SCHEDULE/RESULTS (3-10, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) LEHIGH Nov. 5 MONMOUTH L, 66-62 9 at Albany W, 74-70 MEN’S BASKETBALL 12 CAIRN W, 80-43 16 at Virginia Tech L, 79-53 18 MISERICORDIA W, 87-68 Freshman Jake Betlow 21 at Drake L, 74-58 Career-high 11 points Thursday at Navy 23 at Saint Mary’s L, 77-66 30 at Columbia L, 68-64 GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH Dec. 4 at Saint Francis (Pa.) L, 77-69 LOYOLA GREYHOUNDS (9-5, 1-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 7 YALE L, 78-65 at LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (3-10, 0-1 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 21 at Auburn L, 74-51 29 at Princeton L, 71-62 SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 2020 • 2 P.M. STABLER ARENA (5,600) • BETHLEHEM, PA. Jan. 2 at Navy* L, 64-58 SERVICE ELECTRIC 2 SPORTS/PATRIOT LEAGUE NETWORK 5 LOYOLA* 2:00 8 at Boston University* 7:00 SETTING THE SCENE 11 AMERICAN* 7:00 Following seven-of-eight games on the road, the Lehigh men’s basketball team returns home on Sunday 15 NAVY* 7:00 for the first time in the new year, and just the second time since mid-November, to host Loyola. Opening 18 at Bucknell* 7:00 tipoff is set for 2 p.m. on Service Electric 2 Sports and the Patriot League Network. The Mountain Hawks 22 at Holy Cross* 7:00 played another competitive contest in their league opener at Navy Thursday, but fell a little short 64-58. 25 LAFAYETTE* 12:00 27 at American* 7:00 Despite standing 3-10 on the season, the Mountain Hawks have been ever-so close in a number of games. Feb. Lehigh dropped contests against Monmouth, at Columbia, at Saint Francis (Pa.), at Princeton and at 1 ARMY WEST POINT* 7:00 Navy by single digits in games that came down to the wire. The other losses were by double figures 5 COLGATE* 7:00 against highly-ranked teams, but even in those games, the Mountain Hawks were within shouting 8 at Lafayette* 2:00 distance fairly deep into the second half. 12 HOLY CROSS* 7:00 15 at Army West Point* 1:00 Lehigh opened Patriot League play on Thursday with a strong start at Navy, but tough finish. The 19 at Colgate* 7:00 Mountain Hawks used a 12-0 first-half run to take a double-digit lead, but the Midshipmen later re- 23 BUCKNELL* 12:00 sponded with an 11-0 run. Lehigh scored just two points over the final 7:18 of the first half, but still held 26 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* 7:00 a 30-29 halftime advantage. Navy knocked down 3-pointers on its first two second-half possessions, the 29 at Loyola* TBA Mountain Hawks pulled even once but could never retake the lead as their three-game winning streak in Patriot League openers was snapped. Mar. Patriot League Tournament 3 First Round A pair of subs led the offense, with junior Marques Wilson scoring a season-high 12 points and freshman 5 Quarterfinals Jake Betlow adding a career-high 11 points. Both shot well, with Wilson hitting 4-of-7 from the field and 8 Semifinals Betlow knocking down 4-of-6 (including 3-of-5 from 3-point range). Sophomore Jeameril Wilson added 11 Championship Game 10 points and freshman Reed Fenton scored seven (all in the first half), helping offset tough offensive nights from the Mountain Hawks’ top two scorers - senior Jordan Cohen (five points on 1-of-11 shooting) All dates and times Eastern and subject to change and junior James Karnik (six points on 2-of-7 shooting). Karnik did tie a career high in steals (3) and Home games in Bold CAPS *Patriot League opponent blocks (3). Karnik has recorded three blocks in four different games this season after no games with three over his first two years. He is up to 16 blocks in 2019-20, already tying his career high set last season. MEDIA INFORMATION The Mountain Hawks continued their strong defensive efforts and are now tied for third in the Patriot League in scoring defense. Lehigh held Navy to 64 points and just 19 made field goals (tied for the Men’s Basketball Contact ...... 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Game Coverage Radio/Internet: Lehighsports.com with Tom Fallon and Greg Falkenbach ‘72. Pregame coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. TODAY’S PROJECTED LEHIGH STARTERS TV: Service Electric 2 Sports/Patriot League Network No. Pos. Ht. Cl. Name PPG RPG Notes 1 F 6-7 So. Jeameril Wilson 9.2 4.7 Eight games with 10+ points in 2019-20 (five all last season) 5 G 6-6 Fr. Evan Taylor 8.2 3.4 15 pts in debut, most by Lehigh player since A. Price in 2013 2004, 2010, 2012 Patriot League Champions: 11 G 6-1 Sr. Jordan Cohen 13.5 3.8 2018-19 third team All-Patriot League NCAA Tournament: 1985, 1988, 2004, 2010, 2012 13 C 6-9 Jr. James Karnik 11.9 7.7 Four double-doubles this season 15 G 6-4 Fr. Reed Fenton 6.1 2.3 Scored 13 points in homecoming game at Saint Francis KEY RESERVES Follow Lehigh Men’s Basketball 0 F 6-6 Fr. Jakob Alamudun 5.5 2.4 First team Los Angeles Times Daily Pilot Boys Dream Team on Facebook 2 G 6-2 Fr. Jake Betlow 3.9 0.4 Ranked among top 10 seniors in New Jersey www .facebook .com/LehighMensBasketball 4 G 6-3 Fr. Andrei Arion 0.3 2.2 Captain of U-16 Romanian National Team in FIBA European Champ and Twitter 20 G 6-4 Jr. Marques Wilson 6.2 2.9 Started final eight games of freshman year www .twitter .com/LehighMBB 25 F 6-7 Sr. Ed Porter 2.0 2.7 13-of-16 field goals, 3-of-3 from the free throw line last year 44 C 6-11 So. Nic Lynch -- -- Three double-doubles last year
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IF LEHIGH BEATS LOYOLA LOYOLA SERIES HISTORY TODAY’S GAME - Lehigh would snap an eight-game losing streak. - Lehigh would improve to 3-2 at home this season. Overall: Loyola leads, 11-10 Lehigh has won two of the last three against Loyola, Last Meeting: Mar. 2, 2019 - The Mountain Hawks would beat Loyola for the but the Greyhounds won the last meeting in the Last Result: Loyola, 92-73 regular season finale last year. That gave Loyola an third time in their last four tries. Current Streak: Loyola - 1 win 11-10 advantage in the all-time series. Prior to that Last 10: Loyola, 6-4 game, the Mountain Hawks won two in a row – 89-72 (earlier last season) and 80-74 (in February of 2018). SUSTAINED SUCCESS Prior to meeting as Patriot League opponents, the - Lehigh has enjoyed impressive success, especially Last 10 meetings: teams previously played on Nov. 26, 1988, an 86-72 over the last 10 years (2010-19), earning a Patriot Mar. 2, 2019 at Loyola Loyola, 92-73 Lehigh victory. The sides first met in 1912-13, a 41- League Quarterfinal home game in nine of those Jan. 6, 2019 at Lehigh Lehigh, 89-72 Feb. 21, 2018 at Loyola Lehigh, 80-74 19 Lehigh victory. Loyola’s first win was in 1915-16 seasons. by a 35-15 final. Jan. 24, 2018 at Lehigh Loyola, 91-88 (2OT) - Over the last 10 years, the Mountain Hawks are Feb. 1, 2017 at Loyola Loyola, 62-60 second in the league in number of tournament cham- Jan. 5, 2017 at Lehigh Loyola, 84-83 LAST MEETING pionships (two), second in average finish (2.80) and BALTIMORE (3/2/19) – Loyola knocked down 12- Feb. 3, 2016 at Lehigh Lehigh, 71-66 of-16 three-pointers to help spark its offense, and it second in quarterfinal home games (nine). Jan. 6, 2016 at Loyola Loyola, 51-50 proved too much for the Lehigh men’s basketball - Lehigh is also second in number of Patriot League Feb. 7, 2015 at Loyola Lehigh, 69-63 team to overcome as the Greyhounds picked up a (regular season) victories (102) and number of dou- Jan. 10, 2015 at Lehigh Loyola, 65-60 92-73 win on Saturday evening in Reitz Arena. Fresh- ble-figure win seasons (seven). man Nic Lynch was strong off the bench, recording - Over the last seven years (even without current 12 points and a career-high 13 rebounds in 22 min- LAST GAME VS. LOYOLA NOTABLES NBA standout C.J. McCollum), the Mountain Hawks - One of the stories for Loyola was its three- utes, good for his third-career double-double. Senior still stand second in total (regular season) Patriot point shooting. The Greyhounds were 12-of-16 Kyle Leufroy and junior Jordan Cohen each scored League victories in that span with 75. a team-high 16 points in the defeat. The Mountain for the game. Without a late miss by Loyola, it - Lehigh is one of just two teams to post 10+ Patriot Hawks (19-10, 12-6 PL) will enter the Patriot League would have tied the Patriot League record for Tournament as the No. 3 seed. League regular season victories in each of the last three-point percentage in a game (12-of-15, 80.0 five years. percent). The Mountain Hawks trailed by nine LAST TIME OUT at the half, but Loyola proved too much in the second. On multiple occasions, Lehigh pulled ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Lehigh men’s basketball TOUGH NONLEAGUE SCHEDULE team put together a 12-0 first-half run to go up double Lehigh has tested itself (and been extremely com- back within 11, but couldn’t get any closer. figures, but Navy responded with an 11-0 run and petitive) against some of the nation’s best. Following - Lehigh’s backcourt combined for 46 points went on to down the Mountain Hawks, 64-58 in the their game at Auburn, the Mountain Hawks’ strength behind 16 apiece from both Kyle Leufroy and
Patriot League opener for both sides on Thursday of schedule according to Ken Pomeroy stood as the Jordan Cohen, and 14 from Lance Tejada. With evening. Junior Marques Wilson led Lehigh’s offense 21st toughest in the nation. It was No. 22 as of Dec. 31 his 16 points, Leufroy moved into the top 50 in with season highs in points (12) and assists (5) while heading into Patriot League play. Lehigh faced four Patriot League history for career scoring (cur- freshman Jake Betlow added a career-high 11 points. opponents in the top 100 of the Ken Pom rankings in rently 1,397). BY THE NUMBERS the nonleague (all numbers as of Dec. 31): Auburn - Also strong was Nic Lynch, who saw in- Lehigh Loyola (15), Saint Mary’s (25), Virginia Tech (63) and Yale creased minutes due to a first-half James Karnik Points 65.3 72.6 (70). Seven of the Mountain Hawks’ 10 Division I injury. Lynch delivered with 12 points and 13 Points Allowed 69.9 70.9 nonleague opponents posted a winning record before rebounds for his third-career double-double. It Scoring Margin -4.6 +1.7 their respective conference action. marked Lehigh’s first double-double since FG% .441 .469 exactly one month prior, when Leufroy had .414 .425 Opp FG% 22 points and 10 boards at Army West Point. 3FG% .313 .334 Lehigh led undefeated Auburn 20-13 midway Opp 3FG% .314 .357 through the first half and after a Tigers’ run, pulled FT% .761 .610 back within seven (48-41) with 7:56 still left in the Rebounds 35.1 33.4 game. A month prior, the Mountain Hawks trailed Rebound Margin +1.2 -3.4 reigning Sweet 16 team Virginia Tech by just five at Assists 11.8 17.0 the half, and trailed reigning NCAA Tournament Blocks 2.8 3.1 Steals 5.7 7.1 team Saint Mary’s by only two after 20 minutes of Turnovers 15.9 13.1 play. The Mountain Hawks were within three of Yale with less than three minutes left in the game. SCOUTING LOYOLA Loyola is off to a strong start this season, entering VALIANT EFFORT AT AUBURN (DEC. 21) Sunday with a 9-5 record and 1-0 in Patriot League - Lehigh gave No. 9/12 ranked and unbeaten Auburn play. The Greyhounds have won six of their last seven overall, most recently coming back from a halftime a run for its money for the game’s first 32+ minutes deficit to defeat Holy Cross in Thursday’s league before the Tigers pulled away. The effort came opener. The league’s leading scorer Andrew Kostecka against a program coming off a Final Four appear- has carried the offense, scoring 37 points vs. the Cru- ance, one of just four undefeated teams remaining in saders to increase his season average to 23.4 points per the nation (and the only one from a power confer- contest. Noone else is averaging double-figure points, ence). The Mountain Hawks jumped out to a 20-13 but four are averaging between 7.0 and 9.9 points per game. Loyola is 5-0 at home and 1-0 in a neutral site, lead in the first half, but Lehigh went scoreless over but only 3-5 on the road. The Greyhounds stand third the final 7:17 of the stanza and Auburn went on a in the Patriot League in scoring offense (72.6) and 14-0 run to take a 27-20 halftime advantage. Despite second in field goal percentage (46.9). the drought, the Mountain Hawks pulled within four in the second and seven (48-41) with 7:56 remaining, PROBABLE STARTERS # Yr. Pos. Ht. Name Pts. Rebs. but Auburn ended the game on a 26-10 run to put 1 Sr. F 6-7 KaVaughn Scott 7.6 4.2 Lehigh away for good. 4 Jr. G 5-11 Isaiah Hart 7.2 1.9 - In the end, Lehigh’s defense held the Tigers to their 10 Sr. G 6-4 Andrew Kostecka 23.4 5.5 12 Fr. G 6-4 Cam Spencer 9.9 2.9 lowest point total for any half this season (27 in the 23 Jr. F 6-8 Brent Holcombe 4.6 4.4 first) and third lowest total for any game (74).
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- Senior Jordan Cohen led the offense with 18 points, which was a team high and tied for a game high, and six assists. Fourteen of those points came in the second half, including his 1,000th career point, becoming AROUND THE the 38th player in program history to reach the milestone. - Freshman Evan Taylor impressed on the big stage, posting 13 points on 3-of-6 shooting and 6-of-7 from PATRIOT LEAGUE the free throw line. He also tied a career-high six rebounds. - Junior James Karnik added 12 points and five boards. In the end, just five Mountain Hawks scored STANDINGS on Saturday. Sophomore Jeameril Wilson added six points (all in the first half) while senior Ed Porter League Overall converted a first-half field goal. W L W L Colgate 1 0 10 4 STRONG EFFORT VS. GAELS (NOV. 23) Loyola 1 0 9 5 - Lehigh trailed (preseason nationally-ranked) Saint Mary’s by just three at the half and even though the Navy 1 0 7 5 Gaels opened a 13-point advantage midway through the second, the Mountain Hawks fought back to Boston University 1 0 7 7 give themselves a chance down the stretch. Lehigh eventually fell 77-66. Bucknell 1 0 5 9 - Lehigh trailed by eight early (12-4), but the Mountain Hawks scored 14 of the next 18 points. A Jeameril Lafayette 0 1 8 4 Wilson post move gave Lehigh its first lead midway through the first half. After Saint Mary’s surged Army West Point 0 1 5 7 ahead, the Mountain Hawks scored the final four points of the first half - capped off by an impressive American 0 1 4 8 give-and-go between senior Jordan Cohen and junior James Karnik following a timeout - to pull within LEHIGH 0 1 3 10 35-32 after 20 minutes of play. Late in the second, Lehigh pulled within single digits on multiple occasions, Holy Cross 0 1 1 13 including within seven in the final minutes, but couldn’t get over the hump. - The effort came against a Saint Mary’s program coming off a West Coast Conference Championship UPCOMING SCHEDULE Game victory over Gonzaga. The Gaels are one of the nation’s winningest program over the last decade. Sunday - Leading Lehigh’s offense was Cohen, who scored 26 points and dished five assists. He became the first Navy at Holy Cross 12:00 Mountain Hawk with 25+ points since Cohen did so last Jan. 30 at Lafayette (scoring 33 in that game). Loyola at Lehigh 2:00 That marked Cohen’s second of two consecutive 30+ point games. Bucknell at Lafayette 2:00 - Cohen became the first Mountain Hawks with at least 25 points and five assists since Kyle Leufroy also Boston University at American 3:00 had 26 and five against Bucknell last Jan. 19. Cohen became the first Mountain Hawks with at least 25 and five in a road game since Kahron Ross had 30 points and five assists at American on Feb. 2, 2018. Monday - Cohen also had a steal vs. Saint Mary’s to reach exactly 100 in his career. Colgate at Army West Point 7:00 - Karnik added 12 points and 10 rebounds for his second double-double in the last three games (third of the season and ninth of his career). Wednesday - Sophomore Jeameril Wilson added 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including 2-of-5 from 3-point range. Loyola at Colgate 7:00 Wilson tallied double-figure points in five of the seven games of 2019-20 after five games with 10+ points Lehigh at Boston University 7:00 his entire freshman season. American at Army West Point 7:00 - The game saw a number of student-athletes playing in front of friends and family. Being out west, Navy at Bucknell 7:00 several family members of Cohen and freshman Jakob Alamudun (both Southern California natives) Holy Cross at Lafayette 7:00 were in attendance. Karnik’s family (Surrey, British Columbia) was also in attendance. PATRIOT LEAGUE WEEKLY AWARDS IMPRESSIVE ROAD W AT ALBANY (NOV. 9) (2019-20) - The Mountain Hawks picked up the first-ever road win for either side in the all-time series between Player of the Week Lehigh and Albany. Andrew Kostecka (Loyola) - 12/30 - Lehigh used a 21-10 run to end the first half to take a 10-point halftime advantage, on the way to its Jordan Burns (Colgate) - 12/23 Rapolas Ivanauskas (Colgate) - 12/16 first win of the season. Andrew Kostecka (Loyola) - 12/9 - The Mountain Hawks extended their lead to 17 midway through the first half. The Great Danes staged Jordan Burns (Colgate) - 12/2 Justin Jaworski (Lafayette) - 11/25 a comeback and pulled as close as three in the final seconds, but junior James Karnik knocked down a Andrew Kostecka (Loyola) - 11/18 big free throw with eight seconds remaining for a four-point lead, which proved to be the final as the Walter Whyte (Boston U.) - 11/11 Mountain Hawks’ spoiled the season (and home) opener for the perennial America East contenders. Rookie of the Week - Karnik filled the stat sheet with 16 points, five rebounds (to reach exactly 500 in his career), a steal and Joe Pridgen (Holy Cross) - 12/30 Joe Pridgen (Holy Cross) - 12/23 three blocks. It marked Karnik’s second straight game with three blocks after never tallying more than Joe Pridgen (Holy Cross) - 12/16 two in a game over his first two seasons. Joe Pridgen (Holy Cross) - 12/9 Cam Spence (Loyola) - 12/2 - Senior Jordan Cohen led the offense with 17 points while sophomore Jeameril Wilson also reached Drew Lowder (Holy Cross) - 11/25 double figures for the first time this year, scoring 10. Junior Marques Wilson filled up the stat sheet with Golden Dike (Loyola) - 11/18 Drew Lowder (Holy Cross) - 11/11 eight points, seven rebounds and four assists while freshman Reed Fenton scored eight points as well, along with a rebound and two steals. Lehigh Honorable Mentions Evan Taylor - 12/30 - Fenton’s point total was his high through two games. Same was true for classmates Jake Betlow (five James Karnik - 11/25 points) and Jakob Alamudun (six). Alamudun scored four first-half points, marking the first points of his collegiate career. Senior Ed Porter also scored for the first time this season. - It marked Lehigh’s first win against an America East team since Dec. 28, 2014, a 58-55 victory at UMBC. Lehigh has only played five current members of the America East (Albany, New Hampshire, Stony Brook, Vermont and UMBC). - It was also the third straight year Lehigh has won its first road game of the season (winning at Marist in 2017-18 and at Monmouth in 2019-20).
