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2003 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

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2003 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams8
SiteThe Show Place Arena
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Finals siteHart Center
Worcester, Massachusetts
ChampionsHoly Cross (4th title)
Winning coachRalph Willard (3rd title)
MVPPatrick Whearty (Holy Cross)
← 2002
2004 →
2002–03 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Holy Cross 13 1   .929 26 5   .839
American 9 5   .643 16 14   .533
Colgate 9 5   .643 14 14   .500
Lehigh 8 6   .571 16 12   .571
Bucknell 7 7   .500 14 15   .483
Lafayette 6 8   .429 13 16   .448
Navy 4 10   .286 8 20   .286
Army 0 14   .000 5 22   .185
2003 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2003 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was played at The Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Maryland and Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts after the conclusion of the 2002–03 regular season. Top seed Holy Cross defeated #2 seed American, 72–64 in the championship game, to win its third straight (4th overall) Patriot League Tournament title. The Crusaders earned an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament as #14 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.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 8
Semifinals
March 9
Championship game
March 14
         
1 Holy Cross 54
8 Army 40
1 Holy Cross 75
5 Bucknell 50
4 Lehigh 47
5 Bucknell 52
1 Holy Cross 72
2 American 64
3 Colgate 76
6 Lafayette 89
6 Lafayette 55
2 American 74
2 American 72
7 Navy 57

Sources:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "2002-03 Patriot League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Patriot League Men's Basketball 2019-20 Record Book" (PDF). Patriot League. Retrieved March 17, 2020.