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1 Patriot League Men s Basketball Contact Matt Dougherty, Assistant Executive Director for Communications Phone mdougherty@patriotleague.com Release witter.com/pl_mbb acebook.com/patriotleague Upcoming Schedule Wednesday, Feb. 19 American at Boston Univ.* (PLN) 7 p.m. Lafayette at Holy Cross* (PLN) 7 p.m. Colgate at Army* (PLN) 7 p.m. Navy at Lehigh* (PLN, SE2) 7 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola Md* (PLN) 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 Army at American* (PLN, CSN) Loyola Maryland at Colgate* (PLN) 2 p.m. 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23 Bucknell at Boston Univ.* (CBSSN) 12 p.m. Navy at Holy Cross* (PLN) 12 p.m. Lehigh at Lafayette* (PLN, LSN) 12 p.m. Recent Results Saturday, Feb. 15 at Lafayette 74, American 62* (PLN, LSN) Holy Cross 72 at Lehigh 67* (PLN, SE2) at Navy 71, Colgate 61* (PLN) at Bucknell 73, Army 61* (PLN) Boston Univ. 87 at Loyola Md. 72* (PLN, MASN, SNY) Wednesday, Feb. 12 at Holy Cross 66, Army 63* (PLN) at American 64, Lehigh 44* (PLN) Boston University 76 at Colgate 74* (PLN) at Bucknell 78, Navy 57* (PLN) at Lafayette 61, Loyola Md 44* (PLN/LSN) PLN - Patriot League Network CBSSN - CBS Sports Network CSN - Comcast Sports Net + LSN - Lafayette Sports Network* MASN - Mid-Atlantic Sports Network SE2 - Service Electric 2 Sports TW - Time Warner Sports WCTR - Charter TV 3 Central Mass * RCN-4, RCN-8, WBPH-60 Boston University hosts American in first-place matchup Standings as of Patriot League Overall W-L Pct H A Streak W-L Pct H A N Streak Boston U W W 4 American L L 1 Holy Cross W W 4 Army L L 3 Bucknell W W 2 Lehigh L L 2 Loyola Md L L 3 Lafayette W W 2 Navy W W 1 Colgate L L 2 Patriot League Twitter Notebook *First place is at stake when American visits Boston University on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on Patriot League Network. *The Terriers have won four straight to move a game ahead of the Eagles, who have lost three of four. *American is trying to sweep the matchups after an trouncing of BU in Washington on Jan. 22. *Boston University aims to win 20 games in the regular season for the first time since *BU won at Loyola Maryland while American lost at Lafayette on Saturday. *Both teams have clinched top-four seeds and will host quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament on March 5. *Holy Cross has won four straight and nine of its last 10 games to pull within a game of American for second place. *The Crusaders swept Lehigh for the first time since 2009 on Saturday, and try to do the same vs. Lafayette on Wednesday. *Bucknell moved within a game of fourth-place Army after beating the Black Knights at home on Saturday. *Army hosts Colgate while Bucknell heads to Loyola Maryland on Wednesday. *Lehigh also hosts Navy with all of Wednesday s games available on Patriot League Network. Patriot League Notebook Boston University Hosts American in First-Place Showdown First place in the Patriot League is on the line when Boston University hosts American on Wednesday at Agganis Arena. The Terriers (12-2) have won four straight games to move one game ahead of the Eagles (11-3) in the League standings, but American would own the head-to-head tiebreaker with a win after blasting BU in the first meeting in Washington. Both teams have clinched top-four seeds in the Patriot League Tournament and will host quarterfinal games on March 5. Today s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow s Leaders The Patriot League continually demonstrates that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing its 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 that are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a wellrounded education Corporate Parkway, Suite 190 Center Valley, Pa ; Fax Holy Cross Tries to Stay Within Touch of Leaders While the American-BU game will impact first place immediately, Holy Cross has won four straight and nine of 10 to get within reach of the top two squads. The Crusaders are one game back of the Eagles for second place as they prepare to take on Lafayette, who has won four out of five, at the Hart Center on Wednesday. Army tries to remain in fourth place as it hosts Colgate, with Bucknell one game back of the Black Knights heading to Loyola Maryland. Lehigh is a game back of the Bison as the Mountain Hawks host Navy. All five of Wednesday s games will be available on Patriot League Network Patriot League Tournament American and Boston University have already locked up two of the four spots to host quarterfinal games in the Patriot League Tournament on March 5, but very little else about the event has been decided with two weeks to play. Holy Cross can clinch a top-four spot with a win over Lafayette and Bucknell loss at Loyola on Wednesday. The tournament starts with a first round this season when the bottom four teams compete on March 3 with No. 10 at No. 7 and No. 9 at No. 8. The top four seeds host the quarterfinals, with the No. 9/8 winner at No. 1 and No. 5 at No. 4 in one bracket and No. 10/7 at No. 2 and No. 6 at No. 3 on the other side. The semifinals are at the higher seeds in each bracket on March 8, with the Patriot League Championship on March 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the site of the higher seed. The first round and quarterfinal games will be available on Patriot League Network, with the semifinals and championship on CBS Sports Network. Today s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow s Leaders 1

