2018–19 Patriot League men's basketball season

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
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 2018
through March 2019
Number of teams10
Regular Season
Season championsColgate
Bucknell
Runners-upLehigh
Season MVPRapolas Ivanauskas (Colgate)
Top scorerAndrew Kostecka (Loyola) 21.3
Tournament
ChampionsColgate Raiders
  Runners-upBucknell Bison
Finals MVPJordan Burns (Colgate)
2018–19 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Colgate135 .722  2411  .686
Bucknell135 .722  2112  .636
Lehigh126 .667  2011  .645
American99 .500  1515  .500
Navy810 .444  1219  .387
Army810 .444  1319  .406
Lafayette711 .389  1020  .333
Boston University711 .389  1518  .455
Loyola (MD)711 .389  1121  .344
Holy Cross612 .333  1617  .485
2019 Patriot League Tournament winner

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
1Lehigh (7)
2Bucknell (8)
3Colgate (3)
4Boston University (2)
5Holy Cross
6Army
7American
8Navy
9Lafayette
10Loyola (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

Points scored

Postseason

Patriot League Tournament

NCAA Tournament

References

  1. "Loyola announces G.G. Smith is stepping down as men's basketball coach". The Baltimore Sun. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  2. "Loyola men's basketball coach steps down after 5 seasons". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 2018-03-08. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  3. Borzello, Jeff (March 28, 2018). "Loyola (MD) names Georgia Tech assistant Tavaras Hardy as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  4. "PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN'S BASKETBALL 2018-19 PRESEASON HONORS ANNOUNCED". Patriot League. October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
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