2025–26 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team

2025–26 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record4–8 (0–0 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Blue
  • Kevin Farrell
  • Ricky Hernandez
  • Khyle Diaz
Home arenaReitz Arena
2025–26 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American 0 0   7 5   .583
Colgate 0 0   6 5   .545
Navy 0 0   6 5   .545
Army 0 0   5 7   .417
Holy Cross 0 0   5 7   .417
Boston University 0 0   4 8   .333
Lehigh 0 0   4 8   .333
Loyola 0 0   4 8   .333
Bucknell 0 0   3 9   .250
Lafayette 0 0   3 9   .250
† 2026 Patriot League tournament winner
As of December 18, 2025

The 2025–26 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team represents Loyola University Maryland during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Greyhounds, led by second-year head coach Josh Loeffler, play their home games at Reitz Arena in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

The Greyhounds finished the 2024–25 season 12–19, 6–12 in Patriot League play, to finish in a tie for eighth place.[1] They defeated Lehigh,[2] before falling to top-seeded Bucknell in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament.[3]

Preseason

On October 15, 2025, the Patriot League released their preseason poll. Loyola was picked to finish sixth in the conference.[4]

Preseason rankings

Patriot League Preseason Poll
Place Team Points
1 Navy 79 (7)
2 Boston University 73 (2)
3 Colgate 64 (1)
4 American 47
5 Bucknell 44
6 Loyola (MD) 39
7 Lafayette 36
8 Lehigh 30
9 Holy Cross 23
10 Army 15
(#) first-place votes

Source:[4]

Preseason All-Patriot League Team

Preseason All-Patriot League Team
Player Year Position
Jacob Theodosiou Junior Guard

Source:[4]

Roster

2025–26 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Braeden Speed 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Brophy Prep Phoenix, Arizona
G 1 Carter Berg-McLean 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Georgetown Prep Wellington, New Zealand
G 2 Troy Cicero Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Romeoville High School Joliet, Illinois
G 3 Jordan Stiemke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr Loomis Chaffee School Bel Air, Maryland
G 5 Peter Sposito 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Choate Rosemary Hall Glastonbury, Connecticut
G 6 Jacob Theodosiou 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Wyoming Waterloo, Ontario
F 7 Jonas Sirtautas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Wyoming Kaunas, Lithuania
F 8 Goap Kodi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Georgetown Prep Woodbridge, Virginia
G 13 Ben Menker (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So William Mason High School Mason, Ohio
G 14 Garrett Brennan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School Reston, Virginia
G 15 Tyson Commander 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr The John Carroll School Belcamp, Maryland
F 17 Everett Barnes 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Father Judge High School Burlington, New Jersey
F 18 Emmett Adair 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr NBA Global Academy Sydney, Australia
F 22 Sam Springer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) So Air Force Cleveland, Ohio
G 24 Sebastien Emenalo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr NBA Global Academy Walton-on-Thames, England
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
9:00 pm, MNMT2
vs. Towson
Hall of Fame Series Baltimore
L 56–67  0–1
CFG Bank Arena (3,167)
Baltimore, MD
November 6, 2025*
11:30 am, ESPN+
Penn State Abington W 96–60  1–1
Reitz Arena (768)
Baltimore, MD
November 11, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
NJIT L 64–66  1–2
Reitz Arena (914)
Baltimore, MD
November 15, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Stonehill
Mahoney Classic
W 74–63  2–2
Leo D. Mahoney Arena (202)
Fairfield, CT
November 16, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fairfield
Mahoney Classic
L 82–85  2–3
Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,915)
Fairfield, CT
November 19, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Duquesne L 78–92  2–4
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,135)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 21, 2025*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 12 Kentucky L 46–88  2–5
Rupp Arena (19,764)
Lexington, KY
November 25, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Washington (MD) W 101–51  3–5
Reitz Arena (432)
Baltimore, MD
November 30, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Coppin State W 95–84  4–5
Reitz Arena (517)
Baltimore, MD
December 3, 2025*
7:00 pm, MNMT/FloCollege
at Hampton L 71–93  4–6
Hampton Convocation Center (775)
Hampton, VA
December 9, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at VMI L 70–86  4–7
Cameron Hall (2,831)
Lexington, VA
December 13, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Mount St. Mary's L 73–81  4–8
Reitz Arena (842)
Baltimore, MD
December 21, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Mason EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
Patriot League regular season
December 31, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at American Bender Arena 
Washington, D.C.
January 3, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Lafayette Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, MD
January 7, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Army Christl Arena 
West Point, NY
January 10, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bucknell Sojka Pavilion 
Lewisburg, PA
January 14, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Colgate Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, MD
January 17, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Boston University Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, MD
January 19, 2026
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Lehigh Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, PA
January 24, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Bucknell Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, MD
January 28, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
American Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, MD
January 31, 2026
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Navy Alumni Hall 
Annapolis, MD
February 4, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Lehigh Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, MD
February 7, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Boston University Case Gym 
Boston, MA
February 11, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lafayette Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
February 15, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Holy Cross Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, MD
February 18, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Army Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, MD
February 21, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Colgate Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
February 25, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Navy Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, MD
February 28, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Holy Cross Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  2. ^ "Ilic, Speed lead Loyola Maryland over Lehigh 77-73 in Patriot League Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  3. ^ "Bucknell holds off Loyola Maryland 76-72 in OT in Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Patriot League Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors presented by PenFed Credit Union (10.15.25)". Patriot League. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  5. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Loyola University Maryland Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  6. ^ "Loyola Maryland Greyhounds 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2025.