10/28/2001 - Men's Basketball
Patriot League Announces Basketball TV Schedule
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League Package Enters Fifth Year Of Production
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - The 2002 Patriot League television basketball package,
now in its fifth year, features a multi-game schedule Executive Director
Carolyn Schlie Femovich announced today.
The League-produced men's and women's basketball television package
includes seven regular season men's games, two regular season women's game,
four men's and selected women's tournament games, including the women's
championship final.
Serving as the play-by-play commentator for the men's and women's
games will be Jack Corrigan. The League is in the process of finalizing the
color commentators for the entire package and will release the broadcast
teams later this fall.
The Patriot League, an NCAA Division I athletics conference founded
on the principle of admitting athletes who are academically representative
of their class, is in its second decade of academic and athletic excellence.
Participation in intercollegiate athletics at Patriot League institutions is
viewed as an important component of the undergraduate experience. A
successful Division I-AA football conference since 1986 and an all-sport
conference since 1990, membership includes American, Army, Bucknell,
Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy, while seven additional
institutions hold associate membership. Patriot League member institutions
are among the oldest and most prestigious in the nation, graduating alumni
who are well prepared for life with the ability to make meaningful
contributions to their community and society in general.
In the most recent NCAA Graduation Rate Report of student-athletes, the Patriot League ranked FIRST among NCAA Division I conferences.
2002 Patriot League Basketball TV
Regular-Season Schedule
Wednesday Jan. 9 Navy at Holy Cross 7 p.m. -
Men's
Saturday Jan. 26 Army at Navy NOON - Men's
Saturday Jan. 26 Army at Navy 3 p.m. -
Women's
Wednesday Jan. 30 Holy Cross at Bucknell 7 p.m. - Men's
Wednesday Feb. 13 American at Bucknell 7 p.m. - Men's
Saturday Feb. 16 Lehigh at American NOON - Men's
Saturday Feb. 16 Lehigh at American 3 p.m. - Women's
Wednesday Feb. 20 Colgate at Army 7:30 p.m. - Men's
Sunday Feb. 24 Lafayette at Colgate 4 p.m. - Men's
The Patriot League Tournament
Saturday March 2 Men's Quarterfinal Game^ 2:30 p.m.
#2 vs. #7
Saturday March 2 Men's Quarterfinal Game^ 5 p.m.
#3 vs. #6
Sunday March 3 Women's Semifinal Game^ 2:30 p.m.
Winner of #2 vs. #7 / Winner of #3 vs. #6
Sunday March 3 Men's Semifinal Game^ 5 p.m.
Winner of #1 vs. #8 / Winner of #4 vs. #5
Wednesday March 6 Women's Championship 7 p.m. (EST) - at highest
seed
^Tournament TV games are tentative and subject to change
