Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
The Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament is held at the conclusion of each regular season. The winner of the tournament is awarded an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.
| Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | on-campus sites |
| Current location | on-campus sites |
| Played | 1991–present |
| Last contest | 2020 |
| Current champion | Boston University |
| Most championships | Holy Cross and Bucknell (6) |
| TV partner(s) | CBS Sports Network |
| Official website | PatriotLeague.CSTV.com Men's Basketball |
Tournament Finals results
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | MVP | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Fordham | 84–81 OT | Holy Cross | Damon Lopez, FU | Hart Center (Worcester, MA) |
| 1992 | Fordham | 70–56 | Bucknell | Fred Herzog, FU | Stabler Arena (Bethlehem, PA) |
| 1993 | Holy Cross | 98–73 | Bucknell | Rob Feaster, HC | Davis Gym (Lewisburg, PA) |
| 1994 | Navy | 78–76 | Colgate | TJ Hall, Navy | Alumni Hall (Annapolis, MD) |
| 1995 | Colgate | 68–63 | Navy | Tucker Neale, CU | Cotterell Court (Hamilton, NY) |
| 1996 | Colgate | 74–65 | Holy Cross | Adonal Foyle, CU | Cotterell Court (Hamilton, NY) |
| 1997 | Navy | 76–75 | Bucknell | Hassan Booker, Navy | Alumni Hall (Annapolis, MD) |
| 1998 | Navy | 93–85 | Lafayette | Skip Victor, Navy | Alumni Hall (Annapolis, MD) |
| 1999 | Lafayette | 67–63 | Bucknell | Brian Ehlers, LC | Kirby Sports Center (Easton, PA) |
| 2000 | Lafayette | 87–61 | Navy | Stefan Ciosici, LC | Kirby Sports Center (Easton, PA) |
| 2001 | Holy Cross | 68–64 OT | Navy | Josh Sankes, HC | Hart Center (Worcester, MA) |
| 2002 | Holy Cross | 58–54 | American | Tim Szatko, HC | Bender Arena (Washington, D.C.) |
| 2003 | Holy Cross | 72–64 | American | Patrick Whearty, HC | Hart Center (Worcester, MA) |
| 2004 | Lehigh | 59–57 | American | Austen Rowland, LU | Stabler Arena (Bethlehem, PA) |
| 2005 | Bucknell | 61–57 | Holy Cross | Charles Lee, BU | Hart Center (Worcester, MA) |
| 2006 | Bucknell | 74–59 | Holy Cross | Charles Lee, BU | Sojka Pavilion (Lewisburg, PA) |
| 2007 | Holy Cross | 74–66 | Bucknell | Keith Simmons, HC | Hart Center (Worcester, MA) |
| 2008 | American | 52–46 | Colgate | Garrison Carr, AU | Bender Arena (Washington, D.C.) |
| 2009 | American | 73–57 | Holy Cross | Garrison Carr, AU | Bender Arena (Washington, D.C.) |
| 2010 | Lehigh | 74–59 | Lafayette | Zahir Carrington, LU | Stabler Arena (Bethlehem, PA) |
| 2011 | Bucknell | 72–57 | Lafayette | Mike Muscala, BU | Sojka Pavilion (Lewisburg, PA) |
| 2012 | Lehigh | 82–77 | Bucknell | C. J. McCollum, LU | Sojka Pavilion (Lewisburg, PA) |
| 2013 | Bucknell | 64–56 | Lafayette | Mike Muscala, BU | Sojka Pavilion (Lewisburg, PA) |
| 2014 | American | 55–36 | Boston University | Darius Gardner, AU | Agganis Arena (Boston, MA) |
| 2015 | Lafayette | 65–63 | American | Nick Lindner, LC | Kirby Sports Center (Easton, PA) |
| 2016 | Holy Cross | 59–56 | Lehigh | Malachi Alexander, HC | Stabler Arena (Bethlehem, PA) |
| 2017 | Bucknell | 81–65 | Lehigh | Zach Thomas, BU | Sojka Pavilion (Lewisburg, PA) |
| 2018 | Bucknell | 83–54 | Colgate | Stephen Brown, BU | Sojka Pavilion (Lewisburg, PA) |
| 2019 | Colgate | 94–80 | Bucknell | Jordan Burns, CU | Cotterell Court (Hamilton, NY) |
| 2020 | Boston University | 64–61 | Colgate | Max Mahoney, BU | Cotterell Court (Hamilton, NY) |
Championships by school
| Tournament | Regular season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Championships | Years | Championships (Solo) | Years |
| Bucknell | 6 | 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018 | 13 (9) | 1992^, 1993, 1995^, 2006, 2007^, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019^ |
| Holy Cross | 6 | 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2016 | 5 (3) | 1994^, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007^ |
| American | 3 | 2008, 2009, 2014 | 4 (3) | 2002, 2004^, 2008, 2009 |
| Lehigh | 3 | 2004, 2010, 2012 | 2 (1) | 2004^, 2010 |
| Navy | 3 | 1994, 1997, 1998 | 5 (1) | 1994^, 1996^, 1997, 1998^, 2000^ |
| Lafayette | 3 | 1999, 2000, 2015 | 3 (1) | 1998^, 1999, 2000^ |
| Colgate | 3 | 1995, 1996, 2019 | 5 (1) | 1994^, 1995^, 1996^, 2019^, 2020 |
| Fordham† | 2 | 1991, 1992 | 3 (1) | 1991, 1992^, 1994^ |
| Boston University | 1 | 2020 | 1 (1) | 2014 |
| Army | 0 | 0 (0) | ||
| Loyola University Maryland | 0 | 0 (0) | ||
| Total | 30 | 40 (20) | ||
^ Regular season co-champion
† Fordham departed the Patriot League in all sports (except football) in 1995.
