2019-20 PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT: RYAN SAKAMOTO - ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR COMMUNICATIONTM S PHONE: (610) 289-1963 - E-MAIL: [email protected] Release 11.27.19 www.patriotleague.org witter.com/PatriotLeague acebook.com/patriotleague TM MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS (as of 11.27.2019) Upcoming Schedule (all times EST) Patriot League Overall Friday, November 29 Holy Cross at FAU ...................................... 7 p.m. W-L PCT. H A STREAK W-L PCT. H A N STREAK Lafayette 0-0 . 0-0 0-0 - 4-2 .667 3-1 1-1 0-0 W2 Saturday, November 30 Colgate 0-0 . 0-0 0-0 - 4-3 .571 2-0 1-3 1-0 W3 American at Albany ................................... 1 p.m. Navy at Brown (ESPN+) ............................. 1 p.m. Navy 0-0 . 0-0 0-0 - 3-3 .500 3-1 0-2 0-0 W1 Siena at Colgate (PLN) ............................... 2 p.m. Lehigh 0-0 . 0-0 0-0 - 3-4 .429 2-1 1-3 0-0 L2 Princeton at Bucknell (PLN)....................... 2 p.m. Loyola 0-0 . 0-0 0-0 - 3-4 .429 1-0 1-3 1-1 L1 Lehigh at Columbia (ESPN+) ...................... 4 p.m. Army at Marist (ESPN+) ............................. 7 p.m. AMERICAN 0-0 . 0-0 0-0 - 2-3 .400 1-1 1-2 0-0 W1 Army 0-0 . 0-0 0-0 - 2-3 .400 2-1 0-2 0-0 L1 Sunday, December 1 Holy Cross vs. Hofstra ................................ 3 p.m. Boston U. 0-0 . 0-0 0-0 - 3-5 .375 2-1 1-2 0-2 L3 Binghamton at Loyola Maryland (PLN)..... 6 p.m. Bucknell 0-0 . 0-0 0-0 - 3-5 .375 1-1 1-3 1-1 L1 Holy Cross 0-0 . 0-0 0-0 - 0-5 .000 0-3 0-2 0-0 L5 Recent Results ................................... Monday, November 25 Bucknell 77, vs. Seattle 70 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Twitter Notebook - @Patriot_GameDay - #PatriotMBB *The 10 #PatriotMBB teams will play 9 games this week; WATCH 3 on @PatriotLeagueTV, and 3 on the @ESPN family of networks. Loyola Maryland 81 vs. IUPUI 77 *#PatriotMBB Players of the Week Announced; Player - @LafayetteMBB Jr. G Justin Jaworski; Rookie - @HCrossMBB Fr. G Drew Lowder *.@ColgateMBB’s 19 made 3-pointers, against Green Bay, is the 2nd most by a #PatriotMBB team; @Bucknell_MBB set the record with 21 last season Tuesday, November 26 *.@TerrierMBB’s 78-70 win over @GamecockMBB on Nov. 19 was the program’s 1st win vs. an @SEC opponent. Yale 81, vs. Bucknell 61 *Defending champion @ColgateMBB was voted 1st in the #PatriotMBB Preseason Poll with 2018-19 League runner-up @Bucknell_MBB picked Northern Colorado 78, vs. Boston U. 55 2nd; @AU_MBasketball, @LoyolaMBB & @TerrierMBB round out the Top-5. At Navy 72, Cornell 61 *.@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 At American 86, Howard 69 among the Top-30 League career leaders entering the season 23rd in scoring (1,580), 26th in assists (384) and 9th in steals (195). At Omaha 70, Loyola Maryland 65 *2019-20 Preseason All-#PatriotMBB Team: @AU_MBasketball Sa’eed Nelson, @TerrierMBB Max Mahoney, @ColgateMBB Jordan Burns & Colgate 99, at Green Bay 81 Rapolas Ivanauskas and @LoyolaMBB Andrew Kostecka *.@LoyolaMBB Jr. G Andrew Kostecka is one of 2 #PatriotMBB players to average 20+ ppg, 4.5+ rpg, 2.0+ spg & 2.0+ apg joining former @ Wednesday, November 27 LehighMBB and current @trailblazers star C.J. McCollum. UT Martin 76, vs. Boston U. 73 *.@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. *.@ColgateMBB Sr. F Rapolas Ivanauskas is the defending #PatriotMBB #POY and a honorable mention All-American *.@ColgateMBB’s Jordan Burns broke a 21-year old #PLMBBT Championship Game record with 35 points to earn Tournament MVP honors. PLN - Patriot League Network Stadium - Stadium TV CBSSN - CBS Sports Network Patriot League Notebook ACCN- ACC Network HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN TO PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL THIS WEEK AE.TV - AmericaEast.TV The Patriot League’s 10 programs play nine more games this week, including three on the Patriot League Network (PLN) AFN - American Forces Network and three on the ESPN family of networks. Holy Cross takes on FAU on Friday (7 p.m.) available with the TuneIN app via AT&T - AT&T SportsNet WEEI 1440-AM in Worcester, Mass. On Saturday, Colgate hosts Siena (2 p.m.) and Bucknell welcomes Princeton (PLN) on BTN - Big Ten Network the PLN. Loyola plays Binghamton (6 p.m.) on Sunday with coverage on the PLN. Visit the Patriot League Men’s Basketball