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.
| 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) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preseason
editCoaching changes
editOn 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
editSource[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
editSource[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
editConference matrix
editSeason summary & highlights
editPoints scored
editConference regular season
editMidseason watchlists
editPostseason
editPatriot League Tournament
editNCAA Tournament
editAwards and honors
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References
edit- ^ "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. March 8, 2018. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ 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.