5 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (8-2, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) LEHIGH Nov. 9 at #19/18 Baylor (Fox Sports SW) L, 99-77 12 vs. Robert Morris (1) W, 89-60 13 at Pittsburgh (1) (ESPNU) L, 78-53 MEN’S BASKETBALL 19 FAIRFIELD (1) W, 82-67 Senior C.J. McCollum 20 PENN (1) W, 73-66 Preseason AP All-American 25 at Sacred Heart W, 91-77 Patriot League’s All-Time Leading Scorer 27 at Quinnipiac W, 77-66 (2,294 points)
Dec. 1 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W, 102-62 GAME 11: LEHIGH AT NORTH TEXAS 4 FORDHAM W, 81-63 8 at Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 83-67 20 at North Texas 8:00 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (8-2, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 29 BRYANT 7:00 at NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN (5-6, 0-1 SUN BELT)
Jan. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2012 • 8:00 PM (ET) 5 at VCU (NBC SN) 5:00 8 MUHLENBERG 7:00 12 HOLY CROSS* (CBS SN) 2:00 UNT COLISEUM (10,040) • DENTON, Texas 16 at American* 7:30 19 COLGATE* 7:00 23 at Bucknell* (CBS SN) 6:00 SETTING THE SCENE 27 LAFAYETTE* (CBS SN) 12:00 Following more than 10 days between games, the Lehigh men’s basketball team will return to 30 at Navy* 7:00 action on Thursday when it heads to North Texas to face the Mean Green. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. local). The Mountain Hawks are riding a seven-game winning streak, off to their best Feb. 3 at Army* 1:00 start in 74 years at 8-2. Thursday will feature a premier matchup between two NBA Draft lottery 9 at Holy Cross* 4:00 prospects in Lehigh senior C.J. McCollum and North Texas sophomore Tony Mitchell; they’re 13 AMERICAN* 7:00 currently #8 and 9, respectively in the latest NBADraft.net projection. 16 at Colgate* 2:00 18 BUCKNELL* (CBS SN) 7:00 24 at Lafayette* 12:00 Thursday’s game will receive significant attention nationally between two top mid-major programs 27 NAVY* 7:00 (North Texas won the Sun Belt in 2010) along with the individual matchup between McCollum and Mitchell. There are more than 50 NBA scouts and executives confirmed for Thursday’s game Mar. in one of the most anticipated individual matchups of the college basketball season. 2 ARMY* 12:00 6 Patriot League Quarterfinals TBA 9 Patriot League Semifinals 2/4:30 PM Lehigh won its seventh straight game last time out at Saint Francis (Pa.) on Saturday, Dec. 8. 13 Patriot League Championship 7:30 The Mountain Hawks jumped out to a 13-0 lead before holding off a pesky Red Flash squad that wouldn’t go away. Lehigh opened up as much as a 22-point lead late in the second half before All dates and times Eastern and subject to change Home games in Bold CAPS winning 83-67. It marked the fourth time in their last five games that the Mountain Hawks eclipsed *Patriot League opponent 80 points. Lehigh also defeated an NEC foe for the 11th straight time as it improves to 5-0 against the conference this season (also beating Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, Quinnipiac and Fairleigh (1) NIT Season Tip-Off Dickinson).
McCollum led the way with 29 points, which included 11-of-11 from the free throw line. Senior Gabe Knutson added 18 while junior Mackey McKnight had 13. The Mountain Hawks were a stellar 24-of-26 (92 percent) from the free throw line and stand second nationally for team free throw percentage in the latest NCAA national statistics (released Monday), coming in at 80.5 percent.
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TONIGHT’S GAME IF LEHIGH BEATS NORTH TEXAS NORTH TEXAS SERIES HISTORY - Lehigh would improve to 9-2, marking its best First Meeting record after 11 games since the 1925-26 season Thursday will mark the first-ever matchup when it was 10-1; the squad finished that season between Lehigh and North Texas. 13-1. - Lehigh would win its eighth consecutive game, marking its longest regular season winning LAST MEETING streak since that same 1925-26 season when it won 11 straight to close out the season. First Meeting - The Mountain Hawks would win their second ever game against a current member of the Sun Belt. Lehigh’s only other win came over Florida International in 1990-91. LAST TIME OUT - Head coach Brett Reed would win his 103rd career game, pulling him within nine of the school LORETTO, Pa. - Lehigh opened the game on a record (112) held by Tony Packer. 13-0 run and held off Saint Francis the rest of the way as the Mountain Hawks won their seventh straight game on Saturday, 83-67. With the win, LEHIGH VS. THE SUN BELT Lehigh is off to its best start after 10 games (8-2) The Mountain Hawks are 1-3 all-time against current members of the Sun Belt. Lehigh has since 1938-39. Senior C.J. McCollum led the way played four out of the five teams in the East Division, beating Florida International (1990-91 with 29 points, falling just one shy of his fourth season) while falling to South Alabama (1995-96), Middle Tennessee (1992-93) and Florida 30-point game of the season. Atlantic (1996-97). Thursday marks Lehigh’s first-ever game against North Texas and anyone from the West (which also features Arkansas Little Rock, Louisiana-Lafayette, Arkansas State BY THE NUMBERS and Louisiana-Monroe). Lehigh North Texas Points 80.8 68.0 LEHIGH BEATS SAINT FRANCIS FOR BEST START SINCE 1938-39 Points Allowed 70.5 66.1 - Lehigh rode a 13-0 start to beat Saint Francis (Pa.) 83-67 on Saturday, Dec. 8. Scoring Margin +10.3 +1.9 - With the win, the Mountain Hawks won their seventh straight game to improve to 8-2 after 10 FG% .483 .401 games for the first time in 74 years. Lehigh finished that season 10-5. Opp FG% .432 .399 - Senior C.J. McCollum led the way with 29 points, including a perfect 11-of-11 from the free 3FG% .440 .242 throw line. Opp 3FG% .298 .378 - Classmate Gabe Knutson added 18 points as he jumped one spot on the Lehigh all-time scoring FT% .805 .693 list (to 16th) and five spots (from 55th to 50th) on the Patriot League all-time list. Rebounds 32.4 39.6 - Lehigh eclipsed 80 points for the fourth time in its previous five games. - The squad shot 50 percent (or greater) from the floor (25-of-50) for a second straight game and Rebound Margin -4.0 +2.3 fourth time this season. Assists 16.2 11.3 - The Mountain Hawks extended their winning streak against the NEC to 11 games dating back Blocks 3.1 4.5 to 2010. Steals 7.5 8.2 - Lehigh defeated Saint Francis for a seventh straight time. TOs 12.1 12.4 SCOUTING NORTH TEXAS The 2010 Sun Belt Champions, North Texas was picked first in the West Division of the preseason poll. Featuring 6-8 NBA prospect Tony Mitchell, the Mean Green are 5-6 so far this season. North Texas is coming off two straight wins, over Jackson State (83-65) and Southeastern Louisiana (45- 40). That marks their second winning streak of the season, along with three straight against Lamar, Cameron and IUPUI. Mitchell, a potential lottery pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, leads the way with 13.6 points and 8.6 rebounds. Like Lehigh, North Texas features four double-figure scorers as Chris Jones comes in at 11.1, Jordan Williams at 10.4 and Alzee Williams at 10.3. Jones leads the team in assists with 54. The Mean Green were in the NIT Season Tip-Off, falling to Alabama-Huntsville while defeating 2012 NCAA Tournament squad Lamar.
PROBABLE STARTERS No. Pos. Ht. Cl. Name PPG RPG 1 F 6-8 Sr. Jacob Holmen 6.5 3.7 3 G 6-4 Jr. Alzee Williams 10.3 3.1 5 G 6-2 So. Chris Jones 11.1 3.7 13 F 6-8 So. Tony Mitchell 13.6 8.6 32 G 6-5 Sr. Roger Franklin 9.2 6.2
LEHIGH BEATS FORDHAM FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT WIN - Lehigh beat Fordham (and an Atlantic 10 foe) for the second straight season after capturing its first-ever A-10 win via its 78-60 win over the Rams last year. - The Mountain Hawks beat Fordham by 18, the same margin as last season. - Senior C.J. McCollum didn’t lead the team in scoring for the first time all season. Junior Mackey McKnight held the honor, posting a season-high 21 points. McKnight was the last Mountain Hawk to lead the team in scoring when he posted 20 in the NCAA Tournament vs. Xavier. Ironically, two of McKnight’s three career 20-point games came against Atlantic 10 squads. The other came at Quinnipiac freshman year when he scored 24, which still stands as a career high. - McKnight finished 7-of-11 from the field, but that included a perfect 6-of-6 on two pointers. - Senior Gabe Knutson scored 18 points to reach 1,238 for his career. In the process, he moved from 19th to 17th in school history, passing Austen Rowland (1,230) and Norm Brandl (1,231).
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- Lehigh shot 50 percent or better from the floor for a second straight game and the third time this season. AROUND THE - The Mountain Hawks posted double-digit steals for a second consecutive game after having single digits for the first seven contests. PATRIOT LEAGUE - Lehigh finished with 24 assists on 29 made field goals, led by a career-high six helpers from junior Anthony D’Orazio (who also added a career-high four steals and has 10 assists over the last two PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS games). Senior Holden Greiner added a career-high four assists while McCollum tied a season League Overall high with four and McKnight dished five or more assists for the seventh time in nine games. W L W L - Five Mountain Hawks finished with double-figure points (McKnight 21, Knutson 18, Greiner 13, Bucknell 0 0 10 1 McCollum 13, D’Orazio 10) for the second time this season and first time since Nov. 12 against LEHIGH 0 0 8 2 Holy Cross 0 0 6 4 Robert Morris. Navy 0 0 6 6 - Lehigh won its 11th straight home game and won at home for the 18th time in its last 19 tries in Army 0 0 5 5 the friendly confines of Stabler Arena. American 0 0 4 5 Lafayette 0 0 4 8 Colgate 0 0 3 7 KNUTSON AND MCCOLLUM HAVE CLASS 2012-13 SENIOR CLASS AWARD CANDIDATES Lehigh men’s basketball seniors Gabe Knutson *Standings as of Tuesday, Dec . 18 and C.J. McCollum have been named candidates God’sgift Achiuwa St. John’s for the Senior CLASS Award, as announced on O.D. Anosike Siena UPCOMING SCHEDULE Wednesday, Oct. 31. Lehigh is the only men’s Ben Averkamp Loyola-Chicago Brian Barbour Columbia basketball program to have multiple players Tuesday Jared Berggren Wisconsin American at Hampton 7:00 among the candidate list of 30 . An acronym for Isaiah Canaan Murray State Arcadia at Lafayette 7:00 Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Stay- Drew Crawford Northwestern Colgate at Providence 7:00 ing in School ®, the award focuses on the total Matthew Dellavedova Saint Mary’s Holy Cross at San Francisco 10:00 student-athlete and encourages students to use Tim Frazier Penn State Mike Groselle The Citadel Wednesday their platform in athletics to make a positive im- C.J. Harris Wake Forest Marist at Bucknell 7:00 pact as leaders in their communities. The award Jordan Hulls Indiana focuses on four areas: community, classroom, Gabe Knutson Lehigh Thursday character and competition. Knutson and McCol- JP Kuhlman Davidson Lehigh at North Texas 8:00 lum are two of the three Patriot Leaguers on the Andrew Lawrence College of Charleston Jonathan Lee Northeastern American at Georgetown 12:00 list, along with Bucknell’s Mike Muscala. Other Scott Martin Notre Dame Rosemont at Army 1:00 players come from a variety of prestigious pro- C .J . McCollum Lehigh Colgate at St. Francis (NY) 2:00 grams, including Indiana, Illinois, Louisville and Brock Motum Washington State Holy Cross at Harvard 2:00 more. Two years ago, Rob Keefer was named a Mike Muscala Bucknell Northern Kentucky at Navy 2:00 candidate while three seasons ago, Marquis Hall Robert Olson Loyola-Maryland Bucknell at Princeton 7:00 Brandon Paul Illinois Lafayette at Minnesota 7:00 was among the 10 finalists. Mason Plumlee Duke Colt Ryan Evansville Peyton Siva Louisville PATRIOT LEAGUE WEEKLY AWARDS MCCOLLUM A LUTE OLSEN ALL-AMERI- Andrew Smith Butler (2012-13) CAN, LEHIGH #6 IN MID-MAJOR POLL Michael Snaer Florida State Player of the Week Marc Trasolini Santa Clara C .J . McCollum (Lehigh) - Nov . 12 Lehigh senior guard C.J. McCollum was named Jeff Withey Kansas Mike Muscala (Bucknell) - Nov. 19 a preseason Lute Olsen All-American while the Nate Wolters South Dakota State C .J . McCollum (Lehigh) - Nov . 26 Mountain Hawks were ranked sixth in the Col- Mike Muscala (Bucknell) - Dec. 3 lege Insider Mid-Major Top 25, as announced on LUTE OLSEN PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS Justin Burrell (Holy Cross) - Dec. 10 Monday, Nov. 5. A postseason All-American in Joe Willman (Bucknell) - Dec. 17 2011-12, McCollum is one of 25 players nation- Kenny Boynton Florida Trey Burke Michigan Rookie of the Week ally on the list. He is now eligible for Lute Olsen Isaiah Canaan Murray State Cullen Hamilton (Colgate) - Nov. 12 National Player of the Year laurels, which last D.J. Cooper Ohio Kyle Wilson (Army) - Nov. 19 season went to Creighton’s Doug McDermott. Aaron Craft Ohio State Kyle Wilson (Army) - Nov. 26 Lehigh was also recognized in College Insider’s Brandon Davies BYU Kendall Knorr (Navy) - Dec. 3 Matthew Dellavedova St. Mary’s Tilman Dunbar (Navy) - Dec. 17 Mid-Major Top 25, coming in at #6, only behind Michael Dixon Missouri Tilman Dunbar (Navy) - Dec. 17 Creighton, Gonzaga, Murray State, Drexel and Jamaal Franklin San Diego State Ohio. Bucknell is also ranked, coming in at #16. Pierre Jackson Baylor Lehigh Honorable Mentions C.J. Leslie NC State C.J. McCollum - Nov. 19 REED, LEHIGH OFFENSE REACH 100 Trevor Mbakwe Minnesota C.J. McCollum - Dec. 3 James McADoo North Carolina C.J. McCollum - Dec. 10 - Lehigh head coach Brett Reed won his 100th Ray McCallum Detroit career game in a big way on Dec. 1 vs. Fairleigh Doug McDermott Creighton Dickinson as the Mountain Hawks eclipsed 100 C .J . McCollum Lehigh points for the first time in his tenure, winning Tony Mitchell North Texas 102-62 . Mike Moser UNLV Mike Muscala Bucknell - Reed became the fastest coach in Patriot League Phil Pressey Missouri history (and eighth coach overall) to 100 victories, Michael Snaer Florida State reaching that mark in 165 games, one better than Deshaun Thomas Ohio State Holy Cross’ Ralph Willard who reached triple Jeff Withey Kansas figures in his 166th contest. Nate Wolters South Dakota State Cody Zeller Indiana - Lehigh eclipsed 100 points for the first time since Jan. 23, 2004, a 111-104 overtime loss at Bold Italics denotes 2012-13 Lehigh opponent
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MOUNTAIN HAWKS’ STATISTICAL LEADERS 2012-13 HONORS & AWARDS (NUMBER OF GAMES) Game Leaders Player 10+ 20+ 30+ 10+ 15+ 20+ 5+ 10+ 5+ 5+ D.D. Pts Reb Ast PRESEASON AWARDS Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year Pts Pts Pts Rebs Rebs Rebs Ast Ast Steals Blks C.J. McCollum 1-D’Orazio 1 1 3-McCollum 10 7 3 9 3 1 Associated Press First Team All-American 4-Carter C.J. McCollum 5-Goodman 10-Bailey Sporting News First Team All-American 11-McKnight 5 1 7 1 8 C.J. McCollum 15-Schaefer 20-Greiner 5 1 6 Lute Olsen Preseason All-American C.J. McCollum 21-Cvrkalj 3 1 23-Staggers Lowe’s Senior CLASS 40-Goldsborough Gabe Knutson 42-Knutson 9 1 1 2 C.J. McCollum 44-Baltimore
Wooden Award Watch List C.J. McCollum Lafayette. It marked Lehigh’s first time to 100 in a win since Nov. 26, 1994, a 105-89 triumph over Cornell. Naismith Award Watch List - The 40-point margin of victory was Lehigh’s largest since beating Arcadia 95-55 last season. C.J. McCollum It was the program’s biggest win over a Division I opponent since topping Colgate 95-54 on WEEKLY AWARDS Dec. 7, 1989. Patriot League Player of the Week - Lehigh had 29 assists on 38 made field goals, including a career high from sophomore C.J. McCollum - Nov. 12, Nov. 26 Corey Schaefer (5). - Sophomore Stefan Cvrkalj set a career high with 20 points while tying a career-high two MILESTONE WATCH assists. A number of Lehigh players have recently reached significant - Sophomore Conroy Baltimore set a career high with four blocks. career milestones or have milestones within grasp, which - For the game, Lehigh shot a sizzling 63 percent from the field (38-of-60) and 58 percent could be reached this season. from three-point range (11-of-19). It marked the Mountain Hawks’ best three-point percent- Player Milestone Currently Away age since Mar. 7, 2010 in the Patriot League Semifinals vs. American; Lehigh finished at 62 C.J. McCollum 2,500 points 2,323 277 percent from downtown (8-of-13) in that contest. 750 rebounds 690 60 - Lehigh finished with 12 steals, recording double-digit steals for the first time since last Gabe Knutson 1,500 points 1,256 244 750 rebounds 598 152 season’s Patriot League Championship Game at Bucknell when it had 10. Holden Greiner 1,000 points 706 294 500 rebounds 402 98 Mackey McKnight 250 assists 286 --
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NEAR THE TOP IN THE NATION (As of Monday, December 17) Lehigh is ranked among the nation’s best in a number of statistical categories, both individually and as a team. Senior C.J. McCollum leads the nation in scoring average (24.9) while the Mountain Hawks are second in three-point percentage (44.0) and free throw percentage (80.5). McCollum is also in the top 10 in three-point percentage (51.9). Please see below for the complete rundown of where the Mountain Hawks rank nationally .
Team/Player Category Statistic Rank Nation’s Leader Stat C.J. McCollum Points/Game 24.9 1 C.J. McCollum, Lehigh 24.9 Lehigh Three-Pt FG % 44.0 2 UCF 44.1 Lehigh Free-Throw % 80.5 2 Central Conn. St. 83.3 C.J. McCollum Three-Pt FG % 51.9 5 Nik Stauskas, Mich. 54.7 Lehigh Scoring Offense 80.8 16 Indiana 88.8 Lehigh Field Goal Percentage 48.3 19 North Carolina St. 52.7 Lehigh Three-Pt FG/Game 8.5 21 Illinois 10.0 Lehigh Assist/TO Ratio 1.34 22 Pittsburgh 2.15 Lehigh Turnover Margin 3.8 32 Louisville 9.4 Lehigh Total Points 808 32 Illinois 923 Lehigh Assists/Game 16.2 33 North Carolina 20.1 Gabe Knutson Field Goal % 57.5 37 T.J. Warren, N.C. St. 69.1 Lehigh Won-Lost Percentage 80.0 43 Numerous Tied 100.0 Lehigh Fewest Turnovers/Game 12.1 48 Cal Poly 8.5 Mackey McKnight Assists/Game 5.3 50 Michael Carter-Williams, Syr. 10.8 C.J. McCollum Three-Pt FG/Game 2.7 55 Ryan Sypkens, UCDvis 4.57 Lehigh Scoring Margin 10.3 61 Indiana 28.3 Lehigh Three-Pt FG Defense 29.8 76 Providence 21.3
Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2012-13 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 11: LEHIGH AT NORTH TEXAS • DECEMBER 20, 2012 • PAGE 5 MOVING UP THE RECORD BOOKS Senior guard C.J. McCollum has already enjoyed one of the most decorated careers in Lehigh and Patriot League history. See where he stands on some single-season and career records lists. Gabe Knutson and Mackey McKnight are also on the list in some categories.
LEHIGH CAREER RECORDS Free Throws Made 28. 1,460 - George Tatum, Army (1995-99) 1. 214 - Daren Queenan (1987-88) 29. 1,453 - Ryan Willen, Lafayette (2008-12) 2 . 198 - C J. . McCollum (2011-12) 30. 1,444 - Jarell Brown, Army (2004-08) Points, 3. 197 - C J. . McCollum (2010-11) 31. 1,443 - Craig Kowadla, Lafayette (1992-96) 1. 2,703 - Daren Queenan (1984-88) 4. 191 - Daren Queenan (1986-87) 32. 1,438 - Andrew Brown, Lafayette (2005-09) 2 . 2,323 - C J. . McCollum (2009-pres) 5. 185 - Brett Eppehimer (1997-98) 33. 1,427 - Devin Brown, Holy Cross (2008-12) 3. 1,969 - Mike Polaha (1983-88) 6. 168 - Dozie Mbonu (1991-92) 34. 1,412 - Garrison Carr, American (2005-09) 4. 1,841 - Bob Krizansky (1988-92) 7. 164 - Rashawne Glenn (1994-95) 35. 1,389 - Mark Linebaugh, Colgate (2000-04) 5. 1,791 - Dozie Mbonu (1988-92) 8. 162 - Brett Eppehimer (1996-97) 36. 1,378 - Justin DeBerry, Lafayette (2000-04) 6. 1,762 - Jose Olivero (2003-07) 37. 1,356 - Mike Bright, Bucknell (1990-93) 7. 1,742 - Brett Eppehimer (1995-99) Free Throws Attempted 38. 1,353 - Matt Bell, Army (2003-07) 8. 1,578 - Rashawne Glenn (1992-96) 1.280 - Daren Queenan (1987-88) 39. 1,346 - Jordan Sugars, Navy (2008-12) 9. 1,524 - Matt Logie (1999-03) 2. 247 - Daren Queenan (1986-87) 40. 1,334 - Boakai Lalugba, Bucknell (1999-03) 10. 1,514 - Marquis Hall (2006-10) 3 . 244 - C J. . McCollum (2011-12) 1,334 - David Ardayfio, Army (1990-94) 11. 1,418 - Chuck Penn (1988-93) 4. 242 - Dozie Mbonu (1991-92) 42. 1,327 - J.R. Holden, Bucknell (1994-98) 12. 1,350 - Joe Knight (2004-06) 5. 233 - C J. . McCollum (2010-11) 43. 1,323 - Keith Brazzo, Lafayette (1990-94) 13. 1,316 - Bill Griffin (1976-79) 6. 218 - Rashawne Glenn (1994-95) 44. 1,312 - Jim Mower, Lafayette (2008-12) 14. 1,311 - Charlie Brown (1974-77) 7. 211 - Brett Eppehimer (1997-98) 45. 1,291 - Seth Schaeffer, Colgate (1994-98) 15. 1,260 - Zahir Carrington (2006-10) 46. 1,287 - Bill Walker, Holy Cross (1990-93) 16 . 1,256 - Gabe Knutson (2009-pres) Rebounds 47. 1,285 - Derrick Mercer, American (2005-09) 17. 1,242 - Bob Fortune (1968-70) 1. 360 - Greg Falkenbach (1969-70) 48. 1,270 - Chuck Penn, Lehigh (1990-93) 18. 1,231 - Norm Brandl (1959-62) 2. 316 - Greg Falkenbach (1970-71) 49. 1,260 - Zahir Carrington, Lehigh (2006-10) 19. 1,230 - Austen Rowland (2003-04) 3. 301 - Daren Queenan (1987-88) 50 . 1,256 - Gabe Knutson, Lehigh (2009-pres ). 20. 1,145 - Fred Ketcho (1980-83) 4. 292 - Bob Fortune (1968-69) 51. 1,255 - Julian Simmons, Army (2008-12) 5. 286 - Bob Lowman (1966-67) 52. 1,253 - Bilal Abdullah, Lafayette (2004-08) LEHIGH SINGLE SEASON RECORDS 6. 283 - Hank Wisniewski (1971-72) 53. 1,249 - Tyson Whitfield, Lafayette (1997-01) 242 - C J. . McCollum (2010-11) 54. 1,246 - Tim Clifford, Holy Cross (2004-08) 55. 1,245 - Jared Mintz, Lafayette (2007-11) Points Assists 56. 1,230 - Yaw Gyawu, Colgate (2008-12) 1. 882 - Daren Queenan (1987-88) 1. 187 - Marquis Hall (2010-11) 57. 1,229 - Chris Simpson, Bucknell (1990-94) 2. 766 - C J. . McCollum (2011-12) 2. 160 - Mike McKee (1993-94) 58. 1,206 - Torey Thomas, Holy Cross (2003-07) 3. 720 - Daren Quenan (1986-87) 3. 151 - Austen Rowland (2003-04) 59. 1,201 - Howard Blue, Colgate (2000-04) 4. 677 - C J. . McCollum (2010-11) 4. 138 - Mike Androlewicz (1985-86) 60. 1,200 - R.J. Evans, Holy Cross (2008-12) 5. 667 - Brett Eppehimer (1997-98) 5. 133 - Marquis Hall (2006-07) 6. 631 - C.J. McCollum (2009-10) 6. 132 - Mike Polaha (1987-88) Most Points, Season 7. 614 - Mike Polaha (1987-88) 7. 130 - Scott Layer (1989-90) 1. 784 - Rob Feaster, Holy Cross (1993-94) 8. 582 - Chuck Penn (1992-93) 8. 129 - Bob Krizansky (1990-91) 2. 771 - Tucker Neale, Colgate (1993-94) 9. 555 - Daren Queenan (1985-86) 9. 128 - Marquis Hall (2007-08) 3 . 766 - C J. . McCollum, Lehigh (2011-12) 10. 551 - Mike Polaha (1986-87) 10. 124 - Mike Polaha (1984-85) 4. 693 - Tucker Neale, Colgate (1994-95) 11. 549 - Brett Eppehimer (1996-97) 124 - C J. . McCollum (2011-12) 5. 683 - Adonal Foyle, Colgate (1996-97) 12. 546 - Daren Queenan (1984-85) 12 . 121 - Mackey McKnight (2011-12) 5. 683 - Mark Lueking, Army (1994-95) 13. 119 - Steve Aylsworth (1999-00) 7 . 677 - C J. . McCollum, Lehigh (2010-11) Scoring Average 8. 675 - Rob Feaster, Holy Cross (1994-95) (min. 50% of games/season) 9. 667 - Brett Eppenheimer, Lehigh (1997-98) 1. 28.45 - Daren Queenan (1987-88) PATRIOT LEAGUE RECORD BOOK 10. 654 - Greg Sprink, Navy (2007-08) 2. 24.82 - Daren Queenan (1986-87) 11. 632 - Chris Harris, Navy (2009-10) 3. 24.80 - Norm Brandl (1959-60) Most Points, Career 12 . 631 - C J. . McCollum, Lehigh (2009-10) 4. 24.70 - Brett Eppehimer (1997-98) 1 . 2,323 - C J. . McCollum, Lehigh (2009-11) 5 . 21 9. - C J. . McCollum (2011-12) 2. 2,224 - Rob Feaster, Holy Cross (1991-95) 6 . 21 8. - C J. . McCollum (2010-11) 3. 2,075 - Tucker Neale, Colgate (1992-95) 7. 21.56 - Chuck Penn (1992-93) 4. 2,032 - Mark Lueking, Army (1992-96) LAST TIME OUT: AT ST. FRANCIS 8. 20.47 - Mike Polaha (1987-88) 5. 1,836 - Brian Ehlers, Lafayette (1996-00) *Gabe Knutson scored 18 points to move from 9. 20.33 - Brett Eppehimer (1996-97) 6. 1,785 - Greg Sprink, Navy (2004-08) 55th to 50th in Patriot League history. 10. 19.82 - Daren Queenan (1985-86) 7. 1,776 - Adonal Foyle, Colgate (1994-97) *Knutson also passed Bob Fortune to reach 16th 11. 19.68 - Mike Polaha (1986-87) 8. 1,762 - Jose Olivero, Lehigh (2003-07) place in Lehigh history. 9. 1,742 - Brett Eppehimer, Lehigh (1995-99) Field Goals Made 10. 1,655 - Andre Ingram, American (2003-07) 1. 324 - Daren Queenan (1987-88) 11. 1,654 - Keith Simmons, Holy Cross (2003-07) 2. 260 - Daren Queenan (1986-87) 12. 1,636 - Kyle Roemer, Colgate (2004-10) 3 . 254 - C J. . McCollum (2011-12) 13. 1,635 - Chris Harris, Navy (2006-10) 4. 225 - Daren Queenan (1984-85) 14. 1,616 - Pat Campolioeta, Colgate (1998-02) 5. 215 - Daren Queenan (1985-86) 15. 1,598 - Mike Muscala, Bucknell (2009-pres.) 6. 214 - C J. . McCollum (2010-11) 16. 1,590 - Michael Heary, Navy (1994-98) 17. 1,578 - Rashawne Glenn, Lehigh (1992-96) WITHIN REACH: THU AT N. TEXAS 18. 1,577 - Kevin Bettencourt, Bucknell (2002-06) *With five points, Gabe Knutson would pass Field Goals Attempted 19. 1,543 - Chris Spatola, Army (1998-02) Zahir Carrington and move into 15th in Lehigh 1. 677 - Daren Queenan (1987-88) 20. 1,529 - Chris McNaughton, Bucknell (2003-07) history in career scoring. 2 . 573 - C J. . McCollum (2011-12) 21. 1,528 - Kaleo Kina, Navy (2005-09) *With five points, Knutson would move to 49th 3. 550 - Daren Queenan (1986-87) 22. 1,514 - Marquis Hall, Lehigh (2006-10) in Patriot League history and with 15, he’d 4. 537 - C J. . McCollum (2010-11) 23. 1,504 - Matt Logie, Lehigh (1999-03) move into 48th. 5. 502 - Norm Brandl (1959-60) 24. 1,496 - Chris Williams, Navy (1997-01) 6. 488 - Brett Eppehimer (1997-98) 1,496 - Stefan Ciosici, Lafayette (1995-00) 7. 462 - Chuck Penn (1992-93) 26. 1,492 - Kevin Hamilton, Holy Cross (2002-06) 27. 1,464 - Tim Szatko, Holy Cross (1999-03)
Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2012-13 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 11: LEHIGH AT NORTH TEXAS • DECEMBER 20, 2012 • PAGE 6 NCAA RECORD BOOK To give perspective, senior guard C.J. McCollum is rapidly approaching the top scorers in NCAA history. See where he stands among the NCAA’s all-time best. There are currently 63 players in NCAA history with 2,500+ career points; McCollum is vying to become the 64th.