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MOUNTAIN HAWKS’ STATISTICAL LEADERS 2019-20 HONORS & AWARDS (NUMBER OF GAMES) Game Leaders Player 10+ 20+ 30+ 10+ 15+ 20+ 5+ 10+ 5+ 5+ D.D. Pts Reb Ast In-Season Awards Pts Pts Pts Rebs Rebs Rebs Ast Ast Steals Blks WEEKLY AWARDS 0 - Alamudun 1 1 1 1 1 Patriot League Player of the Week 1 - Wilson 8 2 3 2 - Betlow 1 1 Patriot League Rookie of the Week 4 - Arion 1 1 3 5 - Taylor 4 2 1 LEHIGH CAREER POINTS 10 - Roelke 1. 2,703 Daren Queenan 1985-88 11 - Cohen 9 3 5 6 10 2. 2,361 C.J. McCollum 2009-13 13 - Karnik 9 5 4 2 8 3. 2,043 Tim Kempton 2013-17 15 - Fenton 2 1 4. 1,969 Mike Polaha 1984-88 5. 1,841 Bob Krizansky 1988-92 20 - Wilson 2 1 1 1 2 6. 1,791 Dozie Mbonu 1988-92 21 - Vollmer 7. 1,762 Jose Olivero 2003-07 25 - Porter 8. 1,742 Brett Eppehimer 1995-99 42 - Lieb 9. 1,578 Rashawne Glenn 1992-96 44 - Lynch 10. 1,526 Gabe Knutson 2009-13 11. 1,524 Matt Logie 1999-03 12. 1,514 Marquis Hall 2006-10 COHEN, KARNIK, LIEB NAMED CAPTAINS 13. 1,453 Austin Price 2013-17 Heac coach Brett Reed announced the Mountain Hawks’ 2019-20 captains, which include seniors 14. 1,418 Chuck Penn 1988-93 Jordan Cohen and Jack Lieb, and junior James Karnik. 15. 1,417 Kyle Leufroy 2015-pres . 16. 1,368 Kahron Ross 2014-18 Cohen is Lehigh’s leading returning scorer after averaging 13.6 points during his junior campaign. 17. 1,350 Joe Knight# 2004-06 18. 1,327 Mackey McKnight 2010-14 Among his many highlights was back-to-back games with 30+ points – at Boston University and 19. 1,316 Bill Griffin 1976-79 home vs. Lafayette. A strong all-around student-athlete, Cohen was named third team All-Patriot 20. 1,311 Charlie Brown 1974-77 League for his on-court success while also garnering Academic All-League for a second straight 21. 1,260 Zahir Carrington 2006-10 season. Additionally, Cohen was named a Google Cloud Academic All-District honoree, the pro- 22. 1,242 Bob Fortune 1968-70 gram’s first honoree since 2009. Karnik is the Mountain Hawks’ other returning starter from last 23. 1,231 Norm Brandl 1959-62 24. 1,230 Austen Rowland* 2003-04 season, averaging 9.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per contest. He was especially impressive in Patriot 25. 1,145 Fred Ketcho 1980-83 League play, averaging 11.4 points and 6.6 boards. The team’s Coaches Award winner, Karnik tied 26. 1,139 Jared Hess 1996-00 for eighth in the league in rebounding and was fourth in field goal percentage (59.2, 113-of-191). 27 . 1,114 Lance Tejada$ 2014-pres . Lieb has not seen action in his Lehigh career due to injury, but has continued to make his presence 28. 1,104 Jeff Vandemark 1977-80 felt as a veteran, so much so that his teammates helped make him a captain this season. 29. 1,099 Johnny Waters 1969-71 30. 1,084 Hank Wisniewski 1971-73 31. 1,072 Ray Green: 1975-78 32. 1,068 Bill Cheslock 1985-88 MILESTONE WATCH 33. 1,058 Charles Blue 1979-82 A number of Lehigh players (and coaches) have recently reached significant career milestones or 34. 1,054 Ed Cahn 1952-55 have milestones within grasp, which were reached or could be reached this season. 35. 1,032 Jason Fichter 1991-95 36 . 1,022 Jordan Cohen 2016-pres . Player Milestone Currently Away 37. 1,021 Mike O’Hara 1987-91 Jordan Cohen 1,000 points 1,022 -- 38. 1,013 Holden Greiner 2009-13 350 rebounds 333 17 #Played first two seasons at High Point 300 assists 294 5 *Played first three seasons at Delaware 100 steals 107 -- $Played first two seasons at East Carolina James Karnik 500 rebounds 484 16 Jeameril Wilson 250 points 268 -- 100 rebounds 143 --
PRESEASON POLL ANNOUNCED The Patriot League preseason poll saw Lehigh come in seventh place with 84 points. A jumble of teams saw the Mountain Hawks just 14 points behind fourth-place Loyola and 29 points ahead of eight-place Lafayette. The preseason All-League team and preseason Patriot League Player of the Year were also announced on Wednesday. Preseason Player of the Year Sa’eed Nelson, American, Sr., G Pleasantville, N.J./Saint Augustine Prep
Preseason All-Patriot League Team Sa’eed Nelson (American), Max Mahoney (Boston University), Jordan Burns (Colgate), Rapolas Ivanauskas (Colgate), Andrew Kostecka (Loyola)
2019-20 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll 1. Colgate, 162 points (18 first-place votes); 2. Bucknell, 130; 3. American, 126 (2); 4. Loyola Mary- land, 98; 5. Boston University, 97; 6. Army West Point, 86; 7 . Lehigh, 84; 8. Lafayette, 55; 9. Navy, 41; 10. Holy Cross, 21
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Monmouth (11/5) - 2 James Karnik (2) - Ed Porter (1) - 7:30 left in second half 6:58 left in second half 5:47 left in second half Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 6 2019-20 at Drake (11/21) - 3 LEHIGH’S Patriot League Opponents James Karnik (2) - Navy 7-5 237 L, 64-58 16:54 left in first half DUNK COUNT 5:49 left in second half OPPONENT TRACKER Current Count: 21 Team Record Rank^ Result as of Friday, Jan. 3 LEHIGH 3-10 263 -- By Player Reed Fenton (1) - James Karnik (14) 10:54 left in second half Ken Pomeroy Rankings Jeameril Wilson (3) Nonleague Opponents Reed Fenton (3) vs . Misericordia (11/18) - 5 Auburn 12-0 14 L, 74-51 Evan Taylor (1) James Karnik (3) - 13:37 left in first half Saint Mary’s 14-2 23 L, 77-66 Virginia Tech 10-3 60 L, 79-53 By Game 18:37 left in second half 3:34 left in second half Yale 10-4 69 L, 78-65 at Navy (1/2) - 1 Drake 10-4 150 L, 74-58 James Karnik (1) - Reed Fenton (1) - Saint Francis (Pa.) 7-5 178 L, 77-69 9:18 left in first half 16:09 left in second half Princeton 4-8 217 L, 71-62 Albany 7-8 225 W, 74-70 at Auburn (12/21) - 1 Jeameril Wilson (1) - James Karnik (1) - 4:45 left in second half Monmouth 6-5 227 L, 66-62 16:57 left in second half Columbia 4-11 232 L, 68-64 at Virginia Tech (11/16) - 2 at Saint Francis (Pa .) (12/7) - 2 James Karnik (1) - Reed Fenton (1) - 4:11 left in first half 16:21 left in first half Jeameril Wilson (1) - - Over the last four years, Lehigh has been first (2018-19), ninth (2017-18), James Karnik (1) - 18:21 left in second half 3:23 left in second half 23rd (39.2) and 15th (2015-16) nationally in three-point percentage. vs . Cairn (11/12) - 4 - Lehigh’s 80.0 points per game was most in Coach Reed’s career. It also at Saint Mary’s (11/23) - 3 James Karnik (3) - Evan Taylor (1) - 16:30 left in first half marked just the second time since the turn of the century that a Patriot 6:21 left in first half 15:23 left in first half 19:46 left in second half League team averaged 80+ per game. James Karnik (2) - 11:13 left in second half Jeameril Wilson (1) - 0:43 left in second half 1:56 left in first half NONLEAGUE SUCCESS Lehigh’s 7-4 nonleague record in 2018-19 was its best since 2012-13 when it finished 10-3, one year before going 7-6 in 2013-14. The Mountain Hawks’ only losses last season came to three power-conference opponents (Miami, 2018-19 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Kansas State and West Virginia) along with Ivy League power Yale. Among - Lehigh’s 7-4 non-league record was its best since 2012-2013. Lehigh’s victories was a win over another strong Ivy League squad Princeton, - Lehigh hosted a Patriot League Quarterfinal game (top four finish in while also beating preseason NEC favorite Saint Francis (Pa.). league standings) for the ninth time in the last 10 years. - Lehigh recorded its 10th winning season in the past 11 years. Prior to this run, the program had just 10 winning seasons total since the 1932-1933 COACH REED PUTTING UP THE W’S season. Head coach Brett Reed reached 100-career Patriot League (regular season) - The Mountain Hawks are one of just two teams to post double-digit wins last season, becoming just the fourth coach in league history to reach Patriot League regular season victories over the past five years. that plateau. Below is the list. Reed tied Jeff Jones of American coach for - Head coach Brett Reed and his staffs surpassed 200 career wins, becom- fastest to reach 100 PL wins in terms of number of seasons (11th season for ing only the fourth coach in Patriot League history to reach the milestone both Reed and Jones). However, for both Flannery and Jones, it took fewer (and the fastest to do so). games to reach 100. - Lehigh was one of only three teams in the top 20 nationally for field goal percentage, three-point field goal percentage and free throw percentage. Here is where Reed stands among Patriot League laurels for total wins and National Ranks: 1st in 3pt FG%, 11th in FT%, 20th FG% Patriot League victories. Reed’s 200th win came during a 78-72 home-open- Patriot League Ranks: 1st in Scoring, FG%, 3pt FG%, FT%, FG% Defense, ing win over Marist on Nov. 13, 2018. He tied Jones for third place with a Defensive Rebounds, 3pt Made Per Game (Tie); 2nd in Rebounding home win over Saint Francis (Pa.) (Dec. 22) and overtook Jones with an 86-83 Offense victory over Lafayette (Jan. 2) in Stabler Arena. With the thrilling overtime - Lehigh’s 42.3 three-point percentage was a Patriot League record, break- win at Lafayette on Jan. 30, Reed moved past Jones all alone into third place ing the previous mark of 41.8 held by Holy Cross in 1990-91. for Patriot League victories. - Lance Tejada was named a candidate for the national Senior CLASS Award. The award focuses on four areas of excellence – community, Most Patriot League Games Won (Regular Season) classroom, character and competition. Tejada marked Lehigh’s eighth 159 Fran O’Hanlon, Lafayette (1995-present) candidate in the past eleven years. 126 Pat Flannery, Bucknell (1994-08) - Tejada tied a school-record with 10 made three-pointers at Holy Cross, 114 Brett Reed, Lehigh (2007-present) tying Joe Knight and teammate Pat Andree. 108 Jeff Jones, American (2001-13) - The Mountain Hawks featured one first team All-League honoree (Teja- 95 Ralph Willard, Holy Cross (1999-09) da) and two third-team honorees (Jordan Cohen and Kyle Leufroy). Le- Most Games Won, All Games as PL Coach high has had three All-League honorees three times in the last four years. 332 Fran O’Hanlon, Lafayette (1995-present) Prior to that, it happened just one other time in program history. 234 Pat Flannery, Bucknell (1994-08) - Leufroy became the first player in program history to finish his career 8-0 22 1 Brett Reed, Lehigh (2007-present) vs. Lafayette. Leufroy went on to finish 8-0 against American as well. Iron- 205 Jeff Jones, American (2001-13) ically, the year before Leufroy arrived at Lehigh, Lafayette vs. American 192 Ralph Willard, Holy Cross (1999-09) was the Patriot League Championship Game matchup. - Lehigh finished 5-3 in February to extend its February mark to 27-5 (84.4 win percentage) since February of 2016. That mark since that point is MCCOLLUM STARRING FOR TRAIL BLAZERS - Former Lehigh standout is starring in his seventh NBA fourth in the nation, only behind Gonzaga, Vermont and Kansas ahead of C.J. McCollum season with the Portland Trail Blazers. Wichita State. - McCollum is currently averaging 22.2 points per game this season (before - The Mountain Hawks reached 20 wins for the second time in the last games Dec . 31). That number is currently 20th in the NBA. McCollum av- three years and fifth time in the last 10. Prior to that, the program had just eraged 20+ points per game each of the previous four years as one of the two 20-win seasons in program history. NBA’s most elite scorers. - The program’s top three totals for Patriot League wins have come in the last three seasons. 1) 13 in 2015-16, t-2) 12 in 2016-17 and 2018-19. 2019-20 Season Highlights - The top two comeback wins in Coach Reed’s tenure as Lehigh head - McCollum scored 20+ points in 10 straight games (Nov. 16 through Dec. 4). coach came in 2018-19: 19 at Army West Point and 18 at Holy Cross. Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 7 - McCollum scored 35 points on Oct. 27 at Dallas, knocking down 13-of-26 OFFENSIVE JUGGERNAUT from the field and 8-of-8 from the free throw line. Lehigh is consistently near the top of the Patriot League in scoring, leading the - McCollum scored 32 points on Nov. 16 at San Antonio. He shot 13-of-25 way in 2009-10 (75.1 PPG), 2010-11 (73.6), 2011-12 (75.7) and 2012-13 (73.1). In from the field, including 6-of-11 from 3-point range while adding seven 2016-17, the Mountain Hawks finished second (76.0 points per game) before assists and six rebounds. finishing second again last season (77.9). Every other year in between, Lehigh - On Nov. 21 at Milwaukee, McCollum scored 37 points on 15-of-29 shooting, has finished in the top half of the league in scoring. including 5-of-10 from 3. He also added 10 assists for a double-double, and six rebounds. Last year, the Mountain Hawks averaged 80.0 points per game, first in the - McCollum scored 33 points on Dec. 4 against Sacramento, shooting 14-of-22 Patriot League . Lehigh is averaging 65 .3 points per contest so far this year . from the field, including 5-of-10 from 3-point range. - McCollum scored 30 points in a Dec. 16 road win at Phoenix while adding seven rebounds and six assists. He scored 30+ points in a second and third THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE straight game as well, scoring 30 vs. Golden State (Dec. 18) and 31 against Year after year, Lehigh has excelled at the charity stripe. In 2016-17, the Moun- Orlando (Dec. 21). tain Hawks knocked down 77.2 percent from the line (448-of-580), good for 12th in the nation. In 2017-18, the Mountain Hawks shot 77.7 percent (373-of- 2018-19 Season Highlights 480), first in the Patriot League and 12th in the nation. Last year, Lehigh shot - Among many highlights, McCollum scored 40 points against Milwaukee 77.4 percent (480-of-620), 11th in the nation. So far this year, the Mountain on Nov. 6, the most points ever scored by the Trail Blazers against the Bucks. Hawks are shooting 76 .1 percent (121-of-159), good for 32nd in the nation . - McCollum scored 35 points in just 28 minutes on Dec. 30 vs. Philadelphia, shooting 13-of-18 from the field. - McCollum recorded his first-career triple-double on Saturday, Jan. 26 vs. HOME SWEET STABLER Atlanta, posting 28 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 120-111 win. The Mountain Hawks have won 17 of their last 23, 60 of their last 90, 82 of their last 116 and 95 of their last 134 in the friendly confines of Stabler Arena. Additional Notes They had an 11-game home win streak snapped vs. Bryant on Dec. 29, 2012 - During the 2017-18 season, McCollum was the talk of the NBA on Jan . 31, and an eight-game winning streak snapped on Jan. 5, 2014 against Boston 2018 when he scored a career-high 50 points vs . Chicago . McCollum set a University. Lehigh also had an eight-game home winning streak snapped Portland franchise record for points in a quarter with 28 in the first. It also during the 2016 Patriot League Championship Game. marked the most points any NBA player scored in a quarter this season. McCollum went on to tally 50 points on 18-of-25 shooting, including 6-of-9 Here’s a look at Lehigh’s home success since the start of the 2002-03 season: from three-point range. It came in just 29 minutes as McCollum didn’t play Overall Record: 177-67 (.725) the fourth quarter with the Trail Blazers leading comfortably. He became Non-League Record: 81-23 (.779) just the second NBA player in the shot clock era (along with Golden State’s Patriot League Record (Regular and Postseason): 96-44 (.686) Klay Thompson) to score 50+ points in less than 30 minutes. Longest Winning Streak: 16 games (11/25/03 - 12/6/04) - On June 27, 2013, McCollum became the first player in school history to be selected in the NBA Draft. He declared for the 2012 draft, but officially withdrew from the NBA Draft on Monday, Apr. 9, 2012 to return to Lehigh UP NEXT... Lehigh hits the road next Wednesday to play at Boston University at 7 p.m. for his senior season. McCollum went on to write a piece published on Sport- ing News’ website titled “Why I’m returning to Lehigh for my senior year,” citing earning his degree as one of the primary reasons. FOLLOW LEHIGH BASKETBALL Lehigh Basketball on the TV, Radio and Internet STRONG IN THE CLASSROOM Locally, Lehigh basketball can be seen on Service Electric Cable’s 2 Sports. Over the air waves, Lehigh basketball can be heard on the exclusive home of - The Mountain Hawks take a lot of pride in their academic performance. Lehigh Athletics, Fox Sports Radio of the Lehigh Valley (1230 and 1320 AM). - Last spring, seven Mountain Hawks were named to the Patriot League Once again this year, Lehigh will broadcast the LIVE audio of every men’s Academic Honor Roll - Shane Acoveno (3.55, Computer Science), Pat Andree game and LIVE video home games on the web at Lehighsports.com. (3.50, Psychology), Jordan Cohen (4.0, Finance), Joe Foley (4.0, Business), Jack Lieb (3.25, Finance), Ed Porter (3.47, Sociology) and David Roelke (3.70, Facebook - Facebook.com/LehighAthletics Political Science). Twitter - Twitter.com/LehighMBB - Both Andree and Cohen were named to the five-member Academic All-Pa- Instagram- Instagram.com/Lehigh_Mens_Basketball triot League team each of the last two seasons. Prior to last year, Lehigh had YouTube - YouTube.com/LehighSports never featured more than one student-athlete on the team. - Cohen was also named 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-District, Lehigh’s first Academic All-District honoree since Marquis Hall in 2009. DOUBLE THE PRODUCTION - Lehigh has five double-doubles this season, led by four from James Karnik. Here’s a rundown: - at Saint Francis (Pa.) (Dec. 4) - James Karnik - at Saint Mary’s (Nov. 23) - James Karnik - vs. Misericordia (Nov. 18) - James Karnik - vs. Cairn (Nov. 12): Jakob Alamudun - vs. Monmouth (Nov. 5): James Karnik - The Mountain Hawks posted nine double-doubles last season, three from Nic Lynch (at Miami on Nov. 9, vs. Princeton on Nov. 16 and at Loyola on Mar. 2), two from Pat Andree (vs. Marist on Nov. 13 and vs. Lafayette on Jan. 2), two from James Karnik (vs. Loyola on Jan. 6) and two from Kyle Leufroy (at Holy Cross on Jan. 9 and at Army on Feb. 2). Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 8 THE LAST TIME... A LEHIGH TEAM... A LEHIGH PLAYER... Scored 100+ points Recorded a double-double in points and rebounds vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/12/16) 18 points, 13 rebounds - James Karnik Lehigh won, 100-67 at Saint Francis (Pa.) Lehigh lost, 77-69 Scored 90+ points vs. Army West Point (2/20/19) Recorded a double-double in points and assists Lehigh won, 91-81 17 points, 10 assists - Kahron Ross vs. Bucknell (2/25/15) Scored 80+ points Lehigh won, 84-65 vs. Misericordia (11/18/19) Lehigh won, 87-68 Scored 25+ points in a game 26 - Jordan Cohen Allowed 90+ points at Saint Mary’s (11/23/19) at Loyola (3/2/19) Lehigh lost, 77-66 Lehigh lost, 92-73 Scored 35+ points in a game Had five players in double figures 36 - Lance Tejada Leufroy - 18, Wilson - 17, Karnik - 17, Cohen - 11, Tejada - 10 at Holy Cross (1/9/19) at American (2/27/19) Lehigh won, 99-94 (OT) Lehigh won, 80-66 Recorded 5 or more steals in a game Had two players score 15+ points 5 - Kahron Ross J. Wilson - 16, Karnik - 15 vs. Bucknell (2/5/18) vs. Yale (12/7/19) Lehigh won, 92-89 (OT) Lehigh lost, 78-65 Handed out 10 or more assists in a game Had two players score 20+ points 10 - Kyle Leufroy Cohen - 32, Karnik - 21 at Yale (12/5/18) vs. Boston U (1/26/19) Lehigh lost, 97-87 Lehigh won, 94-78 Handed out 5 or more assists in a game 5 - Marques Wilson Shot 50% or better from the floor at Navy (1/2/20) 50.8 (30-59) - at Albany (11/9/19) Lehigh lost, 64-58 Lehigh won, 74-70 Grabbed 10 or more rebounds in a game Shot 50% or better from three-point range 12 - James Karnik 50.0 (10-20) - vs. Army West Point (2/20/19) at Columbia (11/30/19) Lehigh won, 91-81 Lehigh lost, 68-64 Did not hit a three-pointer Blocked 5 or more shots in a game 0-for-13 - vs. Columbia (11/23/14) 6 - Jesse Chuku Lehigh lost, 54-44 at Boston University (1/31/16) Lehigh lost, 75-73 Played an overtime game at Lafayette (1/30/19) Made 10+ three pointers in a game Lehigh won, 93-86 (OT) 10 - Lance Tejada at Holy Cross (1/9/19) Played a double overtime game Lehigh won, 99-94 (OT) vs. Loyola (1/24/18) Lehigh lost, 91-88 (2OT) Made 5+ three-pointers in a game 5 - Pat Andree Recorded 10 steals vs. Navy (2/9/19) 10 - at Navy (1/2/20) Lehigh won, 83-57 Lehigh lost, 64-58 Hit a game-winning shot Forced 20 turnovers Mackey McKnight - driving layup with 0.5 seconds left in OT 20 - at Navy (1/24/19) at Boston University (2/1/14) Lehigh won, 85-74 Lehigh won, 82-80 (OT) Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 10 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 9 WHEN LEHIGH LEHIGH... TEAM GAME HIGHS Plays at home: ...... 2-2 By Month Plays on the road:...... 1-8 November:...... 3-5 Plays at neutral sites:...... 0-0 December:...... 0-4 January:...... 0-1 Leads at the half:...... 2-2 Trails at the half:...... 0-7 By Day Is tied at the half:...... 1-1 Sunday:...... 0-1 Monday:...... 1-0 Goes to overtime:...... 0-0 Tuesday:...... 1-1 Scores 90 or more points:...... 0-0 Wednesday:...... 0-1 Scores 80-89 points:...... 2-0 Thursday:...... 0-2 Friday:...... 0-0 Scores 70-79 points:...... 1-0 Scores 60-69 points:...... 0-6 Saturday:...... 1-5 Scores 50-59 points:...... 0-4 Scores 40-49 points:...... 0-0 VS. THE CONFERENCES Scores fewer than 40 points:...... 0-0 ACC:...... 0-1 America East:...... 1-0 Allows 90 or more points:...... 0-0 Ivy League:...... 0-3 Allows 80-89 points:...... 0-0 MAAC:...... 0-1 Allows 70-79 points:...... 1-7 MVC:...... 0-1 Allows 60-69 points:...... 1-3 NEC:...... 0-1 Allows 50-59 points:...... 0-0 Patriot League:...... 0-1 Allows 40-49 points:...... 1-0 SEC:...... 0-1 Allows fewer than 40 points:...... 0-0 West Coast Conference:... 0-1 Non D1...... 2-0 Shoots 50% or more:...... 1-0 Shoots 40-49%:...... 2-7 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Shoots 30-39%:...... 0-3 Shoots under 30%:...... 0-0 Allows 50% or more...... 0-2 Allows 40-49%:...... 0-8 Allows 30-39%:...... 2-0 Allows under 30%:...... 1-0 Shoots 50% or more 3FG:...... 0-0 Shoots 40-49% 3FG:...... 1-2 Shoots 30-39% 3FG:...... 1-5 Shoots under 30% 3FG:...... 1-3 Outrebounds opponents:...... 2-4 Is outrebounded:...... 1-4 Ties opponent in rebounding:...... 0-2 Commits fewer than 15 turnovers:...1-4 Commits 15 or more turnovers:...... 2-6 Forces 15 or more turnovers:...... 2-4 Forces fewer than 15 turnovers:...... 1-6 Commits more turnovers:...... 1-9 Commits fewer turnovers:...... 2-1 Tie in turnovers...... 