SCHEDULE/RESULTS (18-8, 11-4 PATRIOT LEAGUE) LEHIGH Nov. 6 at Monmouth (ESPN3) W, 85-61 9 at Miami (ACC Network Extra) L, 83-62 MEN’S BASKETBALL 13 MARIST (PLN) W, 78-72 16 PRINCETON (PLN) W, 72-57 21 at Siena W, 80-69 CJ McCollum Day 24 at Kansas State (Fox Sports KC, ESPN3) L, 77-58 Presented by Coordinated Health
Dec. 1 ARKANSAS STATE (PLN) W, 82-70 GAME 27: HOLY CROSS AT LEHIGH 5 at Yale (ESPN+) L, 97-87 8 at Mount St. Mary’s (NEC Front Row) W, 85-78 HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (14-14, 5-10 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 22 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) (PLN) W, 88-76 at LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (18-8, 11-4 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 30 at West Virginia (AT&T SportsNet) L, 78-68 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2019 • 12 P.M. Jan. STABLER ARENA (5,600) • BETHLEHEM, PA. 2 LAFAYETTE* (SE2/PLN) W, 86-83 6 LOYOLA* (PLN) W, 89-72 SERVICE ELECTRIC 2 SPORTS/PATRIOT LEAGUE NETWORK 9 at Holy Cross* (PLN) W, 99-94 (OT) 12 at Colgate* (PLN) L, 91-78 SETTING THE SCENE 16 AMERICAN* (SE2/PLN) W, 83-76 Coming off an exciting comeback win over Army West Point Wednesday, the Lehigh men’s basketball team wraps 19 BUCKNELL* (SE2/PLN) L, 85-83 up its regular-season home schedule on Sunday when it hosts Holy Cross at noon. Sunday features both Senior 23 at Navy* (PLN) W, 85-74 Day and CJ McCollum Day Presented by Coordinated Health. Prior to tipoff, Kyle Leufroy and Lance Tejada will 26 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* (SE2/PLN) W, 94-78 be honored as they play their final regular-season home games in the Brown and White. McCollum will also be in 30 at Lafayette* (PLN) W, 93-86 (OT) attendance and at halftime, the 2013 Lehigh graduate and current NBA standout will see his number honored in the Stabler Arena rafters. Feb. 2 at Army West Point* (PLN) W, 75-70 McCollum was drafted 10th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2013 NBA Draft. The Patriot League’s all-time leading scorer with 2,361 career points, he will join Daren Queenan and Mike Polaha with their numbers honored 4 COLGATE* (CBS SN) L, 84-62 in Stabler Arena. Among McCollum’s many career highlights was a 30-point effort in the 2012 NCAA Tournament 9 NAVY* (SE2/PLN) W, 83-57 against Duke, as 15th-seeded Lehigh pulled off one of the greatest upsets in tournament history. 11 at Bucknell* (CBS SN) L, 87-75 16 at Boston University* (PLN) W, 84-79 The present-day Mountain Hawks are making noise looking to get back to the big dance for the first time since that 20 ARMY WEST POINT* (SE2/PLN) W, 91-81 year; on Wednesday, Lehigh took a step towards that game. Lehigh came back from an 11-point deficit with 12:57 24 HOLY CROSS* (SE2/PLN) 12:00 remaining by staging a monster 29-5 run to take a 13-point lead. The 91-81 win clinched the Mountain Hawks a 27 at American* (PLN) 7:00 top-four seed and home game in the Patriot League Quarterfinals for the ninth time in the last 10 years, guaranteeing Leufroy and Tejada will play at least one additional game at home in their careers. Mar. 2 at Loyola* (PLN) 7:00 The win also pulled Lehigh into a first-place tie with Bucknell, with three regular-season games remaining. The 5 Patriot League First Round Bison currently own the tiebreaker due to sweeping the season series. The Mountain Hawks are also just one game ahead of Colgate, who is in third place. A top two-seed would guarantee Lehigh home court advantage through 7 Patriot Leeague Quarterfinals the semifinals and the No. 1 seed would guarantee home court through the entire Patriot League Tournament. 10 Patriot League Semifinals 13 Patriot League Championship Game On Wednesday, the Mountain Hawks used another balanced offensive attack, with five players scoring double-figure points for the sixth time this season (including the fifth time in 15 league games). Tejada led the way with 20 points, All dates and times Eastern and subject to change despite foul trouble. He picked up his second foul just over two minutes in, but returned to knock down a pair of Home games in Bold CAPS *Patriot League opponent first-half threes before scoring 12 in the second half and finishing the game 3-of-4 from distance. Leufroy added 17 points, six assists and four rebounds while junior Jordan Cohen filled up the stat sheet with 16 points, seven PLN = Patriot League Network rebounds, six assists, a block and steal. Classmate Pat Andree had 15 points, seven rebounds, three assists, a block SE2 = Service Electric 2 Sports and steal while sophomore James Karnik recorded 11 points on just five field-goal attempts, also converting 5-of-6 from the free throw line. Freshman Joe Foley dazzled in the first half, scoring all of his career-high eight points in MEDIA INFORMATION the first 20 minutes to help keep the Mountain Hawks within seven heading into halftime. Lehigh’s 29-4 second-half run came in the stretch of just 6:42. 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Name PPG RPG Notes 2 G 6-3 Sr. Kyle Leufroy 13.8 5.3 2X team captain, 1,350 career points Patriot League Champions: 2004, 2010, 2012 5 G 6-2 Sr. Lance Tejada 14.6 2.3 Tied school record 10 threes (on 14 attempts) at Holy Cross NCAA Tournament: 1985, 1988, 2004, 2010, 2012 11 G 6-1 Jr. Jordan Cohen 13.3 3.8 Won Gold medal with USA at 2017 Maccabiah Games 13 C 6-9 So. James Karnik 9.2 6.2 Averaging 11.8 PPG, 6.8 RPG in league games 31 F 6-8 Jr. Pat Andree 13.6 6.3 43.3% from three this season Follow Lehigh Men’s Basketball on Facebook KEY RESERVES 0 G 6-5 So. Caleb Bennett 4.7 1.9 Career-high 23 points vs. Boston U last season (2/3) www .facebook .com/LehighMensBasketball 1 F 6-7 Fr. Jeameril Wilson 4.0 2.4 Patriot League Rookie of the Week (Nov. 26) and Twitter 4 G 6-3 Fr. Joe Foley 1.8 0.8 Career-high eight points (all in 1st half) vs. Army (2/20) www .twitter .com/LehighMBB 25 F 6-7 Jr. Ed Porter 2.3 0.3 Returned from injury 1/16; first action in over a year 44 C 6-11 Fr. 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IF LEHIGH BEATS HOLY CROSS HOLY CROSS SERIES HISTORY TODAY’S GAME - Lehigh would improve to 19-8 overall, marking its best record after 27 games since the 2012-13 season Overall: Holy Cross leads, 41-24 Lehigh has won three straight vs. Holy Cross, Last Meeting: Jan. 9, 2019 when it was also 19-8. winning both last season and coming back from an Last Result: Lehigh, 99-94 (OT) 18-point deficit at Holy Cross in January. At the time, - Lehigh would stand 12-4 in Patriot League play, Current Streak: Lehigh - 3 wins the comeback marked the largest in Brett Reed’s 12 marking the quickest to 12 league wins in program Last 10: Lehigh leads, 6-4 seasons as Lehigh head coach, before the Mountain history. Hawks came back from 19 down at Army West - The Mountain Hawks would earn their second Last 10 meetings: Point in February. Lehigh has won three straight straight regular-season sweep of Holy Cross. over Holy Cross at home, with the last win coming Jan. 9, 2019 at Holy Cross Lehigh, 99-94 (OT) on Jan. 5, 2018 by an 83-77 final. The next two meet- - Lehigh would remain at worst, tied for first in the Jan. 29, 2018 at Holy Cross Lehigh, 71-67 ings came at Holy Cross, with the Mountain Hawks Patriot League standings. Jan. 5, 2018 at Lehigh Lehigh, 83-77 victorious, 71-67 then 99-94 in overtime. Lehigh and - Lehigh would improve to 27-4 in February dating Feb. 12, 2017 at Holy Cross Holy Cross, 61-45 Holy Cross first met in 1976, an 84-60 Holy Cross back to February of 2016. Jan. 14, 2017 at Lehigh Lehigh, 68-51 victory, before reconvening for Patriot League play - The Mountain Hawks would improve to 15-2 over Mar. 9, 2016* at Lehigh Holy Cross, 59-56 in the early 1990s. their last 17 February games. Feb. 15, 2016 at Lehigh Lehigh, 64-59 LAST MEETING - Lehigh would win a regular season game for the Jan. 16, 2016 at Holy Cross Lehigh, 87-66 WORCESTER, Mass. (1/9/19) – The Lehigh men’s 27th time in its last 35 tries dating back to last season. Feb. 14, 2015 at Holy Cross Holy Cross, 58-52 basketball team trailed by as many as 18 in the first Jan. 17, 2015 at Lehigh Lehigh, 69-64 - Lehigh would improve to 27-9 overall over its last *Patriot League Tournament half then 12 at halftime, but outscored Holy Cross 36 games dating back to last season. 29-10 over the first 10:20 of the second half, on its
way to a thrilling 99-94 overtime win on Wednesday LAST GAME VS. HOLY CROSS NOTABLES evening at the Hart Center. Senior Lance Tejada FEBRUARY SUCCESS - It didn’t look promising for the Mountain was sensational, scoring a career-high 36 points - Lehigh finished last February 7-0, marking the Hawks early, trailing by as much as 18 (46-28) shooting 11-of-16 from the field, including 10-of-14 second time in three years the Mountain Hawks with 5:22 remaining in the first half. Senior Lance from three-point range. The 10 made threes tied a Tejada knocked down his third three of the first posted a perfect February (going 9-0 in 2016). Prior school record, held by current junior Pat Andree in half as the clock expired to pull the Mountain 2016 and Joe Knight in 2005. Tejada’s 10th trey came to February of 2016, the previous undefeated month Hawks within 59-47 at the break. with 10 seconds left in overtime. came in November of 1993 (and that only included - Lehigh went on to outscore Holy Cross 29-7 one game). over the first 10:55 of the first half (32-7 when LAST TIME OUT - Over the last three seasons, Lehigh is 26-4 in the including Tejada’s three to end the first half). BETHLEHEM, Pa. (2/20/19) – The Lehigh men’s month of February, among the best marks in the The Crusaders responded and actually retook a basketball team went on a 29-5 run in the span of just country. lead in the final two minutes, but a three from 6:42 to turn a 59-48 deficit into a 77-64 lead, on the Kyle Leufroy followed by a Jehyve Floyd basket way to beating Army West Point, 91-81 on Wednes- forced overtime. In the extra session, Tejada day evening in Stabler Arena. Five Mountain Hawks Best Record in February: knocked down three more treys, two early and scored double-figure points, led by senior Lance (Since February, 2016) one with 10 seconds remaining to give Lehigh a Tejada, who was 3-of-4 from three-point range and four-point, 98-94 lead, helping wrap up the 99- 7-of-7 from the charity stripe. Junior Jordan Cohen Gonzaga 26-3 (.897) 94 final and the Mountain Hawks’ 11th straight added 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists (13 Kansas 28-4 (.875) Patriot League (regular season) victory. points, five rebounds and three assists coming in Vermont 27-4 (.871) - In the end, Tejada scored a career-high 36 the second half). LEHIGH 26-4 ( .867) points, shattering his previous career high of 26. The point total was the most by a Lehigh Wichita St 25-4 (.862) BY THE NUMBERS player since Tim Kempton also had 36 on Jan. 8, Lehigh Holy Cross *After games Thursday, Feb. 21 2017 vs. American. It was the most by a Lehigh Points 81.0 66.9 guard since C.J. McCollum scored 36 on Nov. Points Allowed 77.5 68.2 9, 2012 at Baylor. Tejada was red hot from the Scoring Margin +3.5 -1.2 STELLAR SHOOTING field, knocking down a school-record tying 10 .492 .461 FG% Lehigh’s shooting has been impressive, especially three-pointers (on 14 attempts). He tied teammate Opp FG% .424 .449 over the past several years. This year, the Mountain Pat Andree (who accomplished the feat in 2016) 3FG% .442 .366 Hawks are one of just two teams in the top 20 nation- Opp 3FG% .333 .358 and Joe Knight (who knocked down 10 in 2005). FT% .763 .675 ally in field goal percentage, three-point percentage - Three other Mountain Hawks scored double-fig- Rebounds 35.6 27.9 and free throw percentage . ure points as Leufroy had 19 points, along with Rebound Margin +0.2 -8.3 a career-high 11 rebounds, for his first-career Assists 15.6 15.9 Team FG% 3-pt.% (rank) FT% (rank) double-double. Junior Jordan Cohen recorded 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 2-of-3 from three, Blocks 2.1 3.7 Lehigh 49.2 (10) 44.2 (1) 76.3 (18) Steals 5.4 7.5 while Andree added 11 points and seven boards. Turnovers 13.4 10.8 Sophomore Caleb Bennett had nine points, in- Other teams near the top of all three categories... cluding an emphatic second-half dunk that was Team FG% 3-pt.% (rank) FT%(rank) No. 4 in SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays of the Day. SCOUTING HOLY CROSS S. Dakota St. 50.5 (3) 41.4 (3) 77.3 (7) - Holy Cross was red-hot in the first half, knock- Holy Cross enjoyed a strong nonleague slate, posting Hofstra 48.7 (17) 38.6 (20) 79.7 (2) ing down nine of its first 10 threes and finishing a 9-4 record, but the Crusaders have struggled in Liberty 49.0 (12) 37.3 (57) 76.8 (12) the half at 81.8 percent from distance and 70.0 league play, currently standing 5-10. Four Crusaders Va. Tech 48.2 (24) 40.4 (4) 75.3 (27) percent from the field. Despite that, the Mountain are averaging double-figure points, led by 13.9 from Hawks hung around, shooting 53.6 percent from Jacob Grandison. Austin Butler comes in at 13.2 Virginia 47.4 (43) 40.0 (6) 74.9 (38) the field themselves. points per game, Jehyve Floyd is averaging 11.9 *After games Sunday, Feb. 17 - Lehigh finished 15-of-33 from three, with the and a team-high 6.2 rebounds, while Caleb Green very solid 45.5 percentage actually lowering its comes in at 11.0 points per contest. The Crusaders Other notes nation’s leading figure of 46.7 entering the day. have lost three of their last four and five of their last - The Mountain Hawks are shooting 44.2 percent - Lehigh’s 99 points came against the No. 1 scor- seven overall, but their most recent win came last from three on the season (252-of-570), good for first ing defense in the Patriot League (65.3 entering Saturday against first-place Bucknell. in the nation. the day). It’s the most points scored against Holy Cross since Nov. 13, 2013. The last time a team PROBABLE STARTERS - Lehigh could challenge the Patriot League record of 41.8 percent held by Holy Cross in 1990-91. scored 90 vs. the Crusaders was Nov. 15, 2016 # Yr. Pos. Ht. Name Pts. Reb. at Syracuse. 0 So. G 5-10 Caleb Green 11.0 2.8 - If the season ended today, Lehigh’s 44.2 percentage 3 So. G/F 6-6 Jacob Grandison 13.9 4.6 - The win was Lehigh’s second straight at Holy 4 So. G 6-5 Austin Butler 13.2 4.6 would be the best mark in NCAA Division I men’s Cross, marking the first time that has happened 20 Sr. F 6-8 Jehyve Floyd 11.9 6.2 basketball since UC Davis shot 44.7 percent in 2005. in program history. 31 Sr. G 6-2 Matt Zignorski 0.9 0.5 Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2018-19 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 27: HOLY CROSS AT LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 24, 2019 • PAGE 3
- Lehigh has eclipsed 50 percent from three six times this season, including 60 percent or better on three occasions. - On Jan. 26 vs. Boston University, the Mountain Hawks knocked down 27-of-34 from inside the arc (79.4 AROUND THE percent). Over a two-game stretch (also last Wednesday at Navy), Lehigh missed just 18 two-pointers, PATRIOT LEAGUE connecting on 47-of-65 (72.3 percent). - On Jan. 2 vs. Lafayette, Lehigh shot 11-of-14 from three-point range, with the 78.9 percentage standing STANDINGS as the best single-game percentage by any team in the nation this season. League Overall - The Mountain Hawks also hit 19-of-20 free throws, becoming the first Division I team to shoot 75 percent W L W L from three and 95 percent from the charity stripe in the same game since Temple in 2010 vs. Rhode Island. Bucknell 11 4 17 10 They are one of just three Division I teams to accomplish the feat in the last 20 years. LEHIGH 11 4 18 8 - Senior Lance Tejada tied a school-record 10 made three-pointers (on 14 attempts) on Jan. 9 at Holy Colgate 10 5 18 10 Cross, tying a record previously held by Joe Knight in 2005 and current teammate Pat Andree in 2016. Army West Point 7 8 12 16 - See below for final national rankings for the Mountain Hawks for both three-point and free throw per- Lafayette 7 8 10 16 centage leading up to this season. American 7 8 13 13 Three-Point Percentage Loyola 6 9 10 18 2017-18: 40.9 (9th) Navy 6 9 9 17 2016-17: 39.2 (23rd) Boston University 5 10 12 16 2015-16: 39.2 (15th) Holy Cross 5 10 14 14 2014-15: 34.5 (164th) *Before games Saturday, Feb . 23 2013-14: 35.9 (102nd) 2012-13: 39.2 (10th) UPCOMING SCHEDULE 2011-12: 35.0 (131st) 2010-11: 32.8 (225th) Saturday 2009-10 39.9 (8th) Navy at Colgate 2:00 Free Throw Percentage Loyola at Boston University 4:30 2017-18: 77.7 (12th) 2016-17: 77.2 (12th) Sunday 2015-16: 72.7 (66th) Holy Cross at Lehigh 12:00 2014-15: 72.5 (62nd) American at Army West Point 1:00 2013-14: 70.7 (150th) Lafayette at Bucknell 2:00 2012-13: 73.7 (41st) 2011-12: 76.8 (5th) Wednesday 2010-11: 75.7 (22nd) Holy Cross at Colgate 6:00 2009-10: 71.8 (79th) Lehigh at American 7:00 Bucknell at Navy 7:00 COHEN NAMED PLAYER OF WEEK (FEB. 4) Loyola at Army West Point 7:00 Following sensational efforts at Lafayette and Army West Point, junior Jordan Cohen has been named Boston University at Lafayette 7:00 Patriot League Player of the Week, as announced on Monday. Cohen scored 51 points on 20-of-28 shooting over a pair of games last week, helping the Mountain Hawks to road victories to improve to 15-6 on the season, 8-2 in league play. The weekly award marks Cohen’s first of his career while it’s Lehigh’s first PATRIOT LEAGUE WEEKLY AWARDS (2018-19) Player of the Week award of the season and third weekly award overall (with Nic Lynch and Jeameril Wilson each winning Rookie of the Week in November). Player of the Week Jordan Burns (Colgate) - Nov. 12 Jacob Grandison (Holy Cross) - Nov. 19 Andrew Kostecka (Loyola) - Nov. 26 MILESTONE WATCH Andrew Kostecka (Loyola) - Dec. 3 A number of Lehigh players (and coaches) have recently reached significant career milestones or have Sam Iorio (American) - Dec. 10 Max Mahoney (Boston U) - Dec. 17 milestones within grasp, which were reached or could be reached this season. Jehyve Floyd (Holy Cross) - Dec. 24 Jacob Grandison (Holy Cross) - Dec. 31 Player Milestone Currently Away Nate Sestina (Bucknell) - Jan. 7 Jehyve Floyd (Holy Cross) - Jan. 14 Pat Andree 1,000 points 907 93 Andrew Kostecka (Loyola) - Jan. 21 Kyle Leufroy 1,500 points 1,350 150 Sa’eed Nelson (American) - Jan. 28 Jordan Cohen (Lehigh) - Feb . 4 250 assists 282 -- Rapolas Ivanauskas (Colgate) - Feb. 11 500 rebounds 514 -- Andrew Kostecka (Loyola) - Feb. 18 Lance Tejada 1,000 points 1,045* -- Rookie of the Week Brett Reed 200 wins 216 -- Nic Lynch (Lehigh) - Nov . 12 *Including time at East Carolina John Carter Jr. (Navy) - Nov. 19 Jeameril Wilson (Lehigh) - Nov . 26 Jack Hemphill (Boston U) - Dec. 3 John Carter Jr. (Navy) - Dec. 10 WHAT TO WATCH FOR Jordan Guest (Boston U) - Dec. 17 - With one more point, senior Kyle Leufroy would move into sole possession of 16th place in school history Josh Alexander (American) - Dec. 24 Andrew Funk (Bucknell) - Dec. 31 in career points. With 19 points, he would move past former teammate Kahron Ross for 15th. Tucker Richardson (Colgate) - Jan. 7 Jonas Harper (Boston U) - Jan. 14 15. 1,368 Kahron Ross 2014-18 John Carter Jr. (Navy) - Jan. 21 16. 1,350 Joe Knight# 2004-06 Jaylin Andrews (Loyola) - Jan. 28 Jacob Boonyasith (American) - Feb. 4 1,350 Kyle Leufroy 2015-pres Jacob Boonyasith (American) - Feb. 11 18. 1,327 Mackey McKnight 2010-14 John Cartr Jr. (Navy) - Feb. 18 19. 1,316 Bill Griffin 1976-79 Lehigh Honorable Mentions Pat Andree - Nov. 12 - With 14 points, senior Lance Tejada would move from 34th to 32nd in school history for career points. Kyle Leufroy - Nov. 19 With 24 points, he would move into 31st. Kyle Leufroy - Dec. 24 Pat Andree - Dec. 31 Pat Andree - Jan. 7 31. 1,068 Bill Cheslock 1985-88 Lance Tejada - Jan. 14 32. 1,058 Charles Blue 1979-82 Jordan Cohen - Jan. 28 33. 1,054 Ed Cahn 1952-55 34 . 1,045 Lance Tejada 2014-pres . 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MOUNTAIN HAWKS’ STATISTICAL LEADERS 2018-19 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 Pts Pts Pts Rebs Rebs Rebs Ast Ast Steals Blks Preseason All-Patriot League 0 - Bennett 1 1 Lance Tejada 1 - Wilson 3 In-Season Awards 2 - Leufroy 21 7 2 7 1 2 7 5 9 4 - Foley 1 WEEKLY AWARDS 5 - Tejada 22 4 1 7 8 1 10 Patriot League Player of the Week 10 - Farrell 11 - Cohen 17 3 2 9 3 3 13 Patriot League Rookie of the Week 13 - Karnik 13 2 2 2 3 12 Nic Lynch - Nov. 12 Jeameril Wilson - Nov. 26 20 - Wilson 1 21 - Acoveno LEHIGH CAREER POINTS 25 - Porter 1. 2,703 Daren Queenan 1985-88 31 - Andree 21 3 1 3 1 1 2 6 8 2 2. 2,361 C.J. McCollum 2009-13 35 - Wolf 3. 2,043 Tim Kempton 2013-17 42 - Lieb 4. 1,969 Mike Polaha 1984-88 44 - Lynch 4 2 2 1 4 5. 1,841 Bob Krizansky 1988-92 55 - Roelke 6. 1,791 Dozie Mbonu 1988-92 7. 1,762 Jose Olivero 2003-07 - With 10 points, Leufroy would move from 59th all the way to 55th in Patriot League history for 8. 1,742 Brett Eppehimer 1995-99 career points. 9. 1,578 Rashawne Glenn 1992-96 10. 1,526 Gabe Knutson 2009-13 52. Justin DeBerry, Lafayette (2000-04) 1,378 11. 1,524 Matt Logie 1999-03 53. Kahron Ross, Lehigh (2014-18) 1,368 12. 1,514 Marquis Hall 2006-10 54. Dave Dudzinski, Holy Cross (2010-14) 1,366 13. 1,453 Austin Price 2013-17 55. Tanner Plomb, Army West Point (2013-16) 1,359 14. 1,418 Chuck Penn 1988-93 56. Mike Bright, Bucknell (1990-93) 1,356 15. 1,368 Kahron Ross 2014-18 57. Stephen Lumpkins, American (2008-13) 1,355 16. 1,350 Joe Knight# 2004-06 58. Matt Bell, Army (2003-07) 1,353
