2018–19 Patriot League men's basketball season explained

2018–19 Patriot League men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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Duration:November 2018
through March 2019
No Of Teams:10
Season:Regular Season
Season Champs:Colgate
Bucknell
Second Place:Lehigh
Mvp:Rapolas Ivanauskas (Colgate)
Mvp Link:Patriot League Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Top Scorer:Andrew Kostecka (Loyola) 21.3
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:Colgate Raiders
Finals Runner-Up:Bucknell Bison
Finals Mvp:Jordan Burns (Colgate)
Finals Mvp Link:Most Valuable Player
Seasonslistnames:Patriot League men's basketball
Prevseason Link:2017–18 Patriot League men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2017–18
Nextseason Link:2019–20 Patriot League men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2019–20

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.

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]

RankTeam
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]

Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year: Sa'eed Nelson (American)

Regular season

Season summary & highlights

Points scored

Midseason watchlists

Postseason

Patriot League Tournament

See main article: 2019 Patriot League men's basketball tournament.

NCAA Tournament

See main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Notes and References

  1. News: Loyola announces G.G. Smith is stepping down as men's basketball coach. The Baltimore Sun. March 8, 2018. March 8, 2018.
  2. News: Loyola men's basketball coach steps down after 5 seasons. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010131/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/loyola-mens-basketball-coach-steps-down-after-5-seasons/2018/03/08/0c17b6c4-2304-11e8-946c-9420060cb7bd_story.html. dead. 2018-03-10. Associated Press. 2018-03-08. The Washington Post. 2018-03-09. en-US. 0190-8286.
  3. News: Loyola (MD) names Georgia Tech assistant Tavaras Hardy as coach. ESPN.com. Jeff. Borzello. March 28, 2018. March 28, 2018.
  4. Web site: PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN'S BASKETBALL 2018-19 PRESEASON HONORS ANNOUNCED. Patriot League. October 17, 2018. October 23, 2018.