Lafayette Leopards basketball — program history
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 name
The Leopards nickname was adopted in the 1920s, chosen for the animal's quickness and ferocity, replacing the informal "Maroon" designation.
Signature moment
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-by-season results
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