BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Saturday and Sunday will bring a combined eight Patriot League men’s basketball games with all four of Saturday’s matchups featured on
ESPN+. Four more games will be played on Sunday with three on ESPN+ and one contest on CBS Sports Network.
Lehigh hosts Navy to tip-off Saturday’s action at 2 p.m. Holy Cross hosts Army West Point (3 p.m.) in an important Northern Division matchup. Lafayette travels to Bucknell (4 p.m.) in Central Division play before Boston University hosts Colgate (6 p.m.) for a rematch of the 2020 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship Game.
On Sunday, the Black Knights host the Crusaders with the Mids welcoming the Mountain Hawks at 3 p.m. The Bison travel to Easton, Pa. to take on the Leopards at 6 p.m. The Raiders will host the Terriers in a nationally televised matchup on CBS Sports Network. Jason Knapp and Mo Cassara will handle the call, with live coverage beginning at 6 p.m.
2020-21 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Standings (as of 1.8.21)
| School |
Division |
Patriot League |
Overall |
| NORTH |
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| Army West Point |
1-1 |
1-1 |
5-2 |
| Boston University |
1-1 |
1-1 |
1-1 |
| Colgate |
1-1 |
1-1 |
1-1 |
| Holy Cross |
1-1 |
1-1 |
1-1 |
| CENTRAL |
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| Lafayette |
1-1 |
1-1 |
1-1 |
| Lehigh |
1-1 |
1-1 |
1-1 |
| Bucknell |
0-0 |
0-2 |
0-2 |
| SOUTH |
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| Navy |
0-0 |
2-0 |
5-1 |
| American |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Loyola Maryland |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
Full Standings and Tiebreakers
How To Watch Patriot League Men’s Basketball This Weekend
Upcoming Schedule (all times EST)
| Saturday, January 9 |
Time |
TV |
| Navy at Lehigh |
2 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Army West Point at Holy Cross |
3 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Lafayette at Bucknell |
4 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Colgate at Boston University |
6 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
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| Sunday, January 10 |
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| Holy Cross at Army West Point |
3 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Lehigh at Navy |
3 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Bucknell at Lafayette |
6 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Colgate at Boston University |
6 p.m. |
CBSSN |
Patriot League Men’s Basketball Composite Schedule
Patriot League Men’s Basketball in 2021 Explained
The Patriot League’s 10 men’s basketball programs are divided into three divisions for the 2021 season. The North Division includes Army West Point, Boston University, Colgate and Holy Cross. The Central Division includes Bucknell, Lafayette and Lehigh. The South Division includes American, Loyola Maryland and Navy.
The 2021 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship will feature a reduced eight-team field. Two teams from each division will receive an automatic berth to the League championship based on their divisional record. Two final teams will qualify for the tournament based on their overall League record. Non-League games will not be considered for tournament qualifications purposes.
Patriot League Men’s Basketball Schedule Adjustments
The Patriot League men’s basketball games between American and Lehigh scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 9 and Sunday, Jan. 10 have been postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test within the American men’s basketball program’s Tier 1. The Mountain Hawks will instead meet Navy on Saturday and Sunday. Lehigh will host Navy at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pa. at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 9. The Mids will return home to host the Mountain Hawks at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 10. Live coverage of both games will be available on
ESPN+.
The contests between the Eagles and Mountain Hawks will be rescheduled following discussions with the two schools and the League office.
Three Patriot League Teams Recognized in the College Insider Mid-Major Poll
Navy, Colgate and Army West Point are all receiving votes in the College Insider Mid-Major Poll that was released on Monday, Jan. 4. The Midshipmen are receiving 12 votes after sweeping Bucknell during the first weekend of League play. Navy is 5-1 with non-League victories over Georgetown and George Washington. Colgate is receiving four votes and Army West Point is receiving three after splitting last weekend’s two-game series. The Black Knights are 5-2 after recording non-League wins against Buffalo and La Salle. The Raiders were led in their opening weekend by Patriot League Men’s Basketball Preseason Player of the Year Jordan Burns, who averaged 19.5 points and 6.0 assists against the Black Knights.
Jaworski sits atop the Nation’s Scoring Leaders
Lafayette senior guard and preseason all-League selection Justin Jaworski sits atop the nation’s scoring leaders, averaging 32.5 points per game. Jaworski scored a season-high 37 points in the Leopards’ season-opening overtime loss to Lehigh. He came back the following day with a 28-point performance in a victory over the Mountain Hawks. Jaworski, who shot 8-for-16 from beyond the arc in the opening weekend, is currently fourth in Patriot League history with a .429 3-point field goal percentage (216-for-504).
Cam and the Comeback
Navy senior guard Cam Davis scored 15 of his game-high 26 points during a 35-9 run to help the Midshipmen erase a 17-point deficit in a 78-69 victory over Bucknell last Saturday. The 17-point comeback was the third-largest in program history and the largest by the Mids in a Patriot League regular-season game. Davis, a preseason all-League selection, has averaged 20.5 points in six games this season, including a season-high 28 points in Navy’s 78-71 win at Georgetown on Dec. 1.
Marques Wilson Makes SportsCenter
Lehigh senior guard Marques Wilson’s last-second, overtime game-winner against Lafayette earned him a spot in
SportsCenter’s “Best Things I Saw Today” on Saturday, Jan. 2. Wilson capped a team-high, 28-point performance by driving across half court and hitting a deep 3-pointer with time expiring to overcome a two-point Lafayette lead in the Mountain Hawks 90-89 overtime win.
Patriot League Men’s Basketball GEICO Players of the Week
Player: Justin Jaworski, Lafayette, Sr., G
Rookie: Andre Screen, Bucknell, Fr., C
Honorable Mention: Jordan Burns, Colgate, Sr., G; Austin Butler, Holy Cross, Sr., G; Cam Davis, Navy, Sr., G; Marques Wilson, Lehigh Sr., G
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