BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Colgate senior guard Tucker Richardson received Patriot League GEICO Men’s Basketball Player of the Week when the League office announced weekly accolades on Monday. Lehigh freshman guard Tyler Whitney-Sidney captured his second rookie of the week accolade.
Richardson collected GEICO Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the first time this season after averaging 20.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists to help Colgate go 3-0 last week while claiming the Patriot League regular-season title and extending its winning streak to 12 games.
Whitney-Sidney claimed his second GEICO Men’s Basketball Rookie of the Week after averaging 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists to help Lehigh earn wins against American and Lafayette to clinch the No. 4 seed in the PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship.
American senior guard Stacy Beckton Jr., Army West Point Jalen Rucker, Boston University graduate student guard Javante McCoy, Bucknell junior guard Xander Rice, Holy Cross senior forward Gerrale Gates, Lehigh senior center Nic Lynch and Navy senior guard John Carter Jr. received honorable mentions for their performances last week.
The Patriot League men’s basketball players of the week are selected in a vote by League media members and each school’s sports information director, who are not eligible to vote for their student-athletes.
2021-22 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Final Standings (as of 2.28.22)
| School |
Patriot League |
Pct. |
Overall |
Pct. |
| Colgate |
16-2 |
.889 |
20-11 |
.645 |
| Navy |
12-6 |
.667 |
19-10 |
.655 |
| Boston University |
11-7 |
.611 |
20-11 |
.645 |
| Lehigh |
10-8 |
.556 |
12-18 |
.400 |
| Army West Point |
9-9 |
.500 |
15-15 |
.500 |
| Loyola Maryland |
8-10 |
.444 |
14-15 |
.483 |
| Holy Cross |
7-11 |
.389 |
9-21 |
.300 |
| Lafayette |
7-11 |
.389 |
10-19 |
.345 |
| Bucknell |
5-13 |
.278 |
8-22 |
.267 |
| American |
5-13 |
.278 |
9-21 |
.300 |
Patriot League Composite Men’s Basketball Schedule
PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL GEICO PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tucker Richardson, Colgate, Sr., G, Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central
*Richardson averaged 20.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists to help Colgate go 3-0 last week with wins over American, Holy Cross and Navy, while shooting 59.5 percent (22-of-37) from the floor and 40 percent (8-of-20) from long distance.
*The senior guard scored a career-high 24 points on 9-of-10 shooting in the Raiders’ 78-71 victory over Holy Cross.
*He finished with a game-high 23 points and added nine rebounds and five assists in a 74-69 win against Navy to extend Colgate’s winning streak to 12 games.
PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL GEICO ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Tyler Whitney-Sidney, Lehigh, Fr., G, Somerville, Mass./Brooks School
*Whitney-Sidney averaged 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists to help Lehigh go 2-0 with wins against American and Lafayette last week.
*The freshman guard scored 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting in the Mountain Hawks’ 78-61 win over American last Wednesday.
*He finished with nine points, six rebounds and five assists in Lehigh’s 78-58 win at Lafayette in the regular-season finale.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Stacy Beckton Jr., American, Sr., G, Daytona Beach, Fla./Atlantic
*Beckton Jr. averaged 18.3 points and 6.3 rebounds during the Eagles’ three-game week. He scored a game-high 22 points in a 65-55 win against Loyola Maryland in the regular-season finale.
Jalen Rucker, Army West Point, So., G, Baltimore, Md./Gilman (USMAPS)
*Rucker averaged 22.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists to help Army West Point go 2-0 last week with wins against Bucknell and Holy Cross. He scored a game-high 24 points in a 66-58 win against the Crusaders on Saturday.
Javante McCoy, Boston University, Gr., G, Milwaukee, Wis./Phillips Exeter Academy (N.H.)
*McCoy averaged 23.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists, while shooting 57.1 percent (20-of-35) from the floor during the Terriers’ 1-1 week. He went 10-of-15 from the floor to finish with 24 points in a 76-60 win against Lafayette last Wednesday.
Xander Rice, Bucknell, Jr., G, West Long Branch, N.J./The Patrick School
*Rice averaged 22.0 points and shot 50 percent (6-of-12) from 3-point range to help Bucknell go 1-1 last week with a victory against Boston University. He scored a career-high in a loss vs. Army before finishing with 19 points in an 89-78 win over the Terriers on Saturday.
Gerrale Gates, Holy Cross, Sr., F, Charlotte, N.C./David W. Butler
*Gates averaged 19.3 points and 10.0 rebounds in three games last week, posting double-doubles in the Crusaders’ final two games of the season against Colgate and Army West Point.
Nic Lynch, Lehigh, Sr., C, Seattle, Wash./Seattle Prep
*Lynch averaged 22.0 points and 8.0 rebounds to help Lehigh to a 2-0 week with wins over American and Lafayette. He scored a career-high 30 points in a 78-61 win against American before posting a double-double with 14 points and 11 boards at Lafayette.
John Carter Jr., Navy, Sr., G, Spring Hill, Tenn./Summit
*Carter Jr. averaged 18.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists to help Navy go 1-1 with a win against Loyola Maryland. He finished with a team-high 19 points to lead the Mids to a 52-50 victory over the Greyhounds to help seal the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League Championship.
GEICO Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
11.15 – Stacy Beckton Jr., American, Sr., G
11.22 – Jack Ferguson, Colgate, Sr., G
11.29 – Alex Timmerman, Bucknell, Jr., C
12.6 – Javante McCoy, Boston University, Gr., G
12.13 – Nelly Cummings, Colgate, Sr., G
12.20 – Andrew Funk, Bucknell, Sr., G
12.27 – Josh Caldwell, Army West Point, Sr., G
1.3 – Sukhmail Mathon, Boston University, Gr., F
1.10 – Jalen Rucker, Army West Point, So., G
1.17 – Cam Spencer, Loyola Maryland, Jr., G
1.24 – Sukhmail Mathon, Boston University, Gr., F
1.31 – Andrew Funk, Bucknell, Sr., G
2.7 – Neal Quinn, Lafayette, Jr., F
2.14 – Javante McCoy, Boston University, Gr., G
2.21 – Andrew Funk, Bucknell, Sr., G
2.28 – Tucker Richardson, Colgate, Sr., G
GEICO Men’s Basketball Rookie of the Week
11.15 – Kyrell Luc, Holy Cross, Fr., G
11.22 – Kyrell Luc, Holy Cross, Fr., G
11.29 – David Brown III, Loyola Maryland, Fr., G
12.6 – C.J. Fulton, Lafayette, Fr., G
12.13 – Milos Ilic, Loyola Maryland, Fr., F
12.20 – Kyrell Luc, Holy Cross, Fr., G
12.27 – C.J. Fulton, Lafayette, Fr., G
1.3 – Elijah Stephens, American, Fr., G
1.10 – Keith Higgins Jr., Lehigh, Fr., G
1.17 – Keith Higgins Jr., Lehigh, Fr., G
1.24 – Keith Higgins Jr., Lehigh, Fr., G
1.31 – Tyler Whitney-Sidney, Lehigh, Fr., G
2.7 – Kyrell Luc, Holy Cross, Fr., G
2.14 – Kyrell Luc, Holy Cross, Fr., G
2.21 – Kyrell Luc, Holy Cross, Fr., G
2.28 – Tyler Whitney-Sidney, Lehigh, Fr., G
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