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Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals Preview - 3.3.09
March 3, 2009 Center Valley, Pa. - The quest for the 2009 Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship begins with the quarterfinal round on Wednesday, with defending champion American playing as the No. 1 seed and hosting No. 8 Lafayette. No. 2 Holy Cross hosts No. 7 Bucknell, No. 3 Navy takes on No. 6 Colgate and No. 4 Army hosts No. 5 Lehigh in the other three contests. Patriot League Men's Basketball Quarterfinal Preview - 3.3.09
Patriot League Quarterfinal Preview It's win or go home time in Patriot League men's basketball, as the League Tournament tips off with the quarterfinal round on Wednesday. The evening's action begins at 7 p.m. with No. 7 seed Bucknell at No. 2 Holy Cross, No. 6 Colgate at No. 3 Navy and No. 5 Lehigh at No. 4 Army. The No. 1 seeded American Eagles begin defense of their League title at 7:30 p.m. at Bender Arena against No. 8 Lafayette. The winner of the Lehigh/Army game plays the winner of Lafayette/American in the semifinals on Sunday, with the winners on the other side of the bracket also facing off that day. All Patriot League Tournament games are played at the site of the higher seed, with the Championship on March 13 The Eagles won the Patriot League with a 13-1 mark in the regular season, claiming the top seed in the Tournament for the second year in a row. They are led by senior guards Derrick Mercer and Garrison Carr. Mercer was named Patriot League Player of the Year on Monday, while Carr earned his second consecutive First-Team All-League award. The Eagles are tied for third in the nation with a 10-game winning streak, and have victories in 16 of their last 17 games. Lafayette is led by senior guard Andrew Brown, who averages 13.6 points per game. The Mountain Hawks and Black Knights play in the quarterfinals for the third year in a row. Lehigh is led by First-Team All-League selection Marquis Hall and Second-Team All-League choice Zahir Carrington. Army places 34th in the country in scoring defense, and has Patriot League Defensive Player of the year Marcus Nelson and Second-Team All-League pick Cleveland Richard on its side. Bucknell and Holy Cross are meeting in the Patriot Leaguue Tournament for a record 12th time, with the Bison holding a 6-5 edge thus far. Bucknell is led by Second-Team All-League choice Patrick Behan, who has five consecutive 20-point games. Holy Cross boasts First-Team All-League pick Andrew Keister and Patriot League Rookie of the Year R.J. Evans for a team that went 11-3 in Patriot League action. Colgate and Navy face off in Annapolis after just playing on Saturday in a game won by the Mids. The Raiders have lost five consecutive games coming into action, but do have three players scoring around 10 points per contest. Navy boasts First-Team All-Patriot League choice Kaleo Kina and Second-Team All-League pick Chris Harris, who each finished in the top three in overall and League only scoring in 2008-09. Patriot League Notebook American Enters Exclusive Company in League Annals By clinching the No. 1 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, American become the first team since Lafayette in 1998-00 to earn the top seed in consecutive seasons. The Leopards are the only program to earn three straight No. 1 seeds, with Colgate (1995-96) and Fordham (1990-91) the others to do it in consecutive years. American is also the first team in League annals to earn sole possession of the regular-season title for two straight seasons. The Eagles will play as the No. 1 seed in the Tournament for the third time in eight years as a League member, with the other instance in 2002. American has captured a top four seed in each of its League seasons. No. 1 Usually Ends Up No. 1 If history rings true, American has to like its chances as the No. 1 seed with home court throughout the Patriot League Tournament. The top seed has won 14 of the 18 League Tournaments, and has advanced to the title game every season. American continued that trend by winning the Championship as the No. 1 seed last year. Repeat Is No Unusual Feat Also in the Eagles' favor is the history of repeat champions in the Patriot League. There have already been six repeat champions in League annals, with just four champions earning only a single crown. Lehigh is the only Patriot League program to win one title but never repeat as a champion, a distinction the Eagles will try to avoid joining this season. Army Captures Rare Home Quarterfinal Game Army entered rare air in its Patriot League history by claiming the No. 4 seed in the Tournament and earning a spot as a host in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. The No. 4 seed is Army's best-ever mark, and the Black Knights will play as the higher seed in the League Tournament for the first time when they take on Lehigh on