1,350 Kyle Leufroy 2015-pres . 59 . Kyle Leufroy, Lehigh (2015-pres .) 1,350 18. 1,327 Mackey McKnight 2010-14 60. Jordan Sugars, Navy (2008-12) 1,346 19. 1,316 Bill Griffin 1976-79 20. 1,311 Charlie Brown 1974-77 21. 1,260 Zahir Carrington 2006-10 - The Mountain Hawks have a chance to tie or break a number of Patriot League records. 22. 1,242 Bob Fortune 1968-70 23. 1,231 Norm Brandl 1959-62 Player/Team Category (Current Number) Current Record Holder 24. 1,230 Austen Rowland* 2003-04 Pat Andree Three-Point FG% (Career) (42.0) Seth Hinirichs (Lafayette ‘15) (43.1) 25. 1,145 Fred Ketcho 1980-83 Jordan Cohen Three-Point FG% (Season) (52.7) John Schoof (American) (2012-13) (50.7) 26. 1,139 Jared Hess 1996-00 Lehigh Three-Point FG% (Season) (44.2) Holy Cross (1990-91) (41.8) 27. 1,104 Jeff Vandemark 1977-80 28. 1,099 Johnny Waters 1969-71 29. 1,084 Hank Wisniewski 1971-73 BIG WIN IN BEANTOWN (FEB. 16) 30. 1,072 Ray Green: 1975-78 - Lehigh defeated Boston University 84-79 for its first-ever regular-season win at Boston University’s 31. 1,068 Bill Cheslock 1985-88 Case Gymnasium. In doing so, the Mountain Hawks continued their streak of not losing back-to- 32. 1,058 Charles Blue 1979-82 back games all season. 33. 1,054 Ed Cahn 1952-55 - Lehigh jumped out to as much as a 15-point first-half lead, taking a 45-32 edge at the break fol- 34 . 1,045 Lance Tejada$ 2014-pres . 35. 1,032 Jason Fichter 1991-95 lowing a Jordan Cohen trey as the clock expired. The lead reached as much as 19 in the second, but 36. 1,021 Mike O’Hara 1987-91 the Terriers used a late charge to make it a game in the final minute. Andrew Petcash took a three 37. 1,013 Holden Greiner 2009-13 with eight seconds remaining, but sophomore James Karnik grabbed the rebound, was fouled and #Played first two seasons at High Point hit both free throws to seal the victory. *Played first three seasons at Delaware - Lehigh again used a balanced attack, as four Mountain Hawks scored between 13 and 18 points, led $Played first two seasons at East Carolina by 18 from senior Kyle Leufroy. Leufroy moved from 19th to 17th place in school history for career scoring (now with 1,333 career points), passing Bill Griffin (1,316) and Mackey McKnight (1,327). PATRIOT LEAGUE CAREER POINTS - Senior Lance Tejada had 17, Karnik scored 14 and Cohen recorded 13. Leufroy, Tejada and Cohen 48. Garrison Carr, American (2005-09) 1,412 were all 3-of-6 from three, as the Mountain Hawks finished 10-of-22 for the game (with the 45.5 49. Chris Hass, Bucknell (2012-16) 1,402 50. Mark Linebaugh, Colgate (2000-04) 1,389 percentage better than their season average). 51. Bryson Johnson, Bucknell (2009-13) 1,384 - Junior Pat Andree also made a big impact with nine points and a career-high 16 rebounds, the 52. Justin DeBerry, Lafayette (2000-04) 1,378 most rebounds by a Mountain Hawk since Tim Kempton had 16 on March 8, 2017 at Bucknell. 53. Kahron Ross, Lehigh (2014-18) 1,368 - Freshman Jeameril Wilson had six points, four rebounds and two assists while classmate Joe Foley 54. Dave Dudzinski, Holy Cross (2010-14) 1,366 made a significant impact in a career-high 15 minutes, posting five points and a block while taking 55. Tanner Plomb, Army West Point (2013-16) 1,359 56. Mike Bright, Bucknell (1990-93) 1,356 a big charge with less than three minutes remaining. 57. Stephen Lumpkins, American (2008-13) 1,355 - Defensively, the Mountain Hawks held the Terriers to just 59 points over the game’s first 36:23 58. Matt Bell, Army (2003-07) 1,353 before Boston University made its late charge. Lehigh’s defense played well in long stretches despite 59 . Kyle Leufroy, Lehigh (2015-pres .) 1,350 the Terriers shooting 46.2 percent from distance (12-of-26). 60. Jordan Sugars, Navy (2008-12) 1,346 - Lehigh reached double-figure league victories for a fifth straight season and seventh time in the 61. Shawn Anderson, Navy (2014-18) 1,344 62. Boakai Lalugba, Bucknell (1999-03) 1,334 last eight years. David Ardayfio, Army (1990-94) 1,334 64. Mackey McKnight, Lehigh (2010-14) 1,327 J.R. Holden, Bucknell (1994-98) 1,327
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National Conference Conference Statistic ValueNational Leader Value Value Record Points Previous Conference Rank Rank Leader 3-pt Field Goal Attempts (351 ranked) 207 5 570 Savannah St. 1,022 Army West Point 774 1. Gonzaga (31) 25-2 737 1 West Coast Assist Turnover Ratio (351 ranked) 91 5 1.16 Gonzaga 1.78 Holy Cross 1.48 2. Wofford 23-4 716 2 Southern Assists Per Game (351 ranked) 39 3 15.6 Belmont 19.7 Army West Point 16.1 Blocked Shots Per Game (351 ranked) 317 8 2.1 Duke 7.2 American 4.4 3. Buffalo 22-3 716 4 Mid-American Defensive Rebounds per Game (351 ranked) 24 1 28.54 Yale 31.05 Lehigh 28.54 Fewest Fouls (351 ranked) 172 6 472 Princeton 347 Holy Cross 421 4. Belmont 21-4 651 5 Ohio Valley Fewest Turnovers (351 ranked) 181 5 349 Virginia 234 Holy Cross 301 5. Murray State 21-4 589 8 Ohio Valley Field-Goal Percentage (351 ranked) 10 1 49.2 Gonzaga 53.1 Lehigh 49.2 Field-Goal Percentage Defense (351 ranked) 98 1 42.4 Texas Tech 36.1 Lehigh 42.4 6. UC Irvine 22-5 555 9 Big West Free Throw Attempts (351 ranked) 184 4 507 South Fla. 730 Loyola Maryland 557 Free Throws Made (351 ranked) 108 3 387 Iowa 496 Bucknell 407 7. New Mexico State 22-4 535 10 Western Athletic Free-Throw Percentage (351 ranked) 18 1 76.3 Incarnate Word 80.8 Lehigh 76.3 Offensive Rebounds Per Game (351 ranked) 341 9 7.04 Portland St. 16.04 Navy 12.04 8. Hofstra 22-5 534 6 Colonial Personal Fouls Per Game (351 ranked) 209 9 18.2 Notre Dame 13.5 Holy Cross 15.0 9. Lipscomb 21-5 532 7 Atlantic Sun Rebound Margin (351 ranked) 189 4 0.2 ETSU 11.9 Colgate 3.8 Scoring Defense (351 ranked) 307 9 77.5 Virginia 54.6 Holy Cross 68.2 10. Liberty 23-5 478 16 Atlantic Sun Scoring Margin (351 ranked) 135 2 3.5 Gonzaga 25.1 Colgate 4.0 Scoring Offense (351 ranked) 29 1 81.0 Gonzaga 90.3 Lehigh 81.0 11. Furman 22-5 454 14 Southern Steals Per Game (351 ranked) 285 8 5.4 FIU 10.7 Loyola Maryland 8.5 12. UNC Greensboro 22-5 442 3 Southern Three Pt FG Defense (351 ranked) 126 4 33.3 Virginia 25.8 American 28.5 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (351 ranked) 28 1 9.7 Winthrop 12.5 Lehigh 9.7 13. Vermont 21-5 403 13 America East Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (351 ranked) 1 1 44.2 Lehigh 44.2 Lehigh 44.2 2/18/2019 2018-19 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 16 | ESPN Total 3-point FGM (351 ranked) 39 1 252 Winthrop 324 Lehigh 252 14. ETSU 21-7 330 15 Southern Total Assists (351 ranked) 56 5 406 Michigan St. 527 Army West Point 450 15. South Dakota State7:00 PM 21-7ESPN 8:00 PM 312FS1 9:0011 PM ESPN Summit Total Blocks (350 ranked) 319 8 54 Duke 188 American 115 Total Rebounds (351 ranked) 203 6 925 ETSU 1,189 Colgate 1,004 NCAAM Feb 18 3 UVA 22-2 ILL 10-15 23 KSU 19-6 Full Scoreboard » 16 . Yale 17-4 302 17 Ivy League Total Rebounds Per Game (351 ranked) 171 3 35.58 North Carolina 42.65 Navy 37.73 20 VT 20-5 22 WIS 17-8 WVU 10-15 Total Steals (351 ranked) 281 9 141 FIU 290 Loyola Maryland 237 17. Toledo 20-5 299 12 Mid-American Turnover Margin (348 ranked) 307 8 -2.2 FIU 6.2 Holy Cross 4.0 18. Montana 19-6 240 18 Big Sky Turnovers Forced (351 ranked) 317 10 11.27 FIU 20.52 Holy Cross 14.71 Turnovers Per Game (351 ranked) 206 7 13.4 Michigan 9.2 Holy Cross 10.8 19. Texas State 21-5 209 20 Sun Belt Won-Lost Percentage (351 ranked) 65 1 69.2 Houston 96.2 Lehigh 69.2 20. Stony Brook 21-5 206 19 America East 21. San Francisco 20-6 182 21 West Coast 22. Bowling Green 18-7 104 25 Mid-American 23. Charleston 21-7 88 22 Colonial 24. Georgia State 18-8 57 NR Sun Belt 25. Sam Houston State 17-9 53 23 Southland
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: BYU 51, Saint Mary’s 49, Kent State 40, Northern Kentucky 37, Jacksonville State 19, Harvard 19, Northeastern 16, Radford 12, Wright State 10, Georgia Southern 9, UMBC 9, Abilene Christian 5, Drake 5, Loyola Chicago 3, Central Michigan 2, National Conference Conference Statistic Player ValueNational Leader Value Value Omaha 2, Utah Valley 2, Austin Peay 1, Missouri State 1. Rank Rank Leader 3-pt Field Goal Attempts (249 ranked) Lance Tejada 124 3 170 Chris Clemons, Campbell 308 Jordan Fox, Army West Point 183 Pat Andree 242 6 150 Assist Turnover Ratio (250 ranked) Jordan Cohen 144 5 1.80 Jalen Avery, Kent St. 5.31 Tommy Funk, Army West Point 2.38 Bold Italics:NFL 2018-19NBA OpponentMLB Soccer NHL MMA NCAAM Watch Listen Fantasy Kyle Leufroy 229 10 1.54 Assists Per Game (250 ranked) Jordan Cohen 176 6 3.8 Ja Morant, Murray St. 10.2 Tommy Funk, Army West Point 6.1 Men's College Basketball Rankings - Week 16 Blocked Shots Per Game (247 ranked) Brandon Gilbeck, Western Ill. 3.73 Jehyve Floyd, Holy Cross 2.29 Defensive Rebounds per Game (250 ranked) Pat Andree 125 4 5.54 Mike Daum, South Dakota St. 9.52 Matt Wilson, Army West Point 7.11 NCAAM Home Scores Schedule Rankings Standings Stats Teams Recruiting Bracketology NCAA Tourney Champ Week More Kyle Leufroy 205 6 4.92 2018-19 Week 16 Double Doubles (196 ranked) Devontae Cacok, UNCW 21 Rapolas Ivanauskas, Colgate 10 Field-Goal Percentage (250 ranked) Brandon Clarke, Gonzaga 69.2 Jehyve Floyd, Holy Cross 67.0 Free Throw Attempts (238 ranked) Chris Clemons, Campbell 230 Sa'eed Nelson, American 203 AP Top 25 AP TOP 25 (2/18) CoachesUSA TODAY Poll COACHES POLL (2/18) Free Throws Made (249 ranked) Deishuan Booker, Long Beach St. 206 Sa'eed Nelson, American 145 Free-Throw Percentage (250 ranked) Kyle Leufroy 5 1 90.0 Fletcher Magee, Wofford 92.3 Kyle Leufroy, Lehigh 90.0 Jordan Cohen 73 4 84.2 Gavin Peppers, Nicholls St. 92.3 RK TEAM REC PTS TREND RK TEAM REC PTS TREND Minutes Per Game (250 ranked) Ky Bowman, Boston College 39:06 Sam Iorio, American 37:30 Offensive Rebounds Per Game (246 ranked) Cletrell Pope, Bethune-Cookman 4.41 Evan Wieck, Navy 3.04 1 Duke (58) 23-2 1594 1 1 Duke (28) 23-2 796 1 Points Per Game (249 ranked) Chris Clemons, Campbell 29.7 Andrew Kostecka, Loyola Maryland 21.4 2 Gonzaga (6) 25-2 1502 1 2 Gonzaga (4) 25-2 761 1 Rebounds Per Game (250 ranked) Nico Carvacho, Colorado St. 13.2 Matt Wilson, Army West Point 8.9 Steals Per Game (248 ranked) Matisse Thybulle, Washington 3.46 Andrew Kostecka, Loyola Maryland 2.57 3 Virginia 22-2 1476 1 3 Virginia 22-2 712 1 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (249 ranked) Lance Tejada 49 1 2.96 Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy 4.54 Lance Tejada, Lehigh 2.96 Pat Andree 126 3 2.50 4 Kentucky 21-4 1383 1 4 Kentucky 21-4 699 1 Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (132 ranked)Lance Tejada 12 2 45.3 Derrik Jamerson, Norfolk St. 51.7 Justin Jaworski, Lafayette 48.7 NCAAM News Pat Andree 25 3 43.3 Total 3-point FGM (247 ranked) Lance Tejada 52 1 77 Fletcher Magee, Wofford 121 Lance Tejada, Lehigh 77 5 Tennessee 23-2 1376 4 5 Tennessee 23-2 692 4 Pat Andree 129 3 65 Total Assists (245 ranked) Jordan Cohen 171 7 99 Ja Morant, Murray St. 265 Tommy Funk, Army West Point 171 6 Nevada 24-1 1240 6 Nevada 24-1 621 - No. 25 Buffalo still atop MAC a 1 Total Blocks (241 ranked) Brandon Gilbeck, Western Ill. 97 Jehyve Floyd, Holy Cross 64 A spirited comeback allowed No Total Field Goal Attempts (249 ranked) Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy 571 Andrew Kostecka, Loyola Maryland 407 7 Michigan 23-3 1150 1 7 Michigan 23-3 570 - retainTota la F ishareeld Go aofls firstMad eplace (248 rinan thked) Lamine Diane, CSUN 259 Andrew Kostecka, Loyola Maryland 211 Conference.Total Minute sThe (25 0Bulls rank ecand) stay Skyler Flatten, South Dakota St. 1052:05 Caleb Green, Holy Cross 1001:01 8 North Carolina 20-5 1129 - 8 Houston 25-1 563 1 overTot athel Po last-placeints (248 ra teamnked) in the E Chris Clemons, Campbell 801 Andrew Kostecka, Loyola Maryland 599 9 Houston 25-1 1085 - 9 North Carolina 20-5 550 1 Total Rebounds (239 ranked) Devontae Cacok, UNCW 354 Matt Wilson, Army West Point 248 Total Steals (248 ranked) Matisse Thybulle, Washington 90 Andrew Kostecka, Loyola Maryland 72 Indiana searching for answers Triple Doubles (2 ranked) Ethan Happ, Wisconsin 2 10 Michigan State 21-5 1046 1 10 Marquette 21-4 520 - visits The Indiana Hoosiers' 12-2 start 11 Marquette 21-4 987 1 11 Michigan State 21-5 467 1 Louisville and Marquette, seems 12 Kansas 20-6 801 2 12 Kansas 20-6 370 2 to both the team and its fan bas
13 LSU 21-4 773 6 13 Purdue 18-7 359 2 No. 5 Tennessee regroups aga 14 Texas Tech 21-5 733 1 14 Texas Tech 21-5 334 1 Vanderbilt Two teams hoping to start winni 15 Purdue 18-7 699 3 15 LSU 21-4 309 6 Tuesday night in Knoxville, Tenn and No. 5 Tennessee square off 16 Florida State 20-5 525 1 16 Villanova 20-6 308 3
17 Villanova 20-6 519 4 17 Florida State 20-5 273 2 All NCAAM Ne
18 Louisville 18-8 507 2 18 Virginia Tech 20-5 250 2 SPONSORED HEADLINES2018-19 19 Iowa State 19-6 426 4 19 Iowa 20-5 244 2 at Yale (1) (12/5) James Karnik - 16:46 left, second half 20 Virginia Tech 20-5 408 2 20 Iowa State 19-6 217 2 CHARGES TAKEN Current Count: 18 21 Iowa 20-5 389 - 21 Kansas State 19-6 184 3 at Mount St. Mary’s (1) (12/8) 22 Wisconsin 17-8 250 2 22 Louisville 18-8 173 2 By Player Kyle Leufroy - 0:19 left, second half 23 Kansas State 19-6 249 5 23 Wisconsin 17-8 120 - Lance Tejada - 7 Early Pot investors have 24 Maryland 19-7 211 - 24 Buffalo 22-3 82 - become Millionaires James Karnik - 6 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (2) (12/22) powerprofittrades.com 25 Buffalo 22-3 164 - 25 Cincinnati 21-4 66 1 Kyle Leufroy - 2 Marques Wilson - 3:43 left, first half
Maryland 19-7 66 - Marques Wilson - 1 Lance Tejada - 18:22 left, second half Nic Lynch - 1 Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 99, Wofford 32, Auburn 21, Washington 20, Mississippi State 2, St. John's 2, Yale 1, Ole Miss 1 Joe Foley - 1 vs. Lafayette (1) (1/2) Others receiving votes: Washington 20, Wofford 19, North Texas 9, Auburn 8, James Karnik - 12:02 left, first half Arizona State 8, Ole Miss 6, St. John's 6, Mississippi State 6, Furman 5, Texas 4, Texas State 1, Hofstra 1, Southern Miss 1 We Ranked 2019's Best By Game Luxury Vehicles Under 50k! The Winners Are...at Monmouth (1) (11/6) at Holy Cross (1) (1/9) Faqeo James Karnik - 11:13 left, second half Lance Tejada - 11:07 left, second half http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings at1 Miami/2 (1) (11/9) at Navy (1) (1/23) Lance Tejada - 11:34 left, first half James Karnik - 4:05 left, second half
vs. Marist (2) (11/13) vs. Boston U (1) (1/26) Lance Tejada - 2:16 left, first half Nic Lynch - 10:43 left, first half Kyle Leufroy - 19:07 left, second half at Army (1) (2/2) vs. Princeton (1) (11/16) Lance Tejada - 13:00 left, first half Lance Tejada - 2:06 left, second half at Boston University (1) (2/16) vs. Arkansas State (2) (12/1) Joe Foley - 2:50 left, second half James Karnik - 14:25 left, first half Lance Tejada - 5:34 left, first half vs. Army West Point (1) (2/20) James Karnik - 1:40 left, second half
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LEHIGH’S Patriot League Opponents Colgate 18-10 138 L, 91-78 2017-18 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS OPPONENT TRACKER L, 84-62 - Lehigh defeated three reigning conference champions: Princeton, Mount Team Record Rank^ Result Bucknell 17-10 150 L, 85-83 St. Mary’s and Bucknell. LEHIGH 18-8 156 -- L, 87-75 American 13-13 201 W, 83-76 - Lehigh handed Bucknell its final loss of the regular season. Mountain Hawks Nonleague Opponents Holy Cross 14-14 237 W, 99-94 (OT) were one of just two Patriot League teams to defeat the Bison. Kansas State 20-6 30 L, 77-58 Boston U 12-16 230 W, 94-78 - Lehigh was 4-3 against reigning conference finalists. Along with Princeton, Miami 11-14 70 L, 82-63 W, 84-79 Yale 17-4 73 L, 97-86 Army West Point 12-16 248 W, 75-70 Mount St. Mary’s and Bucknell, the Mountain Hawks also beat Siena. West Virginia 10-16 128 L, 78-68 W, 91-81 - Lehigh’s four overtime victories and five overtime games marked its most Princeton 13-8 168 W, 72-57 Loyola 10-18 276 W, 89-72 since the 1986-87 season (when it also went 4-1). Marist 12-14 239 W, 78-72 Lafayette 10-16 286 W, 86-83 Saint Francis (Pa.) 15-11 245 W, 88-76 W, 93-86 (OT) - Lehigh posted a streak of eight streak games with 10 or more made Arkansas State. 11-15 258 W, 82-70 Navy 9-17 303 W, 86-74 three-pointers (Jan. 17 to Feb. 10) and six straight shooting 50+ percent from Siena 14-14 268 W, 80-69 W, 83-57 distance (Jan. 27 to Feb. 14). That six-game streak of 50+ percent from three Monmouth 10-18 296 W, 85-61 Mount St. Mary’s 8-20 317 W, 85-78 as of Friday, Feb. 22 was tops in the nation. - Lehigh tied a Stabler Arena record for made threes in a game with 15 (on 26 attempts) vs. Holy Cross. 2018-19 at Holy Cross (1) (1/9) Caleb Bennett - 5:22 left, second half - Lance Tejada and Pat Andree finished 1-2 in the Patriot League in three- DUNK COUNT point field goal percentage (45.3 and 42.9) (minimum 2.5 made threes/ Current Count: 26 at Colgate (2) (1/12) game). Tejada’s 45.3 percentage was just outside the top 10 in Patriot League James Karnik - 12:55 left, second half By Player Caleb Bennett - 2:46 left, second half single-season history (10th place is 46.8). James Karnik - 16, Jeameril Wilson - 5, Caleb - The Mountain Hawks picked up double-figure Patriot League plays for a Bennett - 3, Nic Lynch - 2 vs. American (2) (1/16) fourth straight season and sixth time in the last seven years. James Karnik - 3:06 left, first half By Game Jeameril Wilson - 0:34 left, first half - Lehigh earned a home game in the Patriot League Quarterfinals for a fourth at Monmouth (2) (11/6) straight season and eighth time in the last nine years. Nic Lynch - 15:38 left, second half at Navy (2) (1/23) - Kahron Ross became Lehigh’s first-ever four-time All-Patriot League James Karnik - 3:40 left, second half Caleb Bennett - 7:48 left, first half James Karnik - 17:11 left, second half honoree, garnering second team honors. at Siena (2) (11/21) - Tejada was also named second team All-League. Jeameril Wilson - 16:54 left, second half vs. Boston University (3) (1/26) - Pat Andree and Jordan Cohen were both named Academic All-Patriot James Karnik - 2:42 left, second half James Karnik - 17:13 left, second half James Karnik - 12:37 left, second half League, marking the first time in program history that Lehigh has had two vs. Arkansas State (1) (12/1) James Karnik - 7:58 left, second half honorees. James Karnik - 6:28 left, first half - Lehigh scored 54 points at the nation’s top defense and eventual No. 1 at Lafayette (1) (1/30) at Yale (2) (12/5) James Karnik - 2:31 left, second half seed in the NCAA Tournament Virginia. For perspective, UVA allowed 53 James Karnik - 18:19 left, first hal or fewer points in nine out of its 18 ACC regular season games. Jeameril Wilson - 13:11 left, first half at Bucknelll (1) (2/11) - Tejada’s 22 points in that game were tied for the sixth most points scored James Karnik - 5:25 left, first half at West Virginia (1) (12/30) against UVA this season (complete list below). Jeameril Wilson - 10:44 left, first half at Boston University (2) (2/16) James Karnik - 14:28 left, first half Marvin Bagley III, Duke, 30, 1/27/18 vs. Loyola (3) (1/6) James Karnik - 1:14 left, second half Jerome Robinson, Boston College, 29, 12/30/17 Jeameril Wilson - 8:39 left, first half Jairus Lyles, UMBC, 28, 3/16/18 Nic Lynch - 0:24 left, first half vs. Army West Point (1) (2/20) Bonzie Colson, Notre Dame 24 3/3/18 James Karnik - 17:39 left, second half James Karnik - 1:40 left, second half Jevon Carter, West Virginia, 23, 12/5/17 Lance Tejada, Lehigh, 22, 12/2/17 John Grant, Savannah State 22, 12/19/17 Lamont West, WVA, 22, 12/5/17 Ben Lammers, Georgia Tech 22, 2/21/18 JEAMERIL WILSON - ROOKIE OF WEEK (NOV. 26) Luke Maye UNC 20, 3/10/18 After scoring 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting over two games, Jeameril Wilson Justin Robinson, VA Tech 20, 2/10/18 Peyton Aldridge, Davidson, 20, 12/16/17 was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week, as announced on Monday, Nov. 26. Wilson is Lehigh’s second Rookie of the Week honoree in the first - Ross was twice named Patriot League Player of the Week while Marques three weeks after Nic Lynch won the award on Nov. 12. Wilson began the Wilson was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week. week by posting a career-high 10 points, along with three rebounds and two - Ross was named a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award, giving Lehigh assists in a career-high 25 minutes at Siena. He finished 4-of-6 from the floor, three candidates over the past two seasons (also Tim Kempton and Austin including a perfect 2-of-2 from three-point range. Eight of Wilson’s points Price). came in the final 4:07 of the first half to help Lehigh open a 42-37 halftime - Ross broke the Lehigh career assists record vs. Mount St. Mary’s and Patriot advantage, on the way to the 80-69 win. The Chicago, Illinois native went League career assists mark at Navy. Ross graduates Lehigh as the school’s on to post four points, knocking down both of his field goal attempts at No. leader for assists in a game, season and career. 12 Kansas State, helping the Mountain Hawks open a 31-26 advantage late - Lehigh won its season opener at Marist for the first time since 2008-09, in the first half. snapping an eight-game losing streak in openers.