2 Patriot League Men s Basketball Contact Matt Dougherty, Assistant Executive Director for Communications Phone mdougherty@patriotleague.com Release witter.com/pl_mbb acebook.com/patriotleague Preseason Poll And Awards 1. Boston University (18) Lafayette (2) Army Bucknell Loyola Maryland Lehigh Holy Cross Colgate American Navy 23 First-place votes in parentheses Preseason Player of the Year D.J. Irving, Boston University (Sr., G) Preseason All-League Team Cameron Ayers, Bucknell (Sr., G) Dylon Cormier, Loyola (Md.) (Sr., G) Dave Dudzinski, Holy Cross (Sr., F) D.J. Irving, Boston University (Sr., G) Mackey McKnight, Lehigh (Sr., G) Media Services Patriot League On The Web PatriotLeague.org features the latest news and stories on all eight Patriot League members. In addition, the site also contains up-to-date statistics, schedules, results and archives. The site also features free All-Access videos of student-athletes and coaches from Men s Basketball Release Media can access a downloadable Adobe Acrobat PDF file of the complete Patriot League men s basketball release on the Patriot League men s basketball page. Distribution Media may contact the Patriot League office to be included on the Patriot League s lists for men s basketball releases and information (or any of the Patriot League s sports). Please contact Patriot League Media Relations Director Matt Dougherty (mdougherty@patriotleague.com/ ) with requests or questions. Patriot League Notebook Boston University Moves into Sole Possession of First Place in League Standings Boston University won its fourth straight game with an victory at Loyola Maryland and now sits alone in first place in Patriot League men s basketball after American fell for the third time in four contests with a defeat at Lafayette on Saturday. Holy Cross moved within a game of second place after winning for the ninth time in 10 games and fourth in a row with a triumph at Lehigh. Army remains in fourth, but is now just one game up on Bucknell after the Bison beat the Black Knights in Lewisburg. Navy and Lafayette are tied for eighth place in the Patriot League after the Mids won at home against Colgate. Terriers Posting Best Season in a Decade Boston University is enjoying success both within and outside the Patriot League in its inaugural season in the conference. The Terriers have a 19-8 record overall, and have their highest regular-season win total since a 20-7 mark in the campaign. BU is trying to win a confernce regular-season title for the first time since claiming one in the America East in The Terriers have led by at least eight points in each of their last 18 games, and have a 13-5 record in that span. BU s Watson, Lehigh s McKnight Among Nation s Assist Leaders Boston University sophomore Maurice Watson Jr. and Lehigh senior Mackey McKnight are among the top assist men not just in the Patriot League but nationally this season. Watson is seventh in the country with 6.7 assists per game, while McKnight is not far behind in 12th at 6.1 per contest. Watson already has 181 assists for the season to sit in the Patriot League top 10, while McKnight is up to third in League history with 551 assists for his career, just 15 from the school reocrd. Both players are also in the top 10 in the Patriot League in scoring this season, with McKnight already in the 1,000-point club. Lighting it Up from Long Range Patriot League teams were red-hot from three-point range last week, continuing a trend that has been on display all season. Bucknell went 15-of-26 (57.7%) and Boston University went 24-of-44 (54.5%) to finish over 50% from long range last week, while Holy Cross (19-of-40, 47.5%) and Navy (18-of-39, 46.2%) were just under the mark, with the Mids now hitting 29-of-59 (49.2%) from long range in the past three games. The four hot-shooting teams were a combined 7-1 last week. Road Wins Separate the Standings The top four teams in the Patriot League standings all went on the road on Saturday, and two came away with victories as Boston University and Holy Cross both triumphed. That has been the difference this season as the top four teams in the League standings are 21-9 on the road overall and 18-4 against the other six squads in the League. Boston University leads the road success at 6-1, while American (5-2), Holy Cross (5-3) and Army (5-3) all have winning road marks. None of the other six Patriot League squads has a winning road record in League play, and those teams have combined for a 9-31 away mark overall as home teams have a edge in League action. Double-Digit Outcomes Coming More Often Four out of the five Patriot League games were decided by double digits on Saturday, continuing a recent trend of big wins. Eleven of the last 15 League contests have finished with double-digit margins, though there are still more games decided by single digits (37) than double digits (33) in League play for the season. The close games tend to be very close, with 23 games decided by five points or less in League action. An Even Distribution of Sweeps, Splits There have been 25 matchups played twice in the Patriot League this season, with 12 of those ending in sweeps and 13 in splits of the two contests. Boston University leads the way by sweeping each of its last four opponents, while Holy Cross has three, American and Army have two apiece and Bucknell has one. CBS Sports Network, Patriot League Network Cover the Season CBS Sports Network has already shown 10 Patriot League games this season, with flex games to come on Sunday (Bucknell/ BU) and again on March 1. CBSSN also has both semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament on March 8 at 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. and the Patriot League Championship on March 12 at 7:30 p.m. Any game that is not shown on CBS Sports Network will be available with free online web streaming through Patriot League Network. Campus Insiders, which powers Patriot League Network, has also produced three broadcasts on PLN this season, and has one more left with BU at Army on Feb. 26. Today s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow s Leaders 2