0-0 Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 10 SEASON STATISTICS Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 11 Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL2010-11 • GAME 14: ROSTER LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 12 2019-20 ROSTER NUMERICAL No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School Major 0 Jakob Alamudun Fr. F 6-6 225 Huntington Beach, Calif./Marina High School Arts and Sciences 1 Jeameril Wilson So. F 6-7 200 Chicago, Ill./Woodstock Academy (Notre Dame College Prep) Business 2 Jake Betlow Fr. G 6-2 165 Far Hills, N.J./St. Benedict’s Business 4 Andrei Arion Fr. G 6-3 180 Bucharest, Romania/American International School of Bucharest Bioengineering 5 Evan Taylor Fr. G 6-6 200 Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West High School Arts and Sciences 10 David Roelke Sr. G 6-2 180 Sharon, Mass./Sharon High School Political Science 11 Jordan Cohen Sr. G 6-2 185 Tarzana, Calif./Campbell Hall Finance 13 James Karnik Jr. C 6-9 225 Surrey, B.C./Orangeville Prep Design 15 Reed Fenton Fr. G 6-4 165 Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe High School Engineering 20 Marques Wilson Jr. G 6-4 210 Edmond, Okla./Edmond North High School Finance 21 Scott Vollmer Fr. C 7-0 225 Wilton, Conn./St. Luke’s School Business 25 Ed Porter Sr. F 6-7 215 Hawthorne, Fla./Eastside High School Sociology 42 Jack Lieb Sr. C 6-10 245 Deerfield, Ill./Brewster Academy Finance 44 Nic Lynch So. C 6-11 250 Seattle, Wash./Seattle Prep Arts and Sciences ALPHABETICAL No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School Major 0 Jakob Alamudun Fr. F 6-6 225 Huntington Beach, Calif./Marina High School Arts and Sciences 4 Andrei Arion Fr. G 6-3 180 Bucharest, Romania/American International School of Bucharest Bioengineering 2 Jake Betlow Fr. G 6-2 165 Far Hills, N.J./St. Benedict’s Business 11 Jordan Cohen Sr. G 6-2 185 Tarzana, Calif./Campbell Hall Finance 15 Reed Fenton Fr. G 6-4 165 Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe High School Engineering 13 James Karnik Jr. C 6-9 225 Surrey, B.C./Orangeville Prep Design 42 Jack Lieb Sr. C 6-10 245 Deerfield, Ill./Brewster Academy Finance 44 Nic Lynch So. C 6-11 250 Seattle, Wash./Seattle Prep Arts and Sciences 25 Ed Porter Sr. F 6-7 215 Hawthorne, Fla./Eastside High School Sociology 10 David Roelke Sr. G 6-2 180 Sharon, Mass./Sharon High School Political Science 5 Evan Taylor Fr. G 6-6 200 Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West High School Arts and Sciences 21 Scott Vollmer Fr. C 7-0 225 Wilton, Conn./St. Luke’s School Business 1 Jeameril Wilson So. F 6-7 200 Chicago, Ill./Woodstock Academy (Notre Dame College Prep) Business 20 Marques Wilson Jr. G 6-4 210 Edmond, Okla./Edmond North High School Finance Murray H. Goodman ’48 Head Coach: Brett Reed (Eckerd College ’95), 13th Season Assistant Coaches: Harry Morra (DeSales ‘04), Noel Hightower (Chestnut Hill ‘16), Quinn McDowell (William & Mary ‘12) Director of Basketball Operations: Greg Tarca (Quinnipiac ‘18) Student-Athlete Support & Enrichment Coordinator: Billy Dunn (Cairn University ‘93) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE BY POSITION BY STATE/COUNTRY Jakob Alamudun: Guards (7): Andrei Arion, Jake Betlow, Jordan California (2): Jakob Alamudun, Jordan Cohen AL-ah-MOO (like a cow)-doon (like noon) Cohen, Reed Fenton, David Roelke, Evan Tay- Connecticut (1): Scott Vollmer Andrei Arion: AR-E-on lor, Marques Wilson Florida (1): Ed Porter Jordan Cohen: COE-in Forwards (3): Jakob Alamudun, Ed Porter, Illinois (3): Jack Lieb, Evan Taylor, Jeameril Wilson Jack Lieb: LEEB Jeameril Wilson Massachusetts (1): David Roelke David Roelke: ROLL-key Centers (4): James Karnik, Jack Lieb, Nic Lynch, New Jersey (1): Jake Betlow Jeameril Wilson: Ja-MEAR-ull Scott Vollmer Oklahoma (1): Marques Wilson Marques Wilson: MARK-iss Pennsylvania (1): Reed Fenton Washington (1): Nic Lynch BY CLASS British Columbia, Canada (1): James Karnik Seniors (4): Jordan Cohen, Jack Lieb, Ed Porter, Romania (1): Andrei Arion David Roelke Juniors (2): James Karnik, Marques Wilson Sophomores (2): Nic Lynch, Jeameril Wilson Freshmen (6): Jakob Alamudun, Andrei Arion, Jake Betlow, Reed Fenton, Evan Taylor, Scott Vollmer Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 13 TV/RADIO ROSTER #0 Jakob Alamudun #1 Jeameril Wilson #2 Jake Betlow #4 Andrei Arion Fr. - F - 6-6 - 225 lbs. So. - F - 6-7 - 200 lbs. Fr. - G - 6-2 - 165 lbs. Fr. - G - 6-3 - 180 lbs. #5 Evan Taylor #10 David Roelke #11 Jordan Cohen #13 James Karnik Fr. - G - 6-6 - 200 lbs. Sr. - G - 6-2 - 180 lbs. Sr. - G - 6-2 - 185 lbs. Jr. - C - 6-9 - 225 lbs. #15 Reed Fenton #20 Marques Wilson #21 Scott Vollmer #25 Ed Porter Fr. - G - 6-4 - 165 lbs. Jr. - G - 6-4 - 210 lbs. Fr. - C - 7-0 - 225 lbs. Sr. - F - 6-7 - 215 lbs. #42 Jack Lieb #44 Nic Lynch Dr. Brett Reed Sr. - C - 6-10 - 245 lbs. So. - C - 6-11 - 250 lbs. Head Coach Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 14 champion Bucknell to clinch a home game in the Patriot League Quarterfinals. Several individuals took their play to new levels in 2014-15, highlighted BRETT REED by Kempton who was named the league’s Player of the Year as just a soph- Head Coach omore. Along with Kempton, freshman Kahron Ross became the Mountain 13th Year as Lehigh Head Coach Hawks’ fifth Patriot League Rookie of the Year in the previous nine seasons, along with Marquis Hall (2007), Rob Keefer (2008), McCollum (2010) and Kempton (2014). Ross set a single-game record with 14 assists in Lehigh’s thrilling win at Arizona State. Lehigh rebounded from a slow start in 2015-16 winning 11 straight The 2019-20 season is Dr. Brett Reed’s 13th as the Murray H. Goodman games beginning in early February, tying the program’s 90-year school ’48 Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Lehigh University. In 12 years on the record. The Mountain Hawks surged to the No. 2 seed in the league tour- sideline, Reed has become the winningest coach in Lehigh history and has nament and went on to host the quarterfinals, semifinals and championship won more than 70 percent of his games at Stabler Arena. game. It marked the sixth time in seven seasons that Lehigh has played at During the 2012-13 season, Reed won his 100th career game and became least one Patriot League Tournament game at home. The Mountain Hawks the fastest coach to 100 wins in the history of the Patriot League. The same wrapped up an undefeated February, their first undefeated month since season, he also became the all-time winningest coach in school history. Early November of 1993. When all was said and done, Lehigh finished the season in the 2018-19 season, he reached 200 career victories. Reed is the Patriot with a school-record 13 Patriot League victories. League’s second longest-tenured coach. Kempton and Ross were each named first team All-Patriot League, Reed owns a 58.1 career Division I winning percentage, good for sixth in marking the first time in school history Lehigh has featured multiple first Patriot League history and second among active coaches. Reed’s 218 overall team honorees. Ross broke the school’s single-season record for assists (194), wins, and 114 Patriot League victories, are both third in league history. previously held by Mackey McKnight. Kempton was also named Patriot Reed has consistently won at Lehigh, eclipsing 20 wins three times League Player of the Year for the second straight season, becoming just in a four-year span from 2009-13, which also included three national post- the third player in league history to earn the honor twice before his senior season appearances. The Mountain Hawks twice won the Patriot League season. The others were McCollum and Colgate’s Adonal Foyle. As a team, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament while advancing to the College Lehigh finished the season 15th nationally in three-point percentage (39.2). Basketball Invitational in 2013. Lehigh reached back-to-back Patriot League The Mountain Hawks finished the 2016-17 season with a 20-12 record, Championship Games in 2016 and 2017, marking the third and fourth times tied for second in the league standings before defeating Colgate and Boston in eight seasons the Mountain Hawks played in the title game. In 2018-19, University in the Patriot League Tournament to reach their second straight Reed led Lehigh to 20 victories for the fifth time in 10 years, finishing in the title game. Among Lehigh’s wins was an 87-73 win at Mississippi State, the top four of the league standings in nine of the last 10 seasons. Reed’s teams program’s first-ever victory over the SEC. The Mountain Hawks also defeated have played their best basketball when it matters, posting a 22-2 record in eventual Ivy League Champion Princeton as one of four wins over NCAA February between 2016 and 2018 (9-0 in 2016, 6-2 in 2017 and 7-0 in 2018). Tournament teams. Kempton led the league in points (20.4) and rebounds Counting last season, the Mountain Hawks are 27-5 in February dating back (10.4) and was named a Final Five Finalist for Kareem-Abdul Jabbar National to 2016, and 59-33 in the month during Reed’s head coaching career. Center of the Year. He also became Lehigh’s first-ever participant in the 2017 Lehigh has developed plenty of impressive talent in Reed’s tenure, Reese’s® Division I College All-Star Game, going on to score a game-high led by two-time All-American and Patriot League Player of the Year C.J. 21 points. McCollum ’13 who was selected 10th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers In 2017-18, Lehigh graduated over 4,000 points and 1,600 rebounds in the 2013 NBA Draft and has developed into an NBA star. McCollum has from the previous year, but still found itself near the top of the league finished at or near the top 20 in the NBA in scoring each of the last three standings. The Mountain Hawks won eight straight games to end the regular seasons (23.0 points per game in 2016-17, 21.4 in 2017-18 and 21.0 in 2018- season tied for third place in the league. Among the victories was a thrilling 19). Tim Kempton ‘17 was a two-time Patriot League Player of the Year, overtime win over Bucknell in early February, handing the eventual Patriot who was invited to play for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Summer League Champion its last defeat until the NCAA Tournament. Lehigh fin- League following graduation, leading to a professional contract overseas. ished the season 4-1 in overtime. Ross finished his career as the Lehigh and Reed has recruited at an extremely effective rate, having secured five of the Patriot League all-time career leader for assists. He was named second team last 12 Patriot League Rookies of the Year along with many alumni playing All-Patriot League, becoming the program’s first-ever four-time All-League professionally overseas. honoree. Ross also became the first student-athlete in program history to Reed will be most remembered for the 2011-12 season, when the Moun- finish his career 4-0 at archrival Lafayette. In one stretch, Lehigh exceeded 50 tain Hawks posted a school-record 27 wins, along with the program’s third percent from three-point range in six straight games. The Mountain Hawks Patriot League Championship (and second in the three years). The highlight had double-digit makes in eight straight and 10-of-11, finishing the year 40.6 was a historic 75-70 NCAA Tournament win over Duke, becoming only percent as a team, good for ninth nationally. the sixth No. 15 seed to ever beat a No. 2 seed and second in the same day The hot shooting continued in 2018-19 as Lehigh knocked down 42.3 (Norfolk State defeated Missouri just hours earlier). McCollum led the way percent of its three-pointers, leading the nation and almost a full percent with 30 points as Lehigh never trailed by more than five and was leading for more than any other team in the country. It also marked a Patriot League much of the game. Mountain Hawks’ largest lead came in the final minute record. The Mountain Hawks finished the year 20-11 and 12-6 in league play, (eight) as the squad always had an answer for the Blue Devils’ runs. their fifth straight season with 10+ Patriot League victories. Lehigh’s 7-4 non- That game helped put the Lehigh men’s basketball program squarely league record was its best since 2011-12. Lance Tejada received All-League on the map as over the ensuing days, the Mountain Hawks were featured recognition for a second straight season, garnering first-team laurels for the in an endless number of national media outlets including SportsCenter, first time. The Mountain Hawks did not lose two straight games all season, ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Sports Illustrated, USA Today and much showing strong resiliency and an ability to bounce back. In the Patriot League more. The Mountain Hawks entered the following season ranked among Quarterfinals vs. Army, Lehigh came back from a double-figure second-half the mid-major’s best teams by numerous outlets. The 2011-12 season also deficit to advance, marking the Mountain Hawks’ third double-figure sec- featured a school record for nonleague wins (12), the Mountain Hawks ond-half comeback against the Black Knights of the season. In the Patriot shattered the program’s previous wins record of 22 (also set by a Reed-led League opener at Holy Cross, Lehigh erased an 18-point deficit to beat the team). Along the way, Lehigh played tough against power conference foes, Crusaders in overtime, the largest comeback in Reed’s head coaching tenure. including NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed Michigan State when the Mountain Tejada tied the program record for three-pointers with 10 in the victory, tying Hawks held a 38-35 lead at the half. the mark set by Joe Knight and teammate Pat Andree. Less than a month The Mountain Hawks earned two more wins against power conference later, Lehigh went on to erase a 19-point deficit at Army West Point. foes during the 2014-15 season as Lehigh took a big step forward in its quest Another impressive season under Reed came in 2012-13 when the Moun- to return to championship contention. The Mountain Hawks’ season was tain Hawks finished 21-10 and played in a national postseason tournament highlighted by two wins over power conference opponents DePaul and Ari- for a second straight season and third time in four years. Lehigh began the zona State, and a tight loss to eventual No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament season 9-2, including an eight-game winning streak capped off by a 90-75 Villanova. After a slow start to Patriot League play, the Mountain Hawks win at North Texas. McCollum went down with a season-ending injury at rebounded by winning seven-of-eight games midway through the league VCU on Jan. 5, but the Mountain Hawks wouldn’t go away quietly. Lehigh schedule. Late in the season, Lehigh dominated eventual regular season Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 15 posted a 10-4 record in league play to tie for second in the league standings. head coaches in the entire nation to have earned their doctorate degrees. Reed picked up his 100th career win in style as the Mountain Hawks defeated Reed was also honored during his academic career with a number of awards Fairleigh Dickinson, 102-62. He went on to post his school record-breaking including the prestigious Thomas C. Rumbell Fellowship. victory in a 72-43 win at Navy. Following the season, McCollum, the Patriot Reed and his wife Kindra reside in Bethlehem with their sons Brendan League’s all-time leading scorer, became the first player in school history and Calvin, and daughter Makenna. and second in league history selected in the NBA Draft. Reed’s first Patriot League Title as head coach came in 2009-10 when he WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT COACH REED led the Mountain Hawks to their second Patriot League Tournament Cham- “Brett Reed is an excellent basketball coach. In just a few years, he has led pionship, first outright regular season league title, the most wins in school the resurgence of Lehigh basketball and turned it into a power from the history (at the time) and the most-ever wins at Stabler Arena. The Mountain Patriot League. He’s building a program that can withstand one of sport’s Hawks also led the Patriot League in scoring offense, scoring margin, three- ultimate challenges – the test of time. It is undoubtedly an impressive point percentage, assist-to-turnover ratio and defensive rebounds. Their 220 made three-pointers established a new school record, later broken just four accomplishment.” seasons later when Lehigh knocked down 235 in 2013-14. The 2009-10 team - Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University and U.S. National Team Head Coach also set a mark for the most dominant run in the Patriot League Tournament’s history, winning every game by 15 points or more. They also excelled in the “I’ve known Brett Reed for over 10 years, and was fortunate to have him classroom. Lehigh’s starting five of Dave Buchberger, Zahir Carrington, Hall, on my staff and watch him develop as a coach. I strongly believe Brett is McCollum and Gabe Knutson achieved an average grade point average of one of the best young coaches in the country. His performance in 2011-12 3.2. was as good as or better than anyone in our profession. He’s an excellent During Reed’s second season at the helm in 2008-09 season, the Moun- basketball coach on the floor, has incredible demeanor on the sideline and tain Hawks continued to build upon the solid foundation established at the has proven that he is a top-notch recruiter.” beginning of his Lehigh career. The accomplishments included the most - Fran McCaffery, former Lehigh and current University of Iowa Head Coach overall road wins since 1991 and the school’s first-ever victory over a Big East foe. Hall went onto became Lehigh’s first-ever Patriot League Men’s “I am very proud of the success Brett has enjoyed as the head men’s basket- Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while Carrington was the school’s ball coach at Lehigh University. Brett is extremely intelligent, hard-working first All-District selection since 1988. In his first season as a collegiate head coach, Reed led the Mountain and passionate about the game of basketball and is a terrific role model Hawks to the third most wins for a first-year headman in the 108-season for the young men in his program. I am excited for what Brett has been history of Lehigh Basketball. Reed mentored the Mountain Hawks’ second able to accomplish in his short time as the head coach at Lehigh and am consecutive Patriot League Rookie of the Year in Keefer as Lehigh became the confident that he will continue to be successful for many years to come.” first school in the league to accomplish that feat. In addition, Reed oversaw - Billy Taylor, former Lehigh and Head Coach and current University of Iowa a defensive unit that held league foe Bucknell to just 39 points on February Director of Operations 27, 2008 - the second fewest points ever allowed by the Brown and White since the inception of Patriot League play in 1990. “Brett Reed is respected by our student-athletes, he is an excellent teacher Reed has recruited and developed some excellent basketball talent and communicator and has been an extremely productive recruiter. I ad- over the course of his career at Lehigh. In addition to McCollum and several mire his values, his work ethic, his energy and his devotion to our players, Rookie of the Year performers, there have been a host of others who have their education and their experience.” enjoyed individual accomplishments and rec- ognition. Lehigh has also featured high-level - Joe Sterrett, Lehigh Murray H. Goodman Dean of Athletics performers in the classroom and community as well. Hall was named the Patriot League Reed’s Coaching Resume Scholar-Athlete of the Year in consecutive seasons while Knutson was a three-time Year Record (Pct.) PL Home Notables Academic All-Patriot League performer. 2007-08 14-15 (.483) 7-7 11-4 Andree and Jordan Cohen were named Aca- 2008-09 15-14 (.517) 5-9 8-6 demic All-League in 2017-18. Hall, McCollum 2009-10 22-11 (.667) 10-4 15-2 PL Reg Season Championship and Kempton have been named finalists for the PL Tourn. Championship Senior CLASS Award while Knutson, Corey Schaefer, NCAA Tournament Austin Price and Tejada have been named candidates 2010-11 16-15 (.516) 6-8 9-5 PL Semifinals for the prestigious award. 2011-12 27-8 (.771) 11-3 12-1 PL Tourn. Championship Reed was named Lehigh’s head coach on August 10, NCAA win over Duke 2007. He had been an assistant at Lehigh for the previous 2012-13 21-10 (.678) 10-4 11-3 College Basketball Invitational five years, serving as associate head coach for the 2006-07 2013-14 14-18 (.438) 7-11 9-5 campaign. 2014-15 16-14 (.533) 10-8 8-5 Wins over DePaul, Arizona St. Prior to his time at Lehigh, Reed served as the top assistant 2015-16 17-15 (.531) 13-5 10-6 Hosted PL Championship coach at High Point University in North Carolina for two 2016-17 20-12 (.625) 12-6 12-2 2nd straight PL Champ Game 2017-18 16-14 (.533) 11-7 9-6 7-0 in February seasons. Reed was an integral part of the coaching staff 2018-19 20-11 (.645) 12-6 11-3 that led the Panthers to the Big South Championship 2019-20 3-10 (.231) 0-1 2-2 Game in 2002. Included in that two-year period, Reed Total 221-167 ( .570) 114-79 ( .591) 127-50 ( .718) recruited a Big South Rookie of the Year and a Player of the Year. Reed spent the 1999-2000 season as the Director of Basketball Operations at the University of North Carolina - Greensboro. He began his collegiate coaching career at Oak- land (Mich.) Community College where he was an assistant for his father’s program. A native of Waterford, Michigan, Reed attended Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida where he contributed at point guard and helped lead his team to a conference championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. Reed graduated with honors, earning his Bachelor’s degree in 1995 before earning his Master’s at Wayne State in 1998. In 2003, Reed received his Ph.D. from Wayne State University in Instructional Technology with a Cognate in Sports Administration. He is one of only two Division I men’s basketball Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 16 Team member. As assistant coach, Morra designed and executed recruiting strategies for New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware and Maryland. He planned and executed an annual Prospect Camp for 50 participants and Team Camp with 30 teams from all over the Mid-Atlantic region. He also prepared and ASSISTANT COACH presented scouting reports for 2014 Freedom Conference Coach of the Year HARRY MORRA Scott Coval. During graduate school at Lehigh, Morra took a year off from DeSales and was Lehigh’s video coordinator during a memorable 2011-12 season, which featured a Patriot League Championship and historic NCAA Tournament win over Duke. Morra was responsible for film exchange, advanced scouting and game/practice video breakdown. Morra has worked camps at Duke, Villanova and Lehigh. After college, Harry Morra enters his fifth season as Lehigh assistant coach in 2019-20 he was both a player and then assistant coach for Belfast Star of the Sea, following a stint with the program as video coordinator during the pro- which competes in the 12-team Irish Superleague. He also has experience as gram’s historic 2011-12 season. After that season at Lehigh, Morra spent Operations Manager for PeacePlayers International in Northern Ireland and the next three years as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at nearby South Africa, an ESPY Award winning basketball non-profit organization DeSales University. based out of Washington, D.C. In Morra’s four seasons at Lehigh, the Mountain Hawks have gone 73-51, As a player, Morra was a four-year member and two-year captain at De- playing in two Patriot League Championship games, winning 20 games twice Sales, shooting 48 percent from three-point range in 2004 as a senior captain and accumulating double-figure league victories all four seasons. Lehigh has of the 24-5 MAC Champions. also earned a home game in the Patriot League Quarterfinals every season, Morra and his wife Kelly Lyons reside in Bethlehem with their four-year extending its streak to nine time in the last 10 seasons. old son Marcus. In his first season at Lehigh, Morra helped lead the Mountain Hawks to the 2016 Patriot League Championship Game. Lehigh won its final nine regular season games and saw its winning streak reach 11 (to tie a school record) after wins over Navy and American in the Patriot League Quarter- finals and Semifinals, respectively. The Mountain Hawks hosted the league championship game for the first time since 2010, reaching the title game for the third time in seven seasons. ASSISTANT COACH Lehigh followed in 2016-17 by reaching its second straight title game. The Mountain Hawks finished 20-12, finishing the regular season tied for second NOEL HIGHTOWER in the league standings before defeating Colgate and Boston University in the Patriot League Tournament to reach their second straight title game. Among Lehigh’s wins was an 87-73 win at Mississippi State, the program’s first-ever victory over the SEC. In the end, Tim Kempton led the league in averaging 20.4 points and 10.4 rebounds and was named a Final Five Finalist for Kareem-Abdul Jabbar National Center of the Year. He was also Lehigh’s Noel Hightower begins his fourth season on the Lehigh coaching staff in first-ever participant in the 2017 Reese’s® Division I College All-Star Game, 2018-19, and third as assistant coach, after serving as the director of basketball going on to score a game-high 21 points. operations in 2016-17. In 2017-18, Lehigh graduated over 4,000 points and 1,600 rebounds from In Hightower’s three seasons at Lehigh, the Mountain Hawks have gone the previous year, but still found itself near the top of the league standings. 56-36, playing in a Patriot League Championship game, winning 20 games The Mountain Hawks won eight straight games to end the regular season, twice and accumulating double-figure league victories all three seasons. seven coming in February, to tie for third place in the league standings. In In his first season at Lehigh, Hightower managed day-to-day operations Morra’s tenure as Lehigh assistant coach, the Mountain Hawks are 22-2 in the of the program as Lehigh advanced to its second straight Patriot League month of February (9-0 in 2016, 6-2 in 2017 and 7-0 in 2018). In one stretch, Championship Game. Lehigh shot 50+ percent from three-point range in six straight games. The Hightower helped coach a young team in 2017-18, which graduated over Mountain Hawks had double-digit makes in eight in a row and 10-of-11, 4,000 points and 1,600 rebounds from the previous year, but still found itself finishing the year 40.6 percent as a team, good for ninth nationally. near the top of the league standings. The Mountain Hawks won eight straight In 2018-19, Lehigh knocked down 42.3 percent of its three-pointers, games to end the regular season tied for third place in the league, earning a leading the nation and almost a full percent better than any other team in home game in the Patriot League Quarterfinals. Among Lehigh’s victories was the country. It also marked a Patriot League record. The Mountain Hawks a thrilling overtime win over Bucknell in early February, handing the even- finished the year 20-11 and 12-6 in league play, their fifth straight season with tual Patriot League Champion its last defeat until the NCAA Tournament. 