LYNCH - PL ROOKIE OF WEEK (NOV. 12) COACH REED PUTTING UP THE W’S - After scoring double-figure points in each of his first two career games, Head coach Brett Reed reached 100-career Patriot League (regular season) including a double-double at an ACC opponent, freshman Nic Lynch was wins last season, becoming just the fourth coach in league history to reach named Patriot League Rookie of the Week. that plateau. Below is the list. Reed tied Jeff Jones of American coach for - Lynch averaged 10.0 points and 6.5 rebounds in just 17.5 minutes for the week. fastest to reach 100 PL wins in terms of number of seasons (11th season for - At Monmouth, Lynch tallied 10 points and three rebounds in just nine minutes both Reed and Jones). However, for both Flannery and Jones, it took fewer due to foul trouble. He shot 5-of-7 from the floor. Eight of those points came games to reach 100. in the first 4:22 of the second half to help Lehigh turn a six-point halftime ad- vantage into a 13-point lead at the under-16 media timeout. At Miami, Lynch Here is where Reed stands among Patriot League laurels for total wins and had 10 points and 10 boards for his first-career double-double. Patriot League victories. Reed’s 200th win came earlier this season, during a 78-72 home-opening win over Marist (Nov. 13). He tied Jones for third place with a home win over Saint Francis (Pa.) (Dec. 22) and overtook Jones with an 86-83 victory over Lafayette (Jan. 2) in Stabler Arena. With the thrilling
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overtime win at Lafayette on Jan. 30, Reed moved past Jones all alone into 2017-18 Prep Hoops SoCal Most Improved List, Alamudun had multiple third place for Patriot League victories. 15+ rebound performances, including a 30-point, 25-rebound effort in the Jim Harris Memorial Tournament of Champions. He was one of Orange Most Patriot League Games Won (Regular Season) County’s most productive players, helping Marina to its first season above 159 Fran O’Hanlon, Lafayette (1995-present) .500 since 2009-10. In the end, Alamudun was named first team All-Sunset 126 Pat Flannery, Bucknell (1994-08) League for three years, was a two-time All-CIF honoree, won the CIF Char- 113 Brett Reed, Lehigh (2007-present) acter Award and was All-Academic Sunset League every year. In addition, 108 Jeff Jones, American (2001-13) Alamudun won the Adidas Summer Championship (Silver Division) with 95 Ralph Willard, Holy Cross (1999-09) his AAU team, the Cali Rebels.
Most Games Won, All Games as PL Coach Meanwhile, Betlow has been a standout throughout his high school career, 324 Fran O’Hanlon, Lafayette (1995-present) most recently playing at St. Benedict’s in New Jersey and helping his team 234 Pat Flannery, Bucknell (1994-08) to an unprecedented 12th State Prep A championship title in 2017-18. St. 216 Brett Reed, Lehigh (2007-present) Benedict’s was ranked as high as No. 3 in the nation during the season, 205 Jeff Jones, American (2001-13) while being named the No. 1 Independent/Prep Team in the state. Betlow 192 Ralph Willard, Holy Cross (1999-09) finished the season earning All-Prep honors while this year - as a senior - he is a team captain and ranked among the top 10 seniors in New Jersey. In his TEJADA - PRESEASON ALL-LEAGUE; LEHIGH PICKED FIRST freshman and sophomore years, he was part of two teams that combined For the third time in the last four years, Lehigh has finished atop the Patriot for a 47-9 record. During that stretch, Betlow won the Somerset County League preseason poll, as announced on Wednesday, Oct. 17. In addition, Tournament and advanced to the South Jersey, Non-Public B final. Betlow senior Lance Tejada was named to the preseason All-League team. Lehigh led Gil St. Bernard with 81 three-pointers and was second on the team finished first in the poll with 145 points, five points ahead of Bucknell in with a 12.2 points per game average as a freshman. He was named MVP second. Each of the last two times the Mountain Hawks were picked first, of the Somerset County Championship and garnered first team All-County they advanced to the Patriot League Championship Game in both 2016 and Tournament Team recognition, first team All-State freshman honors (by NJ 2017. Tejada is coming off an impressive first season in the Brown and White, Hoops/Rivals.com), first team All-Conference and honorable mention All- leading the Mountain Hawks in scoring (14.7 points per game), which was New Jersey (one of only two freshmen named in New Jersey). Below was good for ninth in the Patriot League. Tejada was one of the nation’s top named second team All-Area by Courier News and NJ Freshman of the Year three-point shooters, converting 45.3 percent from long distance (77-of-170) by The Star Ledger. As a sophomore, Betlow went on to lead Montverde to (10th in the country). He scored double-figure points in 20-of-28 games a 22-4 record, which included finishing as runners-up in the Dicks National while eclipsing 20 points on seven occasions. Tejada had three games of 25+ High School Basketball Championship. points and six of 20+ points, both marks most by a Lehigh guard since C.J. McCollum in 2012-13. NONLEAGUE SUCCESS Lehigh’s 7-4 nonleague record in 2018-19 is its best since 2012-13 when it 2018-19 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Preseason Player of the Year finished 10-3, one year before going 7-6 in 2013-14. The Mountain Hawks’ Sa’eed Nelson, American, Sr., G, Pleasantville, N.J./Saint Augustine Prep only losses this season have come to three power-conference opponents (Miami, Kansas State and West Virginia) along with Ivy League power Yale. 2018-19 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Preseason All-League Team Among Lehigh’s victories is a win over another strong Ivy League squad Sa’eed Nelson, American, Jr., G, Pleasantville, N.J./Saint Augustine Prep Princeton, while also beating preseason NEC favorite Saint Francis (Pa.). Last Will Rayman, Colgate, Jr., F, New York, N.Y./Millbrook Prep season, the Mountain Hawks were 2-2 against reigning NCAA Tournament Jehyve Floyd, Holy Cross, Sr., F, Sayreville, N.J./Sayreville War Memorial teams, defeating Princeton (Ivy League) and Mount St. Mary’s (NEC) while Lance Tejada, Lehigh, Sr ., G, Miramar, Fla ./Ely (East Carolina) falling to USC (Pac-12) and Virginia (ACC). Lehigh was 3-2 against reigning Nate Sestina, Bucknell, Sr., F, Emporium, Pa./Cameron County conference finalists, beating Princeton, Mount St. Mary’s and Siena (MAAC) while falling to Yale (Ivy League) and Saint Francis (Pa.) (NEC). 2018-19 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll 1 . Lehigh (7): 145, 2. Bucknell (8): 140, 3. Colgate (3): 130, 4. Boston University (2): 121, 5. Holy Cross: 109, 6. Army West Point: 71, 7. American: 64, 8. Navy: COMMON HOMECOMINGS 52, 9. Lafayette: 46, 10. Loyola: 22 Homecomings are common for the Mountain Hawks as head coach Brett Reed tries to schedule games near players’ hometowns whenever possible. Last season, the Mountain Hawks traveled to USC to face the Trojans on REED ANNOUNCES INCOMING CLASS OF 2023 Thanksgiving Eve, marking a homecoming for Kyle Leufroy (Pasadena, Head coach Brett Reed announced the Mountain Hawks’ incoming class of Calif.) and Jordan Cohen (Tarzana, Calif.). This year, Lehigh is traveling to 2023 on Thursday, Nov. 22, which features three talented student-athletes Miami for Lance Tejada’s (Miramar, Fla.) homecoming along with Kansas from around the country. Lehigh is set to welcome Jakob Alamudun, Jake State to get a game close to the hometowns of Caleb Bennett (St. Joseph, Betlow and Reed Fenton to campus as freshmen for the 2019-20 season. Mo.) and Marques Wilson (Edmond, Okla.). The Mountain Hawks also opened the season at Monmouth, approximately a 15-minute drive from Fenton comes in from Latrobe, Pa. and Greater Latrobe High School. As a Pat Andree’s hometown of Colts Neck, N.J. junior, Fenton averaged 23 points and five assists while garnering first team All-Section from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, along with Pittsburgh Tribune Westmoreland County Terrific 10 honors. As a sophomore Fenton averaged SUSTAINED SUCCESS 16 points and four assists, earning second team All-Section. He was also a - Lehigh has enjoyed impressive success over the last nine years (2010-18), standout for the PK Flash AAU program. Strong in the classroom, Fenton earning a Patriot League Quarterfinal home game in eight of those seasons. is a Student Council member and member of the National Honor Society, - Over the last nine years, the Mountain Hawks are second in the league in standing in the top 10 percent of his class. number of championships (two), second in average finish (third) and second in quarterfinal home games (eight). Alamudun averaged 21.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, - Lehigh is also second in number of Patriot League (regular season) victories making 87.4 percent of his free throws as a junior at Marina High School (90) and number of double-figure win seasons (six). in California to earn a number of postseason honors. He finished fourth - Over the last six years (even without current NBA standout C.J. McCol- in Orange County in both scoring and rebounding. Among the accolades lum), the Mountain Hawks still stand second in total (regular season) Patriot were All-CIF Southern Section Division 3A, first team All-Sunset League League victories in that span with 63. and third team All-Orange Country, while also garnering first team Los - Lehigh is one of just two teams to post 10+ Patriot League regular season Angeles Times Daily Pilot Boys Dream Team recognition. Named to the victories in each of the last four years.
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MCCOLLUM STARRING FOR TRAIL BLAZERS (Nov . 6), at Siena (Nov . 21), vs . Arkansas State (Dec . 1), at Yale (Dec . 5), at - Former Lehigh standout C.J. McCollum is starring in his sixth NBA season Mount St . Mary’s (Dec . 8), vs . Saint Francis (Pa .) (Dec . 22), vs . Lafayette with the Portland Trail Blazers. (Jan . 2), vs . Loyola (Jan . 6), at Holy Cross (Jan . 9), vs . American (Jan . 16), - McCollum is currently averaging 21.0 points per game this season (before vs . Bucknell (Jan . 19), at Navy (Jan . 23), vs . Boston University (Jan . 26), at games Feb . 22), averaging 20+ points per game each of the previous three Lafayette (Jan . 30), vs . Navy (Feb . 9), at Boston University (Feb . 16) and vs . years as one of the NBA’s most elite scorers. Army West Point (Feb . 20) . - Among many highlights, McCollum scored 40 points against Milwaukee on Nov. 6, the most points ever scored by the Trail Blazers against the Bucks. THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE - McCollum scored 35 points in just 28 minutes on Dec. 30 vs. Philadelphia, Lehigh has continued to excel at the charity stripe, not only taking more shooting 13-of-18 from the field. free throws than its opponents, but also converting at an impressive rate. In - McCollum recorded his first-career triple-double on Saturday, Jan. 26 vs. 2011-12, the Mountain Hawks converted at a 76.8 percent clip (590-of-768) Atlanta, posting 28 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 120-111 win. which was good for fifth in the nation. The following season in 2012-13, Le- - Last season, McCollum was the talk of the NBA on Jan . 31, 2018 when he high knocked down 73.7 percent from the charity stripe (455-of-617) which scored a career-high 50 points vs . Chicago . McCollum set a Portland fran- was among the nation’s best. The Mountain Hawks attempted 105 more free chise record for points in a quarter with 28 in the first. It also marked the throws than their opponents (617-512) and knocked down 100 more (455- most points any NBA player scored in a quarter this season. McCollum went 355). In 2013-14, Lehigh knocked down 406-of-574 (70.7 percent) from the on to tally 50 points on 18-of-25 shooting, including 6-of-9 from three-point charity stripe. In 2014-15, the Mountain Hawks knocked down 72.5 percent range. It came in just 29 minutes as McCollum didn’t play the fourth quarter of their free throws (430-of-593), which was second in the league and 62nd with the Trail Blazers leading comfortably. He became just the second NBA nationally. In 2015-16, Lehigh shot 72.7 percent from the line (411-of-565), player in the shot clock era (along with Golden State’s Klay Thompson) to tops in the Patriot League and 66th in the nation. In 2016-17, the Mountain score 50+ points in less than 30 minutes. Hawks knocked down 77.2 percent from the line (448-of-580), good for 12th - On June 27, 2013, McCollum became the first player in school history to in the nation. Last season (2017-18), the Mountain Hawks shot 77.7 percent be selected in the NBA Draft. He declared for the 2012 draft, but officially (373-of-480), first in the Patriot League and 12th in the nation. This year, withdrew from the NBA Draft on Monday, Apr. 9, 2012 to return to Lehigh Lehigh is shooting 76 .3 percent (387-of-507), 18th in the nation . for his senior season. McCollum went on to write a piece published on Sport- ing News’ website titled “Why I’m returning to Lehigh for my senior year,” citing earning his degree as one of the primary reasons. LEHIGH ON NATIONAL, REGIONAL TV Lehigh men’s basketball will appear on national and local TV several times this season. More than 20 games can be seen in HD for free on the new Patriot STRONG IN THE CLASSROOM League Network, at least two on CBS Sports Network, ESPN3, ACC Network - The Mountain Hawks take a lot of pride in their academic performance. Extra and more. In addition, all home Patriot League games not picked up - Last spring, three Mountain Hawks were named to the Patriot League by CBS air locally in the Lehigh Valley on Service Electric 2 Sports. Academic Honor Roll - Pat Andree (3.60, Psychology), Shane Acoveno (3.50, Computer Science (EN)) and Jordan Cohen (3.53, Finance). 2018-19 Lehigh Men’s Basketball Television Schedule (Upcoming Games) - Both Andree and Cohen were also named to the five-member Academic Feb. 24 vs. Holy Cross 12:00 SE2/PLN All-Patriot League team, marking the first time in school history Lehigh had Feb. 27 at American 7:00 Patriot League Network two student-athletes on the team. - This fall (2018), six Mountain Hawks recorded a GPA over 3.0: David Roelke HOME SWEET STABLER (3.81), Jordan Cohen (3.75), Caleb Bennett (3.73), Ed Porter (3.32), Pat Andree The Mountain Hawks have won 14 of their last 17, 57 of their last 84, 79 of (3.25) and Jeameril Wilson (3.07). their last 110 and 92 of their last 128 in the friendly confines of Stabler Arena. They had an 11-game home win streak snapped vs. Bryant on Dec. 29, 2012 DOUBLE THE PRODUCTION and an eight-game winning streak snapped on Jan. 5, 2014 against Boston - The Mountain Hawks own eight double-doubles this season, two from University. Lehigh also had an eight-game home winning streak snapped freshman Nic Lynch (at Miami on Nov. 9, vs. Princeton on Nov. 16), two during the 2016 Patriot League Championship Game. from junior Pat Andree (vs. Marist on Nov. 13 and vs. Lafayette on Jan. 2), two from sophomore James Karnik (vs. Loyola on Jan. 6) and two from senior Here’s a look at Lehigh’s home success since the start of the 2002-03 season: Kyle Leufroy (at Holy Cross on Jan. 9 and at Army on Feb. 2). Overall Record: 174-64 (.731) - Lehigh posted seven double-double last season, four from James Karnik - at Non-League Record: 79-21 (.790) Pitt (Nov. 26), at Saint Francis (Pa.) (Dec. 21), vs. American (Jan. 14) and vs. Patriot League Record (Regular and Postseason): 95-43 (.688) Bucknell (Feb. 5) - and three from Andree - at Lafayette (Dec. 29), at Colgate Longest Winning Streak: 16 games (11/25/03 - 12/6/04) (Feb. 14) and at Loyola (Feb. 21). - The Mountain Hawks tallied 22 double-doubles the year prior (2016-17), UP NEXT... 21 from Tim Kempton and one from Andree. Following Sunday’s game, the Mountain Hawks close out the regular season with a pair of road games - at American on Wednesday (Feb. 27) and Loyola OFFENSIVE JUGGERNAUT on Saturday (Mar. 2). Both games are set to tip off at 7 p.m. Lehigh is consistently near the top of the Patriot League in scoring, leading the way in 2009-10 (75.1 PPG), 2010-11 (73.6), 2011-12 (75.7) and 2012-13 (73.1). In FOLLOW LEHIGH BASKETBALL 2016-17, the Mountain Hawks finished second (76.0 points per game) before Lehigh Basketball on the TV, Radio and Internet finishing second again last season (77.9). Every other year in between, Lehigh Locally, Lehigh basketball can be seen on Service Electric Cable’s 2 Sports. has finished in the top half of the league in scoring. Over the air waves, Lehigh basketball can be heard on the exclusive home of Lehigh Athletics, Fox Sports Radio of the Lehigh Valley (1230 and 1320 AM). Last season, Lehigh scored 80+ points in six straight games (Feb. 3 to Feb. Once again this year, Lehigh will broadcast the LIVE audio of every men’s 21). Lehigh reached 90 points in consecutive games (91-90 overtime win game and LIVE video home games on the web at Lehighsports.com. over Siena then 95-70 win over Eastern) for a second straight season. Prior to 2016-17, it hadn’t happened since the 1999-00 campaign. The Mountain Facebook - Facebook.com/LehighAthletics Hawks also scored 90 in a 92-89 overtime win over Bucknell (Feb. 5). They Twitter - Twitter.com/LehighMBB eclipsed 80 points in 21 other games. Instagram- Instagram.com/Lehigh_Mens_Basketball YouTube - YouTube.com/LehighSports So far this year, the Mountain Hawks are averaging 81 .0 points per game, first in the Patriot League. Lehigh has eclipsed 80 points at Monmouth
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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. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/12/16) 22 points, 10 rebounds - Kyle Leufroy Lehigh won, 100-67 at Army West Point (2/2/19) Lehigh won, 75-70 Scored 90+ points vs. Army West Point (2/20/19) Recorded a double-double in points and assists Lehigh won, 91-81 17 points, 10 assists - Kahron Ross vs. Bucknell (2/25/15) Scored 80+ points Lehigh won, 84-65 vs. Army West Point (2/20/19) Lehigh won, 91-81 Scored 25+ points in a game 33 - Jordan Cohen Allowed 90+ points at Lafayette (1/30/19) at Colgate (1/12/19) Lehigh won, 93-86 (OT) Lehigh lost, 91-78 Scored 35+ points in a game Had five players in double figures 36 - Lance Tejada Tejada - 20, Leufroy - 17, Cohen - 16, Andree - 15, Karnik - 11 at Holy Cross (1/9/19) vs. Army West Point (2/20/19) Lehigh won, 99-94 (OT) Lehigh won, 91-81 Recorded 5 or more steals in a game Had two players score 15+ points 5 - Kahron Ross Tejada - 20, Leufroy - 17, Cohen - 16, Andree - 15 vs. Bucknell (2/5/18) vs. Army West Point (2/20/19) Lehigh won, 92-89 (OT) Lehigh won, 91-81 Handed out 10 or more assists in a game Had two players score 20+ points 10 - Kyle Leufroy Cohen - 32, Karnik - 21 at Yale (12/5/18) vs. Boston U (1/26/19) Lehigh lost, 97-87 Lehigh won, 94-78 Handed out 5 or more assists in a game 6 - Kyle Leufroy, 6 - Jordan Cohen Shot 50% or better from the floor vs. Army West Point (2/20/19) 50.0 (29-58) - vs. Army West Point (2/20/19) Lehigh won, 91-81 Lehigh won, 91-81 Grabbed 10 or more rebounds in a game Shot 50% or better from three-point range 16 - Pat Andree 50.0 (10-20) - vs. Army West Point (2/20/19) at Boston University (2/16/19) Lehigh won, 91-81 Lehigh won, 84-79
Did not hit a three-pointer Blocked 5 or more shots in a game 0-for-13 - vs. Columbia (11/23/14) 6 - Jesse Chuku Lehigh lost, 54-44 at Boston University (1/31/16) Lehigh lost, 75-73 Played an overtime game at Lafayette (1/30/19) Made 10+ three pointers in a game Lehigh won, 93-86 (OT) 10 - Lance Tejada at Holy Cross (1/9/19) Played a double overtime game Lehigh won, 99-94 (OT) vs. Loyola (1/24/18) Lehigh lost, 91-88 (2OT) Made 5+ three-pointers in a game 5 - Pat Andree Recorded 10 steals vs. Navy (2/9/19) 11 - at Navy (1/24/19) Lehigh won, 83-57 Lehigh won, 85-74 Hit a game-winning shot Forced 20 turnovers Mackey McKnight - driving layup with 0.5 seconds left in OT 20 - at Navy (1/24/19) at Boston University (2/1/14) Lehigh won, 85-74 Lehigh won, 82-80 (OT)
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OVERALL STATISTICS
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No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School Major 0 Caleb Bennett So. G 6-5 190 St. Joseph, Mo./Lafayette High School Arts and Sciences 1 Jeameril Wilson Fr. F 6-7 200 Chicago, Ill./Woodstock Academy (Notre Dame Prep) Business 2 Kyle Leufroy Sr. G 6-2 195 Pasadena, Calif./Benicia High School (Prolific Prep) Finance 4 Joe Foley Fr. G 6-3 180 Atherton, Calif./Menlo School Business 5 Lance Tejada Sr. G 6-2 190 Miramar, Fla./Ely High School (East Carolina) Sociology 10 Zedrek Farrell Fr. G 6-1 175 Harlem, N.Y./Iona Prep Arts and Sciences 11 Jordan Cohen Jr. G 6-2 185 Tarzana, Calif./Campbell Hall Finance 13 James Karnik So. C 6-9 225 Surrey, B.C./Orangeville Prep Business 20 Marques Wilson So. G 6-4 185 Edmond, Okla./Edmond North High School Business 21 Shane Acoveno So. F 6-6 200 Milford, Pa./Delaware Valley High School Computer Science (EN) 25 Ed Porter Jr. F 6-7 215 Hawthorne, Fla./Eastside High School Sociology 31 Pat Andree Jr. F 6-8 225 Colts Neck, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy Psychology 42 Jack Lieb Jr. F/C 6-10 245 Deerfield, Ill./Brewster Academy Finance 44 Nic Lynch Fr. C 6-11 250 Seattle, Wash./Seattle Prep Business 55 David Roelke Jr. G 6-2 180 Sharon, Mass./Sharon Political Science
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No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School Major 21 Shane Acoveno So. F 6-6 200 Milford, Pa./Delaware Valley High School Computer Science (EN) 31 Pat Andree Jr. F 6-8 225 Colts Neck, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy Psychology 0 Caleb Bennett So. G 6-5 190 St. Joseph, Mo./Lafayette High School Arts and Sciences 11 Jordan Cohen Jr. G 6-2 185 Tarzana, Calif./Campbell Hall Finance 10 Zedrek Farrell Fr. G 6-1 175 Harlem, N.Y./Iona Prep Arts and Sciences 4 Joe Foley Fr. G 6-3 180 Atherton, Calif./Menlo School Business 13 James Karnik So. C 6-9 225 Surrey, B.C./Orangeville Prep Business 2 Kyle Leufroy Sr. G 6-2 195 Pasadena, Calif./Benicia High School (Prolific Prep) Finance 42 Jack Lieb Jr. F/C 6-10 245 Deerfield, Ill./Brewster Academy Finance 44 Nic Lynch Fr. C 6-11 250 Seattle, Wash./Seattle Prep Business 25 Ed Porter Jr. F 6-7 215 Hawthorne, Fla./Eastside High School Sociology 55 David Roelke Jr. G 6-2 180 Sharon, Mass./Sharon Political Science 5 Lance Tejada Sr. G 6-2 190 Miramar, Fla./Ely High School (East Carolina) Sociology 1 Jeameril Wilson Fr. F 6-7 200 Chicago, Ill./Woodstock Academy (Notre Dame Prep) Business 20 Marques Wilson So. G 6-4 185 Edmond, Okla./Edmond North High School Business
Murray H. Goodman ’48 Head Coach: Brett Reed (Eckerd College ’95), 12th Season Associate Head Coach: Antoni Wyche (Notre Dame ’99) Assistant Coaches: Harry Morra (DeSales ‘04) and Noel Hightower (Chestnut Hill ‘16) Director of Operations and Enrichment: Billy Dunn (Cairn University ‘93) Video Coordinator: Greg Tarca (Quinnipiac ‘18)
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE BY POSITION BY STATE/COUNTRY Shane Acoveno: ACK-Oh-Vee-no Guards (8): Caleb Bennett, Jordan Cohen, Zed California (3): Jordan Cohen, Joe Foley, Kyle Pat Andree: ON-dray Farrell, Joe Foley, Kyle Leufroy, David Roelke, Leufroy Jordan Cohen: COE-in Lance Tejada, Marques Wilson Florida (2): Ed Porter, Lance Tejada Jack Lieb: LEEB Forwards (4): Shane Acoveno, Pat Andree, Ed Illinois (2): Jack Lieb, Jeameril Wilson Kyle Leufroy: Luh-FROY Porter, Jeameril Wilson Massachusetts (1): David Roelke David Roelke: ROLL-key Centers (3): James Karnik, Jack Lieb, Nic Lynch Missouri (1): Caleb Bennett Jeameril Wilson: Ja-MEAR-ull New Jersey (1): Pat Andree Marques Wilson: MARK-iss New York (1): Zedrek Farrell Oklahoma (1): Marques Wilson BY CLASS Pennsylvania (1): Shane Acoveno Washington (1): Nic Lynch Seniors (2): Kyle Leufroy, Lance Tejada Juniors (5): Pat Andree, Jordan Cohen, Jack British Columbia, Canada (1): James Karnik Lieb, Ed Porter, David Roelke Sophomores (4): Shane Acoveno, Caleb Bennett, James Karnik, Marques Wilson Freshmen (4): Zed Farrell, Joe Foley, Nic Lynch, Jeameril Wilson
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#0 Caleb Bennett #1 Jeameril Wilson #2 Kyle Leufroy #4 Joe Foley So. - G - 6-5 - 190 lbs. Fr. - F - 6-7 - 200 lbs. Sr. - G - 6-3 - 195 lbs. Fr. - G - 6-3 - 180 lbs.
