1997 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1997 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament was played at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland after the conclusion of the 1996–97 regular season. Top seed Navy defeated #2 seed Bucknell, 76–75 in the championship game, to win its second Patriot League Tournament title. The Midshipmen earned an automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Tournament as #15 seed in the West region.

1997 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199697
Teams8
SiteStabler Arena
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Finals siteAlumni Hall
Annapolis, Maryland
ChampionsNavy (2nd title)
Winning coachDon DeVoe (2nd title)
MVPHassan Booker (Navy)
1996–97 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Navy102 .833  209  .690
Bucknell93 .750  1811  .621
Colgate84 .667  1216  .429
Holy Cross57 .417  819  .296
Lafayette57 .417  1117  .393
Army48 .333  1016  .385
Lehigh111 .083  126  .037
1997 Patriot League Tournament winner

Format

All eight league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record. Play began with the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
March 1
Semifinals
March 2
Championship Game
March 6
                           
       
  1 Navy 91  
    5 Lafayette 57  
4 Holy Cross 65
  5 Lafayette 70  
    1 Navy 76
  2 Bucknell 75
  3 Colgate 104  
6 Army 79  
3 Colgate 58
    2 Bucknell 71  
2 Bucknell 84
  7 Lehigh 54  

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