2019-20 Patriot League Men's Basketball
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2019-20 PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT: RYAN SAKAMOTO - ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR COMMUNICATIONTM S PHONE: (610) 289-1963 - E-MAIL: [email protected] Release 11.5.19 www.patriotleague.org witter.com/PatriotLeague acebook.com/patriotleague TM MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS (as of 11.5.2019) Upcoming Schedule (all times EST) Patriot League Overall Tuesday, November 5 Monmouth at Lehigh (PLN) ...................... 7 p.m. W-L PCT. H A STREAK W-L PCT. H A N STREAK Northeastern at Boston U. (PLN) .............. 7 p.m. American 0-0 . 0-0 0-0 - - . 0-0 0-0 0-0 - American at Siena (ESPN+) ....................... 7 p.m. Army 0-0 . 0-0 0-0 - - . 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Navy at George Mason (ESPN+)................ 7 p.m. Bucknell at Fairfield (ESPN3) ..................... 7 p.m. Boston U. 0-0 . 0-0 0-0 - - . 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Holy Cross at Maryland (BTNPlus) .......7:30 p.m. Bucknell 0-0 . 0-0 0-0 - - . 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Loyola Maryland at Marquette (FCS)........ 8 p.m. Colgate 0-0 . 0-0 0-0 - - . 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Columbia at Lafayette (PLN)...................... 8 p.m. Army at Villanova (FS1) ........................8:30 p.m. Holy Cross 0-0 . 0-0 0-0 - - . 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Lafayette 0-0 . 0-0 0-0 - - . 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Wednesday, November 6 NJIT at Colgate (PLN) ................................. 7 p.m. Lehigh 0-0 . 0-0 0-0 - - . 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Loyola 0-0 . 0-0 0-0 - - . 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Friday, November 8 Navy 0-0 . 0-0 0-0 - - . 0-0 0-0 0-0 - USMMA at Army (PLN).............................. 6 p.m. William & Mary at American (PLN) .......... 7 p.m. East Carolina at Navy (CBSSN)..............8:30 p.m. Patriot League Men’s Basketball Twitter Notebook - @Patriot_GameDay #PatriotMBB *The 10 #PatriotMBB teams will play 21 games during the 1st week of the 2019-20 season; WATCH 9 on @PatriotLeagueTV, 4 on the @ESPN Saturday, November 9 family of networks and 1 on @CBSSportsNet Loyola Maryland at Chicago State ..............Noon *Defending champion @ColgateMBB was voted 1st in the #PatriotMBB Preseason Poll with League runner-up @Bucknell_MBB picked 2nd; Holy Cross at New Hampshire .................. 1 p.m. @AU_MBasketball, @LoyolaMBB & @TerrierMBB round out the Top-5. SUNY Poly at Boston U. (PLN) ................... 1 p.m. *.@AU_MBasketball Sr. G Sa’eed Nelson was selected the #PatriotMBB Preseason Player of the Year for the 2nd season in a row; Nelson ranks Lafayette at St. Francis Brooklyn ............... 2 p.m. among the Top-30 League career leaders entering the season 23rd in scoring (1,580), 26th in assists (384) and 9th in steals (195). Lehigh at Albany ........................................ 7 p.m. *2019-20 Preseason All-#PatriotMBB Team: @AU_MBasketball Sa’eed Nelson, @TerrierMBB Max Mahoney, @ColgateMBB Jordan Burns & Rapolas Ivanauskas and @LoyolaMBB Andrew Kostecka Sunday, November 10 *.@ColgateMBB Sr. F Rapolas Ivanauskas is the defending #PatriotMBB #POY and a honorable mention All-American Vermont at Bucknell (PLN/WQMY) .......... 2 p.m. *.@ColgateMBB’s Jordan Burns broke a 21-year old #PLMBBT Championship Game record with 35 points to earn Tournament MVP honors. Colgate at Clemson (ESPN3) ..................... 3 p.m. *@ColgateMBB, @Bucknell_MBB & @LehighMBB each reached the 20-win mark in 2018-19; This is the 3rd time in League history that 3 teams Washington (Md.) at Navy (PLN) .............. 4 p.m. topped 20 wins, joining 2011-12 and 2013-14. *.@LoyolaMBB Jr. G Andrew Kostecka is one of 2 #PLmbb players to average 20+ ppg, 4.5+ rpg, 2.0+ spg & 2.0+ apg joining former @LehighMBB PLN - Patriot League Network and current @trailblazers star C.J. McCollum. Stadium - Stadium TV *.@ArmyWP_MBB Jr. G Tommy Funk is one of 8 #PatriotMBB student-athletes to reach 1,000-point, 500-assist club on March 7 at Lehigh. CBSSN - CBS Sports Network ACCN- ACC Network AE.TV - AmericaEast.TV Patriot League Notebook AFN - American Forces Network HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN TO PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL THIS WEEK AT&T - AT&T SportsNet The Patriot League’s 10 programs will play 21 games through the first week of the 2019-20 basketball season, beginning BTN - Big Ten Network BTN2go - Big Ten Digital Network with nine games on opening night. The Patriot League Network (PLN) will stream nine games during the first week, be- BTNPlus - Big Ten Network Plus ginning when Lehigh hosts Monmouth (7 p.m.) and Boston University welcomes Northeastern (7 p.m.). Coverage on the CUSA - Conference USA Network PLN continues throughout the first week of the season when defending League champion Colgate hosts NJIT at 7 p.m. ESPN3 - WatchESPN.com on Wednesday evening. Army