2019–20 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode =Basketball
|year =2019–20
|team =Loyola Greyhounds
|image =
|image_size =150
|conference =Patriot League
|division =
|short_conf =Patriot
|CoachRank =
|APRank =
|record =15–17
|conf_record =7–11
|head_coach =Tavaras Hardy
|hc_year =2nd
|asst_coach1 =Freddie Owens
|asst_coach2 =Ivo Simović
|asst_coach3 =Taj Finger
|stadium =Reitz Arena
|champion =
|bowl =
|bowl_result =
}}
{{2019–20 Patriot League men's basketball standings}}
The 2019–20 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team represented Loyola University Maryland during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Greyhounds, led by second-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 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2020/03/03/lehigh-tops-loyola-md-78-75-in-patriot-first-round/111392498/|title=Lehigh tops Loyola (Md.) 78-75 in Patriot first round|work=USA Today|date=March 3, 2020|access-date=February 14, 2024}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Golden|last=Dike|num=0|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=250|class=fr|rs=|home=Málaga, Spain|high_school=Colegio SEK El Castillo International School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=KaVaughn|last=Scott|num=1|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=220|class=sr|rs=|home=Irvine, California|high_school=Orange Lutheran High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jaylin|last=Andrews|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=179|class=so|rs=|home=Owings Mills, Maryland|high_school=Boys' Latin School of Maryland}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Luke|last=Johnson|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=180|class=jr|rs=|home=Lexington, Kentucky|high_school=Lexington Catholic High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Isaiah|last=Hart|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=185|class=jr|rs=|home=Morrow, Georgia|high_school=Whitefield Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Garren|last=Davis|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=200|class=fr|rs=|home=Dallas, Texas|high_school=The Colony High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Andrew|last=Kostecka III|link=y|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=189|class=sr|rs=|home=Germantown, Maryland|high_school=Clarksburg High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brandon|last=Bradsher|num=11|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=178|class=jr|rs=|home=Ellicott City, Maryland|high_school=Boys' Latin School of Maryland}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Cam|last=Spencer|link=y|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=205|class=fr|rs=|home=Davidsonville, Maryland|high_school=Boys' Latin School of Maryland}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Markese|last=Redding|num=13|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=200|class=so|rs=|home=Brooklyn, New York|high_school=Little Red School House|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Chuck|last=Champion|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=185|class=sr|rs=|home=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|high_school=Friends' Central School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ethan|last=Norton|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=162|class=jr|rs=|home=Collegeville, Pennsylvania|high_school=The Hill School|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Casmir|last=Ochiaka|num=22|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=235|class=so|rs=|home=Enugu, Nigeria|high_school=St. Mary of the Assumption High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brent|last=Holcombe|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=204|class=jr|rs=|home=Miami, Florida|high_school=Coral Reef High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Daraun|last=Gray|num=24|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=162|class=fr|rs=|home=Clarksburg, Maryland|high_school=Landon School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kenneth|last=Jones|num=25|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=177|class=so|rs=|home=Hillside, New Jersey|high_school=Mater Dei Prep}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Santi|last=Aldama|link=y|num=34|pos=F|ft=6|in=11|lbs=215|class=fr|rs=|home=Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain|high_school=Canterbury Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Tavaras Hardy ({{college|Northwestern}})
|asst_coach=
- Ivo Simović ({{college|Union (Serbia)}})
- Freddie Owens ({{college|Wisconsin}})
- Taj Finger ({{college|Stanford}})
|roster_url=https://loyolagreyhounds.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
|accessdate=January 8, 2020
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2019|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Loyola Greyhounds}}| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 1, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Johns Hopkins
| site_stadium = Reitz Arena
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| tv =
| score = 80–77
| attend =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Loyola Greyhounds}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 5, 2019
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Marquette
| site_stadium = Fiserv Forum
| site_cityst = Milwaukee, WI
| tv = FCS
| score = 53–88
| attend = 13,103
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 9, 2019
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Chicago State
| site_stadium = Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| score = 98–85
| attend = 603
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 13, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Old Dominion
| site_stadium = Chartway Arena
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| gamename = Cayman Islands Classic campus-site game
| score = 53–62
| attend = 5,863
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 17, 2019
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Fairfield
| site_stadium = Reitz Arena
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| score = 84–75
| overtime = OT
| attend = 1,241
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 19, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = George Mason
| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena
| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA
| gamename = Cayman Islands Classic campus-site game
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 61–65
| attend = 2,445
| record = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 25, 2019
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = IUPUI
| site_stadium = Baxter Arena
| site_cityst = Omaha, NE
| gamename = Cayman Islands Classic Mainland Tournament at Omaha
