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Patriot League Announces 2023-24 Men’s Basketball Preseason Honors (10.11.23)
Colgate earns top spot in preseason poll; Raiders’ Records claims both preseason major awards
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Colgate was voted No. 1 in the 2023-24 preseason poll, and Raiders’ fifth-year forward Keegan Records was named Patriot League Men’s Basketball Preseason Player and Defensive Player of the Year when the League office announced preseason honors.
The three-time defending League champion Raiders received 162 points and 18 first-place votes, with Records collecting both preseason major awards. Records is joined on the five-member All-Patriot League Men’s Basketball Preseason Team by classmate Ryan Moffatt.
Lehigh finished second in the poll with 127 points and two first-place votes, while junior guards Keith Higgins Jr. and Tyler Whitney Sidney earned spots on the preseason squad. American placed third in the poll, while senior forward Matt Rogers claimed a spot on the preseason team.
Holy Cross received 100 points to rank fourth, while Boston University (90) and Loyola Maryland (79) finished fifth and sixth, respectively. Lafayette and Navy tied for seventh place with 74. The Leopards (2023) and Midshipmen (2022) fell to the Raiders in the last two Patriot League title games. Bucknell (50) and Army West Point (28) rounded out the poll.
The League’s men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors completed voting for the preseason poll, major awards and All-Patriot League team. They cannot vote for their team or student-athletes.
Patriot League Men’s Basketball Preseason Player and Defensive Player of the Year
Keegan Records, Colgate, 5th-year, Forward, South Kingstown, R.I./St. Andrews
*Records is a two-time All-Patriot League selection after earning First Team and All-Defensive Team honors following the 2022-23 season.
*The senior forward set the Patriot League single-season record with a .675 field-goal percentage, averaging 13.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game last season. He has led the League in field-goal percentage for two straight seasons.
*He has helped Colgate win three consecutive Patriot League titles, earning All-Tournament Team honors in 2023 after connecting for 17-of-20 attempts from the field in the Raiders’ semifinal and championship games against Army West Point and Lafayette, respectively.
2023-24 Men’s Basketball All-Patriot League Team
Matt Rogers, American, Sr., Forward, Knoxville, Md./St. Maria Goretti
2022-23 Stats: 32 GP, 14.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 57 asts, 28 stls, 25 blks, .613 FG%, .408 3FG%, .687 FT%
Career Patriot League Honors: All-Patriot League Second Team (2023)
Ryan Moffatt, Colgate, 5th-year, Forward, Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield
2022-23 Stats: 33 GP, 10.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 59 asts, 51 stls, .523 FG%, .453 3FG%, .750 FT%
Career Patriot League Honors: All-Patriot League Third Team (2023)
Keegan Records, Colgate, 5th-year, Forward, South Kingstown, R.I./St. Andrews
2022-23 Stats: 35 GP, 13.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 46, asts, 20 stls, 45 blks, .675 FG%, .633 FT%
Career Patriot League Honors: All-Patriot League First Team (2023), Defensive Team (2023), All-Tournament Team (2023), All-Patriot League Third Team (2022), All-Rookie Team (2020)
Keith Higgins Jr., Lehigh, West Hill, Calif./Chaminade Prep
2022-23 Stats: 30 GP, 14.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 52 asts, 33 stls, .476 FG%, .414 3FG%, .840 FT%
Career Patriot League Honors: All-Patriot League First Team (2023), All-Rookie Team (2022)
Tyler Whitney-Sidney, Lehigh, Jr., G, Somerville, Mass./Brooks School
2022-23 Stats: 29 GP, 13.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 64 asts, 39 stls, .473 FG%, .304 3FG%, .884 FT%
Career Patriot League Honors: All-Patriot League Third Team (2023), All-Rookie Team (2022)
2023-24 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll
1. Colgate, 162 points (18 first-place votes)
2. Lehigh, 127 (2)
3. American, 116
4. Holy Cross, 100
5. Boston University, 90
6. Loyola Maryland, 79
7T. Lafayette, 74
7T. Navy, 74
9. Bucknell, 50
10. Army West Point 28
2023-24 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Preseason Major Awards
Preseason Player of the Year – Keegan Records, Colgate, 5th, F
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year – Keegan Records, Colgate, 5th, F
2023-24 Men’s Basketball All-Patriot League Men’s Preseason Team
Matt Rogers, American, Sr., F
Keegan Records, Colgate, 5th, F
Ryan Moffatt, Colgate, 5th, F
Keith Higgins Jr., Lehigh, Jr., G
Tyler Whitney-Sidney, Lehigh, Jr., G
Patriot League Announces 2023-24 Men’s Basketball Preseason Honors (10.11.23)
Colgate earns top spot in preseason poll; Raiders’ Records claims both preseason major awards
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Colgate was voted No. 1 in the 2023-24 preseason poll, and Raiders’ fifth-year forward Keegan Records was named Patriot League Men’s Basketball Preseason Player and Defensive Player of the Year when the League office announced preseason honors.