BTN2go - Big Ten Digital Network composite schedule on the League’s official website - www.PatriotLeague.org - for up-to-date listings on how to watch or BTNPlus - Big Ten Network Plus CUSA - Conference USA Network listen throughout the season. ESPN3 - WatchESPN.com FS1 - Fox Sports 1 FOUR PATRIOT LEAGUE STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO LOU HENSON AWARD WATCH LIST FCS - Fox College Sports Four Patriot League men’s basketball student-athletes were selected to the Lou Henson Award Watch List when it was LSN* - Lafayette Sports Network announced by CollegeInsider.com. The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the NCAA’s top Division I mid-major * - RCN-4, RCN-8, WBPH-60 player. Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year American senior guard Sa’eed Nelson, Boston University senior for- SE2 - Service Electric 2 ward Max Mahoney, 2018-19 Patriot League Player of the Year Colgate senior forward Rapolas Ivanauskas and Loyola TV3 - Charter TV3 Maryland senior guard Andrew Kostecka, the League’s leading scorer in 2018-19, were announced among the preseason WCC - WCC Digital Network watch list of 50 student-athletes. WVU - WVUSports.com PATRIOT LEAGUE FINISHES AMONG NCAA LEADERS IN GRADUATION RATE REPORT The Patriot League recorded a 94 percent graduation success rate (GSR) and an 83 percent federal graduation rate (FGR) 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- nell, Colgate and Lehigh posting perfect scores. Patriot League men’s basketball also had the second-highest GSR score The Patriot League Network, powered by (98) in the NCAA with Boston University, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette and Lehigh receiving perfect scores. Stadium, streams more than 1,000 live events per year, including coverage of more COLGATE TOPS THE PRESEASON POLL; BUCKNELL, AMERICAN, LOYOLA AND BOSTON ROUND OUT TOP-FIVE than a dozen Patriot League Championships. 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. Today’s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow’s Leaders American placed third with 126 points and two first-place votes. Loyola Maryland (98) and Boston University (97) were The Patriot League continually demonstrates separated by one point to place fourth and fifth, respectively. Army West Point (86) and Lehigh (84) both garnered sup- that student-athletes can excel at both aca- port in the voting to finish sixth and seventh. Lafayette (55) Navy (41) and Holy Cross (21) round out the preseason poll. demics and athletics without sacrificing its high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic 2019-20 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: Jordan Burns (GATE), 40 (at Green Bay, 11.26.19) POINTS: Colgate, 99 (at Green Bay, 11.26.19) letes that are academically representative of REBOUNDS: Paul Newman (BUCK), Matt Wilson (ARMY), 14 MARGIN: Colgate, 39 (vs. Cortland, 11.21.19) their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot ASSISTS: Tommy Funk (ARMY), 13 (vs. FDU, 11.18.19) FG PCT: Colgate, .587 (at Green Bay, 11.26.19) League institutions is viewed as an important STEALS: Andrew Kostecka (LOY), 6 (vs. IUPUI, 11.25.19) REBOUNDS: Lehigh, 64 (vs. Cairn, 11.12.19) component of a well rounded education. BLOCKS: S. Good 2Xs(LAF), S. Beckton (AU), K. Spear (BUCK), 4 STEALS: American, 13 (at George Washington, 11.12.19) 3-PT FG MADE: Jordan Burns (GATE), 8 (at Green Bay, 11.26.19) 3-POINT FG MADE: Colgate, 19 (at Green Bay, 11.26.19) Today’s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow’s Leaders 1 Today’s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow’s Leaders 1 TM Release 11.27.19 www.patriotleague.org witter.com/PatriotLeague acebook.com/patriotleague Patriot League Men’S BasKetball NotebooK SA’EED NELSON’S PLACE IN HISTORY LOWDER AMONG LEAGUE’S TOP SCORERS Patriot League Media Contacts American senior guard Sa’eed Nelson, Holy Cross freshman guard Drew Lowder PATRIOT LEAGUE COMM. STAFF American the Patriot League Preseason Player of is fourth in the Patriot League and among Ryan Sakamoto / Asst. Commissioner for Karen Angell the Year is among the top-25 in Patriot all NCAA DI freshmen in scoring, averag- Communications (MBB Contact) [email protected] League men’s basketball history in points, ing 16.4 points per game. Lowder scored [email protected] 202.885.3079 assists and steals.