Points Player, Team (Season, Yrs.) 1. 3,667 - Pete Maravich, LSU (1970, 3) LAST TIME OUT 2. 3,249 - Freeman Williams, Portland State (1978, 4) 3. 3,217 - Lionel Simmons, La Salle (1990, 4) 4. 3,165 - Alphonso Ford, Mississippi Val. (1993, 4) 5. 3,066 - Harry Kelly, Texas Southern (1983, 4) 6. 3,058 - Keydren Clark, Saint Peter’s (2006, 4) 7. 3,008 - Hersey Hawkins, Bradley (1988, 4) 8. 2,973 - Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati (1960, 3) WITHIN REACH NEXT TIME OUT 9. 2,951 - Danny Manning, Kansas (1988, 4) 10. 2,914 - Alfredrick Hughes, Loyola Chicago (1985, 4) 11. 2,884 - Elvin Hayes, Houston (1968, 3) 12. 2,872 - Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina (2009, 4) 13. 2,850 - Larry Bird, Indiana State (1979, 3) 14. 2,832 - Otis Birdsong, Houston (1977, 4) 15. 2,804 - Kevin Bradshaw, Bethune-Cookman/Alliant Int’l (1991, 4) 16. 2,801 - Allan Houston, Tennessee (1993, 4) 17. 2,769 - J.J. Reddick, Duke (2006, 4) 18. 2,723 - Hank Gathers, Southern Cal/Loyola Marymount (1990, 4) 19. 2,708 - Reggie Lewis, Northeastern (1987, 4) 20 . 2,703 - Daren Queenan, Lehigh (1988, 4) 21. 2,696 - Byron Larkin, Xavier (1988, 4) 22. 2,679 - Bo McCalebb, New Orleands (2008, 5) 23. 2,669 - David Robinson, Navy (1987, 4) 24. 2,661 - Wayman Tisdale, Oklahoma (1985, 3) 25. 2,635 - Stephen Curry, Davidson (2009, 3) 26. 2,632 - Troy Bell, Boston College (2003, 4) 27. 2,628 - Michael Brooks, La Salle (1980, 4) 28. 2,613 - Calbert Cheaney, Indiana (1993, 4) 29. 2,609 - Mark Macon, Temple (1991, 4) 30. 2,608 - Don MacLean, UCLA (1992, 4) 31. 2,605 - Joe Dumars, McNeese State (1985, 4) 32. 2,602 - Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois (2003, 4) 33. 2,599 - Jimmer Fredette, BYU (2011, 4) 34. 2,591 - Terrance Bailey, Wagner (1987, 4) 35. 2,587 - Dickie Hemric, Wake Forest (1955, 4) 36. 2,581 - Calvin Natt, La.-Monroe (1979, 4) 37. 2,580 - Derrick Chievous, Missouri (1988, 4) 38. 2,574 - Skip Henderson, Marshall (1988, 4) 39. 2,571 - Andrew Goudelock, Col. of Charleston (2011, 4) 40. 2,560 - Austin Carr, Notre Dame (1971, 3) 41. 2,556 - Reggie Williams, VMI (2008, 4) 42. 2,555 - Sean Elliott, Arizona (1989, 4) 43. 2,551 - Rodney Monroe, North Carolian State (1991, 4) 44. 2,548 - Calvin Murphy, Niagara (1970, 3) 45. 2,542 - Keith Van Horn, Utah (1997, 4) 46. 2,538 - Frank Selvy, Furman (1954, 3) 47. 2,537 - Johnny Dawkins, Duke (1986, 4) 48. 2,535 - Willie Jackson, Centenary (La.) (1984, 4) 49. 2,534 - Steve Burtt, Iona (1984, 4) 2,534 - Steve Rogers, Alabama State (1992, 4) 51. 2,531 - Shawn Respert, Michigan State (1995, 4) 52. 2,530 - Joe Jakubick, Akron (1984, 4) 53. 2,526 - Andrew Toney, La.-Lafayette (1980, 4) 54. 2,524 - Ron Perry, Holy Cross (1980, 4) 2,524 - Ronnie McCollum, Centenary (La.) (2001, 4) 56. 2,522 - Jaycee Carroll, Utah State (2008, 4) 57. 2,518 - Mike Olliver, Lamar (1981, 4) 58. 2,516 - Bryant Stith, Virginia (1992, 4) 59. 2,513 - Charles Jenkins, Hofstra (2011, 4) 60. 2,503 - Bill Bradley, Princeton (1965, 3) 2,503 - Caleb Green, Oral Roberts (2007, 4) 62. 2,502 - Jeff Grayer, Iowa State (1988, 4) 63. 2,500 - Elgin Baylor, Col. of Idaho/Seattle (1958, 3) 2,323 - C J. . McCollum, Lehigh Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2012-13 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 11: LEHIGH AT NORTH TEXAS • DECEMBER 20, 2012 • PAGE 7
REED ANNOUNCES INCOMING CLASS OF 2017 COLLEGEINSIDER.COM MID-MAJOR TOP 25 (12/17) Lehigh head men’s basketball coach Brett Reed announced the team’s Record Points Previous Conference incoming class of 2017 on Thursday, which includes three talented stu- 1. Creighton (23) 10-1 764 2 Missouri Valley dent-athletes from around the nation. The Mountain Hawks welcome 2. Gonzaga (7) 10-1 730 3 West Coast 3. Wichita State 9-1 721 1 Missouri Valley Tim Kempton, Austin Price and Shane Whitfield into the program as 4. Murray State (1) 8-1 682 4 Ohio Valley they look to continue the team’s winning tradition. 5. Bucknell 9-1 644 5 Patriot 6. Lehigh 8-2 586 6 Patriot 7. Saint Mary’s 7-2 549 9 West Coast Kempton is a 6-10 forward/center from Brophy College Prep in Arizona. 8. Illinois State 7-3 494 10 Mid-American A skilled post player, he is the son of Tim Kempton who played at Notre 9. BYU 7-3 487 13 West Coast 10. Belmont 7-3 486 8 Ohio Valley Dame and in the NBA from 1986-98. Kempton had a successful summer 11. Ohio 7-3 431 7 Mid-American in AAU, playing with Arizona Magic Pump N Run. 12. Middle Tennessee 7-3 423 11 Sun Belt 13. South Dakota State 9-3 353 14 Summit 14. Utah State 6-1 350 15 WAC Price is a 6-3 guard from Detroit County Day School. A two-year starter, 15. UIC 9-1 348 16 Horizon he is a two-time Semifinalist, two-time Regional Champion and two-time 16. Northern Iowa 6-4 302 12 Missouri Valley 17. Davidson 6-4 274 17 Southern District Champion. Winner of the Chris Kingsepp Award for Unsung 18. Valparaiso 7-3 230 20 Horizon Hero, Price is a captain for the 2012-13 season. He was invited to the 19. Eastern Kentucky 9-1 209 18 Ohio Valley 20. Albany 9-2 192 22 America East Nike Skills University Academy for the top 80 players in the country. 21. Loyola MD 9-3 115 23 Metro Atlantic A strong shooter, Price tied for first in made three-pointers in the Nike 22. Santa Clara 8-2 98 NR West Coast Peach Jam Elite 24 while playing with The Family. He is also strong in 23. Akron 4-4 97 19 Mid-American 24. Western Kentucky 8-3 70 24 Sun Belt the classroom, carrying a 3.65 GPA while earning the National Scholar 25. North Dakota State 9-3 69 25 Summit Athlete Award by the DCDS Blue & Gold Club. Austin’s brother Jodan
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Stephen F Austin 49, Louisiana Tech 48, Florida Gulf Coast 42, is a freshman on the DePaul basketball team. Detroit 33, Indiana State 27, Jacksonville State 24, Cal State Northridge 21, Western Michigan 20, Bradley 17, George Mason 16, Oral Roberts 14, Stony Brook 13, Weber State 12, William & Meanwhile, Whitfield is a versatile 6-7 guard/forward from Wod of God Mary 8, Loyola Chicago 7, Wright State 6, Robert Morris 4, College of Charleston 3, Eastern Michigan 3, Bryant 1, Northwestern State 1, Pacific 1, San Fransisco 1. Christian Academy in North Carolina. He played AAU ball this past summer with the SEBL All-Stars.
AP TOP 25 (12/17) USA TODAY COACHES POLL (12/17) QUINNIPIAC WIN TIDBITS - Lehigh won at Quinnipiac for the first time in school history. RK TEAM RECORD PTS RK TEAM RECORD PTS - The win was Lehigh’s ninth straight over an NEC foe. 1 Duke (62) 9-0 1,622 1 Duke (30) 9-0 774 2 Michigan (3) 11-0 1,543 2 Michigan (1) 11-0 743 - Senior C.J. McCollum finished with 30 points, including 25 in the second 3 Syracuse 9-0 1,465 3 Syracuse 9-0 695 half. The 25 points marked a career high for points in a half, topping 24 4 Arizona 8-0 1,371 4 Louisville 9-1 640 5 Louisville 9-1 1,362 5 Arizona 8-0 632 which was accomplished twice previously (second half at Kent State 6 Indiana 9-1 1,321 6 Indiana 9-1 627 sophomore year and first half at Baylor earlier this season). 7 Ohio State 8-1 1,249 7 Ohio State 8-1 595 8 Florida 7-1 1,163 8 Kansas 8-1 552 - Included in his points were 14 straight Lehigh points in the span of 3:19 9 Kansas 8-1 1,110 9 Florida 7-1 532 to turn a 62-61 deficit into a runaway 77-66 win. 10 Illinois 12-0 1,044 10 Illinois 12-0 482 - The 30-point performance was his third of the season (and 17th of his 11 Cincinnati 10-0 967 11 Cincinnati 10-0 460 12 Missouri 8-1 886 12 Missouri 8-1 451 career) to give him the national lead for 30-point games. It also upped his 13 Minnesota 11-1 730 13 Creighton 10-1 351 scoring average to 26.3 and into the nation’s scoring lead. 14 Gonzaga 10-1 710 14 Gonzaga 10-1 339 15 Georgetown 9-1 579 15 San Diego State 8-1 296 - Junior Mackey McKnight dished seven assists to tie a season high, 16 New Mexico 11-0 548 16 Minnesota 11-1 273 marking his fifth game this season with 6+ assists. 17 Creighton 10-1 530 17 New Mexico 11-0 219 - Despite scoring just 11 points over the first 9:49 at Quinnipiac Tuesday, 18 San Diego State 8-1 493 18 UNLV 8-1 216 19 Butler 8-2 361 19 North Carolina 8-2 187 the Mountain Hawks exploded for 66 over the final 30:11, including 44 20 Michigan State 9-2 343 19 Michigan State 9-2 187 in the second half. 21 UNLV 8-1 315 21 Georgetown 9-1 180 22 Notre Dame 9-1 291 22 Notre Dame 9-1 125 23 North Carolina 8-2 256 23 Kentucky 7-3 98 24 Oklahoma State 8-1 244 24 Oklahoma State 8-1 94 IMPRESSIVE WIN AT SACRED HEART 25 North Carolina State 7-2 198 25 Butler 8-2 89 - Lehigh scored 90 points for the first time since Jan. 22, 2012, a 90-76 win at Lafayette. Others receiving votes: Oregon 176, Pittsburgh Others receiving votes: North Carolina State 158, Kentucky 41, Wyoming 14, Marquette 8, 84, Pittsburgh 74, Oregon 45, Virginia Com- - The Mountain Hawks shot 50 percent from the floor for the second time Virginia Commonwealth 7, Wichita State 6, monwealth 11, Wyoming 8, Connecticut 6, this season and first since Nov. 12 against Robert Morris when it shot Connecticut 4, Murray State 4, Miami (FL) 3, Wichita State 5, Murray State 3, Oklahoma 2 Maryland 2, Bucknell 1 51.7 percent (31-of-60). - Lehigh also shot 50 percent or better from three-point range for the second time this season, the other being Nov. 19 vs. Fairfield (finished 10-20). 2012-13 Opponents denoted by bold italics. - The Mountain Hawks forced 20+ turnovers for the second time and first NBA SCOUTS AT 2012-13 LEHIGH GAMES since Robert Morris.
A number of NBA scouts and executives have been at Lehigh games, home and away this season. - Junior Anthony D’Orazio set a career high with six rebounds. Below is a count of how many have been at each game this season. at Baylor (11/9): 18 vs. Robert Morris (at Pitt) (11/12): 20 MCCOLLUM NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOLLOWING at Pittsburgh (11/13): 20 at Sacred Heart (11/25): 5 RECORD BREAKER at Quinnipiac (11/27): 3 Senior C.J. McCollum was named Patriot League Player of the Week on vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1): 1 vs. Fordham (12/4): 2 Monday, Nov. 26 following another impressive week and record-break- at North Texas (12/20): 56 ing performance. McCollum averaged 27 points over a trio of Mountain Hawk victories last week, capped off by breaking the Patriot League Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2012-13 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 11: LEHIGH AT NORTH TEXAS • DECEMBER 20, 2012 • PAGE 8 career scoring record at Sacred Heart. It marks McCollum’s second Player State), Isaiah Cannon (Murray State) and Trey Burke (Michigan) as the of the Week award this season and 14th of his illustrious career, six ahead top players in the nation. There were six named to the team due to a tie of any other player in league history. in voting. In addition, McCollum was named a First Team All-American by Sporting News a few weeks prior, joining Zeller, McDermott, Thomas The Canton, Ohio native broke the league’s nearly 20-year old record and James Michael McAdoo (North Carolina) on Sporting News’ team. with a pull-up jumper with 12:53 left in the second half. With the bucket, He was later named a First Team All-American by ESPN.com. he broke a tie with Holy Cross’ Rob Feaster (2,224 career points from 1991-95) to reach 2,226 career points, while adding two late free throws MCCOLLUM: NAISMITH WATCH LIST as well. McCollum tied a season high with five made three-pointers; he Lehigh senior guard C.J. McCollum continues to garner impressive recog- was also 5-of-7 against Fairfield. nition as he was named to the Naismith Award Early Season Watch List. A First Team All-American by multiple outlets, McCollum was also named PENN GAME TIDBITS a Wooden Award Finalist late last week. In total, there are 50 players on - Lehigh won its ninth straight home game dating back to last season. It the watch list which will eventually dwindle to one. The Naismith Men’s was also the team’s 16th win in the last 17 at home. College Player of the Year presented by AT&T will be awarded on Apr. 7, - Senior Holden Greiner finished with four blocks against the Quakers, 2013 in Atlanta. McCollum is the only Patriot Leaguer recognized on the a career high. He previously posted three on several occasions. list, joining a star-studded group including Creighton’s Doug McDermott - Senior Gabe Knutson was stellar with 18 points and 10 boards for his who was named a finalist for the award last year, and Indiana’s Cody fourth-career double-double. Zeller, also a First Team All-American (like McCollum). - Knutson moved into 19th in school history in career scoring (currently 1,169 points), one game after moving into 20th (against Fairfield). He MCCOLLUM: WOODEN WATCH LIST began the week with 1,134 career points, passing Jared Hess (1,139) with Lehigh senior guard C.J. McCollum was named to the Wooden Award 17 vs. the Stags before surpassing Fred Ketcho (1,145) with 18 against preseason top 50 on Thursday, Nov. 8. McCollum was the only Patriot the Quakers. League player named to the award’s watch list for the ultimate honor of national player of the year. MCCOLLUM MAKES SPORTSCENTER’S TOP PLAYS Senior standout C.J. McCollum’s highlight-reel dunk vs. Fairfield (which STRONG RPI LEHIGH’S OPPONENT TRACKER turned into a three-point play) was featured on Tuesday night’s (and Lehigh is off to a fast start Wednesday’s morning’s) SportsCenter as one of its top plays. It began at Team Record RPI^ Result and it’s evident in its RPI. The Lehigh 8-2 71 -- 11 p.m. as the #1 play before being bumped to #2 for Grinnell College’s Mountain Hawks are 71st in Jack Taylor who scored an NCAA record 138 points in a Division III game. Pittsburgh 10-1 51 L, 78-53 the most recent RPI on Real- Baylor 7-3 67 L, 99-77 It marked the second time in McCollum’s career he’s been featured in TimeRPI.com. Lehigh is the Robert Morris 7-4 93 W, 89-60 SportsCenter’s top plays. The first came last February when he earned Fairfield 7-5 108 W, 82-67 second-ranked Patriot League Fairleigh Dickinson 4-5 124 W, 102-62 #2 (then 3) for his game-winning three-pointer with time winding down squad, only behind Buck- Quinnipiac 3-6 218 W, 77-66 at Bucknell. Sacred Heart 2-6 240 W, 91-77 nell (28). Pittsburgh marks Fordham 2-8 262 W, 81-63 Lehigh’s highest ranked oppo- Saint Francis (Pa.) 0-9 319 W, 83-67 Pennsylvania 2-7 343 W, 73-66 FAIRFIELD GAME TIDBITS nent thus far (51). The Moun- as of Dec. 18 ^ realtimerpi.com - Lehigh won its home opener for a seventh straight season. tain Hawks have faced three - The Mountain Hawks won their fifth straight against a MAAC foe. top-100 teams, beating one: - Lehigh finished at 50 percent from three-point range (10-20) for the first Robert Morris (93). Lehigh is 60th in the most recent Ken Pomeroy rank- time since Jan. 22, 2012 when it was 50 percent (7-14) at Lafayette. ings, only behind Bucknell (34) in the Patriot League. - Senior Holden Greiner grabbed 11 rebounds, just two shy of his career high and his third career game with double-digit boards. 2012-13 lehigh dunk count - Senior C.J. McCollum posted 35 points, already the second time (in the at Baylor (2): 11/9 first four games) with 35+ points. In fact, two of his four highest scoring C.J. McCollum: :23 left in 1st games in his career have come this season. Holden Greiner - 16:32 left in 2nd - 42 points at Kent State (11/20/10)… on 15-25 shooting vs . Robert Morris (1): 11/12 - 36 points at Baylor (11/9/12)… on 14-32 shooting Holden Greiner - 10:20 left in 2nd - 35 points at Marist (12/10/10)… on 10-20 shooting vs. Fairfield (1): 11/19 - 35 points vs. Fairfield (11/20/12)… on 11-21 shooting C.J. McCollum 5:54 left in 2nd
at Sacred Heart (1): 11/25 EARLIEST POINTS? C.J. McCollum - 8:12 left in 1st Senior C.J. McCollum knocked down two free throws at #19/18 Baylor (11/9) before the game (and season) even tipped off. The Bears were vs . Fairleigh Dickinson (1): 12/1 assessed a technical foul for dunking during a time in warmups when Holden Greiner - 12:25 left in 1st it’s prohibited, so McCollum stepped to the line after the lineups and at Saint Francis (Pa .) (1): 12/8 national anthem, knocking down both free throws to give Lehigh a 2-0 Holden Greiner - 7:28 left in 1st lead. McCollum went on to post 36 points, his highest-scoring output when he had 35 on Dec. 10, 2010 at Marist. He finished just six shy of his career high (42) at Kent State his sophomore campaign. KNUTSON AND MCCOLLUM NAMED TEAM CAPTAINS Lehigh head coach Brett Reed announced that seniors C.J. McCollum
and Gabe Knutson will serve as 2012-13 team captains. Both All-Patriot MCCOLLUM NAMED FIRST TEAM PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN League performers and 1,000-point scorers, McCollum is a three-year In perhaps his most impressive honor to date, Lehigh senior C.J. McCol- captain while Knutson earns captain distinction for the first time. Enter- lum has been named a preseason First Team All-American, as announced ing their senior seasons, the duo has helped Lehigh to two Patriot League by The Associated Press on Monday, Oct. 29. McCollum joins Cody Championships, combining for 3,184 career points while also making Zeller (Indiana), Doug McDermott (Creighton), Deshaun Thomas (Ohio their mark off the court as leaders. Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2012-13 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 11: LEHIGH AT NORTH TEXAS • DECEMBER 20, 2012 • PAGE 9
LEHIGH TO APPEAR ON NATIONAL, REGIONAL TV Gabe Knutson, Lehigh (Sr., F) C .J . McCollum, Lehigh (Sr ., G) Lehigh men’s basketball will appear on national TV at least five times Mike Muscala, Bucknell (Sr., F/C) this season, with the possibility of several more. The team will play at least four games on CBS Sports Network as part of the Patriot League’s MCCOLLUM ENJOYS BUSY SUMMER AT SKILL ACADEMIES television package. Three are home, vs. Holy Cross (Jan. 12), Lafayette C.J. McCollum enjoyed a busy summer fine-tuning his game at vari- (Jan. 27) and Bucknell (Feb. 18), along with a road tilt at Bucknell (Jan. ous skills academies hosted by NBA stars. The two-time Patriot League 23). Games at Lafayette (Feb. 24) and vs. Army (Mar. 2) could also be Player of the Year was a standout at the Chris Paul, Kevin Durant and picked up as one of the league’s flex games while the Patriot League LeBron James Skills Academies, learning from the best of the best in Semifinals and Championship Game are on the network. preparing for a much-anticipated senior season.
