2024–25 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team

2024–25 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	6–8 (1–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Josh Loeffler (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Blue Kevin Farrell Ricky Hernandez Khyle Diaz
Home arena	Reitz Arena

2024–25 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Holy Cross	2	–	1		.667			10	–	6		.625
Boston University	2	–	1		.667			8	–	8		.500
Bucknell	2	–	1		.667			6	–	10		.375
Colgate	2	–	1		.667			5	–	11		.313
Navy	2	–	1		.667			5	–	11		.313
Army	1	–	2		.333			7	–	8		.467
American	1	–	2		.333			7	–	9		.438
Lehigh	1	–	2		.333			6	–	8		.429
Loyola	1	–	2		.333			6	–	8		.429
Lafayette	1	–	2		.333			6	–	10		.375
† 2025 Patriot League tournament winner As of January 8, 2025

The 2024–25 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team represents Loyola University Maryland during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Greyhounds, led by first-year head coach Josh Loeffler, play their home games at Reitz Arena located in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

The Greyhounds finished the 2023–24 season 7–24, 5–13 in Patriot League play, to finish in last place.^[1] As the No. 10 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they were defeated by Navy in the first round.^[2]

On March 8, 2024, head coach Tavaras Hardy announced his resignation from Loyola Maryland after six years at the helm.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Veljko Ilic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Hoosac School Gornji Milanovac, Serbia G 2 Troy Jr. Cicero 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Romeoville High School Joliet, IL G 3 Jordan Stiemke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Loomis Chaffee School Bel Air, MD G 4 Greg Guidinger 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Central York High School York, PA G 5 Peter Sposito 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Choate Rosemary Hall Glastonbury, CT G 6 Jacob Theodosiou 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Wyoming Waterloo, Ontario G 7 Braeden Speed 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Brophy Prep Phoenix, AZ G 8 Goap Kodi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Georgetown Prep Woodbridge, VA F 11 Milos Ilic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Hoosac School Gornji Milanovac, Serbia G 13 Ben Menker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr William Mason High School Mason, OH G 14 Garrett Brennan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School Reston, VA G 15 Tyson Commander 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So The John Carroll School Belcamp, MD G 20 Chris Kuzemka 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr Centreville High School Clifton, VA G 22 Samuel Gibbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Archbishop Stepinac High School Rye, NY G 23 David III Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Bishop McNamara High School La Plata, MD G 30 Matt Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Northfield Mount Hermon School Ashburn, VA	Head coach Josh Loeffler (Swarthmore) Assistant coach(es) Matt Blue (St. Lawrence) Kevin Farrell (Loyola (MD)) Ricky Hernandez (West Chester) Khyle Diaz (Keystone College) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 22, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Columbia	L 78–81	0–1	Reitz Arena (1,104) Baltimore, MD
November 9, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Lancaster Bible	W 83–42	1–1	Reitz Arena (721) Baltimore, MD
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at NJIT	W 68–50	2–1	Wellness and Events Center (555) Newark, NJ
November 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MASN		at VCU	L 57–83	2–2	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		at Boston College	L 61–82	2–3	Conte Forum (3,102) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		VMI	W 70–67	3–3	Reitz Arena (428) Baltimore, MD
December 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coppin State	W 68–57	4–3	Physical Education Complex (374) Baltimore, MD
December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Delaware State	L 77–80	4–4	Memorial Hall (151) Dover, DE
December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Mount St. Mary's	W 77–69	5–4	Knott Arena (1,527) Emmitsburg, MD
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hampton	L 68–76	5–5	Reitz Arena (524) Baltimore, MD
December 28, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FS1		at DePaul	L 65–84	5–6	Wintrust Arena (4,386) Chicago, IL
Patriot League regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Holy Cross	L 72–74	5–7 (0–1)	Hart Center (899) Worcester, MA
January 5, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lehigh	W 80–74	6–7 (1–1)	Reitz Arena (467) Baltimore, MD
January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Army	L 72–74	6–8 (1–2)	Christl Arena (570) West Point, NY
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Navy			Reitz Arena  Baltimore, MD
January 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		American			Reitz Arena  Baltimore, MD
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lehigh			Stabler Arena  Bethlehem, PA
January 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lafayette			Reitz Arena  Baltimore, MD
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Holy Cross			Reitz Arena  Baltimore, MD
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bucknell			Sojka Pavilion  Lewisburg, PA
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Boston University			Reitz Arena  Baltimore, MD
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lafayette			Kirby Sports Center  Easton, PA
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Colgate			Cotterell Court  Hamilton, NY
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Army			Reitz Arena  Baltimore, MD
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at American			Burr Gymnasium  Washington, DC
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Boston University			Case Gym  Boston, MA
February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBSSN/ESPN+		Colgate			Reitz Arena  Baltimore, MD
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bucknell			Reitz Arena  Baltimore, MD
March 1, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Navy			Alumni Hall  Annapolis, MD
Patriot League tournament
March 4–12, 2025 TBA		TBA			TBA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4][5]

References

1. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
2. "Navy Pushes Past Men's Basketball In Patriot League Championships". Loyola University Maryland Athletics. March 5, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
3. "Loyola Announces Men's Basketball Coaching Change". Loyola University Maryland Athletics. March 8, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
4. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Loyola University Maryland Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
5. "Loyola Maryland Greyhounds Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2024.