Loyola Greyhounds Men’s Basketball Contact: Ryan Eigenbrode • (410) 617-2337, p • (443) 622-0550, c [email protected] • www.LoyolaGreyhounds.com @LoyolaMBB • @LoyolaHounds • facebook.com/LoyolaHounds 2019-2020 Schedule Loyola Greyhounds at Colgate Raiders Game 16 Day Date Opponent Time/Result November Wednesday, January 8, 2020 | 7:00 p.m. Fri. 1 Johns Hopkins (exhib.) W, 80-77 Tues. 5 Marquette L, 88-53 Hamilton, N.Y. | Cotterell Court Sat. 9 Chicago State W, 98-85 Wed. 13 # Old Dominion L, 62-53 The Teams Sun. 17 Fairfield W, 84-75 (OT) Tues. 19 # George Mason L, 65-61. Loyola University Maryland Colgate University Mon. 25 # IUPUI W, 81-77 Tues. 26 # Nebraska-Omaha L, 70-65 Overall Record 9-6 Overall Record 11-4 December Patriot League Record 1-1 Patriot League Record 2-0 Sun. 1 Binghamton W, 77-65 Wed. 4 Delaware State W, 84-76 Head Coach Tavaras Hardy Head Coach Matt Langel Sat. 7 Mount St. Mary’s W, 64-48 Alma Mater, Year Northwestern, ’02 Alma Mater, Year Penn, ’00 Sat. 21 Elizabethtown W, 72-45 Fri. 27 UMass Lowell W, 93-81 Sun. 29 Virginia Commonwealth L, 85-51 Series History January Thurs. 2 * Holy Cross W, 80-70 Sun. 5 * Lehigh L, 78-71 All-Time Colgate leads, 9-5 Last Meeting Colgate 75, Loyola 72 Wed. 8 * Colgate 7 p.m. Current Streak Colgate 1 February 9, 2019, in Hamilton, N.Y. Sat. 11 * Lafayette 1 p.m. Mon. 13 * Boston University 7 p.m. Sat. 18 * Army 1 p.m. Wed. 22 * American 7 p.m. Quick Hits About The Hounds Sat. 25 * Bucknell 7 p.m. Wed. 29 * Boston University 7 p.m. • Loyola University Maryland plays its sec- It was also his seventh career 30-plus February ond-straight road game on Wednesday, point performance, second in a row and Sat. 1 * Navy 5 p.m. Wed. 5 * Holy Cross TBA January 8, when it heads to Hamilton, third this season. He has finished with 10 Sat. 8 * Bucknell 5 p.m. New York, to face Colgate University in or more 60 times since the start of his Wed. 12 * American TBA a 7 p.m. game.. sophomore year (2017-18). He has aver- Sun. 16 * Colgate 2 p.m. Wed. 19 * Army 7 p.m. • The game will stream live on the Patriot aged 18.0 points in that span. Sun. 23 * Lafayette TBA League Network. • Tavaras Hardy is in his second season on Wed. 26 * Navy TBA • The Greyhounds’ eight non-conference the Loyola sidelines after he was named Sat. 29 * Lehigh 5 p.m. March wins are an improvement of four from the 21st head coach in Loyola men’s bas- Tues. 3 ^ Patriot League First Round TBA last year. ketball history on March 28, 2018. Thurs. 5 ^ Patriot League Quarterfinals TBA Sun. 8 ^ Patriot League Semifinals TBA • Andrew Kostecka scored in double-fig- • In Hardy’s first season, Loyola improved Wed. 11 ^ Patriot League Championship TBA ures for the 31st-straight game on Sun- its field-goal percentage from .438 in Schedule subject to change; times local to site; Bold indicates home day afternoon when he scored 15 at 2017-18 to .459 in 2018-19, rising from game; * - Patriot League game; # Cayman Islands Classic (Nov. 13, 19 at home sites; Nov. 25-26 in Omaha, Neb.) Lehigh. His point-total Thursday against 218th in NCAA Division I in the catego- Holy Cross marked his 29th career game ry to 85th. The Greyhounds’ assists per with 20 or more, his ninth this season; he game jumped from 11.6 to 14.0, moving Next Up also has eight games with 25+ this year. from 309 to 124. Lafayette Leopards Greyhounds Averages & Notes Baltimore, Md. | Reitz Arena No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notable Saturday, January 11 | 1:00 p.m. 0 Golden Dike (6-10, 250, Fr.) F 6.3 5.5 1.8 1st career double-double on Jan. 5 1 KaVaughn Scott (6-7, 220, Sr.) F 7.6 4.2 1.2 Scored 13+ 4x in last 9 games Stats Leaders 2 Jaylin Andrews (6-4, 179, So.) G 5.1 3.1 1.7 14 points vs. UMass Lowell 3 Luke Johnson (6-3, 180, Jr.) G 0.0 0.7 0.3 Seen action in 7 games Points Andrew Kostecka 22.8 4 Isaiah Hart (5-11, 185, Jr.) G 7.4 2.2 3.0 Career-high 10 ast at Chicago St. 5 Garren Davis (6-4, 200, Fr.) G 0.4 0.4 0.0 Avg. 16 points as HS senior Rebounds Golden Dike 5.5 10 Andrew Kostecka (6-4, 189, Sr) G 22.8 5.4 2.5 Led PL in scoring and steals last yr. Assists Cam Spencer 3.5 11 Brandon Bradsher (5-10, 178, Jr.) G 0.4 0.4 0.0 2016-17 MIAA POY at Boys’ Latin 12 Cam Spencer (6-4, 205, Fr.) G 9.9 2.9 3.5 Leads nation in assist:turnover