2024–25 Patriot League men's basketball season
| 2024–25 Patriot League men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Men's basketball |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | American, Bucknell |
| Season MVP | Noah Williamson, Bucknell |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | American |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Patriot League tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024–25 Patriot League men's basketball season began with practices in September 2024 and ended with the 2025 Patriot League men's basketball tournament in March 2025.
Head coaches
Coaching changes
- On March 30, 2024, Loyola named Josh Loeffler as their new head coach.[1]
Coaches
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Season | Overall record |
Patriot record |
NCAA Tournaments |
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| American | Duane Simpkins | George Mason (asst.) | 2nd | 35–28 (.556) | 23–13 (.639) | 1 |
| Army | Kevin Kuwik | Butler (asst.) | 2nd | 26–36 (.419) | 16–20 (.444) | 0 |
| Boston University | Joe Jones | Boston College (asst.) | 14th | 234–206 (.532) | 144–102 (.585) | 0 |
| Bucknell | John Griffin III | St. Joseph's (asst.) | 2nd | 31–33 (.484) | 23–13 (.639) | 0 |
| Colgate | Matt Langel | Temple (asst.) | 14th | 240–202 (.543) | 151–87 (.634) | 5 |
| Holy Cross | Dave Paulson | Fordham (asst.) | 2nd | 23–41 (.359) | 11–25 (.306) | 0 |
| Lafayette | Mike McGarvey | Lafayette (asst.) | 3rd | 25–43 (.368) | 17–19 (.472) | 0 |
| Lehigh | Brett Reed | Lehigh (asst.) | 18th | 287–258 (.527) | 160–134 (.544) | 2 |
| Loyola | Josh Loeffler | Cincinnati (asst.) | 1st | 11–18 (.379) | 6–12 (.333) | 0 |
| Navy | Ed DeChellis | Penn State | 14th | 194–229 (.459) | 113–126 (.473) | 0 |
Notes:
- Season number includes 2024–25 season.
- Records are inclusive through the 2024–25 season.
- NCAA Tournament appearances are through the 2024-25 season.
Preseason
Preseason coaches poll
| 2024–25 Patriot League Preseason Coaches Poll[2] | ||
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| Rank | Team (First place votes) | Points |
| 1 | Colgate (14) | 156 |
| 2 | American (4) | 144 |
| 3 | Boston University (2) | 120 |
| 4 | Bucknell | 115 |
| 5 | Lehigh | 103 |
| 6 | Lafayette | 77 |
| 7 | Army | 64 |
| 8 | Navy | 61 |
| 9 | Holy Cross | 40 |
| 10 | Loyola | 20 |
Preseason All-Patriot League
| First team[2] |
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| Matt Rogers, American |
| Miles Brewster, Boston University |
| Noah Williamson, Bucknell |
| Taylor Whitney-Sidney, Lehigh |
| Austin Benigni, Navy |
| Preseason Player of the Year: Matt Rogers, American |
Regular season
Player of the Week awards
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Postseason
Patriot League tournament
The conference tournament will be played from March 4 to March 12, 2025. All tournament games are hosted at the higher seed's campus site.
NCAA Tournament
As the conference champion, American received an automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| Seed | Region | School | First Four | First round | Second round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | East | American | L 72–83 vs (16) Mount Saint Mary's | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
College Basketball Invitational
Army accepted a bid to the 2025 College Basketball Invitational.
| School | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army | W 83–78 vs Elon | L 65–68 vs Florida Gulf Coast | ― | ― |
Conference awards
| 2025 Patriot League Men's Basketball Individual Awards | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Noah Williamson, Bucknell | |||||
| Coach of the Year | John Griffin III, Bucknell | |||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | Justin Vander Baan, Lafayette | |||||
| Rookie of the Year | Max Green, Holy Cross | |||||
| Reference:[3] | ||||||
| 2025 Patriot League Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams | ||||||
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Defensive Team | Rookie Team | ||
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| Matt Rogers, Amer Jalen Rucker, Army Noah Williamson, Buck John Bascoe, Buck Austin Benigni, Navy |
Josh Scovens, Army Kyrone Alexander, BU Jeff Woodward, Col Tyler Whitney-Sidney, Leh Milos Ilic, Loy |
Elijah Stephens, Amer Miles Brewster, BU Jalen Cox, Col Max Green, HC Alex Chaikan, LAF Justin Vander Baan, Laf |
Greg Jones, Amer Noah Williamson, Buck Jalen Cox, Col Caleb Kenney, HC Justin Vander Baan, Laf |
Azmar Abdullah, BU Max Green, HC Alex Chaikin, Laf Caleb Williams, Laf Hank Alvey, Leh | ||
References
- ^ "Josh Loeffler Named Men's Basketball Coach at Loyola". Loyola University Maryland Athletics. March 30, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ^ a b "Patriot League Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors (10.17.24)". Patriot League. October 17, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ "Patriot League Announces PenFed Credit Union 2024-25 Men's Basketball Major Awards and All-League Teams (3.3.25)". Patriot League. March 3, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.