The 2018–19 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team represented Loyola University Maryland during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Greyhounds, led by first-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 11–21, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 9 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they lost Boston University in the first round.
Previous season The Greyhounds finished the 2017–18 season 9–22, 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Army in the first round of the Patriot League tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Bucknell.
On March 8, 2018, the school announced G. G. Smith had resigned as head coach. He finished at Loyola with a five-year record of 56–98. On March 28, the Greyhounds hired Georgia Tech assistant coach Tavaras Hardy for the head coaching job.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Andre Walker 2 G 6'0" 173 Sophomore Westbury, NY Graduated Nevell Provo 4 G 6'0" 186 Junior North Preston, NS Graduate transferred to Saint Mary's River Reed 11 F 6'8" 212 Freshman San Antonio, TX Transferred to Collin College Matt Staubi 20 G 5'8" 156 Senior Rye, NY Graduated Cam Gregory 22 F 6'8" 224 Senior Waldorf, MD Graduated Chancellor Barnard 35 F 6'4" 192 Senior Columbia, MD Graduated Ian Langendoerfer 41 G 6'5" 224 Sophomore Honesdale, PA Graduate transferred to West Chester
2018 recruiting class
2019 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
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