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PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL WEDNESDAY MATCHUPS (HOW TO WATCH)
Patriot League play continues Wednesday, with four League games available on ESPN+.
•Holy Cross hosts Colgate at 6 p.m., with the Crusaders looking to avoid a season sweep. The Raiders earned a 79-74 win on Jan. 28 at Cotterell Court with all five Colgate starters scoring in double figures.
•Boston University travels to Army West Point for a 6 p.m. meeting. The Terriers defeated the Black Knights 100-91 behind a combined 54 points from Jr. G Michael McNair and Fr. G Chance Gladden. BU shot 65.2% as a team from long range.
•Lehigh welcomes American for a 7 p.m. tip-off in the first meeting of the season between two teams tied for third place in the League standings. The Eagles have won three of the last four meetings against the Mountain Hawks.
•Lafayette hosts Loyola Maryland at 7 p.m., with the teams tied at 5-7 for fifth place in the League standings. The Leopards won the first meeting on Jan. 3, 79-64, behind 20-point performances from So. G Caleb Williams and Fr. F Shareef Jackson. 
For more information on Patriot League men’s basketball dates, times and coverage links, visit the men’s basketball composite schedule on the League’s official website - www.PatriotLeague.org.
 
PATRIOT LEAGUE STATISTICAL LEADERS
•SCORING: 1. Lehigh Jr. G Nasir Whitlock (19.9 ppg); 2. Navy Sr. G Austin Benigni (17.7 ppg); 3. Colgate Jr. G Jalen Cox (16.8 ppg).
•REBOUNDING: 1. Navy Sr. C Aidan Kehoe (10.6 rpg); 2. BU So. F Ben Defty (7.2 rpg); 3. Lehigh So. F Hank Alvey (7.0 rpg).
•ASSISTS: 1. Colgate Jr. G Jalen Cox (5.4 apg); 2. Army Jr. G Ryan Curry (4.7 apg); 3. BU Fr. G Chance Gladden (4.5 apg).
•STEALS: 1. Navy Sr. F Donovan Draper (2.0 spg); 1. Loyola Jr. G Jacob Theodosiou (2.0 spg); 3. Colgate Jr. G Jalen Cox (1.8 spg).
•BLOCKS: 1. Loyola Jr. F Jonas Sirtautas (1.8 bpg); 2. Lehigh So. F Hank Alvey (1.8 bpg); 3. BU So. F Ben Defty (1.8 bpg).
 
2025-26 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Standings (as of February 10, 2026)

School	PL	PL Pct.	Overall	Overall Pct.
Navy*	12-1	.923	20-6	.769
Colgate	9-3	.750	15-10	.600
American	6-6	.500	13-12	.520
Lehigh	6-6	.500	10-15	.400
Boston University	5-7	.417	10-15	.400
Lafayette	5-7	.417	8-17	.320
Loyola Maryland	5-7	.417	9-16	.360
Bucknell	5-8	.385	8-18	.308
Holy Cross	4-8	.333	9-16	.360
Army West Point	4-8	.333	10-15	.400

*Clinched a first-round bye and quarterfinal home game
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NAVY CLINCHES TOP-FOUR SEED FOR THE PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Navy defeated Bucknell, 76-60, on Feb. 9 to earn its 20th win of the season and a top-four seed in the 2026 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship. The Mids have won 16 of their last 17 games, including eight straight, to reach the 20-win mark for the sixth time since joining the Patriot League in 1991-92 and the first time since 2021-22.
 
SIX ROOKIES AMONG PATRIOT LEAGUE SCORING LEADERS
Six freshmen are among the Patriot League’s top 25 scorers. Bucknell’s Amon Dörries (15.1 ppg) scored a career-high 36 points vs. Boston U on Jan. 31, the most by a League rookie since at least 2010 and is 29th among NCAA DI freshmen.
•Colgate’s Andrew Alekseyenko, a five-time League Rookie of the Week, is averaging 14.7 ppg.
•BU’s Chance Gladden (13.8 ppg) scored 34 points against Bucknell on Jan. 31, tied with Colgate’s Will Rayman for the second-highest single-game total by a Patriot League rookie since at least 2010.
•American Fr. G Madden Collins (13.0) is 17th Loyola Fr. F Emmett Adair is 18th (12.9), in the League in scoring and Bucknell Fr. G Pat Curtin (11.7 ppg) is 22nd.
PL Rk. Name, School, PPG
8. Amon Dörries, Bucknell, 15.1
10. Andrew Alekseyenko, Colgate, 14.7
16. Chance Gladden, Boston U., 13.8
17. Madden Collins, American, 13.0
18. Emmett Adair, Loyola, 12.9
22. Pat Curtin, Bucknell, 11.7
 
