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PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 Contact: Ryan Sakamoto, Assistant Commissioner for Communications Phone: (610) 289-1963 E-mail: [email protected] TM Release 3.3.18 www.patriotleague.org witter.com/PL_MBB acebook.com/patriotleague Previous Results First-Round Patriot League Men’s Basketball Tournament Moves to Semifinal Round Tuesday, February 27 At 7 Lafayette 93, No. 10 American 86 Standings as of 3.3.18 At 8 Loyola Md. 82, 9 Army West Point 79 Patriot League Overall Quarterfinals W-L Pct. H A Streak W-L Pct. H A N Streak Thursday, March1 Bucknell 16-2 .889 8-1 8-1 W5 23-9 .719 13-1 10-8 - W6 No. 8 Loyola Md.at 1 Bucknell (PLN) .7 p.m. Colgate 12-6 .667 6-3 6-3 W3 18-12 .600 12-3 6-9 - W4 No. 7 Lafayette at 2 Colgate (PLN) .....7 p.m. Navy 11-7 .611 5-4 6-3 W1 20-12 .625 9-6 9-5 2-1 L1 6 Holy Cross at 3 Navy (PLN) ..............7 p.m. Lehigh 11-7 .611 6-3 5-4 W8 16-14 .533 9-6 7-8 - L1 5 Boston U. at 4 Lehigh (PLN).............7 p.m. Boston U. 10-8 .556 5-4 5-4 W2 15-15 .500 6-7 9-8 - W3 Holy Cross 8-10 .444 4-5 4-5 L1 12-18 .400 6-7 6-9 0-2 W1 Lafayette 7-11 .389 5-4 2-7 L2 10-21 .323 8-6 2-15 - L1 Upcoming Schedule (all times EST) Loyola Md. 6-12 .333 4-5 2-7 L5 9-22 .290 8-6 1-16 - L1 Semifinals Army 6-12 .333 4-5 2-7 L6 13-17 .433 6-5 5-12 2-0 L7 Sunday, March 4 American 3-15 .167 2-7 1-8 L3 6-24 .200 4-8 2-16 - L4 No. 6 Holy Cross at 2 Colgate (CBSSN) Noon No. 5 Boston U. at 1 Bucknell (CBSSN)) 2 p.m. Patriot League Twitter Notebook - @PL_MBB *#PLMBBT Semifinal. action begins with No. 6 @HCrossMBBl at No. 2 @ColgateMBB at Noon, followed by No. 5 @TerrierMBB at No. 1 @ PLN - Patriot League Network Stadium - Stadium TV Bucknell_MBB at 2 p.m., both on @CBSSportsNet CBSSN - CBS Sports Network *@PL_MBB Major Awards - Player: @Bucknell_MBB Zach Thomas; Def. Player @HCrossMBB Jehyve Flord; Rookie: @LafayetteMBB Alex Petrie; ESPN3 - WatchESPN.com Coach: @ColgateMBB Matt Langel; Scholar-Athlete: @Bucknell_MBB Nana Foulland FS1 - Fox Sports 1 *.@Bucknell_MBB’s Stephen Brown, Nana Foulland & Zach Thomas are the first three teammates to earn 1st-Team All-@PL_MBB in the same season. NBCSN+ - NBC Sports Network + *.@Bucknell_MBB’S Stephen Brown & Nana Foulland and @LoyolaMBB’s Andre Walker are 3-of-23 3-time All-@PL_MBB honorees CH3 - Charter TV3 LSN* - Lafayette Sports Network *.@LoyolaMBB’s Cam Gregory & @ColgateMBB Jordan Swopshire became the latest players to join the @PL_MBB 1,000-point- * - RCN-4, RCN-8, WBPH-60 club this season. 5 more League players have eclipsed the milestone this season. SE2 - Service Electric 2 *.@ArmyWP_MBB Luke Morrison & @NavyAthletics Shawn Anderson are among the 10 finalists for the 2017-18 Men’s Basket- ball @SnrCLASSAward. #PLmbb tied with @Big12Conference with most finalists. *.@LehighMBB guard Kahron Ross holds the @PL_MBB career assists record. His 660 is 5th among all active @NCAA DI players. Patriot League Notebook HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL THIS WEEK Sunday afternoon’s Patriot League Men’s Basketball Tournament semifinals matchups will both be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network. Coverage of No. 6 Holy Cross at No. 2 Colgate begins at noon, featuring Jason Horowitz and Mo Cassara on the call. No. 5 Boston University at No. 1 Bucknell is scheduled to follow at 2 p.m., with Jason Knapp providing play-by- play and Pete Gillen adding analysis. PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL MAJOR AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED Buckell senior forward Zach Thomas was selected the Patriot League Player of the Year after leading the League in scoring (21.0 ppg) and rebounding (9.1), while breaking Bucknell’s single-season scoring record with 651 points. The seven-time Pa- triot League The Rock Player of the Week, helped the Bison to 16 League victories, the highest single-season mark in League history. Holy Cross junior forward Jehyve Floyd earned Defensive Player of the Year honors, after leading the League with 2.2 The Patriot League Network, powered by blocks per game. Floyd anchored a Crusaders’ defense that allowed just 68.0 points per game, second lowest in the League. Campus Insiders, streams more than 1,000 live Lafayette freshman guard Alex Petrie was picked as Rookie of the Year, after leading all League freshmen with 15.9 points events per year, including coverage of more than per game. Petrie, a three-time Patriot League The Rock Rookie of the Week, broke the Leopards single-season freshman a dozen Patriot League Championships. scoring record with 445 points. Colgate head coach Matt Langel was selected Coach of the Year, after guiding