Lehigh’s Jan. 5 game at VCU will air nationally on NBC Sports Network McCollum was called the “hands down MVP” of the Chris Paul camp (formally Versus). Opening tip is set for 5 p.m. In addition, the Mountain by SLAM Magazine. Here’s what the article had to say: “Now readily Hawks faced Pittsburgh in the NIT Season Tip-Off on Nov. 13, which approaching 200 pounds, the Canton, Ohio native showed off his new tipped at 9 p.m. on ESPNU. Lehigh also appear on regional networks, found strength and surprising athleticism (he barely missed a between beginning with the season opener at Baylor on Fox Sports Southwest the legs dunk) to dominate the camp. His shot fake, step-back, and NBA (which operates in all or parts of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New range made him a nightmare to guard throughout the camp. He even Mexico and Arkansas). got his with CP3 guarding him, leaving the All-NBA defender shaking his head in astonishment” 2012-13 Lehigh Men’s Basketball Television Schedule Nov. 9 at Baylor 5:00 PM (ET) Fox Sports Southweset LEHIGH NOMINATED FOR AN ESPY Nov. 13 vs. Pittsburgh 9:00 PM ESPNU Lehigh men’s basketball’s thrilling NCAA Second Round win over Duke Jan. 5 at VCU 5:00 PM NBC Sports Network Jan. 12 Holy Cross 2:00 PM CBS Sports Network was nominated for the ESPY “Best Upset” last summer. Short for Excel- Jan. 23 at Bucknell 6:00 PM CBS Sports Network lence in Sports Performance Yearly, the 20th ESPYS were Wednesday, Jan. 27 Lafayette 12:00 PM CBS Sports Network July 11 at 9 p.m. ET, live on ESPN. The event took place at the Nokia Feb. 18 Bucknell 7:00 PM CBS Sports Network Theater in downtown Los Angeles with host Rob Riggle. Lehigh’s start- Feb. 24* at Lafayette 12:00 PM CBS Sports Network Mar. 2* Army 12:00 PM CBS Sports Network ing five from the Duke game (C.J. McCollum, Gabe Knutson, Mackey Mar. 9* PL Semifinals 2/4:30 CBS Sports Network McKnight, John Adams and Jordan Hamilton) along with head coach Mar. 13* PL Championship 7:30 PM CBS Sports Network Brett Reed attended the event. In the end, the Los Angeles Kings won * denotes possible game the ESPY after they won the Stanley Cup as the #8 seed in the Western Conference. MCCOLLUM WITHDRAWS FROM 2012 NBA DRAFT Lehigh guard C.J. McCollum officially withdrew from the NBA Draft PATRIOT LEAGUE SUCCESS on Monday, Apr. 9 to return to Lehigh for his senior season. McCollum Patriot League men’s basketball enjoyed tremendous success last season declared for the draft on March 27, but did not hire an agent which al- as three teams made national postseason tournaments with two big wins. lowed him to gather information and feedback from NBA executives Along with the Mountain Hawks’ win over Duke, Bucknell defeated before making a final decision prior to the first day of the spring National #1 seed Arizona in the NIT while American advanced to the College Letter of Intent period. McCollum went on to write a piece published on Insider Tournament. Sporting News’ website titled “Why I’m returning to Lehigh for my senior year,” siting earning his degree as one of the primary reasons. AMONG THE PATRIOT LEAGUE’S BEST Lehigh players stand among the best in the Patriot League in a number of statistical categories this season. The Mountain Hawks have four The Canton, Ohio native has already been a key part of two Patriot League of the league’s top 21 scorers in McCollum (first), Knutson (fourth), Championship teams and enters his senior year as the second leading McKnight (15th) and Greiner (21st) and three of the top 14 rebounders scorer in program history. McCollum remains a top prospect for the 2013 in Greiner (eighth), McCollum (10th) and Knutson (12th). McKnight is NBA Draft, and is predicted by many to be as high as a lottery pick. second in the league in assists (5.3 per game) while Knutson is second in the Patriot League in field goal percentage (.575). LEHIGH PICKED FIRST, SEVERAL HONORED AT MEDIA DAY The Lehigh men’s basketball team was picked first in the Patriot League OFFENSIVE JUGGERNAUT preseason poll while seniors C.J. McCollum and Gabe Knutson were Lehigh has led the Patriot League in scoring each of the last three sea- both honored at the league’s Media Day held Wednesday, Oct. 24 at Arts sons. The Mountain Hawks averaged a league-leading 75.1 points per Quest Center at SteelStacks. McCollum was named preseason Player of game in 2009-10, 73.6 in 2010-11 and 75.7 in 2011-12. Last season, the the Year while Knutson earned a spot on the preseason All-League Team. Mountain Hawks eclipsed 70 points in 30 of 35 games, including its first Both were in attendance, along with head coach Brett Reed, Bucknell’s 19 (a school record for most consecutive 70+ point game). One highlight Mike Muscala and the league’s seven other head coaches. came at Michigan State (an eventual #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament) when the Mountain Hawks scored 81 points. That tied for the highest 2012-13 Patriot League Preseason Poll: Points scoring outburst all season against the Spartans, who finished first in the 1. Lehigh (12 first-place votes): 96 Big Ten in field goal percentage defense. Already this season, Lehigh’s 2. Bucknell (4): 88 80 .8 scoring average leads the Patriot League . The team has eclipsed 70 3. American: 66 points in nine games, 80 six times, 90 two times and 100 once. 4. Holy Cross: 55 Lafayette: 55 6. Army: 47 THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE 7. Colgate: 26 Lehigh has continued to excel at the charity stripe, not only taking more 8. Navy: 15 free throws than its opponents, but also converting at an impressive rate. Last season, the Mountain Hawks attempted 107 more free throws Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year: C .J . McCollum, Lehigh (Sr ., G) (768-661) and made 124 more (590-466), converting at a 76.8 percent clip (590-768), which was good for . So far this year, Lehigh Patriot League Preseason All-League Team fifth in the nation Cameron Ayers, Bucknell (Jr., G) has knocked down 80.5 percent from the charity stripe (177-of-220) and Ella Ellis, Army (Sr., F) stands second nationally (as of Monday).
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MCCOLLUM = LEADER OF HIS CLASS DID YOU KNOW? C.J. McCollum finished fifth in the country last season with his 21.9 - Beginning in fourth grade, Gabe Knutson lived in Brisbane, Australia average. He was the nation’s leading freshman scorer in 2009-10 (19.1) for three years. Knutson’s favorite sport upon returning to the United while leading the way among the sophomore class in 2010-11. So far States was water polo. this season, McCollum is averaging 24.9 points to lead the nation. He currently leads his class in career points (2,323). UP NEXT... The Mountain Hawks will return to action after the holiday when they COMMON HOMECOMINGS host Bryant on Saturday, Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. Lehigh will head to VCU a Homecomings are fairly common for the Mountain Hawks as head coach week later (Jan. 5) in a game set for NBC Sports Network. Brett Reed tries to schedule games near players’ hometowns whenever possible. This season’s opener vs. Baylor was especially significant for FOLLOW LEHIGH BASKETBALL Mackey McKnight, who grew up in the Southwest. He is originally Lehigh Basketball on the TV, Radio and Internet from New Orleans, La. before moving to Houston, Texas. Pittsburgh is Locally, Lehigh basketball can be seen on Service Electric Cable’s 2 especially close to a pair of Ohio natives in senior C.J. McCollum (Canton) Sports. Over the air waves, Lehigh basketball can be heard on the exclu- and freshman Devon Carter (Cleveland), both approximately a two-hour sive home of Lehigh Athletics, ESPN Radio of the Lehigh Valley (1230 drive away. Last season, Conroy Baltimore played close to home at St. and 1320 AM). Once again this year, Lehigh will broadcast the LIVE John’s (he is a Bronx, N.Y. native and lives approximately 10-15 miles audio of every men’s game and LIVE video for select home games on from the St. John’s campus in Queens) and Fordham (Bronx, N.Y.). Both the web at: Lehighsports.com. Gabe Knutson and freshman Corey Schaefer made homecomings at Iowa State. Knutson is from Urbandale and Schaefer from Johnston, both Facebook - Facebook.com/LehighMensBasketball approximately 40 minutes from Iowa State’s campus in Ames. Knutson Facebook.com/LehighAthletics Twitter - Twitter.com/LehighSports finished with 11 points while Schaefer scored four and added two assists. Twitter.com/LehighMBB Holden Greiner (Traverse City) and head coach Brett Reed (Waterford) YouTube - YouTube.com/LehighSports competed in their home state of Michigan as well when they traveled to Michigan State. Greiner enjoyed a standout performance against the Spartans with a game-high 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting. ON POINT The Mountain Hawks took care of the basketball last season, turning the ball over just 11.2 times per game. Mackey McKnight stood tall with a strong 2.05 assist-to-turnover ratio, good for 72nd in the nation. while Corey Schaefer’s was 2.11 in more limited action. PUTTING 1,000 INTO PERSPECTIVE C.J. McCollum’s 1,000th came in his sophomore season via a short jumper in the lane late against Army (1/15). With that made field goal, he became just the 29th player in school history and 72nd in Patriot League history to reach 1,000. Classmate Gabe Knutson became the second active Mountain Hawk to reach 1,000 career points just over a year later, tying a season high with 21 points vs. Colgate (2/11) to become the 30th player in school history and 83rd in Patriot League history to reach that plateau. MCCOLLUM’S POINTS LEAD TO WINS C.J. McCollum led the team in scoring in 26 of the team’s 35 games (including one stretch of 17 in a row). The Mountain Hawks were 21-5 in those games and only 6-3 in the other nine contests. McCollum has led Lehigh in scoring nine of 10 games this year with the squad owning a 7-2 mark in those contests. ONLY HALFWAY THERE Overall, under Coach Reed, Lehigh is 71-15 when leading at the half, and just 23-43 when trailing at intermission. The team led at the break in 23 of 35 games last season, going 19-4 in those contests. They were 1-0 when tied and 7-4 when trailing. So far this season, Lehigh is 8-0 when leading and 0-2 when trailing . HOME SWEET STABLER The Mountain Hawks have won 11 straight, 18 of their last 19 and 31 of their last 37 in the friendly confines of Stabler Arena following their Patriot League Semifinal win against American.
Here is a look at Lehigh’s success at Stabler since the start of the 2002-03 season:
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2011-12: A SEASON TO REMEMBER
Lehigh put together the strongest season in school history in 2011-12, which featured a number of impressive accomplishments (both team and individual) . Here is a summary .
Team Individual • Tied a school record with 11 Patriot League victories, finishing 11-3 • C.J. McCollum was named Patriot League Player of the Year for the in league play. second time in his career. • Finished 18th in the final CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25. • McCollum was also named ECAC Player of the Year, marking his • Went 12-1 at home. second major ECAC award after winning Rookie of the Year as a fresh- • Won second Patriot League Championship in the last three years and man. McCollum beat out players from the ACC, Big East and Atlantic third title overall. 10 for the award. • Advanced to fifth NCAA Tournament in school history. • McCollum was also named an Associated Press Honorable Mention • Became the first team to defeat Bucknell at Sojka Pavilion twice in All-American for the second time. the same season. • McCollum was a National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) • In the regular season, the Mountain Hawks defeated Bucknell 56-53, First Team All-District selection for a third straight year. marking their first win at Bucknell since 2008. It also snapped Bison • McCollum garnered Lute Olson All-America honors and was named streaks of: 20 straight wins over Patriot League foes, 17 in a row dur- a candidate for the prestigious Lou Henson Award given to the top ing league play, 15 straight league wins at home and 12 consecutive mid-major player in the nation. victories overall. • McCollum skyrocketed up the record books; he’ll enter his senior • Broke a seven-year run of #1 overall seeds winning the Patriot League season second in Lehigh history and third in Patriot League history Tournament. Became the first #2 seed to win since 2004-05 when second- with 2,074 career points. seeded Bucknell won at top seed Holy Cross. • Gabe Knutson eclipsed 1,000 career points against Colgate while Mc- • Lehigh’s 27 wins tied for the most-ever overall victories in the Patriot Collum eclipsed 2,000 in the Patriot League Semifinals vs. American. League; the 2005-06 Bucknell Bison finished 27-5. Knutson and McCollum also eclipsed 500 career rebounds this season. • Defeated Duke, 75-70, in the NCAA Second Round, earning Lehigh’s • Knutson was named an Academic All-Patriot League honoree for the first-ever NCAA Tournament win. second straight season while earning All-League Honors (second team) • Became only the sixth-ever 15 seed to defeat a 2 seed. Was the only for the first time in his career. 15 seed to lead its ensuing game at the half, leading Xavier 37-33 after • Six were named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for post- 20 minutes of play. ing spring semester GPAs over 3.20: John Adams (3.46), Stefan Cvrkalj • Lehigh picked up the third-ever NCAA Tournament win by a Patriot (3.79), Anthony D’Orazio (3.85), Jordan Hamilton (3.47), C.J. McCollum League squad, becoming only the second team to win in the tournament (3.60) and Corey Schaefer (3.30). (Bucknell had the other two in 2005 and 2006). • Led the Patriot League in scoring average for a third straight season (75.7 points per game). IN EVERY GAME • Eclipsed 70 points in 30 of 35 games, including the first 19 (a school Lehigh lost only one game last season by double figures, which came record for most consecutive 70+ point games). Lehigh also eclipsed 80 in its final contest vs. Xavier in the NCAA Tournament. Even in that nine times and 90 on three occasions. game, the Mountain Hawks were within four points with 49 seconds • The Mountain Hawks scored 81 points at eventual #1 NCAA Tourna- remaining until the Musketeers knocked down their free throws to win ment seed Michigan State, tied for the highest scoring outburst against by a 70-58 final. a stout Spartans’ defense which led the Big Ten in field goal percentage defense. Lehigh’s 82 points in the Patriot League Championship Game were also the most scored against Bucknell (the league’s top-ranked defense). • Lehigh’s 6-2 record marked its best start after eight games since 1980-81 when it was 7-1. Lehigh also set a school record for most nonleague wins (12), while the Mountain Hawks posted their best-ever record through 16 games in program history (12-4). • 21 of Lehigh’s 27 wins came by double digits. • The Mountain Hawks didn’t lose a game by double figures until the NCAA Tournament against Xavier. Even then, Lehigh stood tied with 10:33 to play and didn’t fall behind by double digits until 14 seconds remaining. • Mountain Hawks went a perfect 5-0 against the NEC. • Lehigh defeated Fordham in December, giving the Mountain Hawks their first-ever win over an Atlantic 10 foe. • The Mountain Hawks shot 76.8 percent from the free throw line, good for fifth in the nation. • Lehigh posted a nine-game winning streak bridging the end of the regular season through the NCAA Tournament, which tied for the third- longest win streak in school history. • Lehigh appeared on national TV 11 times - ESPNU, ESPN2, CBS (2) and CBS Sports Network (7). • The Mountain Hawks were honored with an Academic Progress Rate Public Recognition Award, given each year to teams scoring in the top 10 percent in their respective sport with their APR.
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THE LAST TIME... A LEHIGH TEAM... A LEHIGH PLAYER... Scored 100+ points Recorded a double-double in points and rebounds vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) 18 points, 11 rebounds - Gabe Knutson Lehigh won, 102-62 vs. Penn (11/20/12) Lehigh won, 73-66 Scored 90+ points vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) Recorded a double-double in points and assists Lehigh won, 102-62 12 points, 10 assists - Marquis Hall at Rider (11/16/09) Scored 80+ points Lehigh lost, 86-71 at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/8/12) Lehigh won, 83-67 Scored 25+ points in a game 29 - C.J. McCollum Allowed 90+ points at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/8/12) at Baylor (11/9/12) Lehigh won, 83-67 Lehigh lost, 99-77 Scored 35+ points in a game Had five players in double figures 35 - C.J. McCollum McKnight - 21, Knutson - 18, Greiner - 13, McCollum 13, D’Orazio - 10 vs. Fairfield (11/19/12) vs. Fordham (12/4/12) Lehigh won, 82-67 Lehigh won, 81-63 Recorded 5 or more steals in a game Had two players score 15+ points 7 - C.J. McCollum McCollum - 29, Knutson - 18 vs. Colgate (2/29/12) vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/8/12) Lehigh won, 70-57 Lehigh won, 83-67 Handed out 10 or more assists in a game Had two players score 20+ points 10 - Marquis Hall McCollum - 23, Cvrkalj - 20 vs. Bucknell (1/23/10) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) Lehigh won, 75-57 Lehigh won, 102-62 Handed out 5 or more assists in a game Shot 50% or better from the floor 5 - Mackey McKnight 50.0 (25-50) - at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/8/12) at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/8/12) Lehigh won, 83-67 Lehigh won, 83-67
Shot 50% or better from three-point range Grabbed 10 or more rebounds in a game 57.9 (11-19) - vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) 10 - C.J. McCollum Lehigh won, 102-62 vs. American (3/3/12) Lehigh won, 85-66 Did not hit a three-pointer 0-for-13, vs. Bucknell (1/26/11) Blocked 5 or more shots in a game Lehigh lost, 81-68 6 - Zahir Carrington vs. Dartmouth (12/17/09) Lehigh won, 66-58 Played an overtime game at Army (2/25/12) Made 10+ three pointers in a game Lehigh won, 74-72 (OT) 10 - Joe Knight vs. Colgate (3/4/05) Played a double overtime game Lehigh won, 77-60 at Army (2/14/09) Lehigh lost, 82-75 (3 OT) Made 5+ three-pointers in a game 5 - C.J. McCollum Recorded 10 steals at Sacred Heart (11/25/12) 11 - vs. Fordham (12/4/12) Lehigh won, 91-77 Lehigh won, 81-63 Hit a game-winning shot Forced 20 turnovers John Adams - three-pointer with 11 seconds remaining in OT 22 - vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) at Army (2/25/12) Lehigh won, 102-62 Lehigh won, 74-72 (OT)
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No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School Major 1 Anthony D’Orazio Jr. G 6-2 170 Camden, N.J./Camden Catholic Accounting 3 C.J. McCollum Sr. G 6-3 200 Canton, Ohio/Glen Oak High School Journalism 4 Devon Carter Fr. G 6-4 195 Cleveland, Ohio/John Hay High School Business 5 Cory Goodman Sr. G 6-1 160 Philadelphia, Pa./Episcopal Academy Architecture 10 B.J. Bailey Jr. G 6-3 185 Mays Landing, N.J./Boston University/Holy Spirit Psychology 11 Mackey McKnight Jr. G 6-0 170 New Orleans, La./Langham Creek Sociology/Social Psychology 15 Corey Schaefer So. G 6-1 175 Johnston, Iowa/Johnston High School Business 20 Holden Greiner Sr. F 6-8 210 Traverse City, Mich./Saint Francis Marketing 21 Stefan Cvrkalj So. G 6-5 195 Kitchener, Ontario/Bluevale Collegiate Institute Business 23 Tyrone Staggers So. F 6-5 210 Chicago, Ill./ Saint Ignatius College Prep Engineering 31 Jesse Chuku Fr. F 6-8 225 London, England/Kimball Union Academy Arts and Sciences 40 Justin Goldsborough Fr. F 6-8 207 Fort Washington, Md./St. Stephens & St. Agnes School Business 42 Gabe Knutson Sr. F 6-9 220 Urbandale, Iowa/Waukee Accounting 44 Conroy Baltimore So. F 6-6 210 Bronx, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac Arts and Sciences
ALPHABETICAL
No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School Major 10 B.J. Bailey Jr. G 6-3 185 Mays Landing, N.J./Boston University/Holy Spirit Psychology 44 Conroy Baltimore So. F 6-6 210 Bronx, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac Arts and Sciences 4 Devon Carter Fr. G 6-4 195 Cleveland, Ohio/John Hay High School Business 31 Jesse Chuku Fr. F 6-8 225 London, England/Kimball Union Academy Arts and Sciences 21 Stefan Cvrkalj So. G 6-5 195 Kitchener, Ontario/Bluevale Collegiate Institute Business 1 Anthony D’Orazio Jr. G 6-2 170 Camden, N.J./Camden Catholic Accounting 40 Justin Goldsborough Fr. F 6-8 207 Fort Washington, Md./St. Stephens & St. Agnes School Business 5 Cory Goodman Sr. G 6-1 160 Philadelphia, Pa./Episcopal Academy Architecture 20 Holden Greiner Sr. F 6-8 210 Traverse City, Mich./Saint Francis Marketing 42 Gabe Knutson Sr. F 6-9 220 Urbandale, Iowa/Waukee Accounting 3 C.J. McCollum Sr. G 6-3 200 Canton, Ohio/Glen Oak High School Journalism 11 Mackey McKnight Jr. G 6-0 170 New Orleans, La./Langham Creek Sociology/Social Psychology 15 Corey Schaefer So. G 6-1 175 Johnston, Iowa/Johnston High School Business 23 Tyrone Staggers So. F 6-5 210 Chicago, Ill./ Saint Ignatius College Prep Engineering
Murray H. Goodman ’48 Head Coach: Brett Reed (Eckerd College ’95), Sixth Season Associate Head Coach: Antoni Wyche (Notre Dame ’99) Assistant Coaches: Ryan Krueger (Lehigh ‘00) and Stephen Ott (SUNY New Paltz ’05) Director of Basketball Operations: T.J. Jordan (St. Mary’s, Md. ‘08) Video Coordinator: Dutch Gaitley (Monmouth ‘10)
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE BY POSITION BY STATE/COUNTRY Devon Carter: DEV-in Guards (8): B.J. Bailey, Devon Carter, Stefan Canada (1): Stefan Cvrkalj Jesse Chuku: CHOO-koo Cvrkalj, Anthony D’Orazio, Cory Goodman, England (1): Jesse Chuku Stefan Cvrkalj: Sa-VERK-eye C.J. McCollum, Mackey McKnight, Corey Illinois (1): Tyrone Staggers Anthony D’Orazio: Door-AH-zio Schaefer Iowa (2): Gabe Knutson, Corey Schaefer Holden Greiner: GRINE-err Forwards (6): Conroy Baltimore, Jesse Chuku, Maryland (1): Justin Goldsborough Gabe Knutson: cuh-NUTE-sen Justin Goldsborough, Holden Greiner, Gabe Michigan (1): Holden Greiner Mackey McKnight: Mack-EE Knutson, Tyrone Staggers New Jersey (2): B.J. Bailey, Anthony D’Orazio BY CLASS New York (1): Conroy Baltimore Seniors (4): Holden Greiner, Cory Goodman, Ohio (2): Devon Carter, C.J. McCollum Gabe Knutson, C.J. McCollum Pennsylvania (1): Cory Goodman Juniors (3): B.J. Bailey, Anthony D’Orazio, Mack- Texas (1): Mackey McKnight ey McKnight Sophomores (4): Conroy Baltimore, Stefan Cvrkalj, Corey Schaefer, Tyrone Staggers Freshmen (3): Devon Carter, Jesse Chuku, Justin Goldsborough