Wednesday. Army will host a quarterfinal game for the first time since holding the first two rounds of the tourney at West Point in 1999. The other hosts are more common, as American is at home for the third year in a row, Holy Cross for the fourth in the last five years and Navy for the second straight season. The Mids are hosting for two straight years for the first time since 1997 and 1998. Eagles, Bison Look To Extend Streaks American and Bucknell hope Wednesday's Patriot League quarterfinals end up exactly the same way that they have in recent seasons. The Bison hold an eight-game winning streak in Patriot League quarterfinal games, with the Eagles carrying a perfect 7-0 mark in quarterfinal action since entering the Patriot League in 2002. Army has a more modest two-game winning streak in quarterfinal games. Mids, Leopards Want to Go The Other Way Navy and Lafayette are each trying to end losing streaks in Patriot League quarterfinal contests. The Mids have dropped their last seven quarterfinal contests, with the last victory coming in 2001, while the Leopards have lost five straight quarterfinal games. Lehigh is trying to end its two-game quarterfinal losing streak. Familiar Tournament Foes Two of the quarterfinal matchups feature teams that are getting used to seeing their opponent in the Patriot League Tournament. Bucknell and Holy Cross will meet in the Patriot League Tournament for a record 12th time, with the Bison holding a 6-5 advantage in the matchups. The teams are facing off in the postseason for the seventh time in the last eight years, and first since finishing their three consecutive Championship game matchups from 2005-07. Lehigh and Army are only squaring off for the third time in Patriot League history, but the active players are getting used to the matchup as they face off for the third straight season. Army won two barnburners at Lehigh, 47-46 and 64-61 in overtime, in the last two years. You Again? While two quarterfinal games feature common Tournament opponents, the other two match up teams that just played four days ago. Lafayette and American go to Bender Arena after closing the season in Easton, with American earning the 75-68 overtime win on Saturday. Colgate and Navy are right back in Annapolis after playing there on Saturday, with the Mids winning that contest, 77-64. Tickets Available For Quarterfinal Contests Tickets are now on sale for each of Wednesday's Patriot League quarterfinal games. At American, tickets can be purchased at Bender Arena, by calling 202-885-TIXX or visiting aueagles.tix.com. Tickets for Holy Cross' contest are available at the Hart Center box office, while Navy has tickets for sale through navysports.com, at the Naval Academy Athletic Association ticket office by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY, and at the Ricketts Hall ticket window. Army has tickets available at www.goarmysports.com or by calling 1-877-TIX-ARMY. 2009 Patriot League Quarterfinals on All-Access The 2009 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament tips off with the quarterfinals on Wednesday, and all of the action will be available through Patriot League All-Access. The package can be purchased for a $7.95 monthly fee for quarterfinal and semifinal action. American Continues to Roll American has established itself as one of the nation's top road teams this year, and now it can also add the title of one of the hottest teams in the country. The Eagles have won 10 consecutive contests, tied for the third-longest streak nationally. American has a 11-6 road record, and is one of only three teams in the country with at least 11 road wins. American's 13-1 Patriot League mark is its best record in any conference since going 11-0 in the East Coast Conference in the 1980-81 season. With their recent hot stretch, the Eagles have moved up to the No. 17 position in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major top 25. Final Patriot League Trends The 28 series that were completed in Patriot League action featured an almost equal number of sweeps (15) and splits (13)...All of Saturday's games were sweeps of the season series...Home teams were 35-21 in Patriot League games...No team averaged more than 70 points in League contests, and no player averaged more than 17 per game in League action...The highest single-game mark for any player is 28 points, achieved by Navy's Chris Harris, American's Garrison Carr and Brian Gilmore, and Army's Cleveland Richard...Carr hit the mark twice. Exclusive Company For Two Patriot League Guards American's Derrick Mercer and Navy's Kaleo Kina both enter the Patriot League Tournament with some of the most impressive statistics in League annals. Mercer, who was named Patriot League Player of the Year on Monday, is the first player in League history with 1,200 career points and 500 career assists. He is up to third in League history in assists. Kina joins Lafayette's