1996 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1996 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament was played at Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts and Cotterell Court in Hamilton, New York after the conclusion of the 1995–96 regular season. Colgate defeated #3 seed Holy Cross, 74–65 in the championship game, to win its second Patriot League Tournament title. The Raiders earned an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Tournament as #16 seed in the Southeast region.

1996 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199596
Teams8
SiteHart Center
Worcester, Massachusetts
Finals siteCotterell Court
Hamilton, New York
ChampionsColgate (2nd title)
Winning coachJack Bruen (2nd title)
MVPAdonal Foyle (Colgate)
1995–96 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Colgate93 .750  1515  .500
Navy93 .750  1512  .556
Holy Cross84 .667  1613  .552
Bucknell84 .667  1711  .607
Lafayette48 .333  720  .259
Lehigh210 .167  423  .148
Army210 .167  720  .259
1996 Patriot League Tournament winner

Format

All seven league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record. Play began with the quarterfinal round. The top seed, Colgate, received a bye to the semifinal round.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
March 2
Semifinals
March 3
Championship Game
March 6
                           
       
  1 Colgate 67  
    5 Bucknell 61  
4 Bucknell 56*
  5 Lafayette 55  
    1 Colgate 74
  3 Holy Cross 65
  3 Holy Cross 81  
6 Lehigh 66  
3 Holy Cross 68
    7 Army 65  
2 Navy 58
  7 Army 64  

* denotes overtime period

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