2020-21 Patriot League Men's Basketball CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through Games of Mar 12, 2021 (All Games)
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2020-21 PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT: RYAN SAKAMOTO - ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR COMMUNICATIONS TM PHONE: (610) 289-1963 - E-MAIL: [email protected] Release 3.14.21 www.patriotleague.org witter.com/PatriotLeague acebook.com/patriotleague TM MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS (as of 3.14.21) DIVISION Patriot League Overall NORTH W-L PCT. W-L PCT. W-L PCT. H A N STREAK Colgate 11-1 .917 11-1 .917 13-1 .928 7-1 6-0 0-0 W12 ARmy West Point 6-6 .500 7-7 .500 12-9 .571 5-5 5-3 2-1 L1 Holy Cross 4-8 .333 5-11 .313 5-11 .313 1-8 4-3 0-0 W2 BOSTON University 3-9 .250 6-10 .375 7-11 .389 2-6 5-5 0-0 L1 CENTRAL W-L PCT. W-L PCT. W-L PCT. H A N STREAK Lafayette 5-1 .883 9-5 .643 9-6 .600 6-2 3-3 0-0 L1 Bucknell 4-2 .667 4-6 .400 5-7 .417 2-3 3-4 0-0 L1 Upcoming Schedule (all times EST) LehiGH 1-7 .125 4-10 .286 4-11 .267 1-5 3-6 0-0 L3 Sunday, March 14 - Championship Game No. 9 Loyola vs. No. 2 Colgate (CBSSN) ... Noon SOUTH W-L PCT. W-L PCT. W-L PCT. H A N STREAK Recent Results Navy 7-0 1.000 12-1 .923 15-3 .833 8-2 6-1 1-0 L1 Wednesday, March 10 - Semifinals American 2-5 .285 4-5 .444 4-6 .400 2-2 2-4 0-0 L1 No. 9 Loyola 67, at No. 4 Army 63 Loyola Maryland 1-5 .167 4-10 .286 6-10 .375 3-4 3-6 0-0 W2 At No. 2 Colgate 105, No. 6 Bucknell 75 Saturday, March 6 - Quarterfinals Patriot League Men’s Basketball Twitter Notebook - @Patriot_GameDay - #PatriotMBB No. 9 Loyola 76, at No. 1 Navy 68 •The 2021 @PenFed #PatriotMBB Championship concludes with the Championship Game on Sunday, March 14, on @CBSSportsNet At No. 2 Colgate 77, No. 7 Boston U. 69 •No. 9 @LoyolaMBB defeated No. 4 @ArmyWP_MBB in the semis to make their first trip to the League title game. They are the first No. 6 Bucknell 92, at No. 3 Lafayette 84 No. 9 seed to advance to the Championship Game since @HCrossMBB claimed a League title in 2016. At No. 4 Army 89, No. 5 American 66 •No. 2 @ColgateMBB broke a #PatriotMBB Championship scoring record with 105 points vs. No. 6 @Bucknell_MBB to become the first League team to reach the #PatriotMBB Championship Games in four-consecutive seasons Wednesday, March 3 - First Round •#PatriotMBB 2021 Major Awards: POY - @ColgateMBB Jordan Burns; DPOY @ArmyWP_MBB Josh Caldwell; ROY @AU_MBasketball No. 7 Boston U. 69, No. 10 Lehigh 58 Johnny O’Neil; COY - @NavyAthletics Ed DeChellis •.@LafayetteMBB’s Justin Jaworski was named #PatriotMBB Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second-straight season Sunday, Feb. 28 •#PatriotMBB 2021 First Team All-League: @LoyolaMBB Santi Aldama, @ColgateMBB Jordan Burns, @NavyAthletics Cam Davis, @ At Army 57, Boston U. 55 LafayetteMBB Justin Jaworski, @AU_MBasketball Jamir Harris At Navy 66, Loyola 58 •So. F Santi Aldama tied @ColgateMBB legend Adonal Foyle’s record for most rebounds in a #PatriotMBB game with 22. At American 81, Bucknell 68 •.@ColgateMBB’s Burns became the 21st League history in scoring with 1,637 points and is 5 assists shy of becoming the 2nd #Patri- Lafayette 71, at Lehigh 70 otMBB player to reach 1,600 points and 500 assists, joining @AU_MBasketball’s Sa’eed Nelson. Saturday, Feb. 27 Navy 73, at Loyola 67 American 78, at Bucknell 71 Patriot League Notebook Boston U. 75, at Army 63 HOW TO WATCH PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS THIS WEEK At Lafayette 75, Lehigh 69 The 2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship concludes on Sunday, March 14 with the Champion- ship Game between No. 9 Loyola Maryland and No. 2 Colgate on CBS Sports Network. Jason Knapp and Mo Cassara will handle the call with live coverage beginning at noon. The game will also be broadcast on Westwood One with Brandon Gaudin and Kyle Macy on the call. Spectators will not be permitted at any of the host sites through the entirety of the 2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship BURNS, DECHELLIS, CALDWELL AND O’NEIL COLLECT PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL MAJOR AWARDS Colgate senior guard Jordan Burns collected 2020-21 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Player of the Year presented by Pen- Fed Credit Union when postseason major awards and All-League honors were announced by the League office. Burns led the Raiders to an 11-1 record, a North Division title and the No. 2 seed in the League Championship. Navy Head Coach Ed DeChellis guided the Mids to the South Division title and their first No. 1 seed in the Patriot