Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, competes in the Patriot League and has a basketball tradition stretching back over a century. The Leopards have made occasional NCAA Tournament appearances and maintain a fierce rivalry with nearby Lehigh.
The Leopards nickname was adopted in the 1920s, chosen for the animal's quickness and ferocity, replacing the informal "Maroon" designation.
The 1999 NCAA Tournament appearance, when Lafayette earned a Patriot League Tournament title and faced second-seeded Miami (FL) in the first round of the Big Dance.
The Lafayette-Lehigh rivalry is one of the most-played rivalries in all of college sports, with the two schools separated by just 17 miles in eastern Pennsylvania.
The Lafayette Leopards compete in the Patriot League and hold an all-time record of 1417–1393 (.504 winning percentage) across 116 recorded seasons dating back to 1900-01.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 11-21 | 8-10 (Patriot) | Mike McGarvey | |
| 2024-25 | 13-20 | 7-11 (Patriot) | Mike McGarvey | |
| 2023-24 | 11-21 | 10-8 (Patriot) | Mike McGarvey | |
| 2022-23 | 11-23 | 7-11 (Patriot) | Mike Jordan,Mike McGarvey | |
| 2021-22 | 10-20 | 7-11 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 2020-21 | 9-6 | 9-5 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 2019-20 | 19-12 | 10-8 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 2018-19 | 10-20 | 7-11 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 2017-18 | 10-21 | 7-11 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 2016-17 | 9-21 | 5-13 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 2015-16 | 6-24 | 3-15 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 2014-15 | 20-13 | 9-9 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 2013-14 | 11-20 | 6-12 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 2012-13 | 19-15 | 10-4 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 2011-12 | 13-18 | 7-7 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 2010-11 | 13-19 | 6-8 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 2009-10 | 19-13 | 8-6 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 2008-09 | 8-22 | 4-10 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 2007-08 | 15-15 | 6-8 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 2006-07 | 9-21 | 3-11 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 2005-06 | 11-17 | 5-9 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 2004-05 | 9-19 | 5-9 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 2003-04 | 18-10 | 9-5 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 2002-03 | 13-16 | 6-8 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 2001-02 | 15-14 | 8-6 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 2000-01 | 12-16 | 4-8 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 1999-00 | 24-7 | 11-1 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 1998-99 | 22-8 | 10-2 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 1997-98 | 19-9 | 10-2 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 1996-97 | 11-17 | 5-7 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 1995-96 | 7-20 | 4-8 (Patriot) | Fran O'Hanlon | |
| 1994-95 | 2-25 | 0-14 (Patriot) | John Leone | |
| 1993-94 | 9-19 | 4-10 (Patriot) | John Leone | |
| 1992-93 | 7-20 | 4-10 (Patriot) | John Leone | |
| 1991-92 | 8-20 | 6-8 (Patriot) | John Leone | |
| 1990-91 | 7-21 | 1-11 (Patriot) | John Leone | |
| 1989-90 | 15-13 | 7-7 (ECC) | John Leone | |
| 1988-89 | 20-10 | 8-6 (ECC) | John Leone | |
| 1987-88 | 19-10 | 11-3 (ECC) | Butch van Breda Kolff | |
