# 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.

## Tournament finals results

| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Tournament MVP | Location |
| 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 | CJ 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) |
| 2021 | Colgate | 85–72 | Loyola Maryland | Jordan Burns, CU | Cotterell Court (Hamilton, NY) |
| 2022 | Colgate | 74–58 | Navy | Jack Ferguson, CU | Cotterell Court (Hamilton, NY) |
| 2023 | Colgate | 79–61 | Lafayette | Tucker Richardson, CU | Cotterell Court (Hamilton, NY) |
| 2024 | Colgate | 74–55 | Lehigh | Braeden Smith, CU | Cotterell Court (Hamilton, NY) |
| 2025 | American | 74–52 | Navy | Matt Rogers, AU | Bender Arena (Washington, D.C.) |
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## Championships by school

| Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Regular season | Regular season |
| Team | Championships | Years | Championships | Years |
| Colgate | 7 | 1995, 1996, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | 8 | 1994^, 1995^, 1996^, 2019^, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Bucknell | 6 | 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018 | 14 | 1992^, 1993, 1995^, 2006, 2007^, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019^, 2025^ |
| Holy Cross | 6 | 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2016 | 5 | 1994^, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007^ |
| American | 4 | 2008, 2009, 2014, 2025 | 5 | 2002, 2004^, 2008, 2009, 2025^ |
| Lehigh | 3 | 2004, 2010, 2012 | 2 | 2004^, 2010 |
| Navy | 3 | 1994, 1997, 1998 | 5* | 1994^, 1996^, 1997, 1998^, 2000^ |
| Lafayette | 3 | 1999, 2000, 2015 | 3 | 1998^, 1999, 2000^ |
| Fordham† | 2 | 1991, 1992 | 3 | 1991, 1992^, 1994^ |
| Boston University | 1 | 2020 | 1 | 2014 |
| Army | 0 | | 0 | |
| Loyola Maryland | 0 | | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | | 43 (23) | |
^ Regular season co-champion *In 2021, Navy finished 12–1, the best regular season winning percentage and received the #1 seed in the league tournament. However, the Patriot League did not award Navy a regular season title due to the unbalanced schedule. Navy played only 5 of the other 9 teams in the league and played more than half of their league games against just two teams. † Fordham departed the Patriot League in all sports (except football) in 1995.

## Postseason results

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 |
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| 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 |
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 March 8, 2023
| Team | Seasons | Games | Wins | Losses | Win % | Finals app. | Semis app. |
| Bucknell | 33 | 72 | 45 | 27 | .625 | 13 | 24 |
| American | 22 | 46 | 28 | 18 | .609 | 7 | 15 |
| Colgate | 33 | 61 | 34 | 27 | .557 | 10 | 18 |
| Holy Cross | 33 | 62 | 34 | 28 | .548 | 11 | 16 |
| Boston University | 10 | 19 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 2 | 5 |
| Lafayette | 33 | 55 | 25 | 30 | .455 | 8 | 14 |
| Lehigh | 33 | 55 | 25 | 30 | .455 | 5 | 16 |
| Navy | 32 | 48 | 19 | 29 | .396 | 7 | 9 |
| Loyola University Maryland | 10 | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 1 | 1 |
| Army | 33 | 44 | 11 | 33 | .250 | 0 | 10 |
*Fordham left the Patriot League in men's basketball after the 1994–95 season, with a 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 February 25, 2023
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Win % | Titles (solo) | Last | Winning seasons |
| Bucknell | 480 | 315 | 165 | .656 | 13 (9) | 2019 | 24 (of 33) |
| Boston University | 178 | 101 | 77 | .567 | 1 (1) | 2014 | 6 (of 10) |
| Colgate | 482 | 263 | 219 | .546 | 7 (3) | 2023 | 15 (of 33) |
| American | 339 | 182 | 157 | .537 | 4 (3) | 2009 | 10 (of 22) |
| Holy Cross | 486 | 256 | 230 | .527 | 5 (3) | 2007 | 15 (of 33) |
| Navy | 471 | 231 | 240 | .490 | 5 (1) | 2000** | 15 (of 32) |
| Lehigh* | 484 | 232 | 252 | .479 | 2 (1) | 2010 | 15 (of 33) |
| Lafayette | 484 | 206 | 278 | .426 | 3 (1) | 2000 | 9 (of 33) |
| Loyola University Maryland | 176 | 68 | 108 | .386 | 0 (0) | n/a | 0 (of 10) |
| Army | 484 | 160 | 324 | .331 | 0 (0) | n/a | 4 (of 33) |
*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 Forfeits and Vacated Games)
**In 2021, Navy finished 12–1, the best regular season winning percentage and received the #1 seed in the league tournament. However, the Patriot League did not award Navy a regular season title due to the unbalanced schedule. Navy played only 5 of the other 9 teams in the league and played more than half of their league games against just two teams.
***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 | Pat Flannery & Don 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 Jr. | Lehigh | Tony Wroblicky | American |
| 2015 | Tim Kempton Jr. | Lehigh | Dave Paulsen | Bucknell | Kahron Ross | Lehigh | Luke Roh | Colgate |
| 2016 | Tim Kempton Jr. | 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 Rayman | Colgate |
| 2021 | Jordan Burns | Colgate | Ed DeChellis | Navy | Johnny O'Neil | American | Josh Caldwell | Army |
| 2022 | Sukhmail Mathon | Boston University | Ed DeChellis | Navy | Kyrell Luc | Holy Cross | Josh Caldwell | Army |
| 2023 | Tucker Richardson | Colgate | Matt Langel | Colgate | Ethan Roberts | Army | Tucker Richardson | Colgate |
| 2024 | Braeden Smith | Colgate | Matt Langel | Colgate | Josh Scovens | Army | Caleb Kenney | Holy Cross |