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season and the second most victories in the 30-year history of Stabler Arena. Reed also mentored the Mountain Hawks’ second consecutive Patriot League Rookie of BRETT REED the Year in Keefer as Lehigh became the first school in the league to accomplish that Head Coach feat. In addition, Reed oversaw a defensive unit that held league foe Bucknell to just 39 points on February 27, 2008 - the second fewest points ever allowed by the Brown Sixth Year as Lehigh Head Coach and White since the inception of Patriot League play in 1990. Reed was named Lehigh’s head coach on August 10, 2007. He had been an as- sistant at Lehigh for the previous five years, serving as associate head coach for the 2006-07 campaign. During his time at Lehigh as assistant and later associate head coach, Reed The 2012-13 season is Dr. Brett Reed’s sixth as the Murray H. Goodman ’48 Head performed numerous duties, including the coordination of recruitment, academic Men’s Basketball Coach at Lehigh University. In five years on the sideline, Reed has mentoring, detailed scouting of opponents and overall player development. He has by far the most victories by a Lehigh head coach in his first five seasons and has won been very instrumental in securing seven consecutive seasons in the upper half of 75 percent of his games at Stabler Arena, which is second on the Lehigh leaderboard. the Patriot League as well as the Mountain Hawks’ 2004 Patriot League Champion- His 60.0 career Division I winning percentage is tops among active Patriot League ship and four of the winningest seasons in school history (2003-04, 2005-06, 2009-10, coaches. Last season, Reed led the Mountain Hawks to a school-record 27 wins, the 2011-12). program’s third Patriot League Championship and second in the last three seasons. Prior to his time at Lehigh, Reed served as the top assistant coach at High Point Lehigh made history in 2011-12, posting its best season in school history. The University in North Carolina for two seasons. Reed was an integral part of the coaching Mountain Hawks set a school record for nonleague wins (12), tied a record for Patriot staff that led the Panthers to the Big South Championship Game in 2002. Included in League victories (11) while shattering the previous wins record of 22 which was set just that two-year period, Reed recruited a Big South Rookie of the Year and a Player of two seasons prior. Along the way, Lehigh also played tough against BCS Conference the Year. foes, including NCAA Tournament #1 seed Michigan State, holding a 38-35 hafltime Reed spent the 1999-2000 season as the Director of Basketball Operations at the lead in a valiant effort that fell just short. University of North Carolina - Greensboro. He began his collegiate coaching career That effort was a precursor of what would follow as Lehigh pulled off one of at Oakland (Mich.) Community College where he was an assistant for his father’s the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history. The Mountain Hawks topped Duke, program. 75-70, becoming only the sixth #15 seed to ever beat a #2 seed and second in the same A native of Waterford, Michigan, Reed attended Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, day (Norfolk State defeated Missouri just hours earlier). C.J. McCollum led the way Florida where he contributed at point guard and helped lead his team to a conference with 30 points as Lehigh never trailed by more than five and was leading for much championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. Reed graduated with honors, of the game. Mountain Hawks’ largest lead came in the final minute (eight) as the earning his Bachelor’s degree in 1995 before earning his Master’s at Wayne State in squad always had an answer for the Blue Devils’ runs. 1998. In 2003, Reed received his Ph.D. from Wayne State University in Instructional That effort put the Lehigh men’s basketball program squarely on the map as Technology with a Cognate in Sports Administration. He is one of only two Division over the ensuing days, the Mountain Hawks were featured in an endless number I men’s basketball head coaches in the entire nation to have earned their doctorate of national media outlets including SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, degrees. Reed was also honored during his academic career with a number of awards Sports Illustrated, USA Today and more. Entering this season, the Mountain Hawks including the prestigious Thomas C. Rumbell Fellowship. are ranked among the mid-major’s best teams by numerous outlets while McCollum Reed and his wife Kindra reside in Bethlehem with their sons Brendan and has already been named a First Team All-American by Sporting News. Calvin, and daughter Makenna. In 2009-10, Reed led Lehigh to its second Patriot League Tournament Champi- onship, its first outright regular season league title, the most wins in school history (at the time) and the most-ever wins at Stabler Arena. The Mountain Hawks also led WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT COACH REED “Brett Reed is an excellent basketball coach. In just a few years, he has led the resur- the Patriot League in scoring offense, scoring margin, three point percentage, assist gence of Lehigh basketball and turned it into a power from the Patriot League. He’s to turnover ratio and defensive rebounds. Their 220 made three-pointers established building a program that can withstand one of sport’s ultimate challenges – the test a new school record. of time. It is undoubtedly an impressive accomplishment.” During that championship season, Reed mentored McCollum, who became the - Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University and U.S. National Team Head Coach first player in Patriot League history to be named the Player and Rookie of the Year while also earning a spot on the Sporting News and CollegeInsider.com All-Fresh- “I’ve known Brett Reed for over 10 years, and was fortunate to have him on my staff men Teams. Reed also saw three other players earn All-League laurels with seniors and watch him develop as a coach. I strongly believe Brett is one of the best young Marquis Hall and Zahir Carrington named to the Second Team and freshman Gabe coaches in the country. His performance in 2011-12 was as good as or better than any- Knutson to the All-Rookie squad. In addition, Hall received his second consecutive one in our profession. He’s an excellent basketball coach on the floor, has incredible Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year award and Lehigh’s starting five of Dave demeanor on the sideline and has proven that he is a top-notch recruiter.” Buchberger, Carrington, Hall, McCollum and Knutson achieved an average grade - Fran McCaffery, former Lehigh and current University of Iowa Head Coach point average of 3.2. Reed continued the success into 2010-11, leading the Mountain Hawks to their “I am very proud of the success Brett has enjoyed as the head men’s basketball coach second straight Patriot League Semifinal appearance where they fell just short of at Lehigh University. Brett is extremely intelligent, hard-working and passionate advancing to their second straight championship game. Lehigh enjoyed a strong about the game of basketball and is a terrific role model for the young men in his non-league season, winning five of its final six heading into Patriot League play. program. I am excited for what Brett has been able to accomplish in his short time The nine victories tied for the second most non-league wins in school history while as the head coach at Lehigh and am confident that he will continue to be successful compiling the most non-league victories over a three-year span in school laurels. for many years to come.” Success continued into Patriot League play as the Mountain Hawks led the league in - Billy Taylor, former Lehigh and current Ball State Head Coach scoring, rebounding and blocked shots. They also garnered the most Patriot League weekly awards (10), including a record-breaking six player of the week honors for “Brett Reed is respected by our student-athletes, he is an excellent teacher and com- McCollum. municator and has been an extremely productive recruiter. I admire his values, his The success also translated into the classroom as Rob Keefer was named a can- work ethic, his energy and his devotion to our players, their education and their didate for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, becoming the second Mountain Hawk experience.” in as many years among the 30 candidates. A year earlier, Hall was a finalist as he - Joe Sterrett, Lehigh Murray H. Goodman ‘48 Dean of Athletics and nine other student-athletes traveled to Indianapolis to take part in festivities surrounding the Final Four. During the 2008-09 season, Reed led the Mountain Hawks to some very notewor- Reed’s Coaching Resume thy accomplishments and continued to build upon the solid foundation established at the beginning of his Lehigh career. The accomplishments included the Mountain Year Record (Pct.) PL Home Notables Hawks’ most non-league wins ever, the best start to a season in decades, the most 2007-08 14-15 (.483) 7-7 11-4 overall road wins since 1991 and the school’s first-ever victory over a Big East foe. 2008-09 15-14 (.517) 5-9 8-6 Reed also mentored a pair of All-Patriot League selections in Hall and Carrington. 2009-10 22-11 (.667) 10-4 15-2 PL Reg Season Championship Hall went onto became Lehigh’s first-ever Patriot League Men’s Basketball Scholar- PL Tourn. Championship Athlete of the Year, while Carrington was the school’s first All-District selection since NCAA Tournament 1988. 2010-11 16-15 (.516) 6-8 9-5 PL Semifinals In his first season as a collegiate head coach, Reed led the Mountain Hawks 2011-12 27-8 (.771) 11-3 12-1 PL Tourn. Championship to the third most wins for a first-year headman in the 108-season history of Lehigh NCAA win over Duke Basketball. Reed’s immediate impact was especially significant considering the squad 2012-13 8-2 (.800) 0-0 4-0 lost 3,375 career points from the previous year’s senior class and had a very young Total 102-65 ( .611) 39-31 ( 557). 59-18 ( 766). roster that consisted of 10 of 14 players either in their freshman or sophomore cam- paigns. Despite those factors, Reed guided the team to more wins than the previous Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2012-13 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 11: LEHIGH AT NORTH TEXAS • DECEMBER 20, 2012 • PAGE 18
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH ANTONI WYCHE STEPHEN OTT
Antoni Wyche is in his fourth season as an assistant coach at Lehigh, and second Stephen Ott is in his second season on the Mountain Hawks’ coaching staff after as associate head coach, after helping lead the Mountain Hawks to two Patriot League serving as an assistant coach for two stints at Siena. He first worked under former Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances in the last three years. Wyche Lehigh head coach Fran McCaffery as director of basketball operations from 2006- took over as associate head coach after Matt Logie departed to become the head coach 08 and then returned to Siena as assistant coach for 2010-11 under new head coach at Whitworth University. Mitch Buonaguro. Ott assisted in all aspects of the program, including recruiting, A 1999 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Wyche brings a wealth of scouting, practice preparation, film review and talent evaluation. professional playing experience to the Lehigh sidelines, having played in numerous Ott made an immediate impact on the Lehigh program, helping lead the Mountain pro leagues in the United States and overseas for nearly a decade following his col- Hawks to a school-record 27 wins in 2011-12, their second Patriot League Champion- legiate career. ship in the last three years and a historic NCAA Tournament win over Duke. Wyche has made an immediate impact as the Mountain Hawks have gone 82-48 Ott served as director of basketball operations under McCaffery from 2006-08, in his four seasons in Bethlehem while winning the 2010 and 2012 Patriot League helping build a Saints’ program that advanced to the second round of the 2008 NCAA Championships. Lehigh has posted a winning record each season, while coming within Tournament after an upset of Vanderbilt. a single possession of hosting its second straight Patriot League Title game in 2011. Due to his leadership ability and relationship building skills, Ott went onto a A four-year member of the Notre Dame program, Wyche averaged 12 points, prestigious position as the Director of Team Events at the Hoop Group. His time there four assists and four rebounds per game during his time in South Bend as a point resulted in Team Events having the largest number of teams (over 1,000 AAU Teams) guard and shooting guard playing under head coach John McLeod. Also on staff for and an increase in talent level. He organized a number of events run annually by the the Fighting Irish were former Lehigh head coaches McCaffery and Taylor, now the Hoop Group, including: The Philly Hoop Group Classic, three national High School head coaches at Iowa and Ball State, respectively. Following graduation, Wyche began Showcases (providing the premier stages for top high school talent in the nation) and his professional career by playing for the New Jersey Shorecats of the United States the Hoop Group Jam Fests (various AAU showcase for rising scholastic stars). Basketball League during the spring of 2000. A 2005 graduate of the State University of New York at New Paltz, Ott began his A native of New York, Wyche’s first international playing experience came as a coaching career as the head assistant coach at Ulster County Community College. In member of Fersped Rabotnicki in Macedonia where he led his team to a 33-4 record his first year there, Ulster increased its win total by 10 games, defeating the top-ranked and the Macedonian First Division championship. Wyche averaged 21 points, five team in the country and placing third in the Mid-Hudson Athletic Conference. assists and five rebounds during the regular season before registering averages of 13.5 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals during the Korac Cup. Among his international playing stops, Wyche has also played for Club de Mayas in Mexico, Kouvot in Finland, Niigata Albirex in Japan, Al Rayyan in Qatar and Zain in Jordan. He averaged 26 points and six assists for Club de Mayas in 2002, 17 points, four assists and five rebounds for Kouvot in 2002-03 and nine points, five rebounds and a league-leading six assists for Niigata Albirex in 2006-07. Wyche also played for DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS the Adirondack Wildcats of USBL in 2003. T.J. JORDAN
ASSISTANT COACH T.J. Jordan is in his third season on the Lehigh men’s basketball coaching staff as RYAN KRUEGER the team’s Director of Basketball Operations. Jordan came to Lehigh after the 2009-10 season when he served as assistant coach at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. An accomplished athlete, Jordan was a four-year member of the bas- ketball team at St. Mary’s College (Md.), where he graduated in 2008 with a degree in Political Science.
Ryan Krueger enters his second season back on the Lehigh coaching staff follow- ing one season with the University of Oklahoma men’s basketball staff. A 2000 Lehigh graduate, Krueger reunites with head coach Brett Reed and associate head coach Antoni Wyche. Krueger was a Lehigh assistant during the Mountain Hawks’ 2009-10 Patriot League Championship season before departing for the Big 12. Krueger promptly led VIDEO COORDINATOR Lehigh to another championship, and NCAA Tournament win over Duke in his first year back in Bethlehem. DUTCH GAITLEY Krueger has a variety of experience in his basketball coaching career, perhaps none more valuable than his time as an NBA assistant coach with the New Jersey Nets. His experiences have proved important during Lehigh’s Patriot League Championship seasons through the development of players, through his ability to do technical work with advance scouting and more. A tremendous work ethic led Krueger from his time as an engineering student at Lehigh to his four-year stint with the Nets (2003-07), a Big 12 power in Oklahoma, then Dutch Gaitley begins his first season on Lehigh men’s basketball’s coaching staff ultimately back to Bethlehem for his second stint with the Mountain Hawks’ staff. as the team’s Video Coordinator. He joins the Mountain Hawks after spending a Krueger first started out as an assistant video coordinator with the Nets, then was season at Temple as a Graduate Manager. A Haverford, Pa. native, Gaitley played quickly promoted in successive years to being on the bench in the NBA for two seasons. three seasons of basketball at Monmouth before transferring to Temple and playing Upon completion of his time with the Nets, he went onto experiences at Rutgers and his final year of eligibility for the Owls. Off the court, Gaitley was a Dean’s List Student then as a head coach of a professional team (the Maryland GreenHawks) out of the at Monmouth, completing his undergraduate degree in just three years. Premier Basketball League before returning to Lehigh in 2009-10. Krueger began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for Virginia Common- wealth University in August of 2002.
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#1 Anthony D’Orazio Guard • Junior • 6-2 • 170 Camden, N.J. • Camden Catholic Major: Accounting
WHY LEHIGH? “While considering Lehigh, I discovered it offered all the things I was looking for in a university. It was relatively close to home, the basketball coaching staff at Lehigh is excellent, the quality of education is amongst the highest in the country and the staff at Lehigh created a welcoming experience during my visits. All of these qualities, including the standout basketball program, are why I chose Lehigh University.”
ON COACH REED: “Coach Reed is a methodical, knowledgeable, and eager coach who will endure many years of success. I look forward to expanding my basketball career with the team and staff from Lehigh University.”
2012-13 UPDATE • Posted 10 points, along with a carerer-high six assists and four steals, in win over Fordham (12/4). • Finished with four points, four rebounds and a career-high four assists in rout of Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1). • Strong game at Quinnipiac (11/27) with five points via 2-of-4 shooting along with three rebounds and a season-high two assists. • Scored four points while adding a career-high six rebounds at Sacred Heart (11/25). • Had a three for a fourth straight game vs. Penn in the NIT Season Tip-Off (11/20). • Knocked down only shot attempt against Fairfield (11/19), a three-pointer. • Strong performance at both ends of the court in the NIT Season Tip-Off vs. Robert Morris (11/12). Scored nine points on 3-of-6 shooting, including 2-of-4 from three-point range. • Made first-career start in season opener at #19/18 Baylor (11/9), posting two rebounds and an assist.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2011-12): Averaged 2.6 points and 1.0 rebounds per game, playing in 33 of the 35 games … Also dished out a career-high 21 assists … Season was highlighted by a game-winning three-pointer to beat Wagner in December … Got into action in the NCAA Tourna- ment against Xavier (3/18) … Finished with five points vs. Holy Cross (2/4) on 2-of-4 shooting. Also added two rebounds, an assist and steal … Posted three points and a career-high three assists against Navy (1/26) … Had four points on 2-of-3 shooting in 90-76 win at Lafayette (1/22) … Scored five points via 2-of-3 shooting vs. Bucknell (1/18) … Six points via 2-of-3 from long range in 11-point win over American (1/11) … Five points in nonleague finale vs. UMES (1/3), including 1-of-1 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free throw line … Had seven points on 3-of-6 shooting against Arcadia (12/12) … Finished with eight points, including the game-winning three-pointer with just GETTING TO KNOW ANTHONY eight seconds remaining, to give Lehigh a thrilling 70-69 win over Wagner (12/10) … Tied a career high with two assists vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) Nickname: Draz (12/7) … Strong with four points, four rebounds, an assist, block and steal at Fordham (12/1) … Three points, two rebounds and career-high Major & Why: Accounting offers a strong fundamental two assists against Eastern Kentucky (11/20) … Posted five points in win at Fairleigh Dickinson (11/15) … Strong performance at Iowa State foundation in business that will allow me to develop (11/12), scoring 11 points while tying a career-high five rebounds and posting a career-best three steals … Scored five points via 2-of-2 shooting other skills as I progress through my future business in season opener at St. John’s (11/9) ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. endeavors. Favorite Place on Campus: Linderman Library AS A FRESHMAN (2010-11): Saw time in 30 of the team’s 31 games, averaging 2.4 points and 1.1 rebounds per contest … Shot .400 (28-for-70) Favorite Food: Cheese Steak (preferably from Pat’s) from the field … Stellar against Navy (2/9), netting six points on 2-of-2 shooting. Also converted Lehigh’s first (and only) four-point play of Favorite Color: Blue the season … Second straight five-point game in 12 minutes vs. Navy (1/12) … Impressed in first-ever Patriot League game at American (1/8), Favorite Musical Artist: Jay-Z scoring five points in only seven minutes … Had a rebound, assist and block in only six minutes at NJIT (1/4) … Scored four points on 2-of-4 Favorite Movie: Zoolander and Anchorman shooting, while adding an assist vs. Saint Francis … Five points on 2-of-3 shooting at Marist (12/10) … Recorded a career-high two steals vs. Favorite TV Show: Two and a Half Men Fordham (12/4) … Knocked down the only shot he took (a three-pointer) at Kent State (11/26) … Four points on 2-of-3 shooting vs. Cornell Favorite Website: YouTube (11/22) … Scored six points in limited minutes at Monmouth (11/19) … Had four points while picking up a career-high five rebounds in the Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Chris Berman home opener vs. Wagner (11/15) … Scored a team-high 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting in collegiate debut at Penn State (11/12). Included an Favorite Pro Team: Lakers incredible 14 points in a four-minute span … Was later named the season’s first Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Nov. 15. Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Greg Jennings - he puts the team on his back BEFORE LEHIGH: Four-year varsity letterwinner for Camden Catholic, highlighted by breakout senior season when he was Team MVP … Hobbies: Fishing, Surfing, Scuba Diving Also played two years for the AAU team, South Jersey Select … 2010 Boys Basketball Player of the Year for the Courier Post and Philadelphia Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated Inquirer … First Team All-South Jersey as a senior … Was a Third Team All-State honoree … MVP for the 2010 NJSIAA Boys Basketball State Place I’d Like To Visit: Greece, Spain, Argentina Championship Game … Selected for Al Carino All-Star Third Team … A member of the North/South Jersey All-Star Team … Last February, Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Salsa Dancing he broke the school record for most points in a game (41) … MVP for Prime Time Shootout at Villanova (January of 2009 and ’10) … Garnered Dream Job: Hedge Fund Director the John McGrath Memorial Award for Unsung Hero (March, 2009) … MVP of the Olympic Cage Challenge Tournament a month prior. I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It was the only one available freshman year. If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Tennis GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS or football If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Divide it amongst friends and family, then donate the rest to various 2012-13 SEASON HIGHS Points: 10 vs. Fordham (12/4/12) Rebounds: 6 at Sacred Heart (11/25/12) Assists: 6 vs. Fordham (12/4/12) Steals: 4 vs. Fordham (12/4/12) CAREER HIGHS Points: 17 at Penn State (11/12/10) Rebounds: 6 at Sacred Heart (11/25/12) Assists: 6 vs. Fordham (12/4/12) Steals: 4 vs. Fordham (12/4/12)
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#3 C.J. McCollum *Co-Captain*
Guard • Senior • 6-3 • 200 Canton, Ohio • GlenOak High School Major: Journalism
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because of its great academic reputation. I also liked the players and coaching staff.”
ON COACH REED: “Coach Reed is a nice guy and will go the extra mile for all of his players.”