Postseason results
| Year | W/L | Seed | PL Team | Score | Seed | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | L | 16 | Fordham | 64 | 16 | St. Francis | 70 |
| 1992 | L | 14 | Fordham | 58 | 3 | Massachusetts | 85 |
| 1993 | L | 13 | Holy Cross | 64 | 4 | Arkansas | 94 |
| 1994 | L | 16 | Navy | 53 | 1 | Missouri | 76 |
| 1995 | L | 16 | Colgate | 68 | 1 | Kansas | 72 |
| 1996 | L | 16 | Colgate | 59 | 1 | Connecticut | 68 |
| 1997 | L | 15 | Navy | 61 | 2 | Utah | 75 |
| 1998 | L | 16 | Navy | 52 | 1 | North Carolina | 88 |
| 1999 | L | 15 | Lafayette | 54 | 2 | Miami (FL) | 75 |
| 2000 | L | 15 | Lafayette | 42 | 2 | Temple | 73 |
| 2001 | L | 15 | Holy Cross | 68 | 2 | Kentucky | 72 |
| 2002 | L | 16 | Holy Cross | 59 | 1 | Kansas | 70 |
| 2003 | L | 14 | Holy Cross | 68 | 3 | Marquette | 72 |
| 2004 | L | 16 | Lehigh | 57 | 16 | Florida A&M | 72 |
| 2005 | W | 14 | Bucknell | 64 | 3 | Kansas | 63 |
| 2005 | L | 14 | Bucknell | 62 | 6 | Wisconsin | 71 |
| 2006 | W | 9 | Bucknell | 59 | 8 | Arkansas | 55 |
| 2006 | L | 9 | Bucknell | 56 | 1 | Memphis | 72 |
| 2007 | L | 13 | Holy Cross | 51 | 4 | Southern Illinois | 61 |
| 2008 | L | 15 | American | 57 | 2 | Tennessee | 72 |
| 2009 | L | 14 | American | 67 | 3 | Villanova | 80 |
| 2010 | L | 16 | Lehigh | 74 | 1 | Kansas | 90 |
| 2011 | L | 14 | Bucknell | 52 | 3 | Connecticut | 81 |
| 2012 | W | 15 | Lehigh | 75 | 2 | Duke | 70 |
| 2012 | L | 15 | Lehigh | 58 | 10 | Xavier | 70 |
| 2013 | L | 11 | Bucknell | 56 | 6 | Butler | 68 |
| 2014 | L | 15 | American | 35 | 2 | Wisconsin | 75 |
| 2015 | L | 16 | Lafayette | 52 | 1 | Villanova | 93 |
| 2016 | L | 16 | Holy Cross | 52 | 1 | Oregon | 91 |
| 2017 | L | 13 | Bucknell | 80 | 4 | West Virginia | 86 |
| 2018 | L | 14 | Bucknell | 78 | 3 | Michigan St | 82 |
| 2019 | L | 15 | Colgate | 70 | 2 | Tennessee | 77 |
| 2020 | NCAA Tournament was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. | ||||||
| Year | W/L | Seed | PL Team | Score | Seed | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | W | Holy Cross | 78 | Notre Dame | 73 | ||
| 2005 | L | Holy Cross | 60 | St. Josephs | 68 | ||
| 2012 | W | 8 | Bucknell | 65 | 1 | Arizona | 54 |
| 2012 | L | 8 | Bucknell | 67 | 5 | Nevada | 75 |
| 2014 | L | 7 | Boston | 62 | 2 | Illinois | 66 |
| 2015 | L | 8 | Bucknell | 67 | 1 | Temple | 73 |
| 2016 | L | 8 | Bucknell | 80 | 1 | Monmouth | 90 |
All-time Patriot League Tournament records
Records as of March 6, 2020
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Win % | Finals app. | Semis app. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucknell | 67 | 44 | 23 | .657 | 13 | 23 |
| American | 40 | 23 | 17 | .575 | 7 | 14 |
| Holy Cross | 59 | 35 | 24 | .593 | 11 | 16 |
| Boston University | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 4 |
| Lehigh | 51 | 24 | 27 | .471 | 5 | 15 |
| Lafayette | 49 | 23 | 26 | .469 | 7 | 13 |
| Colgate | 51 | 24 | 27 | .471 | 6 | 15 |
| Navy | 43 | 17 | 26 | .395 | 6 | 8 |
| Army | 39 | 9 | 30 | .231 | 0 | 8 |
| Loyola University Maryland | 9 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
*Fordham left the Patriot League in men's basketball after the 1994–95 season, with an cumulative tournament record of 7–3 in its 5 seasons with the league. In total Fordham made 2 finals appearances and 4 semi-finals appearances.
