Loyola Maryland head coach Tavaras Hardy will step down from his position after six seasons, the school announced Friday.
The Greyhounds' season ended Tuesday with a loss to Navy in the Patriot League tournament, concluding a 7-25 campaign (5-13 in league).
“Tavaras has been passionate about the well-being and success of not only our men's basketball student-athletes, but the entire Loyola community since he came to our university,” said athletic director Donna Woodruff. “We are grateful for his dedication to our men's basketball program and everyone connected with it over the past six years. We wish Tavaras and his family all the best in the future.”
Loyola failed to finish .500 overall or in conference play in any of Hardy's six seasons at the helm, although it reached the Patriot League championship game in 2021 before falling to Colgate. That team featured Santi Aldama, who was picked in the first round of the 2021 NBA draft, and Cam Spencer, now a starter at UConn.
Hardy, who finishes his Loyola career with a 66-110 record, was a highly respected assistant at Georgia Tech, Georgetown and Northwestern before taking over the Greyhounds.
His resignation comes the same day Loyola said it had removed one person from its basketball program after it became aware of an infraction in the game. Hardy is not the person who was removed from the show for the gambling violation, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details are not being released.
Loyola said in a statement to the AP that it had taken quick action when its basketball program was compromised.
“Loyola was informed of an individual's game violation which was immediately reported to the NCAA,” the school said without identifying the person or specifying when the move occurred. “The individual was immediately removed from the program and the NCAA accepted the self-report and took no further action.”
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