#5 Lance Tejada #10 Zedrek Farrell #11 Jordan Cohen #13 James Karnik Sr. - G - 6-2 - 190 lbs. Fr. - G - 6-1 - 175 lbs. Jr. - G - 6-2 - 185 lbs. So. - C - 6-9 - 225 lbs.
#20 Marques Wilson #21 Shane Acoveno #25 Ed Porter #31 Pat Andree So. - G - 6-4 - 210 lbs. So. - F - 6-6 - 200 lbs. Jr. - F - 6-7 - 215 lbs. Jr. - F - 6-8 - 225 lbs.
#42 Jack Lieb #44 Nic Lynch #55 David Roelke Dr. Brett Reed Jr. - C - 6-10 - 245 lbs. Fr. - C - 6-11 - 250 lbs. Jr. - G - 6-2 - 180 lbs. Head Coach Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2018-19 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 27: HOLY CROSS AT LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 24, 2019 • PAGE 16
omore. Along with Kempton, freshman Kahron Ross became the Mountain Hawks’ fifth Patriot League Rookie of the Year in the previous nine seasons, BRETT REED along with Marquis Hall (2007), Rob Keefer (2008), McCollum (2010) and Head Coach Kempton (2014). Ross set a single-game record with 14 assists in Lehigh’s 12th Year as Lehigh Head Coach thrilling win at Arizona State. Lehigh rebounded from a slow start in 2015-16 winning 11 straight games beginning in early February, tying the program’s 90-year school record. The Mountain Hawks surged to the No. 2 seed in the league tour- nament and went on to host the quarterfinals, semifinals and championship The 2018-19 season is Dr. Brett Reed’s 12th as the Murray H. Goodman game. It marked the sixth time in seven seasons that Lehigh has played at ’48 Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Lehigh University. In 11 years on the least one Patriot League Tournament game at home. The Mountain Hawks sideline, Reed has become the winningest coach in Lehigh history and has wrapped up an undefeated February, their first undefeated month since won more than 70 percent of his games at Stabler Arena. During the 2012-13 November of 1993. When all was said and done, Lehigh finished the season season, Reed won his 100th career game and became the fastest coach to 100 with a school-record 13 Patriot League victories. wins in the history of the Patriot League. The same season, he also became Kempton and Ross were each named first team All-Patriot League, the all-time winningest coach in school history. He enters 2018-19 with 198 marking the first time in school history Lehigh has featured multiple first career victories and is the Patriot League’s second longest-tenured coach. team honorees. Ross broke the school’s single-season record for assists, Reed owns a 57.6 career Division I winning percentage, good for sixth in posting 194. Kempton was also named Patriot League Player of the Year for Patriot League history and second among active coaches. Reed’s 198 overall the second straight season, becoming just the third player in league history wins, and 102 Patriot League victories, are both fourth in league history. to earn the honor twice before his senior season. The others were McCollum Reed has consistently won at Lehigh, eclipsing 20 wins three times and Colgate’s Adonal Foyle, who both went onto careers in the NBA. Junior in a four-year span from 2009-13, which also included three national post- Austin Price was named a third team All-League honoree while Kyle Leufroy season appearances. The Mountain Hawks twice won the Patriot League was named to the All-Rookie Team. As a team, Lehigh finished the season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament while advancing to the College 15th nationally in three-point percentage (39.2). Basketball Invitational in 2013. Lehigh reached back-to-back Patriot League The Mountain Hawks finished the 2016-17 season with a 20-12 record, Championship Games in 2016 and 2017, marking the third and fourth times tied for second in the league standings before defeating Colgate and Boston in eight seasons the Mountain Hawks played in the title game. Under Reed, University in the Patriot League Tournament to reach their second straight the Mountain Hawks have won 20+ games four times in the last nine years title game. Among Lehigh’s wins was an 87-73 win at Mississippi State, the and have finished in the top four of the league standings in eight of the last program’s first-ever victory over the SEC. The Mountain Hawks also defeated nine seasons. Reed’s teams have played their best basketball when it matters, eventual Ivy League Champion Princeton as one of four wins over NCAA posting a 22-2 record over the last three Februaries (9-0 in 2016, 6-2 in 2017 Tournament teams. Kempton led the league in points (20.4) and rebounds and 7-0 in 2018). In his tenure, the Mountain Hawks are 54-30 in the month (10.4) and was named a Final Five Finalist for Kareem-Abdul Jabbar National of February. Center of the Year. He also became Lehigh’s first-ever participant in the 2017 During Reed’s time, Lehigh has developed plenty of impressive talent, Reese’s® Division I College All-Star Game, going on to score a game-high led by two-time All-American and Patriot League Player of the Year C.J. 21 points. McCollum ’13 who was selected 10th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers In 2017-18, Lehigh graduated over 4,000 points and 1,600 rebounds from in the 2013 NBA Draft and has developed into an NBA star. McCollum fin- the previous year, but still found itself near the top of the league standings. ished each of the last two seasons top 20 in the NBA in scoring (23.0 points The Mountain Hawks won eight straight games to end the regular season per game in 2016-17 and 21.4 in 2017-18). Tim Kempton ‘17 was a two-time tied for third place in the league. Among the victories was a thrilling overtime Patriot League Player of the Year, who was invited to play for the Milwaukee win over Bucknell in early February, handing the eventual Patriot League Bucks in the NBA Summer League following graduation, and is now playing Champion its last defeat until the NCAA Tournament. Lehigh went on to overseas. Reed has recruited at an extremely effective rate, having secured finish the season 4-1 in overtime. Ross led the charge, finishing his career five of the last 11 Patriot League Rookies of the Year. as the Lehigh and Patriot League all-time career leader for assists. He was Reed will be most remembered for the 2011-12 season, when the Moun- named second team All-Patriot League, becoming the program’s first-ever tain Hawks posted a school-record 27 wins, along with the program’s third four-time All-League honoree. Ross also became the first student-athlete in Patriot League Championship (and second in the three years). The highlight program history to finish his career 4-0 at archrival Lafayette. In addition to was a historic 75-70 NCAA Tournament win over Duke, becoming only Ross, transfer Lance Tejada was named second team All-Patriot League in his the sixth No. 15 seed to ever beat a No. 2 seed and second in the same day first season donning the Brown and White. Tejada finished 10th nationally (Norfolk State defeated Missouri just hours earlier). McCollum led the way in three-point percentage (45.3) while teammate Pat Andree finished 23rd with 30 points as Lehigh never trailed by more than five and was leading for (42.9). In one stretch, Lehigh exceeded 50 percent from three-point range in much of the game. Mountain Hawks’ largest lead came in the final minute six straight games. The Mountain Hawks had double-digit makes in eight in (eight) as the squad always had an answer for the Blue Devils’ runs. a row and 10-of-11, finishing the year 40.6 percent as a team, good for ninth That game helped put the Lehigh men’s basketball program squarely nationally. on the map as over the ensuing days, the Mountain Hawks were featured Another impressive season under Reed came in 2012-13 when the Moun- in an endless number of national media outlets including SportsCenter, tain Hawks finished 21-10 and played in a national postseason tournament ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Sports Illustrated, USA Today and much for a second straight season and third time in four years. Lehigh began the more. Entering the following season, the Mountain Hawks were ranked season 9-2, including an eight-game winning streak capped off by a 90-75 among the mid-major’s best teams by numerous outlets. The 2011-12 season win at North Texas. McCollum went down with a season-ending injury at also featured a school record for nonleague wins (12), the Mountain Hawks VCU on Jan. 5, but the Mountain Hawks wouldn’t go away quietly. Lehigh shattered the program’s previous wins record of 22 (also set by a Reed-led posted a 10-4 record in league play to tie for second in the league standings. team). Along the way, Lehigh played tough against power conference foes, That season, Reed picked up his 100th career win in style as the including NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed Michigan State when the Mountain Mountain Hawks defeated Fairleigh Dickinson, 102-62. He went on to post Hawks held a 38-35 lead at the half. his school record-breaking victory in a 72-43 win at Navy. Reed broke a tie The Mountain Hawks earned two more wins against power conference with Tony Packer to become the all-time winningest coach in school history. foes during the 2014-15 season as Lehigh took a big step forward in its quest Following the season, McCollum, the Patriot League’s all-time leading scorer, to return to championship contention. The Mountain Hawks’ season was became the first player in school history and second in league history selected highlighted by two wins over power conference opponents DePaul and Ari- in the NBA Draft. zona State, and a tight loss to eventual No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament Reed’s first Patriot League Title as head coach came in 2009-10 when he Villanova. After a slow start to Patriot League play, the Mountain Hawks led the Mountain Hawks to their second Patriot League Tournament Cham- rebounded by winning seven-of-eight games midway through the league pionship, first outright regular season league title, the most wins in school schedule. Late in the season, Lehigh dominated eventual regular season history (at the time) and the most-ever wins at Stabler Arena. The Mountain champion Bucknell to clinch a home game in the Patriot League Quarterfinals. Hawks also led the Patriot League in scoring offense, scoring margin, three- Several individuals took their play to new levels in 2014-15, highlighted point percentage, assist-to-turnover ratio and defensive rebounds. Their 220 by Kempton who was named the league’s Player of the Year as just a soph- Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2018-19 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 27: HOLY CROSS AT LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 24, 2019 • PAGE 17 made three-pointers established a new school record, later broken just four has proven that he is a top-notch recruiter.” seasons later when Lehigh knocked down 235 in 2013-14. The 2009-10 team - Fran McCaffery, former Lehigh and current University of Iowa Head Coach also set a mark for the most dominant run in the Patriot League Tournament’s history, winning every game by 15 points or more. They also excelled in the “I am very proud of the success Brett has enjoyed as the head men’s basket- classroom. Lehigh’s starting five of Dave Buchberger, Zahir Carrington, Hall, ball coach at Lehigh University. Brett is extremely intelligent, hard-working McCollum and Gabe Knutson achieved an average grade point average of 3.2. and passionate about the game of basketball and is a terrific role model During Reed’s second season at the helm in 2008-09 season, the Moun- for the young men in his program. I am excited for what Brett has been tain Hawks continued to build upon the solid foundation established at the able to accomplish in his short time as the head coach at Lehigh and am beginning of his Lehigh career. The accomplishments included the most overall road wins since 1991 and the school’s first-ever victory over a Big confident that he will continue to be successful for many years to come.” East foe. Hall went onto became Lehigh’s first-ever Patriot League Men’s - Billy Taylor, former Lehigh and Head Coach and current University of Iowa Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while Carrington was the school’s Director of Operations first All-District selection since 1988. In his first season as a collegiate head coach, Reed led the Mountain “Brett Reed is respected by our student-athletes, he is an excellent teacher Hawks to the third most wins for a first-year headman in the 108-season and communicator and has been an extremely productive recruiter. I ad- history of Lehigh Basketball. Reed mentored the Mountain Hawks’ second mire his values, his work ethic, his energy and his devotion to our players, consecutive Patriot League Rookie of the Year in Keefer as Lehigh became the their education and their experience.” first school in the league to accomplish that feat. In addition, Reed oversaw - Joe Sterrett, Lehigh Murray H. Goodman Dean of Athletics 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 and White since the inception of Patriot League play in 1990. Reed’s Coaching Resume Reed has recruited and developed some excellent basketball talent over the course of his career at Lehigh. In addition to McCollum and several Year Record (Pct.) PL Home Notables Rookie of the Year performers, there have been a host of others who have 2007-08 14-15 (.483) 7-7 11-4 enjoyed individual accomplishments and recognition. Hall, Carrington, 2008-09 15-14 (.517) 5-9 8-6 Knutson, Holden Greiner, Mackey McKnight, Austin Price and Tejada join 2009-10 22-11 (.667) 10-4 15-2 PL Reg Season Championship PL Tourn. Championship McCollum, Kempton and Ross as All-Patriot League performers. Lehigh NCAA Tournament has also featured high-level performers in the classroom and community 2010-11 16-15 (.516) 6-8 9-5 PL Semifinals as well. Hall was named the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2011-12 27-8 (.771) 11-3 12-1 PL Tourn. Championship consecutive seasons while Knutson was a three-time Academic All-Patriot NCAA win over Duke League performer. Andree and Jordan Cohen were named Academic All- 2012-13 21-10 (.678) 10-4 11-3 College Basketball Invitational League in 2017-18. Hall, McCollum and Kempton have been named finalists 2013-14 14-18 (.438) 7-11 9-5 for the Senior CLASS Award while Knutson, Corey Schaefer and Price have 2014-15 16-14 (.533) 10-8 8-5 Wins over DePaul, Arizona St. been named candidates for the prestigious award. 2015-16 17-15 (.531) 13-5 10-6 Hosted PL Championship Reed was named Lehigh’s head coach on August 10, 2007. He had been 2016-17 20-12 (.625) 12-6 12-2 2nd straight PL Champ Game an assistant at Lehigh for the previous five years, serving as associate head 2017-18 16-14 (.533) 11-7 9-6 7-0 in February coach for the 2006-07 campaign. 2018-19 18-8 (.692) 11-4 10-2 Prior to his time at Lehigh, Reed served as the top assistant coach at High Total 216-154 ( .584) 113-76 ( .598) 124-47 ( .725) Point University in North Carolina for two seasons. Reed was an integral part of the coaching staff that led the Panthers to the Big South Championship Game in 2002. Included in that two-year period, Reed recruited a Big South Rookie of the Year and a Player of the Year. Reed spent the 1999-2000 season as the Director of Basketball Operations at the University of North Carolina - Greensboro. He began his collegiate coaching career at Oakland (Mich.) Community College where he was an assistant for his father’s program. A native of Waterford, Michigan, Reed attended Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida where he contributed at point guard and helped lead his team to a conference championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. Reed graduated with honors, earning his Bachelor’s degree in 1995 before earning his Master’s at Wayne State in 1998. In 2003, Reed received his Ph.D. from Wayne State University in Instructional Technology with a Cognate in Sports Administration. He is one of only two Division I men’s basketball head coaches in the entire nation to have earned their doctorate degrees. Reed was also honored during his academic career with a number of awards including the prestigious Thomas C. Rumbell Fellowship. Reed and his wife Kindra reside in Bethlehem with their sons Brendan and Calvin, and daughter Makenna.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT COACH REED “Brett Reed is an excellent basketball coach. In just a few years, he has led the resurgence of Lehigh basketball and turned it into a power from the Patriot League. He’s building a program that can withstand one of sport’s ultimate challenges – the test of time. It is undoubtedly an impressive accomplishment.” - Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University and U.S. National Team Head Coach
“I’ve known Brett Reed for over 10 years, and was fortunate to have him on my staff and watch him develop as a coach. I strongly believe Brett is one of the best young coaches in the country. His performance in 2011-12 was as good as or better than anyone in our profession. He’s an excellent basketball coach on the floor, has incredible demeanor on the sideline and Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2018-19 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 27: HOLY CROSS AT LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 24, 2019 • PAGE 18
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH ANTONI WYCHE HARRY MORRA
Antoni Wyche enters his 10th season as an assistant coach at Lehigh Harry Morra enters his fourth season as Lehigh assistant coach in 2018-19 in 2018-19, and eighth as associate head coach. Wyche has helped lead the following a stint with the program as video coordinator during the program’s Mountain Hawks’ program to new heights, which includes two Patriot historic 2011-12 season. After that season at Lehigh, Morra spent the next three League Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances in a three-year years as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at nearby DeSales University. span, along with back-to-back trips to the Patriot League Championship In his first season at Lehigh, Morra helped lead the Mountain Hawks to the Game in 2016 and 2017. 2016 Patriot League Championship Game. Lehigh won its final nine regular sea- A 1999 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Wyche has brought son games and saw its winning streak reach 11 (to tie a school record) after wins a wealth of professional playing experience to the Lehigh program, having over Navy and American in the Patriot League Quarterfinals and Semifinals, played in numerous professional leagues in the United States and overseas respectively. The Mountain Hawks hosted the league championship game for the for nearly a decade following his collegiate career. first time since 2010, reaching the title game for the third time in seven seasons. Wyche made an immediate impact as the Mountain Hawks have gone Lehigh followed in 2016-17 by reaching its second straight title game. The 169-117 in his nine seasons in Bethlehem while winning the 2010 and 2012 Mountain Hawks finished 20-12, finishing the regular season tied for second in the league standings before defeating Colgate and Boston University in the Patriot League Championships, advancing to the 2013 College Basketball Patriot League Tournament to reach their second straight title game. Among Invitational, hosting the 2016 Patriot League Championship Game and Lehigh’s wins was an 87-73 win at Mississippi State, the program’s first-ever making it back to the title game in 2017. Lehigh has posted a winning record victory over the SEC. In the end, Tim Kempton led the league in averaging 20.4 in all but one season, eclipsing 20 wins on four occasions, while also coming points and 10.4 rebounds and was named a Final Five Finalist for Kareem-Abdul within a single possession of hosting its second straight Patriot League Title Jabbar National Center of the Year. He was also Lehigh’s first-ever participant game in 2011. in the 2017 Reese’s® Division I College All-Star Game, going on to score a Wyche took over as associate head coach at Lehigh after Matt Logie game-high 21 points. departed to become the head coach at Whitworth University following the In 2017-18, Lehigh graduated over 4,000 points and 1,600 rebounds from 2010-11 season. The Mountain Hawks have finished in the top four of the the previous year, but still found itself near the top of the league standings. The league standings in eight of the last nine seasons. Lehigh has played its best Mountain Hawks won eight straight games to end the regular season, seven basketball when it matters most, posting a 22-2 record over the last three coming in February, to tie for third place in the league standings. In Morra’s Februaries (9-0 in 2016, 6-2 in 2017 and 7-0 in 2018). In Wyche’s time, the tenure as Lehigh assistant coach, the Mountain Hawks are 22-2 in the month of Mountain Hawks are 49-20 in the month of February. February (9-0 in 2016, 6-2 in 2017 and 7-0 in 2018). In one stretch, Lehigh shot Wyche has coached plenty of talent, including two-time Patriot League 50+ percent from three-point range in six straight games. The Mountain Hawks Player of the Year and top-10 NBA Draft pick C.J. McCollum, currently had double-digit makes in eight in a row and 10-of-11, finishing the year 40.6 of the Portland Trail Blazers. McCollum has finished each of the last two percent as a team, good for ninth nationally. seasons top 20 in the NBA in scoring (23.0 points per game in 2016-17 and Under Morra’s watch, Kempton was named the league’s Player of the Year 21.4 in 2017-18). Wyche has worked with several other top players, includ- for a second straight season while Kahron Ross finished his career as the pro- ing two-time Patriot League Player of the Year Tim Kempton along with gram’s first-ever four-time All-Patriot League honoree. He also graduated as recently-graduated Kahron Ross, the first four-time All-Patriot League the Lehigh and Patriot League record holder for career assists (660). As a team, honoree in school history. Ross also became Lehigh’s fifth Patriot League Lehigh has earned a home game in the Patriot League Quarterfinals eight times Rookie of the Year in a nine-season span in 2014-15, finishing his career as in the last nine years. Prior to Lehigh, Morra helped DeSales established itself as one of the top 20 the Lehigh and Patriot League record holder for career assists (660). Kempton winningest programs in NCAA Division III, playing in the Elite Eight, Sweet was invited to play for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Summer League 16 twice and Round of 32 three times. In Morra’s time at DeSales, the Bulldogs following graduation, and is now one of several Lehigh graduates playing went 102-39. He helped lead DeSales to two Regular Season Championships, professionally overseas. two Freedom Tournament Championships, along with three NCAA Tournament A four-year member of the Notre Dame program, Wyche averaged 12 wins. Morra helped develop three 1,000 point scorers, two All-Americans, two points, four assists and four rebounds per game during his time in South Freedom MVPs and a National Rookie Team member. Bend as a point guard and shooting guard playing under head coach John As assistant coach, Morra designed and executed recruiting strategies for McLeod. Also on staff for the Fighting Irish were former Lehigh head coaches New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware and Maryland. He planned and McCaffery and Taylor, currently the head coach and director of basketball executed an annual Prospect Camp for 50 participants and Team Camp with 30 operations, respectively, at the University of Iowa. Following graduation, teams from all over the Mid-Atlantic region. He also prepared and presented Wyche began his professional career by playing for the New Jersey Shorecats scouting reports for 2014 Freedom Conference Coach of the Year Scott Coval. of the United States Basketball League during the spring of 2000. During graduate school at Lehigh, Morra took a year off from DeSales and A native of New York, Wyche’s first international playing experience was Lehigh’s video coordinator during a memorable 2011-12 season, which came as a member of Fersped Rabotnicki in Macedonia where he led his featured a Patriot League Championship and historic NCAA Tournament win team to a 33-4 record and the Macedonian First Division championship. over Duke. Morra was responsible for film exchange, advanced scouting and Wyche averaged 21 points, five assists and five rebounds during the regular game/practice video breakdown. season before registering averages of 13.5 points, four rebounds, two assists Morra has worked camps at Duke, Villanova and Lehigh. After college, he and two steals during the Korac Cup. was both a player and then assistant coach for Belfast Star of the Sea, which Among his international playing stops, Wyche has also played for Club competes in the 12-team Irish Superleague. He also has experience as Opera- de Mayas in Mexico, Kouvot in Finland, Niigata Albirex in Japan, Al Rayyan tions Manager for PeacePlayers International in Northern Ireland and South in Qatar and Zain in Jordan. He averaged 26 points and six assists for Club Africa, an ESPY Award winning basketball non-profit organization based out de Mayas in 2002, 17 points, four assists and five rebounds for Kouvot in of Washington, D.C. As a player, Morra was a four-year member and two-year captain at DeSales, 2002-03 and nine points, five rebounds and a league-leading six assists for shooting 48 percent from three-point range in 2004 as a senior captain of the Niigata Albirex in 2006-07. Wyche also played for the Adirondack Wildcats 24-5 MAC Champions. of USBL in 2003. Morra and his wife Kelly Lyons reside in Bethlehem with their four-year Antoni and his wife Jill reside in Bethlehem with their daughters Keilah old son Marcus. and Jaya.