WHITLOCK WITH 5 OF PATRIOT LEAGUE’S 10 30-POINT GAMES
Lehigh Jr. G Nasir Whitlock has recorded five of the Patriot League’s 10 30-point performances this season to lead the League and rank 34th in NCAA DI in scoring with 19.9 ppg. Whitlock scored 32 points, including the overtime game-winner with 0.9 seconds remaining in regulation in a 77-76 win over Colgate on Jan. 31. Whitlock was one of four Patriot League players to score 30 or more points on Jan. 31, joining Bucknell’s Dörries (36), BU’s Gladden (34) and Colgate Jr. G Jalen Cox (34). It marked the most League men’s basketball players to score 30 or more points on a single day since Feb. 16, 2011, when Bucknell’s Bryson Johnson, Holy Cross’ Devin Brown and Lehigh’s C.J. McCollum each scored 30 or more points.
 
KEHOE AMONG NCAA DI FG PCT. AND DOUBLE-DOUBLE LEADERS
Navy Sr. C Aidan Kehoe leads NCAA DI in field-goal percentage, connecting at a 74.2% (175-of-236) clip from the field through 25 games. Kehoe is shooting 78.5% (102-of-130) in 12 League games. The senior center is also seventh in NCAA DI in rebounding (10.6 rpg) and ninth with 13 double-doubles.
 
MCNAIR RANKS AMONG DI’S BEST FROM 3-POINT RANGE
Boston U Jr. G Michael McNair is fourth in NCAA DI in 3-point field-goal percentage, connecting on 45.8% (81-of-177) of his attempts through 25 games. McNair has hit a League season-high seven 3-pointers in games against Penn State (Nov. 25) and Army West Point (Jan. 10), helping the Terriers lead the Patriot League and rank 15th in NCAA DI in team 3-point percentage (38.5%). He earned Lou Henson Award National Player of the Week by CollegeInsider.com on Jan. 12.
 
JALEN COX POSTS TRIPLE-DOUBLE
Jr. G Jalen Cox recorded a triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a win vs. Bucknell on Jan. 17. Cox’s triple-double was the first by a League men’s basketball player since Loyola’s Golden Dike accomplished the feat on Jan. 6, 2024. It was the first by a Raider since Tucker Richardson recorded a triple-double in the 2023 Patriot League Championship Game vs. Lafayette. Cox ranks third in the League in scoring (16.8 ppg), leads the PL in assists (5.4 apg) and is third in steals (1.8 apg). He is also averaging 5.1 rebounds per game.
 
BENIGNI REACHES EXCLUSIVE CLUB
Navy Sr. G Austin Benigni eclipsed 1,700 points in a victory over Army on Jan. 14 to become the third Patriot League men’s basketball student-athlete to reach 1,700 points and 400 assists. He surpassed 400 career assists on Jan. 3 in a win vs. Holy Cross. Benigni ranks 16th in League history in career points (1,771) and 21st in assists (445). Benigni was named to the 2025-26 Lou Henson Award Early Season Watch List, an honor presented to the mid-major player of the year.
Patriot League 1,700-Point, 400-Assist Club
Austin Benigni, Navy (2022-pres.) 1,771 pts, 445 asts
Tucker Richardson, Colgate (2018-23) 1,740 pts, 626 asts
Sa’eed Nelson, American (2016-20) 2,116 pts, 521 asts
 
LEHIGH LEADS NCAA DI IN OT GAMES; BU SECOND, ARMY THIRD
Jason Knapp of CBS Sports Network said it best when he remarked, “You can’t spell Patriot League without OT.” Lehigh has needed overtime to decide the outcome of seven games this season, the most in NCAA Division I. Boston University is second in the nation with six OT games, while Army West Point is tied for third with five.
*The Mountain Hawks have needed an extra session five times in League play. They downed Boston University, 93-91, in OT on Jan. 14, and Colgate, 77-76 in OT on Jan. 31. They lost to the Black Knights (85-78) on Dec. 31, Navy (82-79) in double-overtime on Jan. 17 and Loyola (89-84) on Feb. 4. 
*The Terriers have also played four OT games in League play, including a 77-73 win against Lafayette on Jan. 21 and an 80-79 loss at Colgate on Jan. 24. They fell, 103-97, in double overtime against Bucknell on Jan. 31. 
*Three of Army’s five OT games have come in League play, including an 87-84 win over Bucknell on Jan. 21. They also lost to Loyola Maryland, 84-76, in OT on Jan. 7.
*Last season, Bucknell set the NCAA DI single-season record with nine overtime games played.
 
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 who are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.