| 1986-87 | 16-13 | 10-4 (ECC) | Butch van Breda Kolff | |
| 1985-86 | 14-15 | 8-6 (ECC) | Butch van Breda Kolff | |
| 1984-85 | 15-13 | 8-6 (ECC) | Butch van Breda Kolff | |
| 1983-84 | 12-17 | 9-7 (ECC) | Will Rackley | |
| 1982-83 | 7-21 | 3-10 (ECC) | Will Rackley | |
| 1981-82 | 12-15 | 7-9 (ECC) | Will Rackley | |
| 1980-81 | 15-13 | 8-8 (ECC) | Will Rackley | |
| 1979-80 | 21-8 | 13-3 (ECC) | Roy Chipman | |
| 1978-79 | 16-12 | 9-9 (ECC) | Roy Chipman | |
| 1977-78 | 23-8 | 10-0 (ECC) | Roy Chipman | |
| 1976-77 | 21-6 | 9-1 (ECC) | Tom Davis | |
| 1975-76 | 19-7 | 9-1 (ECC) | Tom Davis | |
| 1974-75 | 22-6 | 7-1 (ECC) | Tom Davis | |
| 1973-74 | 17-9 | 7-3 (Mid-Atl) | Tom Davis | |
| 1972-73 | 16-10 | 7-3 (Mid-Atl) | Tom Davis | |
| 1971-72 | 21-6 | 7-3 (Mid-Atl) | Tom Davis | |
| 1970-71 | 17-9 | 9-1 (Mid-Atl) | Hal Wissel | |
| 1969-70 | 12-14 | 7-3 (Mid-Atl) | Hal Wissel | |
| 1968-69 | 9-17 | 3-9 (Mid-Atl) | Hal Wissel | |
| 1967-68 | 5-19 | 1-11 (Mid-Atl) | Hal Wissel | |
| 1966-67 | 4-21 | 1-10 (Mid-Atl) | George Davidson | |
| 1965-66 | 9-11 | 7-4 (Mid-Atl) | George Davidson | |
| 1964-65 | 12-8 | 8-3 (Mid-Atl) | George Davidson | |
| 1963-64 | 15-8 | 4-4 (Mid-Atl) | George Davidson | |
| 1962-63 | 13-11 | 6-4 (Mid-Atl) | George Davidson | |
| 1961-62 | 18-6 | 9-3 (Mid-Atl) | George Davidson | |
| 1960-61 | 16-8 | 6-6 (Mid-Atl) | George Davidson | |
| 1959-60 | 12-13 | 6-7 (Mid-Atl) | George Davidson | |
| 1958-59 | 13-8 | 7-6 (Mid-Atl) | George Davidson | |
| 1957-58 | 16-10 | Ind | George Davidson | |
| 1956-57 | 22-5 | Ind | George Davidson | |
| 1955-56 | 20-7 | Ind | George Davidson | |
| 1954-55 | 23-3 | Ind | Butch van Breda Kolff | |
| 1953-54 | 17-10 | Ind | Butch van Breda Kolff | |
| 1952-53 | 13-12 | Ind | Butch van Breda Kolff | |
| 1951-52 | 15-9 | Mid-3 | Butch van Breda Kolff | |
| 1950-51 | 14-11 | Mid-3 | Raymond Stanley | |
| 1949-50 | 18-6 | Mid-3 | Raymond Stanley | |
| 1948-49 | 20-9 | 6-2 (MASCN) | William Anderson | |
| 1947-48 | 12-9 | 5-3 (MASCN) | William Anderson | |
| 1946-47 | 15-7 | 6-2 (MASCN) | William Anderson | |
| 1945-46 | 17-3 | 7-1 (MASCN) | William Anderson | |
| 1944-45 | 16-2 | Ind | A.R. Winters | |
| 1943-44 | 7-3 | Ind | A.R. Winters | |
| 1942-43 | 7-6 | 2-2 (Mid-3) | A.R. Winters | |
| 1941-42 | 4-12 | Ind | R.C. Madison | |
| 1940-41 | 8-10 | Ind | R.C. Madison | |
| 1939-40 | 11-8 | Ind | R.C. Madison | |
| 1938-39 | 6-11 | Ind | R.C. Madison | |
| 1937-38 | 9-8 | Ind | Michael Michalske | |
| 1936-37 | 6-13 | Ind | Michael Michalske | |
| 1935-36 | 7-9 | Ind | P. Shellenberger | |
| 1934-35 | 5-10 | Ind | H.A. Lorenz | |
| 1933-34 | 3-9 | Ind | H.A. Lorenz | |
| 1932-33 | 2-10 | Ind | H.A. Lorenz | |
| 1931-32 | 10-4 | Ind | H.A. Lorenz | |
| 1930-31 | 8-12 | Ind | H.A. Lorenz | |
| 1929-30 | 9-11 | Ind | H.A. Lorenz | |
| 1928-29 | 6-12 | Ind | Michael Miller | |
| 1927-28 | 10-7 | Ind | Michael Miller | |
| 1926-27 | 3-14 | Ind | Michael Miller | |
| 1925-26 | 6-13 | Ind | Michael Miller | |
| 1924-25 | 8-11 | Ind | William Anderson | |
| 1923-24 | 6-14 | Ind | William Anderson | |
| 1922-23 | 12-8 | Ind | William Anderson | |
| 1921-22 | 11-6 | Ind | William Anderson | |
| 1920-21 | 11-4 | Ind | William Anderson | |
| 1919-20 | 3-7 | Ind | W.F. McAvoy | |
| 1918-19 | 12-4 | Ind | William Anderson | |
| 1917-18 | 15-7 | Ind | William Anderson | |
| 1916-17 | 15-9 | Ind | W.G. Crowell | |
| 1915-16 | 7-9 | Ind | W.G. Crowell | |
| 1914-15 | 4-10 | Ind | Joseph Fogarty,W.G. Crowell | |
| 1913-14 | 5-7 | Ind | ||
| 1902-03 | 18-16 | Ind | ||
| 1901-02 | 5-5 | Ind | ||
| 1900-01 | 4-3 | Ind |
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