3 Patriot League Men s Basketball Contact Matt Dougherty, Assistant Executive Director for Communications Phone mdougherty@patriotleague.com Release witter.com/pl_mbb acebook.com/patriotleague Patriot League Men s Basketball SIDs American Mike Gambardella gambarde@american.edu Army Brian Gunning brian.gunning@usma.edu Boston University Scott Ellis msellis@bu.edu Bucknell Jon Terry terry@bucknell.edu Colgate Kat Castner kcastner@colgate.edu Holy Cross Charles Bare cbare@holycross.edu Lafayette Mark Mohrman mohrmanm@lafayette.edu Lehigh Justin Lafleur jul310@lehigh.edu Loyola Maryland Ryan Eigenbrode rceigenbrode@loyola.edu Navy Matt Muzza muzza@usna.edu Patriot League Games American Eagles (15-10, 11-3) at Boston University Terriers (19-8, 12-2) Agganis Arena; Boston, Mass. (PLN) Wednesday, 7 p.m. *First place in the Patriot League is on the line when surging Boston University hosts slumping American on Wednesday. *The Terriers have won four straight to take a one-game lead over the Eagles, who have dropped three of four. *American would win the head-to-head tiebreaker with a victory after blowing out BU in Washington on Jan. 22. *The Terriers actually led 13-2 early before the Eagles took over by shooting 71.4% from the floor. *The Eagles made 29-of-36 shots after a 1-of-6 start, and hit 11-of-12 three-pointers after missing the first two. *Both the field goal and three-point percentage (78.4%) stand in the top five for a single game in Division I this season. *Boston University shot just 16-of-50 overall and 4-of-16 from three-point range in the loss. *American evened the all-time series at 2-2 with the victory after BU had won games in and Lafayette Leopards (8-17, 4-10) at Holy Cross Crusaders (16-10, 10-4) Hart Center; Worcester, Mass. (PLN) Wednesday, 7 p.m. *Two red-hot teams face off at the Hart Center when Lafayette visits Holy Cross on Wednesday. *The Crusaders have won four straight and nine of 10, while the Leopards have captured four of the last five games. *The first meeting went down to the wire as Holy Cross held on for a win in Easton. *Lafayette s Nick Lindner missed a shot in the final seconds with a chance to win. *Holy Cross snapped a four-game losing skid against the Leopards with the win. *Lafayette won all three meetings last year, and has also beaten the Crusaders in the postseason for four straight years. *Holy Cross is trying to sweep the season series with the Leopards for the first time since *The Crusaders are also trying to put an end to a four-game home losing streak to Lafayette. Colgate Raiders (9-16, 3-11) at Army Black Knights (12-13, 8-6) Christl Arena; West Point, N.Y. (PLN) Wednesday, 7 p.m. *Colgate and Army both look to get back on track when they meet in West Point on Wednesday. *The Black Knights have dropped three straight and five of seven, while the Raiders have lost two in a row and four of five. *Army beat Colgate for the fourth time in the last five meetings with a win in Hamilton on Jan. 22. *Dylan Cox scored on a putback of his own miss with 21 seconds left to give Army the lead for good at *After Colgate missed a layup, Kyle Wilson hit a pair of free throws to seal the win for the Black Knights. *Army has won two straight against Colgate after a win at home on Feb. 20 last season. *The Black Knights are trying to sweep the season series for the second time in three years. *Army can also lock up at least a.500 Patriot League record after going 8-6 last year for its first ever mark at.500 or better. Navy Midshipmen (9-16, 4-10) at Lehigh Mountain Hawks (13-14, 6-8) Stabler Arena; Bethlehem, Pa. (PLN, SE2) Wednesday 7 p.m. *Lehigh has won eight straigt meetings with Navy as the Mountain Hawks host the Mids on Wednesday. *Lehigh barely added to that run with a victory in overtime in Annapolis on Jan. 22. *Mackey McKnight hit a tying layup with 18 seconds left in regulation and then won it with 1.1 seconds left in overtime. *Lehigh won each of last year s matchups by more than 20 points and is going for its fourth straight season sweep of Navy. *Navy s last wins over Lehigh came during a season sweep of the Mountain Hawks in *The Mids have already snapped an eight-game series losing streak against Bucknell this season. Bucknell Bison (12-13, 7-7) at Loyola Md Greyhounds (10-15, 5-9) Reitz Arena; Baltimore, Md. (PLN) Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. *Bucknell has moved within a game of fourth place as it heads to Loyola Maryland on Wednesday. *The Bison won both games last week to move a game back of Army for the very important fourth-place spot. *Bucknell posted a home win against Loyola on Jan. 22. *The Bison made 27-of-34 free throws and used an 8-2 run in the last 1:20 to pull away for the win. *Bucknell leads the series 7-2 as the teams played for the last four seasons prior to Loyola joining the Patriot League. *The road team won in each of those four seasons before Bucknell ended that streak in the first meeting in *The Bison have won the past two meetings after a victory at Loyola on Dec. 28, Today s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow s Leaders 3

4 Patriot League Men s Basketball Contact Matt Dougherty, Assistant Executive Director for Communications Phone mdougherty@patriotleague.com Release witter.com/pl_mbb acebook.com/patriotleag CBS Sports Network Schedule Sunday, Jan. 5 Boston University at Lehigh...1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 Army at Navy...4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13 Lafayette at Loyola Maryland...7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan, 19 Bucknell at Army...3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20 Loyola Maryland at Boston Univ...7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 Boston University at Bucknell...2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27 Colgate at Lafayette...9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4 Holy Cross at Colgate...9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 Navy at Army...4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9 Bucknell at Holy Cross... Noon Sunday, Feb. 23 Bucknell at Boston University... Noon Saturday, March 1 Flex Game...2 p.m. Saturday, March 8 Patriot League Semifinal #1...3:30 p.m. Patriot League Semifinal #2...5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12 Patriot League Championship...7:30 p.m. CBS Sports Network (CBSSN) is the 24-hour cable home of CBS Sports. It is available across the country through local cable, video and telco providers on Verizon FiOS Channel 94 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 643 (1643 in HD) and via satellite on DIRECTV Channel 221 and Dish Network Channel 158. ALL HOME GAMES THAT ARE NOT ON CBS SPORTS NETWORK WILL BE SHOWN ON PATRIOT LEAGUE NETWORK Team Notebooks AMERICAN The Eagles have fallen out of first place for the first time this season as they lost at Lafayette on Saturday...American has dropped three of its last four games after a 10-0 start in League play to fall one game behind Boston University for the top spot...the Eagles visit the Terriers in a first-place showdown on Wednesday night...american won the first meeting at home on Jan. 22, so a win on Wednesday would give them the head-to-head tiebreaker over BU... Tony Wroblicky and Jesse Reed led American with 13 points apiece against Lafayette...The Eagles led by three points early in the second half, but Lafayette went ahead for good with a 12-0 run...after American closed within six with three minutes left, the Leopards went on another 12-0 run to put the game away...american shot 22-of-45 (45.8%) for the game, finishing under 48 percent for the first time since their first meeting with the Leopards on Jan The Eagles are third in the country in field-goal percentage at 50.4% heading into Wednesday s tilt at BU. ARMY The Black Knights lost on the road for the second time this week after falling at Bucknell on Saturday...Army has lost five of its last seven games after opening League play at The Black Knights came back from a deficit to lead Bucknell by two with under eight minutes to go before the Bison closed with a 23-9 stretch to earn the win...tanner Omlid led the Black Knights with 12 points off the bench and has scored in double figures in consecutive games for the first time in his career... Kyle Wilson, the second-leading scorer in the Patriot League, did not make a shot and finished with two points while Army s No. 2 scorer, Tanner Plomb, was out of action for the second straight game...army shot 8-of-26 from long range and made 5-of-13 free throws...the Black Knights lost at Sojka Pavilion for the seventh straight time as the teams split the season series...army has three of its last four at home, beginning Wednesday against Colgate. BOSTON UNIVERSITY John Papale and Cedric Hankerson scored 20 points apiece to lead Boston University to an win over Loyola Maryland on Saturday...The Terriers won their fourth game in a row, each time completing a season sweep of an opponent...bu is alone in first place for the first time this season...the Terriers led from start to finish, going up by as many as 19 points in the first half before settling on a lead at the break...loyola was within with under six minutes to go, but BU pulled away from there with a 13-2 run and went on to the 15-point win...papale was 7-of-7 from the field and 6-of-6 from three-point range, and hit four consecutive three-pointers during BU s decisive run down the stretch...he made 12-of-14 shots and 8-of-10 threes in two wins last week...hankerson went 5-of-6, all from long range, and made 5-of-6 free throws...d.j. Irving added 14 points for the Terriers while Maurice Watson Jr. had 12 points and eight assists...irving is 41 points away from the school s career top 10 list, while Watson s 181 assists stand seventh on the Patriot League single-season record list...dom Morris became just the sixth player in Terrier history to reach 1,000 career points and 700 career rebounds in the win...bu had lights-out three-point shooting at 14-of-23 in the game, and was solid overall at 25-of-54 while also making 23-of-29 free throws...the Terriers also forced 22 Loyola turnovers...bu has its highest regular-season win total (19) since a 20-7 regular-season mark in , and a win at American would aid the quest for the first regular-season conference title since doing so in the America East in BUCKNELL After Army went ahead by two, Bucknell closed the game with a 23-9 run to earn a victory at home on Saturday...The Black Knights were up with under eight minutes to go before the decisive stretch began...cameron Ayers hit a three-pointer to put Bucknell ahead for good at with 7:03 left, and consecutive treys by John Azzinaro and Brian Fitzpatrick made it a lead with 5:12 left...ayers scored Bucknell s next nine points as Army never got closer than six again...ayers led the Bison with 22 points, while Fitzpatrick and Chris Hass each finished with Both Ayers and Fitzpatrick were playing on their Senior Day...Fitzpatrick made 7-of-10 shots and went 15-of-18 from the floor in two games against Army this year...he leads the Patriot League with a 62.5% mark from the field...the Bison were 7-of-12 from three-point range, and went 15-of-26 from long range in winning each of their games at home last week... Bucknell heads on the road twice this week, with a trip to Loyola Maryland on Wednesday and Boston University on Sunday. COLGATE After leading from start to finish in a home win over Navy on Jan. 18, the Raiders never led in a loss to the Mids in Annapolis on Saturday...Colgate hung tight through most of the game, but the Mids used a pair of 6-0 runs in the second half to go ahead by 12 and led by at least eight points for the last five minutes... Austin Tillotson led Colgate with 24 points while Murphy Burnatowski added 13...The duo made 11-of-21 shots, but the rest of the Raiders hit a combined 8-of-26 from the field... Colgate lost for the fourth time in five games overall, and saw its five-game win streak against Navy end.. The Raiders fell to last place in the Patriot League, and will try to turn it around at Army on Wednesday. Today s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow s Leaders 4

