Patriot League Basketball: Ranking of 25 best players from last decade (2013-23)

11. Andrew Kostecka

A 6’4 combo guard from Germantown, Maryland, Kostecka found his collegiate home right in his home state. He was recruited to Loyola-Maryland and joined the program in 2016, playing a pair of seasons each under head coaches G. G. Smith and Tavaras Hardy. Suffice to say, his last two years under Hardy were certainly the eye-openers.

The Greyhounds weren’t a great program during Kostecka’s time on campus, but he proved to be a valuable backcourt piece. He was up to 11.0 points a game during his sophomore year before taking a massive step forward as an upperclassman. He’d average 21.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.7 steals per game in an impressive junior season. He helped lead the Greyhounds to a 15-win season as a junior, nearly averaging 20 points a game, including a 37-point performance against Holy Cross during conference play.

Kostecka was phenomenal on both sides of the ball. He was the conference’s leading scorer in those last two seasons and earned First Team All-Patriot both years as a result. At the same time, he was the steals leader in the league as a junior and earned All-Defense honors three straight years. While Loyola wasn’t exactly a great program, finishing under .500 in all four seasons, Kostecka was a valuable weapon on both sides of the ball, especially in this new era under Hardy.