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1997-98 Patriot League Season Summary

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Record: 86-109, .441 W-L% (28th of 30) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: -11.05 (26th of 30) ▪ SOS: -7.59 (26th of 30)

Regular Season Champion: Lafayette and Navy
Tournament Champion: Navy

NCAA Tournament: 1 (Navy)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0

Standings

Conference Overall PTS/G SRS
Rk School W L W-L% W L W-L% Own Opp SRS SOS
1 Lafayette R 10 2 .833 19 9 .679 73.5 69.7 -4.4 -8.2
2 Navy* RT 10 2 .833 19 11 .633 69.8 66.1 -3.8 -7.5
3 Bucknell  8 4 .667 13 15 .464 68.9 68.9 -6.8 -6.8
4 Colgate  5 7 .417 10 18 .357 74.1 77.1 -9.7 -6.8
5 Lehigh  4 8 .333 10 17 .370 69.6 77.8 -15.7 -7.5
6 Holy Cross  3 9 .250 7 20 .259 68.4 76.8 -16.6 -8.2
7 Army  2 10 .167 8 19 .296 64.3 76.5 -20.4 -8.2

NCAA Tournament

First Round
Navy lost (88-52) versus North Carolina (East Regional)

Conference Leaders

Minimum Stat Requirements ▪ Stats include all games played
Games
1. Hassan Booker-NAVY 30
  Michael Heary-NAVY 30
  Terrell Hickmon-NAVY 30
  Matt Sladky-NAVY 30
  Skip Victor-NAVY 30
6. J.R. Holden-BUCK 28
  Mike Tilley-COLG 28
  Max Wetzel-BUCK 28
  Ben Wandtke-COLG 28
  Seth Schaeffer-COLG 28
  Brian Ehlers-LAFAY 28
  Pat Diamond-COLG 28
  Chad Wiswall-COLG 28
  Valter Karavanic-BUCK 28
  Dyrika Cameron-BUCK 28
  Chester Felts-COLG 28
  Dan Bowen-BUCK 28
  Dave Klaus-LAFAY 28
  Brian Muckle-BUCK 28
  Ross Harms-LAFAY 28
  Mike Homer-LAFAY 28
Field Goals
1. Brett Eppehimer-LEH 194
2. Seth Schaeffer-COLG 171
3. J.R. Holden-BUCK 170
4. Stefan Ciosici-LAFAY 160
5. Brian Ehlers-LAFAY 154
6. Hassan Booker-NAVY 152
7. Jon Kerr-HC 151
8. Michael Heary-NAVY 122
9. Ben Wandtke-COLG 118
10. Chad Wiswall-COLG 112
Field Goal Attempts
1. Brett Eppehimer-LEH 487
2. J.R. Holden-BUCK 423
3. Seth Schaeffer-COLG 419
4. Brian Ehlers-LAFAY 360
5. Michael Heary-NAVY 359
6. Jon Kerr-HC 326
7. George Tatum-ARMY 299
8. Stefan Ciosici-LAFAY 274
9. Ben Wandtke-COLG 270
  Chad Wiswall-COLG 270
Field Goal Percentage
1. Stefan Ciosici-LAFAY .584
2. Hassan Booker-NAVY .580
3. Jon Kerr-HC .463
4. Brian Ehlers-LAFAY .428
5. Seth Schaeffer-COLG .408
6. J.R. Holden-BUCK .402
7. Brett Eppehimer-LEH .398
3-Point Field Goals
1. Seth Schaeffer-COLG 93
2. Brett Eppehimer-LEH 92
3. J.R. Holden-BUCK 69
4. Joe Clark-ARMY 50
  Tyson Whitfield-LAFAY 50
6. Babe Kwasniak-ARMY 49
7. James Stowers-HC 46
8. Michael Heary-NAVY 40
9. Jared Hess-LEH 38
10. Ben Wandtke-COLG 33
