2016–17 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team

2016–17 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferencePatriot League
Record16–17 (8–10 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReitz Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell † 15 – 3   .833 26 – 9   .743
Lehigh 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625
Boston University 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563
Navy 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500
Holy Cross 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469
Loyola (MD) 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485
Colgate 8 – 10   .444 10 – 22   .313
Army 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
Lafayette 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300
American 5 – 13   .278 8 – 22   .267
† 2017 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2016–17 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team represented Loyola University Maryland during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Greyhounds, led by fourth-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 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.

Previous season

The Greyhounds finished the 2015–16 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Eric Laster 5 G 6'6" 191 Senior Smyrna, DE Graduated
Sean Tuohy, Jr. 11 G 6'0" 186 Senior Memphis, TN Graduate transferred to SMU
Franz Rassman 13 F 6'10" 230 Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated
Tyler Hubbard 23 G 6'2" 179 Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated
Josh Forney 42 F 6'9" 264 RS Junior Baltimore, MD Transferred

2016 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kavaughn Scott
#83 PF 		Orange, CA Orange Lutheran High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 66
Chuck Champion
#86 SG 		Philadelphia, PA Friends' Central School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 61
Austin Harriott
#109 SF 		Philadelphia, PA The Hun School Of Princeton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 8, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 60
Andrew Kostecka
#116 SF 		Germantown, MD Clarksburg High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
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 
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 
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 7, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Dylan Gollihar 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Richardson Richardson, TX
F 1 Nick Gorski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Sr Benedictine Prep Richmond, VA
G 2 Andre Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Christ the King Westbury, NY
G 4 Nevell Provo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Pine Ridge North Breston, NS
F 5 KaVaughn Scott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Orange Lutheran Irvine, CA
G 10 Andrew Kostecka III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Fr Clarksburg Germantown, MD
G 12 Austin Harriott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr The Hun School of Princeton Philadelphia, PA
G 14 Chuck Champion 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Friends Central Philadelphia, PA
G 15 Sam Norton (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So The Hill School Collegeville, PA
G 20 Matt Staubi 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 152 lb (69 kg) Jr Darien Rye, NY
F 21 Jarred Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr John Carroll Havre de Grace, MD
F 22 Cam Gregory 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr St. Stephens and St. Agnes Waldorf, MD
G 25 James Fives 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So The Hill School Scranton, PA
F 35 Chancellor Barnard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Glenelg Country Day Columbia, MD
G 41 Ian Langendoerfer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Fr Honesdale Honesdale, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016*
7:30 pm 		Johns Hopkins W 73–50 
Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, MD
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Duquesne L 60–65  0–1
 Palumbo Center (1,319)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/14/2016*
7:30 pm 		Millersville W 79–66  1–1
 Reitz Arena (814)
Baltimore, MD
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm 		at LIU Brooklyn L 61–65  1–2
 Barclays Center (762)
Brooklyn, NY
11/18/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at Notre Dame L 48–83  1–3
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,894)
South Bend, IN
11/23/2016*
1:00 pm 		Fairfield W 81–66  2–3
 Reitz Arena (367)
Baltimore, MD
11/26/2016*
3:30 pm, FS2 		at No. 12 Creighton L 52–82  2–4
 CenturyLink Center (16,907)
Omaha, NE
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Stony Brook W 71–70  3–4
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,387)
Stony Brook, NY
12/03/2016*
4:00 pm, MASN 		Mount St. Mary's W 64–57  4–4
 Reitz Arena (1,478)
Baltimore, MD
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Towson L 53–70  4–5
 SECU Arena (1,214)
Towson, MD
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Binghamton W 90–85 OT 5–5
 Binghamton University Events Center (4,037)
Vestal, NY
12/23/2016*
1:00 pm 		UMass Lowell W 69–60  6–5
 Reitz Arena (628)
Baltimore, MD
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2016
7:30 pm 		at American W 68–66  7–5
(1–0) 		Bender Arena (523)
Washington, D.C.
01/02/2017
7:30 pm 		Lafayette L 69–78  7–6
(1–1) 		Reitz Arena (418)
Baltimore, MD
01/05/2017
7:00 pm 		at Lehigh W 84–83  8–6
(2–1) 		Stabler Arena (832)
Beltlehem, PA
01/08/2017
1:00 pm 		at Army L 57–66  8–7
(2–2) 		Christl Arena (751)
West Point, NY
01/11/2017
7:30 pm 		Navy L 62–75  8–8
(2–3) 		Reitz Arena (592)
Baltimore, MD
01/16/2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Boston University W 77–69  9–8
(3–3) 		Reitz Arena (1,286)
Baltimore, MD
01/18/2017
7:00 pm 		at Bucknell L 63–76  9–9
(3–4) 		Sojka Pavilion (2,268)
Lewisburg, PA
01/21/2017
2:00 pm 		at Colgate L 49–52  9–10
(3–5) 		Cotterell Court (825)
Hamilton, NY
01/25/2017
7:30 pm 		Holy Cross W 65–62  10–10
(4–5) 		Reitz Arena (872)
Baltimore, MD
01/28/2017
2:00 pm 		at Lafayette W 70–62  11–10
(5–5) 		Kirby Sports Center (1,377)
Easton, PA
02/01/2017
7:30 pm 		Lehigh W 62–60  12–10
(6–5) 		Reitz Arena (623)
Baltimore, MD
02/04/2017
2:00 pm 		Army W 78–63  13–10
(7–5) 		Reitz Arena (1,042)
Baltimore, MD
02/08/2017
7:00 pm 		at Navy L 59–62  13–11
(7–6) 		Alumni Hall (1,435)
Annapolis, MD
02/11/2017
12:00 pm, ASN 		at Boston University L 63–78  13–12
(7–7) 		Case Gym (521)
Boston, MA
02/15/2017
7:30 pm 		Bucknell W 78–77  14–12
(8–7) 		Reitz Arena (1,071)
Baltimore, MD
02/19/2017
12:00 pm 		Colgate L 56–66 OT 14–13
(8–8) 		Reitz Arena (621)
Baltimore, MD
02/22/2017
7:00 pm 		at Holy Cross L 62–63  14–14
(8–9) 		Hart Center (1,497)
Worcester, MA
02/25/2017
12:00 pm 		American L 62–64  14–15
(8–10) 		Reitz Arena (786)
Baltimore, MD
Patriot League tournament
02/28/2017
7:00 pm 		(7) (10) Lafayette
First round 		W 67–64  15–15
 Reitz Arena (472)
Baltimore, MD
03/02/2017
7:00 pm 		(7) at (2) Boston University
Quarterfinals 		L 60–64  15–16
 Case Gym (510)
Boston, MA
CBI
03/15/2017*
7:00 pm 		at George Mason
First Round 		W 73–58  16–16
 EagleBank Arena (1,400)
Fairfax, VA
03/20/2017*
7:00 pm 		at Coastal Carolina
Quarterfinals 		L 63–72  16–17
 HTC Center 
Conway, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[1][2].

References

  1. ^ "LoyolaGreyhounds.com - Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". loyolagreyhounds.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Loyola (MD) Greyhounds Schedule".