Blocks Andrew Kostecka 1.0 13 Markese Redding (6-6, 200, So.) F 0.8 0.6 0.8 Three assists at Marquette Steals Andrew Kostecka 2.3 14 Chuck Champion (6-3, 185, Sr.) G 4.6 1.7 0.6 Scored 11 at ODU 21 Ethan Norton (6-4, 162, Jr.) G 0.4 0.2 0.0 Saw action in 9 games last year Minutes Andrew Kostecka 33.2 22 Casmir Ochiaka (6-8, 235, So.) F – – – Three double-doubles as freshman FG % KaVaughn Scott .615 23 Brent Holcombe (6-8, 204, Jr.) F 5.1 4.5 0.8 10 rebounds vs. Holy Cross 24 Daraun Gray (5-11, 162, Fr.) G 0.0 0.2 0.2 Sister, Alexis, is on Loyola WBB FT % Cam Spencer .900 25 Kenneth Jones (6-0, 177, So.) G 7.1 1.1 2.1 Career-high 19p vs. Fairfield 34 Santi Aldama (6-11, 215, Fr.) F – – – MVP of Euro U-18 Championships 3-Pt. % Kenneth Jones .467 2019-2020 Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School 0 Golden Dike Fr. F 6-10 250 Málaga, Spain/Colegio SEK El Castillo 1 KaVaughn Scott Sr. F 6-7 220 Irvine, Calif./Orange Lutheran 2 Jaylin Andrews So. G 6-4 179 Owings Mills, Md./Boys’ Latin School 3 Luke Johnson Jr. G 6-3 180 Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic 4 Isaiah Hart Jr. G 5-11 185 Morrow, Ga./Whitefield Academy 5 Garren Davis Fr. G 6-4 200 Dallas, Texas/The Colony 10 Andrew Kostecka Sr. G 6-3 189 Germantown, Md./Clarksburg 11 Brandon Bradsher Jr. G 5-10 178 Ellicott City, Md./Boys’ Latin School 12 Cam Spencer Fr. G 6-4 205 Davidsonville, Md./Boys’ Latin School 13 Markese Redding So. F 6-6 200 Brooklyn, N.Y./LREI 14 Chuck Champion Sr. G 6-3 185 Philadelphia, Pa./Friends Central 21 Ethan Norton Jr. G 6-4 162 Collegeville, Pa./The Hill School 22 Casmir Ochiaka So. F 6-8 235 Enugu, Nigeria/St Mary’s of the Assumption (N.J.) 23 Brent Holcombe Jr. F 6-8 204 Miami, Fla./Coral Reef 24 Daraun Gray Fr. G 5-11 162 Clarksburg, Md./Landon School 25 Kenneth Jones So. G 6-0 177 Hillside, N.J./Mater Dei Prep 34 Santi Aldama Fr. F 6-11 215 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain/Canterbury Academy Head Coach: Tavaras Hardy (Northwestern ’02; second season) Assistant Coach: Ivo Simović (Union University [Serbia] ’13; second season) Assistant Coach: Freddie Owens (Wisconsin ’04; first season) Assistant Coach: Taj Finger (Stanford ’08; first season) Director of Basketball Operations: Kevin Farrell (Loyola ’12; eighth season) Quick Facts Pronunciation Guide General Information Santi Aldama. .SAHN-tee ALL-dahm-uh Andrew Kostecka . kuh-STECK-uh Location . Baltimore, Md. Jaylin Andrews . JAY-lynn Casmir Ochiaka . oh-chee-AH-kuh Affiliation . Catholic, Jesuit Founded . .1852 Brandon Bradsher. BRAD-sheer KaVaughn Scott . KUH-vaughn Enrollment . 4,084 Garren Davis . GARE-in Tavaras Hardy . .TUH-vahr-us Nickname. .Greyhounds Colors . Green & Grey Golden Dike . DEE-kay Ivo Simović . EE-vo SIM-oh-vick NCAA Affiliation. .NCAA Division I Daraun Gray . DUH-rohn Taj Finger . TAHJ Conference . Patriot League Home Venue (Capacity) . Reitz Arena (2,100) President . .Rev. Brian Linnane, S.J. Tavaras Hardy | 2nd Season | Northwestern ’02 Director of Athletics/Assistant V.P. Donna M. Woodruff Athletics Phone . .(410) 617-5013 • Named the 21st head coach of the Loyola University Maryland Ticket Information. .(410) 617-1420 men’s basketball program on March 28, 2018. Press Row Phone . .(410) 617-5370 • Spent the 2016-18 seasons as an assistant coach at Georgia Website . .LoyolaGreyhounds.com Tech. Prior to that, was an assistant at Georgetown from 2014- Twitter. @LoyolaMBB | @LoyolaHounds Facebook . facebook.com/LoyolaHounds 16 and at his alma mater, Northwestern, from 2007-14. • Spearheaded two nationally-ranked Georgia Tech recruiting Men’s Basketball Staff classes and helped the Yellow Jackets reach the Championship Head Coach . Tavaras Hardy (Northwestern ’02) Game of the 2017 NIT. Mentored a 2017-18 freshman class at Career Record/At Loyola. .20-27 (2 years)/Same Georgia Tech that included two starters. Assistant Coach . Ivo Simović (Union [Serbia] ’13) • During his two years at Georgetown, Hardy recruited and tu- Assistant Coach . Freddie Owens (Wisconsin ’04) Assistant Coach . Taj Finger (Stanford ’08) tored three players – Jessie Govan (2015-16), Isaac Copeland Director of Basketball Ops. Kevin Farrell (Loyola ‘12) and L.J. Peak (both 2014-15) – to Big East Conference All-Freshman honors.