the Raiders to Today’s Scholar-Athletes, a seven-game improvement from a year ago and second-place in the League, the program’s best finish since the 2014-15 season. Bucknell senior center Nana Foulland was selected as the Scholar-Athlete of the Year when it was announced on Tomorrow’s Leaders Wednesday. The Patriot League continually demonstrates that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing 2017-18 PATRIOT LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM SINGLE-GAME HIGHS its high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member INDIVIDUAL TEAM institutions remain committed to its found- ing principle of admitting and graduating POINTS: Andre Walker (LOY) 43 (vs. Lafayette, 1.14.18) POINTS: Bucknell 115 (vs. Siena, 11.21.17) student-athletes that are academically REBOUNDS: Zach Thomas (BUCK), 19 (Saint Joseph’s, 11.29.17) MARGIN: Navy, 65 (110-45 vs. Washington College, 11.22.17) representative of their class. Participation ASSISTS: Caleb Green (HC) 11 (at Rhode Island 11.19.17) FG PCT: Boston University, .648 (vs. Bethune-Cookman, 12.8.17) in athletics at Patriot League institutions STEALS: Six tied, 6 REBOUNDS: Army, 56 (vs. John Jay, 11.14.17) is viewed as an important component of a BLOCKS: Jehyve Floyd (HC) 6 (at American, 1.22, vs. Lehigh 1.29) STEALS: 15, American (vs. Army & Boston U.) wellrounded education. 3-PT FG MADE: Jordan Fox (ARMY), 9 (at Marist, 11.18.17) 3-POINT FG MADE: Colgate, 16 (vs. Columbia); Army, 16 (vs. Air Force) Today’s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow’s Leaders 1 PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 Contact: Ryan Sakamoto, Assistant Commissioner for Communications Phone: (610) 289-1963 E-mail: [email protected] TM Release 3.3.18 www.patriotleague.org witter.com/PL_MBB acebook.com/patriotleague Patriot League MBB Patriot League Notebook Media Contacts PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT RECORDS BROKEN 39. Matt Klinewski, Lafayette (2014-pres.) .............................1,492 The Leopards broke their own Patriot League Men’s 57. Kahron Ross, Lehigh, (2014-pres.) ....................................1,368 American Basketball Tournament First-Round scoring record with 93 60. Shawn Anderson, Navy (2014-pres.) ................................1,344 Nick Guerriero points in the win against the Eagles. The previous mark 68. Cedric Hankerson, Boston U. (2013-pres.) ........................1,291 [email protected] of 84 was set by Lafayette against Loyola Maryland on 83. Stephen Brown, Bucknell (2014-pres.) ............................. 1,241 202.885.3032 March 3, 2014. American sophomore guard Sa’eed Nelson 110. Jordan Swopshire, Colgate (2014-pres.) ......................... 1,050 www.aueagles.com set a League tournament first-round scoring record with 122. Cam Gregory, Loyola Maryland (2014-pres.) .................. 1,019 41 points. He shattered the previous record of 28 points, Army West Point set by former Loyola Maryland forward Jarred Jones, who KAHRON ROSS BREAKS CAREER ASSISTS RECORD Kat Castner claimed the record in a loss to Lafayette on March 3, 2014. Lehigh senior guard Kahron Ross finished his Lehigh career [email protected] with three assists in a loss to No. 5 Boston University in the 845.764.0198 BUCKNELL CLINCHED REGULAR-SEASON TITLE quarterfinal round of the Patriot League Tournament. He www.gocolgateraiders.com Bucknell defeated American to close the regular-season, to finishes with 660 career assists, the most in Patriot League become the first team in Patriot League history to win 16 history. Earlier this season, Ross dished out nine assists Boston University conference games. The Bison clinched its fourth-consecu- against Navy on January 2 to become the League’s career Scott Ellis tive regular-season title with a victory over Loyola Mary- leader with 600. He broke the record of former Holy Cross [email protected] land on Feb. 14 and finished with a four-game lead over star Jave Meade (2000-04), who had held the record with 617.353.2163 599 assists since 2004. Ross led the Patriot League with www.goterriers.com second-place Colgate. Bucknell has the League’s best RPI mark at 80 and are No. 16 in the CollegeInsider Mid-Ma- 5.2 assists per game last season. The three-time all-League jor Poll. The Bison earn a first-round bye and home court point guard was fifth among active DI NCAA student-ath- Bucknell advantage for as long as they are in the Patriot League letes with 660 assists. Jon Terry 1. Kahron Ross, Lehigh (2014-pres.) .......................................... 660 [email protected] Tournament. Bucknell has won its last five games heading intothe tournament. The Bison had won a League season- 2.