5 Patriot League Men s Basketball Contact Matt Dougherty, Assistant Executive Director for Communications Phone mdougherty@patriotleague.com Release witter.com/pl_mbb acebook.com/patriotleagu Additional TV Schedule Thursday, Jan. 2 Army at Lafayette (LSN)...7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 Army at Lehigh (SE2)...7 p.m. Bucknell at Lafayette (LSN)...7 p.m. Colgate at Holy Cross (WCTR)...7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 Boston University at Lafayette (LSN)..2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15 American at Lehigh (SE2)...7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 Lafayette at American (CSN+)...2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22 Holy Cross at Lafayette (LSN)...7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 Lafayette at Lehigh (SE2)... 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29 Loyola (Md.) at Holy Cross (WCTR)...7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 Navy at Lafayette (LSN)... 2 p.m. Team Notebooks HOLY CROSS Holy Cross won for the fourth straight time and ninth in the last 10 with a victory at Lehigh on Saturday...The Crusaders swept the Mountain Hawks for the first time since 2009, and also won at Lehigh for the first time since that season...holy Cross has won double-digit Patriot League games for the first time since an 11-3 finish in Holy Cross never trailed, though the Crusaders did not shake Lehigh until the final minute...the Crusaders held a lead for nearly four minutes before Justin Burrell canned a jumper for a five-point edge with 30 seconds left...lehigh twice closed back within three, but Burrell answered with a pair of free throws each time as the Crusaders went on to the five-point win...eric Green led Holy Cross with 14 points as each member of the Crusader starting five finished in double figures...burrell followed with 13 along with Anthony Thompson, while Malcolm Miller scored 12 and Dave Dudzinski finished with The Crusaders only turned it over eight times in the game and made 9-of-20 three-pointers and 15-of-21 free throws...holy Cross is just a game out of second place, and has a pair of home games this week against Lafayette on Wednesday and Navy on Sunday. LAFAYETTE Lafayette took the lead for good with a 12-0 run early in the second half and went on to a win over American on Saturday...The Leopards won for the fourth time in the last five games after an 0-9 start in the Patriot League...They trailed before the 12-0 stretch gave them a nine-point lead with 12:37 to play...american was within six with three minutes left, but consecutive three-point plays by Bryce Scott and Dan Trist started another 12-0 Lafayette run as the Leopards went on to the 12-point win...trist scored 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting and pulled down 10 rebounds for the doubledouble...he made 13-of-16 shots and all seven free throw attempts while leading the team in scoring in two wins last week... Seth Hinrichs added 18 points and Joey Ptasinski scored 10...Lafayette shot 27-of-45 (60.0%) for the game and made 21-of-27 shots from inside the arc...the Leopards also hit 14-of-17 free throws to win a game where they were just 6-of-18 from long range...lafayette climbed out of last place for the first time this season as they are now tied with Navy for eighth in the Patriot League standings...the Leopards meet another hot team when they visit Holy Cross on Wednesday evening. Saturday, Feb. 8 Loyola Maryland at Lehigh (SE2)...2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12 Loyola Maryland at Lafayette (LSN)...7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 American at Lafayette (LSN)...2 p.m. Holy Cross at Lehigh (LSN)...2 p.m. Boston Univ. at Loyola Md. (MASN)...8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19 Navy at Lehigh (SE2)...7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 Army at American (CSN+)...2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23 Lehigh at Lafayette (LSN)...12 p.m. CSN+ - Comcast Sports Network + LSN - Lafayette Sports Network* MASN - Mid-Atlantic Sports Network SE2 - Service Electric 2 Sports TW - Time Warner Sports Central NY WCTR - Charter TV 3 Central Massachusetts * RCN-4, RCN-8, WBPH-60 LEHIGH The Mountain Hawks hung around but were never able to grab the lead in a loss to Holy Cross on Saturday...Lehigh was within for four straight minutes late in the contest before Holy Cross finally scored with 30 seconds left to go up five...lehigh twice closed back within three, but each time the Crusaders made free throws to push the edge back to five... Tim Kempton led Lehigh with 17 points, while Mackey McKnight had 16 and Jesse Chuku finished with 10...McKnight also dished out nine assists and stands at 551 for his career, just 15 away from the school record held by Marquis Hall ( )...Lehigh lost to Holy Cross at home for the first time since 2009, and was also swept by the Crusaders for the first time since that season...the Mountain Hawks finished with a 1-7 mark against the top four teams in the Patriot League standings, and lost to each of the squads at home...lehigh stays at home Wednesday to take on Navy. LOYOLA MARYLAND Despite a career effort from Jordan Latham, Loyola s comeback fell short in an home loss to Boston University on Saturday...The Greyhounds trailed throughout and were down by as many as 19 points in the first half, but had it down to five at with under six minutes to go... BU pulled away from there with a 13-2 run to go on to the win... Latham had a career night for the Greyhounds with 25 points on 10-of-16 shooting as well as 10 rebounds...he easily surpassed his previous career highs of 17 points and seven rebounds...latham helped Loyola hold a edge on the boards and the Greyhounds also shot a solid 52% (26-of-50) for the game, but were done in largely by 22 turnovers... Eric Laster had a career-high 18 points for Loyola