# 2015–16 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team represented Loyola University Maryland during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Greyhounds, led by third year head coach G.G. Smith, played their home games at Reitz Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 9–21, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League tournament to Holy Cross.

## Previous season

The Greyhounds finished the season 11–19, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League tournament to Holy Cross.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Stefano Mancini | 4 | G | 6'2" | 175 | RS Junior | Falmouth, ME | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Denzel Brito | 10 | G | 6'2" | 202 | RS Senior | Wareham, MA | Graduated |
| Colton Bishop | 15 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Freshman | Winston-Salem, NC | Transferred to UNC Wilmington |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| James Fives #115 SF | Scranton, PA | The Hill School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Oct 30, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 ||||||
| Nevell Provo PG | Pickering, ON | The Hill School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Mar 28, 2015 |
| Recruiting 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015. ||||||

### 2016 class recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Chuck Champion #80 SG | Philadelphia, PA | Friends' Central School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 61 |||||||
| Austin Harriott #90 SF | Philadelphia, PA | The Hun School Of Princeton | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 8, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60 |||||||
| Andrew Kostecka SF | Germantown, MD | Clarksburg High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 |||||||
| Dylan Gollihar C | Richardson, TX | Richardson High School | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | N/A | Sep 26, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Ian Langendoerfer SF | Honesdale, PA | Honesdale High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Recruiting 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/05/2015* 7:30 pm | McGill | W 72–48 | | Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:30 pm | Tennessee State | W 86–71 | 0–1 | Reitz Arena (2,100) Baltimore, MD |
| 11/16/2015* 7:30 pm | LIU Brooklyn | L 68–71 | 0–2 | Reitz Arena (512) Baltimore, MD |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm | at UMBC | W 76–57 | 1–2 | Retriever Activities Center (1,020) Catonsville, MD |
| 11/21/2015* 7:00 pm | at St. Bonaventure | L 82–94 | 1–3 | Reilly Center (3,658) Olean, NY |
| 11/24/2015* 7:30 pm | Stony Brook | L 63–76 | 1–4 | Reitz Arena (318) Baltimore, MD |
| 11/28/2015* 12:00 pm | at Siena | L 82–90 $^{OT}$ | 1–5 | Times Union Center (5,681) Albany, NY |
| 12/01/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 4 Kansas | L 61–94 | 1–6 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 12/05/2015* 2:30 pm, MASN | at Mount St. Mary's | L 68–85 | 1–7 | Knott Arena (2,418) Emmitsburg, MD |
| 12/08/2015* 7:30 pm | Towson | L 54–65 | 1–8 | Reitz Arena (892) Baltimore, MD |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm | at Fairfield | L 88–94 | 1–9 | Webster Bank Arena (826) Fairfield, CT |
| 12/27/2015* 8:00 pm, BTN | at Northwestern | L 59–74 | 1–10 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,401) Evanston, IL |
| Patriot League regular season |||||
| 12/30/2015 7:30 pm | American | W 75–67 | 2–10 (1–0) | Reitz Arena (787) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/02/2016 2:00 pm | at Lafayette | W 81–78 | 3–10 (2–0) | Kirby Sports Center (1,924) Easton, PA |
| 01/06/2016 7:30 pm | Lehigh | W 51–50 | 4–10 (3–0) | Reitz Arena (341) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/09/2016 7:00 pm | Army | L 59–73 | 4–11 (3–1) | Reitz Arena (1,042) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm | at Navy | W 52–50 | 4–12 (3–2) | Alumni Hall (1,698) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/18/2016 7:30 pm, CBSSN | at Boston University | L 84–87 $^{OT}$ | 4–13 (3–3) | Case Gym (590) Boston, MA |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | Bucknell | L 58–67 | 4–14 (3–4) | Reitz Arena (796) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm | at Holy Cross | W 71–54 | 5–14 (4–4) | Hart Center (1,646) Worcester, MA |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 pm | Lafayette | W 84–77 | 6–14 (5–4) | Reitz Arena (1,036) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/01/2016 6:00 pm | Colgate Postponed from 1/24/16 | W 68–65 | 6–15 (5–5) | Reitz Arena (431) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm | at Lehigh | L 66–71 | 7–15 (6–5) | Stabler Arena (636) Bethlehem, PA |
| 02/06/2016 7:00 pm | at Army | W 100–99 $^{2OT}$ | 8–15 (7–5) | Christl Arena (1,113) West Point, NY |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm | Navy | L 51–71 | 8–16 (7–6) | Reitz Arena (637) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/13/2016 1:00 pm | Boston University | L 65–73 | 8–17 (7–7) | Reitz Arena (647) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm | at Bucknell | L 52–87 | 8–18 (7–8) | Sojka Pavilion (2,593) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/20/2016 12:00 pm | at Colgate | L 90–93 $^{OT}$ | 8–19 (7–9) | Cotterell Court (943) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/24/2016 7:30 pm | Holy Cross | W 78–63 | 9–19 (8–9) | Reitz Arena (602) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/27/2015 12:00 pm | at American | L 66–67 | 9–20 (8–10) | Bender Arena (796) Washington, D.C. |
| Patriot League tournament |||||
| 03/01/2015 7:30 pm | Holy Cross First round | L 67–72 | 9–21 | Reitz Arena (408) Baltimore, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||