1996 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

March 2023 1996 Patriot League I Men's 7 Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts Cotterell Court Hamilton, New York Colgate 2nd Jack Bruen 2nd Adonal Foyle Colgate The 1996 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was played at Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts and Cotterell Court in Hamilton, New York after the conclusion of the 1995–96 regular season. Colgate defeated #3 seed 1995 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross, 74–65 in the championship game, to win its second Patriot League Tournament title. The Raiders earned an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament as #16 seed in the Southeast region. Format All seven league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record. Play began with the quarterfinal round. The top seed, Colgate, received a bye to the semifinal round. Bracket QuarterfinalsMarch 2 SemifinalsMarch 3 Championship gameMarch 6 high 4 1994 men Bucknell Bison Bucknell 56* 5 1994 men Lafayette Leopards Lafayette 55 3 1994 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross 81 6 1994 men Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh 66 2 1994 men Navy Midshipmen Navy 58 7 1994 men Army Cadets Army 64 1 Colgate 67 5 Bucknell 61 3 Holy Cross 68 7 Army 65 1 Colgate 74 3 Holy Cross 65 * denotes overtime period Sources:1995-96 Patriot League Season Summary Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/patriot/1996.html March 16, 2020Patriot League Men's Basketball 2019-20 Record Book https://patriotleague.org/documents/2019/8/28/2019_20_MBB_Record_Book_Final.pdf Patriot League March 16, 2020 References Tournament Category:Patriot League men's basketball tournament Patriot League men's basketball tournament Patriot League men's basketball tournament Patriot League men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Massachusetts Category:Sports competitions in Worcester, Massachusetts Category:College basketball tournaments in New York (state)