2025–26 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team

2025–26 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball
2025–26 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	12–20 (8–10 Patriot)
Head coach	Josh Loeffler (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Matt Blue; Kevin Farrell; Ricky Hernandez; Khyle Diaz;
Home arena	Reitz Arena

2025–26 Patriot League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Navy	17	–	1	.944	26	–	8	.765
Lehigh †	11	–	7	.611	18	–	17	.514
Colgate	11	–	7	.611	18	–	15	.545
Boston University	10	–	8	.556	17	–	17	.500
American	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Loyola	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
Lafayette	8	–	10	.444	11	–	21	.344
Bucknell	6	–	12	.333	10	–	23	.303
Army	5	–	13	.278	11	–	21	.344
Holy Cross	5	–	13	.278	11	–	22	.333

† 2026 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2025–26 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team represented Loyola University Maryland during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Greyhounds, led by second-year head coach Josh Loeffler, played 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

Josh Loeffler (Swarthmore)

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Blue (St. Lawrence)
Kevin Farrell (Loyola (MD))
Ricky Hernandez (West Chester)
Khyle Diaz (Keystone)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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	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	L 79–86	4–9	EagleBank Arena (2,721) Fairfax, VA
Patriot League regular season
December 31, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at American	L 69–84	4–10 (0–1)	Bender Arena (781) Washington, D.C.
January 3, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Lafayette	L 64–79	4–11 (0–2)	Reitz Arena (524) Baltimore, MD
January 7, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Army	W 84–76	5–11 (1–2)	Christl Arena (643) West Point, NY
January 10, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bucknell	L 67–70	5–12 (1–3)	Sojka Pavilion (1,582) Lewisburg, PA
January 14, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Colgate	L 80–86	5–13 (1–4)	Reitz Arena (1,012) Baltimore, MD
January 17, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Boston University	W 74–57	6–13 (2–4)	Reitz Arena (642) Baltimore, MD
January 19, 2026 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Lehigh	L 81–88	6–14 (2–5)	Stabler Arena (765) Bethlehem, PA
January 24, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Bucknell	W 67–62	7–14 (3–5)	Reitz Arena (1,167) Baltimore, MD
January 28, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		American	W 77–68	8–14 (4–5)	Reitz Arena (684) Baltimore, MD
January 31, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Navy	L 71–87	8–15 (4–6)	Alumni Hall (2,417) Annapolis, MD
February 4, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lehigh	W 89–84 ^2OT	9–15 (5–6)	Reitz Arena (932) Baltimore, MD
February 7, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Boston University	L 69–78	9–16 (5–7)	Case Gym (864) Boston, MA
February 11, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lafayette	W 68–54	10–16 (6–7)	Kirby Sports Center (1,446) Easton, PA
February 15, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Holy Cross	W 83–73	11–16 (7–7)	Reitz Arena (1,202) Baltimore, MD
February 18, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Army	L 77–87	11–17 (7–8)	Reitz Arena (679) Baltimore, MD
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Colgate	L 98–101 ^OT	11–18 (7–9)	Cotterell Court (706) Hamilton, NY
February 25, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Navy	L 51–78	11–19 (7–10)	Reitz Arena (714) Baltimore, MD
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Holy Cross	W 76–62	12–19 (8–10)	Hart Center (1,066) Worcester, MA
Patriot League tournament
March 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(6)	at (3) Colgate Quarterfinals	L 77–90	12–20	Cotterell Court (1,133) Hamilton, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
^ "Ilic, Speed lead Loyola Maryland over Lehigh 77-73 in Patriot League Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
^ "Bucknell holds off Loyola Maryland 76-72 in OT in Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
^ ^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.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Loyola University Maryland Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
^ "Loyola Maryland Greyhounds 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2025.

[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.

[poll-4] "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.

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