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 2020-2021 Schedule Loyola Greyhounds vs. American Eagles Week 4 Day Date Opponent Time/Result Saturday, January 23, 2021 | 1 p.m. | Washington, D.C. | Bender Arena January Sat. 2 * American Ppd. Sunday, January 24, 2021 | 6 p.m. | Baltimore, Md. | Reitz Arena Sun. 3 * American Ppd. Sat. 9 * Navy Ppd. The Teams Sun. 10 * Navy Ppd. Loyola University Maryland American University Sat. 16 Lafayette L, 77-75 Overall Record 0-2 Overall Record 0-2 Sun. 17 Lafayette (CBS SN) L, 72-70 Patriot League South Record 0-0 Patriot League Central Record 0-2 Sat. 23 * American 12 p.m. Head Coach Tavaras Hardy Head Coach Mike Brennan Sun. 24 * American 6 p.m. Alma Mater, Year Northwestern, ’02 Alma Mater, Year Princeton ’94 Sat. 30 * Navy 12 p.m. Sun. 31 * Navy 6 p.m. February Series History Sat. 6 Bucknell 2 p.m. All-Time American leads, 49-48 Last Meeting American 81, Loyola 76 Mon. 8 Bucknell (CBS SN) 7 p.m. Current Streak American 2 Feb. 12, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Sat. 13 Lehigh 2 p.m. Sun. 14 Lehigh 6 p.m. Sat. 20 American 12 p.m. Quick Hits About The Hounds Sun. 21 American 6 p.m. March • Loyola University Maryland men’s bas- being one of three Greyhounds to earn Sat. 6 ^ Patriot League Quarterfinals TBA ketball heads into its second weekend conference All-Rookie recognition last Wed. 10 ^ Patriot League Semifinals TBA of competition and will face American year. In just 10 games last year – Aldama Sun. 14 ^ Patriot League Championship TBA University in a pair of games on Satur- missed the first 22 due to an injury – he day and Sunday, January 23 and 24. averaged 15.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.6 Schedule subject to change; times local to site • Saturday’s game will take place in assists and 1.7 blocked shots per game Games not listed as CBS Sports Network broadcasts will Washington, D.C., before Sunday moves as the Greyhounds went 6-4. stream on ESPN+ to Reitz Arena. • Tavaras Hardy is in his third season on Bold indicates home game • Loyola was the last NCAA Division I the Loyola sidelines after he was named * - Patriot League (South) game men’s basketball team to start its 2020- the 21st head coach in Loyola men’s bas- ^ – Patriot League Championships (at higher seeded team) 2021 season of teams that will play this ketball history on March 28, 2018. year. • In Hardy’s first three seasons, Loyola • Due to Patriot League and State of improved its field-goal percentage from Next Weekend’s Games Maryland restrictions, fans will not be .438 in 2017-18 to .465 in 2019-20, rising permitted to attend the game. from 218th in NCAA Division I in the cat- vs. American Eagles • Santi Aldama was named to the Pre- egory to 41st. The Greyhounds’ assists Saturday, January 23 | 12 p.m. season All-Patriot League Team after per game jumped from 11.6 to 15.5. Washington, D.C. | Bender Arena Sunday, January 24 | 6 p.m. Greyhounds Averages & Notes Baltimore, Md. | Reitz Arena No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notable 1 Wade Jackson (6-3, 183, Fr.) G 5.0 2.5 1.5 17.3 ppg, 7.1 rpg as H.S. senior 2 Jaylin Andrews (6-4, 186, Jr.) G 9.5 5.0 3.5 Avg. 9.9 ppg in ’20 Patriot League Loyola’s Leaders 3 Luke Johnson (6-3, 180, Sr.) G 2.5 3.0 0.5 Avg. 18.5 min off the bench 4 Isaiah Hart (5-11, 185, Sr.) G – – – 940 career points Points Aldama, Bradsher 16.5 5 Garren Davis (6-4, 200, So.) G 1.0 3.0 1.0 11 games played in 2019-2020 Rebounds Santi Aldama 6.0 10 Golden Dike (6-10, 257, So.) F 11.0 5.6 1.0 PL All-Rookie in 2019-2020 11 Brandon Bradsher (5-10, 185, Sr.) G 16.5 2.0 0.5 1st career start at Lafayette (21p) Assists Jaylin Andrews 3.5 12 Cam Spencer (6-4, 207, So.) G – – – PL All-Rookie in 2019-2020 