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ASSISTANT COACH DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS NOEL HIGHTOWER & ENRICHMENT BILLY DUNN
Noel Hightower begins his third season on the Lehigh coaching staff Billy Dunn begins his second season on the Lehigh men’s basketball in 2018-19, and second as assistant coach, after serving as the director of staff and first as Director of Operations and Enrichment. basketball operations in 2016-17. In his first season at Lehigh, Dunn served as a resource for the Moun- In his first season at Lehigh, Hightower managed day-to-day operations tain Hawks’ players and coaches, speaking into concepts of character and of the program as Lehigh advanced to its second straight Patriot League leadership while running a pregame chapel for those interested. Lehigh Championship Game. posted an eight-game winning streak to end the regular season, tying Hightower helped coach a young team in 2017-18, which graduated for third place in the league standings and earning a home game in the over 4,000 points and 1,600 rebounds from the previous year, but still found Patriot League Quarterfinals for the eighth time in the last nine years. itself near the top of the league standings. The Mountain Hawks won eight Dunn received the team’s Sixth Man of the Year Award at its annual straight games to end the regular season tied for third place in the league, end-of-year banquet. earning a home game in the Patriot League Quarterfinals for the eighth time Dunn has worked locally in the Lehigh Valley in the game of basket- in the last nine years. Among Lehigh’s victories was a thrilling overtime ball. He has served as assistant boys basketball coach at both Liberty High win over Bucknell in early February, handing the eventual Patriot League School and Allentown Central Catholic for five years each. Dunn was Champion its last defeat until the NCAA Tournament. head girls basketball coach at Emmaus High School for three years and Kahron Ross led the charge, finishing his career as the Lehigh and co-founder of Push The Rock in Emmaus, Pa. leading basketball camps Patriot League all-time career leader for assists (660). He was named sec- and coaching internationally. The organization’s vision is to be a global ond team All-Patriot League, becoming the program’s first-ever four-time leader in sports ministry. All-League honoree. Ross also became the first student-athlete in program Dunn earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Bible and Secondary history to finish his career 4-0 at archrival Lafayette. In addition to Ross, Education from Cairn University, before going on to earn his Master of transfer Lance Tejada was named second team All-Patriot League in his Science in Organizational Leadership, also from Cairn. He went on to serve first season donning the Brown and White. Tejada finished 10th nationally as chaplain in professional sports for over eight years, including in the in three-point percentage (45.3) while teammate Pat Andree finished 23rd Philadelphia Phillies’ organization. Dunn is currently spiritual formation (42.9). In one stretch, Lehigh exceeded 50 percent from three-point range pastor at Faith Church in Allentown. He has also served as professor at in six straight games. The Mountain Hawks had double-digit makes in Cairn University in Leadership Studies, has been executive director at eight in a row and 10-of-11, finishing the year 40.6 percent as a team, good Habitat for Humanity and has worked with Leadership Development at for ninth nationally. Lehigh posted a 7-0 record in February to improve to Push The Rock. 22-2 over the last three Februaries. Hightower is a 2016 graduate of Chestnut Hill, where he was a two- sport student-athlete. He won the Athletic Director’s Award, given annual- ly to the male and female student-athlete who best demonstrates dedication to the mission of the College and excels in his or her sport of choice. As a senior, Hightower averaged 6.1 points and a team-high 8.3 VIDEO COORDINATOR rebounds per game while serving as the heart and soul of the Griffins’ defense. For his career, he ranks second in school history in rebounds GREG TARCA (577), second in offensive rebounds (225), fifth in defensive rebounds (352), seventh in rebounds per game (5.4), second in blocks (114) and fifth in steals (128). Hightower shot 53.4 percent from the field as a senior (63-of-118). He was also a standout track and field athlete, highlighted by winning a CACC Individual Championship in 2015 in the 110-meter hurdles. Hightower has shown tremendous leadership, serving as a three- year captain. He was also a member of Chestnut Hill College’s Diversity Greg Tarca enters his first season as video coordinator in 2018-19. Committee, vice president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, Tarca came to Lehigh after graduating from Quinnipiac this past May as Presidential Leadership Award winner and the 2015 conference represen- a four-year member of the men’s basketball program. tative at the NCAA Leadership Forum. Tarca played in 18 career games for Quinnipiac, earning a full scholar- Hightower has basketball experience outside of playing, which includes ship in December of his senior year after spending four years as a walk-on. serving as a camp counselor at Lehigh’s summer camps from 2013 through Tarca started his Senior Day game vs. Saint Peter’s and scored a layup 2015. He was Director of a 3 vs. 3 Basketball Tournament, where he man- in the game’s final minute. His impact went far beyond the court, which aged the tournament’s operations, and assisted in game management at included serving as legislative chair of the Student-Athlete Advisory Chestnut Hill athletic events. Committee. Tarca led a group of student-athletes in weekly meetings, spoke on behalf of the organization and more. Despite being fresh out of college, Tarca does have experience as a supervisor/coach at the Grundy Hoops Academy, facilitating basketball clinics for students ages eight to 16 and teaching fundamental basketball skills. Tarca has also interned at The Hoop Group, assisting in the recruit- ment of future campers nation-wide, building relationships with high school, college and AAU coaches, and assisting with logistics, planning and day-to-day operations of camps.
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Major: Arts and Sciences
WHY LEHIGH? “Lehigh is the perfect balance of great sports programs and academics.”
2018-19 UPDATE: - Strong vs. Navy (2/9), posting six points, two rebounds and an assist. - Had a big fastbreak layup in the second half at Army West Point (2/2) while adding two assists. - Recorded five points on 2-of-4 shooting, two blocks and a steal at Lafayette (1/30). - Posted two points, a rebound and assist against Boston University (1/26). - Very strong at Navy (1/23), scoring a season-high 12 points while adding three rebounds, three assists and a steal. - Recorded two points, two rebounds, two assists and a block vs. Bucknell (1/19). GETTING TO KNOW CALEB - Tallied two points, four assists and a steal in win over Nickname: CB Major: STEM – Earth & Environmental Science American (1/16). Favorite Place on Campus: The Cup - Had eight points (all in the second half), five rebounds, Favorite Thing about Lehigh: The feel/look Favorite Food: Pizza two assists and a steal at Colgate (1/12). Favorite Color: Red - Impressed at Holy Cross (1/9), scoring a season-high nine points while adding three rebounds, an Favorite Movie: Despicable Me assist and steal. Had an emphatic late second-half dunk which came in at No. 4 in SportsCenter’s Favorite Musical Artist: André 3000 or J Cole Favorite Website: Amazon.com top 10 plays of the day. Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Colin Cowherd - Filled up the stat sheet with seven points, a career-high five assists, two rebounds and two steals Favorite Pro Team: Cleveland Cavaliers Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Larry Fitzgerald vs. Loyola (1/6). Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: SLAM Magazine - Strong effort in win over Lafayette (1/2), tying a season-high seven points on 3-of-5 shooting while Place I’d Like To Visit: Paris adding a rebound and assist. Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Be able to juggle Dream Job: Being a petroleum engineer - Finished with four points (coming consecutively) in the first half, while adding two rebounds and I Wear My Jersey Number Because: My mom an assist at West Virginia (12/30). If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Track If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Invest a lot of it and then - Scored six points while adding three rebounds, two assists and a steal at Mount St. Mary’s (12/8). get to spending - Had seven points on 2-of-4 shooting while adding two rebounds and a steal at Yale (12/5).
CAREER HIGHS - Strong vs. Arkansas State (12/1), posting six points and a career-high tying five rebounds. Points: 23 vs. Boston University (2/3/18) - Recorded five points, a rebound and career-high tying two steals in homecoming game at No. 12 Rebounds: 5, five times; last vs. Arkansas St. (12/1/18) Kansas State (11/24). Assists: 5 vs. Loyola (1/6/19) Steals: 2, four times; last vs. Loyola (1/6/19) - Scored two points while adding an assist and playing strong defense in win at Siena (11/21). - Posted two points, three rebounds and a steal against Princeton (11/16). 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS Points: 12 at Navy (1/23/19) - Strong effort in home opener vs. Marist (11/13), recording seven points, four rebounds, an assist Rebounds: 4 vs. Marist (11/13/18) and steal. Assists: 5 vs. Loyola (1/6/19) - Had four points and three rebounds at Miami (11/9). Steals: 2, three times; last vs. Loyola (1/6/19) - Finished a three-point play in the season opener at Monmouth (11/6), also adding two steals. MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 2018-19 Career Double-Figure Scoring 1 4 Last Time: at Navy (1/23/19)
20+ points 1 1 Last Time: vs. Boston University (2/3/18)
30+ points 0 0 Last Time: -- 10+ rebounds 0 0 Last Time: -- 5+ assists 1 1 Last Time: vs. Loyola (1/6/19) Double-Doubles 0 0 Last Time: -- CAREER STATISTICS
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AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18): Averaged 5.5 points and 2.3 rebounds 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS in strong freshman campaign … Added 24 assists and 11 steals … Shot 45.0 percent from the field (59-of-131), 41.2 percent from three-point range (14-of-34) and 75.0 percent from the free throw line (33-of-44) … Recorded five points and two rebounds in Patriot League Quarterfinals against Boston University (3/1) … Scored three points and grabbed five rebounds in regular season finale vs. Lafayette (2/24) … Knocked down a three-pointer at Loyola (2/21) … Tallied five points, a career-high tying five rebounds and an assist against Army West Point (2/17) … Had two points, two rebounds and a steal in win at Colgate (2/14) … Posted five points, four rebounds and an assist at American (2/10) in second straight overtime win … Tallied three rebounds and an assist in big OT win over Bucknell (2/5) … Career game vs. Boston University (2/3), scoring 23 points to shatter previous career high while adding career-high tying five rebounds along with two assists and a steal. Shot 8-of-13, including 3-of-5 from three-point range … Had eight points, a rebound and steal in road win at Holy Cross (1/29). Was a perfect 2-of-2 from three … Recorded four points, two rebounds and two assists against Navy (1/27) … Posted a career-high 12 points along with four rebounds, a block and steal against Loyola (1/24) … Scored nine points in 11 minutes of action at Army West Point (1/20) … Two points and three rebounds vs. Colgate (1/17) … Had four points and two rebounds in home win over American (1/14) … Posted two points and a rebound at Boston University (1/8) … Knocked down a three-pointer while adding a career-high tying three assists and a re- bound vs. Holy Cross (1/5) … Strong effort at Navy (1/2), scoring nine points on 4-of-5 shooting while adding four rebounds, two assists and two blocks … Key part of Lehigh’s Patriot League opening win at La- fayette (12/29), recording two points and three rebounds while serving as a strong defensive presence … Knocked down an early second-half jumper at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/21) to even the score at 40, this after the Mountain Hawks trailed 25-11 in the early going … Tallied eight points, two rebounds and two assists vs. Mount St. Mary’s (12/9) in first-career start. Was 2-of-3 from three-point range … Had two points, three rebounds and a career-high three assists against Yale (12/6) … Posted five points on 2-of-3 shooting, including a three-pointer at No. 15/18 Virginia (12/2) … Finished with eight points on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting in big road win at Princeton (11/29) … Scored seven points on a perfect 2-of-2 from the field along with 2-of-3 from the free throw line at Pitt (11/25) … Impressed vs. Eastern University (11/19), scoring 11 points on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting and 2-of-2 from the free throw line. Marked first-career game with double-figure points. Added three rebounds, two steals and an assist … Had four points, five rebounds and one assist against Siena (11/17) … Scored eight points while adding a block and steal in home opener vs. Monmouth (11/14) … Posted nine points, four rebounds, an assist, steal and block in season opener at Marist (11/11). All nine points came after halftime.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Three-time All-State honoree at Lafayette High School … Was also a three-time All-Conference, All-City, All-District and News Press honoree … Helped lead high school to state cham- pionship game in 2015-16, finishing the season 28-4 … Was a 4A, first team All-State selection … Played AAU basketball on the Under Armour Circuit, averaging 13 points per game, which was 29th in the circuit … Was the No. 3 ranked player in Missouri according to Prep Hoops Missouri … Father played college basketball at Southwest Texas State while uncle played at Notre Dame and professionally in the NBA and overseas.
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Major: Business
WHY LEHIGH? “The culture here and my connection with the coaches.
2018-19 UPDATE: - Strong at Boston University (2/16), posting six points, four rebounds and two assists. - Posted three points and a rebound at Bucknell (2/11). - Had six points, four rebounds and an assist in strong effort vs. Navy (2/9). - Tied a career-high 11 points against Colgate (2/4), shooting a perfect 4-of-4 from the field. - Grabbed five rebounds in comeback win at Army West Point (2/2). - Made a big impact in win at Lafayette (1/30), recording seven points, two rebounds, two steals and an assist. Was a perfect 3-of-3 from the field. - Made first-career start at Navy (1/23), posting an assist, block and steal. - Posted four points on 2-of-2 shooting, while adding an assist vs. Bucknell (1/19). - Recorded career highs in points (11) (all in the first half) and rebounds (7) in strong effort vs. American (1/16). Shot a perfect 5-of-5 from the field. - Scored four points on 2-of-3 shooting at Colgate (1/12). - Had two points, three rebounds and an assist while providing strong GETTING TO KNOW JEAMERIL defense at Holy Cross (1/9). - Strong with six points and three rebounds vs. Loyola (1/6), shooting 2-of-2 from the floor. Nickname: Mero What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Rathbone - Impressed vs. Lafayette (1/2), recording six points, a career-high four assists, three rebounds and a steal. Dining Hall - Scored four points (coming consecutively in the first half) while adding two rebounds in 10 minutes at West Virginia (12/30). Major & Why: Business - Recorded two points and three rebounds in home win over Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/22). Favorite Place on Campus: Stabler Arena - Had three points, three rebounds and an assist at Mount St. Mary’s (12/8). Favorite Food: Chicken & Rice - Filled up the stat sheet with two points, three rebounds, an assist, steal and first two career blocks at Yale (12/5). Favorite Color: Red - Scored eight points, all in the span of 1:04 late in the second half, while adding a rebound and assist vs. Arkansas State (12/1). Favorite Musical Artist: G Herbo - Scored four points on 2-of-2 shooting at No. 12 Kansas State (11/24). Favorite Movie: More Than A Game Favorite TV Show: Family Guy - Impressed at Siena (10/21), posting a career-high 10 points along with first two career assists. Knocked down first-career three-pointers on first-career attempts, finishing 2-of-2. Favorite Website: Twitter Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Stacey King - Strong contributor on both ends of the floor vs. Princeton (11/16), finishing with two points and three boards. - Made a strong impact on the defensive end in home-opening win vs. Marist (11/13). Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Bulls Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Floyd Mayweather - Grabbed a rebound at Miami (11/9). Hobbies: Watching scary movies, listening to music - Tallied three points and five rebounds in 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: SLAM season opener at Monmouth (11/6). Place I’d Like To Visit: Puerto Rico Talent I’d Most Like To Have: 2005 Chris Brown BEFORE LEHIGH: Hybrid forward, Dancing who graduated from Notre Dame College Dream Job: NBA Player Prep in Chicago in 2017, playing for Coach I Wear My Jersey Number Because: MVP Derrick Rose wore it Tom Les … After graduation from Notre Football Dame, attended Woodstock Academy If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Give it to my mom in Connecticut and play for Coach Tony Bergeron … Woodstock plays a national 2018-19 SEASON/CAREER HIGHS schedule against some of the top prep Points: 11, two times; last vs. Colgate (2/4/19) schools in the country … Named All-Tour- Rebounds: 7 vs. American (1/16/19) nament in every holiday tournament senior Assists: 4 vs. Lafayette (1/2/19) year … Team’s Defensive Player of the Year Steals: 2 at Lafayette (1/30/19) … Illinois State Playoffs Elite 8 … Invited MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS to several Chicago/Chicagoland All-Star 2018-19 Career games … Winningest player in Notre Double-Figure Scoring 3 3 Dame College Prep history (101 wins) … Last Time: vs. Colgate (2/4/19) Featured in Chicago Tribune as Athlete of the Month nominee … Led Notre Dame to 20+ points 0 0 a 26-6 record and a top-20 finish in the state Last Time: -- … In March of 2017, scored a game-high 18 points, 13 in the second half to help Notre 30+ points 0 0 Last Time: -- Dame past Niles North in the regional final … Named team captain, first team All-Conference honoree and the team’s Co-Most Valuable Player, averaging 14.3 points and 7.3 rebounds along with three assists and one steal … Among many accolades was an Illinois High School Association Scholastic Achievement Award, Notre Dame College Prep’s Faith, 10+ rebounds 0 0 Last Time: -- Scholarship and Service Award and an Ambassador of the Year Award … Also played AAU on the prestigious Under Armour circuit for the Wisconsin Playground Warriors and Coach Mike Weinstein. 5+ assists 0 0 Last Time: -- Double-Doubles 0 0 Last Time: -- CAREER STATISTICS
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2018-19 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 27: HOLY CROSS AT LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 24, 2019 • PAGE 23 #2 Kyle LEUFROY Guard • Senior • 6-3 • 195 Pasadena, Calif. • Benicia High School (Prolific Prep)
Major: Finance
WHY LEHIGH? “I saw what a great opportunity it would be to play for a high-level basketball program that is also a great academic school. They also showed a huge amount of interest in me which made me feel wanted and a place I’d like to call home these next four years.”
2018-19 UPDATE: - Filled up the box score with 17 points, six assists, GETTING TO KNOW KYLE four rebounds and a steal vs. Army West Point (2/20). Nickname: K-Froy - Scored a team-high 18 points while adding three What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Unique rebounds, two assists and career-high tying four steals campus at Boston University (2/16). Major & Why: Finance. Provides many opportunities - Scored 10 points, including 2-of-2 shooting from three, after college, and it accommodates what I’d like to do at Bucknell (2/11). in the future. - Recorded 10 points, five rebounds and three assists in Favorite Place on Campus: Library win over Navy (2/9). Favorite Food: Chipotle - Sensational in comeback win at Army West Point (2/2), posting 22 points and 10 rebounds for second-career double-double, 16 of Favorite Color: Red the points and eight of the boards coming in the second half. Shot 6-of-11 from the field, including 5-of-9 from three. Favorite Musical Artist: Drake - Tallied 11 points, five rebounds and two steals in win at Lafayette (1/30). Favorite Movie: The Wood Favorite TV Show: Fresh Prince of Bel Air - Finished with 12 points, four rebounds and five assists vs. Boston University (1/26). Favorite Website: ESPN - Posted 15 points, six rebounds and three assists in win at Navy (1/23). Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Charles Barkley - Big game vs. Bucknell (1/19), scoring a career-high 26 points on 9-of-15 shooting, including 6-of-9 from three. Added eight re- Favorite Pro Team: Miami Heat bounds, five assists and a season-high three steals. Favorite Athletes In Another Sport: Matt Kemp (San - Recorded eight points, four rebounds, three assists, a block and steal vs. American (1/16). Diego Padres), Russell Wilson (Seattle Seahawks) - Had four points, two assists and a rebound at Colgate (1/12). Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: GQ - Strong effort to lead Lehigh to overtime win at Holy Cross (1/9), recording 19 points and a career-high 11 rebounds for first-career Place I’d Like To Visit: France or Italy double-double. Added two assists and two steals. Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Singing - Posted 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in win vs. Loyola (1/6). Dream Job: Professional basketball player - Scored 12 points in win over Lafayette (1/2). If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Football - Finished with 12 points, three rebounds, four assists and two steals at West Virginia (12/30). If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Give some to charity and - Scored an efficient 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including 2-of-2 from three vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/22). Added six points, help others who are in need. five rebounds and two steals. - Tallied 21 points and five rebounds at Mount St. Mary’s (12/8), taking a huge charge in the final minute to help wrap up the 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS win. Finished a perfect 12-of-12 from the free throw line, tied for the second most makes without a miss in the nation this season. Points: 26 vs. Bucknell (1/19/19) - Filled up the stat sheet with nine points, career-high 10 assists, five rebounds and two assists at Yale (12/5). Shattered previous Rebounds: 11 at Holy Cross (1/9/19) career high for assists of six. Assists: 10 at Yale (12/5/18) - Scored 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting, along with 3-of-3 from three-point range vs. Arkansas State (12/1). Added two rebounds, Steals: 4 at Boston University (2/16/19) two assists and two steals. - Recorded two points, two assists and five rebounds at No. 12 Kansas State (11/24). CAREER HIGHS - Career game at Siena (11/21), scoring a career-high 25 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-5 from three-point range. In the 26 vs. Bucknell (1/19/19) Points: process, moved from 33rd all the way to 29th in school history for career points (reaching 1,071). Rebounds: 11 at Holy Cross (1/9/19) - Tallied 10 points, nine rebounds and three assists against Princeton (11/16). Assists: 10 at Yale (12/5/18) - Stellar in home opener vs. Marist (11/13), tying a career-high 23 points (20 in the second half). Shot 8-of-13 from the field, including Steals: 4, two times; last at Boston U. (2/16/19) 4-of-7 from three-point range. Added five rebounds and two assists. MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS - Finished with 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 2-of-3 from three-point range at Miami (11/9). Continued strong play on 2018-19 Career the glass, finishing with nine boards. Double-Figure Scoring 21 73 - Posted 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting (including 3-of-5 from three-point range) while adding nine rebounds at Monmouth (11/6). Last Time: vs. Army West Point (2/20/19) With his final points of the game, a corner three with 6:47 left in the second half, Leufroy became the 36th player in school history to reach 1,000 career points. 20+ points 7 13 Last Time: at Army West Point (2/2/19) AS A JUNIOR (2017-18): Was fourth on the Mountain Hawks in scoring, averaging 10.0 points per game … Played in all 30 games, starting 18 … Averaged a career-high 4.9 rebounds per game, third on the team, while adding a career-high 76 assists … 30+ points 0 0 Shot 84.7 percent from the free throw line (72-of-85) … Reached double-figure points on 16 occasions … Posted seven points and Last Time: -- six rebounds in regular season finale vs. Lafayette (2/24) … Scored 10 points while adding an assist and steal at Loyola (2/21) … Recorded six points, three rebounds and three assists against Army West Point (2/17) … Strong effort at Colgate (2/14), posting 18 10+ rebounds 2 3 points, seven rebounds, five assists and a steal … Impressed off the bench at American (2/10), posting 11 points, eight rebounds, Last Time: at Army West Point (2/2/19) two steals, a block and assist to help Lehigh to second straight overtime win. Was 2-of-4 from three-point range … Scored six points in big win against Bucknell (2/5) … Finished with seven points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals in win over Boston 5+ assists 5 12 University (2/3). Included was a big steal with 1:11 remaining and Lehigh trailing by one … Strong at Holy Cross (1/29), scoring Last Time: vs. Army West Point (2/20/19) Double-Doubles 2 2 Last Time: at Army West Point (2/2/19) CAREER STATISTICS
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2018-19 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 27: HOLY CROSS AT LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 24, 2019 • PAGE 24 12 points, including 2-of-3 shooting from three-point range. Added four rebounds, four assists and a steal … Impressed vs. Navy (1/27), scoring 15 points, 12 in the second half, 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS while adding four rebounds and four assists. Finished 5-of-8 from the field, including 3-of-3 from three-point range … Scored 10 points while adding nine rebounds, four assists and a steal against Colgate (1/17) … Had 10 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal in home win over American (1/14) … Filled up the stat sheet once again, this time at Bucknell (1/11). Tallied nine points and a career-high 10 rebounds, along with five assists and three steals - both tying a season high … Recorded nine points, six rebounds, five assists and a steal at Boston University (1/8) … Had 11 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals in home win vs. Holy Cross (1/5) … Filled up the stat sheet with 13 points, a career-high tying nine rebounds, two assists, a block and steal at Navy (1/2) … Strong effort in Patriot League opening win at Lafayette (12/29), posting 14 points and seven rebounds. Knocked down a big step back jumper with 52 seconds remaining to give Lehigh a 76-72 lead … Scored a team-high 16 points at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/21) while adding four rebounds, two assists and two steals … Recorded nine points, five rebounds and two assists against Mount St. Mary’s (12/9) … Had nine points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal vs. Yale (12/6) … Strong effort in win at defending Ivy League Champion Princeton (11/29), scoring 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting while adding six rebounds and an assist … Finished with 14 points, six rebounds and four assists at Pitt (11/25) … Had three points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal in homecoming game at No. 10 USC (11/22) … Finished with 12 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals in just 20 minutes of action vs. Eastern University (11/19) … Tied a career-high 23 points while adding eight rebounds, four assists and a steal in overtime win over Siena (11/17) … Scored 11 points while adding five rebounds and two assists in home opener vs. Monmouth (11/14) … Filled up the stat sheet in the season opener at Marist (11/11), posting nine points, a career-high tying nine rebounds, two assists and three steals. AS A SOPHOMORE (2016-17): Finished third on the Mountain Hawks in scoring (11.4 in big road win at Bucknell (2/10) … Scored nine points on 3-of-5 from three-point range at points per game) while adding 3.4 rebounds per contest, tied for third on the team … Shot Lafayette (2/8) … Earlier in the day, was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week for a fourth time … Recorded 12 points, four rebounds, three assists and a steal in dominant 46.4 percent from the field (123-of-265) and a team-leading 41.9 percent from three-point range (52-of-124) … Was also 85.7 percent from the free throw line (54-of-63), second on the win over American (2/6) … Scored a game-high 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting and 2-of-3 team among regulars … Also second on the Mountain Hawks in assists (67) and steals (43) from three-point range vs. Loyola (2/3) … Finished with eight points, five assists (to tie a … Reached double-figure points on 17 occasions … Scored 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting, career high), three rebounds and a steal vs. Colgate (1/27) … Had five points, four assists including 2-of-2 from three-point range in the Patriot League Championship Game at Buck- and two steals against Navy (1/20) … Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week for a third nell (3/8) … Finished with 12 points, five rebounds, three assists, three steals and a block in time on Jan. 18 after 36 combined points, 13 rebounds and four assists against Bucknell and thrilling double overtime Patriot League Semifinal win at Boston University (3/5) … Had 11 Holy Cross … Finished with 13 points (11 in the second half) at Holy Cross (1/16). Added points, seven rebounds (to tie a season high), three assists and a steal in the Patriot League a career-high nine rebounds … Scored a career-high 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting vs. Quarterfinals vs. Colgate (3/2) … Tied a season-high 20 points against Army West Point Bucknell (1/11) while adding four rebounds, an assist, block and career-high four steals … (2/25) while adding six rebounds and a career-high six assists. Shot 4-of-10 from three-point Third straight double-figure scoring game, posting 14 points at American (1/9) to go with range … Strong vs. Colgate (2/22), scoring 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 5-of-8 five rebounds, an assist and two steals … Finished with 10 points (eight in the first half) at from three-point range … Scored 11 points at Lafayette (2/19) while adding seven rebounds Loyola (1/6). Added five rebounds … Scored a career-high 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting and a career-high tying four steals … Finished with 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting, including and 4-of-4 from three-point range in win over Boston University (1/2). Scored 16 of his 2-of-3 from three-point range vs. Navy (2/15) … Scored 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting while points in the final 10:46 of the first half. Added five rebounds and an assist … Tallied five adding four rebounds at Holy Cross (2/12) … Impressed in big home win vs. Bucknell (2/8), points, three rebounds, three assists and a career-high three steals in Patriot League opener scoring 14 points (all in the first half). Finished the game 5-of-7 from the field while adding vs. Army West Point (12/30) … Scored a team-high 13 points vs. Stony Brook (12/22) on five rebounds and three assists … Scored eight points at American (2/4) while adding a 3-of-5 shooting. Knocked down 1-of-2 three-pointers and 6-of-7 from the free throw line. season-high six rebounds, two assists and three steals … Strong effort at Loyola (2/1), scor- Also added two rebounds, two steals and a career-high five assists … Earned second Patriot ing a team-high 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting while adding three boards … Recorded seven League Rookie of the Week award on Dec. 21 following efforts at Robert Morris and vs. points and two steals against Boston University (1/30) … Scored 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting Mount St. Mary’s … Made first-career start against Mount St. Mary’s (12/19), tallying seven while adding two steals at Colgate (1/25) … Finished with nine points, two assists and a points, four rebounds, a career-high three assists and a steal … Finished with eight points, steal in win over Lafayette (1/21) … Tallied eight points, four rebounds, two blocks and an six rebounds, two assists and two steals at Robert Morris (12/17). The rebound total tied a assist vs. Holy Cross (1/14) … Had four points, three assists, two rebounds and two steals career high while the assists and steals set a new high … Named Patriot League Rookie of in big road win at Bucknell (1/11) … Finished with 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including the Week on Dec. 7 for strong efforts at Saint Francis (Pa.) and Rochester College … Scored 2-of-3 from three-point range vs. American (1/8). Added three assists and a season-high a career-high 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting and 3-of-5 from three-point range while tying a three steals … Posted seven points, four rebounds and two assists at Boston University career-high six rebounds vs. Rochester College (12/5) … Had eight points, two rebounds, a (1/2) … Recorded 12 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals in Patriot League block and steal at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/2) … Scored seven points, grabbed five rebounds opener at Army West Point (12/30) … Tallied 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting while adding a and dished an assist at No. 15/16 Purdue (11/28) … Posted 14 points (11 in the second half) season-high five rebounds in just 23 minutes against Cabrini (12/22) … Scored 13 points on and six rebounds at No. 12 Virginia (11/25) … Finished with five points, three rebounds, an 6-of-10 shooting while adding four assists and two steals vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/12) … assist and block in the home opener vs. Yale (11/19) … Made big impact at Canisius (11/16), Finished with eight points and four assists at Mount St. Mary’s (12/10) … Scored eight points scoring 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting while adding an assist, rebound and steal … Tallied while adding two rebounds, two assists and a steal at Stony Brook (12/6) … Had an efficient two points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal in collegiate debut at Syracuse (11/13). 11-point effort vs. Robert Morris (12/3), knocking down 4-of-6 from the field, 1-of-1 from three and 2-of-2 from the free throw line … Scored 11 points while adding four rebounds, BEFORE LEHIGH: Standout guard who ended career playing for Prolific Prep ... Attended three assists and two steals at La Salle (11/30) … Tallied nine points, three rebounds and an Benicia High School as a senior and earned a 3.9 GPA ... Also played for St. Francis High assist at Arkansas State (11/27) … Impressed on his birthday, scoring 18 points on 8-of-11 School and La Salle High School … Averaged 22.3 points, six rebounds and three assists at shooting, including 2-of-3 from three-point range in big win at Mississippi State (11/25). St. Francis as a junior … Was named both the San Gabriel News and Glendale News Press Added four rebounds, four assists and a steal … Posted six points, three rebounds, an assist Player of the Year in 2014 … Garnered the St. Francis Golden Knight Award and team and block vs. Princeton (11/20) … Strong offensive game at Yale (11/17), scoring 20 points MVP honors for a second straight year … Also named first team All-Mission League and which included 4-of-9 three-point shooting. Added five assists to tie a career high, four Academic All-League for a second consecutive season … Earned CIF All-Southern Section rebounds and two steals … Finished season opener at No. 7/8 Xavier (11/11) with seven first team and California All-State Division III first team recognition … In 2013, was named points, two rebounds and two steals. the Providence Classic Tournament MVP and La Canada Holiday Classic Tournament MVP … Named to the San Gabriel Classic All-Tournament Team … Garnered CIF All-Southern AS A FRESHMAN (2015-16): Strong freshman season, earning a spot on the Patriot Section second team laurels … Named the La Salle Athletic Underclassman of the Year in League All-Rookie Team … Named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week a league-high 2012 … Also played AAU basketball for Earl Watson Elite Gold, leading the team to the four times … Finished fourth on the team in scoring (10.6 points per game) and rebounding Double Pump Best of Summer Championship. (4.0 per game) … Led the Patriot League in three-point field goal percentage at 44.1 percent (45-of-102) … Was third on the Mountain Hawks in overall field goal percentage (44.8 per- cent: 117-of-261) … Shot an impressive 48.1 percent from three-point range in league games (26-of-54), tops in the Patriot League … Reached double-figure points on 19 occasions … Led the Mountain Hawks in scoring in five games, in rebounding twice and assists twice … Tallied 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists in the Patriot League Championship Game against Holy Cross (3/9) … Scored 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting and 2-of-3 from three-point range in the league semifinals vs. American (3/6) … Finished with 17 points, knocking down 2-of-2 three-pointers and 9-of-10 from the free throw line in the Patriot League Quar- terfinals vs. Navy (3/3). Added three assists, a block and steal … Scored 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting and 2-of-3 from three-point range at Army West Point (2/27) while adding five boards … Posted seven points, three rebounds and two assists at Colgate (2/24) … Scored 13 points vs. Lafayette (2/21), which included 2-of-2 from three-point range. Added four rebounds, an assist and block … Finished with 10 points, five rebounds, three assists and a steal in win at Navy (2/17) … Tallied 12 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals
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Major: Business
WHY LEHIGH? “Great academic and basketball school full of great students, coaches and professors.”