while Jarred Jones added The Greyhounds fell for the third straight game and seventh in the last nine, a run they try to end when they host Bucknell on Wednesday. NAVY Navy led from start to finish in a home win over Colgate on Saturday...The Mids remained tied for eighth place in the Patriot League with Lafayette, and snapped a five-game losing streak to the Raiders...Navy scored six straight points for a lead with under 10 minutes to go, and later tallied six in a row again to go up with under five minutes left and led by at least eight the rest of the way...brandon Venturini led the Mids with 19 points while Worth Smith added Venturini also dished out eight of the team s 19 assists against only six turnovers...he matched his career-high assist total and averaged 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists last week...the Mids were over 50% from the field at 25-of-46, and hit 7-of-15 three-point shots...navy has made 29-of-59 three-points shots in the last three games, winning twice...navy s four conference wins are double the total of the last two seasons...the Mids go on the road twice this week as they visit Lehigh on Wednesday and Holy Cross on Sunday. 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6 Patriot League Men s Basketball Contact Matt Dougherty, Assistant Executive Director for Communications Phone mdougherty@patriotleague.com Release witter.com/pl_mbb acebook.com/patriotleague Team Statistics Scoring Offense 1. Army Boston University Lafayette Colgate Holy Cross Lehigh Bucknell Loyola American Navy Scoring Defense 1. American Navy Bucknell Holy Cross Boston University Colgate Lehigh Loyola Army Lafayette Rebounding Margin 1. American Bucknell Holy Cross Navy Boston University Colgate Army Lafayette Lehigh Loyola Assists 1. American Colgate Boston University Army Lehigh Lafayette Navy Bucknell Loyola Holy Cross Patriot League Anaconda Weekly Awards (Feb ) Anaconda Player of the Week CAMERON AYERS, BUCKNELL Sr., G, 6-5, 203; Blue Bell, Pa./Germantown Academy Ayers led the Bison to a pair of victories by averaging 17.5 points in two games last week. He started off with 13 points in a win over Navy on Wednesday, then did the job on both ends of the court in a win against Army on Saturday. Ayers scored 22 points in the game and pulled down five rebounds, and also helped hold the Patriot League s second-leading scorer, Kyle Wilson, without a field goal and to just two points overall in the game. Ayers was just under 50% for the week at 11-of-24 from the field, and also made 6-of-10 three-pointers and 7-of-8 free throws, which all came against the Black Knights. Ayers scored 13 points against Army in the final seven minutes as Bucknell closed with a 23-9 run to earn the win. Ayers stands third in the Patriot League with 15.6 points per game. He is named Anaconda Player of the Week for the second time this season and third in his career. Anaconda Rookie of the Week ANTHONY THOMPSON, HOLY CROSS Fr., G, 5-10, 150; Glen Dale, Md./Bullis Thompson averaged 9.5 points and 3.0 assists in a pair of victories for the Crusaders last week as Holy Cross ran its winning streak to four in a row. He had six points while making both of his three-point attempts and added four assists in a win over Army on Wednesday, then came through with 13 points and made 3-of-4 three-pointers in a triumph at Lehigh on Saturday. Thompson hit 5-of-6 three-pointers and all four of his free-throw attempts for the week. He is named Patriot League Anaconda Rookie of the Week for the first time. Honorable Mention DAVE DUDZINSKI, HOLY CROSS Sr., F/C, 6-9, 227; Elburn, Ill./Kaneland Dudzinski had 26 points and seven rebounds against Army and averaged 18.0 points and 6.5 boards in two games. JOHN PAPALE, BOSTON UNIVERSITY So., G, 6-3, 190; Wallingford, Conn./Choate Rosemary Hall Papale averaged 16.5 points while making 12-of-14 shots and 8-of-10 three-pointers in two games last week. DAN TRIST, LAFAYETTE Jr., F, 6-9, 246; Sydney, Australia/North Sydney Boys Trist averaged 16.5 points and 7.0 rebounds while making 13-of-16 field goals in two wins for Lafayette. BRANDON VENTURINI, NAVY Jr., G, 6-0, 184; Allendale, Mich./Allendale Venturini averaged 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists in a 1-1 week for the Mids. Blocked Shots 1. Loyola Army Holy Cross Lehigh American Navy Lafayette Colgate Boston University Bucknell Steals 1. Loyola Boston University Navy Army Holy Cross American Lafayette Lehigh Colgate Bucknell Today s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow s Leaders 6

7 Patriot League Men s Basketball Contact Matt Dougherty, Assistant Executive Director for Communications Phone mdougherty@patriotleague.com Release witter.com/pl_mbb acebook.com/patriotleagu Individual Statistics Points Per Game 1. Dylon Cormier, Loyola Kyle Wilson, Army Cameron Ayers, Bucknell Dave Dudzinski, Holy Cross Murphy Burnatowski, Colgate Jesse Reed, American Mackey McKnight, Lehigh Maurice Watson Jr., BU Austin Tillotson, Colgate Tim Kempton, Lehigh Rebounds Per Game 1. Dave Dudzinski, Holy Cross Tony Wroblicky, American Tim Kempton, Lehigh Dom Morris, BU Jesse Chuku, Lehigh Dylon Cormier, Loyola Dan Trist, Lafayette Luke Roh, Colgate Kevin Ferguson, Army Malcolm Miller, Holy Cross Assists Per Game 1. Maurice Watson Jr., BU Mackey McKnight, Lehigh Steven Kaspar, Bucknell Darius Gardner, American Austin Tillotson, Colgate R.J. Williams, Loyola Nick Lindner, Lafayette Luke Roh, Colgate Dylan Cox, Army Tony Wroblicky, American Field Goal Percentage 1. Brian Fitzpatrick, Bucknell Tony Wroblicky, American Austin Tillotson, Colgate Kevin Ferguson, Army Dylan Cox, Army Dan Trist, Lafayette Darius Gardner, American Jesse Reed, American Dom Morris, BU Tim Kempton, Lehigh Free Throw Percentage 1. Cameron Ayers, Bucknell Bryce Scott, Lafayette Chris Hass, Bucknell D.J. Irving, BU Nick Lindner, Lafayette Kyle Wilson, Army Dave Dudzinski, Holy Cross Tanner Plomb, Army Anthony Thompson, Holy Cross