2018–19 Patriot League men's basketball season
| 2018–19 Patriot League men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 2018 through March 2019 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Colgate Bucknell |
| Runners-up | Lehigh |
| Season MVP | Rapolas Ivanauskas (Colgate) |
| Top scorer | Andrew Kostecka (Loyola) 21.3 |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Colgate Raiders |
| Runners-up | Bucknell Bison |
| Finals MVP | Jordan Burns (Colgate) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (MD) | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2019 Patriot League tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2018–19 Patriot League men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2019 and concluded in February 2019. The season marked the 32nd season of Patriot League basketball.
Preseason
Coaching changes
On March 8, 2018, Loyola (Maryland) announced G. G. Smith had resigned as head coach.[1][2] He finished at Loyola with a five-year record of 56–98. On March 28, the Greyhounds hired Georgia Tech assistant coach Tavaras Hardy for the head coaching job.[3]
Preseason poll
Source[4]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lehigh (7) |
| 2 | Bucknell (8) |
| 3 | Colgate (3) |
| 4 | Boston University (2) |
| 5 | Holy Cross |
| 6 | Army |
| 7 | American |
| 8 | Navy |
| 9 | Lafayette |
| 10 | Loyola (Maryland) |
() first place votes
Preseason All-Conference Teams
Source[4]
| Award | Recipients |
|---|---|
| All-Conference Team | Sa'eed Nelson (American) Will Rayman (Colgate) Jehyve Floyd (Holy Cross) Lance Tejada (Lehigh) Nate Sestina (Bucknell) |
Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year: Sa'eed Nelson (American)
Regular season
Conference matrix
Season summary & highlights
Points scored
Conference regular season
Midseason watchlists
Postseason
Patriot League Tournament
NCAA Tournament
Awards and honors
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References
- ^ "Loyola announces G.G. Smith is stepping down as men's basketball coach". The Baltimore Sun. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ "Loyola men's basketball coach steps down after 5 seasons". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 2018-03-08. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 28, 2018). "Loyola (MD) names Georgia Tech assistant Tavaras Hardy as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN'S BASKETBALL 2018-19 PRESEASON HONORS ANNOUNCED". Patriot League. October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.