# 2021–22 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team represented Loyola University Maryland in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Greyhounds, led by fourth-year head coach Tavaras Hardy, played their home games at Reitz Arena in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Patriot League.

## Previous season

The Greyhounds finished the 2020–21 season 6–11, 4–10 in Patriot League play to finish in last place in the South Division. As the #9 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they were scheduled to face Holy Cross in the first round, but a positive COVID-19 test within the Holy Cross program forced the Crusaders to forfeit the game, moving Loyola into the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, the Greyhounds upset top-seeded Navy. Their upset streak continued, upsetting #4 seed Army in the semifinals, advancing to the championship game. Their Cinderella run in the Patriot League Tournament would end in the championship game, where they lost to #2 seeded Colgate.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Johns Hopkins | W 60–49 | – | Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCN | | at No. 19 North Carolina | L 67–83 | 0–1 | Dean Smith Center (14,992) Chapel Hill, NC |
| November 12, 2021* 4:00 pm | | vs. South Carolina State Rising Coaches Classic | W 75–65 | 1–1 | TD Arena (150) Charleston, SC |
| November 13, 2021* 5:00 pm, FloHoops | | at College of Charleston Rising Coaches Classic | L 72–79 | 1–2 | TD Arena (4,166) Charleston, SC |
| November 14, 2021* 10:30 am | | vs. Lipscomb Rising Coaches Classic | L 65–70 | 1–3 | TD Arena (144) Charleston, SC |
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 pm | | at Coppin State | L 49–71 | 1–4 | Physical Education Complex (400) Baltimore, MD |
| November 24, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Elizabethtown | W 69–42 | 2–4 | Reitz Arena (378) Baltimore, MD |
| November 28, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Fairfield | W 75–70 | 3–4 | Webster Bank Arena (1,329) Bridgeport, CT |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 78–64 | 4–4 | Reitz Arena (814) Baltimore, MD |
| December 4, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mount St. Mary's | W 61–55 | 5–4 | Reitz Arena (1,121) Baltimore, MD |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | L 71–84 | 5–5 | Reilly Center (2,720) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| December 12, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hampton | W 67–54 | 6–5 | Reitz Arena (534) Baltimore, MD |
| December 18, 2021* 4:00 pm, ACCN | | at No. 2 Duke | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Goucher | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD |
| December 28, 2021* 8:30 pm, BTN | | at Maryland | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Xfinity Center College Park, MD |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| January 1, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Army | L 74–77 $^{OT}$ | 6–6 (0–1) | Christl Arena (623) West Point, NY |
| January 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Holy Cross | W 79–70 | 7–6 (1–1) | Reitz Arena (250) Baltimore, MD |
| January 7, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Boston University | W 66–58 | 8–6 (2–1) | Case Gym (365) Boston, MA |
| January 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bucknell | W 71–67 | 9–6 (3–1) | Reitz Arena (250) Baltimore, MD |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lafayette | W 74–60 | 10–6 (4–1) | Reitz Arena (250) Baltimore, MD |
| January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Lehigh | W 69–57 | 11–6 (5–1) | Stabler Arena (507) Bethlehem, PA |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Boston University | L 50–67 | 11–7 (5–2) | Reitz Arena (250) Baltimore, MD |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | American | W 78–73 | 12–7 (6–2) | Reitz Arena (250) Baltimore, MD |
| January 24, 2022 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Colgate | L 52–65 | 12–8 (6–3) | Cotterell Court (639) Hamilton, NY |
| January 30, 2022 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Bucknell | L 80–82 $^{OT}$ | 12–9 (6–4) | Sojka Pavilion (771) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Army | W 61–57 | 13–9 (7–4) | Reitz Arena (704) Baltimore, MD |
| February 5, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Navy | L 55–56 | 13–10 (7–5) | Reitz Arena (902) Baltimore, MD |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Holy Cross | L 64–68 | 13–11 (7–6) | Hart Center (584) Worcester, MA |
| February 12, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Colgate | L 56–64 | 13–12 (7–7) | Reitz Arena (704) Baltimore, MD |
| February 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lafayette | L 68–77 | 13–13 (7–8) | Kirby Sports Center (1,473) Easton, PA |
| February 20, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lehigh | W 69–42 | 14–13 (8–8) | Reitz Arena (1,212) Baltimore, MD |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Navy | L 50–52 | 14–14 (8–9) | Alumni Hall (1,016) Annapolis, MD |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at American | L 55–65 | 14–15 (8–10) | Bender Arena (1,034) Washington, D.C. |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | at (3) Boston University Quarterfinals | L 64–76 | 14–16 | Case Gym (652) Boston, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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