# 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. 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. In the quarterfinals, they defeated Navy to advance to the semifinals where they defeated Army. In the championship game, they lost to Colgate.

## 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.

## 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 | Postponed | Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD |
| January 3, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at American | Postponed | Postponed | Bender Arena Washington, D.C. |
| January 9, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Navy | Postponed | Postponed | Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD |
| January 10, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Navy | Postponed | 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 | Postponed | Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD |
| February 6, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bucknell | Postponed | 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 | 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 | Won by forfeit due to COVID-19 issues at Holy Cross | 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. ||||||
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