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1995 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

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1995 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1994–95
Teams8
SiteChristl Arena
West Point, New York
Finals siteCotterell Court
Hamilton, New York
ChampionsColgate (1st title)
Winning coachJack Bruen (1st title)
MVPTucker Neale (Colgate)
← 1994
1996 →
1994–95 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colgate 11 3   .786 17 13   .567
Bucknell 11 3   .786 13 14   .481
Navy 10 4   .714 20 9   .690
Holy Cross 9 5   .643 15 12   .556
Fordham 6 8   .429 11 17   .393
Lehigh 5 9   .357 11 16   .407
Army 4 10   .286 12 16   .429
Lafayette 0 14   .000 2 25   .074
1995 Patriot League tournament winner

The 1995 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was played at Christl Arena in West Point, New York and Cotterell Court in Hamilton, New York after the conclusion of the 1994–95 regular season. Colgate defeated #3 seed Navy, 68–63 in the championship game, to win its first Patriot League Tournament title. The Raiders earned an automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA tournament as #16 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

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All eight league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record. Play began with the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 4
Semifinals
March 5
Championship game
March 10
         
1 Colgate 87
8 Lafayette 67
1 Colgate 75
5 Fordham 68
4 Holy Cross 65
5 Fordham 79
1 Colgate 68
3 Navy 63
3 Navy 87
6 Lehigh 81
3 Navy 70
7 Army 59
2 Bucknell 78
7 Army 94

* denotes overtime period

Sources:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "1994-95 Patriot League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Patriot League Men's Basketball 2019-20 Record Book" (PDF). Patriot League. Retrieved March 16, 2020.