2012-13 UPDATE • Leads the nation in scoring (as of Monday) . Also leads the nation with three 30-point games this season . • Has posted double-figure points in 33 straight games and 100 of his 109 career games. • Stellar with 29 points at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/8), which included 11-of-11 from the free throw line. Added nine rebounds. • Finished with 13 points, five rebounds and four assists against Fordham (12/4). GETTING TO KNOW C.J. • Stellar with 23 points in just 24 minutes in rout of Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1). Was 9-of-14 from the field and 3-of-5 from three- What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Friendly point range. Added three rebounds, three assists, a season-high four steals and a block. people, good college, atmosphere and teammates • Scored 25 second-half points at Quinnipiac (11/27) (a career high for most points in a half). That included 14 straight Lehigh points Major & Why: Journalism because I want to be a Sports in the span of 3:19 to turn a one-point deficit into an 11-point win. Added a season-high nine rebounds. Analyst and Broadcaster • Broke the Patriot League career scoring record at Sacred Heart (11/25). Posted 26 points on 8-of-14 shooting (and 5-of-7 from Favorite Class at Lehigh: Intro to Acting three) to surpass Holy Cross’ Rob Feaster (2,224 career points) for first all time. Favorite Place on Campus: Dining Halls • Finished with 21 points, four rebounds and three assists in the NIT Season Tip-Off vs. Penn (11/20). Favorite Food: Anything my mom makes, mainly her lasagna, and I’m in love with French Fries • Scored 35+ points for the second time in the first four games, netting 35 on 12-of-21 shooting against Fairfield (11/19). That Favorite Color: Blue and Green included 5-of-7 from three-point range. Also added six rebounds and two assists. Favorite Musical Artist: J Cole • Efficient at Pittsburgh (11/13), scoring 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting and 3-of-4 from three-point range. Favorite Movie: Glory Road and The Dark Knight Rises • Posted 19 points (on 8-of-15 shooting) along with four rebounds, four assists and two steals vs. Robert Morris (11/12). Favorite TV Show: Gossip Girl • Stellar in season opener at #19/18 Baylor (11/9), scoring a game-high 36 points (just six from his career high) on 14-of-32 shooting. Favorite Website: Bossip and Ballislife Added eight rebounds, two assists and three steals. Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Marv Albert Favorite Pro Team: Cleveland Browns AS A JUNIOR (2011-12): Stellar junior campaign, averaging 21.9 points per game (fifth nationally) and 6.5 rebounds ... First in the Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Hope Solo Long naps, lounging and eating Patriot League in scoring and second in rebounding ... Named Patriot League Player of the Year and AP Honorable Mention All- Hobbies: Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: ESPN Body Issue American for the second time in three seasons … First Team All-League for third consecutive year … Garnered ECAC Player of the Place I’d Like To Visit: Barcelona and Rio Year as well, earning the award over players from the ACC, Big East and Atlantic 10 … One of only 25 players nationally named a Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Singing really well. Like Lute Olson All-American … Named NABC First Team All-District for third straight season … Patriot League Player of the Week on Jeremih, Chris Brown or Miguel six occasions this season (Dec. 12, Jan. 3, Jan. 16, Jan. 30, Feb. 13 and Feb. 20), including five in an eight-week span. Already owns a Dream Job: NBA league-record 12 awards for his career … Also named ECAC Player of the Week twice (Jan. 17 and Feb. 14) … Earned Team MVP I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It runs in my family honors at annual banquet … Posted five double-doubles to up career total to 18 … Eclipsed 20 points on 20 occasions and 30 points and I’ve had it all my life. Allen Iverson was my favorite five times to up career 20 and 30-point games to 57 and 13, respectively ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. player growing up. If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Baseball because it was my best sport GAME-BY-GAME: Posted 14 points and eight rebounds in NCAA Tournament against 10th seeded Xavier … Stellar game, with 30 If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Invest some of it, give some points, six rebounds and six assists as part of huge NCAA Tournament win over #2 Duke (3/16) … Had 29 points on 9-of-17 shoot- to charity, cash out and travel ing, while adding three rebounds, five assists, two blocks and three steals in Patriot League Championship Game at Bucknell (3/7). Was named MVP of the Patriot League Tournament and was a nominee for the Capital One Impact Performance of the Week (see 2012-13 SEASON HIGHS video below) … Stellar all-around effort vs. American (3/3), scoring 27 points on 10-of-16 shooting while adding 10 rebounds and Points: 36 at Baylor (11/9/12) six assists for his 18th career double-double. Eclipsed 2,000 career points late in the second half, becoming just the second player in Rebounds: 9, two times; last at Saint Francis (12/8/12) school history and fourth in Patriot League history to reach that plateau … Scored 15 points while posting a career high and Patriot Assists: 4, four times; last vs. Fordham (12/4/12) Steals: 4 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) League record seven steals in the PL Quarterfinals vs. Colgate (2/29) … Efficient all-around performance, scoring 26 points via 11-of-18 shooting at Army (2/25). Added six rebounds and five assists … Scored 24 points on 9-of-18 shooting while adding three CAREER HIGHS rebounds and two assists at Navy (2/22) … Strong all-around effort with 22 points, eight rebounds, four assists, three blocks and Points: 42 at Kent State (11/26/10) a steal vs. Lafayette (2/18) … Scored 15 points at Bucknell (2/16), including a tie-breaking three pointer with less than one second Rebounds: 15 vs. Colgate (2/16/11) Assists: 9 vs. Bucknell (1/18/12) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Steals: 7 vs. Colgate (2/29/12) MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 2012-13 Career Double-Figure Scoring 10 100 Last Time: at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/8/12) 20+ points 7 66 Last Time: at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/8/12) 30+ points 3 17 Last Time: at Quinnipiac (11/27/12) 10+ rebounds 0 18 Last Time: vs. American (3/3/12) 5+ assists 0 16 Last Time: at Bucknell (3/7/12)
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2012-13 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 11: LEHIGH AT NORTH TEXAS • DECEMBER 20, 2012 • PAGE 21 remaining. The trey was included on ESPN’s SportsCenter as the #2 Play of the Day …Filled McCollum has been among his class’ leaders in scoring as both a fresh- up the stat sheet with 22 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and five steals vs. Colgate (2/11) man, sophomore and junior … Broke out for 30 points and nine boards at American (2/9) … Impressed with 20 points, seven rebounds, five assists and five steals in dominant effort against Holy Cross (2/4) … Tremendous overall game against Army (1/29) in his second-straight double-double. Scored 25 points while adding 10 rebounds, five steals, three assists and three blocks. Became the JUNIOR ELITE first player to hit all of those levels against a Division I opponent since Marqus Blakely did Name, School PPG (Nat’l Rank) it for Vermont on Dec. 30, 2009 … Strong all-around game vs. Navy (1/26), posting his 1. Damian Lillard, Weber St. 24.5 (2) 15th-career double-double (second this season) with 24 points, season-high 14 rebounds 2. Shane Gibson, Sacred Heart 22.0 (4) and three assists in front of a national TV audience on CBS Sports Network … Broke out 3 . C .J . McCollum, Lehigh 21 .9 (5) for 19 second-half points at Lafayette (1/22), including 12 straight Mountain Hawk points in one stretch. Finished with 26 on 7-of-14 shooting and 10-of-12 from the free throw line. 4. Gerardo Suero, Albany 21.5 (7) Grabbed a game-high seven rebounds … Scored 14 points and a career-high nine assists 5. Nate Wolters, S. Dakota St. 21.2 (8) against Bucknell (1/18) … Fourth 30-point game of the season, finishing with 32 at Colgate Frank Gaines, IPFW 21.2 (8) (1/14) which included 7-of-12 from three-point range … Posted 26 points, four rebounds and season-high tying five steals in win against American (1/11) … Finished with 27 points and eight rebounds in Patriot League opener at Holy Cross (1/7) … Had 18 points, seven SOPHOMORE SCORING LEADERS rebounds, three assists and four steals in nonleague finale vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (1/3) … Netted a season-high 34 points at Bryant (12/31) via 13-of-21 shooting. Also added five Name, School PPG (Nat’l Rank) rebounds … Posted 14th-career double-double and first this season via 22 points and 11 1 . C .J . McCollum, Lehigh 21 .8 (9) rebounds at Saint Peter’s (12/28) … Strong at #19/20 Michigan State (12/22), scoring 19 2. Alec Brooks, Colorado 20.5 (18) points while adding a team-high eight rebounds and five assists … Stellar in leading the 3. Kevin Foster, Santa Clara 20.2 (22) Mountain Hawks to a gutsy 70-69 win at Wagner (12/10). Finished with a team-high 22 4. Derrick Williams, Arizona 19.5 (30) points on 7-of-14 shooting, while adding a team-high six rebounds and five assists … 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting, along with seven rebounds vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/7) … John Jenkins, Vanderbilt 19.5 (30) Scored a game-high 31 points at Cornell (12/3) on 8-of-16 shooting and 13-of-15 from the free throw line. Also added five rebounds, two assists and two steals … Strong all-around game with 15 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals in road win at Fordham FRESH LEADER (12/1) … Posted 23 points, including 15-of-18 from the free throw line in the home opener Name, School PPG vs. Quinnipiac (11/28). Also added four assists, three rebounds, three steals and two blocks 1 . C .J . McCollum, Lehigh 19 .1 in the 86-75 win … Finished with 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting, while adding five rebounds and three assists vs. Eastern Kentucky (11/20). Following the game, was named MVP of the 2. Chris Gaston, Fordham 18.0 2K Sports Classic Lynchburg Subregional … Went off for 32 points on 10-of-16 shooting and 3. Markeith Cummings, Kennesaw State 17.4 9-of-9 from the free throw line in win at Liberty (11/19). Also added five rebounds, three 4. Alec Burks, Colorado 17.1 assists and two steals … Had double-digit points for the 60th time in his career, posting 15 5. John Wall, Kentucky 16.6 in rout of William & Mary (11/18) … Eclipsed 20 points for the first time this season, scor- ing 23 (17 after halftime) while adding six rebounds and five steals … 16 points, six assists, three rebounds and three steals at Iowa State (11/12) … Posted a team-high 19 points in the Patriot League Player of the Week honor (12/20) … 20 points, eight rebounds, three assists season opener at St. John’s (11/9). and three steals vs. Saint Francis (12/13) … Another monster game at Marist (12/10), scor- ing 35 points on 10-of-20 shooting, 6-of-11 from three-point range and 9-of-10 from the free AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Enjoyed a sensational sophomore campaign, leading the throw line. Had a career-high six steals while grabbing nine rebounds as well … 15 points, Patriot League and finishing ninth in the nation in scoring (21.8) … Also led the team and six rebounds, two assists and two steals at Quinnipiac (12/7) … Finished with 12 points finished third in the league in rebounding (7.8) while his 2.5 steals per game stood 12th and 10 rebounds vs. Fordham (12/4) … Scored exactly 100 points over a three-game stretch nationally … Served as team co-captain along with Rob Keefer and Michael Ojo ... Led the starting on 11/26 against Kent State and running through 12/1 vs. Stony Brook … Posted Patriot league with an 84.5 free throw percentage … Named First Team All-Patriot League and another incredible effort, scoring 31 points on 10-of-19 shooting and 9-of-10 from the free NABC First Team All-District for a second straight season … One of only 10 players named throw line at Stony Brook (12/1). Also added five assists … Named Patriot League Player of USBWA All-District, joining an impressive group of individuals, including six from the Big the Week on 11/29 and was recognized on ESPN.com as one of the nation’s “More Players East and one from the Big Ten, CAA and Atlantic 10 … Named Patriot League Player of the Who Wowed Us.” Also garnered ECAC Player of the Week … Wrapped up a stellar week Week for a league record six times … Earned ECAC Player of the Week twice … Eclipsed with 27 points vs. Bryant (11/28) … Career game in front of many friends and family at Kent 1,000 career points in January, becoming the first active sophomore in the nation to reach State (11/26), posting a career-high 42 points on 15-of-25 shooting. That tied for the third that milestone … At 1,308 career points, he stands 14th in school history and 39th in Patriot most points a Lehigh player has ever scored in a single-game, while falling just seven short League history in career scoring. McCollum stands only 916 points away from the Patriot of tying the school record (49) … Posted second double-double in as many home games vs. League career record … Garnered honorable mention Mid-Major All-America status from Cornell (11/22), finishing with 20 points and a career-high tying 13 rebounds … Finished with CollegeHoops.net … Named the team’s Athlete of the Year … Owned one of the nation’s 19 points at Monmouth (11/19), including 12 in the second half … Recorded fourth-career largest scoring games of the season (42) … Posted 10 double-doubles on the season to up his double-double in win over Wagner (11/15), posting 20 points and 11 rebounds. career total to 12 … Mountain Hawks finished 13-9 when he led the team in scoring. AS A FRESHMAN (2009-10): Leading freshman scorer in the nation (19.1) ... First player in GAME-BY-GAME: Posted a team-high 19 points and 11 rebounds in the Patriot League Patriot League history to be named Player and Rookie of the Year … Patriot League First Semifinals at Bucknell (3/6) … Finished with 25 points on 7-of-15 shooting and 10-of-12 from Team All-League, All-Rookie and All-Tournament Team selection ... Named to All-Fresh- the free throw line, in the Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Navy (3/2) … Team-leading 19 man Team by Sporting News … Named Patriot League Player and Rookie of the Year by points at Holy Cross (2/26) while adding five rebounds, two blocks and two steals … Netted Sporting News … Scored the most points by a freshman in Patriot League and Lehigh His- 17 points at Bucknell (2/23), including one first-half stretch when he scored 11 in only 2:43 tory (631) capped off by 26 points against top-seeded Kansas in the NCAA Tournament … … 16 points vs. Lafayette (2/20), including 7-of-8 from the free throw line, while adding Nine-time league Rookie of the Week (tied for the most ever) … Has led Lehigh in scoring four rebounds, four steals and three assists … Scored 31 points and added a career-high 15 19 times with a season best of 33 vs. Army (2/13/10) … 10+ points in 29 games, 17 games rebounds against Colgate (2/16). That marked his fourth straight double-double at home … of 20+ points and three with 30+ … Posted three-double-doubles. Finished with 22 points at Army (2/12) for his 10th straight double-digit scoring game. Added eight rebounds, four assists, two blocks and three steals … Posted 20 points at Navy (2/9), BEFORE LEHIGH: Two-time First-Team All-Federal League, All-District IV and All-County which included 4-of-6 from three-point range. Also finished with nine rebounds to fall just selection … Federal League, District IV and Stark County Player of the Year … First-Team shy of his fifth straight double-double … Fourth-straight double-double behind 21 points and All-Ohio selection … Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year … Leading scorer in school history 10 rebounds against American (2/6) … Seventh straight game with 23+ points, scoring 29 vs. with 1,405 career points … Holds the school and county record for most points in a game Holy Cross (1/29). Filled up the stat sheet with a career-high tying 14 rebounds, season-high with 54 … Averaged 29.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game as a senior six assists, two blocks and two steals … Posted 24 points vs. Bucknell (1/26). Also added … Member of DECA, BLAST and E-commerce. 11 rebounds while hitting all 14 of his free throws … Netted 23 points at Lafayette (1/22) to go along with a career-high 14 rebounds. His double-double came less than 18 minutes into the game as his 10th board came with 2:26 left in the first half … Finished with 24 points at Colgate (1/19) on 10-of-18 shooting … Eclipsed 1,000 career points vs. Army (1/15), finish- ing with 24 points on 8-of-20 shooting. Became the 29th player in Lehigh history to reach that milestone, while also becoming the first active sophomore in the nation to reach 1,000. His 1,000th point came in his 51st career game … Scored 23 points and added 11 rebounds vs. Navy (1/12). He finished 8-of-17 from the field and a perfect 7-of-7 from the free throw line … Racked up a team-high 32 points in the Patriot League opener at American (1/8) on 12-of-22 shooting. Was later recognized with honorable mention recognition on the Patriot League weekly honor roll … Had 14 points and a team-high seven rebounds at NJIT (1/4). Went a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line … Team-high 16 points, including 8-of-9 from the free throw line in win at Yale (12/31) … Scored 23 points and added six rebounds and five steals against Saint Peter’s (12/29) … Tied a league record with his fourth straight Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2012-13 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 11: LEHIGH AT NORTH TEXAS • DECEMBER 20, 2012 • PAGE 22 #4 Devon Carter
Guard • Freshman • 6-4 • 195 Cleveland, Ohio • John Hay High School Major: Business
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because it fit the criteria I was looking for in a school: top notch academ- ics, basketball opportunity and a personality fit.”
ON COACH REED: “Coach Reed is a very cerebral coach. He knows the game of basketball from what I have seen. He appeared to respect me as more than just a basketball player. He made it feel like going to Lehigh was more about the student than the athlete.”
2012-13 UPDATE • Scored first-career points vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1), finishing with five while adding first-career assists (2) as well. • Had two late rebounds in the NIT Season Tip-Off win vs. Robert Morris (11/12). • Made collegiate debut in final minutes at #19/18 Baylor (11/9).
BEFORE LEHIGH: Standout at John Hay High School in Cleveland … Three-time MVP of varsity team GETTING TO KNOW DEVON and four-year starter … First Team All-District, All-Conference and All-Ohio honoree … Garnered North- Nickname: DC What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? My favorite east Ohio Division II Player of the Year … Named District Player of the Year as a junior, leading the team thing about Lehigh is the people and how they have in scoring with more than 20 points per game … Also averaged six assists, four rebounds and two steals treated me so far. … Led the Hornets to the Division II Regional Finals, the school’s first appearance in the regional since Major & Why: I want to major in Marketing because I was first introduced to it by Holden Greiner, then 1988 … Strong in the classroom as a member of the National Honor Society … Finished top three in his I did my own homework on the major and it was class with a 4.0 GPA. interesting. Favorite Place on Campus: Stabler Arena Favorite Food: I’ll eat anything Favorite Color: Black Favorite Musical Artist: J. Cole Favorite Movie: The Lion King Favorite TV Show: The Office Favorite Website: Twitter.com/DevonACarter Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Kenny The Jet Smith Favorite Pro Team: LA Lakers Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Tom Brady Hobbies: Basketball, Chess and Basketball Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Sports Illus- trated Place I’d Like To Visit: Africa Talent I’d Most Like To Have: To be able to draw Dream Job: NBA… I repeat… NBA I Wear My Jersey Number: 4…because I look good in it If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Save it and find a way to make more money
2012-13 SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Points: 5 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) Rebounds: 2 vs. Robert Morris (11/12/12) Assists: 2 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) Steals: -- GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS CAREER STATISTICS Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407
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#5 Cory Goodman Guard • Senior • 6-1 • 160 Philadelphia, Pa. • Episcopal Academy Major: Architecture
WHY LEHIGH? “The numerous opportunities that result from a Lehigh education.”
ON COACH REED: “Great mentor who believes in making you a better player and person.”
2012-13 UPDATE • Knocked down a three-pointer with less than a minute remaining to give Lehigh 100 points in a 102-62 rout of Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1). • Dished an assist in the home opener against Fairfield (11/19). • Came within a point of a career high, posting four in the NIT Season Tip-Off vs. Robert Morris (11/12). • Played in the game’s final minute at #19/18 Baylor (11/9). AS A JUNIOR (2011-12): Walk-on, who saw significant action off the bench late in 13 games … Finished with seven points, three assists and a rebound … Had first steal of the season against Holy Cross (2/4). Scored two points against Lafayette (2/18) … Picked up an assist late in the final minute vs. Army (1/29) … Career game against Arcadia (12/12), with five points and an assist in eight minutes of action … Also got into games vs. William & Mary (11/18), Eastern Kentucky (11/20), Saint Francis (12/7), at Bryant (12/31), vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (1/3), Navy (1/26), Colgate (2/11), Navy (2/23) and American (3/3). AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Saw action in three games, posting a rebound, assist and steal … Did not attempt any shots … Played in three home games, vs. Wagner, Bryant and Saint Francis (Pa.) … Posted his GETTING TO KNOW CORY rebound and assist against Saint Francis. Nickname: Gucci Major & Why: Civil Engineering & Architecture What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Most of BEFORE LEHIGH: Team captain at Episcopal Academy under coach Daniel Dougherty … Averaged 18 the people points and five assists per game as a senior … Recipient of the Daniel J. Dougherty Basketball Award … Has Favorite Place on Campus: The gym Favorite Food: Pizza played with Wayne Ellington of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Gerald Henderson (Charlotte Bobcats) Favorite Color: Blue in high school … Played in the Philadelphia 2009 All-Star Labor Classic … Played AAU Basketball for Sam Favorite Musical Artist: Meek Mill Rines … Named a Rise Academy Second Team All Inter-Academic League … Member of the Honor Roll. Favorite Movie: The Pursuit of Happiness Favorite TV Show: How I Met Your Mother Favorite Website: ESPN Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Stephen A. Smith Favorite Pro Team: Lakers Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Michael Vick Hobbies: Drawing, Drafting Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: SLAM Place I’d Like To Visit: Dubai Dream Job: Entrepreneur & NBA I Wear My Jersey Number Because: Didn’t have a choice, but I like #22 because of Wayne Ellington If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Football If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Graduate, invest and retire CAREER HIGHS Points: 5 vs. Arcadia (12/12/11) Minutes: 8 vs. Arcadia (12/12/11) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Rebounds: 1, three times; last vs. FDU (12/1/12) Assists: 1, five times; last vs. Fairfield (11/19/12) Steals: 1, two times; last vs. Holy Cross (2/4/12) CAREER STATISTICS Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2012-13 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 11: LEHIGH AT NORTH TEXAS • DECEMBER 20, 2012 • PAGE 24
#10 B.J. Bailey Guard • Junior • 6-3 • 185 Mays Landing, N.J. • Boston University • Holy Spirit Major: Psychology
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh for many reasons, the most important reason being the family-like feel of LU.”
ON COACH REED: “Dr. Reed has certainly been one of the most influential individuals in my life the past few years. I truly appreciate Dr. Reed’s support and active role in my transition of becoming a positive, loving man.”
AS A SOPHOMORE (2011-12): Impressed in his first season with the Mountain Hawks, especially down the stretch … Played in 22 games, averaging 2.9 points and 1.7 rebounds per game while serving as a strong defensive presence … Scored 50 of his 64 points over his final seven games (7.1 per game), including two double-digit scoring efforts … Shot 48 percent from three-point range (12-of-25) … Had four points and four rebounds in the NCAA Tournament against 10th-seeded Xavier (3/18) … Posted six points, two rebounds, two assists and two blocks in Patriot League Championship Game at Bucknell (3/7). That came GETTING TO KNOW B.J. in a career-high 29 minutes played … Finished with 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting in the Patriot League What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Constantly Quarterfinals vs. Colgate (2/29). Then had eight in the semis vs. American (3/3) … Recorded four points walking up and down the hill Major & Why: Psychology; I am fascinated with people and a career-high seven rebounds at Army (2/25) … Scored career-high 11 points at Navy (2/22), 3-of-3 and what makes them different. I am interested in the from three-point range … Seven points on 3-of-5 shooting vs. Lafayette (2/18) … Scored three points while differences in personality among individuals and most adding three rebounds, a block and steal as part of huge win at Bucknell (2/16) … Played season-high 20 of all, how the brain works so efficiently. Favorite Class at Lehigh: Economics minutes, posting three points and two assists against Colgate (2/11) … Saw first Patriot League action, late Favorite Place on Campus: East 5th in the first half vs. Bucknell (1/18). Also saw league action against Navy (1/26), Army (1/29) and Holy Favorite Food: Porterhouse steak Cross (2/4) … Played seven minutes, scoring two points against Maryland Eastern Shore (1/3) … Got in Favorite Color: Orange Favorite Musical Artist: Kendrick Lamar late at Bryant (12/31), recording his first-career block … Scored two points against Arcadia (12/12) … Fin- Favorite Movie: Seven Pounds and The Curious Case ished with a rebound and assist vs. Saint Francis (12/7) … Played key first-half minutes in home-opening of Benjamin Button. It’s a tie. win vs. Quinnipiac (11/28) … Played in second game of the season, scoring two points in rout of Eastern Favorite TV Show: Suits Favorite Website: Google Kentucky (11/20) … Made Lehigh debut against William & Mary (11/18). Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Melissa Stark Favorite Pro Team: New York Giants BEFORE LEHIGH: Boston University transfer who played six games in 2009-10, starting once ... Highlight Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Carlos Ruiz Hobbies: Yoga was a career-high 10-point effort in 24 minutes against UConn ... Averaged 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: GQ per game overall ... Was a standout at Holy Spirit, averaging 17.6 points per game senior year to lead his Place I’d Like To Visit: New Zealand squad to the South Jersey Finals ... Served as team captain junior and senior seasons ... Helped lead Holy Talent I’d Most Like To Have: I would like to sing like Adele Spirit to a 93-18 record over his four-year high school career ... Was a McDonald’s All-America nominee Dream Job: Orthodontist and Atlantic City Press Player of the Year honoree his senior season ... Led team to the Cape Atlantic I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It was the only League Championship three times ... Played alongside future college players: Dennis Horner (N.C .State), number left If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Bossaball Ryan Brooks (Rhode Island), Cliff Spiller (Wagner) and Brian Crilley (Quinnipiac) ... Played for Team New If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Probably live a boring life. Jersey Elite, the New Jersey Shore Shots and South Jersey Select ... Participated in the RBK Underclassmen No, I would donate a lot of money to various charities All-American Camp. and invest a great portion to finding cures for cancer.
CAREER HIGHS Points: 11 at Navy (2/22/12) Rebounds: 7 at Army (2/25/12) Assists: 2, two times; last at Bucknell (3/7/12) Minutes: 29 at Bucknell (3/7/12)
CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-3FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Total Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2009-10 6-1 96 16.0 6-19 .316 1-5 .200 10-12 .833 2-11 13 2.2 15 1 4 3 0 1 23 3.8 (at BU) 2011-12 22-0 259 11.8 23-48 .479 12-25 .480 6-11 .545 11-26 37 1.7 30 0 13 14 8 6 64 2.9 Total 28-1 355 12 .7 29-67 .433 13-30 .433 16-23 .696 13-37 50 1 .8 45 1 17 17 8 7 87 3 .1
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#11 Mackey McKnight
Guard • Junior • 6-0 • 170 New Orleans, La. • Langham Creek Major: Sociology/Social Psychology
WHY LEHIGH? “Lehigh gave me a chance to earn more than just a great opportunity to play basketball. The academics speak for themselves and my mother has always stressed the importance of a great education. Lehigh seems to be the perfect fit for me.”
ON COACH REED: “Great mentor along with being a great coach. Positive influence and pushes you to be not only a GETTING TO KNOW MACKEY Nickname: Mack Maine, Macaroni better basketball player, but also a better person in life.” What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? It’s far away from home and my teammates. 2012-13 UPDATE Major & Why: Recently declared Sociology in pursuit to • Has dished out five or more assists in eight of 10 games this season. This after doing so 19 times in 64 games over his hopefully reach Law school after undergraduate school. Favorite Class at Lehigh: Race and Ethnicity taught by first two seasons. Professor Heather Johnson & Hip Hop: Pass the Peas • Strong with 13 points and five assists at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/8). taught by Professor McIntosh • Stellar with a season-high 21 points via 7-of-11 shooting against Fordham (12/4). Added five assists and two steals. Favorite Place on Campus: Grace Hall & UC Front • Finished with eight points and six assists in rout of Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1). Lawn • Had seven points, two assists, two rebounds and three steals in impressive win at Quinnipiac (11/27). Favorite Food: Seafood Favorite Colors: Red and Green • Strong all-around game with eight points, six assists and four rebounds at Sacred Heart (11/25). Favorite Musical Artists: Drake, Lil Wayne & MMG • Tied a season high with 15 points while adding four assists and three rebounds against Penn (11/20). Favorite Movie: The Lion King & He Got Game • Posted eight points and seven assists in the home opener vs. Fairfield (11/19). Favorite TV Show: Boy Meets World • Another strong game, scoring 15 points against Robert Morris (11/12) via 4-of-5 shooting. Added seven assists (one shy Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Stephen A. Smith (Sports Analyst) of a career high) and four boards. Favorite Pro Team: New Orleans Saints • Impressed in homecoming of sorts, posting 14 points, six assists and six rebounds at #19/18 Baylor (11/9). Tied a career Favorite Athletes In Another Sport: Alex Rodriguez high with three steals. McKnight is originally from New Orleans before moving to Houston, Texas. (Baseball), Maya Moore (WNBA), Drew Brees (NFL), Lionel Messi (Soccer), Serena Williams (Tennis) AS A SOPHOMORE (2011-12): Strong sophomore season, averaging 8.8 points per game (fourth on the team), 2.9 rebounds Hobbies: Music, spending quality time with the people that matter the most and 121 assists in 34 games (33 starts) … The 3.6 assists per game tied for third in the Patriot League … Also had 39 steals, Magazine Covers I’d Like To Be On: Forbes, GQ and third most in the league … Standout performance in the NCAA Tournament vs. 10th-seeded Xavier (3/18), scoring a sea- Sports Illustrated son-high 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting and 3-of-7 from three-point range. Added four rebounds, two steals and an assist Places I’d Like To Visit: France, Spain, Italy and … Had 11 big points, including 2-of-3 from three-point range, as part of historic NCAA Second Round win over Duke Australia Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Be limitless (3/16) … Capped off sensational Patriot League Tournament by scoring 11 points while adding four rebounds and three Dream Job: To play professional basketball (NBA or assists at Bucknell (3/7). That earned him a spot on the All-Tournament Team … Second straight strong effort, scoring 14 overseas) points while adding five rebounds and seven assists vs. American (3/3) … Had a season-high 16 points while adding four I Wear My Jersey Number Because: My mom chose it rebounds, three assists and two steals in the Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Colgate (2/29) … Scored eight points and If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Football or added four rebounds and three assists at Navy (2/22) … Had four points and five assists vs. Lafayette (2/18) … Scored tennis If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Not tell anyone 10 points (eight after halftime) as part of thrilling 56-53 win at Bucknell (2/16). Added four rebounds and three assists … Finished with nine points and four assists vs. Colgate (2/11) … Five points, four assists and two steals at American (2/9) 2012-13 SEASON HIGHS … Posted five points, five rebounds and three assists against Holy Cross (2/4) … Strong performance with nine points Points: 21 vs. Fordham (12/4/12) and a career-high eight rebounds vs. Army (1/29), narrowly missing his first-career double-double … Posted nine points Rebounds: 6 at Baylor (11/9/12) and three assists in win over Navy (1/26) … Finished with nine points, two assists and career-high seven rebounds vs. Assists: 7 vs. Robert Morris (11/12/12) Bucknell (1/18) … Stellar once again at Colgate (1/14), scoring 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting. Also added seven assists (his Steals: 3, twice; last at Quinnipiac (11/27/12) fifth straight game with 5+ assists) … Dished a season-high eight assists (which tied a career high) in 11-point win vs. American (1/11) … Five points, five assists, five rebounds and two steals in Patriot League opener at Holy Cross (1/7) … CAREER HIGHS Strong effort vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (1/3), scoring 12 points on a perfect 4-of-4 from the field, 2-of-2 from three-point Points: 24 at Quinnipiac (12/7/10) Rebounds: 8 vs. Army (1/29/12) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Assists: 8, two times; last vs. American (1/11/12) Steals: 3, five times; last at Quinnipiac (11/27/12) MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 2011-12 Career Double-Figure Scoring 5 30 Last Time: at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/8/12) 20+ points 1 3 Last Time: vs. Fordham (12/4/12) 30+ points 0 0 Last Time: -- 10+ rebounds 0 0 Last Time: -- 5+ assists 8 27 Last Time: at Saint Francis (Pa.) 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2012-13 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 11: LEHIGH AT NORTH TEXAS • DECEMBER 20, 2012 • PAGE 26 range and 2-of-2 from the free throw line. Also tied a season-high six assists … Had five points and five assists at Bryant (12/31) … Scored eight points on 3-of-4 shooting, while adding two assists, at Saint Peter’s (12/28) … Stellar all-around game at #19/20 Michigan State (12/22), posting 14 points, season-high five rebounds and four assists … Dished out a season-high six assists in rout of Arcadia (12/12) … Season-high 15 points (all in the second half) to lead squad to thrilling 70-69 win at Wagner (12/10) … Had nine points and five assists vs. Saint Francis (12/7). Enjoyed a perfect day shooting (2-of-2 from the field and 4-of-4 from the FT line) … Posted nine points, including a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line, at Cornell (12/3). Added three assists and two steals … Had double-figure points for a second straight game, net- ting 10 at Fordham (12/1). That included a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line … Scored 10 points (all in the second half) and added three assists in home opener vs. Quinnipiac (11/28) … Strong game with seven points, two rebounds and two assists while playing strong defense in 76-51 win over Eastern Kentucky (11/20) … Finished with 10 points, season-high five assists and three rebounds in win at Liberty (11/19) … Three assists for second straight game to go with season-high two steals vs. Wil- liam & Mary (11/18) … Impressed with 12 points on 3-of-6 shooting and 6-of-6 from the free throw line in win at FDU (11/15) … Posted five points, three rebounds and an assist at Iowa State (11/12) … Dished out three assists, while scoring one point, in the season opener at St. John’s (11/9).