Malcolm Miller, Holy Cross Patriot League Anaconda Players of the Week Player of the Week DYLON CORMIER, LOYOLA MARYLAND, Sr., G, Baltimore, Md ppg, 8.5 rpg, 3.0 spg, 2-0 record CAMERON AYERS, BUCKNELL, Sr., G, Blue Bell, Pa ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.5 apg, 90% 3-PT, 2-0 record DYLON CORMIER, LOYOLA MARYLAND, Sr., G, Baltimore, Md...34 pts., 10 rebs in OT win at UMBC AUSTIN TILLOTSON, COLGATE, So., G, York, Pa ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.5 apg, 88.2 FG%, 2-0 record TILMAN DUNBAR, NAVY, So., G, Woodbridge, Va pts, 8 rebs., 7 assts in win over The Citadel KYLE WILSON, ARMY, So., F, Mission Viejo, Calif...24 pts in win at Maine DJ IRVING, BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Sr., G, Chester, Pa pts in win at Maryland MAURICE WATSON, BOSTON UNIVERSITY, So., G, Philadelphia, Pa...21 pts., 7 asts in loss at St. Joe s TONY WROBLICKY, AMERICAN, Sr., C, Harbor City, Calif ppg, 8.0 rpg, 4.5 apg, 4.5 bpg, 2.5 spg, 2-0 record BEN BRACKNEY, BUCKNELL, Sr., G/F, Lincoln, Ill ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2-0 record JOHN SCHOOF, AMERICAN, Jr., G, Fairfax, Va ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.5 apg, 2-0 record JESSE REED, AMERICAN, So., G, Saltsburg, Pa ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.5 apg, 2-0 record KYLE WILSON, ARMY, So., F, Mission Viejo, Calif ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.0 spg, 1-1 record MALCOLM MILLER, HOLY CROSS, Jr., F, Laytonsville, Md ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2-0 record CAMERON AYERS, BUCKNELL, Sr., G, Blue Bell, Pa ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2-0 record Rookie of the Week AUSTIN PRICE, LEHIGH, Fr., G, Farmington Hills, Mich pts., 3 steals in debut at Minnesota MALACHI ALEXANDER, HOLY CROSS, Fr., F, Bowie, Md ppg, 9.0 rpg, 1-1 record MALACHI ALEXANDER, HOLY CROSS, Fr., F, Bowie, Md ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2-1 record NICK LINDNER, LAFAYETTE, Fr., G, Doylestown, Pa ppg, 4.5 apg, 3.0 rpg, 88.2 FT%, 1-1 record NICK LINDNER, LAFAYETTE, Fr., G, Doylestown, Pa ppg, 4.0 apg, 95 FT%, 62.5 FG%, 2-0 record TIM KEMPTON, LEHIGH, Fr., F/C, Scottsdale, Ariz...13 pts, 10 rebs in win over LIU Brooklyn CEDRIC HANKERSON, BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Fr., G, Miami, Fla...14 pts, 7 rebs, 3 steals in win at Maryland MALACHI ALEXANDER, HOLY CROSS, Fr., F, Bowie, Md... 8 pts., 7 rebs in loss at Michigan TIM KEMPTON, LEHIGH, Fr., F/C, Scottsdale, Ariz ppg, 9.0 rpg, 54.3 FG%, 1-2 record NICK LINDNER, LAFAYETTE, Fr., G, Doylestown, Pa ppg, 4.0 apg in two games MALACHI ALEXANDER, HOLY CROSS, Fr., F, Bowie, Md ppg, 4.5 rpg, 66.7 FG%, 2-0 record TIM KEMPTON, LEHIGH, Fr., F/C, Scottsdale, Ariz ppg, 6.5 rpg, 65.0 FG%, 2-0 record TIM KEMPTON, LEHIGH, Fr., F/C, Scottsdale, Ariz ppg, 5.5 rpg, 58.3 FG%, 2-0 record TIM KEMPTON, LEHIGH, Fr., F/C, Scottsdale, Ariz ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1-1 record ANTHONY THOMPSON, HOLY CROSS, Fr., G, Glen Dale, Md ppg, 3.0 apg, 2-0 record 3-PT Field Goal Percentage 1. Austin Tillotson, Colgate Jesse Reed, American Joey Ptasinski, Lafayette Ben Brackney, Bucknell Cameron Ayers, Bucknell Tanner Plomb, Army Kyle Wilson, Army Zach Fong, Navy Chris Hass, Bucknell Damon Sherman-Newsome, CU Today s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow s Leaders 7

8 Patriot League Men s Basketball Contact Matt Dougherty, Assistant Executive Director for Communications Phone mdougherty@patriotleague.com Release witter.com/pl_mbb acebook.com/patriotleagu5 Patriot League Head Coaches MIKE BRENNAN, AMERICAN EAGLES Year at American/Overall...1st/1st Record at American Overall Record Patriot League Record ZACH SPIKER, ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS Year at Army/Overall...5th/5th Record at Army Overall Record Patriot League Record JOE JONES, BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS Year at BU/Overall... 3rd/10th Record at BU Overall Record Patriot League Record DAVE PAULSEN, BUCKNELL BISON Year at Bucknell/Overall... 6th/20th Record at Bucknell Overall Record Patriot League Record MATT LANGEL, COLGATE RAIDERS Year at Colgate/Overall...3rd/3rd Record at Colgate Overall Record Patriot League Record MILAN BROWN, HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS Year at Holy Cross/Overall... 4th/11th Record at Holy Cross Overall Record Patriot League Record FRAN O HANLON, LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS Year at Lafayette/Overall... 18th/18th Record at Lafayette Overall Record Patriot League Record BRETT REED, LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS Year at Lehigh/Overall...7th/7th Record at Lehigh Overall Record Patriot League Record G.G SMITH, LOYOLA MD GREYHOUNDS Year at Loyola/Overall...1st/1st Record at Loyola Overall Record Patriot League Record ED DECHELLIS, NAVY MIDSHIPMEN Year at Navy/Overall... 3rd/18th Record at Navy Overall Record Patriot League Record Patriot League vs. Non-League/Ranked Opponents Overall Non-League (53-62) AAC (0-4) at No. 19/20 UConn 77, Boston Univ. 60 (Nov. 17) at Houston 80, Lehigh 66 (Nov. 17) at No. 13/14 UConn 76, Loyola 66 (Nov. 26) at Rutgers 75, Army 72 (Dec. 22) ACC (1-7) at Wake Forest 89, Colgate 78 (Nov. 8) at No. 11/12 UNC 62, Holy Cross 54 (Nov. 15) at No. 7/9 Syracuse 69, Colgate 50 (Nov. 16) at Virginia 67, Navy 42 (Nov. 19) at Pittsburgh 77, Lehigh 58 (Nov. 20) at Notre Dame 93, Army 60 (Nov. 24) Boston University 83 at Maryland 77 (Dec. 21) at Miami (Fla.) 71, Loyola Maryland 48 (Dec. 30) America East (14-3) Loyola Maryland 79 at Binghamton 74 (Nov. 8) at Boston University 91, UMass Lowell 65 (Nov. 13) at American 63, UMBC 61 (OT) (Nov. 14) Navy 68 at Binghamton 50 (Nov. 16) Loyola Maryland 89 at UMBC 83 (OT) (Nov. 20) Bucknell 77 at Albany 64 (Nov. 23) at Navy 73, UMBC 58 (Nov. 23) Holy Cross 80 vs. Hartford 55 (Nov. 24) Holy Cross 63 at New Hampshire 52 (Nov. 30) Colgate 93 at