10+ Patriot League victories. Lehigh’s 7-4 nonleague record was its best since Kahron Ross led the charge, finishing his career as the Lehigh and Patriot 2011-12. Lance Tejada received All-League recognition for a second straight League all-time career leader for assists (660). He was named second team season, garnering first-team laurels for the first time. The Mountain Hawks All-Patriot League, becoming the program’s first-ever four-time All-League did not lose two straight games all season, showing strong resiliency and an honoree. Ross also became the first student-athlete in program history to ability to bounce back. In the Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Army, Lehigh finish his career 4-0 at archrival Lafayette. In addition to Ross, transfer came back from a double-figure second-half deficit to advance, marking the Lance Tejada was named second team All-Patriot League in his first season Mountain Hawks’ third double-figure second-half comeback against the donning the Brown and White. Tejada finished 10th nationally in three- Black Knights of the season. In the Patriot League opener at Holy Cross, point percentage (45.3) while teammate Pat Andree finished 23rd (42.9). Lehigh erased an 18-point deficit to beat the Crusaders in overtime, the In one stretch, Lehigh exceeded 50 percent from three-point range in six largest comeback in head coach Brett Reed’s head coaching tenure. Tejada straight games. The Mountain Hawks had double-digit makes in eight in a tied the program record for three-pointers with 10 in the victory, tying the row and 10-of-11, finishing the year 40.6 percent as a team, good for ninth mark set by Joe Knight and teammate Pat Andree. Less than a month later, nationally. Lehigh posted a 7-0 record in February to improve to 22-2 over Lehigh went on to erase a 19-point deficit at Army West Point. the last three Februaries. Under Morra’s watch, Kempton was named the league’s Player of the In 2018-19, Lehigh knocked down 42.3 percent of its three-pointers, Year for a second straight season while Kahron Ross finished his career as leading the nation and almost a full percent better than any other team in the program’s first-ever four-time All-Patriot League honoree. He also grad- the country. It also marked a Patriot League record. The Mountain Hawks uated as the Lehigh and Patriot League record holder for career assists (660). finished the year 20-11 and 12-6 in league play, their fifth straight season with Prior to Lehigh, Morra helped DeSales established itself as one of the top 10+ Patriot League victories. Lehigh also earned a home game in the Patriot 20 winningest programs in NCAA Division III, playing in the Elite Eight, League Quarterfinals for the ninth time in the last 10 years. Lehigh’s 7-4 non- Sweet 16 twice and Round of 32 three times. In Morra’s time at DeSales, league record was its best since 2011-12. Lance Tejada received All-League the Bulldogs went 102-39. He helped lead DeSales to two Regular Season recognition for a second straight season, garnering first-team laurels for the Championships, two Freedom Tournament Championships, along with first time. The Mountain Hawks did not lose two straight games all season, three NCAA Tournament wins. Morra helped develop three 1,000 point showing strong resiliency and an ability to bounce back. In the Patriot League scorers, two All-Americans, two Freedom MVPs and a National Rookie Quarterfinals vs. Army, Lehigh came back from a double-figure second-half Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 17 deficit to advance, marking the Mountain Hawks’ third double-figure sec- ond-half comeback against the Black Knights of the season. In the Patriot League opener at Holy Cross, Lehigh erased an 18-point deficit to beat the Crusaders in overtime, the largest comeback in head coach Brett Reed’s head coaching tenure. Tejada tied the program record for three-pointers DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL with 10 in the victory, tying the mark set by Joe Knight and teammate Pat Andree. Less than a month later, Lehigh went on to erase a 19-point deficit OPERATIONS at Army West Point. Hightower is a 2016 graduate of Chestnut Hill, where he was a two-sport GREG TARCA student-athlete. He won the Athletic Director’s Award, given annually to the male and female student-athlete who best demonstrates dedication to the mission of the College and excels in his or her sport of choice. As a senior, Hightower averaged 6.1 points and a team-high 8.3 rebounds per game while serving as the heart and soul of the Griffins’ defense. For Greg Tarca enters his second season on staff in 2019-20 and first as Director of his career, he ranks second in school history in rebounds (577), second Basketball Operations after serving as Video Coordinator in 2018-19. Tarca came to in offensive rebounds (225), fifth in defensive rebounds (352), seventh in Lehigh after graduating from Quinnipiac in May of 2018 as a four-year member of rebounds per game (5.4), second in blocks (114) and fifth in steals (128). the men’s basketball program. Hightower shot 53.4 percent from the field as a senior (63-of-118). He was The Mountain Hawks’ Sixth Man Award winner in his first season with the also a standout track and field athlete, highlighted by winning a CACC program, Tarca played an integral role in video breakdown. Lehigh finished the Individual Championship in 2015 in the 110-meter hurdles. 2018-19 season with a 20-11 record, 12-6 in league play, their fifth straight season with 10+ Patriot League victories. The Mountain Hawks also finished top four in the final Hightower has shown tremendous leadership, serving as a three-year standings, earning a quarterfinal home game for the ninth time in the last 10 years. captain. He was also a member of Chestnut Hill College’s Diversity Commit- Also in 2018-19, Lehigh knocked down 42.3 percent of its three-pointers, leading tee, vice president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, Presidential the nation and almost a full percent better than any other team in the country. It also Leadership Award winner and the 2015 conference representative at the marked a Patriot League record. NCAA Leadership Forum. Tarca played in 18 career games for Quinnipiac, earning a full scholarship in Hightower has basketball experience outside of playing, which includes December of his senior year after spending four years as a walk-on. Tarca started serving as a camp counselor at Lehigh’s summer camps from 2013 through his Senior Day game vs. Saint Peter’s and scored a layup in the game’s final minute. 2015. He was Director of a 3 vs. 3 Basketball Tournament, where he managed His impact went far beyond the court, which included serving as legislative chair the tournament’s operations, and assisted in game management at Chestnut of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Tarca led a group of student-athletes Hill athletic events. in weekly meetings, spoke on behalf of the organization and more. Despite being fresh out of college, Tarca does have experience as a supervisor/ coach at the Grundy Hoops Academy, facilitating basketball clinics for students ages eight to 16 and teaching fundamental basketball skills. Tarca has also interned at The Hoop Group, assisting in the recruitment of future campers nation-wide, building relationships with high school, college and AAU coaches, and assisting with logistics, ASSISTANT COACH planning and day-to-day operations of camps. QUINN MCDOWELL STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT & ENRICHMENT COORDINATOR Quinn McDowell enters his first season as Lehigh assistant coach in 2019-20. He comes to Lehigh after stints with Virginia Wesleyan and Taylor BILLY DUNN University. A strong student-athlete himself, McDowell was a four-year starter and two-time All-Conference selection at William & Mary, graduating in 2012. He became the first player in CAA history to be named the Dean Ehlers Billy Dunn begins his third season on the Lehigh men’s basketball staff, serving as Leadership Award winner twice (the award goes to the student-athlete who Student-Athlete Support and Enrichment Coordinator. Dunn has previously served “embodies the highest standards of leadership, integrity and sportsmanship as Director of Operations and Enrichment. in conjunction with his academic athletic achievement.”). McDowell was In his first season at Lehigh, Dunn served as a resource for the Mountain Hawks’ a three-time CAA All-Academic Team honoree and was named one of 10 players and coaches, speaking into concepts of character and leadership while run- finalists for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award, the first finalist in CAA ning a pregame chapel for those interested. Lehigh posted an eight-game winning men’s basketball history to be named a finalist. He was Team MVP as a streak to end the regular season, tying for third place in the league standings and senior, becoming one of only four players in W&M history with 1,600 career earning a home game in the Patriot League Quarterfinals for the eighth time in the points and 500 career rebounds. McDowell set the William & Mary school last nine years. Dunn received the team’s Sixth Man of the Year Award at its annual record for games played and minutes played in a career. end-of-year banquet. Dunn expanded his role in 2018-19, serving as Director of Operations and Enrich- McDowell went on to play post-graduation in top basketball leagues, ment. He continued to serve as a resource for the members of the program, running including the G-League, the VTB League in Russia, LEB Gold in Span and things such as a pregame chapel, while also coordinating the daily operations of the SBL in Australia. program such as travel. McDowell began his coaching career as assistant at Division III Virginia Dunn has worked locally in the Lehigh Valley in the game of basketball. He has Wesleyan University. Along with day-to-day scouting, recruitment and served as assistant boys basketball coach at both Liberty High School and Allentown player development, McDowell helped monitor the academic progress of Central Catholic for five years each. Dunn was head girls basketball coach at Emmaus the student-athletes, which led to an all-time high grade point average and High School for three years and co-founder of Push The Rock in Emmaus, Pa. leading 100 percent graduation rate. McDowell also amplified the program’s social basketball camps and coaching internationally. The organization’s vision is to be a media presence, increased camp enrollment and came up with strategic global leader in sports ministry. initiatives for the head coach to help raise funds for the program. Dunn earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Bible and Secondary Education McDowell comes to Lehigh after one season at NAIA Taylor University from Cairn University, before going on to earn his Master of Science in Organizational in Indiana. While there, the former William & Mary standout handled Leadership, also from Cairn. He went on to serve as a chaplain in professional sports scouting, game planning and played a critical role in player development for over eight years, including in the Philadelphia Phillies’ organization. Dunn is and recruiting. McDowell also served as the strength and conditioning currently a senior consultant with The Center Consulting Group. The Center Con- coach, working closely with the athletic trainers and head coach to design sulting Group provides strategic coaching and planning to leaders and organizations. and implement strength and conditioning programs. He has also served as a professor at Cairn University in Organizational Leadership and Spiritual Formation Pastor at Faith Church. Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-202019-20 LEHIGHLEHIGH2017-18 MEN’SMEN’S LEHIGHBASKETBALLBASKETBALL MEN’S •• BASKETBALL GAMEGAME 14:14: LOYOLALOYOLA • SEASON ATAT LEHIGHLEHIGH PROSPECTUS •• JANUARYJANUARY • PAGE 5,5, 14 20202020 •• PAGEPAGE 1817 #0 Jakob ALAMUDUN Forward • Freshman • 6-6 • 225 Huntington Beach, Calif. • Marina High School Major: Arts and Sciences WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because I wanted to go to a place where the coaches and staff would hold me accountable for my own responsibilities, on and off the court. Lehigh had a very high academic resume, which was very influential in my decision, because my mom was always a person who continually preached to me that basketball never lasts forever and there has to be a plan B. So academically, I knew if I had put in the work, I would have an advantage in the workplace because of my experience at Lehigh. But, I also chose Lehigh because the coaches were going to do do whatever it took for me to improve and were going to give me the opportunity to perform at my best.” AS A FRESHMAN (2019-20): - Finished with two points, a career-high three assists and two steals in Patriot League opener at Navy (1/2). - Posted two points, a rebound and steal at Princeton (12/29). - Finished with six points and a block at Columbia (11/30). - Scored seven points in 14 minutes at Saint Mary’s (11/23), shooting 3-of-5 from the floor. - Tallied eight points, three rebounds and two assists at Drake (11/21). - Made first-career start vs. Misericordia, tallying six points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals. GETTING TO KNOW JAKOB - Had five points, four rebounds, two steals and two blocks at Virginia Tech (11/16). What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? All the staff and coaches leave it up to me to succeed, but will - Big game vs. Cairn (11/12), scoring 19 points while adding 10 rebounds for first-career double-double. ultimately put me in the right positions and present Shot 6-of-9 from the field, 3-of-5 from 3-point range and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. the right opportunities for me to accomplish whatever - Scored first-career points in win at Albany (11/9), finishing with six points, two rebounds, an assist and I want to. Major & Why: African Studies or History, because I first-career block and steal. want to be a high school teacher one day - Tallied an assist and rebound in first collegiate action in the season opener vs. Monmouth (11/5). Favorite Food: Sushi Favorite Color: Red Favorite Musical Artist: 2pac and Lil Tjay BEFORE LEHIGH: Was a four-time first team All-League honoree as a standout at Marina High School Favorite Movie: The Pianist in California … Also named 2019 league MVP … As a junior, averaged 21.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.5 Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Stephen A. Smith assists per game, making 87.4 percent of his free throws … Finished fourth in Orange County in both scoring Favorite Pro Team: OKC Thunder Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Usain Bolt and rebounding … Named to the 2018 and 2019 All-CIF teams, making the state playoffs each year as well Hobbies: Music … Garnered first team Los Angeles Times Daily Pilot Boys Dream Team recognition … Named Daily Pilot Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: GQ Orange County Player of the Year … In 2018 and 2019, garnered third team All-Orange County recognition Place I’d Like To Visit: Germany Dream Job: Play in the NBA … Named to the 2017-18 Prep Hoops SoCal Most Improved List … Had multiple 15+ rebound performanc- If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Football es, including a 30-point, 25-rebound effort in the Jim Harris Memorial Tournament of Champions … One of Orange County’s most productive players, helping Marina to its first season above .500 since 2009-10 2019-20 SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Points: 19 vs. Cairn (11/12/19) … Won the CIF Character Award and received All-Academic honors all four years … In addition, won Rebounds: 10 vs. Cairn (11/12/19) the Adidas Summer Championship Assists: 3 at Navy (1/2/20) (Silver Division) with his AAU team, Steals: 2, three times; last at Navy (1/2/20) 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS the Cali Rebels. MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 2019-20 Career Double-Figure Scoring 1 1 Last Time: vs. Cairn (11/12/19) 20+ points 0 0 Last Time: -- 30+ points 0 0 Last Time: -- 10+ rebounds 1 1 Last Time: vs. Cairn (11/12/19) 5+ assists 0 0 Last Time: -- Double-Doubles 1 1 Last Time: vs. Cairn (11/12/19) CAREER STATISTICS Experience Lehigh Football 2003 Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH2017-18 MEN’S LEHIGHBASKETBALL MEN’S • BASKETBALL GAME 14: LOYOLA • SEASON AT LEHIGH PROSPECTUS • JANUARY • PAGE 5, 14 2020 • PAGE 19 #1 Jeameril WILSON Forward • Sophomore • 6-7 • 200 Chicago, Ill. • Woodstock Academy (Notre Dame College Prep) Major: Business WHY LEHIGH? “The culture here and my connection with the coaches. AS A SOPHOMORE (2019-20): - Finished with 10 points and five rebounds in Patriot League opener at Navy (1/2), shooting 4-of-8 from the field and 2-of-4 from 3-point range. - Scored 12 points while adding five rebounds and an assist at Princeton (12/29). - Put forth six points, six rebounds and two assists at undefeated and No. 9/12 Auburn GETTING TO KNOW JEAMERIL (12/21). Nickname: Mero What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Rathbone - Strong effort vs. Yale (12/7), scoring a team- Dining Hall high 16 points and six rebounds vs. Yale (12/7). Major & Why: Business Shot 7-of-12 from the field. Favorite Place on Campus: Stabler Arena Favorite Food: Chicken & Rice - Recorded two points, six rebounds, an assist Favorite Color: Red and block at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/4). Favorite Musical Artist: G Herbo Favorite Movie: More Than A Game - Posted six points, five rebounds, two assists Favorite TV Show: Family Guy and a steal at Columbia (11/30). Favorite Website: Twitter Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Stacey King - Another double-figure scoring game at Saint Mary’s (11/24), finishing with 10 points on 4-of-7 Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Bulls shooting. Added three rebounds, an assist and steal. Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Floyd Mayweather - Had six points, two rebounds and two steals at Drake (11/21). Hobbies: Watching scary movies, listening to music Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: SLAM - Impressed against Misericordia (11/18), tallying 15 points, four rebounds, two blocks and a steal. Place I’d Like To Visit: Puerto Rico - Was strong at Virginia Tech (11/16), tallying 11 points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal. Shot Talent I’d Most Like To Have: 2005 Chris Brown Dancing 5-of-8 from the field. Dream Job: NBA Player - Filled up the stat sheet with 10 points, seven rebounds (to tie a career high), two assists, two blocks I Wear My Jersey Number Because: MVP Derrick and a steal vs. Cairn (11/12). Rose wore it If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Football - Strong effort in win at Albany (11/9), scoring 10 points while adding two rebounds, a block and steal. If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Give it to my mom - Posted five points, five rebounds and an assist in the season opener vs. Monmouth (11/5). Also 2019-20 SEASON HIGHS tied a career-high two steals. Points: 16 vs. Yale (12/7/19) Rebounds: 7 vs. Cairn (11/12/19) AS A FRESHMAN (2018-19): Strong rookie campaign, finishing sixth on the Mountain Hawks Assists: 2, three times; last at Columbia (11/30/19) Steals: 2 vs. Monmouth (11/5/19) in both scoring (4.8 points per game) and rebounding (2.6) … Played in all 31 games, starting three … Shot 55.3 percent from the field (52-of-94), 50.0 percent from three-point range (9-of-18) and 80.0 CAREER HIGHS percent from the free throw line (36-of-45) … Added 23 assists, 12 steals and 11 blocks … Named Points: 17 at American (2/27/19) 7, two times; last vs. Cairn (11/12/19) Patriot League Rookie of the Week in early November ... Had nine points and five rebounds in the Rebounds: Assists: 4 vs. Lafayette (1/2/19) Patriot League Semifinals at Bucknell (3/10). Was 3-of-6 from the field, 1-of-1 from three and 2-of-2 Steals: 2, four times; last vs. Monmouth (11/5/19) from the free throw line … Impressed in Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Army West Point (3/7), MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS posting 11 points, three rebounds, an assist and two blocks … Tallied two points, two rebounds, two 2019-20 Career Double-Figure Scoring 8 13 steals and a block in the regular season finale at Loyola (3/2) … Career effort, scoring a career-high 17 Last Time: at Navy (1/2/20) points at American (2/27). Came in second-career start. Finished 6-of-10 from the floor while adding six rebounds, two steals and a block … Filled up the box score with six points, four rebounds, three 20+ points 0 0 Last Time: -- assists, a block and steal against Holy Cross (2/24) … Strong at Boston University (2/16), posting six points, four rebounds and two assists … Posted three points and a rebound at Bucknell (2/11) 30+ points 0 0 Last Time: -- … Had six points, four rebounds and an assist in strong effort vs. Navy (2/9) … Tied a career-high 11 points against Colgate (2/4), shooting a perfect 4-of-4 from the field … Grabbed five rebounds in 10+ rebounds 0 0 Last Time: -- comeback win at Army West Point (2/2) … Made a big impact in win at Lafayette (1/30), recording seven points, two rebounds, two steals and an assist. Was a perfect 3-of-3 from the field … Made 5+ assists 0 0 first-career start at Navy (1/23), posting an assist, block and steal … Posted four points on 2-of-2 Last Time: -- Double-Doubles 0 0 Last Time: -- CAREER STATISTICS Experience Lehigh Football 2003 Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 20 shooting, while adding an assist vs. Bucknell (1/19) … Recorded career 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS highs in points (11) (all in the first half) and rebounds (7) in strong ef- fort vs. American (1/16). Shot a perfect 5-of-5 from the field … Scored four points on 2-of-3 shooting at Colgate (1/12) … Had two points, three rebounds and an assist while providing strong defense at Holy Cross (1/9) … Strong with six points and three rebounds vs. Loyola (1/6), shooting 2-of-2 from the floor … Impressed vs. Lafayette (1/2), recording six points, a career-high four assists, three rebounds and a steal … Scored four points (coming consecutively in the first half) while adding two rebounds in 10 minutes at West Virginia (12/30) … Record- ed two points and three rebounds in home win over Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/22) … Had three points, three rebounds and an assist at Mount St. Mary’s (12/8) … Filled up the stat sheet with two points, three rebounds, an assist, steal and first two career blocks at Yale (12/5) … Scored eight points, all in the span of 1:04 late in the second half, while adding a rebound and assist vs. Arkansas State (12/1) … Scored four points on 2-of-2 shooting at No. 12 Kansas State (11/24) … Impressed at Siena (10/21), posting a career-high 10 points along with first two career assists. Knocked down first-career three-pointers on first-career attempts, finishing 2-of-2 … Strong contributor on both ends of the floor vs. Princeton (11/16), finishing with two points and three boards … Made a strong impact on the defensive end in home-opening win vs. Marist (11/13) … Grabbed a rebound at Miami (11/9) … Tallied three points and five rebounds in season opener at Monmouth (11/6). BEFORE LEHIGH: Hybrid forward, who graduated from Notre Dame College Prep in Chicago in 2017, playing for Coach Tom Les … After graduation from Notre Dame, attended Woodstock Academy in Connecticut and play for Coach Tony Bergeron … Woodstock plays a national schedule against some of the top prep schools in the country … Named All-Tournament in every holiday tournament senior year … Team’s Defensive Player of the Year … Illinois State Playoffs Elite 8 … Invited to several Chicago/Chicagoland All-Star games … Winningest player in Notre Dame College Prep history (101 wins) … Featured in Chicago Tribune as Athlete of the Month nominee … Led Notre Dame to a 26-6 record and a top-20 finish in the state … In March of 2017, scored a game-high 18 points, 13 in the second half to help Notre Dame past Niles North in the regional final … Named team captain, first team All-Conference honoree and the team’s Co-Most Valuable Player, averaging 14.3 points and 7.3 rebounds along with three assists and one steal … Among many accolades was an Illinois High School As- sociation Scholastic Achievement Award, Notre Dame College Prep’s Faith, Scholarship and Service Award and an Ambassador of the Year Award … Also played AAU on the prestigious Under Armour circuit for the Wisconsin Playground Warriors and Coach Mike Weinstein. Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 21 #2 Jake BETLOW Guard • Freshman • 6-2 • 165 Far Hills, N.J. • St. Benedict’s Major: Business WHY LEHIGH? “I felt that Lehigh was the best fit for me, on and off the court. The competitive academic environment and the high level of the basketball program stood out to me and made it the best opportunity.” AS A FRESHMAN (2019-20): - Scored a career-high 11 assists in the Patriot League opener at Navy (1/2), shooting 4-of-6 from the field, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range. Added two assists and a career-high two steals. - Hit a 3-pointer late in the first half at Princeton (12/29). - Knocked down a first-half 3-pointer at Columbia (11/30). - Strong effort at Drake (11/21), scoring seven points. - Had five points, three assists and a steal against Misericordia (11/18), shooting 2-of-3 from the field. - Tallied six points and three assists against Cairn (11/12). - Strong in win at Albany (11/9), scoring five points on 2-of-5 shooting while adding first-career rebound, steal and assist (dishing two). - Finished season opener vs. Monmouth (11/5) with three points. Knocked down a 3-pointer in the first half for first collegiate points. GETTING TO KNOW JAKE BEFORE LEHIGH: Standout throughout high school career, most recently playing at St. Benedict’s Nickname: Jetlow in New Jersey and helping his team to an unprecedented 12th State Prep A championship title in What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Having my 2017-18 … St. Benedict’s was ranked as high as No. 3 in the nation during the season, while being teammates around at all times Major & Why: Finance named the No. 1 Independent/Prep Team in the state … Finished the season earning All-Prep hon- Favorite Place on Campus: Goose ors … As a senior, served as team captain and ranked among the top 10 seniors in New Jersey … In Favorite Food: Sushi Favorite Color: Navy Blue freshman and sophomore years, was part of two teams that combined for a 47-9 record … During Favorite Musical Artist: J Cole that stretch, won the Somerset County Tournament and advanced to the South Jersey, Non-Public B Favorite Movie: Harry Potter final … Led Gil St. Bernard with 81 three-pointers and was second on the team with a 12.2 points per Favorite TV Show: Friends Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Jay Bilas game average as a freshman … Named MVP of the Somerset County Championship and garnered Hobbies: Hanging with friends, listening to music first team All-County Tournament Team recognition, first team All-State freshman honors (by NJ Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Slam Place I’d Like To Visit: Australia Hoops/Rivals.com), first team All-Conference and honorable mention All-New Jersey (one of only Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Play the piano two freshmen named in New Jersey) … Named second team All-Area by Courier News and NJ Fresh- Dream Job: Professional basketball player man of the Year by The Star Ledger … As a sophomore, went on to lead Montverde to a 22-4 record, If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Lacrosse If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Pay for all my family and which included finishing as runners-up in the Dicks National High School Basketball Championship. extended family to go to school 2019-20 SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Points: 11 at Navy (1/2/20) Rebounds: 1, four times; last at Navy (1/2/20) Assists: 3 vs. Cairn (11/12/19) 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Steals: 2 at Navy (1/2/20) MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 2019-20 Career Double-Figure Scoring 1 1 Last Time: at Navy (1/2/20) 20+ points 0 0 Last Time: -- 30+ points 0 0 Last Time: -- 10+ rebounds 0 0 Last Time: -- 5+ assists 0 0 Last Time: -- Double-Doubles 0 0 Last Time: -- CAREER STATISTICS Experience Lehigh Football 2003 Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 22 #4 Andrei ARION Guard • Freshman • 6-3 • 180 Bucharest, Romania • American International School of Bucharest Major: Bioengineering WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because it was the best fit for me academ- ically and athletically.” AS A FRESHMAN (2019-20): GETTING TO KNOW ANDREI - Recorded an assist at Princeton (12/29). Nickname: Bo - Dished a pair of assists against Yale What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The people here are really welcoming and great, making Lehigh a (12/7). wonderful experience for me. Major & Why: I came here thinking about pursuing - Posted three rebounds and two assists a bioengineering degree because it combines my pas- at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/4). sion for science and helping people. However, I miss economics a lot, so I’m planning to be a part of the - Played final minute at Drake (11/21), IDEAS program, where I could successfully combine my interests. grabbing two rebounds. Favorite Place on Campus: Stabler Arena - Tallied an assist and rebound vs. Mi- Favorite Food: The burgers Bill and Jaime make Favorite Color: Green sericordia (11/18). Favorite Musical Artist: JCole Favorite Movie: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America - Continued to make things happen, posting three assists and two rebounds in just for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 7:29 at Virginia Tech (11/16). Favorite TV Show: How I Met Your Mother Favorite Website: YouTube - Strong effort with the first three points of his career, along with 10 rebounds and Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Charles Barkley Favorite Pro Team: LeBron James three assists against Cairn (11/12). Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Simona Halep - Grabbed four rebounds in season opener vs. Monmouth (11/5). Hobbies: Hanging out with my friends Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Forbes Place I’d Like To Visit: Tokyo Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Finesse BEFORE LEHIGH: Started playing basketball at Dan Dacian Bucharest … Captain Dream Job: NBA GM I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It’s the same number of the Under-16 Romanian National Team in the FIBA European Championship, Milos Teodosic wears averaging 11 points, 4.5 assists and 7.0 rebounds … Member of the U18 Romanian If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Tennis, Football (soccer for you guys), Volleyball, Handball, Team … Led Steaua Bucharest to an U18 Championship in the Romanian League … Track or Table Tennis If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Put 20% in blue chip stocks, Played for the senior team of Rapid Bucharest … Averaged 12.2 points, 4.2 assists 30% in real estate, 15% in my pro team and spend the and 7.0 rebounds … Four-year varsity player for the American International School rest taking care of my family and friends. of Bucharest … Won three CEESA Championship and four All-Star Team selections 2019-20 SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Points: 3 vs. Cairn (11/12/19) … Obtained a bilingual International Baccalaureate Diploma … Organized basketball Rebounds: 10 vs. Cairn (11/12/19) camps and workouts for high Assists: 3, two times; last at Virginia Tech (11/16/19) Steals: -- school students, and wrote a 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS basketball psychology guide MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 2019-20 Career to help them improve. Double-Figure Scoring 0 0 Last Time: -- 20+ points 0 0 Last Time: -- 30+ points 0 0 Last Time: -- 10+ rebounds 1 1 Last Time: vs. Cairn (11/12/19) 5+ assists 0 0 Last Time: -- Double-Doubles 0 0 Last Time: -- CAREER STATISTICS Experience Lehigh Football 2003 Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 23 #5 Evan TAYLOR Guard • Freshman • 6-6 • 200 Glen Ellyn, Ill. • Glenbard West Major: Arts and Sciences WHY LEHIGH? “I decided on Lehigh because of the great coaching staff and fun team to be around.” AS A FRESHMAN (2019-20): - Scored five points on 2-of-3 shooting, along with four rebounds and an assist in the Patriot League opener at Navy (1/2). - Second straight game with double-figure points, scoring a team-high 14 points at Princeton (12/29). Was 4-of-7 from the field, 2-of-4 from 3-point range and 4-of-4 from the line. Added four rebounds and a block. - Impressed on the big stage at undefeated and No. 9/12 Auburn (12/21). Scored 13 points on 3-of-6 from the field and 6-of-7 from the free throw line. Also tied a career-high six rebounds. - Finished with eight points, three rebounds, an assist and steal vs. Yale (12/7). - Recorded nine points on 3-of-6 shooting, along with two rebounds and a steal, at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/4). - Scored eight points (seven before the first media timeout) on 3-of-5 shooting at Columbia (11/30). Also tallied a team-best plus/minus (+8). - Tallied two points (on a first-half slam) and three rebounds at Saint Mary’s (11/24). - Posted four points, two rebounds and first two career steals at Drake (11/21). - Scored eight points while adding two rebounds and an assist vs. Misericordia (11/18). GETTING TO KNOW EVAN - Had five points, two rebounds and a block at Virginia Tech (11/16). Major & Why: Sociology. I enjoy learning about the - Tallied 12 points and a career-high six rebounds in just 20 minutes against Cairn (11/12). reasons why people make the choices they make Favorite Place on Campus: Rathbone - Recorded three points, five rebounds, two assists and a block in win at Albany (11/9). Favorite Food: Pop Tarts - Stellar collegiate debut vs. Monmouth (11/5), scoring 15 points (13 coming in the second half). Shot 5-of-11 Favorite Color: Orange from the field while adding three rebounds. The 15 points were the most by a Lehigh player in his collegiate Favorite Musical Artist: Gunna Favorite Movie: Spider Man 2 debut since Austin Price also had 15 on Nov. 8, 2013 at Minnesota. Favorite TV Show: All-American Favorite Website: Google Standout at Glenbard West High School near Chicago … Named Suburban Life Player Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Stacey King BEFORE LEHIGH: Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Bulls of the Year in 2018-2019 … Averaged 21.7 points, 3.8 assists and 10.1 rebounds senior year … As a junior, Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Tiger Woods averaged 18 points, 3.6 assists and 7.1 rebounds … Finished career with 1,479 points and 671 rebounds, Hobbies: Playing Video Games, listening to music, going to the gym respectively … Graduated as the program’s all-time leader for rebounds … Had back-to-back 30-point games Place I’d Like To Visit: Rome versus Hinsdale Central and Oak Park River Forest … Named All-Area Chicago in 2017-18 and 2018-19 … Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Being able to act Illinois Coaches Basketball Association second team All-State honoree as a junior and senior … Garnered I Wear My Jersey Number Because: My brother wore this number Glenbard West Male Athlete of the Year honors as a senior … Posted a 4.6 cumulative GPA, was named If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Golf to the honor roll all four years and recorded Academic All-Conference recognition … Received the Glen- If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Try to solve the world’s bard Academic Achievement Award in 2017 … Played on the Adidas Circuit with the Illinois Heat under problems prestigious coach Terry Head … All-Tournament honors in every holiday tournament junior and senior 2019-20 SEASON/CAREER HIGHS years … Selected as a Chicago Tribune Athlete of the Month nominee in February 2019 … In March of 2019, Points: 15 vs. Monmouth (11/5/19) scored 25 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Hilltoppers past Naperville North in the regional semifinal. Rebounds: 6, two times; last at Auburn (12/21/19) Assists: 2 at Albany (11/9/19) Steals: 2 at Drake (11/21/19 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 2019-20 Career Double-Figure Scoring 4 4 Last Time: at Princeton (12/29/19) 20+ points 0 0 Last Time: -- 30+ points 0 0 Last Time: -- 10+ rebounds 0 0 Last Time: -- 5+ assists 0 0 Last Time: -- Double-Doubles 0 0 Last Time: -- CAREER STATISTICS Experience Lehigh Football 2003 Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 24 #10 David ROELKE Guard • Senior • 6-2 • 180 Sharon, Mass. • Sharon High School Major: Political Science WHY LEHIGH? “It was the best fit for me academically and I wanted to go to a school with the resources of a large university but the closeness of a small one.” AS A SENIOR (2019-20): - Played the final minute at No. 9/12 Auburn (12/21). - Saw action late vs. Misericordia (11/18), marking third straight game played. - Got into second straight game, playing the final minute at Virginia Tech (11/16). - Made season debut vs. Cairn (11/12), posting two points, one rebound, two assists and a steal. Marked first-career re- bound, assist and steal. AS A JUNIOR (2018-19): Got into seven games, posting five points … Was 2-of-3 from the field, including 1-of-1 from three-point range … Knocked down first-career three-point attempt in the final minutes at Loyola (3/2) … Played in fifth-career game, vs. Colgate (2/4) while also seeing action five days later against Navy (2/9) … Saw late action vs. Boston University (1/26) and at Loyola (1/12) … Got into second-career game, and first Patriot League contest, vs. Loyola (1/6) … Scored two points in season opener and collegiate GETTING TO KNOW DAVID What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Being debut at Monmouth (11/6) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. able to meet so many different people from different backgrounds Major & Why: Political Science. I love keeping track BEFORE LEHIGH: Captain of politics and would like to be involved with more 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS campaigns and government at some point of the varsity basketball team Favorite Place on Campus: My bed Favorite Food: Mango at Sharon High School as both Favorite Color: Blue a junior and senior … Gar- Favorite Musical Artist: Smino Favorite Movie: Get Rich or Die Tryin’ nered the Principal’s Award Favorite TV Show: Lost Favorite Website: Netflix as a senior … In the classroom, Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Bill Walton was an AP Scholar with Dis- Favorite Pro Team: Boston Celtics Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Roger Federer tinction … Member of the Honor and High Honor Roll. Hobbies: Listening to music, watching TV, sleeping Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: TIME Place I’d Like To Visit: Fiji Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Art Dream Job: President I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It was what they gave me. If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Tennis If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Donate most of it, retire and live off the rest. 2019-20 SEASON HIGHS Points: 2 vs. Cairn (11/12/19) Rebounds: 1 vs. Cairn (11/12/19) Assists: 2 vs. Cairn (11/12/19) Steals: 1 vs. Cairn (11/12/19) 2018-19 SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Points: 3 at Loyola (3/2/19) Rebounds: 1 vs. Cairn (11/12/19) Assists: 2 vs. Cairn (11/12/19) Steals: 1 vs. Cairn (11/12/19) CAREER STATISTICS Experience Lehigh Football 2003 Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 25 #11 Jordan COHEN Guard • Senior • 6-1 • 185 Tarzana, Calif. • Campbell Hall Major: Finance WHY LEHIGH? “It is a good school and a good opportunity for strong academics and basketball.” AS A SENIOR (2019-20): - Finished with 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and a steal at Princeton (12/29). Was 7-of-7 from the free throw line. - Scored a team-high 18 points at undefeated and No. 9/12 Auburn (12/21) while dishing six assists as well. In the process, became the 38th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career points. - Solid effort against Yale (12/7), posting 12 points, five rebounds, five assists and a steal. Was 4-of-6 from the field. - Third straight game with 20+ points (career high), scoring 22 along with five rebounds and two assists at Saint Francis GETTING TO KNOW JORDAN Nickname: JC, Jfarm (Pa.) (12/4). Scored 16 of those points in the first half on 4-of-5 Major & Why: Business shooting from 3-point range. Favorite Place on Campus: Cafeteria - Finished with a team-high 20 points along with five rebounds, three assists and a steal at Columbia (11/30). Favorite Food: Pizza - Monster game at preseason top 25 team Saint Mary’s (11/23), scoring 26 points on 8-of-16 shooting and 9-of-9 Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Musical Artist: Lukas Graham from the free throw line. Added five assists, three rebounds and a steal. Favorite Movie: Batman - Six points, three rebounds and three steals at Drake (11/21). Favorite TV Show: Psyche - Filled up the stat sheet with eight points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals vs. Misericordia (11/18). Favorite Website: ESPN - Scored 11 points at Virginia Tech (11/16) (10 coming in the first half), adding four rebounds, three assists and a steal. Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Charles Barkley Favorite Pro Team: Los Angeles Clippers - Finished with four points, five rebounds, two assists, a block and steal against Cairn (11/12). Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Tom Brady - Scored a team-high 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting in win at Albany (11/9). Added four rebounds and three assists. Hobbies: Golf, listening to music, reading - Posted 13 points, seven assists, four rebounds and two steals in the season opener vs. Monmouth (11/5). Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated Place I’d Like To Visit: Europe Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Ability to jump high AS A JUNIOR (2018-19): Breakout campaign, finishing fourth on the Mountain Hawks in scoring, averaging Dream Job: NBA player 13.6 points per game … Averaged an identical 13.6 points in league games, second on the team … Also averaged If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Football a career-high 3.9 rebounds and posted a career-high 113 assists and career-high 42 steals. Finished seventh in the If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Give to my family for all Patriot League in assists/game (3.6) and tied for fifth in steals/contest (1.4) … Shot 52.3 percent from the field (136- they’ve given me, give to friends, give to charity of-260), tied for seventh in the league and tied for first among guards … Finished second in the Patriot League in 2019-20 SEASON HIGHS three-point percentage (47.5, 47-of-99). Percentage would have been top five nationally if he had enough attempts Points: 26 at Saint Mary’s (11/23/19) to qualify … Was fourth in the league in free throw percentage (85.7, 102-of-119), which was top 50 nationally … Rebounds: 5, three times; last at Princeton (12/29/19) Tied for fifth in the Patriot League in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.8) … Started all 31 games, reaching double-figure Assists: 7 vs. Monmouth (11/5/19) Steals: 3, two times; last at Drake (11/21/19) points in 21 of them … Eclipsed 20 points four times, including 30 or more points on two occasions … Named third team All-League and Academic All-Patriot League … Won the team’s Scholar-Athlete Award for third CAREER HIGHS straight season … Named a Google Cloud Academic All-District honoree, Lehigh’s first honoree since Marquis Points: 33 at Lafayette (1/30/19) Hall 10 years ago in 2009 … Named Patriot League Player of the Week in early February for first time in career … Rebounds: 8, two times; last vs. Army (2/17/18) Assists: 8 at Kansas State (11/24/18) Impressed in Patriot League Semifinals at Bucknell (3/10), scoring 23 points on 6-of-10 from the field, 2-of-3 from Steals: 4 at Navy (1/23/19) three and 9-of-10 from the free throw line. Also had three assists, three steals and two rebounds … Stellar in the quarterfinals vs. Army West Point (3/7), posting 18 points (14 in the second half), six rebounds, two assists, a block MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS and steal … Scored 16 points while adding four rebounds, two assists and a steal in the regular season finale at 2019-20 Career Double-Figure Scoring 9 49 Loyola (3/2) … Finished with 11 points, five rebounds, two steals and an assist at American (2/27) … Tallied eight Last Time: at Princeton (12/29/19) points, six assists, five rebounds and three steals vs. Holy Cross (2/24) … Filled up the box score with 16 points (13 in the second half), seven rebounds, six assists, a block and steal against Army West Point (2/20) … Recorded 13 3 9 20+ points points, four rebounds and a steal at Boston University (2/16) … Posted 15 points, five rebounds and a game-high Last Time: at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/4/19) seven assists at Bucknell (2/11) … Had nine points, three rebounds, two assists and a team-high three steals in 30+ points 0 2 win over Navy (2/9) … Tallied eight points, four rebounds, three assists and a steal against Colgate (2/4) … Third Last Time: at Lafayette (1/30/19) straight stellar game, scoring 18 points on just nine field goal attempts in comeback win at Army West Point (2/2). Finished 6-of-9 from the field, 4-of-5 from three-point range, including a trey with 1:28 remaining that gave the 10+ rebounds 0 0 Last Time: -- Mountain Hawks the lead for good. Added seven rebounds and five assists … Scored a career high for points for a second straight game, finishing with 33 in thrilling overtime win at Lafayette (1/30). Finished 14-of-19 from the 5+ assists 5 18 Last Time: at Auburn (12/21/19) Double-Doubles 0 0 Last Time: -- CAREER STATISTICS Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 26 while adding four assists and a steal … Posted 12 points, four rebounds and two assists against Princeton (11/16) … Strong with 11 points, seven rebounds 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS and two assists in home opener vs. Miami (11/13) … Recorded two points and three assists at Miami (11/9) … Impressed in season opener at Monmouth (11/6), scoring 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting while adding five rebounds, four assists and two blocks … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Finished fifth on the Mountain Hawks in scoring, averaging 9.3 points per game … Grabbed a career-high 3.6 rebounds per contest (fourth on the team) while dishing 71 assists (third) … Played in 29 games, starting eight … Reached double-figure points in 13 contests … Named to the Academic All-Patriot League team … For a second straight year, won the team’s Scholar-Athlete Award ... Tied for a team-high 17 points in the Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Boston University (3/1), shooting 7-of-12 from the 3-of-5 shooting while posting three assists at American (2/4) … Second straight field … Third straight game with double-figure points, scoring 12 while adding game with double-figure points, scoring 14 on 5-of-10 shooting at Loyola (2/1). four assists and three rebounds in regular season finale vs. Lafayette (2/24). Scored eight of Lehigh’s first 12 points of the evening … Strong game vs. Bos- Was 3-of-7 from three-point range … Finished with 10 points, three rebounds, ton University (1/30) with 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting, including 3-of-6 from five assists and a steal at Loyola (2/21), eight points coming after halftime … three-point range. Added four rebounds and two assists … Had two points and Strong off the bench, posting 16 points, a career-high tying eight rebounds, three a rebound at Colgate (1/25) … Posted eight points, two rebounds and an assist assists and a steal vs. Army West Point (2/17) … Impressed in big victory over against Holy Cross (1/14) … Tallied seven points (all in the second half) in big Bucknell (2/5), scoring a career-high 21 points while adding four assists, three road win at Bucknell (1/11). Also had three rebounds, an assist and steal … rebounds and a steal. Was 6-of-9 from the field and 8-of-9 from the free throw Scored 10 points, all in the first half, while finishing with seven assists, a block line, including a perfect 6-of-6 in the final 29 seconds of overtime to help clinch the and steal vs. Loyola (1/5). Came in second-career start … Had two points, two victory … Filled up the stat sheet with seven points, career-high eight rebounds, rebounds, an assist and steal in league opener at Army West Point (12/30) … season-high tying five assists and career-high tying two steals in win over Boston Scored 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting while adding a career-high seven rebounds, University (2/3) … Stellar in road win at Holy Cross (1/29), scoring 19 points, two steals, an assist and block … Dished a career-high seven assists, and added 16 in the second half including 12 in Lehigh’s 16-2 run to begin the second half. three rebounds, in Lehigh’s dominant 100-67 win over Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/12) Was 7-of-11 from the field, including 2-of-3 from three-point range. Added six … Finished with two points, two assists and a steal at Mount St. Mary’s (12/10) … rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block … Tallied seven points, four Grabbed four rebounds and had a steal at Stony Brook (12/6) … Knocked down assists and a steal vs. Navy (1/27), shooting 3-of-4 from the field … Recorded a first-half three pointer vs. Robert Morris (12/3) while posting two assists and four points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals against Loyola (1/24) … a rebound … Had five rebounds, three assists, a rebound and steal at La Salle Had five points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal at Army West Point (1/20) (11/30) … Scored 13 points at Arkansas State (11/27), shooting 5-of-9 from the … Filled up the stat sheet with seven points, six rebounds, four assists, a block field, including 3-of-6 from three-point range. Added two steals … Did not score and steal vs. Colgate (1/17) … Posted six points, three rebounds and a block in at Mississippi State (11/25), but recorded six rebounds and an assist … Starting home win over American (1/14) … Tallied 13 points (all coming in the second and playing 39 minutes at point guard for an injured Kahron Ross, scored 20 half) at Bucknell (1/11). Was 4-of-5 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free throw points in home opener vs. Princeton (11/20). Was 7-of-8 from the field, including line in the second. Added a career-high tying two steals … Scored six points and 3-of-4 from three-point range. Added six assists … Didn’t score at Yale (11/17), grabbed three rebounds at Boston University (1/8) … Finished with 10 points but dished four assists and did not turn the ball over in 14 minutes of action … on 4-of-5 shooting, a career-high tying seven rebounds, four assists, a block Strong collegiate debut off the bench, scoring nine points in 11 minutes at No. and steal in home win vs. Holy Cross (1/5) … Scored a team-high 17 points at 7/8 Xavier (11/11). Knocked down his first three three-pointers, finishing 3-of-4 Navy (1/2) in first start of the season. Tallied 15 of those points in the first half from long distance for the game. Added an assist and steal ... Named to Patriot on 5-of-7 shooting, including 2-of-3 from three-point range … Recorded four League Academic Honor Roll. points, three rebounds and an assist in Patriot League opening win at Lafayette (12/29) … Two points, three rebounds, three assists and a steal at Saint Fran- BEFORE LEHIGH: Four-year varsity player at Campbell Hall … Averaged cis (Pa.) (12/21) … Had eight points, two assists, a rebound and steal against 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists as a senior … A year before, aver- Mount St. Mary’s (12/9) … Scored 14 points while adding two rebounds and aged 11.