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)
Patriot League men's basketball seasons
← 2017–18
2019–20 →
2018–19 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colgate 13 5   .722 24 11   .686
Bucknell 13 5   .722 21 12   .636
Lehigh 12 6   .667 20 11   .645
American 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Navy 8 10   .444 12 19   .387
Army 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Lafayette 7 11   .389 10 20   .333
Boston University 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Loyola (MD) 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Holy Cross 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
2019 Patriot League tournament winner

Preseason

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Coaching changes

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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

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Source[4]

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

() first place votes

Preseason All-Conference Teams

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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

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Conference matrix

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Season summary & highlights

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Points scored

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Conference regular season

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Midseason watchlists

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Postseason

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Patriot League Tournament

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NCAA Tournament

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Awards and honors

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References

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  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. March 8, 2018. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  3. ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 28, 2018). "Loyola (MD) names Georgia Tech assistant Tavaras Hardy as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN'S BASKETBALL 2018-19 PRESEASON HONORS ANNOUNCED". Patriot League. October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.