Blocks Santi Aldama 1.5 13 Markese Redding (6-6, 202, Jr.) F – – – Awarded scholarship in summer Steals Luke Johnson 2.0 14 Alonso Faure (6-10, 221, Fr.) F 4.5 3.0 1.0 Third Spaniard to join program 21 Ethan Norton (6-4, 162, Sr.) G – – – 18 career appearances Minutes Santi Aldama 31.0 22 Casmir Ochiaka (6-8, 235, Jr.) F 3.5 3.5 0.0 Medical hardship waiver in 2019-20 FG % Golden Dike .667 23 Brent Holcombe (6-8, 211, Sr.) F 2.5 0.5 0.5 Career 5.7 ppg average (63 gp) FT % Alonso Faure .833 24 Daraun Gray (5-11, 177, Sr.) G – – – Sister, Alexis, was on Loyola WBB 25 Kenneth Jones (6-0, 187, Jr.) G 0.0 0.0 1.0 40.0 career 3-point percentage Brandon Bradsher .583 3-Pt. % 34 Santi Aldama (6-11, 224, So.) F 16.5 6.0 3.0 PL All-Rookie in 2019-2020 2020-2021 Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School 1 Wade Jackson Fr. G 6-3 183 Columbia, Md./St. Vincent Palotti 2 Jaylin Andrews Jr. G 6-4 186 Owings Mills, Md./Boys’ Latin School 3 Luke Johnson Sr. G 6-3 180 Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic 4 Isaiah Hart Sr. G 5-11 185 Morrow, Ga./Whitefield Academy 5 Garren Davis So. G 6-4 200 Dallas, Texas/The Colony 10 Golden Dike So. F 6-10 257 Málaga, Spain/Colegio SEK El Castillo 11 Brandon Bradsher Sr. G 5-10 185 Ellicott City, Md./Boys’ Latin School 12 Cam Spencer So. G 6-4 207 Davidsonville, Md./Boys’ Latin School 13 Markese Redding Jr. F 6-6 202 Brooklyn, N.Y./LREI 14 Alonso Faure Fr. F 6-10 221 Busot, Spain/IES Fuente San Luis 21 Ethan Norton Sr. G 6-4 162 Collegeville, Pa./The Hill School 22 Casmir Ochiaka Jr. F 6-8 235 Enugu, Nigeria/St Mary’s of the Assumption (N.J.) 23 Brent Holcombe Sr. F 6-7 211 Miami, Fla./Coral Reef 24 Daraun Gray So. G 5-11 177 Clarksburg, Md./Landon School 25 Kenneth Jones Jr. G 6-0 187 Hillside, N.J./Mater Dei Prep 34 Santi Aldama So. F 6-11 224 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain/Canterbury Academy Head Coach: Tavaras Hardy (Northwestern ’02; third season) Assistant Coach: Ivo Simović (Union University [Serbia] ’13; third season) Assistant Coach: Taj Finger (Stanford ’08; second season) Assistant Coach: Corin ‘Tiny’ Adams (Morgan State ’10; first season) Director of Basketball Operations: Kevin Farrell (Loyola ’12; ninth season) Quick Facts Pronunciation Guide General Information Santi Aldama. SAHN-tee all-DAHM-uh Casmir Ochiaka . oh-chee-AH-kuh Location . Baltimore, Md. Jaylin Andrews . JAY-lynn Tavaras Hardy . .TUH-vahr-us Affiliation . Catholic, Jesuit Founded . .1852 Brandon Bradsher. BRAD-sherr Corin ‘Tiny’ Adams . CORE-in Enrollment . 4,084 Garren Davis . GARE-in . (goes by Tiny) Nickname. .Greyhounds Golden Dike . DEE-kay Taj Finger . TAHJ Colors . Green & Grey Alonso Faure . FOW-ray Ivo Simović . EE-vo SIM-oh-vick NCAA Affiliation. .NCAA Division I Conference . Patriot League Daraun Gray . duh-ROHN Home Venue (Capacity) . Reitz Arena (2,100) President . .Rev. Brian Linnane, S.J. Tavaras Hardy | 3rd 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. .26-39 (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. • Spent seven years on the sideline at Northwestern, helping the Wildcats reach postsea- Basketball Facts son play four-straight years and post 20-win seasons in back-to-back seasons (2009-11) First Season . 1908-1909 for the first time in school history. Served as the Wildcats’ associate head coach for his Seasons of Basketball . 111th Season last two season in Chicago. All-Time Record . 1290-1346 (.490) • Earned All-Big Ten honors as a senior at Northwestern in 2001-02 and was a three-time NCAA Appearances . 2 (1994, 2012) 2019-2020 Record . 15-17 MVP for the Wildcats. He still ranks in Northwestern’s career top-10 in blocks, games 2019-2020 PL Record (Finish) . .7-11 (T-8th) played and started.