Patriot League 2007-08 Preview
by Phil Kasiecki

Fresh off its recent excellence, including last season’s solid top-to-bottom showing, the Patriot League hopes to continue its forward surge heading into 2007-08. That’s going to be a tall order, although there should be one very good sign of progress.
It starts with the league’s top two teams last [...]

Patriot League 2006-07 Preview
by Phil Kasiecki

The Patriot League has been on a nice rise the last few seasons, one that has certainly been aided by postseason success. The Bucknell Bison have won an NCAA Tournament game each of the past two seasons, while Holy Cross has had success in the NIT after the [...]

Patriot League Notebook
by Steve Sheridan

Bucknell and Lehigh Begin League Play Strong

With most teams five games into the league schedule, Bucknell and Lehigh have started out very strong. The Bison have built an undefeated league mark by, for the most part, rolling over the opposition, having outscored their opponents by an average of 18.5 points. [...]

Patriot League Notebook
by Steve Sheridan

The 2005-2006 season is well into its second month of play, and I have yet to write one Patriot League notebook so far. Not to diminish the teams of the Patriot League, but part of the reason is due to the simple fact that the non-league records of these teams [...]

Patriot League 2005-06 Preview
by Steve Sheridan

This year promises to be another exciting and intense season of Patriot League basketball. Last season, the Bucknell Bison finally got the Patriot League off the snide by winning the league’s first-ever NCAA Tournament game. The expectations continue to increase for individual schools and the league as a whole.

The [...]

Patriot League 2004-05 Season Recap
by Steve Sheridan

Another incredible Patriot League season is in the books, and it certainly gave fans all they could possibly hope for. There were surprises (Holy Cross, Colgate), disappointments (Army), and a lot of shuffling in the standings as the league season progressed. But in the end, it was the [...]

Patriot League Championship Recap
by Steve Sheridan

No. 2 Bucknell 61, No. 1 Holy Cross 57

This game was supposed to be the coronation of Holy Cross as the Patriot League’s next great hope to finally win an NCAA Tournament game. Instead, the Bucknell Bison – the team picked almost unanimously to win the title at the [...]

Patriot League Quarterfinal and Semifinal Recaps
by Steve Sheridan

Quarterfinals (at Holy Cross)

No. 1 Holy Cross 76, No. 8 Army 42

My Holy Cross correspondent Tom Severo saw his Crusaders run their winning streak to 15 games in front of a home crowd on Friday, but not after a first-half scare from an eighth-seeded Army squad.

The Black [...]

Patriot League Notebook
by Steve Sheridan

It was an exciting and interesting final weekend for the eight teams of the Patriot League. Very appropriately, the final game of the Patriot League season came down to a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Bucknell’s Chris Niesz – the lone Bison senior on Senior Night – to beat Colgate. The game [...]

Patriot League Notebook
by Steve Sheridan

Where has the season gone? Just seven short weeks ago, the Patriot League season was just beginning and every team had their eyes on the Patriot League title. But after Wednesday’s games, there remains only one day of regular season play before the Patriot League Tournament begins on March 4. [...]

Patriot League Notebook
by Steve Sheridan

Holy Cross-Lehigh Battle Turns Very One-Sided

In one of the most anticipated league match-ups of the season, Holy Cross quickly dashed any chance of an exciting game. With caped Crusaders throughout the Hart Center, the HC dominated early and never looked back, cruising to an easy 73-53 triumph. Everyone got in [...]

Patriot League Notebook
by Steve Sheridan

Holy Cross Led By The Not So Usual Crew

Kevin Hamilton was “held” to 21 points and Keith Simmons scored 26 points in two games this weekend, but at this point it seems as if nothing can stop Holy Cross. With their two stars held below their season averages, the Crusaders [...]

Patriot League Notebook
by Steve Sheridan

First Army Wins, Now Navy Wins…Twice!
Taking a cue from its fellow service academy, Navy improbably decided to start winning Patriot League basketball games this weekend. The Midshipmen garnered their first league victory of the season on Friday evening, defeating Colgate 82-71 at home. George O’Garro led the Middies with a [...]

Patriot League Notebook
by Steve Sheridan

Army FINALLY Wins A Division I Game

Army has finally returned to legitimacy in the world of college basketball…okay, that may be a stretch, but the team did do something this weekend that it hadn’t done all season long. It took the Black Knights 15 games, but Army finally came up [...]

Patriot League Notebook
by Steve Sheridan

Bison Cannot Be Stopped

This just in: Bucknell is a good basketball team. After the team’s wins over Colgate and Army, the Bison have won nine straight games, the longest streak in the 11-year tenure of head coach Pat Flannery. Bucknell is ranked No. 22 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll, [...]

Patriot League Notebook
by Steve Sheridan

Non-League Report Cards

The non-league performance of a team can tell you much about the character of the squad and its ability to contend for a league title. For the eight teams of the Patriot League, this non-league season was certainly no different. Bucknell, which had the best start to the [...]

Patriot League Notebook
by Steve Sheridan

Out With The Old Year, In With The New

2004 is in the books and 2005 is now upon us. Some teams, such as Bucknell, didn’t want to see the calendar turn, while some other squads, such as Navy and Lafayette, will be making some New Year’s resolutions to improve their [...]

Patriot League Notebook
by Steve Sheridan

Finals Week Slowdown

As any college-age student can tell you, the final weeks of the semester are not an easy time to get through. Between finals, end-of-the-semester papers and packing for home, it’s not an easy time to concentrate on playing basketball. Of course, basketball players don’t get the luxury of [...]

Patriot League Notebook
by Steve Sheridan

Colgate, Lafayette Attempt To Hang With The Big Boys

While it’s still very early in the 2004-2005 season, some members of the Patriot League are already showing that they do not hesitate to match up against some of the top teams in the country. Both Lafayette and Colgate played games [...]

Patriot League Preview
by Steve Sheridan

Last season in the Patriot League was a long roller coaster ride, one that left the diehard fan completely satisfied at the end. Lafayette jumped out quickly, Lehigh stormed ahead, and meanwhile the American Eagles continued their steady, unassuming play to be there until the very end. And [...]

Patriot League 2003-04 Season Recap
by Steve Sheridan

In one of the most entertaining Patriot League seasons since the league’s inception, the Cinderella story of Lehigh finally came to completion one year after the Mountain Hawks first came out of the woodwork. It seemed like a constant game of musical chairs was occurring near the [...]