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.3 assists as a junior, helping an assist vs. Yale (12/6) … Tied a career-high seven rebounds (new career high the Vikings to a 27-10 record, including a 6-4 mark in the Gold Coast League … vs. Division I opponents) while knocking down a second-half three-pointer at Vikings made it all the way to the CIF State Division IV Regional Finals … First No. 15/18 Virginia (12/2) … Posted 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting at Princeton team All-CIF Division honoree as a junior and senior, also garnering first team (11/29), including a big basket in the final minute to give Lehigh a four-point All-Conference as a senior … Garnered Daily News second team All-Area as a lead. Also had two rebounds, an assist, block and steal … Strong effort with junior … Strong in the classroom, owning a 4.5 GPA … Graduated Cum Laude. seven points, three rebounds, five assists, a block and steal at Pitt (11/25) … Recorded two points, two rebounds and two assists in homecoming game at No. 10 USC (11/22) … Scored 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting while adding three assists, two rebounds and a steal vs. Eastern (11/19) … Tallied five points, two assists and a rebound against Siena (11/17) … Scored a game-high 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting in home opener vs. Monmouth (11/14). Added three assists, two steals and a rebound … Finished with five points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals in season opener at Marist (11/11) ... Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. AS A FRESHMAN (2016-17): Key contributor as a freshman, playing in 29 games with three starts … Averaged 5.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per contest … Third on the Mountain Hawks with 60 assists … Led Lehigh in free throw percentage at 91.7 percent (22-of-24) … Shot 46.2 percent from the field (55-of- 119) and 38.1 percent from three-point range (24-of-63) … Knocked down a three-pointer in the Patriot League Championship Game at Bucknell (3/8) … Had two assists and a steal in the Patriot League Semifinals at Boston Univer- sity (3/5) … Strong all-around effort, posting six points, three rebounds, three assists and a steal in the quarterfinals against Colgate (3/2) … Three points, four assists, two rebounds and two steals in road win at Lafayette (2/19) … Key contributor in Lehigh’s big home win over Bucknell (2/8), knocking down a big late-game jumper to give Lehigh a lead. Finished with a game-high five assists, along with four rebounds, two blocks and two steals … Scored seven points on Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 27 #13 James KARNIK Center • Junior • 6-9 • 225 Surrey, B.C. • Orangeville Prep Major: Design WHY LEHIGH? “Great academics and being put in a position where I can play a lot of minutes right away.” AS A JUNIOR (2019-20): - Filled up the stat sheet with six points, seven rebounds, three blocks and three steals in the Patriot League opener at Navy (1/2). - Posted 12 points, eight rebounds and two blocks at Princeton (12/29). - Impressive at undefeated and No. 9/12 Auburn (12/21), scoring 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting. Also added five rebounds. - Scored 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting while adding five rebounds and two steals vs. Yale (12/7). - Monster effort at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/4), scoring 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting while adding 13 rebounds to tie a career high. Marked fourth double-double of season (in nine games) after six his first two years combined. - Finished with eight points and 12 rebounds (to tie a season high) at Columbia (11/30). - Posted second double-double in three games, third of the season and ninth of his career with 12 points GETTING TO KNOW JAMES and 10 boards at preseason top 25 team Saint Mary’s (11/23). What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? All the trees and old infrastructure - Team-high 14 points and seven rebounds at Drake (11/21). Favorite Place on Campus: Linderman Library - Filled up the stat sheet with 18 points and 12 rebounds for his second double-double of the season (and Favorite Food: Sushi eighth of his career) vs. Misericordia (11/18). Also tied a career-high three steals. Favorite Color: Red or Green Favorite Musical Artist: Drake - Recorded four points, two rebounds and a steal at Virginia Tech (11/16). Favorite Movie: Focus or Iron Man - Posted eight points, three rebounds, two assists, a block and steal in 16 minutes against Cairn (11/12). Favorite Website: YouTube - Strong effort in win at Albany (11/9), scoring 14 points on 7-of-11 from the field. Added five rebounds, Favorite Pro Team: Clippers Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Conor McGregor two assists, a steal and three blocks. Marked second straight game with a block after never tallying more Place I’d Like To Visit: Iceland than two in a game entering the season. Knocked down a big free throw with eight seconds remaining to Dream Job: Professional basketball player give the Mountain Hawks a two possession advantage. If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would: Swim If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Buy a private jet and - Impressed in season opener, posting seventh-career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds vs. travel the world Monmouth (11/5). Shot 6-of-10 from the field and tallied three blocks. 2019-20 SEASON HIGHS Points: 18, two times; last at Saint Francis (12/4/19) AS A SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Impressive sophomore campaign … Averaged 9.3 points per game (fifth Rebounds: 13 at Saint Francis (12/4/19) on the Mountain Hawks) and 6.1 rebounds (second) … Did even better in Patriot League play, averaging Assists: 2, two times; last vs. Cairn (11/12/19) Steals: 3, two times; last at Navy (1/2/20) 11.4 points and 6.6 boards … Also had a team-high 16 blocks, while adding 12 assists and six steals … Reached double-figure points in 15 games … Recorded two double-doubles … Won the Coaches Award, as CAREER HIGHS announced at annual end-of-season banquet ... Tied for eighth in the league in rebounding and was fourth in Points: 21, two times; last at Bucknell (2/11/19) Rebounds: 13, two times; last at St. Francis (12/4/19) the Patriot League in field goal percentage (59.2, 113-of-191) ... Knocked down 66.3 percent of his free throws Assists: 3, two times; last vs. Marist (11/13/18) (61-of-92) ... Had four points and three rebounds in the Patriot League Semifinals at Bucknell (3/10) … Just Steals: 3, two times; last at Navy (1/2/20) missed a double-double in the Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Army West Point (3/7), posting 15 points, nine rebounds and a steal … Had four points and three rebounds in the regular season finale at Loyola (3/2) MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 2019-20 Career … Stellar at American (2/27), scoring 17 points (12 in the second half) in just 23 minutes due to foul trouble. Double-Figure Scoring 9 30 Shot 6-of-7 from the field while adding eight rebounds and two blocks … Finished with eight points, five Last Time: at Princeton (12/29/19) rebounds and a block vs. Holy Cross (2/24) … Recorded 11 points, six rebounds and an assist against Army 20+ points 0 2 West Point (2/20) … Posted 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting while adding four rebounds at Boston University Last Time: at Bucknell (2/11/19) (2/16) … Huge game at Bucknell (2/11), just missing double-double with a career-high tying 21 points 30+ points 0 0 along with nine rebounds. Shot 9-of-15 from the field … Had two points and a game-high nine rebounds Last Time: -- in win over Navy (2/9) … Recorded five points, four rebounds and a steal against Colgate (2/4) … Strong in comeback win at Army West Point (2/2), scoring 10 points including baskets that evened the score and 10+ rebounds 5 12 Last Time: at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/4/19) later gave Lehigh a lead in the final minutes. Shot 5-of-8 from the field while adding five rebounds, two blocks and a steal … Sixth straight game with double-figure points, scoring 15 at Lafayette (1/30) on 6-of-8 5+ assists 0 0 Last Time: -- Double-Doubles 4 10 Last Time: at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/4/19) CAREER STATISTICS Experience Lehigh Football 2003 Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 28 shooting … Impressive vs. Boston University (1/26), scoring a career-high 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 21 points behind 9-of-10 shooting, while adding eight rebounds … Fourth straight game with double-figure points, scoring 14 (12 in the second half) at Navy (1/23). Shot 5-of-8 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free throw line … Another strong effort, recording 14 points on 7-of-13 shooting while adding nine rebounds, an assist and steal against Bucknell (1/19) … Posted second double-double in as many home games, recording 14 points and 11 rebounds vs. American (1/16) … Strong effort with 10 points and eight rebounds (four on the offensive glass) at Colgate (1/12). Finished 5-of-6 from the field … Tallied four points, three rebounds, an assist and block in big overtime win at Holy Cross (1/9) … Career game, recording career highs in points (18) and rebounds (13) vs. Loyola (1/6). Shot 9-of-10 from the field and recorded first steal of the season … Had four points, four BEFORE LEHIGH: Moved to Toronto to attend Orangeville Prep, which rebounds and a block against Lafayette (1/2) … Finished with four points is affiliated with the Athlete Institute, a training center for elite, national-level and four rebounds at West Virginia (12/30) … Recorded six points and six basketball players in Canada … During the 2016-17 season, Orangeville won rebounds vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/22) … Tied a season-high 15 points the OSBA championship as the No. 1 seed, posting a 21-2 record and sending while adding nine rebounds at Mount St. Mary’s (12/8). Was 5-of-7 from multiple players to Division I programs … Served as starting center and averaged the field … Had four points, two rebounds, an assist and block at Yale a double-double (15 points and 13 rebounds per game) … Has been mentioned (12/5) … Posted six points on 3-of-5 shooting, along with four rebounds among the top centers in Canada … Orangeville is among the top teams in all and a block vs. Arkansas State (12/1) … Impressed at No. 12 Kansas State, of Canadian scholastic basketball … In junior year of high school, averaged 18 scoring 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting while adding eight rebounds and two points and 12 rebounds … Was also named to the Canadian U17 National All- assists … Key contributor in road win at Siena (11/21), posting six points, Star Team that competed in Europe … Was a three-time MVP and garnered the eight rebounds and an assist … Had seven rebounds and a career-high Mata Waston Leadership Award. tying three assists against Marist (11/13) … Finished with two points and four rebounds at Miami (11/9) … Recorded four points and six rebounds in season opener at Monmouth (11/6). AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18): Strong freshman season, averaging 7.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game … Rebound average was tied for fifth in the Patriot League … Shot 46.4 percent from the field (85-of-183) … Tallied a team-high four double-doubles … Played in all 30 games, starting 29 … Had 13 points and nine rebounds in the Patriot League Quarterfinals against Boston University (3/1) … Recorded eight points and nine rebounds in regular season finale vs. Lafayette (2/24) … Strong effort at Loyola (2/21), tallying seven points and nine rebounds … Tallied four points, six rebounds and two assists vs. Army West Point (2/17) … One point and five rebounds in win at Colgate (2/14) … Finished with two points (a big late-game putback), six rebounds, two steals and a block at American (2/10) … Posted fourth-career double-double in strong effort vs. Bucknell (2/5). Tallied 12 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high three assists while playing strong defense against reigning Patriot League Player of the Year Nana Foulland, holding him to 14 points on just 4-of-10 shooting, only seven of those points coming in Karnik’s 35 minutes on the floor … Had six points, five rebounds and a block in big win over Boston University (2/3) … Recorded six points, four rebounds and a block at Holy Cross (1/29), including a tough defensive rebound with 20 seconds remaining to help seal the victory … Posted two points and four rebounds against Navy (1/27) … Finished with four points on 2-of-3 shooting along with four rebounds, an assist and steal vs. Loyola (1/24) … Recorded two points and three rebounds at Army West Point (1/20) … Posted four points and six rebounds against Colgate (1/17) … Career day, scoring a career-high 16 points while tying a career-high 12 rebounds in home win over American (1/14). Marked third-career double-double … Had six points, six rebounds, an assist and block at Bucknell (1/11) … Tallied nine points, five rebounds, an assist and block at Boston University (1/8) … Recorded two points and six rebounds at Navy (1/2) … Tied a career-high 15 points while adding six rebounds in Patriot League opening win at Lafayette (12/29) … Impressed at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/21), recording second-career double-double with 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting to go with 11 rebounds … Just missed second-career double-double, posting nine points and nine rebounds vs. Mount St. Mary’s (12/9) … Posted 14 points, five rebounds and a career-high three steals against Yale (12/6) … Tallied five points and four rebounds at No. 15/18 Virginia (12/2) … Had career highs in rebounds (12) and assists (2) while adding seven points in big win at Princeton (11/29) … Strong effort at Pitt (11/25), posting 14 points and 10 rebounds for first-career double-double. Was 7-of-9 from the field while adding a block and steal … Impressive effort at No. 10 USC (11/22), especially in the second half. Finished with seven points and nine rebounds, all but two rebounds coming in the second half … Scored a team-high 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting while adding six rebounds and a steal vs. Eastern (11/19) … Had two points, three rebounds and two steals against Siena (11/17) … Finished with six points and four rebounds in home opener vs. Monmouth (11/14). Added first-career assist … Recorded three points, four rebounds, a steal and block in collegiate debut at Marist (11/11). Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 29 #15 Reed FENTON Guard • Freshman • 6-4 • 165 Latrobe, Pa. • Greater Latrobe High School Major: Engineering WHY LEHIGH? “I wanted to be a part of a successful program where I can grow as a player and a person. I really liked the coaching staff and the guys on the team.” AS A FRESHMAN (2019-20): - Posted seven points (all in the first half) in the Patriot League opener at Navy (1/2). - Scored three points (all from the free throw line) while adding a rebound at Princeton (12/29). - Grabbed a pair of rebounds and tallied a steal at undefeated and No. 9/12 Auburn (12/21). - Tallied five points, four rebounds, an assist and steal against Yale (12/7). - Strong effort at Saint Francis (Pa.) playing in front of many friends and family. Scored 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting while adding three rebounds. - Recorded six points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal at Columbia (11/30). - Posted five points, five rebounds and a block at Saint GETTING TO KNOW REED Mary’s (11/23/19). Nickname: Noodles - Had four points, two blocks and a steal at Drake (11/21). What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The friends I’ve made and experiences I’ve had. - Impressed against Misericordia (11/18), scoring a career-high 14 points while adding four Major & Why: Chemical Engineering. I love chemistry rebounds, four assists and a steal. and math. Favorite Place on Campus: Grace Hall - Scored six points at Virginia Tech (11/16), scoring six points via a pair of 3-pointers (on four Favorite Food: Mac and Cheese attempts). Favorite Color: Black Favorite Musical Artist: J Cole - Finished with five points, four rebounds and three assists against Cairn (11/12). Favorite Movie: The Dark Knight - Filled up the stat sheet in win at Albany (11/9), posting eight points, three assists, a rebound Favorite TV Show: The Office or Breaking Bad Favorite Website: YouTube and two steals. Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Scott Van Pelt - Scored first-career points behind a first-half 3-pointer in the season opener vs. Monmouth Favorite Pro Team: Pittsburgh Steelers (11/5). Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Evgeni Malkin Hobbies: Listening to music and playing Fortnite Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: GQ Place I’d Like To Visit: South America BEFORE LEHIGH: Two-time first team All-Section honoree at Greater Latrobe High School Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Being able to sing … As a junior, averaged 23 points and five assists while garnering first team All-Section from and dance Dream Job: Professional basketball player Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , along with Pittsburgh Tribune Westmoreland County Terrific 10 honors I Wear My Jersey Number Because: Kemba Walker … As a sophomore, averaged 16 points and four assists, earning second team All-Section … If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Volleyball If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Give it to my family Named Class 6A first team All-District as a senior … Westmoreland County Terrific 10 honoree as a junior and senior … Named Ray Wild Male Athlete of the Year in 2019 … Also a standout 2019-20 SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Points: 14 vs. Misericordia (11/18/19) for the PK Flash AAU program … Rebounds: 5 at Saint Mary’s (11/24/19) Was a first team All-Section hon- Assists: 4 vs. Misericordia (11/18/19) 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Steals: 2 at Albany (11/9/19) oree all four years in volleyball … Named first team All-District MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 2019-20 Career in volleyball as a senior … Strong Double-Figure Scoring 2 2 in the classroom, graduating in Last Time: at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/4/19) top five percent of his class … 20+ points 0 0 Named Rotary Student of the Last Time: -- Month in January of 2019 … Math 30+ points 0 0 Student of the Month in February Last Time: -- of 2017 … Was a Student Council 10+ rebounds 0 0 Last Time: -- member and member of the National 5+ assists 0 0 Last Time: -- Double-Doubles 0 0 Honor Society. Last Time: -- CAREER STATISTICS Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 30 #20 Marques WILSON Guard • Junior • 6-4 • 210 Edmond, Okla. • Edmond North High School Major: Finance WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because of the Coaches. Coach Morra was one of the first coaches to contact me in my last summer of AAU basketball and he maintained that relationship with me all summer. They made feel wanted.” AS A JUNIOR (2019-20): - Strong effort in the Patriot League opener GETTING TO KNOW MARQUES Nickname: Mr. Wobbles (don’t ask) and also Drake at Navy (1/2), scoring 12 points on 4-of-7 cause I look like him I guess. shooting while tying a career-high five as- Major: College of Business Favorite Place on Campus: Grace Hall gym. Followed sists. Also had three rebounds and a steal. very closely by The Villa where I get my sneakers. - Knocked down a 3-pointer and dished two assists at Princeton (12/29). Favorite Thing about Lehigh: Class sizes are small Favorite Food: Smoked Salmon - Grabbed two rebounds at undefeated and No. 9/12 Auburn (12/21). Favorite Color: Blue - Scored five points while adding three assists and a rebound vs. Yale (12/7). Favorite Movie: Battle: Los Angeles Favorite Musical Artist: The Weeknd - Tallied five points, two rebounds and an assist at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/4). Favorite Website: YouTube - Posted seven points and two rebounds at Columbia (11/30). Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Stephen A. Smith - Had four points on 2-of-3 shooting, and four rebounds at Saint Mary’s (11/23). Favorite Pro Team: Los Angeles Lakers Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Michael Phelps - Playing in front of many friends and family in Iowa, tallied nine points, four rebounds and a Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: GQ obviously career-high tying three steals at Drake (11/21). Place I’d Like To Visit: China Talent I’d Most Like To Have: I wish I could sing. - Finished with seven points, four rebounds and three assists against Misericordia (11/18) in Dream Job: Professional Basketball Player I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It doesn’t matter to first start of the season. me. I’ll make anything look good. - Recorded five points, two rebounds and two assists at Virginia Tech (11/16). If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Football If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Probably buy a lot of small - Posted five points, two rebounds and a steal against Cairn (11/12). companies, kind of like what Gary Vaynerchuk did with - Enjoyed an all-around game in road win at Albany (11/9), recording eight points, seven PureWow. I would also become an angel investor like Mark Cuban on Shark Tank and then buy every single rebounds and four assists. pair of Retro Jordans ever released. - Scored 10 points off the bench while adding five rebounds, two assists and a steal in the season 2019-20 SEASON HIGHS opener vs. Monmouth (11/5). Points: 12 at Navy (1/2/20) Rebounds: 7 at Albany (11/9/19) Assists: 5 at Navy (1/2/20) AS A SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Played in 12 games, starting one … Averaged 4.1 points Steals: 3 at Drake (11/21/19) and 2.2 rebounds while adding 14 assists and nine steals … Impressed with seven points on CAREER HIGHS 2-of-3 shooting and 2-of-2 from the free throw line against Lafayette (1/2) … Two points, two Points: 28 at Colgate (2/14/18) rebounds, an assist and steal at West Virginia (12/30) … Tallied two points, three assists, two Rebounds: 9 vs. Lafayette (2/24/18) Assists: 5, two times; last at Navy (1/2/20) steals and a rebound vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/22) … Strong game with seven points, seven Steals: 3, three times; last at Drake (11/21/19) rebounds, three assists and a steal at Mount St. Mary’s (12/8). Was 3-of-5 from the field … MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Posted three points, two rebounds and an assist at Yale (12/5) … Recorded two points and a 2019-20 Career rebound vs. Arkansas State (12/1) … Filled up the stat sheet with five points, a season-high Double-Figure Scoring 2 10 Last Time: at Navy (1/2/20) seven rebounds, an assist and two steals at No. 12 Kansas State (11/24) … First double-figure scoring game of the year, scoring 12 points as a key spark off the bench at Siena (11/21). Shot 20+ points 0 2 Last Time: at Colgate (2/14/18) 5-of-6 from the field, including 2-of-2 from three-point range … Had three points, two rebounds and a season-high three assists against Princeton (11/18) … Three points in home opener vs. 30+ points 0 0 Last Time: -- Marist (11/13) … Knocked down a three-pointer at Miami (11/9). Tied a career-high three steals … Saw action in season opener at Monmouth (11/6). 