The 2017–18 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Greyhounds, led by fifth-year head coach G. G. Smith, played their home games at

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 9–22, 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated

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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

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for the head coaching job.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2016–17 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

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. They received an invitation to the

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where they defeated

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in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Coastal Carolina.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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