1996 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

1996 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams7
SiteHart Center
Worcester, Massachusetts
Finals siteCotterell Court
Hamilton, New York
ChampionsColgate (2nd title)
Winning coachJack Bruen (2nd title)
MVPAdonal Foyle (Colgate)
← 1995
1997 →
1995–96 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colgate † 9 – 3   .750 15 – 15   .500
Navy 9 – 3   .750 15 – 12   .556
Holy Cross 8 – 4   .667 16 – 13   .552
Bucknell 8 – 4   .667 17 – 11   .607
Lafayette 4 – 8   .333 7 – 20   .259
Lehigh 2 – 10   .167 4 – 23   .148
Army 2 – 10   .167 7 – 20   .259
† 1996 Patriot League tournament winner

The 1996 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was played at Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts and Cotterell Court in Hamilton, New York after the conclusion of the 1995–96 regular season. Colgate defeated #3 seed Holy Cross, 74–65 in the championship game, to win its second Patriot League Tournament title. The Raiders earned an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament as #16 seed in the Southeast region.

Format

All seven league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record. Play began with the quarterfinal round. The top seed, Colgate, received a bye to the semifinal round.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 2 		Semifinals
March 3 		Championship game
March 6
         
1 Colgate 67
5 Bucknell 61
4 Bucknell 56*
5 Lafayette 55
1 Colgate 74
3 Holy Cross 65
3 Holy Cross 81
6 Lehigh 66
3 Holy Cross 68
7 Army 65
2 Navy 58
7 Army 64

* denotes overtime period

Sources:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "1995-96 Patriot League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Patriot League Men's Basketball 2019-20 Record Book" (PDF). Patriot League. Retrieved March 16, 2020.