No. 8 Lafayette at No. 1 Holy Cross
At Lafayette: Holy Cross downed the Leopards 84-74 as Keith Simmons dropped 26 points and Torey Thomas added 18. Bilal Abdullah led Lafayette 22 points. Holy Cross shot 9-of-15 from three.
At Holy Cross: The Crusaders trounced Lafayette 74-52. Four Crusaders scored in double figures. Highlights for Lafayette were Abdullah and Jesper Andersson hitting 3 threes apiece.

It’s an odd way to compare classes, but there’s no easier apples-to-apples comparison among classes than to look at postseason honors. To the naked eye, it’s obvious that this graduating senior class in the Patriot League is special. How special? To find out, I delved into the history of the Patriot League, and looked at All-League selections and Player of the Year since the 1990-1991 debut of the league.

The rules for the Basketball U. Postseason Awards are simple: All players and coaches from Patriot League teams are eligible. The entire season is considered, with extra weight given to conference play.

Following the announcement of the Patriot League postseason awards, all eight Patriot League coaches answered questions in a media teleconference. Here are highlights and notes from that session.

First-place Holy Cross gets two All-League first teamers, a second teamer, and several other awards.