Brian Ehlers (1996-00) as the only players in Patriot League history with 1,500 points, 400 rebounds, 300 assists and 150 steals in a career. Kina is one of 18 players in League history with at least 1,500 points in his career. Kina and Mercer are two of the four active 1,000-point, 300-assist players in League annals. Lafayette's and Lehigh's Marquis Hall are the others in a group that includes just 14 players in League history. Mercer Pulls Off A Rare Double When he was named Patriot League Player of the Year on Monday, American senior guard Derrick Mercer became just the fifth student-athlete in League history to earn both Rookie and Player of the Year recognition. Mercer joins a group that includes Holy Cross' Rob Feaster (1991-92 Rookie, 1994-95 Player), Colgate's Adonal Foyle (1994-95 Rookie, 1995-96 and 96-97 Player), Lafayette Stefan Ciosici (1995-96 Rookie and 1997-98 Player) and Holy Cross' Tim Szatko, who was the last to pull off the feat when he was named Rookie of the Year in 1999-00 and Player of the Year in 2000-01. Patriot League All-League and Major Awards Announced The Patriot League All-League teams and major awards were announced on Monday. Mercer earned American's first Patriot League Player of the Year award since 2002, while Head Coach Jeff Jones received Coach of the Year recognition for the first time. The remaining two major awards went to student-athletes from Holy Cross and Army. Freshman guard R.J. Evans received Rookie of the Year honors for the Crusaders, while junior guard Marcus Nelson was named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year from the Black Knights. For more information on the All-League team and major award winners, go to www.patriotleague.com or see the sidebar on page two of the Patriot League men's basketball release. Patriot League Quarterfinals
No. 8 Lafayette (8-21, 4-10 PL) at No. 1 American (21-7, 13-1 PL) Lafayette/American Tournament Notes The No. 8 seeded Leopards travel to No. 1 American for a Patriot League Tournament quarterfinal matchup on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m...American holds a 3-0 advantage in the all-time Tournament meetings between the schools, with victories over Lafayette in the semifinals in 2002 and 2003 and quarterfinals in 2006...The teams are playing a Tournament matchup at Bender Arena for the first time...American has a perfect 7-0 record in quarterfinal games in its Patriot League tenure...The Eagles are 4-1 in Tournament games at Bender Arena, and hold a four-game tourney win streak since losing the 2002 League Championship at home...Lafayette has dropped its last five quarterfinal contests, and has not advanced out of the round since 2003...Lafayette Head Coach Fran O'Hanlon is coaching his 20th Patriot League Tournament game, while American's Jeff Jones coaches his 19th...American is hosting a quarterfinal game for the third consecutive season...The Eagles are the No. 1 seed in the field for the second year in a row, and third in their eight-year Patriot League history. Lafayette/American Series American swept the season series with Lafayette in two very competitive games...The Eagles scored a 78-65 win at home on Jan. 31 in a game that was tied with less than 10 minutes to play...American had to go to overtime to win at Lafayette, 75-68, in the regular season finale for both teams on Saturday...American has won nine consecutive games against the Leopards, and has scored at least 70 points in the last 15 matchups with Lafayette...American leads the all-time series, 23-16. Lafayette The Leopards took regular-season champion American to overtime before falling, 75-68, in the regular-season finale at home on Saturday...Lafayette dropped to 8-21 overall and 4-10 in the Patriot League entering the League Tournament...Ryan Willen earned a spot on the All-Rookie team on Monday...The Leopards lead the Patriot League and rank 17th in the country by hitting 74.6 percent of their foul shots this season...They also led the League with 7.7 three-pointers per game...Lafayette placed second in the Patriot League with 65.6 points per game in 2008-09...Andrew Brown placed seventh in the Patriot League with 13.6 points per game, and in the top 30 in the country by making 85.7 percent of his foul shots...Brown is fourth in Patriot League annals with 282 three-pointers...The Leopards are trying to beat American for the first time since 2005, and first-ever time in their fourth try in the Patriot League Tournament. American The Eagles ended an excellent Patriot League season with a 75-68 win in overtime at Lafayette on Saturday...American became the first team in League history to win sole possession of the regular-season title in consecutive years, and just the seventh to finish at least 13-1 in League play...American becomes the first Patriot League team since Lafayette in 1998-00 to earn the No. 1 seed in consecutive Tournaments...The Eagles are