Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Patriot League Tournament Pick'em

By Peyton Wesner

Things to Remember:
Last Year's Winner: 
Boston University
Contenders: 
Bucknell
Colgate
Lehigh
My Sleeper:
Lafayette

First Round
#9 Loyola (MD) at #8 Holy Cross
7:00 PM EST

11-18 (7-11) Loyola (MD)
Quality Conference Wins:
-Lehigh 65-60 (Road)
-American 56-53 in Overtime (Home)
-Boston University 91-86 in Overtime (Home)
-Lafayette 62-43 (Home)
-Colgate 80-76 in Triple Overtime (Home)
Single-Digit Conference Losses:
-Lafayette 69-65 (Road)
-Colgate 59-58 (Road)
-Lehigh 69-63 (Home)
-Holy Cross 63-60 (Road)
Last Game:
-Loss To Navy 57-47 (Home)
Head-to-Head Against Opponent:
-(January 29) Win 64-54 (Home)
-(February 25) Loss 63-60 (Road)
Key Contributors:
---#23 Tyler Hubbard (JR)
-11.0 PPG & 1.9 RPG.
---#5 Eric Laster (JR)
-10.8 PPG & 3.8 RPG.
---#2 Andre Walker (FR)
-10.4 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 2.3 APG, & 1.8 SPG.
---#13 Franz Rassman (JR)
-8.1 PPG & 4.6 RPG.
---#22 Cam Gregory (FR)
-7.0 PPG & 7.0 RPG.

13-15 (8-10) Holy Cross
Good Wins:
-#25 Harvard 58-57 (in Boston)
-Albany 74-57 (Road)
-Bucknell 65-62 in Overtime (Home)
-Lafayette 74-73 (Home)
-Colgate 70-60 (Home)
-Lehigh 58-52 (Home)
Single-Digit Conference Losses:
-Boston University 75-72 in Overtime (Home)
-American 53-49 (Road)
-Army 72-70 in Overtime (Home)
-Lehigh 69-64 (Road)
-American 57-50 (Home)
-Lafayette 89-81 (Road)
Last Game:
-Win Against Boston University 77-70 (Road)
Head-to-Head Against Opponent:
-(January 29) Loss 64-54 (Road)
-(February 25) Win 63-60 (Home)
Key Contributors:
---#13 Malcolm Miller (SR)
-13.9 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 1.5 BPG, & 1.3 SPG.
---#3 Justin Burrell (SR)
-9.9 PPG, 4.1 RPG, & 1.3 SPG.
---#21 Malachi Alexander (SO)
-8.4 PPG & 5.0 RPG.
---#24 Eric Green (JR)
-6.7 PPG, 3.2 RPG, & 1.5 SPG.
---#5 Cullen Hamilton (JR)
-6.4 PPG & 2.3 RPG.

Prediction:
---Holy Cross 62, Loyola (MD) 58

#10 Army at #7 Navy
7:00 PM EST

15-14 (6-12) Army
Good Wins:
-Air Force 84-78 in Semi-Final of All-Military Classic (Home).
-VMI 92-86 in Championship of All-Military Classic (Home).
-St. Francis (NY) 74-71 (Road)
-USC 85-77 in Overtime (Road)
-Colgate 65-64 (Home)
Single-Digit Conference Losses:
-Navy 75-66 (Home)
-Bucknell 81-75 (Road)
-Loyola (MD) 77-71 (Home)
-Navy 67-59 (Road)
-Holy Cross 73-64 (Home)
-Bucknell 78-75 (Home)
-Boston University 63-57 (Road)
Last Game:
-Loss To Lafayette 74-64 (Road)
Head-to-Head Against Opponent:
-(January 10) Loss 75-66 (Home)
-(February 7) Loss 67-59 (Road)
Key Contributors:
---#21 Kyle Wilson (JR)
-17.7 PPG, 2.9 RPG, & 1.9 APG.
---#32 Tanner Plomb (JR)
-15.7 PPG& 5.4 RPG.
---#11 Dylan Cox (JR)
-10.0 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 4.8 APG, & 1.1 SPG.
---#31 Kevin Ferguson (JR)
-9.8 PPG, 5.9 RPG, & 1.4 BPG.

12-18 (8-10) Navy
Solid Wins:
-VMI 84-66 (Home)
-Lafayette 69-65 (Road)
-American 64-54 (Home)
-Colgate 70-69 (Road)
-Holy Cross 84-70 (Home)
Single-Digit Conference Losses:
-Boston University 70-64 (Home)
-Bucknell 65-63 (Road)
-Lafayette 74-65 (Home)
-Boston University 62-59 (Road)
-Bucknell 52-51 (Home)
-Lehigh 59-53 (Home)
Last Game:
-Win Against Loyola (MD) 57-47 (Road)
Head-to-Head Against Opponent:
-(January 10) Win 75-66 (Road)
-(February 7) Win 67-59 (Home)
Key Contributors:
---#21 Worth Smith (SR)
-15.4 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 1.1 BPG, & 1.3 SPG.
---#33 Brandon Venturini (SR)
-12.4 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 3.2 APG, & 1.5 SPG.
---#10 Tilman Dunbar (JR)
-8.8 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 3.3 APG, & 1.1 SPG.
---#0 Will Kelly (JR)
-5.9 PPG, 4.1 APG, & 1.7 BPG.
---#55 Edward Alade (SO)
-5.5 PPG & 3.5 RPG.

Prediction:
---Army 67, Navy 61

PW's Regular Season Prediction Record: 191-65 (73-17 in the MVC)



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