West Point opens its home slate against the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at 6 p.m. and FS1 - Fox Sports 1 FCS - Fox College Sports American plays its home-opener against William & Mary at 7 p.m., both on the PLN. Boston University hosts SUNY Poly (1 LSN* - Lafayette Sports Network p.m.) on Saturday and Navy closes out the first week against Washington (Md) (4 p.m.) on Sunday. Visit the Patriot League * - RCN-4, RCN-8, WBPH-60 Men’s Basketball composite schedule on the League’s official website - www.PatriotLeague.org - for up-to-date listings on SE2 - Service Electric 2 how to watch or listen throughout the season. TV3 - Charter TV3 WCC - WCC Digital Network COLGATE TOPS THE PRESEASON POLL; BUCKNELL, AMERICAN, LOYOLA AND BOSTON ROUND OUT TOP-FIVE The Raiders received 162 points and 18 first-place votes to capture the top spot in the preseason poll, as they return four starters from its 2018-19 championship team. Bucknell, the 2018-19 runner-up, finished second with 130 points. Amer- ican placed third with 126 points and the two remaining first-place votes. Loyola Maryland (98) and Boston University (97) were separated in the poll by one point place fourth and fifth, respectively. Army West Point (86) and Lehigh (84) both return key upperclassmen and garnererd support among the League coaches and sports information directors to finish sixth and seventh, respectively. Lafayette (55) Navy (41) and Holy Cross (21) round out the preseason poll. The Patriot League Network, powered by Stadium, streams more than 1,000 live PATRIOT LEAGUE FINISHES AMONG NCAA LEADERS IN GRADUATION RATE REPORT events per year, including coverage of more The Patriot League recorded a 94 percent graduation success rate (GSR) and an 83 percent federal graduation rate (FGR) than a dozen Patriot League Championships. in data released by the NCAA yesterday to rank atop the national leaders in both measures of academic success for stu- dent-athletes. The League’s 94 percent GSR is third in the nation while the 83 percent FGR leads the NCAA for the seventh consecutive year. The League’s men’s basketball programs finished with the best FGR (93) mark in the nation with Buck- Today’s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow’s Leaders nell, Colgate and Lehigh posting perfect scores. Patriot League men’s basketball also had the second-highest GSR score The Patriot League continually demonstrates that student-athletes can excel at both aca- (98) in the NCAA with Boston University, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette and Lehigh receiving perfect scores. demics and athletics without sacrificing its high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic 2018-19 PATRIOT LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM SINGLE-GAME HIGHS success is achieved while its member institu- tions remain committed to its founding princi- INDIVIDUAL TEAM ple of admitting and graduating student-ath- POINTS: Lance Tejada (LEH) 36 (at Holy Cross 1.9.19) POINTS: Bucknell 118 (vs. Lafayette, 2.24.19) letes that are academically representative of REBOUNDS: Myles Cherry (LAF); Nate Sestina (BUCK) 17 MARGIN: Army West Point, 51 (91-40, vs. Maritime, 11.21.18) their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot ASSISTS: S. Nelson (AU), J. Sotos (BUCK), J. Burns (GATE), 12 FG PCT: Lehigh .673 (vs. Boston U., 1.26.19) League institutions is viewed as an important STEALS: Andrew Kostecka (LOY) 7, (at Army West Point, 2.27.19) REBOUNDS: Army West Point, 54 (vs. Maritime, 11.21.18) component of a wellrounded education. BLOCKS: Jehyve Floyd (HC) 7, (vs. Stony Brook, 11.16.18) STEALS: Holy Cross (vs. Loyola); Loyola (vs. Gate) 15 3-PT FG MADE: Lance Tejada (LEH) 10 (at Holy Cross 1.9.19) 3-POINT FG MADE:Bucknell, 21 (vs. Lafayette, 2.24.19) Today’s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow’s Leaders 1 Today’s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow’s Leaders 1 TM Release 11.5.19 www.patriotleague.org witter.com/PatriotLeague acebook.com/patriotleague 2019-20 Preseason Poll 2019-20 PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON HONORS Team (1st) Points 1. Colgate (18) 162 CENTER VALLEY - Defending Patriot League champion Colgate topped the preseason poll and placed two student-athletes 2. Bucknell 130 on the preseason All-League squad while American senior guard Sa’eed Nelson was selected as the preseason player of the 3. American (2) 126 year for the second-consecutive season when the League announced preseason men’s basketball honors on Wednesday. 4. Loyola Maryland 98 5. Boston University 97 All five of the Preseason All-Patriot League Men’s Basketball selections made the 2018-19 All-League squad. Nelson, de- 6. Army West Point 86 fending player of the year, along with Colgate senior forward Rapolas Ivanauskas and Loyola Maryland senior guard An- 7. Lehigh 84 drew Kostecka were all first-team All-League honorees last season. Boston University senior forward Max Mahoney and 8. Lafayette 55 Colgate junior guard Jordan Burns were voted onto the 2018-19 All-Patriot League Second Team.