2018-19 UPDATE: - Impressed against Army West Point (2/20), scoring a career-high eight points (all in the first half) while tying a career-high three rebounds in comeback win. - Strong all-around effort at Boston University (2/16), posting five points and a block, while making key plays on the defensive end of the floor. - Had a point, two rebounds and an assist against Navy (2/9). - Strong vs. Colgate (2/4), posting six points, three assists, two rebounds and a steal. Was 2-of-3 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free throw line. - Played key first-half minutes at Army West Point (2/2) and at Lafayette (1/30). - Grabbed a rebound vs. Boston University (1/26). - Dished two assists in just a minute of action vs. American (1/16). - Filled up the stat sheet with career highs in points (7), rebounds (3) and assists (2) at Colgate (1/12). Shot 3-of-4 from the field and 1-of-1 from the free throw line. - Finished with two points and first-career steal in win over Loyola (1/6). - Saw first action in more than a month, seeing first-half minutes vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/22). - Got into second and third games of the season, at Miami (11/9) and in home opener vs. Marist (11/13). - Finished with two points and two rebounds in season opener at Monmouth (11/6). GETTING TO KNOW JOE Nickname: “Cali” was the nickname people called me while leaving on the East Coast BEFORE LEHIGH: Starting varsity point guard since freshman year (at Woodberry Forest School in What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The location Virginia as a freshman and sophomore under coach Craig Dawson, and Menlo School as a junior and se- because it’s near New York and Philly nior under coach Keith Larsen) … As a junior, led Menlo to a 13-1 regular-season record along with WBAL Major & Why: Business school and CCS Championships … Also voted MVP of the league (MVP All-West Bay League 2016-17) … Led Favorite Place on Campus: Jeanne Clery Memorial Favorite Food: Sushi the team, and league, in scoring, averaging 17.3 points per game along with 3.4 assists and 3.7 rebounds Favorite Color: Blue while shooting 49 percent from the floor … Included was a 40-point effort in a league game … As a senior, Favorite Musical Artist: Post Malone led the Menlo Knights to an undefeated season in league play and a 23-1 regular season record … Was the Favorite Movie: Forrest Gump Favorite TV Show: Family Guy team’s leading scorer and earned league MVP … Also led the Knights to the Northern California Division 1, Favorite Website: YouTube state semifinals - marking the first time Favorite Pro Team: Falcons they qualified for the California DI 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Cristiano Ronaldo Hobbies: Guitar, ping pong, and making food state playoffs … Finished high school, Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: ESPN varsity career with 1,292 points … In Place I’d Like To Visit: Spain 2018, was named San Mateo Daily Great voice Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Journal Boy’s Basketball Player of the Dream Job: Commercial Real Estate Year … Named to the Orange Holiday I Wear My Jersey Number Because: No reason If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team … Was If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Buy an island and a yacht MVP of West Bay Athletic League … Finished senior year averaging 15.9 2018-19 SEASON/CAREER HIGHS points, 4.9 assists, 3.9 rebounds and Points: 8 vs. Army West Point (2/20/19) Rebounds: 3, two times; last vs. Army (2/20/19) 3.6 steals per game … Also played Assists: 3 vs. Colgate (2/4/19) AAU basketball for Team Loaded Steals: 1, two times; last vs. Colgate (2/4/19) out of Richmond, Va. under coach MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Brandon Jones, helping them reach 2018-19 Career the finals of the Adidas Summer Double-Figure Scoring 0 0 Championships tournament in 2015 Last Time: -- … After moving to California, played 20+ points 0 0 for Tyler Johnson Elite under coach Last Time: -- Jamon Osby as starting point guard, playing alongside three other Divi- 30+ points 0 0 Last Time: -- sion I commits … A multi-sport athlete, was also a 2014 VISAA first team All-State soccer player. 10+ rebounds 0 0 Last Time: -- 5+ assists 0 0 Last Time: -- CAREER STATISTICS
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2018-19 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 27: HOLY CROSS AT LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 24, 2019 • PAGE 26 #5 Lance TEJADA Guard • Senior • 6-2 • 190 Miramar, Fla. • Ely High School (East Carolina)
Major: Sociology
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh for the coaching staff and the various opportunities that Lehigh has to offer.”
2018-19 UPDATE: - Despite early foul trouble, finished with a team-high 20 points, along with four rebounds, two assists, a block and steal against Army West Point (2/20). - Tallied 17 points, six assists and three rebounds at Boston University (2/16), shooting 6-of-10 from the field. - Scored 10 points while adding two rebounds, two assists and a steal at Bucknell (2/11). Also scored his 1,000th collegiate point (including his time at East Carolina) with a driving first-half layup. - Impressed vs. Navy (2/9), scoring 17 points while adding three rebounds and threee assists. GETTING TO KNOW LANCE Nickname: LT - Finished with 16 points vs. Colgate (2/4) on 6-of-12 shooting, What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The beautiful including 4-of-8 from three-point range. campus and the education - Had 12 points in comeback win at Army West Point (2/2), Major & Why: Sociology Favorite Food: Seafood nine coming in the first half. Favorite Color: Red - Strong at Lafayette (1/30), posting 17 points (12 in the first half), five rebounds, an assist and steal. Favorite Musical Artist: Kodak Black, Kevin Gates - Posted 12 points vs. Boston University (1/26) while tying a career high with seven assists. Favorite Movie: Paid in Full - Impressed at Navy (1/23), scoring 22 points (third 20+ game of the season) while adding three rebounds, Favorite TV Show: Power Favorite Website: YouTube.com two assists and a career-high four steals. Was 4-of-7 from three-point range. Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Stephen A. Smith - Finished with 15 points vs. Bucknell (1/19), shooting 4-of-7 from three, while tying a season-high seven Favorite Pro Team: New York Knicks Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Floyd Mayweather assists. Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: ESPN The Magazine - Strong effort with 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting vs. American (1/16). Added two assists, two steals and Place I’d Like To Visit: Africa a rebound. Dream Job: Pro Basketball Player I Wear My Jersey Number Because: Growing up - Posted seven points, three rebounds, three assists and a steal at Colgate (1/12). watching Jason Kidd - Sensational at Holy Cross (1/9), shattering previous career high (of 26) by scoring 36 in thrilling overtime If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Football victory. Tied a school record with 10 made threes (in 14 attempts), finishing 11-of-16 from the field. Knocked If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Make sure my family is good and then invest it. down three treys in overtime alone. Added two rebounds and three assists. - Continued strong play, scoring 19 points (14 in the first half) vs. Loyola (1/6). Added four rebounds, four 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS assists and two steals while shooting 4-of-5 from three-point range. Points: 36 at Holy Cross (1/9/19) Rebounds: 5, two times; last at Lafayette (1/30/19) - Strong vs. Lafayette (1/2), scoring 16 points which included shooting 4-of-5 from three-point range. Final Assists: 7, four times; last vs. Bosoton U (1/26/19) trey was the go-ahead basket with 1:05 remaining. Added five assists. Steals: 4 at Navy (1/23/19) - Posted 10 points, four assists, a rebound and steal at West Virginia (12/30). - Scored season-high 22 points vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/22) on 8-of-14 shooting, including 5-of-8 from LEHIGH CAREER HIGHS Points: 36 at Holy Cross (1/9/19) three. Added four assists and a steal. Rebounds: 7 vs. Mount St. Mary’s (12/9/17) - Tallied 11 points on 3-of-5 shooting while adding two rebounds and an assist at Mount St. Mary’s (12/8). Assists: 7, four times; last vs. Boston U (1/26/19) Steals: 4 at Navy (1/23/19) - Finished with 19 points at Yale (12/5) to tie season high while adding five rebounds, three assists and three steals. Was 5-of-9 from three-point range. MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS (AT LEHIGH) - Scored 12 points while tying a career-high seven assists vs. Arkansas State (12/1). 2018-19 Career Double-Figure Scoring 22 42 - Posted two points, three assists, two steals and a rebound at Siena (11/21). Last Time: vs. Army West Point (2/20/19) - Strong against Princeton (11/16), scoring 15 points while adding three rebounds and five assists. - Recorded 16 points and a career-high seven assists in home opener vs. Miami (11/13). Finished 6-of-12 20+ points 4 11 Last Time: vs. Army West Point (2/20/19) from the field, including 4-of-9 from three-point range. - Finished with 19 points in homecoming game at Miami (11/9), 16 coming after halftime. 30+ points 1 1 - Four points, four rebounds and a steal in the season opener vs. Monmouth (11/6). Last Time: at Holy Cross (1/9/19)
10+ rebounds 0 0 Last Time: -- 5+ assists 7 8 Last Time: at Boston University (2/16/19) Double-Doubles 0 0 Last Time: -- CAREER STATISTICS (at Lehigh)
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2018-19 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 27: HOLY CROSS AT LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 24, 2019 • PAGE 27 AS A JUNIOR (2017-18): Tremendous first season at Lehigh, leading the 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Mountain Hawks in scoring (14.7 points per game), good for ninth in the Patriot League … Added 2.5 rebounds per game while dishing 54 assists, fourth on the team … Shot 43.4 percent from the field (139-of-320) while leading the Patriot League in three-point percentage (45.3, 77-of-170) … Finished 10th nationally in three-point percentage and 54th in three-point field goals per game (2.85) … Reached double-figure points in 20-of-28 games while eclipsing 20 points on seven occasions … Finished the year with three games of 25+ points and seven of 20+ points, both marks most by a Lehigh guard since C.J. McCollum in 2012-13 … Named second team All-Patriot League … Posted 13 points, three rebounds and four assists in the Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Boston University (3/1) … Strong bounce back game, scoring 13 points while adding three rebounds and three assists in regular season finale vs. Lafayette (2/24) … Tallied 12 points, four rebounds, an assist and steal vs. Army West Point (2/17). Shot 5-of-9 from the field, including 2-of-4 from three-point range … Posted eight points, shooting 2-of-5 from three-point range, at Colgate (2/14) … Scored 19 points in overtime win at American (2/10), shooting 8-of-16 from the floor, including 3-of-7 from three-point range. Added four assists, four rebounds and a career-high three steals … Returned from injury to score 17 points in just 20 minutes vs. Bucknell (2/5), eight coming in the second BEFORE LEHIGH: Played two seasons at East Carolina out of the Amer- half and six in overtime. Finished 5-of-8 from the field, including 3-of-4 ican Athletics Conference … Saw action in 64 games, with two starts … from three-point range while adding three assists and a rebound … Scored Averaged 4.2 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists at ECU … As a sophomore, 20 points vs. Navy (1/27), 17 coming in the second half. Shot 4-of-6 from knocked down five three-pointers against South Florida in the first round three-point range while adding four rebounds and four assists … Finished of the AAC Tournament … Ranked third on the team in total assists as a with 15 points against Loyola (1/24), 12 coming after halftime. Finished freshman … Prior to East Carolina, was a standout two-year letterwinner 4-of-9 from long distance … Scored a game-high 25 points at Army West at Blanche Ely High School after attending Miramar High School as a Point (1/20), shooting 6-of-9 from three-point range. Added four assists … freshman and sophomore ... Named the 2013-14 Class 6A-7A-8A Miami Had 14 points and four rebounds, shooting 4-of-9 from three-point range Herald Broward County (Fla.) Player-of-the-Year ... Garnered first team against Colgate (1/17) … Scored 13 points while adding four rebounds, All-State honors as a senior after earning second team All-State as a junior two assists and two steals in home win over American (1/14) … Finished ... Two-time first team All-Country player ... Averaged 23.3 points, 4.5 with nine points (seven in the second half) at Bucknell (1/11). Was a perfect assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game as a senior ... Led his team in 3-of-3 on two-pointers … Scored 21 points at Boston University (1/8), which scoring in 20 of the 24 games in which he played and helped Blanche Ely included 5-of-11 shooting from three-point range. Added three assists, two to the 2013 Class 7A state boys’ basketball championship ... As a senior, rebounds and two steals. Had 17 second-half points, shooting 5-of-8 from was named to the Chick-Fil-A Classic, DHop Tournament and BCAA Big long range … Returned from injury and scored a game-high 25 points off 8 All-Tournament Teams ... Led the Tigers to the regional quarterfinals of the bench vs. Holy Cross (1/5). Was 6-of-8 from three-point range while the 2014 state playoffs ... Scored a senior season-high 37 points, including adding a career-high five assists along with three rebounds and a steal … seven three-pointers, against Boyd Anderson in the 2014 District 14-7A Impressed at Lafayette (12/29), posting 14 points, two assists and a steal. championship game ... Dropped in 24 points and recorded five steals in the Was 3-of-4 from three-point range … Tallied five points and two rebounds 2013 Class 7A state semifinals against Bartow ... Ranked as high as No. 96 at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/21) … Strong off the bench vs. Mount St. Mary’s in the ESPN Top 100 recruiting index ... Played AAU basketball with the (12/9), scoring 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting and 4-of-8 from three-point Southern Stampede ... Named MVP of the 16u Division at the 2012 Adidas range. Added two assists and a career-high seven rebounds … Recorded VIP Exclusive Run, playing for the Florida Rams. six points and a rebound vs. Yale (12/6) … Scored a game-high 22 points at No. 15/18 Virginia. Knocked down 8-of-14 from the field including 5-of-9 from three-point range against the nation’s No. 1 defense. The 22 points were the most against the UVA defense since Jayson Tatum of Duke the previous February … Scored a team-high 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting, including 4-of-7 from three-point range in big road win at Princeton (11/29). Added four rebounds … Scored nine points on 3-of-5 three-point shooting at Pitt (11/22). Also had two assists and a rebound … Tallied 10 points, three assists, two steals and a rebound in 19 minutes of action vs. Eastern (11/19) … Sensational effort in overtime win over Siena (11/17), scoring a career-high 26 points on 9-of-14 shooting while adding two rebounds, two assists and two steals. Had six points in overtime for the second time in six days … Scored a game (and career) high 24 points in Lehigh debut at Marist (11/11), shooting 9-of-20 from the field and 4-of-10 from three- point range. Knocked down two game-tying free throws with five seconds remaining in regulation, then went on to score six points in overtime, leading Lehigh to victory.
2016-17: Sat out due to transfer rules.
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Major: Arts and Sciences
WHY LEHIGH? “I choose Lehigh because of its highly-regard- ed academic reputation and its dedication to ensuring that each student can be themselves at all time.”
2018-19 UPDATE: - Played well against Navy (2/9), scoring a career-high three points while grabbing first two career rebounds. - Scored first-career points, a layup with three minutes remain- ing against Colgate (2/4). - Saw action in the final minute vs. Boston University (1/26). - Played the final minutes at Colgate (1/12). - Got into second-career game and first Patriot League contest vs. Loyola (1/6). - Played the final minutes in the season opener at Monmouth (11/6), dishing an assist. BEFORE LEHIGH: Four-year varsity player … Point guard at Blair Academy, who transferred to Iona Prep … Won two MAPL league championships at Blair and received Academic All-League honors …Maintained highest GPA on team all four years … Strong leader, on and off the course, playing key role in leading Iona Prep to quarterfinals of 2018 CHSAA City play - offs … Played AAU on Nike Circuit with PSA Cardinals and Under-Armor Circuit with New Heights NYC … Impressive in the classroom, finishing high school with 3.85 cumulative GPA … Member of the National Honors Society … Work as a Peer Counselor at Iona Prep to 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS GETTING TO KNOW ZED ensure that young freshman Nickname: Zed had a smooth transition into What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? How easy it is to get involved in the community. high school. Major & Why: I am currently undecided because there is so much more I want to learn about the world before I can decide what is right for me. Favorite Place on Campus: My Room Favorite Food: Steak Favorite Color: Orange Favorite Musical Artist: J. Cole Favorite Movie: Creed Favorite TV Show: Friends Favorite Website: Time.com Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Stephen A. Smith Favorite Pro Team: New York Knicks Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Tom Brady Hobbies: Traveling, Photography and Listening to music Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Forbes Place I’d Like To Visit: Tokyo, Japan Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Singing Dream Job: Owning a professional sports team If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Soccer If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Open a school for my mom to run, purchase a sports team and give kids from my neighborhood the opportunity to fulfill their dreams however I can. 2018-19 SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Points: 3 vs. Navy (2/9/19) Rebounds: 2 vs. Navy (2/9/19) Assists: 1 vs. Monmouth (11/6/18) Steals: -- CAREER STATISTICS
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2018-19 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 27: HOLY CROSS AT LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 24, 2019 • PAGE 29 #11 Jordan COHEN Guard • Junior • 6-2 • 185 Tarzana, Calif. • Campbell Hall
Major: Finance
WHY LEHIGH? “It is a good school and a good opportunity for strong academics and basketball.”
