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
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Patriot League regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Patriot League tournament
!colspan=9 style=| CBI
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