Patriot League men's basketball tournament
{{Short description|American college basketball conference championship}}
{{Infobox NCAA conference tournament
| name = Patriot League men's basketball tournament
| optional_subheader =
| defunct =
| image =
| sport =
| conference =
| number_of_teams = 10
| format = Single-elimination tournament
| current_stadium = on-campus sites
| current_location = on-campus sites
| years = 1991–present
| most_recent = 2025
| current_champion = American University (4th title)
| most_championships = Colgate (7)
| television = CBS Sports Network
| website = [http://patriotleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/patr-m-baskbl-body.html PatriotLeague.CSTV.com Men's Basketball]
| sponsors =
| all_stadiums =
| all_locations =
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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.
Tournament finals results
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width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Patriot League|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Year
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Patriot League|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Champion ! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Patriot League|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Score ! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Patriot League|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Runner-up ! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Patriot League|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Tournament MVP ! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Patriot League|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Location | |
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1991
|84–81OT | |
1992
|70–56 | |
1993
|98–73 | |
1994
|Navy |78–76 | |
1995
|68–63 |Navy |rowspan=2|Cotterell Court (Hamilton, NY) | |
1996
|74–65 | |
1997
|Navy |76–75 |rowspan=2|Alumni Hall (Annapolis, MD) | |
1998
|Navy |93–85 | |
1999
|67–63 |rowspan=2|Kirby Sports Center (Easton, PA) | |
2000
|87–61 |Navy | |
2001
|68–64OT |Navy | |
2002
|58–54 |Tim Szatko, HC | |
2003
|72–64 | |
2004
|59–57 | American |
2005
|61–57 | |
2006
|74–59 | |
2007
|74–66 | |
2008
|52–46 |rowspan=2|Bender Arena (Washington, D.C.) | |
2009
|73–57 | |
2010
|74–59 | |
2011
|72–57 |rowspan=3|Sojka Pavilion (Lewisburg, PA) | |
2012
|82–77 | |
2013
|64–56 | |
2014
|55–36 | |
2015
|65–63 | |
2016
|59–56 | |
2017
|81–65 |rowspan=2|Sojka Pavilion (Lewisburg, PA) | |
2018
|83–54 | |
2019
|94–80 |rowspan=6|Cotterell Court (Hamilton, NY) | |
2020
|64–61 | |
2021
|85–72 | |
2022
|74–58 |Navy | |
2023
|79–61 | |
2024
|74–55 | |
2025
|74–52 |Navy |
Sources:{{cite web |url=http://www.patriotleague.org/ot/championships/m-baskbl-champs-past-champions.html |title=Past Patriot League Men's Basketball Champions |publisher=Patriot League |access-date=February 27, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/patr/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/201314PLMBBYearbook.pdf |title=2013–14 Patriot League Men's Basketball Yearbook |publisher=Patriot League |pages=25–34, 45 |access-date=February 27, 2014}}
Championships by school
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colspan=3|Tournament
!colspan=3|Regular season | ||||
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width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Patriot League|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Team
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Patriot League|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Championships ! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Patriot League|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Years ! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Patriot League|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Championships ! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Patriot League|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Years | ||||
Colgate | align=center| 7 | 1995, 1996, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | align=center|8 | 1994^, 1995^, 1996^, 2019^, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Bucknell | align="center" |6 | 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018 | align="center" |14 | 1992^, 1993, 1995^, 2006, 2007^, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019^, 2025^ |
Holy Cross | align=center|6 | 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2016 | align=center|5 | 1994^, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007^ |
American | align=center|4 | 2008, 2009, 2014, 2025 | align=center|5 | 2002, 2004^, 2008, 2009, 2025^ |
Lehigh | align=center|3 | 2004, 2010, 2012 | align=center|2 | 2004^, 2010 |
Navy | align=center|3 | 1994, 1997, 1998 | align=center|5* | 1994^, 1996^, 1997, 1998^, 2000^ |
Lafayette | align=center|3 | 1999, 2000, 2015 | align=center|3 | 1998^, 1999, 2000^ |
Fordham† | align=center|2 | 1991, 1992 | align=center|3 | 1991, 1992^, 1994^ |
{{nowrap|Boston University}} | align=center|1 | 2020 | align=center|1 | 2014 |
Army | align="center" |0 | align=center|0 | ||
Loyola Maryland | align=center|0 | align=center|0 | ||
Total | 35 | 43 (23) |
^ Regular season co-champion
† Fordham departed the Patriot League in all sports (except football) in 1995.