tied for third in the country with 10 consecutive wins, and have victories in 15 of the last 16 outings...They have won nine straight games at Bender Arena, and 14 straight at home against Patriot League opponents...The Eagles are 17-2 since Jordan Nichols was inserted into the starting lineup and Bryce Simon returned to the rotation on Dec. 20 against UMBC...American was honored for its season on Monday, with Derrick Mercer named Player of the Year and Jeff Jones receiving his first Coach of the Year honor...Mercer is the only player in Patriot League history with more than 1,200 points and 500 assists...He is one of five players in League annals to earn both Rookie and Player of the Year honors...Mercer is the first Player of the Year from American since Patrick Doctor in 2002...Mercer and Garrison Carr both earned First-Team All-League honors, while Brian Gilmore was a Second-Team All-League selection...Carr is up to third in Patriot League history with 283 career three-pointers...He set a League record with his fifth Player of the Week award of the season on Monday, and tied a mark with his eighth career honor...Carr leads the Patriot League and ranks 11th nationally with 3.4 three-pointers per game...The Eagles led all teams in Patriot League play in seven statistical categories, including scoring defense...They are eighth in the country in scoring defense...American is trying to remain perfect in Patriot League quarterfinal games. No. 5 Lehigh (15-13, 5-9 PL) at No. 4 Army (10-18, 6-8 PL) Lehigh/Army Tournament Notes The No. 5 seeded Mountain Hawks travel to No. 4 seed Army for the third consecutive quarterfinal meeting between the schools...Army won in the quarterfinal round in each of the last two seasons in Bethlehem, the only all-time Tournament meetings between the schools...Both games were highly competitive, with the Black Knights winning, 47-46, on a shot at the buzzer in 2007 and going to overtime for a 64-61 victory last season...Before the last two seasons, Army had not made it out of the quarterfinal round since 1996...The Black Knights are playing as the higher seed in a quarterfinal contest for the first time, earning their best-ever seed at No. 4...Army is hosting a quarterfinal game for the first time since 1999, when it played host to the first two rounds of the Tournament...Lehigh has not won a quarterfinal contest since 2006...The Mountain Hawks are playing as the lower seed in the quarterfinals for the first time since 2002. Lehigh/Army Series Lehigh and Army have played a number of close games recently, including Army's triple overtime, 82-75, victory in the last meeting between the schools on Feb. 14...The teams split the season series, with Lehigh scoring a 77-57 win at home on Jan. 17...Four of the last six meetings have been decided by five points or less, with two of the last three going to overtime...Army holds a 58-29 edge in the all-time series with Lehigh. Lehigh The Mountain Hawks enter the Patriot League Tournament on a three-game losing streak after falling at Holy Cross, 64-49, in the regular-season finale on Saturday...Lehigh concluded the regular season with a 15-13 overall record and 5-9 League mark...The Mountain Hawks had two players named to the All-League squad on Monday, with Marquis Hall earning First-Team honors and Zahir Carrington garnering Second-Team recognition...Hall has been honored in all three of his seasons, as he was Rookie of the Year and named to the All-Rookie Team in 2007 before picking up Second-Team All-League honors in 2008...Hall also became the first Lehigh student-athlete to earn the Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year award on Monday...Hall is fourth in the Patriot League with 14.1 points per game, while Carrington is right behind in fifth with 14.0 per game...Carrington also led the League with 8.4 rebounds per contest, and pulled down more than nine boards per game during Patriot League play...He led the League in both offensive and defensive rebounds...The Mountain Hawks lead the Patriot League and place 15th in the country by limiting opponents to 38.6 percent shooting from the field...They also led the League with 39.4 rebounds per game...Lehigh is playing a true road game in the quarterfinals for the first time since 1996. Army The Black Knights captured their highest-ever seed in the Patriot League Tournament by earning the No. 4 spot with a 70-53 victory at Bucknell on Saturday...Army won its last two games on the road to earn its first home quarterfinal contest since 1999...The Black Knights are playing as the higher seed in a quarterfinal game for the first time...Army concluded its regular season with a record of 10-18 overall and 6-8 in the Patriot League...Army finished with six wins in Patriot League play in consecutive seasons for the first time...Three Army players were honored by the Patriot League on Monday, including Marcus Nelson earning