AS A FRESHMAN (2010-11): Strong freshman campaign, playing in 30 games (starting 25) while earning Patriot League All-Rookie Team honors … Led the team with 112 assists (3.7 per game), good for fifth in the league … Fourth on the Mountain Hawks with a 7.6 scoring average … Also grabbed 2.3 rebounds per contest … Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week three times … Shot an impressive 83.5 percent from the free throw line (76-of-91), second in the league, only behind teammate C.J. McCollum … Owned a stellar 2.33 assist/turnover ratio (112 assists, 48 turnovers), good for 34th in the nation … Second straight stellar performance, posting 14 points and four as- sists at Holy Cross (2/26) while tying a career-high six rebounds … Strong effort at Bucknell (2/23), scoring 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting. Also added two assists and six boards … Against Colgate (2/16), recorded six assists for a second straight game … Impressed with 11 points, six assists and four rebounds at Army (2/12) … Standout against Holy Cross (1/29), scoring nine points while adding a career-high eight as- sists … Stellar in first-ever game against Lafayette (1/22), posting 10 points and five assists. Only turned the ball over three times in a career-high 38 minutes of action … Eight points and three assists at Colgate (1/19) in first start of 2011 … Fourth straight double-figure scoring effort, netting 11 points at American (1/8) in his first-career Patriot League game … Posted 13 points and two assists at Yale (12/31) … Another stellar effort, scoring 11 points while adding four assists vs. Saint Peter’s (12/29) … Led the Mountain Hawks with 10 points at USC (12/23) … Earned his first-career Patriot League Rookie of the Week award on Dec. 13 after 28 points and 13 assists over two games against Quinnipiac and Marist … Solid at Marist (12/10), finishing with four points and six more assists … Breakout game at Quinnipiac (12/7), setting career-highs in three major categories - points (24), assists (7) and steals (3). Drained an impressive 13-of-15 free throws … Three points, four assists and two steals vs. Fordham (12/4) … Scored 10 points and dished six assists against Bryant (11/28) … Impressed at Kent State (11/26), scoring nine points while adding six assists and four rebounds … Six points on a perfect 6-of-6 free throws, while adding three as- sists against Cornell (11/22) … Posted four points and five assists in home opener vs. Wagner (11/15) … Shined in collegiate debut at Penn State (11/12), scoring 13 points along with three assists, three rebounds and three blocks.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Standout at Langham Creek, capped off by 2009-10 season in which he garnered All-Region and All-State laurels … Finished as his high school’s All-Time Leading Scorer (1,464 points) while finishing atop in assists as well … Ranked among the top 100 players in the state of Texas on Rivals.com … Served as team captain as a senior … District MVP … Participated in TABC and THSCA All- Star Games … Houston Chronicle First Team All-Greater Houston … Cracked the Kingwood Classic All-Tournament Team … The 1960 Sun Player of the Year … Texas Basketball Magazine All-State … Squad was 24-12 as a senior, reaching the Regional Semifinals … Led the Houston Area 5A in scoring with 24.0 points per game … Earned a number of accolades a year prior as well, including First Team All-District, TABC All-Region and more … Team Captain in 2008-09 … Recipient of the Academic Math Honor for a strong class average.
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#15 Corey Schaefer Guard • Sophomore • 6-1 • 175 Johnston, Iowa • Johnston High School Major: Business
WHY LEHIGH? “Lehigh has the right balance of academics and athletics that can lead to a bright future.”
ON COACH REED: “Coach Reed is a good coach with lots of experience, who really wants his players to succeed (on and off the court), and is willing to put in the time to help you out whenever you need it.”
2012-13 UPDATE • Had four points and two assists vs. Fordham (12/4). • Posted four points, two rebounds and a career-high five assists against Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1). • Finished with five points on a perfect 2-of-2 shooting at Quinnipiac (11/27). • Scored three points vs. Penn (11/20), knocking down his only field goal attempt. • Five points, four rebounds (to tie a career high) and three assists against Fairfield (11/19). • Had four points in 12 minutes at Pittsburgh (11/13). • Posted four points and career-high tying four assists in NIT Season Tip-Off vs. Robert Morris (11/12). • Spark off the bench at #19/18 Baylor (11/9), scoring eight points behind 4-of-7 shooting.
AS A FRESHMAN (2011-12): Strong freshman campaign, posting 2.8 points, 1.2 assists and 1.1 rebounds per game with a stellar 2.1 assist-to-turnover ratio … Owned an 88.2 free throw percentage (30-of-34) … Had three points and two assists at Navy (2/22) … Scored three points and dished out three assists against Army (1/29) in second- career start … Finished with nine points, two rebounds and two assists in first-career start at Lafayette (1/22) … GETTING TO KNOW COREY Nickname: Schaef Impressed in first-career Patriot League game, scoring seven points at Holy Cross (1/7) on 3-of-4 from the field What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The people … Strong in nonleague finale vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (1/3), scoring seven points on 3-of-5 shooting. Also that go here and all the guys on the team addedtwo assists … Netted five points on 2-of-5 shooting at Bryant (12/31), while also grabbing three rebounds Major & Why: Business because it has real life applica - … Finished with six points via a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line at Saint Peter’s (12/28) … Scored four tions no matter what career I choose. Favorite Class at Lehigh: Business points at #19/20 Michigan State (12/22) on 1-of-1 from the field and 2-of-2 from the FT line … Posted a career-high Favorite Place on Campus: Grace Hall four assists and career high tying four rebounds vs. Arcadia (12/12) … Finished with two points, two rebounds Favorite Food: Pasta and a career-high three steals at Wagner (12/10) … Had three points and a career-high three assists against Saint Favorite Color: Purple Francis (Pa.) (12/7) … Posted a career-high 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting and 4-of-4 from the free throw line in rout Favorite Musical Artist: Any Music Favorite Movie: I am Legend of Eastern Kentucky (11/20). Also finished with four rebounds and two assists … Had three points along with a Favorite TV Show: SportsCenter season-high two rebounds, two assists and a steal in rout of W&M (11/18) … Impressed in homecoming to Iowa Favorite Website: Google State (11/12), posting four points and two assists. Also did not turn the ballover for a second straight game … Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Dick Vitale Strong collegiate debut, posting five points in season opener at St. John’s (11/9) ... Named to the Patriot League Favorite Pro Team: Boston Celtics Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Tiger Woods Academic Honor Roll. Hobbies: Golf Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Sports Illus- BEFORE LEHIGH: Enjoyed a standout career for Johnston High School in Iowa … Named First Team All-Con - trated ference his final three years … Was 2011 CIML Player of the Year … Eclipsed 1,000 career points … Senior year, Place I’d Like To Visit: Bora Bora Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Water Sports averaged 17.5 points, three assists and 2.5 rebounds per game in the state’s highest classification… Three-time Dream Job: Playing Pro Basketball member of the All-District Team (2009, ’10, ’11) … Second Team All-State in 2010 and ’11 … Member of the Iowa I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It was given to me Senior All-Star Game All-Tournament Team in 2011 … Helped lead Johnston to a 17-5 record and No. 7 distinction in the Iowa Class 4A rankings … Also played for Martin Brothers during the summer … Stellar in the classroom: If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Golf If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Build my own gym one of Johnston’s Student-Athletes of the Year in 2011 while cracking the honor roll all four years. 2012-13 SEASON HIGHS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Points: 8 at Baylor (11/9/12) Rebounds: 4 vs. Fairfield (11/19/12) Assists: 5 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) Steals: 2 vs. Robert Morris (11/12/12) CAREER HIGHS Points: 11 vs. Eastern Kentucky (11/20/11) 4, three times; last vs. Fairfield (11/19/12) Rebounds: Assists: 5 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) Steals: 3 at Wagner (12/10/11) CAREER STATISTICS Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407
2012-13 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 11:1: LEHIGH LEHIGH AT AT #19/18 NORTH TEXASBAYLOR• • DECEMBER NOVEMBER 20, 9, 2012 • PAGE 2428 #20 Holden Greiner Forward • Senior • 6-8 • 210 Traverse City, Mich. • Saint Francis Major: Marketing
WHY LEHIGH? “I wanted great academics and a chance to win championships.”
ON COACH REED: “He will help you become the best player you can and more importantly, the best person you can be.”
2012-13 UPDATE • Finished with eight points at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/8) on 2-of-3 shooting and 3-of-4 from the free throw line. Also grabbed GETTING TO KNOW HOLDEN seven rebounds. Nickname: Whole Grain • Impressed against Fordham (12/4) with 13 points, team-high six rebounds and four assists (to tie a career high). What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? I really love • Posted 11 points (on 4-of-5) shooting while adding seven rebounds, two assists and three steals vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1). all the hills, gets my hops right. • Finished with eight points, two rebounds and two assists at Quinnipiac (11/27). Major & Why: Marketing because I really want to de- velop advertizing campaigns to target college athletes. Had a season-high 17 points at Sacred Heart (11/25), including 6-of-9 from the field and 3-of-4 from three-point range. • Favorite Class at Lehigh: Intro to Acting Also posted seven rebounds, two assists and season-high three steals. Favorite Place on Campus: The Goose • Scored a season-high 13 points while adding five rebounds and a career-high four blocks vs. Penn (11/20). Favorite Food: Chicken Burrito • Posted seven points and season-high 11 rebounds against Fairfield (11/19). Favorite Color: Green (unless in eyes then blue) • Finished with five points (on 2-of-3 shooting) and five rebounds at Pittsburgh (11/13). Favorite Musical Artist: NA (Changes every day) • Impressed with 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting in the NIT Season Tip-Off vs. Robert Morris (11/12). Added a team-high Favorite Movie: All Harry Potter movies Favorite TV Show: The Sing off, Grimm, New Girl seven rebounds along with two assists and two steals. Favorite Website: YouTube • Scored eight points (all in the second half) at #19/18 Baylor (11/9). Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Charles Barkley Favorite Pro Teams: Detroit Lions, Detroit Tigers, AS A JUNIOR (2011-12): Finished third on the team in scoring (9.4 points per game) and third in rebounding (4.8) … Also Detroit Red Wings had 30 assists, 30 steals and 19 blocks … Scored two points while adding five rebounds in the NCAA Tournament vs. Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Calvin Johnson Hobbies: Video games, Acapella music, Musical 10th-seeded Xavier (3/18) … Scored 14 points in only 13 minutes against American (3/3). Came on 5-of-8 shooting and Theatre 2-of-3 from long range … Solid performance in the Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Colgate (2/29), with seven points, Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: GQ (since I have two rebounds and an assist … Knocked down his only shot of the game (a three-pointer) at Army (2/25) … Had 15 points already been on the cover of SI ;) ) vs. Holy Crosss (2/4) on 4-of-5 shooting and 2-of-3 from three-point range … Scored 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting while Places I’d Like To Visit: Spain, Greece adding five rebounds, two assists and two steals against Army (1/29) … Finished with 10 points, four rebounds and a Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Play piano and sing extremely well career-high tying four steals vs. Navy (1/26) … Solid performance at Lafayette (1/22), scoring 12 points on 4-of-7 shoot- Dream Job: To be a Disney Imagineer ing (including three emphatic dunks) while grabbing four rebounds and dishing an assist … Recorded 10 points, three I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It was my brothers’ rebounds and two assists in win at Colgate (1/14) … Grabbed season-high tying nine boards in Lehigh’s 71-60 win over number and he taught me the game from day one. American (1/11) … Scored 14 points and added five rebounds in Patriot League opener at Holy Cross (1/7) … Finished If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Soccer with eight points and six rebounds in nonleague finale vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (1/3) … Posted five points and seven If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Open a restaurant, with rebounds in win at Bryant (12/31) … Strong follow-up game with 19 points and six rebounds at Saint Peter’s (12/28) … an A Capella theme in a big city Scored a career-high 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting in homecoming game at #19/20 Michigan State (12/22).That included 2012-13 SEASON HIGHS 4-of-7 from three-point range. Also added four rebounds … Posted 15 points in only 16 minutes against Arcadia (12/12). Points: 17 at Sacred Heart (11/25/12) Finished 5-of-6 from the field … Led Mountain Hawks with 17 points (15 in the first half) vs. Saint Francis (12/7). Finished Rebounds: 11 vs. Fairfield (11/19/12) 5-of-6 from three-point range while also grabbing five rebounds and recording three assists and three steals … Had 17 Assists: 4 vs. Fordham (12/4/12) points and seven rebounds at Cornell (12/3) … Stellar with a season-high 18 points (just one shy of career high), nine Steals: 3, two times; last vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) rebounds and three steals at Fordham (12/1) … Finished with 11 points and a team-high eight rebounds in home-open- ing win vs. Quinnipiac (11/28) … Posted 13 points and six rebounds in rout of Eastern Kentucky (11/20) to help earn a CAREER HIGHS spot on the 2K Sports Classic Lynchburg Subregional All-Tournament Team … Had eight points, five rebounds and a Points: 24 at #19/20 Michigan State (12/22/11) Rebounds: 13 vs. Lafayette (2/20/11) career-high four assists in win over Liberty (11/19) … Led team in rebounding for a third straight game (7), while posting Assists: 4 at Liberty (11/19/11) Steals: 4, three times; last vs. Fordham (12/4/12) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Blocks: 4 vs. Penn (11/20/12)
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 2012-13 Career Double-Figure Scoring 5 30 Last Time: vs. Fordham (12/4/12) 20+ points 0 1 Last Time: at Michigan State (12/22/11) 30+ points 0 0 Last Time: -- 10+ rebounds 1 3 Last Time: vs. Fairfield (11/20/12) Double-Doubles 0 2 Last Time: vs. Lafayette (2/20/11) CAREER STATISTICS Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407
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14 points in rout vs. W&M (11/18) … Posted a team-leading eight rebounds while scoring six points at FDU (11/15) … Scored a team-leading 17 points at Iowa State (11/12), and added nine rebounds … Posted 12 points, six rebounds and three assists in strong season-opening performance at St. John’s (11/9).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Breakout season, playing in 30 games, which included starts in 18 of the last 22 contests (including one stretch of 10 straight starts) … Finished fifth on the team in scoring (6.4) and fourth in rebounding (4.3) … Hit 46.2 percent of his field goals (67-of-145), third among Lehigh regulars … Knocked down 43-of-60 free throws as well (71.7 percent) … Also led the team with 29 blocks … Solid effort in Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Navy (3/2), scoring eight points while adding five assists and three blocks … Finished with 12 points, six rebounds and a career-high tying three assists at Holy Cross (2/26). Added two blocks and a steal … Stellar vs. Lafayette (2/20), posting second-career double-double behind 11 points and a career- high 13 rebounds … Fell just shy of a double-double, posting nine points and eight rebounds against Colgate (2/16) … Seven points and four rebounds in 78-64 win at Army (2/12) … Just missed double-double, finishing with eight points and eight rebounds at Navy (2/9) … Posted 14 points, eight rebounds, two blocks and an assist at Lafayette (1/22) … Fell just short of a double-double at Colgate (1/19), scoring 11 points while adding nine rebounds. Also set a career-high three assists … Strong all- around game vs. Navy (1/12), scoring five points, while adding five rebounds and a career-high four steals … Stellar in the Patriot League opener at American (1/8), scoring 11 points off the bench behind 4-of-6 shooting and 3-of-4 from three-point range … Another solid effort at Yale (12/31) with six points behind 2-of-4 shooting, including a key layup in the final minute … Against Saint Peter’s (12/29), recorded four points on 2-of-3 shooting, along with six rebounds in third start of the season … Scored five points on 2-of-3 shooting, while adding three rebounds at USC (12/23) … Nine points on an impressive 4-of-6 shooting vs. Saint Francis (12/13) … Monster game at Marist (12/10), finishing with his first-career double-double via career highs in points (19) and rebounds (11). That came on 7-of-11 shooting and 2-of-3 from three-point range … Scored six points and added five rebounds and an assist against Bryant (11/28) … Nine points came on a perfect shooting effort in the home opener against Wagner (11/15).
AS A FRESHMAN (2009-10): Appeared in 29 games … Scored a season-best 18 points in win over Saint Francis (Pa.) (11/25) … Started one game (11/30 vs. Stony Brook) ... Shot 49 percent from the field and 88 percent at the foul line.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Two-time First-Team All-State as selected by the Associated Press, Detroit Free Press, and Detroit News … Team captain in 2009 … All-Region Dream Team (two years) … Three-time All-Conference selection … Team MVP as voted on my teammates … Graduated Magna Cum Laude … Academic All-State selection … Member of the Honor Roll.
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#21 Stefan Cvrkalj Guard • Sophomore • 6-5 • 195 Kitchener, Ontario• Bluevale Collegiate Institute Major: Business
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because of the great balance between academics and athletics, along with a good and respectable coaching staff.”
ON COACH REED: “A very sincere and charismatic individual who is motivated to bring out the best in you, as an athlete and person.”
2012-13 UPDATE • Had seven points behind 2-of-4 shooting at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/8). • Scored a career-high 20 points against Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1) behind 7-of-10 shooting and 4-of-6 from three-point range. Added a season-high five rebounds and two assists. • Broke out with 14 points at Sacred Heart (11/25). Served as a career high against a Division I foe. Finished 5-of-7 from the field including 4-of-6 from three-point range. • Scored 11 points against Robert Morris (11/12) in the NIT Season Tip-Off, his second career double-digit scoring game and most points against a Division I foe. That came on 4-of-9 shooting and 3-of-6 from long range. • Solid in opener at #19/18 Baylor (11/9), scoring six points via 2-of-3 from long range.
AS A FRESHMAN (2011-12): Solid freshman campaign, averaging 2.3 points over 30 games … Shot 43 percent from the field (25-of-58) and 38 percent from three-point range (14-of-37) … Had a big offensive rebound and putback to end the first half during the Patriot League Semifinals vs. American (3/3) … Knocked down only shot (a three-pointer) in limited minutes vs. Colgate (2/11) … Finished with five points against Army (1/29) via a three and long two-pointer … Hit a GETTING TO KNOW STEFAN What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The three-pointer just minutes into action at Lafayette (1/22) … Scored two points on a perfect 1-of-1 shooting vs. American social life (1/11) … Knocked down a three-pointer in nonleague finale vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (1/3) … Posted two points and a Major & Why: Accounting - Find it the most interesting rebound at #19/20 Michigan State (12/22) … Broke three career highs in standout performance vs. Arcadia (12/12): points and the way to understand the world of business (19), rebounds (6) and assists (2). The 19 points were a game high … Had first two career steals at Cornell (12/3) while Favorite Class at Lehigh: Intro to Acting also grabbing a career-high two rebounds … Scored five points on 2-of-3 shooting and 1-of-1 from long range, in home Favorite Place on Campus: Grace Hall opener vs. Quinnipiac (11/28) … Tallied seven points, including 2-of-4 from three-point range in rout of Eastern Kentucky Favorite Food: Ice Cream Favorite Color: Turquoise (11/20) … Finished with 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting (2-of-5 on three-pointers) in rout of William & Mary (11/18) … Had Favorite Musical Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers two points in five minutes off the bench as part of win at Fairleigh Dickinson (11/15) … Scored six points on 2-of-3 from Favorite Movie: The Usual Suspects three-point range in collegiate debut at Iowa State (11/12). Scored first career points just five seconds after entering the Favorite TV Show: Californication game ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. Favorite Website: RateMyProfessor Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Dick Vitale BEFORE LEHIGH: One of the top prospects in all of Canada … Team captain of Bluevale Collegiate Institute as both a Favorite Pro Team: FC Barcelona Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Didier Drogba junior and senior … Averaged 23.8 points per game as a senior and 22.6 points per game as a junior … Led his 38-year Hobbies: Music/Piano old high school to its first-ever senior WCSAA title and regional CWOSSA title junior year … Received WCSSA’s MVP Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: SLAM Mike Moser Award … Named MVP of high school team for three consecutive seasons … Garnered First Team WCSAA Place I’d Like To Visit: Barcelona All-Star recognition sophomore, junior and senior years … Tried out and made it to the last cut of the Under-18 Canadian Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Writing music Junior National Team … Strong in the classroom as an honor roll student. Dream Job: Professional Athlete I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It was assigned to me If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Soccer If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Go to Ibiza and spend it all…Just kidding, I would buy a nice property some- where in Spain or Italy and live a fabulous life. 2012-13 SEASON HIGHS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Points: 20 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) Rebounds: 5 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) Assists: 2 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) Steals: 1, six times; last at Saint Francis (12/8/12) CAREER HIGHS Points: 20 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) Rebounds: 6 vs. Arcadia (12/12/11) Assists: 2, two times; last vs. FDU (12/1/12) Steals: 2 at Cornell (12/3/11) CAREER STATISTICS Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407
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#23 Tyrone Staggers Forward • Sophomore • 6-5 • 210 Chicago, Ill. • St. Ignatius College Prep Major: Engineering
WHY LEHIGH? “I choose Lehigh because I wanted to participate in its excellent academic and athletic tradition.”
ON COACH REED: “He’s a great mentor and intelligent coach.”
2012-13 UPDATE • Scored first points of the season on first field goal attempt, finishing with two points and first-career as- sists in rout of Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1). Saw first action of the season late at Sacred Heart (11/25). •
Walk-on, who played in 13 games, recording four points and five rebounds AS A FRESHMAN (2011-12): on the season … Saw first Patriot League action in win vs. Navy (1/26) … Also played league games against Army (1/29), Holy Cross (2/4), Colgate (2/11), Lafayette (2/18), Navy (2/22) and American (3/3) … Saw action late in the nonleague finale against Maryland Eastern Shore (1/3) … Grabbed a rebound late in the game at Bryant (12/31) … Scored first-career points vs. Arcadia (12/12), finishing with four along with a career-high two rebounds in a career-high eight minutes played … Played career-high four minutes against Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/7) … Had a rebound in rout of Eastern Kentucky (11/20) … Made collegiate debut in 82-57 rout of William & Mary (11/18). 2012-13 SEASON HIGHS Points: 2 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) Rebounds: -- BEFORE LEHIGH: Standout at St. Ignatius College Prep, averaging 16 points and 12 rebounds per game Assists: 1 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) as a senior and 12 points and 11 rebounds as a junior … Named one of the top 35 players in the state of Steals: -- Illinois … Was a two-time All-Chicago Catholic League selection … Played in the Inaugural Westside vs. CAREER HIGHS Southside Chicago All-Star Classic. Points: 4 vs. Arcadia (12/12/11) Rebounds: 2 vs. Arcadia (12/12/11) Assists: 1 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) Steals: --
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WHY LEHIGH? “As soon as I met all the players and coaches, I felt like I belonged.”
2012-13 UPDATE • Chuku is required to sit out this year. Below is part of a release posted on Oct. 11 on Lehighsports.com.
Chuku is making a strong transition to life at Lehigh, but will not play his freshman season due to recent NCAA legislation that examines enrollment between the end of high school and beginning of college. “The United Kingdom is a country with multiple tiers of secondary school,” said Lehigh head coach Brett Reed. “Although he performed well academically and is a comparable age to most college freshmen, Jesse’s educational path was reviewed and when evaluated, it was determined that he would have only three years of remaining athletic eligibility. He is required to sit a year in residence which allows for practice only during the first year, similar to NCAA transfer requirements. “During Jesse’s recruitment, we were aware of the potential that he may only have three years to play for GETTING TO KNOW JESSE us,” Reed continued. “In fact, we embraced that because we felt his talent level, his character and his academic Nickname: Flex interests were so strong that having him for three years would be a very worthwhile investment.” What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The campus Major & Why: College of Arts and Sciences BEFORE LEHIGH: Highly-touted prospect from Kimball Union Academy in New Hampshire … Represented Favorite Food: Pizza England’s National team at the Under-16 and Under-18 championships … Helped lead Barking Abbey to third- Favorite Color: Blue place finish in the Euro League Nike Junior International Tournament … Garnered 2012 Northeast Prep Tourna- Favorite Musical Artist: Drake Favorite Movie: Friday After Next ment MVP award … Was also named to the 2012 All-NEPSAC Class AA Second Team … Captain of the London Favorite TV Show: The Inbetweeners Pioneers … Member of the Effort and Academic Honor Roll. Favorite Website: londongreenhousepioneers.co.uk Favorite Sports Broadcaster: ESPN Favorite Pro Team: Miami Heat Hobbies: Listening to music, video games, computer modification Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: ESPN Place I’d Like To Visit: Hollywood Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Singing Dream Job: Professional Basketball Player I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It’s my sister’s birthday and just a cool number. If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Soccer If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Take care of my family, friends and people in need. Then travel the world.
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#40 Justin Goldsborough Forward • Freshman • 6-8 • 207 Fort Washington, Md. • St. Stephens & St. Agnes School Major: Business
WHY LEHIGH? “The great balance between academics and athletics at Lehigh allows for the best of both worlds. Also, the coaching staff and team were welcoming.”