2018-19 UPDATE: - Filled up the box score with 16 points (13 in the second half), seven rebounds, six assists, a block and steal against Army West Point (2/20). - Recorded 13 points, four rebounds and a steal at Boston University (2/16). - Posted 15 points, five rbounds and a game-high seven assists at Bucknell (2/11). - Had nine points, three reebounds, two assists and a team-high three steals in win over Navy (2/9). - Tallied eight points, four rebounds, threee assists and a steal against Colgate (2/4). - Third straight stellar game, scoring 18 points on just nine field goal attempts in comeback win at Army West Point (2/2). Finished 6-of-9 from the field, 4-of-5 from three-point range, including a trey with 1:28 GETTING TO KNOW JORDAN remaining that gave the Mountain Hawks the lead for good. Added seven rebounds and five assists. Nickname: JC, Jfarm Major & Why: Business - Scored a career high for points for a second straight game, finishing with 33 in thrilling overtime win at Favorite Place on Campus: Cafeteria Lafayette (1/30). Finished 14-of-19 from the field while adding three rebounds, three assists and three steals. Favorite Food: Pizza Scored 14 of Lehigh’s 18 points in OT (just three from tying the NCAA record for points by one player in Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Musical Artist: Lukas Graham overtime). Cohen scored 21 of Lehigh’s final 30 points of the game, coming over the game’s final 7:58 (2:58 Favorite Movie: Batman of regulation and 5:00 of overtime). Favorite TV Show: Psyche - Monster game vs. Boston University (1/26), scoring a career-high 32 points (20 in the first half). Finished Favorite Website: ESPN Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Charles Barkley 12-of-15 from the field, including 4-of-5 from three-point range. Added five rebounds, three assists, a block Favorite Pro Team: Los Angeles Clippers and steal. Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Tom Brady - Only scored four points at Navy (1/23), but contributed in a number of ways with five rebounds, two Hobbies: Golf, listening to music, reading Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated assists and a career-high four steals. Place I’d Like To Visit: Europe - Posteed six points, two assists and a rebound against Bucknell (1/19). Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Ability to jump high - Recorded 12 points, seven assists, three rebounds and two steals vs. American (1/16), including a big shot Dream Job: NBA player If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Football with just over a minute remaining to put the Mountain Hawks up by six. If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Give to my family for all - Had 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 2-of-3 from three at Colgate (1/12). Added five rebounds they’ve given me, give to friends, give to charity and four assists. 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS - Strong in overtime win at Holy Cross (1/9), scoring 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 2-of-3 from Points: 33 at Lafayette (1/30/19) three. Added four rebounds, five assists and a steal. Rebounds: 7, three times; last vs. Army (2/20/19) - Recorded seven points, an assist and steal against Loyola (1/6). Assists: 8 at Kansas State (11/24/18) Steals: 4 at Navy (1/23/19) - Scored nine points while adding two assists vs. Lafayette (1/2), including two free throws with 15 seconds remaining to help seal the victory. CAREER HIGHS - Filled up the stat sheet at West Virginia (12/30) with 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting (including 2-of-2 from Points: 33 at Lafayette (1/30/19) three) while adding four rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals. Rebounds: 8, two times; last vs. Army (2/17/18) Assists: 8 at Kansas State (11/24/18) - Strong effort vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/22), posting 19 points on 5-of-9 shooting, including 3-of-5 from Steals: 4 at Navy (1/23/19) three-point range. Added five assists, four rebounds and two steals. MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS - Posted seven points, four assists, two rebounds and a steal at Mount St. Mary’s (12/8). 2018-19 Career - Big game at Yale (12/5), tying a career-high 21 points (15 coming in the first half). Added seven assists, Double-Figure Scoring 17 36 two steals and a rebound. Shot 7-of-12 from the field, including 2-of-3 from three-point range. Last Time: vs. Army West Point (2/20/19) - Filled up the stat sheet with eight points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals vs. Arkansas State (12/1). 20+ points 3 5 - Finished with 11 points and a career-high eight assists and three steals at No. 12 Kansas State (11/24). Last Time: at Lafayette (1/30/19) - Tremendous at Siena (11/21), scoring 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting while adding four assists and a steal. 30+ points 2 2 - Posted 12 points, four rebounds and two assists against Princeton (11/16). Last Time: at Lafayette (1/30/19) - Strong with 11 points, seven rebounds and two assists in home opener vs. Miami (11/13). - Recorded two points and three assists at Miami (11/9). 10+ rebounds 0 0 Last Time: -- - Impressed in season opener at Monmouth (11/6), scoring 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting while adding five rebounds, four assists and two blocks. 5+ assists 9 12 Last Time: vs. Army West Point (2/20/19) Double-Doubles 0 0 Last Time: -- CAREER STATISTICS
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2018-19 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 27: HOLY CROSS AT LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 24, 2019 • PAGE 30 AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Finished fifth on the Mountain Hawks 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS in scoring, averaging 9.3 points per game … Grabbed a career-high 3.6 rebounds per contest (fourth on the team) while dishing 71 assists (third) … Played in 29 games, starting eight … Reached double-figure points in 13 contests … Named to the Academic All-Patriot League team … For a second straight year, won the team’s Scholar-Athlete Award ... Tied for a team-high 17 points in the Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Boston University (3/1), shooting 7-of-12 from the field … Third straight game with double-figure points, scoring 12 while adding four assists and three rebounds in regular season finale vs. Lafayette (2/24). Was 3-of-7 from three-point range … Finished with 10 points, three rebounds, five assists and a steal at Loyola (2/21), eight points coming after halftime … Strong off the bench, posting 16 points, a career-high tying eight rebounds, three assists and a steal vs. Army West Point (2/17) … Impressed in big victory over Bucknell (2/5), scoring a career-high 21 points while adding four assists, three rebounds and a steal. Was 6-of-9 from the field and 8-of-9 from the free throw line, including a perfect 6-of-6 in the final 29 seconds of overtime to help clinch the victory … Filled up the stat sheet with seven points, career-high eight rebounds, season-high tying five assists and career-high tying two steals in win over Boston University (2/3) … Stellar in road win at Holy Cross (1/29), scoring 19 points, 16 in the second half including 12 in Lehigh’s 16-2 run four rebounds, two blocks and two steals … Scored seven points on 3-of-5 to begin the second half. Was 7-of-11 from the field, including 2-of-3 from shooting while posting three assists at American (2/4) … Second straight game with double-figure points, scoring 14 on 5-of-10 shooting at Loyola three-point range. Added six rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block … Tallied seven points, four assists and a steal vs. Navy (1/27), shooting (2/1). Scored eight of Lehigh’s first 12 points of the evening … Strong game 3-of-4 from the field … Recorded four points, six rebounds, four assists vs. Boston University (1/30) with 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting, including and two steals against Loyola (1/24) … Had five points, five rebounds, 3-of-6 from three-point range. Added four rebounds and two assists … two assists and a steal at Army West Point (1/20) … Filled up the stat sheet Had two points and a rebound at Colgate (1/25) … Posted eight points, with seven points, six rebounds, four assists, a block and steal vs. Colgate two rebounds and an assist against Holy Cross (1/14) … Tallied seven (1/17) … Posted six points, three rebounds and a block in home win over points (all in the second half) in big road win at Bucknell (1/11). Also American (1/14) … Tallied 13 points (all coming in the second half) at had three rebounds, an assist and steal … Scored 10 points, all in the first Bucknell (1/11). Was 4-of-5 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free throw half, while finishing with seven assists, a block and steal vs. Loyola (1/5). line in the second. Added a career-high tying two steals … Scored six points Came in second-career start … Had two points, two rebounds, an assist and grabbed three rebounds at Boston University (1/8) … Finished with 10 and steal in league opener at Army West Point (12/30) … Scored 16 points points on 4-of-5 shooting, a career-high tying seven rebounds, four assists, on 5-of-7 shooting while adding a career-high seven rebounds, two steals, a block and steal in home win vs. Holy Cross (1/5) … Scored a team-high an assist and block … Dished a career-high seven assists, and added three 17 points at Navy (1/2) in first start of the season. Tallied 15 of those points rebounds, in Lehigh’s dominant 100-67 win over Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/12) in the first half on 5-of-7 shooting, including 2-of-3 from three-point range … Finished with two points, two assists and a steal at Mount St. Mary’s … Recorded four points, three rebounds and an assist in Patriot League (12/10) … Grabbed four rebounds and had a steal at Stony Brook (12/6) opening win at Lafayette (12/29) … Two points, three rebounds, three … Knocked down a first-half three pointer vs. Robert Morris (12/3) while assists and a steal at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/21) … Had eight points, two posting two assists and a rebound … Had five rebounds, three assists, a assists, a rebound and steal against Mount St. Mary’s (12/9) … Scored 14 rebound and steal at La Salle (11/30) … Scored 13 points at Arkansas State points while adding two rebounds and an assist vs. Yale (12/6) … Tied a ca- (11/27), shooting 5-of-9 from the field, including 3-of-6 from three-point reer-high seven rebounds (new career high vs. Division I opponents) while range. Added two steals … Did not score at Mississippi State (11/25), but knocking down a second-half three-pointer at No. 15/18 Virginia (12/2) recorded six rebounds and an assist … Starting and playing 39 minutes at … Posted 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting at Princeton (11/29), including a point guard for an injured Kahron Ross, scored 20 points in home opener big basket in the final minute to give Lehigh a four-point lead. Also had vs. Princeton (11/20). Was 7-of-8 from the field, including 3-of-4 from two rebounds, an assist, block and steal … Strong effort with seven points, three-point range. Added six assists … Didn’t score at Yale (11/17), but three rebounds, five assists, a block and steal at Pitt (11/25) … Recorded dished four assists and did not turn the ball over in 14 minutes of action two points, two rebounds and two assists in homecoming game at No. 10 … Strong collegiate debut off the bench, scoring nine points in 11 minutes USC (11/22) … Scored 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting while adding three at No. 7/8 Xavier (11/11). Knocked down his first three three-pointers, assists, two rebounds and a steal vs. Eastern (11/19) … Tallied five points, finishing 3-of-4 from long distance for the game. Added an assist and steal two assists and a rebound against Siena (11/17) … Scored a game-high 18 ... Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. points on 7-of-11 shooting in home opener vs. Monmouth (11/14). Added three assists, two steals and a rebound … Finished with five points, four BEFORE LEHIGH: Four-year varsity player at Campbell Hall … Av- rebounds, two assists and two steals in season opener at Marist (11/11) ... eraged 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists as a senior … A year Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. before, averaged 11.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.3 assists as a junior, helping the Vikings to a 27-10 record, including a 6-4 mark in the AS A FRESHMAN (2016-17): Key contributor as a freshman, playing Gold Coast League … Vikings made it all the way to the CIF State Division in 29 games with three starts … Averaged 5.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per IV Regional Finals … First team All-CIF Division honoree as a junior and contest … Third on the Mountain Hawks with 60 assists … Led Lehigh in senior, also garnering first team All-Conference as a senior … Garnered free throw percentage at 91.7 percent (22-of-24) … Shot 46.2 percent from Daily News second team All-Area as a junior … Strong in the classroom, the field (55-of-119) and 38.1 percent from three-point range (24-of-63) … owning a 4.5 GPA … Graduated Cum Laude. Knocked down a three-pointer in the Patriot League Championship Game at Bucknell (3/8) … Had two assists and a steal in the Patriot League Semifinals at Boston University (3/5) … Strong all-around effort, posting six points, three rebounds, three assists and a steal in the quarterfinals against Colgate (3/2) … Three points, four assists, two rebounds and two steals in road win at Lafayette (2/19) … Key contributor in Lehigh’s big home win over Bucknell (2/8), knocking down a big late-game jumper to give Lehigh a lead. Finished with a game-high five assists, along with Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2018-19 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 27: HOLY CROSS AT LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 24, 2019 • PAGE 31 #13 James KARNIK Center • Sophomore • 6-9 • 225 Surrey, B.C. • Orangeville Prep
Major: Business
WHY LEHIGH? “Great academics and being put in a position where I can play a lot of minutes right away.” 2018-19 UPDATE: - Recorded 11 points, six rebounds and an assist against Army West Point (2/20). - Posted 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting while adding four rebounds at Boston University (2/16). - Huge game at Bucknell (2/11), just missing double-double with a career-high tying 21 points along with nine rebounds. Shot 9-of-15 from the field. - Had two points and a game-high nine rebounds in win over Navy (2/9). - Recorded five points, four rebounds and a steal against Colgate (2/4). - Strong in comeback win at Army West Point (2/2), scoring 10 points including baskets that evened the score and later gave Lehigh a lead in the final minutes. Shot 5-of-8 from the field while adding five rebounds, two blocks and a steal. - Sixth straight game with double-figure points, scoring 15 at Lafayette (1/30) on 6-of-8 shooting. - Impressive vs. Boston University (1/26), scoring a career-high 21 points behing 9-of-10 shooting, GETTING TO KNOW JAMES while adding eight rebounds. What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? All the trees and old infrastructure - Fourth straight game with double-figure points, scoring 14 (12 in the second half) at Navy (1/23). Favorite Place on Campus: Linderman Library Shot 5-of-8 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. Favorite Food: Sushi - Another strong effort, recording 14 points on 7-of-13 shooting while adding nine rebounds, an assist Favorite Color: Red or Green Favorite Musical Artist: Drake and steal against Bucknell (1/19). Favorite Movie: Focus or Iron Man - Posted second double-double in as many home games, recording 14 points and 11 rebounds vs. Favorite Website: YouTube Favorite Pro Team: Clippers American (1/16). Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Conor McGregor - Strong effort with 10 points and eight rebounds (four on the offensive glass) at Colgate (1/12). Place I’d Like To Visit: Iceland Finished 5-of-6 from the field. Dream Job: Professional basketball player If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would: Swim - Tallied four points, three rebounds, an assist and block in big overtime win at Holy Cross (1/9). If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Buy a private jet and - Career game, recording career highs in points (18) and rebounds (13) vs. Loyola (1/6). Shot 9-of-10 travel the world from the field and recorded first steal of the season. 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS - Had four points, four rebounds and a block against Lafayette (1/2). Points: 21, two times; last at Bucknell (2/11/19) - Finished with four points and four rebounds at West Virginia (12/30). Rebounds: 13 vs. Loyola (1/6/19) 3 vs. Marist (11/13/18) - Recorded six points and six rebounds vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/22). Assists: Steals: 1, five times; last vs. Navy (2/9/19) - Tied a season-high 15 points while adding nine rebounds at Mount St. Mary’s (12/8). Was 5-of-7 from the field. CAREER HIGHS Points: 21, two times; last at Bucknell (2/11/19) - Had four points, two rebounds, an assist and block at Yale (12/5). Rebounds: 13 vs. Loyola (1/6/19) Assists: 3, two times; last vs. Marist (11/13/18) - Posted six points on 3-of-5 shooting, along with four rebounds and a block vs. Arkansas State (12/1). Steals: 3 vs. Yale (12/6/17) - Impressed at No. 12 Kansas State, scoring 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting while adding eight rebounds and two assists. MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 2018-19 Career - Key contributor in road win at Siena (11/21), posting six points, eight rebounds and an assist. Double-Figure Scoring 13 20 - Had seven rebounds and career-high tying three assists against Marist (11/13). Last Time: vs. Army West POint (2/20/19) - Finished with two points and four rebounds at Miami (11/9). 20+ points 2 2 - Recorded four points and six rebounds in season opener at Monmouth (11/6). Last Time: at Bucknell (2/11/19)
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10+ rebounds 2 7 Last Time: vs. American (1/16/19) 5+ assists 0 0 Last Time: -- Double-Doubles 2 6 Last Time: vs. American (1/16/19) CAREER STATISTICS
Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2018-19 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 27: HOLY CROSS AT LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 24, 2019 • PAGE 32 AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18): Strong freshman season, averaging 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 7.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game … Rebound average was tied for fifth in the Patriot League … Shot 46.4 percent from the field (85-of-183) … Tallied a team-high four double-doubles … Played in all 30 games, starting 29 … Had 13 points and nine rebounds in the Patriot League Quarterfinals against Boston University (3/1) … Recorded eight points and nine rebounds in regular season finale vs. Lafayette (2/24) … Strong effort at Loyola (2/21), tallying seven points and nine rebounds … Tallied four points, six rebounds and two assists vs. Army West Point (2/17) … One point and five rebounds in win at Colgate (2/14) … Finished with two points (a big late-game putback), six rebounds, two steals and a block at American (2/10) … Posted fourth-career double-double in strong effort vs. Bucknell (2/5). Tallied 12 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high three assists while playing strong defense against reigning Patriot League Player of the Year Nana Foulland, holding him to 14 points on just 4-of-10 shooting, only seven of those points coming in Karnik’s 35 minutes on the floor … Had six points, five rebounds and a block in big win over Boston University (2/3) …
Recorded six points, four rebounds and a block at Holy Cross (1/29), including a tough defensive rebound with 20 seconds remaining to help seal the victory … Posted two points and four rebounds against Navy (1/27) … Finished with four points on 2-of-3 shooting along with four rebounds, an assist and steal vs. Loyola (1/24) … Recorded two points and three rebounds at Army West Point (1/20) … Posted four points and six rebounds against Colgate (1/17) … Career day, scoring a career-high 16 points while tying a career-high 12 rebounds in home win over American (1/14). Marked third-career double-double … Had six points, six rebounds, an assist and block at Bucknell (1/11) … Tallied nine points, five rebounds, an assist and block at Boston Universeity (1/8) … Recorded two points and six rebounds at Navy (1/2) … Tied a career-high 15 points while adding six rebounds in Patriot League opening win at Lafayette (12/29) … Impressed at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/21), recording second-career double-double with 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting to go with 11 rebounds … Just missed second-career double-double, posting nine points and nine rebounds vs. Mount St. Mary’s (12/9) … Posted 14 points, five rebounds and a career-high three steals against Yale (12/6) … Tallied five points and four rebounds at No. 15/18 Virginia (12/2) … Had career highs in rebounds (12) and assists (2) while adding seven points in big win at Princeton (11/29) … Strong effort at Pitt (11/25), posting 14 points and 10 rebounds for first-career double-double. Was 7-of-9 from the field while adding a block and steal … Impressive effort at No. 10 USC (11/22), especially in the second half. Finished with seven points and nine rebounds, all but two rebounds coming in the second half … Scored a team-high 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting while adding six rebounds and a steal vs. Eastern (11/19) … Had two points, three rebounds and two steals against Siena (11/17) … Finished with six points and four rebounds in home opener vs. Monmouth (11/14). Added first-career assist … Recorded three points, four rebounds, a steal and block in collegiate debut at Marist (11/11).
BEFORE LEHIGH: Moved to Toronto to attend Orangeville Prep, which is affiliated with the Athlete Institute, a training center for elite, national-level basketball players in Canada … During the 2016-17 season, Orangeville won the OSBA championship as the No. 1 seed, posting a 21-2 record and sending multiple players to Division I programs … Served as starting center and averaged a double-double (15 points and 13 rebounds per game) … Has been mentioned among the top centers in Canada … Orangeville is among the top teams in all of Canadian scholastic basketball … In junior year of high school, averaged 18 points and 12 rebounds … Was also named to the Cana- dian U17 National All-Star Team that competed in Europe … Was a three-time MVP and garnered the Mata Waston Leadership Award.
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Major: Business
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because of the Coaches. Coach Morra was one of the first coaches to contact me in my last summer of AAU basketball and he maintained that relationship with me all summer. They made feel wanted.” 2018-19 UPDATE: - Impressed with seven points on 2-of-3 GETTING TO KNOW MARQUES shooting and 2-of-2 from the free throw line Nickname: Mr. Wobbles (don’t ask) and also Drake cause I look like him I guess. against Lafayette (1/2). Major: College of Business - Two points, two rebounds, an assist and Favorite Place on Campus: Grace Hall gym. Followed very closely by The Villa where I get my sneakers. steal at West Virginia (12/30). Favorite Thing about Lehigh: Class sizes are small - Tallied two points, three assists, two steals and a rebound vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/22). Favorite Food: Smoked Salmon Favorite Color: Blue - Strong game with seven poins, seven rebounds, three assists and a steal at Mount St. Mary’s (12/8). Favorite Movie: Battle: Los Angeles Was 3-of-5 from the field. Favorite Musical Artist: The Weeknd - Posted three points, two rebounds and an assist at Yale (12/5). Favorite Website: YouTube Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Stephen A. Smith - Recorded two points and a rebound vs. Arkansas State (12/1). Favorite Pro Team: Los Angeles Lakers - Filled up the stat sheet with five points, a season-high seven rebounds, an assist and two steals at Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Michael Phelps Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: GQ obviously No. 12 Kansas State (11/24). Place I’d Like To Visit: China - First double-figure scoring game of the year, scoring 12 points as a key spark off the bench at Siena Talent I’d Most Like To Have: I wish I could sing. (11/21). Shot 5-of-6 from the field, including 2-of-2 from three-point range. Dream Job: Professional Basketball Player I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It doesn’t matter to - Had three points, two rebounds and a season-high three assists against Princeton (11/18). me. I’ll make anything look good. - Three points in home opener vs. Marist (11/13). If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Football If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Probably buy a lot of small - Knocked down a three-pointer at Miami (11/9). Tied a career-high three steals. companies, kind of like what Gary Vaynerchuk did with - Saw action in season opener at Monmouth (11/6). PureWow. I would also become an angel investor like Mark Cuban on Shark Tank and then buy every single pair of Retro Jordans ever released. AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18): Played in 29 games as a freshman, starting final 10 games of the 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS season … Averaged 5.4 points and 2.6 rebounds while averaging 8.4 points and 3.6 boards in Patriot Points: 12 at Siena (11/21/18) League play … Reached double-figure points on seven occasions, including 20 points twice … Won Rebounds: 7, two times; last at Mt. St. Mary’s (12/8/18) Assists: 3, three times; last vs. Saint Francis (12/22/18) the Coaches Award at annual end-of-year banquet … Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Steals: 3 at Miami (11/9/18) Feb. 26 … Continued strong play with 12 points and a career-high nine rebounds in regular season CAREER HIGHS finale vs. Lafayette (2/24). Shot 5-of-10 from the field, including 2-of-2 from three-point range. Added Points: 28 at Colgate (2/14/18) four assists, a block and two steals … Finished with 15 points at Loyola (2/21) on 6-of-9 shooting, Rebounds: 9 vs. Lafayette (2/24/18) including 3-of-5 from three-point range. Added five rebounds, three assists and a steal … Scored 10 Assists: 5 vs. Loyola (1/24/18) Steals: 3, two times; last at Miami (11/9/18) points on 2-of-3 shooting from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free throw line vs. Army West Point (2/17). Added seven rebounds, two assists and two steals … Stellar effort at Colgate (2/14), MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 2018-19 Career scoring a career-high 28 points, shooting 9-of-10 from the field, 3-of-3 from three-point range and Double-Figure Scoring 1 8 7-of-7 from the free throw line. Added seven rebounds … Had five rebounds and an assist against Last Time: at Siena (11/21/18) Bucknell (2/5) … Finished with five points and two assists in big home win vs. Boston University 20+ points 0 2 (2/3) … Tallied five points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal in a team-high 36 minutes during Last Time: at Colgate (2/14/18) road win at Holy Cross (1/29) … Posted 13 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals vs. Navy 30+ points 0 0 (1/27). Was 5-of-9 from the field, including 2-of-3 from three-point range … Strong in first-career start, Last Time: -- scoring a team-high 19 points while adding a career-high eight rebounds, five assists, three steals and
10+ rebounds 0 0 two blocks vs. Loyola (1/24) … Career game at Army West Point (1/20), shattering previous career Last Time: -- high with 20 points (18 coming in the second half). Added a career-high seven rebounds and tied career-best three assists. Shot 6-of-11, including 4-of-6 from three-point range. Helped spark Lehigh’s 5+ assists 0 1 Last Time: vs. Loyola (1/24/18) Double-Doubles 0 0 Last Time: -- CAREER STATISTICS
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BEFORE LEHIGH: Three-star, top 50 shooting guard recruit by ESPN … According to Prep Hoops Oklahoma, was the No. 5 ranked player in Oklahoma … Standout at Edmond North High School, gar- nering numerous awards … In 2017, was named Oklahoma All-State and All-Metro … Was also an Oklahoma 6A State Champion, State Tournament MVP and All-Conference Offensive Player of the Year … Led Edmond North to 27-1 record in 2015-16, advancing to the third round of the state playoffs … Honorable mention All-State selection in 2015-16, averaging 16 points per game … Played on two AAU teams, including Team Griffin - averaging 11.8 points and five rebounds per game while shooting 37 percent from three-point range … Also played for the Omaha Elite which was very competitive in July’s NY2LA events … Father was a standout college basketball player, who also played professionally overseas.
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Major: Computer Science (EN)
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because of the strong academics, particularly the engineering programs. Also, I wanted to be challenged athletically on the Division I level.”
2018-19 UPDATE: - Tied a career-high four points, while grabbing a rebound, in win over Navy (2/9). - Grabbed a rebound against Colgate (2/4). - Saw action late vs. Boston University (1/26) and at Colgate (1/12). - Played in the final minute vs. Loyola (1/6), scoring two points on 1-of-1 shooting. - Had a late-game block in the season opener at Monmouth (11/6).
AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18): Got into seven games, including six of the final eight games of the season … Finished with seven points and five rebounds, shooting 3-of-4 from the field ... Knocked down only three-point attempt of the season ... Saw action in the Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Boston University (3/1) … Played the final four minutes in the regular season finale vs. Lafayette (2/24) … Knocked down a late three-pointer vs. Army West Point (2/17) … Grabbed an offensive rebound in overtime win at American (2/10) … Strong effort in big win over Boston University (2/3), posting career highs in points (4) and rebounds (3). Marked first-career points … Saw first collegiate action, grabbing a rebound against Eastern University (11/19) ... Named to GETTING TO KNOW SHANE Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. Major: College of Engineering Favorite Place on Campus: The gym Standout at Delaware Valley High School in Northeast Pennsylvania Favorite Thing about Lehigh: Being a part of BEFORE LEHIGH: the basketball team … Scored more than 900 career points and was the Lackawanna League All-Star Game MVP Favorite Food: Pizza … Averaged a double-double as Favorite Color: Blue a junior and senior … Two-time 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Favorite Movie: Shawshank Redemption Lackawanna League All-Confer- Favorite Musical Artist: Too many to list ESPN.com ence honoree … Led Delaware Favorite Website: Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Dick Vitale Valley to a Lackawanna League New York Yankees Favorite Pro Team: Championship. Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Usain Bolt Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated Place I’d Like To Visit: Hawaii Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Quickness Dream Job: Entrepreneur I Wear My Jersey Number Because: I have worn it since middle school If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Track and field (high jump) If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Save a lot for the future, share with my family and donate to charities 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS Points: 4 vs. Navy (2/9/19) Rebounds: 1, two times; last vs. Navy (2/9/19) Assists: -- Steals: --
CAREER HIGHS Points: 4, two times; last vs. Navy (2/9/19) Rebounds: 3 vs. Boston University (2/3/18) Assists: -- Steals: -- CAREER STATISTICS Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174
2018-19 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 27: HOLY CROSS AT LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 24, 2019 • PAGE 36 #25 Ed PORTER Forward • Junior • 6-7 • 215 Hawthorne, Fla. • Eastside High School
Major: Sociology
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because it’s a great academic school and a good basketball program.”