All-time regular season standings
Records as of March 1, 2020
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Win % | Titles (solo) | Last | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucknell | 434 | 302 | 132 | .696 | 13 (9) | 2019 | 25 (of 30) |
| Boston University | 126 | 76 | 50 | .603 | 1 (1) | 2014 | 5 (of 7) |
| American | 294 | 167 | 127 | .568 | 4 (1) | 2009 | 10 (of 19) |
| Holy Cross | 434 | 237 | 197 | .546 | 5 (3) | 2007 | 15 (of 30) |
| Colgate | 434 | 220 | 214 | .507 | 5 (1) | 2020 | 13 (of 30) |
| Navy | 422 | 197 | 225 | .467 | 5 (1) | 2000 | 13 (of 29) |
| Lehigh* | 434 | 206 | 228 | .475 | 2 (2) | 2010 | 13 (of 30) |
| Loyola University Maryland | 126 | 49 | 77 | .389 | 0 (0) | n/a | 0 (of 7) |
| Lafayette | 434 | 182 | 252 | .419 | 3 (1) | 2000 | 8 (of 30) |
| Army | 434 | 135 | 299 | .311 | 0 (0) | n/a | 3 (of 30) |
*Adjusted for vacated wins of 2004–05 season. Lehigh finished with a league record of 7–7, but later vacated 6 wins for an adjusted record of 1–13 (per https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/friv/forfeits.cgi)
**Fordham left the Patriot League in men's basketball after the 1994–95 season, with an cumulative record of 46–22 (0.676), 3 regular season titles (1 solo) and winning seasons in 4 of 5 played.
Regular season honors
| Year | MVP | Team | CoY | Team | RoY | Team | DPoY | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Damon Lopez | Fordham | Nick Macarchuk | Fordham | Jim Nairus | Holy Cross | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1992 | Patrick King | Bucknell | Jack Bruen | Colgate | Rob Feaster | Holy Cross | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1993 | Mike Bright | Bucknell | Charlie Woollum | Bucknell | Alex Morris | Army | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1994 | Tucker Neale | Colgate | Don DeVoe | Navy | Gordon Mboya | Bucknell | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1995 | Rob Feaster | Holy Cross | Pat Flannery | Bucknell | Adonal Foyle | Colgate | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1996 | Adonal Foyle | Colgate | Jack Bruen | Colgate | Stefan Ciosici | Lafayette | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1997 | Adonal Foyle | Colgate | Flannery/DeVoe | Bucknell/Navy | Dan Bowen | Bucknell | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1998 | Stefan Ciosici | Lafayette | Fran O'Hanlon | Lafayette | Tyson Whitfield | Lafayette | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1999 | Brian Ehlers | Lafayette | Fran O'Hanlon | Lafayette | Pat Campolieta | Colgate | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2000 | Brian Ehlers | Lafayette | Don DeVoe | Navy | Tim Szatko | Holy Cross | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2001 | Tim Szatko | Holy Cross | Ralph Willard | Holy Cross | Mark Linebaugh | Colgate | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2002 | Patrick Doctor | American | Pat Harris | Army | Nate Lufkin | Holy Cross | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2003 | Patrick Whearty | Holy Cross | Billy Taylor | Lehigh | Kevin Bettencourt | Bucknell | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2004 | Austen Rowland | Lehigh | Billy Taylor | Lehigh | Andre Ingram | American | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2005 | Kevin Hamilton | Holy Cross | Ralph Willard | Holy Cross | Pat Doherty | Holy Cross | Abe Badmus | Bucknell |