League Championship since the 1996-97 season to earn Patriot League Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year honors for the first time. Army West Point junior Nearly every Patriot League men’s and guard Josh Caldwell was voted the Patriot League Men’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Year after leading the League women’s basketball game is available on with 38 steals. American freshman forward Johnny O’Neil was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year after leading all ESPN+ - www.patriotleague.tv. Internation- League freshmen in scoring (10.6 ppg) and rebounding (6.3 rpg). al viewers can visit www.patriotleague.org/ watch for League coverage. In addition, se- LAFAYETTE’S JAWORSKI EARNS MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR lect Patriot League basketball games will be Lafayette senior guard Justin Jaworski was named the 2020-21 Patriot League Men’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year in addition televised nationally on CBS Sports Network. to earning a spot on the six-member Academic All-Patriot League squad when the League office announced honors. Jaworski became the fourth Patriot League men’s basketball student-athlete to repeat as scholar-athlete of the year and the eighth to make the Academic All-Patriot League team for the third time. Navy senior guard Cam Davis and Bucknell junior guard Andrew Today’s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow’s Leaders Funk both made the academic team for the second time. American junior forward Connor Nelson, Colgate junior guard Tucker The Patriot League continually demon- Richardson and Loyola Maryland sophomore forward Santi Aldama all earned a spot on the academic team for the first time. strates that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing its high standards. The Patriot 2020-21 PATRIOT LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM SINGLE-GAME HIGHS League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain commit- INDIVIDUAL TEAM ted to its founding principle of admitting POINTS: Justin Jaworski (LAF), 37 (at Lehigh, 1.2.21) POINTS: Colgate, 104 (vs. Bucknell, 3.10.21) and graduating student-athletes that are REBOUNDS: Santi Aldama (LOY), 22 (at Lafayette, 2.13.21) MARGIN: Army, 61 (vs. USMMA, 11.25.20) academically representative of their class. ASSISTS: Jalin Sinclair (LEH), 9 (at Holy Cross, 1.24.21) FG PCT: Colgate .651 (vs. Army, 1.2.21) Participation in athletics at Patriot League STEALS: Connor Nelson (AU), Austin Butler (HC), 6 REBOUNDS: Loyola, 57 (vs. Lafayette, 2.13.21) institutions is viewed as an important com- BLOCKS: Matt Faw (HC), 8 (vs. Colgate, 1.31.21) STEALS: Lafayette, 17 (vs. Buck, 1.9.21); HC, 17 (vs. Army, 2.21.21) ponent of a well rounded education. 3-PT FG MADE: Jamir Harris (AU), 9 (at Loyola, 1.24.21) 3-POINT FG MADE: Army, 15 (vs. CCSU, 11.27.20); BU, 15 (vs. Army, 2.27.21) Today’s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow’s Leaders 1 Today’s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow’s Leaders 1 TM Release 3.14.21 www.patriotleague.org witter.com/PatriotLeague acebook.com/patriotleague 2020-21 Men’s Basketball Postseason Honors Player of the Year 2020-21 PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL HONORS Jordan Burns, Colgate, Sr., G Defensive Player of the Year 2020-21 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Player of the Year Josh Caldwell, Army West Point, Jr., G Jordan Burns, Colgate, Sr., G, Rookie of the Year San Antonio, Texas/John Marshall (The Kent School) Johnny O’Neil, American, Fr., F *Burns led the Patriot League in assists (5.6 apg) and finished fifth in Coach of the Year scoring (17-1) to help Colgate win its last 10 games on the way to a Ed DeChellis, Navy North Division title and the No. 2 seed in the League championship. Scholar-Athlete of the Year He also shot 40 percent (20-for-50) from 3-point range. Justin Jaworski, Lafayette, Sr., G *The senior point guard steered a Raiders’ offense that ranked sec- ond in NCAA DI in scoring offense (85.7) and assist-to-turnover ratio First-Team All-Patriot League (1.68), fourth in scoring margin (17.9) and 12th in field goal percent- Jamir Harris, American, Sr., G age (49.7). Jordan Burns, Colgate, Sr., G *Burns became the 24th Patriot League men’s basketball stu- Justin Jaworski, Lafayette, Sr., G dent-athlete to eclipse 1,600 points and 25th to pass 400 assists. He Santi Aldama, Loyola Maryland, So., F is one of two players in League history to accomplish both. Cam Davis, Navy, Sr., G Colgate Head Coach Matt Langel on Burns: “Jordan is extremely deserving of this award.