Patriot League holds annual Media Day
10/14/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
“We lose some very key players from our Patriot League Championship team of a year ago. But we also bring back four starters, and the guys are very anxious to get things started.” The two-time Patriot League Coach of the Year continued, “This is a great league with wonderful coaches and I have been able to learn such a great deal from this fraternity of Patriot League coaches. I’m just looking forward to beginning the season and seeing what we can do with the team we have.”
The preseason poll and all-league team were also announced on Thursday at the event and the defending champion Mountain Hawks find themselves in second place, 18 points behind the Bucknell Bison, who are favored to win the Patriot League. No Lehigh players were selected to the preseason All-League team, despite two returning Mountain Hawks being selected to postseason teams in 2003-04.
The Mountain Hawks being their season on Friday evening with Midnight Madness at Grace Hall. The event gets underway at
Patriot League Preseason Poll
Team (# first place votes) | Points |
1. Bucknell (10) | 92 |
2. LEHIGH (3) | 74 |
3. American (3) | 72 |
4. Holy Cross | 66 |
5. Colgate | 57 |
6. | 38 |
7. Navy | 24 |
8. Army | 18 |
Preseason All-League Team
Kevin Bettencourt, Bucknell
Kevin Hamilton, Holy Cross
Andre Ingram, American
Charles Lee, Bucknell
Chris McNaughton, Bucknell
