1999 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

The 1999 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 1998–99 regular season. Lafayette defeated #3 seed Bucknell, 67–63 in the championship game, to win its first Patriot League Tournament title. The Leopards earned an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament as #15 seed in the East region.

1999 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1998–99
Teams	8
Site	Christl Arena West Point, New York
Finals site	Allan P. Kirby Field House Easton, Pennsylvania
Champions	Lafayette (1st title)
Winning coach	Fran O'Hanlon (1st title)
MVP	Brian Ehlers (Lafayette)
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1998–99 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Lafayette †	10	–	2		.833			22	–	8		.733
Navy	9	–	3		.750			20	–	7		.741
Bucknell	9	–	3		.750			16	–	13		.552
Colgate	7	–	5		.583			14	–	14		.500
Army	4	–	8		.333			8	–	19		.296
Holy Cross	3	–	9		.250			7	–	20		.259
Lehigh	0	–	12		.000			6	–	22		.214
† 1999 Patriot League tournament winner

Format

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

Bracket

	Quarterfinals February 27					Semifinals February 28					Championship game March 5
						1	Lafayette	73
						4	Colgate	71
	4	Colgate	77
	5	Army	56
											1	Lafayette	67
											3	Bucknell	63
	3	Bucknell	76
	6	Holy Cross	52
						3	Bucknell	58
						7	Lehigh	50
	2	Navy	45
	7	Lehigh	53

Sources:^[1][2]

References

1. "1998-99 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.