PatriotMBB Notebook (.PDF)

NAVY CLOSING IN ON OUTRIGHT REGULAR-SEASON CROWN AND NO. 1 SEED
Navy defeated Colgate, 84-80 (OT), on Feb. 14 to earn its 21st win of the season and a top-two seed. The Mids can clinch the regular-season title and the No. 1 seed in the 2026 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship with a win vs. Lehigh on Feb. 18. Navy has won 17 of its last 18 games, including nine straight and can earn its first outright League crown since 1997.
 
LEHIGH’S BRETT REED ONE AWAY FROM 300 CAREER WINS
Lehigh head coach Brett Reed earned his 299th career win in the Mountain Hawks’ victory over Lafayette on Feb. 14 and is one victory away from joining Lafayette legend Fran O’Hanlon as the only men’s basketball coaches to accumulate 300 career wins in the Patriot League.
 
PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL WEDNESDAY MATCHUPS
Eight Patriot League teams are in action on Wednesday, with four games on ESPN+. 
•Navy hosts Lehigh at 7 p.m. with a chance to clinch the No. 1 seed in the 2026 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship and its first outright regular-season League title since 1997. Lehigh is looking to split the season series and record the 300th career win for head coach Brett Reed.
•Lafayette travels to Holy Cross for a 6 p.m. tip-off, searching for a series sweep. The Leopards downed the Crusaders, 74-55, on Jan. 17, behind a 15-point, 10-rebound double-double from Fr. F Shareef Jackson.
•Bucknell hosts American for a 7 p.m. matchup at Sojka Pavilion. The Bison stunned the Eagles, 60-59, in their meeting on Feb. 4, as Sr. G Achile Spadone hit a game-winning 3-pointer from just inside halfcourt as time expired.
•Loyola Maryland hosts Army West Point in a 7 p.m. game, aiming for a series sweep. The Greyhounds defeated the Black Knights, 84-76, on Jan. 7, as So. G Braeden Speed led the way with 19 points and nine rebounds.
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 (20.2 ppg); 2. Navy Sr. G Austin Benigni (17.5 ppg); 3. Colgate Jr. G Jalen Cox (17.2 ppg).
•REBOUNDING: 1. Navy Sr. C Aidan Kehoe (10.6 rpg); 2. Lehigh So. F Hank Alvey (7.1 rpg); 3. BU So. F Ben Defty (7.0 rpg).
•ASSISTS: 1. Colgate Jr. G Jalen Cox (5.5 apg); 2. BU Fr. G Chance Gladden (4.8 apg); 3. Army Jr. G Ryan Curry (4.7 apg).
•STEALS: 1. Navy Sr. F Donovan Draper (2.0 spg); 2. Colgate Jr. G Jalen Cox (1.9 spg); 3. Loyola Jr. G Jacob Theodosiou (1.8 spg).
•BLOCKS: 1. Lehigh So. F Hank Alvey (1.8 bpg); 2. BU So. F Ben Defty (1.7 bpg); 3. Colgate Fy. F Ayomi Odetoyinbo (1.4 bpg).
 
2025-26 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Standings (as of February 17, 2026)

School	PL	PL Pct.	Overall	Overall Pct.
Navy*	13-1	.929	21-6	.778
Colgate	10-5	.667	16-12	.571
Lehigh	8-6	.571	12-15	.444
Boston University	8-7	.533	13-15	.464
American	7-7	.500	14-13	.519
Loyola Maryland	7-7	.500	11-16	.407
Bucknell	5-9	.357	8-19	.296
Lafayette	5-9	.357	8-19	.296
Army West Point	4-10	.286	10-17	.370
Holy Cross	4-10	.286	9-18	.333

*Clinched a first-round bye and a quarterfinal home game
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MCNAIR FOURTH AMONG DI LONG DISTANCE SHOOTERS
Boston U Jr. G Michael McNair is fourth in NCAA DI in 3-point field-goal percentage, connecting on 46% (92-of-200) of his attempts through 28 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 seventh in NCAA DI in team 3-point percentage (39.9%). He earned Lou Henson Award National Player of the Week by CollegeInsider.com on Jan. 12.
 
WHITLOCK WITH SIX OF LEAGUE’S DOZEN 30-POINT GAMES
Lehigh Jr. G Nasir Whitlock has recorded six of the Patriot League’s 12 30-point performances this season to lead the League and rank 29th in NCAA DI in scoring with 20.2 ppg. Whitlock scored 33 points, in a 90-82 win at American on Feb. 11, eclipsing 1,000 career points.
30-Point Saturday - On Jan. 31, Whitlock was one of four Patriot League players to score 30 or more points, joining Bucknell’s Amon Dörries (36), BU’s Chance 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 74.1% (180-of-243) clip from the field through 27 games. Kehoe is shooting 78.1% (107-of-137) in 14 League games. The senior center is also eighth in NCAA DI in rebounding (10.6 rpg) and eighth with 14 double-doubles.
 
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 14.8 ppg.
•Loyola Fr. F Emmett Adair is 13th (14.0) after averaging 22.8 ppg in his last five games.
•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 (13.2) is 18th and Bucknell Fr. G Pat Curtin (11.7 ppg) is 22nd.
PL Rk. Name, School, PPG
8. Amon Dörries, Bucknell, 15.1
9. Andrew Alekseyenko, Colgate, 14.8
13. Emmett Adair, Loyola, 14.0
15. Chance Gladden, Boston U., 13.8
18. Madden Collins, American, 13.5
22. Pat Curtin, Bucknell, 11.7
 
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.
 
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 15th in League history in career points (1,784) and 21st in assists (450). 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.) 1,784 pts, 450 asts
Tucker Richardson, Colgate (2018-23) 1,740 pts, 626 asts
Sa’eed Nelson, American (2016-20) 2,116 pts, 521 asts
 
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