10+ rebounds 0 0 Last Time: -- 5+ assists 1 2 Last Time: at Navy (1/2/20) Double-Doubles 0 0 Last Time: -- CAREER STATISTICS Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 31 AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18): Played in 29 games as a freshman, 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS starting final 10 games of the season … Averaged 5.4 points and 2.6 rebounds while averaging 8.4 points and 3.6 boards in Patriot League play … Reached double-figure points on seven occasions, including 20 points twice … Won the Coaches Award at annual end-of-year banquet … Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Feb. 26 … Continued strong play with 12 points and a career-high nine rebounds in regular season finale vs. Lafayette (2/24). Shot 5-of-10 from the field, including 2-of-2 from three- point range. Added four assists, a block and two steals … Finished with 15 points at Loyola (2/21) on 6-of-9 shooting, including 3-of-5 from three-point range. Added five rebounds, three assists and a BEFORE LEHIGH: Three-star, top 50 shooting guard recruit by steal … Scored 10 points on 2-of-3 shooting from three-point range ESPN … According to Prep Hoops Oklahoma, was the No. 5 ranked and 4-of-4 from the free throw line vs. Army West Point (2/17). player in Oklahoma … Standout at Edmond North High School, Added seven rebounds, two assists and two steals … Stellar effort garnering numerous awards … In 2017, was named Oklahoma All- at Colgate (2/14), scoring a career-high 28 points, shooting 9-of-10 State and All-Metro … Was also an Oklahoma 6A State Champion, from the field, 3-of-3 from three-point range and 7-of-7 from the State Tournament MVP and All-Conference Offensive Player of the free throw line. Added seven rebounds … Had five rebounds and Year … Led Edmond North to 27-1 record in 2015-16, advancing an assist against Bucknell (2/5) … Finished with five points and to the third round of the state playoffs … Honorable mention two assists in big home win vs. Boston University (2/3) … Tallied All-State selection in 2015-16, averaging 16 points per game … five points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal in a team-high Played on two AAU teams, including Team Griffin - averaging 11.8 36 minutes during road win at Holy Cross (1/29) … Posted 13 points and five rebounds per game while shooting 37 percent from points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals vs. Navy (1/27). three-point range … Also played for the Omaha Elite which was Was 5-of-9 from the field, including 2-of-3 from three-point range very competitive in July’s NY2LA events … Father was a standout … Strong in first-career start, scoring a team-high 19 points while college basketball player, who also played professionally overseas. adding a career-high eight rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks vs. Loyola (1/24) … Career game at Army West Point (1/20), shattering previous career high with 20 points (18 coming in the second half). Added a career-high seven rebounds and tied career-best three assists. Shot 6-of-11, including 4-of-6 from three- point range. Helped spark Lehigh’s 13-4 run to begin second half, scoring seven points and assisting on the Mountain Hawks’ other six points … Finished with two points and two steals against Colgate (1/17) … Filled up the stat sheet with two points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals in 12 minutes vs. American (1/14) … Tallied a rebound and steal at Bucknell (1/11) … Posted three points, three rebounds and two assists at Boston University (1/8) … Scored five points for second straight game, this time in a home win over Holy Cross (1/5). Added an assist and steal … Second straight impressive effort, scoring five points on 2-of-3 shooting while adding a rebound and first-career block at Navy (1/2) … Played 11 strong minutes in league opener at Lafayette (12/29), dishing a career-high three assists … Filled up the stat sheet with three points, two rebounds and an assist at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/21) … Posted a steal against Yale (12/6) … Grabbed three rebounds in big win at Princeton (11/29) … Strong effort vs. Eastern (11/19), posting seven points, four rebounds and first two career steals … Scored first-career points, a three-pointer against Siena (11/17) … Dished an assist in collegiate debut at Marist (11/11). Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 32 #21 Scott VOLLMER Center • Freshman • 7-0 • 225 Wilton, Conn. • St. Luke’s School Major: Business WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh as it met a majority of the criteria I had in my college search. I knew I wanted to play basketball at the Division I level, yet I wouldn’t jeopardize my academic success either. Lehigh is the perfect blend of academic prowess and athletic excellence.” BEFORE LEHIGH: Standout at St. Luke’s School … Team captain as a senior and two-year starter in the NEPSAC (New England Preparatory School Athletic Council) … Was a two-time FAA Champions and two-time NEPSAC Champion … Part of the Pangos Top 60 All-Northeast Game … Was an FWC Classic Partic- ipant … Ranked in the class of 2019 by Van Coleman (Director of the NBPA Top 100 camp) … Also played football, basketball and ice hockey … In the classroom, was a high honor roll student in high school … Was a Student Ambassador and Chess Club Co-President. GETTING TO KNOW SCOTT Nickname: Scotty Major & Why: Finance. Math has always been my strength, so learning how to monetize my skills to influence business decisions is some- thing I feel confident in. Favorite Place on Campus: Linderman Library Favorite Food: Sushi Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Musical Artist: Meek Mill Favorite Movie: The Dark Knight Favorite TV Show: Entourage Favorite Website: Hulu Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Dick Vitale Favorite Pro Team: New England Patriots Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Rob Gron- kowski Hobbies: Fishing, Writing, Reading, Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Forbes Place I’d Like To Visit: The Great Barrier Reef or Mount Everest Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Telekinesis Dream Job: NBA General Manager I Wear My Jersey Number Because: I wear number 21 for my family: two loving parents and my younger brother If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Ice Hockey If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Invest it… Why have $1 Billion when you can have 100? Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 33 #25 Ed PORTER Forward • Senior • 6-7 • 215 Hawthorne, Fla. • Eastside High School Major: Sociology WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because it’s a great academic school and a good bas- ketball program.” AS A SENIOR (2019-20): - Grabbed a pair of rebounds at Princeton (12/29). - Had a first-half basket and grabbed three rebounds at undefeated and No. 9/12 Auburn (12/21). - Scored four points and added five rebounds and GETTING TO KNOW ED an assist against Yale (12/7). Nickname: Ed Major: Biology (Dental track) - Made first start of the season vs. Misericordia Favorite Place on Campus: Weight room (11/18), tallying six points, four rebounds and an Favorite Thing about Lehigh: The people here are nice and willing to help. assist. Favorite Food: Ham - Had six points and three rebounds at Virginia Tech (11/16), knocking down all three Favorite Color: Red Favorite Movie: Training Day field goal attempts. Favorite Musical Artist: Lil Wayne Favorite Website: Netflix - Impressed against Cairn (11/12), scoring six points while grabbing a career-high nine Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Mark Jackson rebounds and dishing an assist. Favorite Pro Team: Cleveland Cavaliers Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Randy Moss - Scored first points of the season while adding two rebounds and a block in win at Albany Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: ESPN (11/9). Place I’d Like To Visit: Hawaii Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Invisibility - Grabbed a pair of rebounds in season opener vs. Monmouth (11/5). Dream Job: To have my own dental practice I Wear My Jersey Number Because: My dad wore the same number AS A JUNIOR (2018-19): Saw action in 16 games, averaging 1.8 points and 0.5 rebounds If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Baseball If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Donate to charity and give while adding two assists and a block … Shot 13-of-16 from the field (81.3 percent) and back to my hometown. 3-of-3 from the free throw line ... Strong in the Patriot League Semifinals at Bucknell (3/10), 2019-20 SEASON HIGHS posting four points on 2-of-2 shooting, along with two rebounds in eight minutes of action Points: 6, two times; last at Virginia Tech (11/16/19) Rebounds: 9 vs. Cairn (11/12/19) … Had two points, going 1-of-1 from the floor, while adding an assist vs. Army West Point Assists: 1, three times; last vs. Yale (12/7/19) (2/20) … Scored two points, knocking down only shot attempt at Boston University (2/16) Steals: -- … Recorded two points and a rebound in win over Navy (2/9) … Scored two points on CAREER HIGHS 1-of-1 shooting while adding a rebound and assist vs. Colgate (2/4) … Made a huge impact Points: 8 at Princeton (11/29/17) Rebounds: 9 vs. Cairn (11/12/19) in comeback win at Army West Point (2/2), posting seven rebounds, a rebound and block Assists: 2 vs. Eastern (11/19/17) Steals: 1, two times; last at Saint Francis (12/21/17) in just eight minutes while making a big impact on the defensive end as well … Posted two points vs. Boston University (1/26) … Scored two points in five minutes of action against MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 2019-20 Career Bucknell (1/19) … In first action in over a year, scored six points vs. American (1/16) in Double-Figure Scoring 0 0 just four minutes, shooting 2-of-2 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free throw line … Last Time: -- Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 20+ points 0 0 Last Time: -- AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Played in first 13 games of the season … Averaged 3.7 30+ points 0 0 Last Time: -- points and 2.7 rebounds per game … Added five blocks, four assists and two steals … Recorded two points and a rebound in the Patriot League opener at Lafayette (12/29) … 10+ rebounds 0 0 Last Time: -- Had six points, two rebounds, a block and steal at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/21) … Tallied 5+ assists 0 0 seven points, four rebounds and first-career steal against Mount St. Mary’s (12/9) … Scored Last Time: -- Double-Doubles 0 0 Last Time: -- CAREER STATISTICS Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 34 two points and tied a career-high six rebounds vs. Yale (12/6) 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS … Had two points behind a pair of free throws at No. 15/18 Virginia (12/2) … Scored a career-high eight points on 4-of-7 shooting at Princeton (11/29). Grabbed five rebounds … Con- verted only field goal attempt at Pitt (11/25) … Recorded two points, four rebounds and an assist at No. 10 USC (11/22) … Strong effort vs. Eastern University (11/19), posting six points, six rebounds and first two career assists … Posted two points, three rebounds and a block vs. Siena (11/17) … Knocked down only field goal attempt in home opener against Monmouth (11/20), finishing with three points and a rebound … Had four points, a rebound and block in season opener at Marist (11/11). BEFORE LEHIGH: Junior college transfer, who earned his Associates Degree in one year from Florida Southwestern State College … Strong in the classroom, posting a 3.8 GPA … Was also a strong student coming out of high school, owning a 4.1 GPA .... Averaged 10 points and six rebounds per game in conference play at Florida Southwestern State College … For the season, averaged 9.8 points and 4.4 rebounds, shooting 57.1 percent from the field … In high school, averaged 20 points and seven rebounds per game at Gainesville Eastside, garnering Gainesville Sun first team All-Area recognition … Was rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN. Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 35 #42 Jack LIEB Center • Senior • 6-10 • 235 Deerfield, Ill. • Brewster Academy Major: Finance WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because it was a great fit academically and athletically.” AS A JUNIOR (2018-19): Missed entire season due to injury ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Missed entire season due to injury. AS A FRESHMAN (2016-17): Missed entire season due to injury. BEFORE LEHIGH: Played at prep school Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, missing parts of his sophomore and senior seasons due to injury … Averaged 10 points and 5.5 rebounds at Brewster as the team finished 25-10 and advanced to the National Prep Championships … Brewster featured 10 NCAA Division I signees on the team … Ranked No. 11 in the state and top 30 in all of New England … Member of the National Honor Society … Prior to Brewster, was a three-year varsity player at Deerfield High School … Won back-to-back conference championships … First team All-Conference member … Honorable Mention All-State and All-Area honoree … Averaged 12 points and eight rebounds as a junior … Strong in the classroom as a member of the Honor Roll all four years with a GPA over 3.5 … Was an Investment Club President … Qualified for DECA conference … Also impressed with his AAU team, the Illinois Wolves. GETTING TO KNOW JACK Nickname: I have a bunch. Too long to list. Major & Why: Business Favorite Place on Campus: Gym. Need to keep getting better. Favorite Food: Eat all foods Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Musical Artist: J Cole or Chance Favorite Movie: Caddyshack Favorite TV Show: Prison Break Favorite Website: ESPN/MarketWatch Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Craig Sager Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Bulls Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Jimmy Graham Hobbies: Basketball, friends, family Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated or GQ Place I’d Like To Visit: Europe Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Be able to fly Dream Job: NBA If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Football If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Donate to charity, give back, invest Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 36 #44 Nic LYNCH Center • Sophomore • 6-11 • 250 Seattle, Wash. • Seattle Prep Major: Arts and Sciences WHY LEHIGH? “The family atmosphere I felt when I came to Lehigh on my visit just felt right to me. It’s also a tremendous academic school with a basketball program that has good history.” AS A FRESHMAN (2018-19): Played in all 31 games, averaging 3.8 points and 3.3 re- bounds … Added 14 blocks, six steals and an assist … Had five games with double-figure points and three double-doubles … Shot 46.2 percent from the field (49-of-106) ... Tallied three points and two rebounds in the Patriot League Semifinals at Bucknell (3/10) … Strong effort in regular season finale at Loyola (3/2), posting 12 points and a career-high 13 rebounds for third-career double-double. Shot GETTING TO KNOW NIC 5-of-11 from the field while adding three blocks and What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? All of the a steal … Impressed with five points (all in the first trees and scenery because it reminds me a little bit of back home half), eight rebounds, a block and steal in just 15 minutes at American (2/27) … Posted Major & Why: Business because it was what both of my two points and a rebound vs. Holy Cross (2/24) … Tallied two points and four rebounds parents majored in during college and it’s something that has always interested me against Army West Point (2/20) … Recorded three rebounds, a block and steal at Boston Favorite Place on Campus: The Goose University (2/16) … Had four points and two rebounds at Bucknell (2/11), knocking down Favorite Food: Pasta Favorite Color: Royal Blue both field goal attempts of the game … Posted a point, three rebounds and two blocks in Favorite Musical Artist: Drake Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans win over Navy (2/9) … Filled up the stat sheet with five points, four rebounds, two blocks Favorite TV Show: Friday Night Lights and an assist against Colgate (2/4). Was a perfect 2-of-2 from the field … Converted a three- Favorite Website: ESPN Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Jay Bilas point play vs. Boston University (1/26) … Strong effort at Navy (1/23), posting two points Favorite Pro Team: Seattle Seahawks and six rebounds in 12 minutes … Tallied two points and two rebounds against American Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Russell Wilson Hobbies: Fishing, Golf, Basketball, Friends (1/16) … Scored 12 straight Lehigh points in the first half at Colgate (1/12), finishing the Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated Place I’d Like To Visit: Greece game with 12 points and six rebounds, shooting 4-of-5 from the field and 4-of-4 from the Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Mind reading free throw line … Had an offensive rebound and putback at Holy Cross (1/9) … Scored Dream Job: Pro basketball player I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It was my AAU four points while adding a rebound and steal against Loyola (1/6) … Recorded two points number during my last year and a rebound at Lafayette (1/2) … Grabbed three rebounds at West Virginia (12/30) … If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Football If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Save a majority of it, invest Posted two points and four rebounds vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/22) …. Had two points some and spend some of it to take care of my parents. and a rebound at Mount St. Mary’s (12/8) … Scored six points while adding a rebound 2018-19 SEASON/CAREER HIGHS and steal at Yale (12/5) … Finished with six points and six rebounds while adding a block Points: 16 vs. Princeton (11/16/18) Rebounds: 13 at Loyola (3/2/19) vs. Arkansas State (12/1) … Recorded four points and a rebound at No. 12 Kansas State Assists: 1 vs. Colgate (2/4/19) (11/24) … Grabbed a pair of rebounds while posting first-career steal at Siena (11/21) … Steals: 1, six times; last at Loyola (3/2/19) Stellar against Princeton (11/16), posting second-career double-double with career-high MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 16 points along with 10 rebounds … Had two points and a rebound in the home opener 2018-19 Career Double-Figure Scoring 5 5 vs. Marist (11/13) … Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Nov. 12 following a Last Time: at Loyola (3/2/19) double-double in second-career game, recording 10 points and 10 rebounds at Miami 20+ points 0 0 (11/9) … Strong in season debut at Monmouth (11/6), posting 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting Last Time: -- along with three rebounds. 30+ points 0 0 Last Time: -- 10+ rebounds 3 3 Last Time: at Loyola (3/2/19) 5+ assists 0 0 Last Time: -- Double-Doubles 3 3 Last Time: at Loyola (3/2/19) CAREER STATISTICS Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 37 BEFORE LEHIGH: Came Lehigh after a strong career 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS playing with multiple Division I players at Seattle Prep under Coach Mike Kelly, the same school (and coach) that produced former Mountain Hawks’ captain Jordan Hamilton ‘12 …Was named first team All-Metro League and first team All-State … Named to the Nike EYBL Watch List in 2017 … Was a 1,000 point scorer at Seattle Prep in three years of varsity basketball … Leading scorer for 3A team in the All-Star Game vs. 4A … Selected to play in the Northwestern Shootout Washington vs. Oregon All-Star Game … Ranked as a three-star recruit by ESPN … Ranked among the top 50 centers in the class of 2018 by ESPN … Prior to time with Seattle Rotary, also played AAU basketball for Coach Jim Marsh of Friends of Hoop Seattle. Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 38 GAME 1 - NOV. 5, 2019 GAME 2 - NOV. 9, 2019 STABLER ARENA SEFCU ARENA MONMOUTH 66, LEHIGH 62 LEHIGH 74, ALBANY 70 BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team trimmed an ALBANY, N.Y. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team ended the first half on early 16-point hole down to one late in the second half, but Monmouth a 21-10 run to take a 10-point halftime lead, then extended the advantage to 17 immediately answered with an 8-0 run, on the way to downing the Moun- in the second half, on the way to a 74-70 win at Albany on Saturday evening. tain Hawks 66-62 in the season opener for both sides Tuesday evening in The Mountain Hawks bounced back from Tuesday’s season-opening defeat Stabler Arena. Junior James Karnik was stellar, posting his 13 points and to Monmouth in a big way, defeating the perennial America East contenders 11 rebounds for his seventh-career double-double. Freshman Evan Taylor on their opening night. Senior Jordan Cohen led the offense with 17 points scored a team-high 15 points in his collegiate debut. on 6-of-8 shooting while junior James Karnik enjoyed another strong effort, Karnik came alive in the second half, posting nine points and seven tallying 15 points, five boards and three blocks. boards over the final 20 minutes. Karnik also had three blocks and took Saturday marked the first time in the all-time series that the road team two charges, all in the second half as well. came out victorious. The home teams were 6-0 over the previous six meetings Meanwhile, Taylor’s 15 points came on 5-of-11 shooting, 2-of-2 from between Lehigh and Albany. 3-point range and 3-of-3 from the free throw line. Taylor was one of five A balanced effort saw all nine Mountain Hawks who saw action score. Mountain Hawk first-years to see action and one of three to score points Along with Cohen and Karnik, sophomore Jeameril Wilson added 10 points in their first collegiate games. on 5-of-9 shooting. Junior Marques Wilson and freshman Reed Fenton added Senior Jordan Cohen added 13 points, seven assists and four rebounds eight points apiece. The point total for Fenton was a high for his young career. while junior Marques Wilson had 10 points and five boards to round out The same was true for classmate Jake Betlow (five points) and Jakob Alamudun Mountain Hawks with double-figure points. (six). Alamudun’s points were the first of his collegiate career. A back-and-forth first few minutes saw neither team lead by more than The teams traded leads for much of the early going. Mid first half, senior four. But after Karnik put the Mountain Hawks up 10-9 with 15:09 on the Ed Porter got on the scoresheet for the first time this season, as his short jumper clock, Monmouth staged a big 17-0 run – capped off by a Deion Hammond gave the Mountain Hawks the lead for the first time in nearly eight minutes, 3-pointer – to give the Hawks a 26-10 advantage with 10:38 left in the first 16-15, with 10:12 left in the half. half. With Albany leading 17-16, the Mountain Hawks immediately staged Lehigh slowly chipped away from there, pulling within 12 after a 9-0 run. The rally began with a Betlow transition 3-pointer and continued Marques Wilson treys with 9:04 then 7:55 remaining in the first. with Alamudun’s first-career points, a jumper with 7:59 on the clock. Karnik Trailing by 16 once again with less than three minutes to go, the and Alaumudun later added 2-pointers for the 25-17 advantage with 6:24 left Mountain Hawks ended the half on a 7-0 run. Sophomore Jeameril Wilson in the first. accounted for the final five points behind a highlight-reel driving layup, Later in the half, Cohen gave Lehigh its first double-figure lead, as his fast then 3-pointer just 42 seconds later, to pull within 41-32 after 20 minutes break basket made it 33-23.That proved to be the halftime margin, as Marques of play. Wilson knocked down a jumper with 33 seconds on the clock for the 37-27 lead The momentum continued into the second as a Taylor 3-pointer got after 20 minutes of play. Lehigh within 44-39. Less than two minutes later, Taylor finished a 3-point Lehigh struggled towards the beginning and end of the second half, but play to get the Mountain Hawks within three at 45-42. a dominant middle portion helped the Mountain Hawks to the victory. Early Monmouth extended its lead back to two possessions for much of the on, the Great Danes quickly trimmed Lehigh’s lead down to five at 39-34. But ensuing minutes, until four consecutive Lehigh points got the Mountain from there, Lehigh staged a 12-1 run, with six of the points from Karnik, to Hawks within 54-52 with 7:51 on the clock. take a 51-35 advantage. The Mountain Hawks followed by scoring just two points over the next The Mountain Hawks maintained their double-figure lead for most of the 3:30, but played tough defense to stay close. A Karnik offensive rebound half, taking as much as a 17-point lead. Still leading by 16 with 7:57 remaining. and layup got Lehigh back within 57-56, but again Monmouth answered Albany made a late rally, getting within four with 37 seconds remaining and with an 8-0 run to go up 65-56 with 2:55 on the clock. three with 12 seconds on the clock, but Karnik knocked down a big free throw Taylor scored five of Lehigh’s next six points to pull back within three, with eight seconds remaining to help ice the victory. Not long before, Marques but a Cohen jumper with 12 seconds remaining was off line, and Monmouth Wilson and Jeameril Wilson each knocked down big shots in the final minutes to help give the Mountain Hawks the margin they would need. wrapped up the 66-62 victory. Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 39 GAME 3 - NOV. 12, 2019 GAME 4 - NOV. 16, 2019 STABLER ARENA CASSELL COLISEUM LEHIGH 80, CAIRN 43 VIRGINIA TECH 79, LEHIGH 53 BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team jumped BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team led out to a 16-0 lead and would never look back, downing Cairn 80-43 by as much as six in the first half Saturday and trailed by just five on Tuesday evening in Stabler Arena. A total team effort saw all 11 after 20 minutes of play, but Virginia Tech outscored the Mountain Mountain Hawks who played score points. Freshman Jakob Ala- Hawks 42-21 in the second half for the 79-53 victory. Lehigh shot mudun led the way with career highs in points (19) and rebounds 48.0 percent from the field in the first half (and 41.7 percent from (10) for his first-career double-double. Freshman Evan Taylor also 3-point range), but tides turned in the second as Lehigh couldn’t scored 12 points while sophomore Jeameril Wilson added 10. With pull off the upset against a Hokies’ program coming off a Sweet 16 the win, Lehigh improves to 2-1 on the young campaign, ahead of appearance. In the end, 19 Mountain Hawk turnovers also proved a Saturday afternoon matchup at Virginia Tech. costly. In a game that saw all of Lehigh’s starters play less than 23 Senior Jordan Cohen and sophomore Jeameril Wilson each minutes, the bench made big contributions. Alamudun shot 6-of-9 scored 11 points to lead the offense. Among Wilson’s scoring was from the field, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range. Senior Ed Porter a thunderous, highlight-reel dunk less than two minutes into the added six points and a career-high nine rebounds while freshman second half. Andrei Arion scored his first-career points, tallying three. He also In the end, eight Mountain Hawks attempted between five added a career-high 10 rebounds. and eight field goal attempts. Freshman Reed Fenton and junior The Mountain Hawks corralled 64 rebounds on the evening, Marques Wilson each scored six points, combining to hit 3-of-7 tied for the second most by any team in the nation this season. It 3-pointers. was also just seven from tying the Patriot League record of 71. Lehigh got off to a fast start taking several early leads, due in Lehigh held Cairn scoreless for the game’s first 7:17, scoring large part to early 3-pointers from freshmEn Evan Taylor and Fen- 16 points in that span. Junior James Karnik scored six of his eight ton. Trailing 9-8, the Mountain Hawks staged a 7-0 run, capped off points in the early run, including a pair of dunks. by an Ed Porter basket, to take a 15-9 lead with 12:58 on the first-half The Highlanders pulled back within 16-10 and 18-12, but Le- clock. high answered with a monster 23-0 run to take a 41-12 advantage, With Lehigh leading 18-13, the Hokies scored 10 straight points on the way to the 41-15 halftime lead. to go up 23-18, but the Mountain Hawks fought back and pulled The Mountain Hawks continued to cruise in the second half, even at 23 and later 25. Virginia Tech answered with a 7-0 surge, but as a Taylor 3-pointer gave Lehigh its first 30-point lead, 52-20, with two Cohen free throws with 1:39 on the clock rounded out the first- 14:20 remaining in the stanza. Late in the period, the advantage half scoring and helped keep the Mountain Hawks within striking distance (37-32) at the half. swelled to 37 on multiple occasions then 39 following a Porter Wilson’s highlight dunk helped spark the Mountain Hawks layup in the final minute, on the way to the 80-43 final. early in the second half, but Virginia Tech came out of the locker room strong, eventually opening a double-digit lead. Lehigh was still within 12 with 12:15 remaining, but the Hokies used a 10-0 run to open a 22-point advantage. The Mountain Hawks could never get back in it, falling by the 79-53 final. Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 40 GAME 5 - NOV. 18, 2019 GAME 6 - NOV. 21, 2019 STABLER ARENA KNAPP CENTER LEHIGH 87, MISERICORDIA 68 DRAKE 74, LEHIGH 58 BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team scored 55 DES MOINES, Iowa – The Lehigh men’s basketball team opened second-half points to turn a halftime tie into a runaway 87-68 victory a 19-11 first-half lead, but Drake came back and ended the stanza on over Misericordia on Monday evening in Stabler Arena. Freshman an 8-0 run, on its way to a 74-58 victory on Thursday evening at the Reed Fenton was tremendous, scoring a career-high 14 points while Knapp Center. The reigning Missouri Valley Conference regular season adding four rebounds, four assists and a steal. Junior James Karnik champion Bulldogs extended their lead to 21 in the second half, but the posted his second double-double of the young season (and eighth of Mountain Hawks, who are now 3-3 on the season, fought until the very his career) with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Now 3-2 on the year, the end. Junior James Karnik led Lehigh’s offense with 14 points on 6-of-9 Mountain Hawks hit the road for four straight beginning with games shooting. this Thursday and Saturday at Drake and Saint Mary’s, respectively. Along with Karnik’s 14 points, five others scored between six and Fenton finished 4-of-7 from the field, including 6-of-7 from the free nine points. In front of many friends and family, junior Marques Wilson throw line. Karnik was 9-of-16 shooting, also tying a career high with scored nine points while adding four rebounds and three steals. As a three steals. Sophomore Jeameril Wilson was also strong, posting 15 team, Lehigh tallied 11 steals on 18 Drake turnovers. points on 6-of-9 shooting. In the end, the Mountain Hawks held a high-powered Bulldogs’ offense more than five points under their season average entering the All nine of the Mountain Hawks who scored tallied at least five day. Lehigh also held Drake to 32.0 percent shooting from 3-point range, points. Senior Jordan Cohen had eight points, five rebounds and five well below its 42.9 percent average entering the evening. assists while freshman Evan Taylor added eight points. After a back-and-forth first few minutes which included a thunder- The Cougars jumped out to an early lead until the Mountain Hawks ous dunk from each side, the Mountain Hawks used a mini 6-2 surge to used a 7-0 run to turn a 7-6 deficit into a 13-7 lead with 12:08 left in the turn a 7-7 tie into a 13-9 lead following a Jakob Alamudun layup with first half. The run ended with four straight points from Jeameril Wilson. 12:15 left in the first half. On that play, senior Jordan Cohen picked up A Fenton fastbreak layup gave the Mountain Hawks a 17-10 his third assist of the early going. advantage with 9:18 on the clock, but Misericordia scored the next 12 A few minutes later, the Mountain Hawks scored six straight points points to open a 22-17 lead with 6:27 remaining in the first. to turn a 13-11 lead into a 19-11 advantage, a run that began and ended The Cougars’ lead reached seven, but Lehigh ended the half on a with Cohen field goals. 10-3 run, capped off by a Fenton basket with 57 seconds on the clock, Drake gradually pulled closer, scoring 12 of the next 16 points to to pull even at 32 at the half. pull even at 23 with 5:51 on the first-half clock. The score stood tied at The Mountain Hawks began the second half with 14 of the first 25 and 27, but the Bulldogs scored 13 of the final 19 points of the stanza. 18 points, as eight straight Lehigh points – four of which came from A Marques Wilson 3-pointer gave Lehigh a 33-32 lead with 2:41 on the Cohen – gave the Mountain Hawks a 46-36 advantage with 16:47 on clock, but Drake scored the final eight points of the half to take a 40-33 the clock. advantage into the locker room. Lehigh slowly increased its lead as the half progressed, eventually The Bulldogs continued to roll early in the second. After Karnik reaching 20 following a Fenton 3-point play with 4:03 remaining. pulled Lehigh back within seven at 44-37, Drake staged a 9-0 run behind The margin reached 22 at one point, on the way to the 87-68 victory. three consecutive 3-pointers, to take a 53-37 edge with 16:24 on the clock. Drake’s lead reached 21 at 61-40 with 13:07 to go, but Lehigh clawed back to within 16 on multiple occasions. The Mountain Hawks couldn’t get any closer, however, as Marques Wilson scored the game’s final four points in the final 1:20, to pull his side within 74-58 at the final horn. Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 41 GAME 7 - NOV. 23, 2019 GAME 8 - NOV. 30, 2019 MCKEON PAVILION LEVIEN GYM SAINT MARY’S 77, LEHIGH 66 COLUMBIA 68, LEHIGH 64 MORAGA, Calif. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team played presea- NEW YORK – In a back-and-forth game that went down to the wire, son top 25 team Saint Mary’s tightly until the final whistle, but the Gaels Columbia used a late 7-0 run to take a 65-58 lead, which proved too much held on in the end for the 77-66 victory on Saturday at McKeon Pavilion. for the Lehigh men’s basketball team to overcome as the Mountain Hawks Saint Mary’s created a bit of separation in the second half, going up by 13. dropped their third straight game (all on the road), 68-64 on Saturday. However, the Mountain Hawks wouldn’t go away, pulling back within Lehigh struggled to contain Columbia’s leading scorer Mike Smith, who seven on multiple occasions in the final minute, but the Gaels hit enough finished with 30 points on 12-of-21 shooting. Senior Jordan Cohen led the free throws to keep Lehigh at arm’s length. Senior was stellar Jordan Cohen Mountain Hawks with 20 points, his second straight game with 20+ points. to lead the Mountain Hawks’ offense, scoring a season-high 26 points while He came ever-so-close to pulling Lehigh even in the final minute, but an dishing five assists. Along with Cohen’s 26 points, junior James Karnik had 12 points and offensive foul was called against Cohen to wipe out a basket. 10 rebounds for his third double-double in seven games this season, and Cohen shot 9-of-17 from the field, including 2-of-5 from 3-point range. ninth of his career. Sophomore Jeameril Wilson added 10 points on 4-of-7 Senior James Karnik continued his strong play with eight points and 12 shooting, including 2-of-5 from 3-point range. boards to tie a season high. Freshman Evan Taylor added eight points, Lehigh scored the most points by any team against the Gaels this seven coming before the first media timeout, and junior Marques Wilson season (which includes an overtime game in which Wisconsin scored 63). scored seven. The Mountain Hawks also held Saint Mary’s to 68 points before the Gaels The Mountain Hawks got off to a strong start. Taylor began the game connected on nine free throws in the final minute with Lehigh fouling to with a 3-pointer while freshman Jake Betlow rounded out the run, knocking extend the game. down a trey of his own for a 17-8 advantage with 12:22 left in the first half. The Mountain Hawks had a chance from the very beginning. Saint The Lions began to catch fire midway through the stanza. With Lehigh Mary’s actually opened an early 12-4 lead, but Lehigh responded with a leading 19-11, Columba went on a 13-2 run, using 3-pointers on three con- 14-4 run to take its first lead of the contest. Cohen scored nine of the points secutive possessions to open a 24-21 lead with 7:35 on the first-half clock. in the run, which ended with a Wilson basket to give the Mountain Hawks The Lions led for the remainder of the half, extending their advantage an 18-16 advantage with 10:06 on the first-half clock. to five, but Cohen went on a personal 5-0 run in the final minute as his A Jordan Ford 3-pointer gave the Gaels the lead back with 8:14 left in 3-pointer with seven seconds remaining evened the score at 32 following the first. Saint Mary’s wouldn’t trail the rest of the game, but Lehigh made the perennial West Coast Conference power earn it. 20 minutes of play. A Wilson trey with 5:23 on the clock pulled the Mountain Hawks back The game of runs continued in the second half. Columbia enjoyed within one at 27-26. The Gaels extended their lead back to seven, but four a strong start, retaking a five-point lead in the opening minutes. Trailing straight Lehigh points to end the half, capped off by a pretty give-and-go 49-44, Lehigh went on a 10-2 run to take a 54-51 lead with 9:22 remaining ending in a Cohen layup following a timeout, pulled Lehigh within 35-32 after four consecutive Cohen points. at the half. A Marques Wilson basket gave the Mountain Hawks a 56-55 advan- Cohen scored on Lehigh’s first second-half possession to pull within tage with 7:24 remaining, but Columbia used a 10-2 run (which included one, but Saint Mary’s slowly extended its advantage from there. The margin a 7-0 run to break a 58-58 tie) to take its largest lead, 65-58, with 3:17 reached double figures with 11:49 on the clock and 13 with 8:42 remaining, remaining. but the Mountain Hawks continued to battle. Lehigh clawed back, scoring four straight points, and had a chance A Marques Wilson layup with 4:40 remaining got Lehigh back within in the final minute down just three. Cohen drove hard to the hoop, but single digits at 62-54. was called for an offensive foul with 35 seconds remaining to wipe out the The Mountain Hawks pulled within seven twice in the final minute, basket. but couldn’t pull any closer as Saint Mary’s hit nine free throws in the final Columbia followed by hitting enough free throws down the stretch 57 seconds for the 77-66 final. for the victory. . Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 42 GAME 9 - DEC. 4, 2019 GAME 10 - DEC. 7, 2019 DEGOL ARENA STABLER ARENA SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) 77, LEHIGH 69 YALE 78, LEHIGH 65 LORETTO, Pa. – Senior Jordan Cohen, junior James Karnik and fresh- BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team battled man Reed Fenton combined for 53 points, but it wasn’t enough in the end back from a 16-point first-half deficit to pull as close as one, but Yale as the Lehigh men’s basketball team fell to a second-half Saint Francis (Pa.) staged an 11-0 run late in the second half to turn a three-point margin rally, 77-69 on Wednesday evening. Cohen scored 16 of his 22 points in the into a 78-65 victory on Saturday evening in Stabler Arena. Sophomore first half to help the Mountain Hawks open a 42-36 halftime advantage, but Jeameril Wilson led the Mountain Hawks’ offense with a season-high Lehigh shot just 36.4 percent in the second half (and only 13.3 percent from 16 points while junior James Karnik continued his strong play with 3-point range) while turning the ball over eight times. Wednesday wrapped 15 points on just eight field goal attempts. up Lehigh’s four-game road swing as the Mountain Hawks return home Wilson shot 7-of-12 from the floor while adding a team-high six Saturday to host Yale at 7 p.m. rebounds. Karnik was 6-of-8. Senior added 12 points, Cohen’s 22 points marked his third straight game eclipsing 20 points, a Jordan Cohen career-high streak. He was 4-of-5 from 3-point range in the first half to help five rebounds and five assists, shooting 4-of-6 from the field. He is spark the offense. Meanwhile, Karnik tallied his fourth double-double of the now just 14 points from 1,000 in his career. Freshman Evan Taylor season (in nine games), scoring 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting, and grabbing chipped in with eight points. 13 rebounds to tie a career high. Turnovers once again hurt the Mountain Hawks, finishing with Playing an hour from his hometown of Latrobe, Pa., Fenton scored 13 18 on the evening. points on 5-of-10 shooting. Freshman Evan Taylor added nine points. Lehigh actually jumped out to early leads of 6-0 and 10-2, with The Mountain Hawks scored the game’s first four points behind baskets four of the Mountain Hawk starters on the scoreboard less than three from Cohen and Karnik. Fenton finished a baseline dunk to give the Mountain minutes into the game. Hawks a 9-4 advantage, with the lead reaching eight (13-5) after a pair of Yale quickly answered, going on an 8-0 run to pull even. The Taylor free throws with 13:24 left in the first half. score was tied at 10, 12 and 14 before Lehigh went into a 4:23 scoreless The Red Flash pulled within five, but two 3-pointers in just over a minute drought. However, the Mountain Hawks allowed just six Bulldogs’ – from Fenton and Cohen – gave Lehigh a 26-17 lead with 7:45 on the clock. points during that stretch, behind a pair of 3-pointers. Cohen later added two more treys in the span of 22 seconds to help the The Bulldogs had another run later in the half, using a 13-0 rally Mountain Hawks retake a nine-point, 34-25 advantage, with 4:31 left in the first. to turn a three-point game into a 37-21 advantage with 3:03 on the Saint Francis pulled within four with less than 10 seconds remaining, clock. Lehigh did fight back, scoring 11 of the final 15 points of the but on the other end, Cohen drew a foul and hit 2-of-3 free throws to give stanza – including a 4-0 run in the final 30 seconds – to pull within Lehigh a 42-36 halftime lead. single digits (41-32) after 20 minutes of play. Lehigh extended its lead to eight very early in the second half, but the The Mountain Hawks continued to claw back in the second, using Red Flash responded with an 8-0 run to pull even at 46 apiece. an 11-3 run to pull within 52-47 following a Reed Fenton 3-pointer Saint Francis took its first lead of the game (54-53) following a 3-pointer with 13:03 on the clock. with 12:15 left in the second half. The Mountain Hawks kept fighting back A few minutes later, Lehigh got within a single possession on to within one, eventually tying the score at 64 following a Cohen layup with multiple occasions, beginning after a Marques Wilson trey made the 4:15 remaining. Then less than a minute later, Karnik finished a thunderous score 56-54 with 10:41 remaining. dunk to give the Mountain Hawks a 66-64 edge. A Taylor field goal with 5:23 on the clock pulled Lehigh within But on the other end, Saint Francis’ Isaiah Blackman knocked down a one at 62-61. The Mountain Hawks even got the ball back with a chance trey to give the Red Flash the lead for good. Lehigh remained within two to take a lead, but a Taylor 3-pointer was off the mark. Lehigh hung possessions for most of the ensuing minutes, when the Mountain Hawks within striking distance over the ensuing minutes until the Bulldogs’ were forced to foul. late rally. Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 43 GAME 11 - DEC. 21, 2019 GAME 12 - DEC. 29, 2019 AUBURN ARENA JADWIN GYMNASIUM #9/12 AUBURN 74, LEHIGH 51 PRINCETON 71, LEHIGH 62 AUBURN, Ala. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team led unbeaten, No. 9 PRINCETON, N.J. – The Lehigh men’s basketball trimmed a 15-point Auburn 20-13 with less than seven minutes left in the first half, then after weath- first-half deficit down to two late in the second, but Princeton used a late 8-2 ering a Tigers’ run, pulled back within seven with less than eight minutes left run to pull away and hand the Mountain Hawks a 71-62 defeat on Sunday. in the contest. However, Auburn ended the second half like it did the first, with Four Lehigh players finished with double-figure points (all scoring between a big run to down the Mountain Hawks, 74-51 on Saturday evening at Auburn Arena. Senior Jordan Cohen led Lehigh’s offense with 18 points to become the 12 and 14 points), led by 14 points from freshman Evan Taylor. Lehigh will 38th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career points. Defensively, the now look ahead to Patriot League play, which begins Thursday at Navy. Mountain Hawks held the Tigers, coming off a Final Four appearance in 2018- Aririguzoh scored a game-high 23 points on 10-of-12 shooting to lead 19, to their third lowest point total of the season (in 11 games) and their lowest the Tigers. point total for any half this season (27 in the first). For Taylor, it marked his second straight game with double-figure Prior to Saturday, Auburn’s previous low for points in a half was 28 in the points. He finished Sunday 4-of-7 from the field (including 2-of-4 from first half vs. Saint Louis. 3-point range) and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. Taylor has gotten to Cohen added a team-high six assists to go with his 18 points on 7-of-20 the charity stripe 11 times over the past two contests. shooting. Freshman Evan Taylor was strong at both ends of the floor, posting 13 points and six rebounds. Senior Jordan Cohen added 13 points and three assists, nine points Junior James Karnik also scored in double figures, finishing with 12 points coming in the second half. Junior James Karnik posted 12 points and eight on 6-of-9 shooting, five rebounds, two steals and three blocks. rebounds while sophomore Jeameril Wilson had 12 points and five boards. Auburn held slim leads in the early going, but the Mountain Hawks bat- Twenty turnovers hurt the Mountain Hawks, as did 10 Princeton tled back. Sophomore Jeameril Wilson knocked down a 3-pointer with 14:35 3-pointers. remaining in the first to give Lehigh its first lead, 9-6. Just over two minutes The Tigers used seven first-half treys to jump out to a commanding later, Cohen finished a layup to extend the Mountain Hawks’ run to 7-0. lead. Their largest advantage was 15 (32-17 and later 36-21), but the Moun- Lehigh continued to lead for the ensuing minutes until a five-point Moun- tain Hawks battled back. Lehigh ended the half with nine of the final 12 tain Hawks’ surge, behind a Taylor 3-pointer and Wilson layup, gave Lehigh points, capped off by a Jake Betlow 3-pointer with 1:28 on the clock to pull its largest lead at 20-13 with 7:17 left in the first. Auburn responded in a big way, ending the half with 14 straight points. the Mountain Hawks within 39-30 after 20 minutes of play. J’Von McCormick found himself in the middle of several Tigers’ runs Saturday, Lehigh continued to chip away in the second, but Princeton usually as the first of his game-high four treys gave Auburn the lead back at 23-20 with had an answer. Around five minutes in, the Mountain Hawks used back- 2:48 left in the first. The Tigers took a 27-20 lead into halftime. to-back baskets, from Wilson and Taylor, to pull within six at 46-40. The Mountain Hawks wouldn’t back down in the second, using a mini 5-1 The Tigers eventually extended their lead back to 10 (59-49) when run, capped off by a Taylor 3-point play to pull Lehigh within 35-31 with 15:15 Lehigh scored eight straight. Six of the points coming from the line while on the clock. freshman Jakob Alamudun converted a layup, to help the Mountain Hawks Auburn answered with an 11-2 run to take (at the time) its largest lead at pull within 59-57 with 5:37 remaining. 46-33, but the Mountain Hawks again answered with eight of the next 10 points. A Cohen 3-point play with 7:56 on the clock pulled the Mountain Hawks back However, Princeton would finish a 4-point play with 3:35 remaining to within striking distance, 48-41. double a four-point margin to eight. Just over a minute later, the Mountain The Tigers’ ensuing answer all but put the Mountain Hawks away. Au- Hawks pulled within six, but that’s as close as they would come. burn used a 13-3 run to take a 17-point advantage with just over five minutes For the game, the Mountain Hawks shot 44.7 percent from the field remaining. McCormick hit three consecutive treys, all in the span of 1:05, to (21-of-47), including 40 percent from 3-point range (4-of-10). Princeton create separation. Within that run, Cohen did knock down a tough shot with finished at 46.4 percent (26-of-56) and 37.0 percent from long distance 5:22 on the clock to give him 1,001 career points. (10-of-27). Lehigh held a 34-27 edge in rebounds. Auburn continued to impress in the final minutes, on the way to the 74-51 final. Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 14: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • JANUARY 5, 2020 • PAGE 44 GAME 13 - JAN. 2, 2020 ALUMNI HALL NAVY 64, LEHIGH 58 ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team put together a 12-0 first-half run to go up double figures, but Navy responded with an 11-0 run and went on to down the Mountain Hawks, 64-58 in the Patriot League opener for both sides on Thursday evening. Junior Marques Wilson led Lehigh’s offense with season highs in points (12) and assists (5) while freshman Jake Betlow added a career-high 11 points. After seven of the last eight games on the road, the Mountain Hawks finally return home on Sunday, Jan. 5 to host Loyola at 2 p.m. Marques Wilson, Betlow and sophomore Jeameril Wilson (10 points) combined for 33 of the Mountain Hawks’ 58 points. Betlow was 4-of-6 from the field, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range while Marques Wilson shot 4-of-7 from the field. Senior Jordan Cohen struggled offensively, scoring five points on 1-of-11 shooting while junior James Karnik had six points and seven boards, shooting 2-of-7. The story of the first half was two big runs, one by each team. Trailing 13-12 after a Navy 3-pointer, Betlow responded just 32 seconds later with a three of his own. That sparked a 12-0 run, which also included seven points from Marques Wilson and a Karnik layup. A Wilson trey put the Mountain Hawks in front, 24-13 with 8:12 remaining in the first half. Lehigh would extend its lead to 12 after another Wilson layup, but not long after, Navy staged an 11-0 run of its own to trim that 28-16 Lehigh lead down to 28-27. Freshman Jakob Alamudun ended an exactly six-minute Mountain Hawks’ scoring drought as Lehigh still went into halftime with a 30-29 advantage, despite scoring just two points over the final 7:18 of the first. Navy knocked down 3-pointers on its first two second-half possessions to take a five-point, 35-30 advantage. From there, the Mountain Hawks clawed into the deficit, but could never retake the lead. A Betlow trey pulled the Mountain Hawks even at 40 and on three other occasions, Lehigh pulled within one, including following two Marques Wilson free throws which made the score 43-42 with 10:29 on the clock. A Jeameril Wilson trey got Lehigh back within two, 50-48, with 5:16 remaining, then less than a minute later, two Cohen free throws got the Mountain Hawks within 52-50. But that’s as close as Lehigh would come, as Navy hit enough free throws down the stretch to wrap up the 64-58 victory. Lehigh finished at 39.6 percent from the field (21-of-53), including 36.0 percent from 3-point range (9-of-25). Navy shot 40.4 percent (19-of-47) and 37.5 percent from long distance (9-of-24). The Mids got to the line 23 times (hitting 17) compared to Lehigh’s seven makes in eight attempts. The Moun- tain Hawks recorded 10 steals, the third time this season with double-figure steals. Navy finished with a 35-29 edge in rebounds, 24-12 in the second half. Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174