### Award winners by school

| † | Denotes school is no longer a member of the Patriot League |
| School | Player of the Year wins | Years |
| Bucknell | 8 | 1992, 1993, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 |
| Colgate | 7 | 1994, 1996, 1997, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 |
| Holy Cross | 5 | 1995, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 |
| Lehigh | 5 | 2004, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016 |
| American | 3 | 2002, 2009, 2020 |
| Lafayette | 3 | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Boston University | 1 | 2022 |
| Fordham† | 1 | 1991 |
| Navy | 1 | 2008 |
| School | Coach of the Year wins | Years |
| Bucknell | 9 | 1993, 1995, 1997*, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Colgate | 7 | 1992, 1996, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024 |
| Navy | 6 | 1994, 1997*, 2000, 2008, 2021, 2022 |
| Holy Cross | 3 | 2001, 2005, 2007 |
| Lafayette | 3 | 1998, 1999, 2010 |
| American | 2 | 2009, 2014 |
| Army | 2 | 2002, 2013 |
| Lehigh | 2 | 2003, 2004 |
| Fordham† | 1 | 1991 |
*The 1997 Patriot League Coach of the Year award was shared between Pat Flannery of Bucknell and Don DeVoe of Navy.
| School | Rookie of the Year wins | Years |
| Holy Cross | 9 | 1991, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2020, 2022 |
| Colgate | 5 | 1995, 1999, 2001, 2017, 2019 |
| Lehigh | 5 | 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015 |
| American | 4 | 2004, 2006, 2016, 2021 |
| Army | 4 | 1993, 2013, 2023, 2024 |
| Bucknell | 3 | 1994, 1997, 2003 |
| Lafayette | 3 | 1996, 1998, 2018 |
| Navy | 1 | 2011 |
| School | Defensive Player of the Year wins | Years |
| Bucknell | 7 | 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017 |
| Holy Cross | 5 | 2006, 2007, 2018, 2019, 2024 |
| Army | 4 | 2009, 2016, 2021, 2022 |
| Colgate | 3 | 2015, 2020, 2023 |
| American | 1 | 2014 |

## Broadcasters
### Television

| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Analyst | Sideline |
| 2024 | CBSSN | Jason Knapp | Mo Cassara | Keiana Martin |
| 2023 | CBSSN | Jason Knapp | Mo Cassara | Jamie Erdahl |
| 2022 | CBSSN | Jason Knapp | Mo Cassara | Jenny Dell |
| 2021 | CBSSN | Jason Knapp | Mo Cassara |
| 2020 | CBSSN | Jason Knapp | Mo Cassara | Sherree Burruss |
| 2019 | CBSSN | Jason Knapp | Mo Cassara | Jenny Dell |
| 2018 | CBSSN | Jason Knapp | Pete Gillen | Cassie McKinney |
| 2017 | CBSSN | Jason Knapp | Mo Cassara |
| 2016 | CBSSN | Jason Knapp | Mo Cassara |
| 2015 | CBSSN | Jason Knapp | Chris Spatola |
| 2014 | CBSSN | Jason Knapp | Chris Spatola |
| 2013 | CBSSN | Bob Socci | Chris Spatola |
| 2012 | CBSSN | Bob Socci | Vince Curran |
| 2011 | ESPN2 | Jon Sciambi | LaPhonso Ellis |
| 2010 | ESPN | Jon Sciambi | LaPhonso Ellis |
| 2009 | ESPN | Dave Barnett | Tim Welsh |
| 2008 | ESPN | Dave O'Brien | Bob Valvano |
| 2007 | ESPN2 | Bob Wischusen | Tim McCormick |
| 2006 | ESPN2 | Bob Wischusen | Donny Marshall |
| 2005 | ESPN2 | Dave Revsine | Jay Williams |
| 2004 | ESPN2 | Dave Revsine | Doug Gottlieb |
| 2003 | ESPN | Dave Revsine | Doris Burke |
| 2001 | ESPN | Dewayne Staats | Bob Wenzel |

### Radio

| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Analyst |
| 2024 | Westwood One | Pat McCarthy | Kyle Macy |
| 2023 | Westwood One | John Sadak | Jon Crispin |
| 2022 | Westwood One | Tom McCarthy | Tim Welsh |
| 2021 | Westwood One | Brandon Gaudin | Kyle Macy |
| 2020 | Westwood One | John Sadak | Steve Lappas |
| 2019 | Westwood One | John Sadak | Debbie Antonelli |
| 2018 | Westwood One | John Sadak | Jon Crispin |
| 2017 | Westwood One | Ted Emrich | Jim Jackson |
| 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 |