Postseason results
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|+NCAA tournament 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
|W |16 |Holy Cross |59 |16 |Southern |55 |
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
|colspan=7|NCAA Tournament was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. |
2021
|L |14 |Colgate |68 |3 |Arkansas |85 |
2022
|L |14 |Colgate |60 |3 |Wisconsin |67 |
2023
|L |15 |Colgate |61 |2 |Texas |81 |
2024
|L |14 |Colgate |67 |3 |Baylor |92 |
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|+NIT results !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|2023|3|8|lc=y|df=US}}
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!Team !Seasons !Games !Wins !Losses !Win % !Finals app. !Semis app. |
align=left|Bucknell
|33 |72 |45 |27 |{{winpct|45|27}} |13 |24 |
align=left|American
|22 |46 |28 |18 |{{winpct|28|18}} |7 |15 |
align=left|Colgate
|33 |61 |34 |27 |{{winpct|34|27}} |10 |18 |
align=left|Holy Cross
|33 |62 |34 |28 |{{winpct|34|28}} |11 |16 |
align=left|Boston University
|10 |19 |10 |9 |{{winpct|10|9}} |2 |5 |
align=left|Lafayette
|33 |55 |25 |30 |{{winpct|25|30}} |8 |14 |
align=left|Lehigh
|33 |55 |25 |30 |{{winpct|25|30}} |5 |16 |
align=left|Navy
|32 |48 |19 |29 |{{winpct|19|29}} |7 |9 |
align=left|Loyola University Maryland
|10 |16 |6 |10 |{{winpct|6|10}} |1 |1 |
align=left|Army
|33 |44 |11 |33 |{{winpct|11|33}} |0 |10 |
All-time regular season standings
Records {{as of|2023|2|25|lc=y|since=|df=US}}
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!Team !Games !Wins !Losses !Win % !Titles (solo) !Last !Winning seasons |
align=left|Bucknell
|480 |315 |165 |{{winpct|315|165}} |13 (9) |2019 |24 (of 33) |
align=left|Boston University
|178 |101 |77 |{{winpct|101|77}} |1 (1) |2014 |6 (of 10) |
align=left|Colgate
|482 |263 |219 |{{winpct|263|219}} |7 (3) |2023 |15 (of 33) |
align=left|American
|339 |182 |157 |{{winpct|182|157}} |4 (3) |2009 |10 (of 22) |
align=left|Holy Cross
|486 |256 |230 |{{winpct|256|230}} |5 (3) |2007 |15 (of 33) |
align=left|Navy
|471 |231 |240 |{{winpct|231|240}} |5 (1) |2000** |15 (of 32) |
align=left|Lehigh*
|484 |232 |252 |{{winpct|232|252}} |2 (1) |2010 |15 (of 33) |
align=left|Lafayette
|484 |206 |278 |{{winpct|206|278}} |3 (1) |2000 |9 (of 33) |
align=left|Loyola University Maryland
|176 |68 |108 |{{winpct|68|108}} |0 (0) |n/a |0 (of 10) |
align=left|Army
|484 |160 |324 |{{winpct|160|324}} |0 (0) |n/a |4 (of 33) |
Regular season honors
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!Year !MVP !Team !CoY !Team !RoY !Team !DPoY !Team |
align=center|1991
|Jim Nairus |Not awarded |Not awarded |
align=center|1992
|Not awarded |Not awarded |
align=center|1993
|Alex Morris |Army |Not awarded |Not awarded |
align=center|1994
|Navy |Gordon Mboya |Not awarded |Not awarded |
align=center|1995
|Not awarded |Not awarded |
align=center|1996
|Not awarded |Not awarded |
align=center|1997
|Dan Bowen |Not awarded |Not awarded |
align=center|1998
|Tyson Whitfield |Not awarded |Not awarded |
align=center|1999
|Pat Campolieta |Not awarded |Not awarded |
align=center|2000
|Navy |Not awarded |Not awarded |
align=center|2001
|Mark Linebaugh |Not awarded |Not awarded |
align=center|2002
|Pat Harris |Army |Nate Lufkin |Not awarded |Not awarded |
align=center|2003
|Kevin Bettencourt |Not awarded |Not awarded |
align=center|2004
|Not awarded |Not awarded |
align=center|2005
|Pat Doherty |Abe Badmus |
align=center|2006 |
align=center|2007
|Marquis Hall |
align=center|2008
|Navy |Navy |Rob Keefer |Stephen Tyree |
align=center|2009
|RJ Evans |Marcus Nelson |Army |
align=center|2010 |
align=center|2011
|JJ Avila |Navy |
align=center|2012
|Justin Burrell |
align=center|2013
|Army |Kyle Wilson |Army |
