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
Season1996–97
Teams7
SiteStabler Arena
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Finals siteAlumni Hall
Annapolis, Maryland
ChampionsNavy (2nd title)
Winning coachDon DeVoe (2nd title)
MVPHassan Booker (Navy)
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1996–97 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Navy 10 2   .833 20 9   .690
Bucknell 9 3   .750 18 11   .621
Colgate 8 4   .667 12 16   .429
Holy Cross 5 7   .417 8 19   .296
Lafayette 5 7   .417 11 17   .393
Army 4 8   .333 10 16   .385
Lehigh 1 11   .083 1 26   .037
1997 Patriot League tournament winner

Format

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

Bracket

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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

Sources:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "1996-97 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.