The three-time defending League champion Raiders received 162 points and 18 first-place votes, with Records collecting both preseason major awards. Records is joined on the five-member All-Patriot League Men’s Basketball Preseason Team by classmate Ryan Moffatt.
Lehigh finished second in the poll with 127 points and two first-place votes, while junior guards Keith Higgins Jr. and Tyler Whitney Sidney earned spots on the preseason squad. American placed third in the poll, while senior forward Matt Rogers claimed a spot on the preseason team.
Holy Cross received 100 points to rank fourth, while Boston University (90) and Loyola Maryland (79) finished fifth and sixth, respectively. Lafayette and Navy tied for seventh place with 74. The Leopards (2023) and Midshipmen (2022) fell to the Raiders in the last two Patriot League title games. Bucknell (50) and Army West Point (28) rounded out the poll.
The League’s men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors completed voting for the preseason poll, major awards and All-Patriot League team. They cannot vote for their team or student-athletes.
Patriot League Men’s Basketball Preseason Player and Defensive Player of the Year
Keegan Records, Colgate, 5th-year, Forward, South Kingstown, R.I./St. Andrews
*Records is a two-time All-Patriot League selection after earning First Team and All-Defensive Team honors following the 2022-23 season.
*The senior forward set the Patriot League single-season record with a .675 field-goal percentage, averaging 13.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game last season. He has led the League in field-goal percentage for two straight seasons.
*He has helped Colgate win three consecutive Patriot League titles, earning All-Tournament Team honors in 2023 after connecting for 17-of-20 attempts from the field in the Raiders’ semifinal and championship games against Army West Point and Lafayette, respectively.
2023-24 Men’s Basketball All-Patriot League Team
Matt Rogers, American, Sr., Forward, Knoxville, Md./St. Maria Goretti
2022-23 Stats: 32 GP, 14.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 57 asts, 28 stls, 25 blks, .613 FG%, .408 3FG%, .687 FT%
Career Patriot League Honors: All-Patriot League Second Team (2023)
Ryan Moffatt, Colgate, 5th-year, Forward, Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield
2022-23 Stats: 33 GP, 10.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 59 asts, 51 stls, .523 FG%, .453 3FG%, .750 FT%
Career Patriot League Honors: All-Patriot League Third Team (2023)
Keegan Records, Colgate, 5th-year, Forward, South Kingstown, R.I./St. Andrews
2022-23 Stats: 35 GP, 13.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 46, asts, 20 stls, 45 blks, .675 FG%, .633 FT%
Career Patriot League Honors: All-Patriot League First Team (2023), Defensive Team (2023), All-Tournament Team (2023), All-Patriot League Third Team (2022), All-Rookie Team (2020)
Keith Higgins Jr., Lehigh, West Hill, Calif./Chaminade Prep
2022-23 Stats: 30 GP, 14.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 52 asts, 33 stls, .476 FG%, .414 3FG%, .840 FT%
Career Patriot League Honors: All-Patriot League First Team (2023), All-Rookie Team (2022)
Tyler Whitney-Sidney, Lehigh, Jr., G, Somerville, Mass./Brooks School
2022-23 Stats: 29 GP, 13.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 64 asts, 39 stls, .473 FG%, .304 3FG%, .884 FT%
Career Patriot League Honors: All-Patriot League Third Team (2023), All-Rookie Team (2022)
2023-24 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll
1. Colgate, 162 points (18 first-place votes)
2. Lehigh, 127 (2)
3. American, 116
4. Holy Cross, 100
5. Boston University, 90
6. Loyola Maryland, 79
7T. Lafayette, 74
7T. Navy, 74
9. Bucknell, 50
10. Army West Point 28
2023-24 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Preseason Major Awards
Preseason Player of the Year – Keegan Records, Colgate, 5th, F
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year – Keegan Records, Colgate, 5th, F
2023-24 Men’s Basketball All-Patriot League Men’s Preseason Team
Matt Rogers, American, Sr., F
Keegan Records, Colgate, 5th, F
Ryan Moffatt, Colgate, 5th, F
Keith Higgins Jr., Lehigh, Jr., G
Tyler Whitney-Sidney, Lehigh, Jr., G