The 2008 Patriot League men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place March 5, 2008, as a single-elimination tournament, with games being played at the higher seeds' home courts.
The American University Eagles won the league's regular season, and received the number one seed in the tournament.
[2] Prior to the season defending champion Holy Cross,[3] was predicted to finish first in the league once again, while Bucknell, a team who had won a game in both the 2005 and 2006 NCAA Tournaments,[4] was predicted to finish second.
[5] However the league was unpredictable,[6] as both teams ended their conference regular seasons with a losing record.
[7] Lafayette started off strong in league play, but quickly fell by the wayside.