Dec 1, 2018* 1:00 pm, MASN | | Mount St. Mary's | W 75–65 | 3–5 | Reitz Arena (1,244) Baltimore, MD |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Drexel | L 86–95 | 3–6 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (894) Philadelphia, PA |
| Dec 8, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | W 83–65 | 4–6 | Binghamton University Events Center (2,748) Vestal, NY |
| Dec 11, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Maryland | L 71–94 | 4–7 | Xfinity Center (11,595) College Park, MD |
| Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | L 79–97 | 4–8 | Costello Athletic Center (706) Lowell, MA |
| Dec 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 20 NC State | L 64–97 | 4–9 | PNC Arena (15,098) Raleigh, NC |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross | L 73–80 | 4–10 (0–1) | Reitz Arena (409) Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 6, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 72–89 | 4–11 (0–2) | Stabler Arena (890) Bethlehem, PA |
| Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | L 70–85 | 4–12 (0–3) | Kirby Sports Center (1,109) Easton, PA |
| Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, Stadium | | at Army | W 66–64 | 5–12 (1–3) | Reitz Arena (818) Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm | | Boston University | W 81–73 $^{OT}$ | 6–12 (2–3) | Reitz Arena (810) Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 19, 2019 12:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 67–65 $^{OT}$ | 7–12 (3–3) | Hart Center (958) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 68–71 | 7–13 (3–4) | Sojka Pavilion (2,243) Lewisburg, PA |
| Jan 26, 2019 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | Colgate | W 79–72 $^{OT}$ | 8–13 (4–4) | Reitz Arena (684) Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm | | American | L 68–74 | 8–14 (4–5) | Reitz Arena (484) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm | | Navy | L 68–71 | 8–15 (4–6) | Alumni Hall (1,554) Annapolis, MD |
| Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm | | Bucknell | L 72–84 | 8–16 (4–7) | Reitz Arena (730) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 9, 2019 4:00 pm | | at Colgate | L 72–75 | 8–17 (4–8) | Cotterell Court (532) Hamilton, NY |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm | | American | W 86–84 | 9–17 (5–8) | Bender Arena (681) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 17, 2018 2:00 pm | | Lafayette | L 64–69 | 9–18 (5–9) | Reitz Arena (879) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 21, 2019 2:00 pm | | Navy | W 79–70 | 10–18 (6–9) | Reitz Arena (243) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 23, 2019 4:30 pm | | at Boston University | L 65–72 | 10–19 (6–10) | Case Gym (1,054) Boston, MA |
| Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Army | L 69–79 | 10–20 (6–11) | Christl Arena (543) West Point, NY |
| Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 92–73 | 11–20 (7–11) | Reitz Arena (504) Baltimore, MD |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2019 7:00 pm | (9) | (8) Boston University First round | L 63–71 | 11–21 | Case Gym Boston, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||