the Defensive Player of the Year award...Nelson is the first Black Knight to claim the award, and first to win any major award since Alex Morris was named Rookie of the Year in 1993...At just 5-foot-11, Nelson set an Army record with 30 blocked shots this season...Cleveland Richard picked up Second-Team All-League honors, while Julian Simmons was named to the Patriot League All-Rookie team...Simmons also received Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors on Monday, his third award of the season...He averaged 19.0 points in Army's two victories last week...The Black Knights have boasted strong defense all season, and place second in the Patriot League and 34th in the country with 61.1 points allowed per game...Army also leads the Patriot League and is 50th in the nation in turnover margin...The Black Knights are second in the Patriot League in both assists and steals for the season...Richard led Army and placed ninth in the League with 11.8 points per game...The Black Knights are trying to advance to the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament for three years in a row, a feat they have not yet accomplished. No. 7 Bucknell (7-22, 4-10 PL) at No. 2 Holy Cross (16-13, 11-3 PL) Bucknell/Holy Cross Tournament Notes The most-played matchup in Patriot League Tournament history enters its 12th rendition when No. 7 seed Bucknell visits No. 2 Holy Cross on Wednesday at 7 p.m....The Bison hold a 6-5 advantage in League Tournament matchups as the teams face off in the event for the seventh time in the last eight years...They met for the League title in each year from 2005-07, with Bucknell winning it all in 2005 and 2006 and Holy Cross triumphing in 2007...The 2005 and 2007 contests were at the Hart Center...Bucknell defeated Holy Cross, 66-60, in the last quarterfinal matchup in 2004 as the Bison have won three of the last four Tournament meetings...Bucknell is 3-1 against Holy Cross in the quarterfinal round...The Bison have won eight consecutive quarterfinal games, and have not fallen in the first round since 2000...The Crusaders have won their quarterfinal game in three of the last four years...Holy Cross is hosting a quarterfinal game for the fourth time in the last five years. Bucknell/Holy Cross Series The road team has dominated the series in the last two years with wins in all four contests...Holy Cross notched a 68-56 win in Lewisburg on Jan. 17, but Bucknell came back with a 72-66 triumph in Worcester on Feb. 14 to split the season series for the second year in a row...The teams split the season series for the fifth time in the last six years...Bucknell has a 27-22 advantage in the all-time series. Bucknell The Bison wrapped up their regular season with a 70-53 loss at home against Army on Saturday...Bucknell fell to 7-22 overall, and 4-10 in the Patriot League...The Bison had a pair of players honored on Monday, with Patrick Behan receiving Second-Team All-League status and Bryan Cohen named to the All-Rookie Team...Behan has scored at least 20 points in five consecutive games, and notched 23 points and 12 rebounds against Army...He is sixth in the Patriot League with 13.8 points per game, and second with 6.7 rebounds per contest...Darryl Shazier led the Patriot League in both assists (4.72) and assist/turnover ratio (2.14) in 2008-09...The Bison led the League and placed in the top 25 in Division I by limiting opponents to 31.0 percent shooting from beyond the arc...On the other side, Bucknell was second in the Patriot League by knocking down 34.7 percent of its treys...Bucknell will try to extend its eight-game quarterfinal winning streak at Holy Cross on Wednesday...The Bison notched their only road victory of the season at Holy Cross on Feb. 14. Holy Cross The Crusaders come into the Tournament as the No. 2 seed after closing the year with a 64-49 victory at home over Lehigh on Saturday...That made Holy Cross 16-13 for the season and 11-3 in Patriot League play...It was the fourth time in the last five years that the Crusaders recorded double-digit wins in League action, and eighth time in their Patriot League history...Two Crusaders received individual honors on Monday, with R.J. Evans claiming the Rookie of the Year award in addition to a spot on the All-Rookie team...Evans is Holy Cross' fifth Rookie of the Year nominee, and first since his teammate, Pat Doherty, won the award in 2005...Evans leads all Patriot League freshmen with 12.7 points and 5.1 rebounds for the season...Also honored on Monday was sophomore Andrew Keister, who was named a First-Team All-Patriot League player...Keister recorded 12.5 points and 8.8 rebounds while making 67.3 percent (72-of-107) of his field goal attempts in League action...He was third in the League with 6.5 rebounds per game for the year...The Crusaders had the top percentage shooters in overall field goals (Keister), free throws (Devin Brown) and three-pointers (Andrew