Raiders' Tucker Richardson (6'5''-G) earns MVP honors after posting a triple-double and breaking assists records
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - No. 1 Colgate claimed its fourth Patriot League Men's Basketball title in five years and sixth in program history with a 79-61 victory over No. 6 Lafayette on Wednesday night at Cotterell Court in Hamilton, N.Y.
The Raiders' sixth title ties Bucknell and Holy Cross for the Patriot League record, while Colgate head coach Matthew Langel tied Holy Cross's Ralph Willard with his fourth League crown.
Colgate senior guard Tucker Richardson earned PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship MVP honors after posting a triple-double with 14 points, 12 rebounds and a Patriot League Championship Game-record of 11 assists. Richardson posted the first triple-double in a Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship Game since the Raiders' Adonal Foyle (6'10''-F-1975, college: Colgate) recorded 22 points, 15 rebounds and 10 blocked shots against Holy Cross in 1996. The Patriot League Player, Defensive Player and Scholar-Athlete of the Year also broke the men's basketball tournament record with 34 assists in three games.
Richardson was joined on the All-Patriot League Tournament Team by teammates Keegan Records (6'10''-F) (Sr., F) and Oliver Lynch-Daniels (6'2''-G-1998) (Sr., G). Records scored a game-high 21 points, while Lynch-Daniels added 14 points.
Lafayette senior forward Leo O'Boyle (6'7''-F) and freshman forward Josh Rivera (6'7''-F) made the All-Tournament Team after leading the sixth-seeded Leopards to the title game for the first time since 2015. Rivera led Lafayette with 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists. O'Boyle added nine points and five boards, while averaging 15.3 points through three tournament games.
Army West Point junior guard Jalen Rucker (5'10''-PG) rounded out the All-Tournament Team after averaging 29.0 points in two games during the PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship.

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All-Tournament MVP: Tucker Richardson (6'5''-G) of Colgate
Player of the Year: Tucker Richardson (6'5''-G) of Colgate
Defensive Player of the Year: Tucker Richardson (6'5''-G) of Colgate
Rookie of the Year: Ethan Roberts (190-G/F-2000) of Derby T.
Coach of the Year: Matthew Langel of Colgate

All-Patriot League First Team 2023

Rucker

Records

Higgins Jr.

Richardson

Deaver

First Team
Jalen Rucker (5'10''-PG) of Army
Keegan Records (6'10''-F) of Colgate
Keith Higgins Jr. (6'4''-G) of Lehigh
Tucker Richardson (6'5''-G) of Colgate
Daniel Deaver (6'8''-F) of Navy

All-Patriot League Second Team 2023

Rogers

Whyte

Gates

Taylor

Yoder

Second Team
Matt Rogers (6'9''-F) of American
Walter Whyte (6'6''-G/F-1998) of Boston U.
Gerrale Gates (6'6''-F) of Holy Cross
Evan Taylor (6'6''-G) of Lehigh
Sean Yoder (6'3''-G) of Navy

All-Patriot League Third Team 2023

Rice

Moffatt

Fulton

Whitney-Sidney

Nelson

Third Team
Xander Rice (6'3''-G-2001) of Bucknell
Ryan Moffatt (6'6''-G/F) of Colgate
CJ Fulton (6'2''-G-2002) of Lafayette
Tyler Whitney-Sidney (6'2''-G) of Lehigh
Tyler Nelson (6'6''-F) of Navy

All-Patriot League All-Defensive Team 2023

O'Neil

Harper

Records

Richardson

Yoder

All-Defensive Team
Johnny O'Neil (6'9''-F) of American
Jonas Harper (6'2''-G-1999) of Boston U.
Keegan Records (6'10''-F) of Colgate
Tucker Richardson (6'5''-G) of Colgate
Sean Yoder (6'3''-G) of Navy

All-Rookie Team
Ethan Roberts (6'5''-F) of Army
Braeden Smith (6'0''-PG) of Colgate
Will Batchelder (6'1''-G) of Holy Cross
Josh Rivera (6'7''-F) of Lafayette
Deon Perry (5'8''-PG) of Loyola, MD

All-Patriot League All-Tournament Team 2023

Richardson

Lynch-Daniels

Records

O'Boyle

Rucker

All-Tournament Team
Tucker Richardson (6'5''-G) of Colgate
Oliver Lynch-Daniels (6'2''-G-1998) of Colgate
Keegan Records (6'10''-F) of Colgate
Leo O'Boyle (6'7''-F) of Lafayette
Josh Rivera (6'7''-F) of Lafayette
Jalen Rucker (5'10''-PG) of Army