align=center|2014 |
align=center|2015
|Kahron Ross |Luke Roh |
align=center|2016
|Delante Jones |Will Kelly |Army |
align=center|2017 |
align=center|2018
|Alex Petrie |
align=center|2019 |
align=center|2020
|Joe Pridgen |
align=center|2021
|Navy |Johnny O'Neil |Josh Caldwell |Army |
align=center|2022
|Navy |Kyrell Luc |Josh Caldwell |Army |
align=center|2023
|Ethan Roberts |Army |
align=center|2024
|Josh Scovens |Army |Caleb Kenney |
=Award winners by school=
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|† |Denotes school is no longer a member of the Patriot League |
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School
!Player of the Year wins !Years |
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align="center"
|8 |align="left" |1992, 1993, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 |
align="center"
|7 |align="left" |1994, 1996, 1997, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 |
align="center"
|5 |align="left" |1995, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 |
align="center"
|5 |align="left" |2004, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016 |
align="center"
|3 |align="left" |2002, 2009, 2020 |
align="center"
|3 |align="left" |1998, 1999, 2000 |
align="center"
|1 |align="left" |2022 |
align="center"
|Fordham† |1 |align="left" |1991 |
align="center"
|Navy |1 |align="left" |2008 |
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School
!Coach of the Year wins !Years |
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align="center"
|9 |align="left" |1993, 1995, 1997*, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
align="center"
|7 |align="left" |1992, 1996, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024 |
align="center"
|Navy |6 |align="left" |1994, 1997*, 2000, 2008, 2021, 2022 |
align="center"
|3 |align="left" |2001, 2005, 2007 |
align="center"
|3 |align="left" |1998, 1999, 2010 |
align="center"
|2 |align="left" |2009, 2014 |
align="center"
|Army |2 |align="left" |2002, 2013 |
align="center"
|2 |align="left" |2003, 2004 |
align="center"
|Fordham† |1 |align="left" |1991 |
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School
!Rookie of the Year wins !Years |
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align="center"
|9 |align="left" |1991, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2020, 2022 |
align="center"
|5 |align="left" |1995, 1999, 2001, 2017, 2019 |
align="center"
|5 |align="left" |2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015 |
align="center"
|4 |align="left" |2004, 2006, 2016, 2021 |
align="center"
|Army |4 |align="left" |1993, 2013, 2023, 2024 |
align="center"
|3 |align="left" |1994, 1997, 2003 |
align="center"
|3 |align="left" |1996, 1998, 2018 |
align="center"
|Navy |1 |align="left" |2011 |
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School
!Defensive Player of the Year wins !Years |
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align="center"
|7 |align="left" |2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017 |
align="center"
|5 |align="left" |2006, 2007, 2018, 2019, 2024 |
align="center"
|Army |4 |align="left" |2009, 2016, 2021, 2022 |
align="center"
|3 |align="left" |2015, 2020, 2023 |
align="center"
|1 |align="left" |2014 |
Broadcasters
=Television=
=Radio=
class="wikitable" |
Year
! Network ! Play-by-play ! Analyst |
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2024
|rowspan=11|Westwood One |Pat McCarthy |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020
|rowspan=3|John Sadak |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016
|rowspan=3|Scott Graham |rowspan=2|Kevin Grevey |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
See also
References
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