Lafayette Leopards men's basketball

Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
	2024–25 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team
College	Lafayette College
Head coach	Mike McGarvey (2nd season)
Conference	Patriot
Location	Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Arena	Kirby Sports Center ; (capacity: 3,500)
Nickname	Leopards
Colors	Maroon and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1957
NCAA tournament appearances
	1957, 1999, 2000, 2015
Conference tournament champions
	1999, 2000, 2015
Conference regular-season champions
	Middle Atlantic Conference: 1946, 1949; Mid-3: 1950, 1952; ECC: 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1988; Patriot League: 1998, 1999, 2000
Conference division regular-season champions
	2021

Last updated May 30, 2025

The Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represents Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania in NCAA Division I competition. The school's team competes in the Patriot League and plays home games in Kirby Sports Center.^[2] Fran O'Hanlon is the winningest coach in program history. The Leopards are currently coached by Mike McGarvey since his appointment on March 29, 2023.^[3] Lafayette has appeared four times in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, most recently in 2015.

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

The Leopards have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–5.

Year	Round	Seed	Opponent	Result
1957	Regional semifinal Regional Third Place	N/A	Syracuse Canisius	L 71–75 L 76–82
1999	First round	#15	#2 Miami (FL)	L 54–75
2000	First round	#15	#2 Temple	L 47–73
2015	First Round	#16	#1 Villanova	L 52–93

NIT results

The Leopards have appeared in five National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1955	First round	Niagara	L 70–83
1956	First round	St. Francis (NY)	L 74–85
1972	First round Quarterfinals	Virginia Jacksonville	W 72–71 L 76–87
1975	First round	St. John's	L 76–94
1980	First round	Virginia	L 56–67

Notable alumni

Conference players of the year

East Coast Conference POY
- Henry Horne (1975)
- Todd Tripucka (1976)
Patriot League POY
- Stefan Ciosici (1998)
- Brian Ehlers (1999, 2000)

References

↑ Lafayette College Full-Color Representations (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2016.
↑ Lafayette Leopards men's basketball media guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . Accessed March 9, 2012.
↑ "Lafayette names new basketball coach; Mike Jordan officially out". WFMZ.com.

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[1] Lafayette College Full-Color Representations (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2016.

[MDG-2] Lafayette Leopards men's basketball media guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . Accessed March 9, 2012.

[3] "Lafayette names new basketball coach; Mike Jordan officially out". WFMZ.com.

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v t e Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1973) Kirby Sports Center (1973–present)
Culture & lore	"On, Lafayette!" Leopard Pride
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Patriot League men's basketball
Teams	American Eagles Army Black Knights Boston University Terriers Bucknell Bison Colgate Raiders Holy Cross Crusaders Lafayette Leopards Lehigh Mountain Hawks Loyola Greyhounds Navy Midshipmen
Championships & awards	Patriot League men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25