3-Point Field Goal Attempts
1. Seth Schaeffer-COLG 244
2. Brett Eppehimer-LEH 231
3. J.R. Holden-BUCK 205
4. Babe Kwasniak-ARMY 145
5. Michael Heary-NAVY 144
6. Tyson Whitfield-LAFAY 137
7. Joe Clark-ARMY 128
8. James Stowers-HC 123
9. Jared Hess-LEH 115
10. Brian Ehlers-LAFAY 105
3-Point Field Goal Percentage
1. Brett Eppehimer-LEH .398
2. Seth Schaeffer-COLG .381
Free Throws
1. Brett Eppehimer-LEH 185
2. Stefan Ciosici-LAFAY 139
3. Michael Heary-NAVY 125
4. Brian Ehlers-LAFAY 119
5. J.R. Holden-BUCK 99
6. George Tatum-ARMY 89
7. Jon Kerr-HC 85
8. Chad Wiswall-COLG 81
9. Chester Felts-COLG 75
  John Hightower-HC 75
Free Throw Attempts
1. Stefan Ciosici-LAFAY 215
2. Brett Eppehimer-LEH 211
3. Michael Heary-NAVY 145
4. Brian Ehlers-LAFAY 142
5. J.R. Holden-BUCK 126
6. Chad Wiswall-COLG 125
7. George Tatum-ARMY 121
8. Martin Gilliard-BUCK 117
9. John Hightower-HC 109
10. Jon Kerr-HC 108
Free Throw Percentage
1. Brett Eppehimer-LEH .877
2. Michael Heary-NAVY .862
3. Brian Ehlers-LAFAY .838
4. Chester Felts-COLG .789
5. Jon Kerr-HC .787
6. J.R. Holden-BUCK .786
7. George Tatum-ARMY .736
8. John Hightower-HC .688
9. Chad Wiswall-COLG .648
10. Stefan Ciosici-LAFAY .646
Total Rebounds
1. Hassan Booker-NAVY 235
2. Stefan Ciosici-LAFAY 213
3. Ben Wandtke-COLG 193
4. Fido Willybiro-LEH 180
5. Jon Kerr-HC 168
6. Dan Bowen-BUCK 160
7. Peter DeLea-LEH 155
8. Brian Ehlers-LAFAY 152
9. Pat Diamond-COLG 150
10. Jared Curry-HC 146
Assists
1. Tiwaun Hawkins-LEH 121
2. J.R. Holden-BUCK 116
3. Babe Kwasniak-ARMY 107
4. John Hightower-HC 99
5. Chester Felts-COLG 92
6. Michael Heary-NAVY 91
7. Skip Victor-NAVY 86
8. Mike Tilley-COLG 79
9. Brian Ehlers-LAFAY 76
10. George Tatum-ARMY 69
Steals
1. Hassan Booker-NAVY 54
2. Skip Victor-NAVY 50
3. Brett Eppehimer-LEH 46
  Seth Schaeffer-COLG 46
5. Chester Felts-COLG 44
6. J.R. Holden-BUCK 43
7. Tim Bieg-LAFAY 42
8. Chad Wiswall-COLG 41
9. Tiwaun Hawkins-LEH 39
  Babe Kwasniak-ARMY 39
Blocks
1. Sitapha Savane-NAVY 37
  Dan Bowen-BUCK 37
3. Josh Williams-NAVY 30
4. Ross Harms-LAFAY 28
5. Chad Wiswall-COLG 27
6. Pat Diamond-COLG 21
7. Juan Pegues-HC 19
  Fido Willybiro-LEH 19
9. Ted Cole-LAFAY 15
  Martin Gilliard-BUCK 15
Points
1. Brett Eppehimer-LEH 665
2. J.R. Holden-BUCK 508
3. Seth Schaeffer-COLG 492
4. Stefan Ciosici-LAFAY 459
5. Brian Ehlers-LAFAY 457
6. Jon Kerr-HC 416
7. Michael Heary-NAVY 409
8. Hassan Booker-NAVY 361
9. Ben Wandtke-COLG 333
10. Chad Wiswall-COLG 330
Points Per Game
1. Brett Eppehimer-LEH 24.6
2. J.R. Holden-BUCK 18.1
3. Seth Schaeffer-COLG 17.6
4. Stefan Ciosici-LAFAY 17.0
