1999 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199899
Teams8
SiteChristl Arena
West Point, New York
Finals siteAllan P. Kirby Field House
Easton, Pennsylvania
ChampionsLafayette (1st title)
Winning coachFran O'Hanlon (1st title)
MVPBrian Ehlers (Lafayette)
1998–99 Patriot League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Lafayette102 .833228  .733
Navy93 .750207  .741
Bucknell93 .7501613  .552
Colgate75 .5831414  .500
Army48 .333819  .296
Holy Cross39 .250720  .259
Lehigh012 .000622  .214
1999 Patriot League tournament winner

The 1999 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was played at Christl Arena in West Point, New York and Cotterell Court in Hamilton, New York after the conclusion of the 1998–99 regular season. Lafayette defeated #3 seed Bucknell, 67–63 in the championship game, to win its first Patriot League Tournament title. The Leopards earned an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament as #15 seed in the East region.

Format

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

Bracket

Quarterfinals
February 27
Semifinals
February 28
Championship game
March 5
         
1 Lafayette 73
4 Colgate 71
4 Colgate 77
5 Army 56
1 Lafayette 67
3 Bucknell 63
3 Bucknell 76
6 Holy Cross 52
3 Bucknell 58
7 Lehigh 50
2 Navy 45
7 Lehigh 53

Sources:[1][2]

References

  1. "1998-99 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.
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