Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan It was an exciting and interesting final weekend for the eight teams of the Patriot League. Very appropriately, the final game of the Patriot League season came down to a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Bucknell’s Chris Niesz – the lone Bison senior on Senior Night […]

Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan Where has the season gone? Just seven short weeks ago, the Patriot League season was just beginning and every team had their eyes on the Patriot League title. But after Wednesday’s games, there remains only one day of regular season play before the Patriot […]

Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan Holy Cross-Lehigh Battle Turns Very One-Sided In one of the most anticipated league match-ups of the season, Holy Cross quickly dashed any chance of an exciting game. With caped Crusaders throughout the Hart Center, the HC dominated early and never looked back, cruising to […]

Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan Holy Cross Led By The Not So Usual Crew Kevin Hamilton was “held” to 21 points and Keith Simmons scored 26 points in two games this weekend, but at this point it seems as if nothing can stop Holy Cross. With their two stars […]

Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan First Army Wins, Now Navy Wins…Twice! Taking a cue from its fellow service academy, Navy improbably decided to start winning Patriot League basketball games this weekend. The Midshipmen garnered their first league victory of the season on Friday evening, defeating Colgate 82-71 at home. […]

Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan Army FINALLY Wins A Division I Game Army has finally returned to legitimacy in the world of college basketball…okay, that may be a stretch, but the team did do something this weekend that it hadn’t done all season long. It took the Black Knights […]

Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan Bison Cannot Be Stopped This just in: Bucknell is a good basketball team. After the team’s wins over Colgate and Army, the Bison have won nine straight games, the longest streak in the 11-year tenure of head coach Pat Flannery. Bucknell is ranked No. […]

Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan Non-League Report Cards The non-league performance of a team can tell you much about the character of the squad and its ability to contend for a league title. For the eight teams of the Patriot League, this non-league season was certainly no different. Bucknell, […]

Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan Out With The Old Year, In With The New 2004 is in the books and 2005 is now upon us. Some teams, such as Bucknell, didn’t want to see the calendar turn, while some other squads, such as Navy and Lafayette, will be making […]

Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan Finals Week Slowdown As any college-age student can tell you, the final weeks of the semester are not an easy time to get through. Between finals, end-of-the-semester papers and packing for home, it’s not an easy time to concentrate on playing basketball. Of course, […]