| score = 81–77
| attend = 269
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 26, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Omaha
| site_stadium = Baxter Arena
| site_cityst = Omaha, NE
| gamename = Cayman Islands Classic Mainland Tournament at Omaha
| score = 65–70
| attend = 1,806
| record = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 1, 2019
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Binghamton
| site_stadium = Reitz Arena
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| score = 77–65
| attend = 426
| record = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 4, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Delaware State
| site_stadium = Memorial Hall
| site_cityst = Dover, DE
| score = 84–76
| attend = 813
| record = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 7, 2019
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Mount St. Mary's
| site_stadium = Knott Arena
| site_cityst = Emmitsburg, MD
| score = 64–48
| attend = 1,811
| record = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 21, 2019
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Elizabethtown
| site_stadium = Reitz Arena
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| score = 72–45
| attend = 342
| record = 7–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 27, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = UMass Lowell
| site_stadium = Reitz Arena
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| score = 93–81
| attend = 544
| record = 8–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 29, 2019
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = VCU
| site_stadium = Siegel Center
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| tv = MASN
| score = 51–85
| attend = 7,637
| record = 8–5
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Loyola Greyhounds}}| Patriot League regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 2, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Holy Cross
| site_stadium = Reitz Arena
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| tv = Stadium
| score = 80–70
| attend = 420
| record = 9–5
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 5, 2020
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Lehigh
| site_stadium = Stabler Arena
| site_cityst = Bethlehem, PA
| score = 71–78
| attend = 801
| record = 9–6
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 8, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Colgate
| site_stadium = Cotterell Court
| site_cityst = Hamilton, NY
| score = 70–92
| attend = 710
| record = 9–7
| conference = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 11, 2020
| time = 1:00 pm
| opponent = Lafayette
| site_stadium = Reitz Arena
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| score = 62–65
| attend = 474
| record = 9–8
| conference = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 13, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Boston University
| site_stadium = Reitz Arena
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 53–85
| attend = 1,109
| record = 9–9
| conference = 1–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 18, 2020
| time = 1:00 pm
| away = l
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Christl Arena
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| score = 80–81
| attend = 1,595
| record = 9–10
| conference = 1–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 22, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = American
| site_stadium = Reitz Arena
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| score = 91–93
| overtime = OT
| attend = 724
| record = 9–11
| conference = 1–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 25, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Bucknell
| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| tv = Stadium
| score = 83–98
| attend = 2,588
| record = 9–12
| conference = 1–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 29, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Boston University
| site_stadium = Case Gym
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 77–92
| attend = 742
| record = 9–13
| conference = 1–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 1, 2020
| time = 5:00 pm
| opponent = Navy
| site_stadium = Reitz Arena
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| score = 79–73
| attend = 1,024
| record = 10–13
| conference = 2–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 5, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Holy Cross
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| score = 74–60
| attend = 1,085
| record = 11–13
| conference = 3–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 8, 2020
| time = 5:00 pm
| opponent = Bucknell
| site_stadium = Reitz Arena
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| score = 78–65
| attend = 1,107
| record = 12–13
| conference = 4–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 12, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = American
| site_stadium = Bender Arena
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| score = 76–81
| attend = 716
| record = 12–14
| conference = 4–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 16, 2020
| time = 2:00 pm
| opponent = Colgate
| site_stadium = Reitz Arena
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| score = 84–80
| attend = 878
| record = 13–14
| conference = 5–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 19, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Reitz Arena
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| score = 81–77
| attend = 843
| record = 14–14
| conference = 6–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 23, 2020
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Lafayette
| site_stadium = Kirby Sports Center
| site_cityst = Easton, PA
| score = 70–68
| attend = 1,481
| record = 15–14
| conference = 7–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 26, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Navy
| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| score = 57–62
| attend = 1,446
| record = 15–15
| conference = 7–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 29, 2020
| time = 5:00 pm
| opponent = Lehigh
| site_stadium = Reitz Arena
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| score = 71–74
| attend = 524
| record = 15–16
| conference = 7–11
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Loyola Greyhounds}}| 2020 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 3, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| seed = 9
| oppseed = 8
| opponent = Lehigh
| site_stadium = Stabler Arena
| site_cityst = Bethlehem, PA
| gamename = First round
| tv = PLN
| score = 75–78
| attend = 716
| record = 15–17
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=|poll=|timezone=Eastern Time}}
References
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