Beinert)...Brown ranks 15th in the nation by knocking down 88 percent of his free throw attempts...The Crusaders lead the Patriot League and rank in among the national leaders in rebounding margin (6.6) and steals (8.6) per game...Holy Cross pulled in a League-best 13.6 offensive rebounds per game, and also led with 14 assists per contest...The Crusaders' last home victory over Bucknell came in the 2007 Patriot League Championship game...They only lost to the Bison at home in Patriot League play this season. No. 6 Colgate (9-19, 5-9 PL) at No. 3 Navy (19-10, 8-6 PL) Colgate/Navy Tournament Notes The No. 6 seeded Raiders and No. 3 seeded Mids face off in Annapolis at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in their first Tournament meeting since 2000...The teams are facing off in the quarterfinal round for the first time since 1993, when the Raiders scored a four-point victory at home...They squared off for the League Championship in the next two seasons, with Navy winning at home in 1994 and Colgate gaining revenge with a victory at Cotterell Court in 1995...The home squad is 3-0 in Tournament games...Navy evened the all-time Tournament meetings at 2-2 with a 82-56 win in the semifinals at Lafayette in 2000...The Raiders notched their first quarterfinal win since 2004 last year on their way to the League Championship game, while the Mids have not won a quarterfinal contest since 2001...Navy is hosting in the quarterfinal round for a second straight year, marking its first time hosting back-to-back first round games since 1997 and 1998. Colgate/Navy Series Like the Tournament matchups, the all-time series between the Raiders and Mids is tied, 22-22...Navy evened the matchups by sweeping Colgate this year, with a 75-64 win in Hamilton on Jan. 31 and a nearly identical 77-64 victory at home in the regular-season finale for both teams on Saturday...Colgate had a seven-game series win streak coming into the season...Navy's victory on Saturday was its first at home over Colgate since 2005. Colgate The Raiders will get another chance against Navy after falling to the Mids, 77-64, in Annapolis on Saturday...It was Colgate's fifth consecutive loss to close the regular season, including four in a row in Patrio League action...The Raiders enter the Tournament at 9-19 overall and finished with a 5-9 Patriot League record...Freshman Yaw Gyawu was named to the Patriot League All-Rookie team on Monday...Gyawu was in the top 20 in the Patriot League with 9.8 points per game...Mike Venezia (10.6) and Ben Jonson (10.2) were just ahead of Gyawu with double-digit scoring averages for Colgate...Alex Woodhouse led the Patriot League and is in the top 20 in the country with 2.6 blocks per game, and Colgate led the League with 3.29 blocks per contest...Woodhouse has been out with an injury during Colgate's entire losing streak...The Raiders are trying to win quarterfinal games in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1999-00. Navy The Mids ended a solid regular season with a 77-64 win at home over Colgate on Saturday, sweeping the Raiders for the season and knocking them off in Annapolis for the first time since 2005...Navy concluded its regular season at 19-10 overall and 12-2 in the Patriot League...The 19 wins are the ninth-most in school history, and the 12 home wins are the fourth-highest mark in Alumni Hall annals...Senior Kaleo Kina and junior Chris Harris were both honored by the Patriot League on Monday, with Kina receiving First-Team All-League honors and Harris as a Second-Team All-League pick...Kina is one of only two players in Patriot League history with career totals of 1,500 points, 400 rebounds, 300 assists and 150 steals...Lafayette's Brian Ehlers (1996-00) is the only other player to pull off the feat...Kina became the 18th player in Patriot League history to surpass 1,500 points in Saturday's win over Colgate...Kina is one of six players in the country to score 500 points with 150 rebounds and 100 assists this season, and one of five to average 16 points, five rebounds and 4.5 assists in League games only...He led the Patriot League with 17.9 points per game for the year, and placed in the top six in rebounding, assists and steals...Harris is just five points shy of 1,000 for his career entering Saturday's contest...If he gets it, he will become the first player in Navy history with 1,000 points and 200 assists in a career by his junior season...He is also just one three-pointer away from 200 for his career...Navy led the Patriot League with 71.4 points per game for the year...The Mids were the only League team to top 70 points per game, and averaged nearly six points more than second-place Lafayette...Navy was second in the League in three-point defense, and also in three-pointers made with 7.31 per game...The Mids are trying to break their seven-game quarterfinal losing streak.
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