5. Brian Ehlers-LAFAY 16.3
6. Jon Kerr-HC 15.4
7. Michael Heary-NAVY 13.6
8. George Tatum-ARMY 13.1
9. Hassan Booker-NAVY 12.0
10. Martin Gilliard-BUCK 12.0
Total Rebounds Per Game
1. Stefan Ciosici-LAFAY 7.9
2. Hassan Booker-NAVY 7.8
3. Ben Wandtke-COLG 6.9
4. Fido Willybiro-LEH 6.7
5. Jon Kerr-HC 6.2
6. Peter DeLea-LEH 5.7
7. Dan Bowen-BUCK 5.7
8. Brian Ehlers-LAFAY 5.4
9. Jared Curry-HC 5.4
10. Pat Diamond-COLG 5.4
Assists Per Game
1. Tiwaun Hawkins-LEH 4.5
2. J.R. Holden-BUCK 4.1
3. Babe Kwasniak-ARMY 4.0
4. John Hightower-HC 3.7
5. Chester Felts-COLG 3.3
6. Michael Heary-NAVY 3.0
7. Skip Victor-NAVY 2.9
8. Mike Tilley-COLG 2.8
9. George Tatum-ARMY 2.8
10. Brian Ehlers-LAFAY 2.7
Steals Per Game
1. Hassan Booker-NAVY 1.8
2. Brett Eppehimer-LEH 1.7
3. Skip Victor-NAVY 1.7
4. Seth Schaeffer-COLG 1.6
5. Tim Bieg-LAFAY 1.6
6. Chester Felts-COLG 1.6
7. J.R. Holden-BUCK 1.5
8. George Tatum-ARMY 1.5
9. Chad Wiswall-COLG 1.5
10. Babe Kwasniak-ARMY 1.4
  Tiwaun Hawkins-LEH 1.4
Blocks Per Game
1. Sitapha Savane-NAVY 1.4
2. Dan Bowen-BUCK 1.3
3. Josh Williams-NAVY 1.2
4. Ross Harms-LAFAY 1.0
5. Chad Wiswall-COLG 1.0
6. Pat Diamond-COLG 0.8
7. Juan Pegues-HC 0.7
8. Fido Willybiro-LEH 0.7
9. Ted Cole-LAFAY 0.6
  Martin Gilliard-BUCK 0.6
Effective Field Goal Percentage
1. Hassan Booker-NAVY .586
2. Stefan Ciosici-LAFAY .584
3. Seth Schaeffer-COLG .519
4. Jon Kerr-HC .508
5. Brett Eppehimer-LEH .493
6. J.R. Holden-BUCK .483
7. Brian Ehlers-LAFAY .469
True Shooting Percentage
1. Stefan Ciosici-LAFAY .610
2. Hassan Booker-NAVY .590
3. Martin Gilliard-BUCK .566
4. Brett Eppehimer-LEH .566
5. Jon Kerr-HC .551
6. Seth Schaeffer-COLG .546
7. Ben Wandtke-COLG .540
8. Brian Ehlers-LAFAY .535
9. Jared Hess-LEH .528
10. J.R. Holden-BUCK .526
Offensive Win Shares
1. Brett Eppehimer-LEH 3.3
2. Stefan Ciosici-LAFAY 3.1
3. Hassan Booker-NAVY 2.3
4. Seth Schaeffer-COLG 2.0
5. J.R. Holden-BUCK 1.9
6. Jon Kerr-HC 1.9
7. Brian Ehlers-LAFAY 1.8
8. Martin Gilliard-BUCK 1.7
9. Dan Bowen-BUCK 1.6
10. Dax Pearson-ARMY 1.5
Defensive Win Shares
1. Hassan Booker-NAVY 2.7
2. Sitapha Savane-NAVY 2.7
3. Skip Victor-NAVY 2.3
4. Josh Williams-NAVY 2.2
5. Michael Heary-NAVY 1.5
6. Matt Sladky-NAVY 1.3
7. Chad Wiswall-COLG 1.2
8. Chris Williams-NAVY 1.2
9. Pat Diamond-COLG 1.1
10. Dan Bowen-BUCK 1.0
Win Shares
1. Hassan Booker-NAVY 5.0
2. Brett Eppehimer-LEH 3.8
3. Skip Victor-NAVY 3.3
4. Sitapha Savane-NAVY 3.1
5. Dan Bowen-BUCK 2.7
6. J.R. Holden-BUCK 2.6
7. Seth Schaeffer-COLG 2.6
8. Josh Williams-NAVY 2.5
9. Martin Gilliard-BUCK 2.5
10. Jon Kerr-HC 2.3