2012-13 UPDATE • Dished an assist in second consecutive game in win over Fordham (12/4). • Posted two points, first-career assist and a career-high four rebounds in rout of Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1). Played a career-high 13 minutes. • Sinked first-career field goal in the second half against Fairfield (11/19). • Scored first-career point via a late free throw vs. Robert Morris (11/12). Added two boards. • Played 12 minutes at #19/18 Baylor (11/9) in first collegiate game, grabbing two rebounds. BEFORE LEHIGH: Standout at St. Stephens & St. Agnes School … As a senior, was named to the IAC, Sleepy Thompson and George Long Holiday Hoops All-Tournament Team … Averaged 15.6 points and 13 GETTING TO KNOW JUSTIN rebounds per game … Garnered First Team All-IAC junior year … Also made the All-Tournament Team What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The people at the Hawk Kreul Classic … Team captain and MVP final two years … Named Most Improved Player as are extremely welcoming Major & Why: Business a sophomore … Played AAU Basketball with DC Assault Gold. Favorite Place on Campus: Cafeteria Favorite Food: Apple Pie Favorite Color: Red Favorite Musical Artist: Kendrick Lamar Favorite Movie: Space Jam Favorite TV Show: Robot Chicken Favorite Website: Twitter Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Charles Barkley Favorite Pro Team: Miami Heat Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Michael Vick Hobbies: Basketball, videogames and sleeping Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Sports Illus- trated Place I’d Like To Visit: Australia Talent I’d Most like to Have: Singing Dream Job: CEO of a Fortune 500 company I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It was given to me If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Tennis If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Put some in the bank/in- vest and use the rest to support family and friends 2012-13 SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Points: 2, two times; last vs. FDU (12/1/12) Rebounds: 4 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) Assists: 1, two times; last vs. Fordham (12/4/12) Steals: -- GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
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2012-13 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 11: LEHIGH AT NORTH TEXAS • DECEMBER 20, 2012 • PAGE 34 #42 Gabe Knutson *Co-Captain*
Forward • Senior • 6-9 • 220 Urbandale, Iowa • Waukee Major: Accounting
WHY LEHIGH? “Lehigh has a solid combination of strong academics as well as friendly coaches and players.”
ON COACH REED: “Coach Reed is a really smart and sincere guy.”
2012-13 UPDATE • Impressed with 18 points at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/9) which moved him from 55th all the way to 50th on the Patriot League all-time scoring list. • Scored 18 points in win over Fordham (12/4). In the process, moved from 19th to 17th in school history for career points. • Efficient game vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1), posting 16 points (on 6-of-7 shooting) while adding four rebounds and an assist. • Had 17 points, eight rebounds and season-high three assists at Quinnipiac (11/27). • Scored 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting while adding four rebounds and two assists at Sacred Heart (11/25). • Posted fourth-career double-double (and first since Dec. 31 of last year), finishing with 18 points and 10 rebounds GETTING TO KNOW GABE against Penn (11/20). Major & Why: Accounting. I like the program at Lehigh and think it gives me the best chance to get employed • Stellar vs. Fairfield (11/19), scoring 17 points while adding five rebounds and two blocks. Sunk 8-of-10 free throws. out of college. • Posted 12 points and five rebounds at Pittsburgh (11/13). Favorite Class at Lehigh: Intro to Acting • Strong in first game of the season, posting 12 points and four rebounds vs. Robert Morris (11/12) in the NIT Season Favorite Place on Campus: Fan Friendly Stabler Tip-Off. Arena Favorite Food: Dad’s Steak AS A JUNIOR (2011-12): Finished second on the team in both scoring (12.2 points per game) and rebounding (5.6) … Favorite Color: Green Favorite Musical Artist: Relient K Those marks were eighth and fifth in the Patriot League, respectively … Shot 51.2 percent from the field (145-for-283), Favorite Movie: Gladiator good for second in the league … Named a Second Team All-Patriot League honoree … Garnered Academic All-Patriot Favorite TV Show: Modern Marvels League laurels for second straight season … Posted 11 points and six rebounds in NCAA Third Round vs. 10th-seeded Favorite Website: youtube.com Xavier (3/18) … Stellar with 17 points and eight boards in history NCAA Tournament win over #2 Duke (3/16). Shot 5- Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Kenny Mayne of-5 from the field and 6-of-7 from the free throw line … Career game in Patriot League Championship Game at Bucknell Favorite Pro Team: Green Bay Packers (3/7), posting a season-high 23 points while adding seven rebounds. Was named to the Patriot League All-Tournament Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Aaron Rodgers Hobbies: Video Games Team … Had eight points, five rebounds and two assists in Patriot League Semifinal win vs. American (3/3) … Scored 17 Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Forbes points and added six rebounds in strong effort at Army (2/25) … Five points and five rebounds at Navy (2/22) … Posted Place I’d Like To Visit: South Africa 10 points and seven rebounds against Lafayette (2/18) … Finished with six points and three rebounds at Bucknell (2/16), Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Anything Musical including a big defensive board to set up C.J. McCollum’s game-winning three-pointer … Season-high tying 21 points Dream Job: CIA Agent vs. Colgate (2/11) while adding four rebounds to eclipse 1,000 career points and 500 career boards … Had eight points, I Wear My Jersey Number Because: Saffy (David three assists and two steals at American (2/9) … Scored 12 points and added six rebounds against Holy Cross (2/4). Ten Safstrom) took mine from high school. If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Water Polo of those points came in the second half … Posted 10 points, nine rebounds and three blocks vs. Army (1/29) … 15 points If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Diversify, and live off against Navy (1/26) on 4-of-5 shooting and 7-of-9 from the free throw line … Finished with 17 points, five rebounds the interest and three assists at Lafayette (1/22). Hit 6-of-8 field goals … Scored seven points and added eight boards vs. Bucknell (1/18) … Had nine points and seven rebounds in win against American (1/11) … Posted 12 points and eight rebounds 2012-13 SEASON HIGHS in Patriot League opener at Holy Cross (1/7) … Four points, six rebounds and three assists in 27-point win vs. Maryland Points: 18, four times; last at Saint Francis (12/8/12) Eastern Shore (1/3) … Finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds at Bryant (12/31) for his third-career double-double and Rebounds: 10 vs. Penn (11/20/12) Assists: 3 at Quinnipiac (11/27/12) second this season. Also added three assists … Solid effort with 10 points via 3-of-8 shooting at Saint Peter’s (12/28) … Steals: 1, three times; last at Saint Francis (12/8/12) Had 14 points at #19/20 Michigan State (12/22) on 4-of-8 shooting and 6-of-7 from the free throw line. Also grabbed four rebounds … Posted eight points on 4-of-5 shooting in rout of Saint Francis (12/7) … Finished with 16 points and 11 CAREER HIGHS Points: 31 at Holy Cross (1/31/10) Rebounds: 14 vs. Navy (1/12/11) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Assists: 4, two times; last vs. W&M (11/18/11) Steals: 3 vs. W&M (11/18/11) MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 2012-13 Career Double-Figure Scoring 9 67 Last Time: at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/8/12) 20+ points 0 8 Last Time: at Bucknell (3/7/12) 30+ points 0 1 Last Time: at Holy Cross (1/31/10) 10+ rebounds 1 6 Last Time: vs. Penn (11/20/12) Double-Doubles 1 4 CAREER STATISTICS Last Time: vs. Penn (11/20/12) Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407
2012-13 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 11: LEHIGH AT NORTH TEXAS • DECEMBER 20, 2012 • PAGE 35 rebounds at Cornell (12/3) for second-career double-double … Posted a season-high 21 points and nine rebounds in stellar performance at Fordham (12/1) … Seventh straight game with double-digit points, posting a season-high 19 in the home opener against Quinnipiac (11/28) on 8-of-13 shooting. Also added four rebounds (all of- fensive boards) … Scored 10 points for second consecutive game on 5-of-7 shooting vs. Eastern Kentucky (11/20) … 10 points, four rebounds and two assists in win at Liberty (11/19) … Stellar vs. William & Mary (11/18) with 16 points, five rebounds, career-high three steals and four assists (to tie a career high) … Posted 16 points at Fairleigh Dickinson (11/15), which included 8-of-11 from the free throw line … Scored 11 points, adding two blocks, in homecoming trip to Iowa State (11/12) … Stellar in season-opener at St. John’s (11/9), posting 16 points, six rebounds and three assists. Finished 6-of-9 from the field.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Finished second on the team in scoring (12.2) and rebounding (5.7), good for 14th and 10th in the Patriot League, respectively … Played in all 31 games, starting 30 … Finished with double-figure points in 20 games and eclipsed 20 points on three occasions … Second on the Mountain Hawks with 24 blocks … Shot an impressive 50.2 percent from the field (127-of-253), good for seventh in the league … Named to the first-ever Academic All-Patriot League Team … Shined in the Patriot League Semifinals at Bucknell (3/5), posting 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting while also grabbing six rebounds … Had nine points and five rebounds in the quar- terfinals against Navy (3/2) … Solid all-around game at Holy Cross (2/26), finishing with 15 points and five rebounds … Was the hero against Lafayette (2/20), grabbing a key offensive rebound with only five seconds left and finishing the putback to give Lehigh a thrilling 67-66 victory. Finished the game with 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting while adding seven rebounds … Just missed a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds at Army (2/12) … Scored 11 points, while adding five rebounds and a season-high three assists at Navy (2/9) … Posted his sixth straight double-figure scor- ing game and fifth-career 20+ point game against Holy Cross (1/29). Had 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting while adding six rebounds. … Posted 11 points and eight rebounds vs. Bucknell (1/26) … Netted 14 points at Lafayette (1/22) on 6-of-10 shooting. Hit 18-of-26 (69 percent) field goal attempts spanning a three-game stretch … Scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting at Colgate (1/19) … Posted 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting against Army (1/15) … Monster game vs. Navy (1/12), which included 18 points and a career-high 14 rebounds for his first-career double-double … Stellar at NJIT (1/4) with 16 points and five rebounds, including 8-of-8 from the charity stripe … Strong bounceback game against Saint Peter’s (12/29), with 13 points and five rebounds, including 7-of-10 from the free throw line … Fell just two points shy of a double-double, scoring eight points while adding 11 rebounds vs. Saint Francis (12/13) … Fifth straight double- figure scoring game with 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting at Marist (12/10) … Netted 13 points, including 7-for-10 from the free throw line, while also grabbing five rebounds at Quinnipiac (12/7) … Scored 20 points, including an incredible 14-of-15 from the free throw line, vs. Fordham (12/4) … Second straight double-digit scoring game with 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Also added six rebounds … Huge game against Bryant (11/28), posting 22 points on 10-of-12 shooting … Finished with nine points and nine rebounds at Kent State (11/26) … Scored 12 points and added six rebounds at Monmouth (11/19) … Impressed in home opener vs. Wagner (11/15), finishing a rebound shy of his first-career double-double. Posted a season-high 13 points while grabbing nine rebounds.
AS A FRESHMAN (2009-10): Scored the eighth most points by a freshman in Lehigh history (315) … Patriot League All-Rookie Team selection … Two-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week (1/4, 2/1) … Scored a career-best 31 points on 11-of-15 shooting at Holy Cross (1/31) … Started all but one game (Holy Cross, 2/27) … Five or more rebounds in 21 games, including a season-best 10 vs. Dartmouth (12/17) … Has led Lehigh in rebounds in six games … Scored in double figures 15 times … Ranked in the top three in the Patriot League in field goal percentage (52%) … Shot 50 percent or better in 20 games.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Two-time Elite All-CIML Team selection … Two-time All-State Class 4A selection … 19U Iowa State AAU MVP … Iowa Senior All-Star Tournament Team member … Member of the honor roll all four years … Academic All-State hon- oree … Graduated in the top two percent of his high school class, which consisted of more than 300 students … Member of Ignition Prayer and Fellowship of Christian Athletes … Member of Student Advisory committee.
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#44 Conroy Baltimore Forward • Sophomore • 6-6 • 210 Bronx, N.Y. • Archbishop Stepinac Major: Arts and Sciences
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because of its great reputation as an academic power and I also felt comfortable with the players and staff.”
ON COACH REED: “Coach Reed is a players’ coach and a mentor. He’s a great person and father figure who can help not only me, but also my teammates, to accomplish our goals.”
2012-13 UPDATE • Had a season-high six points at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/8) behind 2-of-2 shooting and 2-of-2 from the free throw line. Also added six rebounds. • Finished with four points, four rebounds and career-high three blocks vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1). • Had two points, three rebounds and career-high two steals in big win at Quinnipiac (11/27). • Posted two points and five rebounds at Sacred Heart (11/25). • Finished with five points and two rebounds in home opener vs. Fairfield (11/19). • Scored four points at Pittsburgh (11/13) via 1-of-2 from the field and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe. • Had two points and two rebounds in NIT Season Tip-Off vs. Robert Morris (11/12). • Posted five points and seven rebounds in season opener at #19/18 Baylor (11/9).
AS A FRESHMAN (2011-12): Played in 29 games, averaging 1.4 points and 1.7 rebounds per game … Led the team GETTING TO KNOW CONROY in rebounds per minute (49 in 142 minutes for an average of .35 per minute) … Had two points and four rebounds Nickname: C-Balt, Reezy What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The beauti- in only 10 minutes against Colgate (2/11) … Scored two points and added two boards vs. Army (1/29) … Finished ful campus with two points and a rebound in first-career Patriot League action at Holy Cross (1/7) … Posted four points and Major & Why: Psychology because I want to learn five rebounds in nonleague finale vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (1/3) … Had two points in six minutes of action at about different ways to help people overcome their Bryant (12/31) … Impressed against Arcadia (12/12), posting career highs in points (9) and rebounds (11), barely difficulties. Favorite Class at Lehigh: Africana Studies missing his first-career double-double … Set a career-high seven points vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/7). Also had Favorite Place on Campus: UC front lawn three rebounds, a block and steal … Finished with two points and a rebound in only two minutes of action against Favorite Food: Bacon Cheeseburger with Fries Quinnipiac (11/28) … Posted two points and a career-high five rebounds vs. Eastern Kentucky (11/20). Also dished Favorite Color: Sky Blue first-career assist … Strong with a career-high four points and four rebounds in rout of William & Mary (11/18) … Favorite Musical Artist: J. Cole and Lil Wayne Favorite Movie: Weekend at Bernie’s Had two points and his first three career rebounds in win at Fairleigh Dickinson (11/15) … Scored first collegiate Favorite TV Show: ESPN First Take, SportsCenter and points at Iowa State (11/12) on a strong interior shot. River Monsters Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Hubie Brown BEFORE LEHIGH: Standout at Archbishop Stepinac, both on and off the court … Capped off career with First Favorite Pro Team: Los Angeles Lakers Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Michael Vick Team All-State recognition in 2010-11, while also winning his second straight Team MVP award … Stood as the Hobbies: Playing cards, writing poetry first player in school history to pull down 1,000 rebounds … Was also the 10th 1,000-point scorer in program Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Sports Illus- history … A McDonald’s All-America nominee … As a junior, averaged 14 points and 14 rebounds … Earned a trated number of honors, including: 2010 CHSAA Tournament MVP, All-League, Journal News Westchester/Putnam Place I’d Like To Visit: Bora Bora Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Tap dancing All-Star First Team and Class-A Third Team All-State … Led Stepanic to a CHSAA “Class-A” City Championship, Dream Job: Pilot its first since 1994 … Strong in the classroom, being named an Academic Scholar-Athlete and finishing school I Wear My Jersey Number Because: We went through with a stellar 3.5 GPA. countless wars together in high school If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Football or baseball If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Buy my parents and myself a house and put money away for my sister’s GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS college tuition
2012-13 SEASON HIGHS Points: 6 at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/8/12) Rebounds: 7 at Baylor (11/9/12) Assists: 1, three times; last at Saint Francis (12/8/12) Steals: 2 at Quinnipiac (11/27/12) Blocks: 3 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) CAREER HIGHS Points: 9 vs. Arcadia (12/12/11) Rebounds: 11 vs. Arcadia (12/12/11) Assists: 1, four times; last vs. FDU (12/1/12) Steals: 2 at Quinnipiac (11/27/12) Blocks: 3 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) CAREER STATISTICS Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407
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GAME 1 - NOV. 9, 2012 GAME 2 - NOV. 12, 2012 FERRELL CENTER PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER #19/18 BAYLOR 99, LEHIGH 77 LEHIGH 89, ROBERT MORRIS 60
WACO, Texas - The Lehigh men’s basketball team battled hard, but couldn’t overcome PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Lehigh men’s basketball team raced to an 15-point halftime a big and athletic Baylor squad as the Bears pulled away for a 99-77 win in the season opener lead and only extended it from there, downing Robert Morris 89-60 on Monday night in the for both teams Friday. Senior C.J. McCollum scored 36 points, just six shy of his career high, NIT Season Tip-Off. With the win, the Mountain Hawks advance to Tuesday’s regional final while junior Mackey McKnight added 14 points and six assists. The Mountain Hawks will vs. host Pittsburgh at 9 p.m. on ESPNU. Five Lehigh players scored in double figures while look to bounce back on Monday when they travel to Pittsburgh for the NIT Season Tip-Off. two others came within a point. McCollum’s 36 points came on 14-of-32 shooting while he added eight rebounds, two Senior C.J. McCollum led the way with 19 points while junior Mackey McKnight had assists and three steals. McKnight added 14 points as the only other Mountain Hawk in double 15, seniors Gabe Knutson and Holden Greiner 12 and sophomore Stefan Cvrkalj 11. Greiner figures. Senior Holden Greiner tallied eight, all in the second half, while sophomore Corey grabbed a team-high seven rebounds while McKnight dished seven assists, his most since last Schaefer was a spark off the bench with eight behind 4-of-7 shooting. Mar. 3 vs. American. McCollum had a strong overall game, scoring his 19 points on 8-of-15 Baylor big men Cory Jefferson and Isaiah Austin combined for 48 points on 22-of-28 shooting while adding four rebounds and four assists as well. shooting to help the Bears shoot 65 percent from the field. The 29-point win marked Lehigh’s largest margin of victory since beating Arcadia 95-55 The Bears were assessed a technical foul for dunking during warmups, so McCollum last Dec. 12. Lehigh saw five players reach double figures for the first time since Jan. 22, 2011 knocked down a pair of free throws before the game (and season) even tipped off. Lehigh went when it had five at Lafayette. Ten different Mountain Hawks scored, including freshman Justin on to open a 7-4 lead following a McCollum three-pointer with 18:13 left in the first half, but Goldsborough’s first-career point via a late free throw, while senior Cory Goodman posted Baylor answered with a 13-0 run to open a 17-7 advantage. The run began with an alley-oop four for his first points of the season. to Jefferson to get the crowd into the game. The teams went back and forth through the opening minutes until Lehigh used a dominant Sophomore Stefan Cvrkalj broke the momentum with a three-pointer from the corner at run to take a double-digit halftime lead. After Mike McFadden scored the game’s first points, the 13:29 mark, ending a 4:50 scoreless drought and pulling Lehigh back within 17-10. However, junior Anthony D’Orazio knocked down a three to give Lehigh a 3-2 lead with 18:29 on the Baylor answered with a three-pointer to regain momentum. clock. McCollum kept Lehigh within shouting distance as he grabbed two offensive rebounds McFadden scored his third basket of the game with 16:10 remaining to give the Colonials on an possession which led to a McKnight three-pointer. McCollum then added seven straight an 8-7 lead. Reed immediately called timeout and the Mountain Hawks responded, promptly Lehigh points. going on a 17-3 run over the next 7:28 to open up a 24-11 lead following an offensive rebound Down 40-24, the Mountain Hawks scored 17 points over the final 4:26 of the first half to and putback from sophomore Conroy Baltimore. trim the Bears’ lead to 51-41 after 20 minutes of play. Schaefer was a spark, scoring four points Lehigh continued the run, getting points from seven different players in the first half. in less than a minute. McKnight chipped in five while McCollum added eight of his 24 first-half Cvrkalj’s corner three rolled around the rim and fell through with 3:55 remaining to give Lehigh points in that stretch. its largest lead of the first half at 33-16. Robert Morris answered with five straight points, but Lehigh pulled as close as eight following a McCollum dunk with 23 seconds remaining, another Cvrkalj trey put the Mountain Hawks back up 36-21 with 2:41 on the clock. but Jefferson added a putback jumper with time winding down to help Baylor regain a 10-point, The teams traded baskets the rest of the half to make it 38-23 after 20 minutes. Cvrkalj 51-41 lead at the half. was the story of the first half, scoring nine points behind 3-of-3 from long range, while McCol- McCollum’s 24 first-half points came on 9-of-15 shooting and 5-of-5 from the free throw lum scored eight, Knutson posted seven and McKnight added six. line. McKnight added 10 points. Baylor’s big men of Jefferson and Austin combined for 34 Lehigh gradually built its lead in the second half, eventually opening a 20-point lead. first-half points as the Bears knocked down 67 percent from the field (22-of-33) in the first. Velton Jones pulled Robert Morris within 14 at 46-32, but the Mountain Hawks answered with Baylor scored the first six points in the second half, four coming from Austin who an 10-2 run. It began with a Greiner three-pointer and also included three Knutson free throws continued to use his 7-1 frame to his advantage. Lehigh got its first points of the second half and a McCollum basket. The run was capped off by a Corey Schaefer fastbreak layup to make behind a McKnight trey with 17:50 on the clock. it 56-34 with 11:48 remaining. Pierre Jackson knocked down a three to give Baylor a 64-46 lead with 15:49 left in the A Greiner fastbreak dunk made it 60-36 with 10:20 to go while McKnight scored four second half, but Greiner answered with a trey of his own. The teams went on to trade baskets points in a 20-second span to give Lehigh a 26-point lead (66-40) with 7:46 on the clock. over the ensuing possessions to keep Lehigh within 15. Robert Morris scored the next four points, but the Mountain Hawks quickly answered The Bears made a run to take a 22-point, 76-54 lead with 11:44 on the clock, but Lehigh by opening a 72-47 advantage following a McCollum steal and layup with 5:54 to go in the half. made a mini 4-0 run, capped off by a McCollum three-pointer with 10:11 remaining to pull McCollum had knocked down his first three-pointer of the game less than a minute prior. within 77-59, forcing Baylor to call timeout. McCollum hit a tough jumper not long after to put Lehigh up 76-50. The Mountain Hawks The Mountain Hawks extended their run to 9-0 following the timeout as a Schaefer continued to battle as a D’Orazio three-pointer with 3:40 remaining gave Lehigh a 82-53 lead. layup and McCollum jumper pulled Lehigh as close as it would come in the second half. The Goldsborough knocked down a free throw 47 seconds later for his first career point to make McCollum jumper made it 77-63 with 8:41 still remaining. However, Baylor scored 10 of the it a 30-point lead. Cvrkalj ensued with a steal and layup to give him 11 points and Lehigh a game’s next 14 points to reopen a 20-point advantage (87-67), effectively ending any Lehigh 32-point, 85-53 advantage. hopes. Goodman had four points down the points via a free throw and three, as the Mountain Baylor finished the game at 65 percent from the field (40-of-62) and 30 percent from Hawks wrapped up the 89-60 win. three-point range (6-of-20). Lehigh was 37 percent (28-of-75) and 38 percent from long distance (8-of-21). The Bears won the battle of the boards, 44-32.
