1997 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

The 1997 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was played at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland, after the conclusion of the 1996–97 regular season. Top seed Navy defeated #2 seed Bucknell, 76–75 in the championship game, to win its second Patriot League Tournament title. The Midshipmen earned an automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament as #15 seed in the West region.

1997 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1996–97
Teams	8
Site	Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Finals site	Alumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland
Champions	Navy (2nd title)
Winning coach	Don DeVoe (2nd title)
MVP	Hassan Booker (Navy)
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1996–97 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Navy †	10	–	2		.833			20	–	9		.690
Bucknell	9	–	3		.750			18	–	11		.621
Colgate	8	–	4		.667			12	–	16		.429
Holy Cross	5	–	7		.417			8	–	19		.296
Lafayette	5	–	7		.417			11	–	17		.393
Army	4	–	8		.333			10	–	16		.385
Lehigh	1	–	11		.083			1	–	26		.037
† 1997 Patriot League tournament winner

Format

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

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 1					Semifinals March 2					Championship game March 6
						1	Navy	91
						5	Lafayette	57
	4	Holy Cross	65
	5	Lafayette	70
											1	Navy	76
											2	Bucknell	75
	3	Colgate	104
	6	Army	79
						3	Colgate	58
						2	Bucknell	71
	2	Bucknell	84
	7	Lehigh	54

Sources:^[1][2]

References

1. "1996-97 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.