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CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – The Patriot League announced its CBS Sports Network television schedule for the 2015-16 season on Monday with 16 men’s and three women’s contests set to air, including both the Men and Women’s Championship Games.

The 2016 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship will be televised on CBS Sports Network for the fifth year in a row on Wednesday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m., with the Women’s Basketball Championship set to be aired for the seventh year in a row on Saturday, March 12 at 6 p.m. In addition, CBS Sports Network will air both semifinal games of the Patriot League Men’s Basketball Tournament on Sunday, March 6 at 12 and 2 p.m.

Thirteen men’s basketball contests and two women’s games will air on CBS Sports Network during the regular season, with the return of flex scheduling for the men’s matchups on the final two weekends. The coverage begins with two men’s non-League contests on the opening weekend of the college basketball season as Florida visits Navy in the Veterans Classic at the Naval Academy on Nov. 13 at 9:30 p.m. and Bucknell hosts Wake Forest on Nov. 15 at 1 p.m.

Three men’s contests will open the CBS Sports Network coverage for the Patriot League schedule as Bucknell visits Lehigh on Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m., American heads to Army West Point on Jan. 17 at 12 p.m. and Loyola University Maryland goes to Boston University on Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. A doubleheader between Navy and Army West Point will be on tap the following weekend with the contests played at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 23, with the women’s game airing at 11:30 a.m. and the men’s contest to tip at 2 p.m. Two more Patriot League men’s games complete the schedule for the month on CBS Sports Network as Lafayette visits Bucknell on Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. and Lehigh goes to Boston University on Jan. 31 at 12 p.m.

The February slate of Patriot League action on CBS Sports Network begins with a pair of Monday evening men’s contests as Colgate visits Army on Feb. 8 and Holy Cross is at Lehigh on Feb. 15, with both games tipping off at 7:30 p.m. The action continues with another Army-West Point-Navy doubleheader on Feb. 20, this time from Annapolis as the women tip off on CBS Sports Network at 11 a.m. followed by the men at 1:30 p.m.
The first men’s basketball flex game follows on Feb. 21 at 12 p.m., with another flex slot for the last day of the regular season on Feb. 27 at 12 p.m. The selection of the flex contests will be made no later than 10 days prior to each of the competition dates. Four Patriot League games will be eligible for the broadcast window on each of the dates.

Patriot League basketball teams open non-League action on Nov. 13, with the first League contests set for Dec. 30.

CBS Sports Network, the 24-hour home of CBS Sports, is available across the country through local cable, video and telco providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 221 and Dish Network Channel 158. For more information, and to access the CBS Sports Network channel finder, go towww.cbssportsnetwork.com.

The Patriot League continually demonstrates that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing its high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes that are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.

2015-16 Patriot League Men’s Basketball on CBS Sports Network
Nov. 13 — Florida at Navy, 9:30 p.m. (Veterans Classic at the Naval Academy)
Nov. 15 — Wake Forest at Bucknell, 1 p.m.
Jan. 11 — Bucknell at Lehigh, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 17 — American at Army West Point, 12 p.m.
Jan. 18 — Loyola Maryland at Boston University, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 23 — Navy vs. Army West Point, 2 p.m. (Game played at Madison Square Garden)

Jan. 25 — Lafayette at Bucknell, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 31 — Lehigh at Boston University, 12 p.m.
Feb. 8 — Colgate at Army West Point, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 15 — Holy Cross at Lehigh, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 20 — Army West Point at Navy, 1:30 p.m.
Feb. 21 – Flex Game, 12 p.m.
Feb. 27 – Flex Game, 12 p.m.
March 6 – Patriot League Semifinal 12 p.m.
March 6 – Patriot League Semifinal 2 p.m.
March 9 – Patriot League Championship, 7:30 p.m.

Canton, NY  – Saint Lawrence University Athletics celebrated the unveiling and announcement of the new Men’s Basketball locker room on November 1, 2014. Many former players, coaches and friends joined Coach Chris Downs and the current team as the history hallway and team room were opened up for the first time. With lead gifts from Mo Cassara ’97, JD’03 and Mary ’03 Delmonico, and Pat Delmonico ’06 the project has provided the Saints with a tremendous new home and facility.

2013 New England Basketball inductee Mo Cassara pictured with Legendary Worcester Academy coach Tom Blackburn and fellow inductee and Dallas Mavericks General Manager, Donn Nelson.

Cassara and Nelson were among the many WA Alums who played for Blackburn and were in attendance at the Worcester DCU Center.

June 22, 2013, Worcester, MA – Coach Mo Cassara and his 2003 Worcester Academy Team were inducted into The New England Basketball Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2013. The Worcester DCU center hosted this esteemed class that will be recognized as being among the best of New England Basketball. Thousands gathered in this celebration of basketball, New England history, and camaraderie.

The New England Basketball Hall of Fame casts a wide net over the accomplishments of the region’s renowned basketball participants, including players, coaches, administrators and officials at all levels.

The idea for the New England Basketball Hall of Fame sprang from the notion that among all the places basketball developed, from the concrete courts of New York City to the backyard hoops of Indiana, the initial seedbed for basketball was New England. A game that took root in middle Massachusetts is now played all over the world.

The Hall of Fame recognizes the people whose excellence has contributed to the rich legacy of New England Basketball. The categories that envelope all the people who make up this storied past are necessarily varied. The Division III female player, the Division I star, and the Basketball Hall of Fame Coach all weave colorful threads into the fascinating tapestry of New England Basketball.

Those who share a love of the game and whose memorable basketball accomplishments deserve special recognition gather every several years in a new spirit of goodwill and camaraderie to congratulate one another and to enjoy the profound satisfaction of being part of the distinguished heritage of New England Basketball. The entire list of inductees can be seen by following http://nebasketballhalloffame.com/class-of-2013-induction-ceremony/honorees/.