| 2006 | Charles Lee | Bucknell | Pat Flannery | Bucknell | Derrick Mercer | American | Kevin Hamilton | Holy Cross |
| 2007 | Keith Simmons | Holy Cross | Ralph Willard | Holy Cross | Marquis Hall | Lehigh | Torey Thomas | Holy Cross |
| 2008 | Greg Sprink | Navy | Billy Lange | Navy | Rob Keefer | Lehigh | Stephen Tyree | Bucknell |
| 2009 | Derrick Mercer | American | Jeff Jones | American | RJ Evans | Holy Cross | Marcus Nelson | Army |
| 2010 | CJ McCollum | Lehigh | Fran O'Hanlon | Lafayette | CJ McCollum | Lehigh | Bryan Cohen | Bucknell |
| 2011 | Mike Muscala | Bucknell | Dave Paulsen | Bucknell | JJ Avila | Navy | Bryan Cohen | Bucknell |
| 2012 | CJ McCollum | Lehigh | Dave Paulsen | Bucknell | Justin Burrell | Holy Cross | Bryan Cohen | Bucknell |
| 2013 | Mike Muscala | Bucknell | Zach Spiker | Army | Kyle Wilson | Army | Mike Muscala | Bucknell |
| 2014 | Cameron Ayers | Bucknell | Mike Brennan | American | Tim Kempton | Lehigh | Tony Wroblicky | American |
| 2015 | Tim Kempton | Lehigh | Dave Paulsen | Bucknell | Kahron Ross | Lehigh | Luke Roh | Colgate |
| 2016 | Tim Kempton | Lehigh | Nathan Davis | Bucknell | Delante Jones | American | Will Kelly | Army |
| 2017 | Nana Foulland | Bucknell | Nathan Davis | Bucknell | Will Rayman | Colgate | Nana Foulland | Bucknell |
| 2018 | Zach Thomas | Bucknell | Matt Langel | Colgate | Alex Petrie | Lafayette | Jehyve Floyd | Holy Cross |
| 2019 | Rapolas Ivanauskas | Colgate | Matt Langel | Colgate | Tucker Richardson | Colgate | Jehyve Floyd | Holy Cross |
| 2020 | Sa'eed Nelson | American | Matt Langel | Colgate | Joe Pridgen | Holy Cross | Will Raymen | Colgate |
Broadcasters
Television
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Analyst | Sideline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | CBS Sports Network | Jason Knapp | Mo Cassara | Jenny Dell |
| 2018 | CBS Sports Network | Jason Knapp | Pete Gillen | Cassie McKinney |
| 2017 | CBS Sports Network | Jason Knapp | Mo Cassara | |
| 2016 | CBS Sports Network | Jason Knapp | Mo Cassara | |
| 2015 | CBS Sports Network | Jason Knapp | Chris Spatola | |
| 2014 | CBS Sports Network | Jason Knapp | Chris Spatola | |
| 2013[3] | CBS Sports Network | Bob Socci | Chris Spatola | |
| 2012[4] | CBS Sports Network | Bob Socci | Vince Curran | |
| 2011[5] | ESPN2 | Jon Sciambi | LaPhonso Ellis | |
| 2010[6] | ESPN | Jon Sciambi | LaPhonso Ellis | |
| 2009[7] | ESPN | Dave Barnett | Tim Welsh | |
| 2008[8] | ESPN | Dave O'Brien | Bob Valvano | |
| 2007[9] | ESPN2 | Bob Wischusen | Tim McCormick | |
| 2006[10] | ESPN2 | Bob Wischusen | Donny Marshall | |
| 2005[11] | ESPN2 | Dave Revsine | Jay Williams | |
| 2004[12] | ESPN2 | Dave Revsine | Doug Gottlieb | |
| 2003[13] | ESPN | Dave Revsine | Doris Burke | |
| 2001[14] | ESPN | Dewayne Staats | Bob Wenzel |
Radio
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Westwood One | Scott Graham | Kevin Grevey |
| 2015 | Westwood One | Scott Graham | Kevin Grevey |
| 2014 | Westwood One | Scott Graham | Kyle Macy |
| 2013 | Dial Global Sports | John Tautges | Kevin Grevey |
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