BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The 34th season of Patriot League men’s basketball tips off on Monday, Nov. 6, with all 10 League teams in action. The 10 Patriot League men’s basketball programs will play 24 games through Sunday, Nov. 12.
 
Three-time defending champion and preseason favorite Colgate will host Brown with coverage on ESPN+ beginning at 7 p.m. Three more League teams will open their home schedules on Monday night, with Bucknell hosting Delaware (7 p.m.), Lehigh welcoming Cornell (7:30 p.m.), and Army West Point taking on Marist (8 p.m.). All three games will be on ESPN+.
 
Holy Cross travels to Siena, and Lafayette takes on in-state rival Saint Joseph’s, with both games beginning at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. American takes on BIG EAST foe Villanova at 7:30 p.m., with Boston University playing crosstown rival Northeastern at 7 p.m. on NESN+. Loyola Maryland travels to Florida for an 8 p.m. game on SEC on ESPN+. Navy takes on Campbell with an 8 p.m. tip-off on FloHoops.
 
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2023 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Opening Week Schedule

 
RECORDS LEADS FIVE PRESEASON ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE SELECTIONS
Colgate fifth-year forward Keegan Records was named the Patriot League Men’s Basketball Preseason Player and Defensive Player of the Year, as voted on by the League’s 10 men’s basketball coaches in October. Records is a two-time All-League selection, having earned first-team and defensive team honors last season after averaging 13.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game with a League single-season record .675 field-goal percentage.
 
Records is joined on the five-member preseason All-League squad by classmate Ryan Moffatt (10.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg, .408 3FG%), a third-team All-League selection last season. American senior forward Matt Rogers (14.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg) made the preseason squad after being a second-team selection in 2023. Lehigh junior guards Keith Higgins Jr. (14.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg) and Tyler Whitney-Sidney (13.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg). Higgins was a first-team honoree last season, while Whitney-Sidney earned third-team honors in 2023.
 
RAIDERS TOP PRESEASON POLL
Three-time defending champion Colgate claimed the top spot in the 2023 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll. The Raiders collected 162 points and 18 first-place votes. Lehigh finished second in the poll with 127 points and the remaining two first-place votes. American (116), Holy Cross (100) and Boston University (90) round out the top five.
 
NEW FACES AROUND THE PATRIOT LEAGUE
When the season begins on Monday night, five new men’s basketball head coaches will be on the sideline for Patriot League squads. Duane Simpkins will be making his collegiate head-coaching debut with the Eagles after serving as an assistant coach at George Mason. Army West Point welcomes Kevin Kuwik, who received his first head-coaching opportunity after serving as an assistant at Butler last season. John Griffin III returns to Bucknell after spending four seasons as the associate head coach at Saint Joseph’s. Griffin served as an assistant with the Bison from 2015-19 after a successful collegiate playing career in Lewisburg, Pa. Dave Paulsen begins his second go-around in the Patriot League, taking the reins of the Holy Cross program. Paulsen guided Bucknell to two NCAA Tournaments and a pair of NITs between 2008-15. Lafayette lifted the interim tag off Mike McGarvey’s title after he guided the Leopards to the Patriot League title game last season.

COLGATE RANKED NO. 25 IN COLLEGE INSIDERS’S MID-MAJOR TOP-25
Head coach Matt Langel and the Raiders will open the season ranked No. 23 in College Insider’s Mid-Major Top 25 Poll when it was released in October. The Raiders lost Patriot League Player of the Year Tucker Richardson, and Oliver Lynch-Daniels, who finished his career as the most efficient 3-point shooter in Patriot League history, but return three starters, including preseason All-League selections Keegan Records and Ryan Moffatt. Sophomore point guard Braeden Smith is also back after earning Patriot League All-Rookie honors last season after leading all NCAA DI freshmen with 155 assists. Sr. G Chandler Baker also returns after playing in all 35 games as a key reserve for the three-time defending League champion Raiders.
 
SIXTEEN PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMES ON CBS SPORTS NETWORK IN 2023-24
Sixteen Patriot League men’s basketball games will be televised on CBS Sports Network during the 2023-24 season, beginning with Navy’s matchups in the Veteran’s Classic this weekend. The Patriot League men’s basketball semifinals and the championship game will be televised on CBS Sports Network for the 13th consecutive season.
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2023-24 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Team Capsules
(Teams are listed by order or finish from the 2023-24 Patriot League Preseason Poll)
 
1. Colgate Raiders
Head Coach: Matt Langel
Years at Colgate/Overall: 13th/13th
Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2
All-League Returners: Keegan Records, 5th, F (1st, All-Defensive); Ryan Moffatt, 5th, F (3rd); Braeden Smith, So., G (All-Rookie)
Colgate Season Preview | 2023-24 Schedule | 2022-23 Stats  
 
2. Lehigh Mountain Hawks
Head Coach: Dr. Brett Reed
Years at Lehigh/Overall: 17th/17th
Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1
All-League Returners: Keith Higgins Jr., Jr., G (1st); Tyler Whitney-Sidney, Jr., G (3rd)
Lehigh Season Preview | 2023-24 Schedule | 2022-23 Stats  
 
3. American Eagles
Head Coach: Duane Simpkins
Years at American/Overall: 1st/1st
Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1
All-League Returners: Matt Rogers, Sr., F (2nd)
American Season Preview | 2023-24 Schedule | 2022-23 Stats  
 
4. Holy Cross Crusaders
Head Coach: Dave Paulsen
Years at Holy Cross/Overall: 1st/28th
Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1
All-League Returners: Will Batchelder, So., G (All-Rookie)
Holy Cross Season Preview | 2023-24 Schedule | 2022-23 Stats  
 
5. Boston University Terriers
Head Coach: Joe Jones
Years at Boston University/Overall: 13th/20th
Starters Returning/Lost: 0/5
All-League Returners: N/A
Boston University Season Preview | 2023-24 Schedule | 2022-23 Stats  
 
6. Loyola Maryland Greyhounds
Head Coach: Tavaras Hardy
Years at Loyola Maryland/Overall: 6th/6th
Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2
All-League Returners: Deon Perry, So., G (All-Rookie)
Loyola Maryland Season Preview | 2023-24 Schedule | 2022-23 Stats  
 
7T. Lafayette Leopards
Head Coach: Mike McGarvey
Years at Lafayette/Overall: 1st/5th
Starters Returning/Lost: 4/3
All-League Returners: None
Lafayette Season Preview | 2023-24 Schedule | 2022-23 Stats  
 
7T. Navy Midshipmen
Head Coach: Ed DeChellis
Years at Navy/Overall: 13th/28th
Starters Returning/Lost: 1/4
All-League Returners: None
Navy Season Preview | 2023-24 Schedule | 2022-23 Stats  
 
9. Bucknell Bison
Head Coach: John Griffin III
Years at Bucknell/Overall: 1st/1st
Starters Returning/Lost: 3/3
All-League Returners: N/A
Bucknell Season Preview | 2023-24 Schedule | 2022-23 Stats  
 
10. Army West Point Black Knights
Head Coach: Kevin Kuwik
Years at Army/Overall: 1st/1st
Starters Returning/Lost: 1/4
All-League Returners: N/A
Army West Point Season Preview | 2023-24 Schedule | 2022-23 Stats  
 
ABOUT THE PATRIOT LEAGUE
The Patriot League is in its fourth decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes that are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.