Binghamton 64 (Dec. 1) at Holy Cross 62, Albany 57 (Dec. 4) at Lehigh 70, UMBC 68 (Dec. 7) at Hartford 90, Holy Cross 78 (Dec. 7) Army 90 at Maine 80 (Dec. 13) Colgate 69 at Albany 60 (Dec. 14) Stony Brook 76 at Loyola Maryland 69 (Dec. 19) at UMBC 63, Navy 48 (Dec. 30) Atlantic 10 (0-6) at George Mason 63, American 60 (Nov. 8) at Fordham 80, Lehigh 72 (Nov. 15) Fordham 77 at Colgate 73 (Dec. 10) at George Washington 70, Boston University 60 (Dec. 11) Saint Joseph s 88 at Loyola Maryland 77 (Dec. 21) at Saint Joseph s 73, Boston University 67 (Dec. 29) Atlantic Sun (0-1) at Northern Kentucky 72, Navy 65 (Dec. 21) Big East (0-4) at Villanova 75, Lafayette 59 (Nov. 8) at St. John s 67, Bucknell 63 (Nov. 19) at Georgetown 61, Colgate 55 (Dec. 7) at Seton Hall 90, Lafayette 58 (Dec. 27) Big Sky (0-1) Eastern Washington 80 vs. Boston Univ. 68 (Nov. 22) Big Ten (1-3) at Minnesota 81, Lehigh 62 (Nov. 8) Bucknell 90 at Penn State 80 (Nov. 13) at No. 8/8 Ohio State 63, American 52 (Nov. 20) at Michigan 88, Holy Cross 66 (Dec. 28) Big 12 (0-1) at West Virginia 96, Loyola Maryland 47 (Dec. 2) Big West (1-0) Boston Univ. 74 at UC Irvine 68 (Nov. 23) CAA (1-2) at Towson 72, Navy 45 (Nov. 8) Boston University 72 vs. Northeastern 69 (Nov. 10) Delaware 89 at Army 74 (Nov. 19) Conference USA (1-0) Colgate 98 at Tulane 86 (Nov. 26) Independent (1-2) NJIT 89 at Army 85 (Nov. 15) at NJIT 91, Lafayette 88 (OT) (Nov. 23) Holy Cross 74 at NJIT 55 (Dec. 21) Ivy League (4-9) Loyola Maryland 93 at Cornell 89 (OT) (Nov. 10) Harvard 82 vs. Holy Cross 72 (Nov. 11) Today s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow s Leaders at Colgate 81, Cornell 58 (Nov. 20) at Princeton 81, Lafayette 80 (OT) (Nov. 20) at Columbia 61, American 47 (Nov. 26) Yale 79 at Lafayette 76 (Nov. 26) at Lafayette 79, Penn 76 (Nov. 30) Princeton 66 at Bucknell 53 (Nov. 30) at Columbia 81, Army 64 (Dec. 4) at Bucknell 57, Columbia 52 (Dec. 7) Harvard 79 at Boston University 68 (OT) (Dec. 7) Brown 72 at American 67 (Dec. 7) Columbia 76 at Colgate 70 (2OT) (Dec. 30) MAAC (6-3) at Lehigh 92, Rider 78 (Nov. 12) at Loyola Maryland 59, Fairfield 52 (Nov. 16) Holy Cross 63 at Fairfield 49 (Nov. 20) at Boston University 66, St. Peter s 65 (Nov. 30) Boston University 69 at Quinnipiac 66 (Dec. 2) Canisius 83 at Holy Cross 73 (Dec. 16) at Marist 69, Bucknell 51 (Dec. 20) at Lehigh 69, Quinnipiac 58 (Dec. 21) Fairfield 73 at Bucknell 64 (Dec. 28) MAC (1-0) Bucknell 66 at Kent State 59 (Dec. 4) MEAC (3-1) at Navy 67, Maryland Eastern Shore 59 (Nov. 26) at American 76, Howard 53 (Dec. 4) Norfolk State 86 at Boston University 82 (OT) (Dec. 15) American 71 at Maryland Eastern Shore 58 (Dec. 29) Mountain West (0-1) Air Force 79 vs. Army 68 (Nov. 8) Northeast (11-8) at St. Francis (Pa.) 60, Navy 57 (Nov. 11) Robert Morris 90 at Lafayette 81 (Nov. 12) at Holy Cross 122, Sacred Heart 118 (2OT) (Nov. 13) at Bucknell 72, St. Francis (Pa.) 50 (Nov. 16) at Colgate 81, St. Francis (Pa.) 64 (Nov. 23) at Mount St. Mary s 68, American 64 (Nov. 23) Boston Univ. 72 vs. LIU Brooklyn 57 (Nov. 24) at Mount St. Mary s 69, Bucknell 64 (Nov. 26) American 75 at St. Francis (Pa.) 43 (Nov. 30) at Lehigh 76, Sacred Heart 64 (Dec.1) Lafayette 77 at Wagner 65 (Dec. 3) Lehigh 57 at St. Francis (Pa.) 50 (Dec. 4) Lafayette 86 at Sacred Heart 79 (Dec. 7) at Army 67, St. Francis (Brooklyn) 54 (Dec. 7) at Mount St. Mary s 70, Loyola Maryland 58 (Dec. 7) at Lehigh 76, LIU Brooklyn 69 (Dec. 9) at Bryant 90, Navy 80 (OT) (Dec. 14) at St. Francis (Brooklyn) 65, Lafayette 62 (Dec. 19) at Bryant 70, Lehigh 68 (Dec. 30) Ohio Valley (0-1) Belmont 81 vs. Holy Cross 70 (Nov. 23) Pac-12 (0-1) at Stanford 72, Bucknell 68 (Nov. 8) Southern (2-0) Army 84 vs. The Citadel 69 (Nov. 9) at Navy 79, The Citadel 74 (Dec. 4) Southland (0-1) Houston Baptist 74 at Army 72 (OT) (Nov. 30) Summit (0-1) at South Dakota State 74, Lehigh 61 (Nov. 26) SWAC (1-0) Lehigh 67 vs. Texas Southern 63 (Nov. 25) WCC (0-2) at St. Mary s 59, American 44 (Dec. 19) at San Francisco 77, American 69 (Dec. 22) Non-DI (5-0) at Navy 98, Goucher 47 (Nov. 13) at Loyola Maryland 87, Catholic 75 (Dec. 4) at Lafayette 79, Immaculta 54 (Dec. 17) at Colgate 79, Ursinus 51 (Dec. 22) at Army 68, Coast Guard 48 (Dec. 30) 8

9 Patriot League Men s Basketball Contact Matt Dougherty, Assistant Executive Director for Communications Phone mdougherty@patriotleague.com Release witter.com/pl_mbb acebook.com/patriotleague AP Top 25 Poll Rk School Pts PR 1 Syracuse (64) Florida (1) Wichita State Arizona Duke San Diego State Cincinnati Kansas Villanova Saint Louis Creighton Louisville Michigan State Virginia Iowa Wisconsin Iowa State Kentucky Texas Michigan Connecticut Memphis UCLA 168 NR 24 Ohio State Gonzaga 112 NR Patriot League Among NCAA Top 50 (Through ) TEAM SCORING DEFENSE 13. American Navy FIELD-GOAL PCT. 3. American Colgate FREE-THROW PCT. 10. Bucknell Lafayette THREE-POINT FIELD-GOAL PCT. 14. Colgate Bucknell Lafayette American THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAME 11. Colgate Boston University INDIVIDUAL POINTS PER GAME 14. Dylon Cormier, Loyola FIELD-GOAL PCT. 31. Dan Trist, Lafayette FREE-THROW PCT. 31. Cameron Ayers, Bucknell THREE-POINT FIELD-GOAL PCT. 20. Joey Ptasinski, Lafayette ASSISTS PER GAME 7. Maurice Watson Jr., Boston Univ Mackey McKnight, Lehigh STEALS PER GAME 16. R.J. Williams, Loyola Dylon Cormier, Loyola Darius Gardner, American Maurice Watson Jr., Boston Univ ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Poll Rk School Pts PR 1 Syracuse (32) Florida Wichita State Arizona Louisville Duke San Diego State Kansas Cincinnati Saint Louis Villanova Creighton Virginia Michigan State Iowa Kentucky Texas Wisconsin Iowa State Michigan Connecticut 158 NR 22 Gonzaga Ohio State Memphis UCLA 72 NR ASSISTS PER GAME 31. American STEALS PER GAME 19. Loyola FEWEST TURNOVERS PER GAME 11. Bucknell BLOCKS PER GAME 43. Kevin Ferguson, Army Today s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow s Leaders 9