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Patriot League Men’s Basketball Wednesday Matchups
Patriot League play continues on Wednesday, with four League games available on ESPN+.
•Navy puts its five-game winning streak on the line when it travels to Lafayette for a 7 p.m. game at Kirby Sports Center. The Mids downed the Leopards, 76-50, on Jan. 10 behind 23 points and 11 rebounds from Sr. C Aidan Kehoe.
•Lehigh and Loyola Maryland meet for the second time this season when they tip off at 7 p.m. at Reitz Arena. The Mountain Hawks won the first meeting at home, 88-81, on Jan. 19. Jr. G Nasir Whitlock led Lehigh with 26 points.
• American hosts Bucknell for a 7 p.m. game at Bender Arena. This marks the first meeting of the season for the Eagles and Bison, who tied atop the 2024-25 Patriot League men’s basketball standings to share the regular-season title. 
•Army West Point travels to Colgate for a 7 p.m. game at Cotterell Court. The Raiders defeated the Black Knights, 76-69, in their first meeting on Jan. 3. Sr. G Kyle Carlesimo, Jr. F Sam Wright and So. G Ben Tweedy each scored 18 points for Colgate in the win.
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 - https://patriotleague.org
 
PATRIOT LEAGUE STATISTICAL LEADERS
•SCORING: 1. Lehigh Jr. G Nasir Whitlock (20.1 ppg); 2. Navy Sr. G Austin Benigni (18.4 ppg); 3. Colgate Jr. G Jalen Cox (17.5 ppg).
•REBOUNDING: 1. Navy Sr. C Aidan Kehoe (10.4 rpg); 2. BU So. F Ben Defty (7.1 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 (4.9 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.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 3, 2026)

School	PL	PL Pct.	Overall	Overall Pct.
Navy	9-1	.900	17-6	.739
Colgate	7-3	.700	13-10	.565
American	6-4	.600	13-10	.565
Lehigh	6-4	.600	10-13	.435
Lafayette	4-6	.400	7-16	.304
Loyola Maryland	4-6	.400	8-15	.348
Army West Point	4-6	.400	10-13	.435
Bucknell	4-6	.400	7-16	.304
Boston University	4-7	.364	9-15	.375
Holy Cross	3-8	.273	8-16	.333

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SIX ROOKIES AMONG PATRIOT LEAGUE SCORING LEADERS
Six freshmen are among the Patriot League’s top 25 scorers. Colgate’s Andrew Alekseyenko, a five-time League Rookie of the Week, is 10th, averaging 14.4 ppg, 32nd among NCAA DI freshmen.
•Bucknell’s Amon Dörries (13.4 ppg) scored a career-high 36 points vs. Boston U on Jan. 31, the most by a League rookie since at least 2010. •BU’s Chance Gladden (12.8 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 (13.3) is 16th in the League in scoring. Loyola Fr. F Emmett Adair is 20th and Bucknell Fr. G Pat Curtin (11.9 ppg) is 21st.
PL Rk. Name, School, PPG
10. Andrew Alekseyenko, Colgate, 14.7
11. Amon Dörries, Bucknell, 14.5
14. Chance Gladden, Boston U., 13.8
16. Madden Collins, American, 13.3
20. Emmett Adair, Loyola, 12.3
21. Pat Curtin, Bucknell, 11.9
 
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 28th in NCAA DI in scoring with 20.1 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.
 
BU, LEHIGH TIED FOR NCAA DI LEAD IN OT GAMES; ARMY THIRD
Jason Knapp of CBS Sports Network said it best when he remarked, “You can’t spell Patriot League without OT.” Boston University and Lehigh have each needed overtime to decide the outcome of six games this season, tying for most in NCAA Division I after both going to at least one extra session on Saturday, Jan. 31.
*The Mountain Hawks have needed an extra session four 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 and Navy (82-79) in double overtime on Jan. 17.
*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.
 
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 73.8% (149-of-202) clip from the field through 23 games. Kehoe is shooting 79.2% (76-of-96) in 10 League games. The senior center is also 19th in NCAA DI with 10 double-doubles.
 
MCNAIR RANKS AMONG DI’S BEST FROM 3-POINT RANGE
Boston U Jr. G Michael McNair is fifth in NCAA DI in 3-point field-goal percentage, connecting on 45.5% (76-of-167) of his attempts through 23 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 18th in NCAA DI in team 3-point percentage (38.4%).
 
RYAN CURRY REACHES 1,000 POINTS AND 300 ASSISTS
Army West Point Jr. G Ryan Curry became the 172nd men’s basketball student-athlete to join the Patriot League 1,000-point club. Curry scored 14 points at Holy Cross on Jan. 14 to surpass the milestone. He topped 300 career assists in the same game, becoming the 67th League men’s basketball player to accomplish the feat. Curry is averaging 15.0 points and 4.9 assists in 21 games this season.
 
JALEN COX POST FIRST PATRIOT LEAGUE TRIPLE-DOUBLE SINCE 2024
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 (17.5 ppg), leads the PL in assists (5.4 apg) and is third in steals (1.7 apg). He is also averaging 5.0 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 22nd in League history in career points (1,735) and 23rd in assists (434). 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.) 1,735 pts, 434 asts
Tucker Richardson, Colgate (2018-23) 1,740 pts, 626 asts
Sa’eed Nelson, American (2016-20) 2,116 pts, 521 asts
 
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.