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GAME 3 - NOV. 13, 2012 GAME 4 - NOV. 19, 2012 PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER STABLER ARENA PITTSBURGH 78, LEHIGH 53 LEHIGH 82, FAIRFIELD 67
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Lehigh men’s basketball hung tough for much of the first BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh men’s basketball team jumped out to an early lead and half, but Pittsburgh opened a five-point halftime lead and extended that in the second, wouldn’t look back, opening a double-digit lead for most of the second half in a dominant 82-67 downing the Mountain Hawks 78-53 Tuesday night at the Petersen Events Center. With win over Fairfield on Monday. Senior C.J. McCollum had a dominant effort, scoring 35 points on the win, the Panthers advance to the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off while Lehigh will 12-of-21 shooting including a highlight reel dunk in the second half to send the student section into play in a consolation pod next Monday and Tuesday. Those pairings will be announced on a frenzy. It marks Lehigh’s second win this season, both over a 20-win team from a season ago as Wednesday. the Mountain Hawks face yet another 20-win squad (Penn) on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. Seniors C.J. McCollum and Gabe Knutson combined for 29 of Lehigh’s 53 points, McCollum has already posted two games with 35 or more points on the season, scoring a posting 17 and 12, respectively. McCollum’s effort came on 7-of-11 shooting and 3-of-4 from season-high 36 in the opener at Baylor. Senior Gabe Knutson posted 17 points and five rebounds three-point range while Knutson was 3-of-7 and 6-of-7 from the free throw line. Knutson while Holden Greiner fell just three points shy of a double-double, posting seven points and 11 also grabbed five tough rebounds. boards. Tray Woodall led the Panthers with 23 points while Talib Zanna added 20. Pitt (3-0) Keith Matthews led Fairfield with 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Stags fall to 2-2 on the broke open a 35-30 halftime lead by outscoring the Mountain Hawks (1-2) 43-23 in the second season. The Stags have posted 20 or more wins in each of the last three years. half. Fairfield jumped out to an early 6-2 lead, but Knutson answered with four straight to tie the McCollum scored Lehigh’s first five points to give the Mountain Hawks a 5-2 lead score at six following a pair of free throws with 17:29 left in the first half. The Stags extended their following a three-pointer with 18:43 remaining. However, Pittsburgh responded with a 10-0 lead to 10-7, but McCollum knocked down treys on three straight possessions to put the Mountain run to take a 12-5 lead following a Lamar Patterson three-point play. Hawks up 16-10 with 13:07 on the clock. Sophomore Stefan Cvrkalj quickly answered with a three-pointer from the corner The Stags scored seven of the next nine points to pull within 18-17 following a Josip Mikulic then McCollum knocked down a tough shot in the lane to pull within 12-10 with 14:28 to three with 11:12 remaining. From there, the Mountain Hawks went on a 10-3 run, which began with go. a three from Greiner and ended with McCollum’s fourth trey of the first half, making it 28-20 with Lehigh eventually extended its run to 11-1 as two Conroy Baltimore free throws gave 6:51 to go. the Mountain Hawks their first lead (14-13) with 11:41 on the clock before Holden Greiner An Anthony D’Orazio three gave Lehigh a nine-point lead (33-24) with 4:59 on the clock. knocked down a jumper for Lehigh’s largest lead of the first half, 16-13. The Stags answered to pull within seven, but the Mountain Hawks ended the half scoring seven of The teams went back and forth over the ensuing minutes, but the Mountain Hawks the final 11 points to take their first double-digit lead of the game. A pair of Matthews free throws continued to hold their lead. Pittsburgh eventually clawed back to take a one-point advantage pulled Fairfield within 37-30, but Knutson knocked down a three (Lehigh’s seventh of the first half) at 24-23 following a Zanna jumper with 5:45 to play, but Corey Schaefer answered with to put the Mountain Hawks up 40-30 after 20 minutes. a pair of free throws. The Panthers used an 8-3 run over the last 4:26 of the half to break a McCollum scored 21 first-half points on 7-of-11 shooting and 4-of-5 from three-point range. 27-27 and go into halftime leading 35-30. His senior classmates Knutson and Greiner also added seven apiece. The Mountain Hawks shot 52 Knutson led the way with eight first-half points while McCollum added seven and percent in the first half (12-of-23) including 64 percent from long range (7-of-11). After a hot start, junior Mackey McKnight and Schaefer chipped in with four apiece. In total, seven different Fairfield was 36 percent (10-of-28) and just 11 percent from three (1-of-9). Mountain Hawks scored over the first 20 minutes of play. Lehigh scored the first seven second-half points behind a Conroy Baltimore three-point play Zanna scored Pittsburgh’s first seven points of the second half to help the Panthers and four straight free throws, making it 47-40 with 17:35 left in the second. Fairfield responded with extend their lead to 44-35 following a Woodall jumper. a 10-3 run, as a three-pointer from Amadou Sidibe pulled the Stags within 50-40, forcing Lehigh to After Greiner knocked down a three to pull Lehigh within 40-35, Pitt responded with call timeout. a 14-2 run to open a 56-37 lead with 13:22 on the clock. A fastbreak layup from Colin Nickerson pulled Fairfield within 53-44 with 13:31 left in the McCollum answered with a pull-up jumper for his 10th and 11th points of the evening, second, the closest it had been since the latter stages of the first. However, the Mountain Hawks but the Panthers went on to score four of the next six points and open a 60-39 lead. quickly responded, going on a 12-1 run to take a 60-45 lead following a McCollum jumper with Knutson ended a four-minute scoreless drought with a pair of free throws with 8:27 12:04 to go. remaining. Pittsburgh opened a 65-41 advantage, but four straight Lehigh points (McKnight Lehigh extended its lead to 64-48, but Fairfield again had an answer, going on a 9-2 run to free throw and Anthony D’Orazio trey) pulled the Mountain Hawks back within 20 at 65- pull back to single digits (66-57) following a Sidibe layup with 7:14 to go. 45. The Mountain Hawks wouldn’t let the Stags get any closer, however promptly scoring the Lehigh continued to battle as a Baltimore layup pulled Lehigh back within 69-50, but next six points, which included an emphatic three-point play from McCollum when he dunked Pittsburgh closed out the game by scoring nine of the game’s final 12 points for the 78-53 over a Fairfield defender to make it 70-54 with 5:54 left in the second half. The foul was called on win. Fairfield’s Sidibe, as McCollum converted one of the most exciting old-fashioned three-point plays Lehigh shot 39 percent from the field (16-of-41), including 43 percent from three-point you’ll see. range (6-of-14). Pittsburgh finished at 48 percent (29-of-60) and 25 percent from long range Lehigh went on to open an 80-62 lead following a Corey Schaefer trey with 1:51 to go, its largest (4-of-16). The Panthers won the battle of the boards, 38-22. lead of the game, before finishing off the 82-67 win.
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GAME 5 - NOV. 20, 2012 GAME 6 - NOV. 25, 2012 STABLER ARENA PITT CENTER LEHIGH 73, PENN 66 LEHIGH 91, SACRED HEART 77
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh men’s basketball team took a one-point halftime lead FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Lehigh senior guard C.J. McCollum scored 26 points to become the and extended it in the second, opening its largest lead of the game (13) late in regulation before Patriot League’s all-time leading scorer as the Mountain Hawks were up by as many as 30 before closing out a 73-66 win over Penn on Tuesday night in Stabler Arena. Lehigh finishes the NIT holding on for an impressive 91-77 win at Sacred Heart on Sunday. In total, four Mountain Hawks Season Tip-Off with a 3-1 record, beating three teams who won 20 or more games last season in finished in double figures including seniors Gabe Knutson and Holden Greiner who posted 18 Robert Morris, Fairfield and Penn. Four Mountain Hawks finished with double-figure points, and 17, respectively. Sophomore Stefan Cvrkalj also added 14, including four three-pointers. paced by senior C.J. McCollum who posted a game-high 21. McCollum broke the league’s nearly 20-year old record with a pull-up jumper with 12:53 McCollum’s 21 points came via 8-of-19 shooting, while he also added four rebounds and left in the second half. With the bucket, he broke a tie with Holy Cross’ Rob Feaster (2,224 career three assists. He only needs 23 points to break the Patriot League career scoring record (currently points) to reach 2,226 career points, while adding two late free throws as well. 2,224, held by Holy Cross’ Rob Feaster). Classmate Gabe Knutson posted his fourth-career McCollum scored 16 points in the game’s first 11:48 to get off to the fast start. His 26 points double-double, finishing with 18 points and 10 rebounds. He was an efficient 6-of-7 from the came on only 14 field goal attempts as he finished 8-of-14 from the field, 5-of-7 from three-point field and 6-of-7 from the free throw line. range and 5-of-7 from the line. Greiner led the team in rebounds for the second time in three Junior Mackey McKnight and senior Holden Greiner also finished in double figures games, finishing with seven, while junior Anthony D’Orazio added a career-high six boards. with 15 and 13, respectively. McCollum covered the nation’s fourth leading scorer from a season ago in Sacred Heart’s Lehigh jumped on Penn early, taking a 10-2 lead following a McCollum jumper with 15:55 Shane Gibson, stifling the guard. He didn’t allow a point for the first 9:07 while allowing Gibson left in the first half. The senior class combined for all 10 points, led by four each from McCollum only six first-half points and not letting him get into a rhythm. and Knutson along with a fastbreak layup from Greiner. The Canton, Ohio native got off to a hot start, knocking down a jumper then three-pointer The Quakers answered with the next five to pull within 10-7, but McCollum responded on Lehigh’s first two possessions. Knutson followed with a layup while Greiner hit a trey to with a three. Less than a minute later, McKnight knocked down a three of his own to make it give the Mountain Hawks an early 10-2 lead less than three minutes into the game. 16-9 with 13:31 on the clock. Sacred Heart scored the next six points to pull within 10-8, but Lehigh answered with Penn responded with a 13-3 run to open its first lead of the game as a Miles Cartwright a 7-0 run as a Conroy Baltimore offensive rebound and ensuing free throws made it 17-8 with layup made it 22-19 with 9:22 to go in the first. After a Corey Schaefer jumper, Greiner made an 13:22 on the clock. emphatic block on the defensive end which led to a McKnight fastbreak layup, giving Lehigh A pair of Gibson threes pulled Sacred Heart back within 22-16 with 10:54 remaining, but the lead once again at 23-22. Lehigh answered with a vengeance, scoring 17 of the next 22 points to open an 18-point lead. The Quakers scored the next five, but Lehigh posted a 6-0 run which included layups McCollum scored seven in that stretch, including two of his four first-half threes and a half- by Greiner and McCollum, with a pair Knutson free throws in between. That made it 29-27 court steal and ensuing dunk. Knutson finished the run with a jumper to give Lehigh a 39-21 Mountain Hawks with 5:22 left in the first. lead with 6:56 on the clock. Penn scored the next four, but Anthony D’Orazio hit a three with 32 seconds remaining The teams went back and forth over the final minutes of the first. Sacred Heart pulled to give Lehigh a 32-31 lead at the half. within 14 with less than a minute on the clock, but a Greiner steal and Corey Schaefer layup McCollum posted a game-high 11 first-half points while Knutson added seven and five as time expired made it 49-33 at the half. boards. The Mountain Hawks shot 43 percent from the field (13-of-30), but just 27 percent from McCollum finished the first half with 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting and 4-of-6 from three- three-point range (3-of-11). Penn shot 50 percent (13-of-26) and 38 percent from long range (3- point range. Knutson added 11 points while sophomore Cvrkalj scored nine via three treys. of-8). McCollum played stellar defense as well, holding Gibson to six points on 2-of-6 shooting. The teams traded baskets over the opening minutes of the second half before Lehigh used The Mountain Hawks quickly extended their lead in the second, scoring six of the first a mini 4-0 surge to take a 42-37 lead. McKnight dove to the floor for a loose ball on the defensive seven points to open their first 20-point lead of the game, 55-34, following a Greiner three-pointer end and found McCollum who fed Greiner ahead on the break to get the crowd on its feet. with 18:44 on the clock. A layup by McCollum with 14:26 left in the second gave Lehigh a 46-39 lead, Lehigh’s McCollum hit a three with 15:56 remaining to give Lehigh a 62-39 lead. Lehigh followed largest lead since it was 16-9. with a 10-3 run capped off by a three from Cvrkalj to make it 72-42 with 13:47 remaining, the The teams traded baskets before McKnight hit a three from the corner to give Lehigh a Mountain Hawks’ first 30-point lead of the game and the first time they were up 30 since late 51-41 advantage with 13:27 to go, the Mountain Hawks’ first double-digit lead of the game. in the Robert Morris game. A three-point play by Knutson gave Lehigh its largest lead, 56-45, with 9:32 on the clock From there, the lead fluctuated as Sacred Heart pulled as close as 24, but the Mountain but Penn answered with the next four points to quickly pull back within seven. However, a 9-3 Hawks had an answer. Lehigh upped its lead back to 28 following a Greiner layup which made run extended Lehigh’s lead to 13 (65-52) following a McKnight free throw with 3:48 remain- it 81-53 with 9:25 to go. ing. Sacred Heart wouldn’t go away quietly, posting a 13-2 run to pull within 83-66 with 5:26 The Quakers promptly answered with an 8-2 run to pull to 67-60, but the Mountain Hawks remaining following three Gibson free throws. But Lehigh didn’t back down, closing out its wouldn’t let them get any closer. They extended their lead back to 10 (72-62) before holding on eighth straight win over an NEC foe. for the 73-66 victory. Lehigh finished 51 percent from the field (32-of-63), including 55 percent from three-point Lehigh finished at 46 percent from the floor (24-of-52), including 27 percent from three- range (12-of-22). The Pioneers shot 44 percent from the field (27-of-61) and three-point range point range (4-of-15). Penn shot 41 percent (24-of-58) and 28 percent from long distance (5-of-18). (10-of-23). The Mountain Hawks won the battle of the boards, 36-33. The Quakers won the battle of the boards, 39-31.
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GAME 7 - NOV. 27, 2012 GAME 8 - DEC. 1, 2012 TD BANKNORTH SPORTS CENTER STABLER ARENA LEHIGH 77, QUINNIPIAC 66 LEHIGH 102, FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 62
HAMDEN, Conn. - Down 62-61 with just over five minutes left in the second half, Lehigh BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh men’s basketball team jumped out to a 32-3 lead just over 10 senior C.J. McCollum scored 14 straight Mountain Hawk (5-2) points to help Lehigh pull away minutes into the game, then continued to roll as the Mountain Hawks (6-2) topped Fairleigh Dickinson for a 77-66 win at Quinnipiac on Tuesday evening. After not scoring for the game’s first 9:49, 102-62 on Saturday evening in Stabler Arena. Lehigh shot 63 percent from the field (38-of-60) and 58 McCollum finished with 30 points, already his third game with 30+ points this season and the percent from three-point range (11-of-19) in an offensive clinic. Four Mountain Hawks scored double 17th of his career. He also posted nine rebounds and four assists to help Lehigh win at Quin- figures while all 13 players scored in Lehigh’s fifth straight win, 10th straight victory and 10th consecu- tive over an NEC foe. nipiac for the first time in school history. The win marked Reed’s 100th of his career as he became the fastest coach in Patriot League McCollum finished 9-of-18 from the field, 4-of-7 from three-point range and 8-of-11 from history to reach that milestone. He got his 100th in his 165th game, two better than Holy Cross’ Ralph the free throw line. His 25 second-half points marked a career high for points in a half, topping Willard who posted his 100th in his 166th contest. 24 which was accomplished twice previously (second half at Kent State sophomore year and Senior C.J. McCollum led the way with an efficient 23 points in only 24 minutes played. He shot first half at Baylor earlier this season). Senior Gabe Knutson also added 17 points and eight 9-of-14 from the field and 3-of-5 from three-point range while adding three rebounds, three assists and rebounds while senior Holden Greiner had eight. Junior Mackey McKnight finished with seven four steals. Sophomore Stefan Cvrkalj netted a career-high 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting and 4-of-6 points and seven assists, already his fifth game this season with six or more helpers. from long range. Lehigh hung tough on the glass against a strong rebounding team in Quinnipiac, as the Seniors Gabe Knutson and Holden Greiner added double figures with 16 and 11 points, respec- Bobcats held a 40-32 advantage. Ike Azotam finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds while tively, combining to hit 10-of-12 shots from the field. Freshman Devon Carter scored his first career Garvey Young led the squad with 16 points and six boards. points while sophomore Tyrone Staggers added his first points of the season. Quinnipiac’s Zaid Hearst scored just 12 seconds into the game to give the Bobcats an Lehigh eclipsed 100 points for the first time since Jan. 23, 2004, a 111-104 overtime loss at Lafayette. The Mountain Hawks eclipsed 100 in a victory for the first time since Nov. 26, 1994, a 105-89 win over early 2-0 lead, but the Mountain Hawks responded with the next four behind a Greiner jumper Cornell. and two McKnight free throws to make it 4-2. An enthusiastic crowd of 2,024 witnessed the victory, creating an electric atmosphere the entire The Bobcats responded with a 7-2 run capped off by a three-pointer from Shaq Shannon night. to make it 9-6 with 14:17 on the clock. Lehigh got out to a 45-point lead with 8:29 left in the second half before holding on for a 40-point However, Lehigh quickly answered as sophomore Stefan Cvrkalj knocked down a trey win, its largest margin of victory since beating Arcadia 95-55 last season. It marked the Mountain Hawks’ from the corner and Knutson followed with a tough layup off a nice feed from McKnight to largest win over a Division I opponent since Dec. 7, 1989, a 95-54 triumph over Colgate. make it 11-9 with 13:14 left in the first. Melquan Bolding gave Fairleigh Dickinson a 2-0 lead with 19:04 on the clock, but Lehigh re- McCollum didn’t score for the game’s first 9:49, but had five in the span of 2:13. His layup sponded in a big way. The Mountain Hawks immediately went on a 23-0 run over the next 8:47 to take with 7:58 to play make it 18-14 Mountain Hawks. a stranglehold in the early going. After Quinnipiac pulled within 18-17, Lehigh answered with a 9-2 run capped off by a McCollum got it started on the ensuing possession, knocking down a three-pointer. McCollum Corey Schaefer three and Knutson layup to pull ahead by eight (27-19) with 4:48 to go. and Knutson combined for Lehigh’s first 12 points (six apiece) as a Knutson layup off a nifty feed from The Bobcats answered by scoring 11 of the next 15 points to pull within 31-30 following McCollum made it 14-2 with 15:09 left in the first. Less than three minutes later, Greiner finished a thunderous alley-oop from McCollum to make a Jamee Jackson layup, but sophomore Conroy Baltimore had a big offensive rebound and it 18-2 and get the crowd on its feet. The run eventually extended to 23-0 as Cvrkalj knocked down a putback as time expired in the first to make it 33-30 after 20 minutes of play. three to make it 23-2 with 10:07 on the clock. Greiner and Knutson each scored eight first-half points to lead the way while McCollum Bolding hit a free throw to end an 8:47 scoreless drought, but Lehigh answered, extending its added five. In total, eight Mountain Hawks scored in the first half in a balanced all-around effort. run to 32-3 after a Greiner three from the corner. Lehigh shot 43 percent (12-of-28) in the first half to Quinnipiac’s 39 percent (11-of-28), but the The strong play and strong passing continued as sophomore Corey Schaefer found freshman Mountain Hawks were just 20 percent (2-of-10) from long range. Justin Goldsborough for a layup, making it 40-9 with 5:42 on the clock. Carter scored his first career Quinnipiac pulled within 37-36 with a chance to take a lead, but McCollum grabbed a points with 42 seconds to go, knocking down a pair of free throws to make it 46-17, which stood as the big rebound and began a fastbreak the other way which ended with a big Anthony D’Orazio halftime score. three from the corner to make it 40-36 with 16:18 on the clock. Lehigh scored the first four points of the second behind a McCollum floater and Greiner jumper The teams went back and forth until McCollum knocked down a three off an inbounds to make it 50-17. The Mountain Hawks took a 60-25 advantage with 16:12 on the clock behind a D’Orazio play to make it 53-46 with 12:06 left in the second half. Quinnipiac again had an answer as layup, his second basket in the span of 2:03. The roll continued as the Mountain Hawks took their first 40-point behind a Cvrkalj three, making Shannon hit a three on the ensuing possession to quickly pull within four. it 71-32 with 12:40 to go. McCollum followed with a driving layup then three-pointer on the ensuing A steal and ensuing layup by Young tied the score at 57, capping off an 11-4 Quinnipiac possessions for a 76-32 advantage. run. With 5:16 to play, the Bobcats took their first lead since midway through the first half when Lehigh’s led grew to as much as 45 following a Cvrkalj fastbreak layup which made it 78-33 with Young hit a pair of free throws to make it 62-61. 8:29 remaining. Fairleigh Dickinson responded with a 10-2 run to pull within 80-43, but a Conroy Balti- But that’s when McCollum took over, scoring 14 straight Lehigh points to help the more layup and Cvrkalj layup off a nice feed from Carter put Lehigh up 41 (84-43) with 5:43 to go. Mountain Hawks pull away. It began with a three-pointer with 3:55 to play to give Lehigh the The Knights pulled within 39 at 93-54 following a Lonnie Robinson jumper with 2:43 remain- lead back at 64-62 before following with 11 more. Quinnipiac only had four points in that span ing, but the Mountain Hawks’ offense caught fire once again to reach the 100-point plateau. Carter hit as Lehigh’s defense bore down over the final minutes. The Mountain Hawks held the Bobcats a three-pointer to make it 96-54 then Cvrkalj knocked down his fourth trey of the game. Senior Cory Goodman added a three with 28 seconds remaining to give Lehigh 100 points and the 102-62 win. scoreless for a span of 2:56 between a pair of Azotam free throws with 3:40 to play and Dave Johnson free throws with 44 seconds on the clock.
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GAME 9 - DEC. 4, 2012 GAME 10 - DEC. 8, 2012 STABLER ARENA DEGOL ARENA LEHIGH 81, FORDHAM 63 LEHIGH 83, SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 67
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh men’s basketball team jumped out to a 20-point halftime LORETTO, Pa. - Lehigh opened the game on a 13-0 run and held off Saint Francis the rest lead then held on in the second half to beat Fordham, 81-63 on Tuesday evening in Stabler Arena. of the way as the Mountain Hawks won their seventh straight game on Saturday, 83-67. With The win marks the Mountain Hawks’ sixth in a row as they improve to 7-2, equaling their best the win, Lehigh is off to its best start after 10 games (8-2) since 1938-39. Senior C.J. McCollum record after nine games since the 1980-81 season. All five starters posted double-figure points, led led the way with 29 points, falling just one shy of his fourth 30-point game of the season. by 21 from junior Mackey McKnight. McCollum’s 29 points came on 8-of-15 shooting and a perfect 11-of-11 from the free It marked the third time in McKnight’s career that he reached the 20-point plateau as he throw line. He also tied a season high with nine rebounds. Senior Gabe Knutson added 18 finished 7-of-11 from the field while adding five assists as well. Eight of his points came in the points while junior Mackey McKnight had 13. Knutson jumped one spot on the Lehigh all-time game’s final 3:04, helping Lehigh fight off a Fordham comeback attempt. scoring list (to 16th) while he jumped five spots (from 55th to 50th) on the Patriot League list Senior Gabe Knutson scored 18 points to reach 1,238 for his career. In the process, he moved as he currently owns 1,256 career points. from 19th to 17th in school history, passing Austen Rowland (1,230) and Norm Brandl (1,231). Se- The win extended the Mountain Hawks’ winning streak to 11 vs. NEC foes. In the process, niors and posted 13 points apiece while junior Holden Greiner C.J. McCollum Anthony D’Orazio Lehigh eclipsed 80 points for the fourth time in its last five games. added a season-high 10 points to go with a career-high six assists and four steals. The Mountain Hawks got off to a fast start, scoring the game’s first 13 points to take a Fordham held a 42-27 advantage in rebounds led by eight from center Ryan Canty, who also commanding 13-0 lead. McCollum assisted on the first two baskets, first a Knutson layup then posted 14 points. Bryan Smith finished with 17 points and seven boards. The Mountain Hawks held a 28-4 edge in fast break points, including a 17-0 edge in the first half. McKnight layup on a homerun pass down court. Baskets by Anthony D’Orazio and Knutson McCollum took a nice feed from Knutson on the game’s first possession, finishing the layup made it 8-0 while McCollum added a jumper and three-pointer to make it 13-0 with 14:16 to make it 2-0. After Knutson scored three straight, Fordham scored its first points with 16:35 on remaining in the first half. the clock before McCollum answered with a three-pointer and fast break layup on back-to-back Saint Francis had an answer, scoring its first points of the afternoon with 13:52 on the possessions to make it 10-2 with 15:18 remaining in the first half. clock, then following with four more to pull within 13-6. The Mountain Hawks continued to push in transition, extending their lead to 16-6 with 13:54 Lehigh answered with a 9-2 run capped off by two Conroy Baltimore free throws to to go as a D’Orazio fast break layup forced an early Fordham timeout. make it 22-8 with 9:57 on the clock. A three-pointer by Branden Frazier pulled the Rams within 18-9, but Greiner immediately However, the Red Flash came right back with an 8-0 run including two of Dominique answered with a three on the other end to make it 21-9 with 12:09 remaining. Fordham pulled Major’s three first-half threes. That quickly pulled Saint Francis within 22-16 with 8:57 to within 21-12, but D’Orazio found Knutson twice on a fast break (with a Rams’ timeout in between) play. to put Lehigh up 25-12. After trading three-pointers, Lehigh staged a mini 7-0 run to open a double-digit lead The Rams pulled within 28-18 following a Canty offensive rebound and layup, but Lehigh once again at 32-19 following an emphatic Greiner dunk and McCollum three-point play with scored 11 of the next 15 points to open a 39-22 advantage following a Greiner three-pointer and 6:40 on the clock. two McKnight free throws. A Greiner three-point play with 39 seconds on the clock made it 44-24, The Mountain Hawks opened their largest lead of the half (16) following a Greiner three which stood as the halftime score. off a nice feed from Corey Schaefer which made it 41-25 with 2:30 remaining in the first. Lehigh Fordham came out of the locker room strong, scoring nine of the first 13 points forcing Reed went into halftime with a 43-28 advantage, the fifth time in the last six halves that it’s scored to call an early timeout. A Jermaine Myers jumper pulled Fordham within 44-29, but the Mountain 40 or more points. Hawks answered with a McCollum steal and layup then McKnight fast break layup off another McCollum and McKnight each scored 10 first-half points while Knutson added eight nifty feed from D’Orazio, making it 48-29. However, the Rams came back with the next four to and Greiner had five. Lehigh shot 58 percent from the field (15-of-26) including 40 percent from again pull within 15 (48-33) which forced Reed’s timeout. three-point range (4-of-10). Saint Francis shot 37 percent (11-of-30) and 33 percent from long Lehigh answered with an 8-2 run capped off by a Knutson three-point play to make it 56-35 distance (4-of-12). with 12:39 remaining. McKnight opened the second half with a three to make it 46-28, but the Red Flash scored The Rams again responded with the next five to pull back within 56-40, but the run was the next seven to pull within 46-35 following an Anthony Ervin three-point play with 18:05 ended by two free throws from sophomore Conroy Baltimore with 11:15 to go, Lehigh’s first bench remaining. Lehigh had an answer, going on a 9-1 run capped off by a transition three from points of the evening. That sparked a mini 6-0 run which included a layup from McKnight and two McCollum off a nifty feed from McKnight. That gave the Mountain Hawks their first 20-point McCollum free throws to give Lehigh its largest lead of the game (62-40) with 9:18 on the clock. However, Fordham answered in a big way, posting a 19-6 run over the next 5:23 to pull lead of the afternoon at 55-35 with 16:03 to play, forcing Saint Francis to call timeout. within single digits for the first time since midway through the first half. A Frazier jumper made The Red Flash scored the next four, but McCollum answered with four straight to reopen it 68-59 with 3:55 remaining. a 20-point, 59-39 lead. Saint Francis again scored four straight, but Lehigh responded to open Lehigh had an answer as D’Orazio knocked down a big three-pointer with 3:32 to go off a nice up a 20-point margin once again as a Stefan Cvrkalj trey made it 67-47 forcing a Saint Francis feed from McCollum. D’Orazio then snatched a rebound on the defensive end and led McKnight timeout with 7:59 to play. for a three-point play on the fast break. Less than a minute later, McKnight finished a three-point A Knutson three made it 72-52 with 6:31 remaining, but the Red Flash had one last gasp, play on an impressive individual effort to cap off a 9-0 run and make it 77-59 with 2:19 left in the scoring 12 of the next 17 points as an Umar Shannon three-pointer made it 77-64 with 3:06 second. remaining. McCollum answered with a big jumper then two free throws to end any hopes the Lehigh closed it out from there, eclipsing 80 points for the third time in the last four games Red Flash had. Lehigh went on for the 83-67 victory. and fifth time this season.
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