2018-19 UPDATE: - Had two points, going 1-of-1 from the floor, while adding an assist vs. Army West Point (2/20). - Scored two points, knocking down only shot attempt at Boston University (2/16). - Recorded two points and a rebound in win over Navy (2/9). - Scored two points on 1-of-1 shooting while adding a rebound and assist vs. Colgate (2/4). - Made a huge impact in comeback win at Army West Point (2/2), posting seven rebounds, a rebound and block in just eight minutes while making a big impact on the defensive end as well. - Posted two points vs. Boston University (1/26). - Scored two points in five minutes of action against GETTING TO KNOW ED Nickname: Ed Bucknell (1/19). Major: Biology (Dental track) - In first action in over a year, scored six points vs. Amer- Favorite Place on Campus: Weight room ican (1/16) in just four minutes, shooting 2-of-2 from the Favorite Thing about Lehigh: The people here are nice and willing to help. field and 2-of-2 from the free throw line. Favorite Food: Ham Favorite Color: Red Played in first 13 games of the season … Averaged 3.7 points Favorite Movie: Training Day AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Favorite Musical Artist: Lil Wayne and 2.7 rebounds per game … Added five blocks, four assists and two steals … Recorded two points Favorite Website: Netflix and a rebound in the Patriot League opener at Lafayette (12/29) … Had six points, two rebounds, a Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Mark Jackson Favorite Pro Team: Cleveland Cavaliers block and steal at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/21) … Tallied seven points, four rebounds and first-career Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Randy Moss steal against Mount St. Mary’s (12/9) … Scored two points and tied a career-high six rebounds vs. Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: ESPN Yale (12/6) … Had two points behind a pair of free throws at No. 15/18 Virginia (12/2) … Scored a Place I’d Like To Visit: Hawaii Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Invisibility career-high eight points on 4-of-7 shooting at Princeton (11/29). Grabbed five rebounds … Converted Dream Job: To have my own dental practice only field goal attempt at Pitt (11/25) … Recorded two points, four rebounds and an assist at No. 10 I Wear My Jersey Number Because: My dad wore the USC (11/22) … Strong effort vs. Eastern University (11/19), posting six points, six rebounds and first same number If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Baseball two career assists … Posted two points, three rebounds and a block vs. Siena (11/17) … Knocked If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Donate to charity and give down only field goal attempt in home opener against Monmouth (11/20), finishing with three points back to my hometown. and a rebound … Had four points, a rebound and block in season opener at Marist (11/11). 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS Points: 7 at Army West Point (2/2/19) BEFORE LEHIGH: Junior college transfer, who earned his Associates Degree in one year from Rebounds: 1 at Army West Point (2/2/19) Florida Southwestern State College … Strong in the classroom, posting a 3.8 GPA … Was also a strong Assists: 1 vs. Colgate (2/4/19) Steals: -- student coming out of high school, owning a 4.1 GPA .... Averaged 10 points and six rebounds per game in conference play at Florida CAREER HIGHS Southwestern State College … For Points: 8 at Princeton (11/29/17) 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Rebounds: 6, two times; last vs. Yale (12/6/17) the season, averaged 9.8 points and Assists: 2 vs. Eastern (11/19/17) 4.4 rebounds, shooting 57.1 percent Steals: 1, two times; last at Saint Francis (12/21/17) from the field … In high school, MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS averaged 20 points and seven 2018-19 Career rebounds per game at Gainesville Double-Figure Scoring 0 0 Eastside, garnering Gainesville Sun Last Time: -- first team All-Area recognition … 20+ points 0 0 Was rated as a three-star recruit Last Time: -- by ESPN. 30+ points 0 0 Last Time: -- 10+ rebounds 0 0 Last Time: -- 5+ assists 0 0 Last Time: -- Double-Doubles 0 0 Last Time: -- CAREER STATISTICS Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174
2018-19 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 27: HOLY CROSS AT LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 24, 2019 • PAGE 37 #31 Pat ANDREE
Forward • Junior • 6-8 • 225 Colts Neck, N.J. • Christian Brothers Academy
Major: Psychology
WHY LEHIGH? “Lehigh was the right fit in all aspects.” 2018-19 UPDATE: - Scored 15 points while adding seven rbounds, three assists, a block and steal against Army (2/20). - Impressive all-around effort at Boston University (2/16), posting nine points and a career-high 16 rebounds. - Recorded 12 points, six rebounds and two assists at Bucknell (2/11). - Strong effort vs. Navy (2/9), scoring a game-high 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting, including 5-of-7 from three. Added seven points and three assists. - Had seven points and nine rebounds against Colgate (2/4). - Posted four points, five rebounds, two assists and career-high GETTING TO KNOW PAT Nickname: Pat tying two steals in comeback win at Army West Point (2/2). What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The con- - Hit a big second-half three at Lafayette (1/30), finishing with nections it brings five points, two assists and a block. Major & Why: College of Arts and Sciences - Tallied 10 points and eight rebounds vs. Boston University Favorite Place on Campus: The gym Favorite Food: Steak (1/26). Favorite Color: Red - Posted 16 points (11 coming in the second half) in road win at Navy (1/23). Also shattered career high Favorite Musical Artist: Luke Bryan/Sam Hunt for assists with six (previous high was three). Favorite Movie: Happy Gilmore - Had 14 points vs. Bucknell (1/19), shooting 3-of-5 from three. Added five rebounds and an assist. Favorite TV Show: Prison Break Favorite Website: Sporcle.com - Finished with 14 points, three rebounds, an assist and steal vs. American (1/16). Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Dicky V - Scored 14 points at Colgate (1/12), shooting 4-of-7 from three-point range. Added four rebounds, ca- Favorite Pro Team: New York Knicks reer-high tying three assists and a steal. Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Tom Brady - Recorded 11 points, seven rebounds and an assist in big overtime win at Holy Cross (1/9). Hobbies: Netflix Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated - Posted 13 points, seven rebounds and a career-high tying three assists vs. Loyola (1/6). Places I’d Like To Visit: Paris, France - Sensational vs. Lafayette (1/2), scoring 23 points and grabbing 13 rebounds for his sixth-career dou- Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Any instrument ble-double (and second of the season). Shot 7-of-8 from the field, including 3-of-3 from three-point range Dream Job: Playing basketball for a living and 6-of-6 from the free throw line. If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Baseball If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Donate half to charity, keep - Scored 18 points at West Virginia (12/30), 15 coming in the first half. Shot 4-of-9 from three. 25 percent and help better the community with the rest. - Recorded 15 points (13 coming in the second) in home win over Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/22). Finished 5-of-6 from the field, including 3-of-4 from three-point range. 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS - Finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and an assist at Mount St. Mary’s (12/8). Points: 31 at Monmouth (11/6/18) Rebounds: 16 at Boston University (2/16/19) - Tallied 16 points, four rebounds and an assist at Yale (12/5), shooting 4-of-10 from three. Assists: 6 at Navy (1/23/19) - Scored 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting while tying a career-high three assists vs. Arkansas State (12/1). Steals: 2, two times; last at Army (2/2/19) - Had 12 points at No. 12 Kansas State (11/24) on 4-of-7 from three-point range, while adding four rebounds. - Played just 21 minutes due to foul trouble at Siena (11/21), but still made a big impact. Scored eight points CAREER HIGHS Points: 31 at Monmouth (11/6/18) (all in the second half) while adding four rebounds and an assist. Rebounds: 16 at Boston University (2/16/19) - Scored 12 points while adding eight rebounds and a steal vs. Princeton (11/16). Assists: 6 at Navy (1/23/19) - Posted fifth-career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds in home opener vs. Marist (11/13). Shot Steals: 2, five times; last at Army (2/2/19) 6-of-9 from the field, including 3-of-4 from three-point range. MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS - Finished with 10 points, including 2-of-5 from three-point range, at Miami (11/9). Added seven rebounds. 2018-19 Career - Stellar in season opener at Monmouth (11/6). In homecoming game, scored career-high 31 points on 9-of- Double-Figure Scoring 21 50 15 shooting, including 6-of-10 from three-poinr range. Added eight rebounds, two assists and two steals. Last Time: vs. Army West Point (2/20/19) 20+ points 3 7 Last Time: vs. Navy (2/9/19) 30+ points 1 2 Last Time: at Monmouth (11/6/18) 10+ rebounds 3 7 Last Time: at Boston University (2/16/19) 5+ assists 0 0 Last Time: -- Double-Doubles 2 6 Last Time: vs. Lafayette (1/2/19) CAREER STATISTICS
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2018-19 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 27: HOLY CROSS AT LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 24, 2019 • PAGE 38 AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Strong sophomore campaign, finishing 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS third on the Mountain Hawks (and 17th in the Patriot League) in scoring (12.6 points per game) … Was second on the team and tied for eighth in the league in rebounding average (5.8) … Shot 42.9 percent from three-point range (79-of-184), including 48.7 percent in Patriot League play (55-of-113) … Overall percentage was fourth in the league and 23rd in the nation while league-only percentage was first … Played in all 30 games, starting 29 … Reached double-figure points in 21 games, scoring 20+ points three times … Named to the Academic All-Patriot League team ... Scored 15 points on 6-of- 10 shooting while adding five rebounds in the Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Boston University (3/1) … Finished with seven points, four rebounds and a block in the regular season finale vs. Lafayette (2/24) … Recorded fourth-career double-double, scoring 15 points and adding 10 rebounds at Loyola (2/21) … Scored 23 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-8 from three-point range vs. Army West Point (2/17). Added six rebounds, an assist and block … Posted third-career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds at Colgate (2/14). Was 4-of-6 from the field … Scored 13 points while adding seven rebounds, a career-high tying three assists, a block and steal in overtime win at American (2/10) … Continued strong play in big overtime victory vs. Bucknell (2/5), tying a season-high 24 points on 7-of-10 shooting, including 5-of-6 from three-point range. Added nine rebounds and a steal … Scored 10 points, knocking down only three-point attempt, rebounds against Holy Cross (1/14). Finished 2-of-3 from three-point range in big win over Boston University (2/3) … Recorded eight points, seven … Impressive all-around effort at Bucknell (1/11), posting 16 points, eight rebounds and a steal in big road win at Holy Cross (1/29) … Scored 12 rebounds, three assists and two blocks … Had four points, two rebounds points against Navy (1/27) while adding five rebounds and a steal … Fin- and a steal against Loyola (1/5) … Two points, five rebounds and two ished with 11 points, all coming after halftime, vs. Loyola (1/24). Finished assists at Boston University (1/2) … Tallied five points, four rebounds and 3-of-4 from three-point range and added eight rebounds and a block … Had a steal in the Patriot League opener at Army West Point (12/30) … Posted eight points, six rebounds, an assist and steal at Army West Point (1/20) … first-career double-double against Cabrini (12/22), scoring 14 points while Posted a season-high 24 points vs. Colgate (1/17), shooting 7-of-12 from the grabbing a career-high 15 rebounds … Memorable game in rout of Saint field including 4-of-6 from three-point range. Marked second-career game Francis (Pa.) (12/12), scoring a career-high 30 points on a sizzling 10-of-12 with 20+ points. Added three rebounds, an assist and steal … Scored a three-point shooting. Ten made threes tied a school record and stood just season-high 19 points while adding nine rebounds, an assist and two blocks one from tying Patriot League mark. Hit first eight three-point attempts of in home win over American (1/14) … Finished with 14 points at Bucknell the evening, finishing just three tie of tying the all-time NCAA record for (1/11), which included 4-of-6 from long distance. Added six rebounds and consecutive made treys in a game. Also became the first Lehigh freshman two assists to tie a season high … Scored 19 points at Boston University to score 30 points since C.J. McCollum in February of 2011. Andree also (1/8) on 7-of-12 shooting, including 5-of-9 from three-point range. Added tied a career high with eight rebounds … Strong game at Mount St. Mary’s six rebounds … Fourth straight game with double-figure points, scoring (12/10), posting eight points on 3-of-5 shooting, four rebounds and an 17 while adding seven rebounds, two assists and a block. Was 5-of-9 from assist … Finished with three rebounds and a block at Stony Brook (12/6) three-point range … Scored 12 points at Navy (1/2), which included 4-of- in return from injury … Recorded 11 points, three rebounds and a steal in 9 from three-point range … Posted second-career double-double with 11 big win at Mississippi State (11/25) … Had five points, five rebounds and points and 11 rebounds in Patriot League opener at Lafayette (12/29). a block in the home opener vs. Princeton (11/20) … Strong effort at Yale Eleven points and seven boards came in the second half. Was 3-of-5 from (11/17), scoring 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting and 3-of-6 from three-point three-point range in the second … Impressed with a season (and game) range. Also grabbed eight rebounds, all in the first half … Scored five points high 18 points at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/21). Finished 7-of-12 from the field and grabbed two rebounds in collegiate debut vs. No. 7/8 Xavier (11/11). while adding eight rebounds, an assist, block and steal … Grabbed four Knocked down first-ever three-point attempt. Dished three assists ... Named rebounds in five minutes off the bench against Mount St. Mary’s (12/9) … to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. Had nine points, three rebounds and two steals vs. Yale (12/6). Was 3-of-5 from three-point range … Posted eight points and eight rebounds at No. BEFORE LEHIGH: All-time leading scorer in the history of Christian 15/18 Virginia (12/2) … Scored six points at Pitt (11/25) behind a pair of Brothers Academy, one of New Jersey High School basketball’s most storied second-half three-pointers, both within a one-minute span … Knocked programs … Scored 1,987 points over his four years as a starter, breaking a down a pair of three-pointers at No. 10 USC (11/22) … Tallied 14 points, school record that stood for more than 40 years … As a senior, averaged 25.2 four rebounds, a block and steal against Eastern University (11/19) … Just points per game, 10.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists while shooting 58 percent missed second-career double-double, posting 16 points and nine rebounds from the floor, including 45 percent from the three-point line … Led team vs. Siena (11/17). Had eight points and three rebounds over final 4:29 of to its third consecutive Shore Conference Finals … Selected to the Tri-State regulation and overtime … Finished with 10 points, three rebounds and an (N.J./N.Y./Conn.) All-Metro team by MSG Varsity … Named first team assist in the home opener against Monmouth (11/14) … Posted 13 points All-State in New Jersey by MSG Varsity and the Newark Star Ledger … and seven rebounds, an assist, block and steal in the season opener at Marist Honored as the Shore Conference Player of the Year by the Shore Confer- (11/11) ... Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. ence coaches, the Asbury Park Press, the Newark Star Ledger and multiple other news outlets … As a junior, led team to the NJISSA Non-Public State AS A FRESHMAN (2016-17): Sixth on the Mountain Hawks in scoring Championship (South) and earned a third team All-State selection … Was (6.5 points per game) while finishing third in rebounds (3.9 per contest) named third team All-Shore and first team All-Division as a freshman … … Played in 27 games, with six starts … Shot 40.3 percent from the field Over his four-year career, Christian Brothers Academy garnered a record (64-of-159), including 38.5 percent from three-point range (40-of-104) … of 88-21 … Played AAU for the NJ Playaz and the Jersey Shore Warriors Finished third on the team in made three-pointers … Tallied three points, and was rated a consensus three-star recruit by ESPN … Is the fourth of two rebounds and a block in thrilling Patriot League Semifinal win at Boston six children … Father Tim played at the University of Notre Dame and University (3/5) … Finished with three points and two rebounds in the was a teammate of Tim Kempton’s father during the Digger Phelps era. regular season finale vs. Army West Point (2/25) … Grabbed four rebounds vs. Colgate (2/22) … Knocked down a second-half three-pointer in road win at Lafayette (2/19) … Strong effort off the bench in win over Navy (2/15), scoring 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including 3-of-5 from three-point range … Connected on a pair of three-pointers at Holy Cross (2/12). Added three rebounds … Recorded three points and three rebounds in big home win over Bucknell (2/8) … Posted 13 points, seven rebounds, two assists and a block against Lafayette (1/21) … Scored 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting at Navy (1/18). Added four rebounds … Finished with nine points and four Lehigh Sports CommunicationsExperience • 641 TaylorLehigh Street, FootballBethlehem, PA 2003 • Phone 610-758-3174 2018-19 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 27: HOLY CROSS AT LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 24, 2019 • PAGE 39 #42 Jack LIEB Forward/Center • Junior • 6-10 • 235 Deerfield, Ill. • Brewster Academy
Major: Finance
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because it was a great fit academically and athletically.”
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Missed entire season due to injury.
AS A FRESHMAN (2016-17): Missed entire season due to injury.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Played at prep school Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, missing parts of his sophomore and senior seasons due to injury … Averaged 10 points and 5.5 rebounds at Brewster as the team finished 25-10 and advanced to the National Prep Championships … Brewster featured 10 NCAA Division I signees on the team … Ranked No. 11 in the state and top 30 in all of New England … Member of the National Honor Society … Prior to Brewster, was a three-year varsity player at Deerfield High School … Won back-to-back conference championships … First team All-Conference member … Honorable Mention All-State and All-Area honoree … Averaged 12 points and eight rebounds as a junior … Strong in the classroom as a member of the Honor Roll all four years with a GPA over 3.5 … Was an Investment Club President … Qualified for DECA conference … Also impressed with his AAU team, the Illinois Wolves.
GETTING TO KNOW JACK Nickname: I have a bunch. Too long to list. Major & Why: Business Favorite Place on Campus: Gym. Need to keep getting better. Favorite Food: Eat all foods Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Musical Artist: J Cole or Chance Favorite Movie: Caddyshack Favorite TV Show: Prison Break Favorite Website: ESPN/MarketWatch Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Craig Sager Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Bulls Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Jimmy Graham Hobbies: Basketball, friends, family Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated or GQ Place I’d Like To Visit: Europe Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Be able to fly Dream Job: NBA If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Football If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Donate to charity, give back, invest
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Major: Business
WHY LEHIGH? “The family atmosphere I felt when I came to Lehigh on my visit just felt right to me. It’s also a tremendous academic school with a basketball program that has good history.”
2018-19 UPDATE: - Tallied two points and four rebounds against Army West Point (2/20). - Recorded three rebounds, a block and steal at Boston University (2/16). - Had four points and two rebounds at Bucknell (2/11), knocking down both field goal attempts of the game. - Posted a point, three rebounds and two blocks in win over Navy (2/9). - Filled up the stat sheet with five points, four rebounds, two blocks and an assist against Colgate (2/4). Was a perfect 2-of-2 from the field. - Converted a three-point play vs. Boston University (1/26). - Strong effort at Navy (1/23), posting two points and six rebounds in 12 minutes. - Tallied two points and two rebounds against American (1/16). - Scored 12 straight Lehigh points in the first half at Colgate (1/12), GETTING TO KNOW NIC finishing the game with 12 points and six rebounds, shooting 4-of-5 What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? All of the trees and scenery because it reminds me a little bit from the field and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. of back home - Had an offensive rebound and putback at Holy Cross (1/9). Major & Why: Business because it was what both of my - Scored four points while adding a rebound and steal against Loyola (1/6). parents majored in during college and it’s something - Recorded two points and a rebound at Lafayette (1/2). that has always interested me - Grabbed three rebounds at West Virginia (12/30). Favorite Place on Campus: The Goose Favorite Food: Pasta - Posted two points and four rebounds vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/22). Favorite Color: Royal Blue - Had two points and a rebound at Mount St. Mary’s (12/8). Favorite Musical Artist: Drake - Scored six points while adding a rebound and steal at Yale (12/5). Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans - Finished with six points and six rebounds while adding a block vs. Arkansas State (12/1). Favorite TV Show: Friday Night Lights Favorite Website: ESPN - Recorded four points and a rebound at No. 12 Kansas State (11/24). Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Jay Bilas - Grabbed a pair of rebounds while posting first-career steal at Siena (11/21). Favorite Pro Team: Seattle Seahawks - Stellar against Princeton (11/16), posting second-career double-double with career-high 16 points along with Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Russell Wilson 10 rebounds. Hobbies: Fishing, Golf, Basketball, Friends - Had two points and a rebound in the home opener vs. Marist (11/13). Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated Place I’d Like To Visit: Greece - Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Nov. 12. Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Mind reading - Posted a double-double in second-career game, reecording 10 points and 10 rebounds at Miami (11/9). Dream Job: Pro basketball player - Strong in season debut at Monmouth (11/6), posting 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting along with three rebounds. I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It was my AAU number during my last year 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Football BEFORE LEHIGH: Came Lehigh af-
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Save a majority of it, invest ter a strong career playing with multiple some and spend some of it to take care of my parents. Division I players at Seattle Prep under Coach Mike Kelly, the same school (and 2018-19 SEASON/CAREER HIGHS coach) that produced former Mountain Points: 16 vs. Princeton (11/16/18) Hawks’ captain Jordan Hamilton ‘12 … Rebounds: 10, two times; last vs. Princeton (11/16/18) Assists: 1 vs. Colgate (2/4/19) Was named first team All-Metro League 1, four times; last at Boston U. (2/16/19) Steals: and first team All-State … Named to the Nike EYBL Watch List in 2017 … MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Was a 1,000 point scorer at Seattle Prep 2018-19 Career Double-Figure Scoring 4 4 in three years of varsity basketball … Last Time: at Colgate (1/12/19) Leading scorer for 3A team in the All- Star Game vs. 4A … Selected to play in 20+ points 0 0 the Northwestern Shootout Washington Last Time: -- vs. Oregon All-Star Game … Ranked as 30+ points 0 0 a three-star recruit by ESPN … Ranked Last Time: -- among the top 50 centers in the class of 2018 by ESPN … Prior to time with 10+ rebounds 2 2 Last Time: vs. Princeton (11/16/18) Seattle Rotary, also played AAU bas- ketball for Coach Jim Marsh of Friends 5+ assists 0 0 of Hoop Seattle. Last Time: -- Double-Doubles 2 2 Last Time: vs. Princeton (11/16/18) CAREER STATISTICS
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2018-19 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 27: HOLY CROSS AT LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 24, 2019 • PAGE 41 #55 David ROELKE Guard • Junior • 6-2 • 180 Sharon, Mass. • Sharon
Major: Political Science
WHY LEHIGH? “It was the best fit for me academically and I wanted to go to a school with the resources of a large university but the closeness of a small one.”
2018-19 UPDATE: - Played in fifth-career game, vs. Colgate (2/4) while also seeing action five days later against Navy (2/9). - Saw late action vs. Boston University (1/26) and at Loyola (1/12). - Got into second-career game, and first Patriot League contest, vs. Loyola (1/6). - Scored two points in season opener and collegiate debut at Monmouth (11/6).
BEFORE LEHIGH: Captain of the varsity basketball team at Sharon High School as both a junior and senior … Garnered the Principal’s Award as a senior … In the classroom, was an AP Scholar with Distinction … Member of the Honor and High Honor Roll.
GETTING TO KNOW DAVID What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Being able to meet so many different people from different 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS backgrounds Major & Why: Political Science. I love keeping track of politics and would like to be involved with more campaigns and government at some point Favorite Place on Campus: My bed Favorite Food: Mango Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Musical Artist: Smino Favorite Movie: Get Rich or Die Tryin’ Favorite TV Show: Lost Favorite Website: Netflix Bill Walton Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Favorite Pro Team: Boston Celtics Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Roger Federer Hobbies: Listening to music, watching TV, sleeping Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: TIME Place I’d Like To Visit: Fiji Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Art Dream Job: President I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It was what they gave me. If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Tennis If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Donate most of it, retire and live off the rest. 2018-19 SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Points: 2 at Monmouth (11/6/18) Rebounds: -- Assists: -- Steals: -- CAREER STATISTICS
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GAME 1 - NOV. 6, 2018 GAME 2 - NOV. 9, 2018 OCEANFIRST BANK CENTER WATSCO CENTER LEHIGH 85, MONMOUTH 61 MIAMI 83, LEHIGH 62
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team trimmed opened a six-point halftime lead then used a 15-3 run early in the second an 18-point lead down to six with 12:10 left in the second half, but Miami to create separation, taking as much as a 30-point advantage on the way to immediately responded, pulling away down the stretch to beat the Moun- an 85-61 win at Monmouth on Tuesday evening in the season opener for tain Hawks, 83-62 on Friday evening at Watsco Center. In a homecoming both teams. The 24-point win marked Lehigh’s largest margin of victory in game, senior Lance Tejada scored a team-high 19 points, 16 coming in the an opener since the 1985-86 season. Junior Pat Andree led the charge with second half. Freshman Nic Lynch posted his first-career double-double a career-high 31 points in a homecoming game while senior Kyle Leufroy with 10 points and 10 rebounds while senior Kyle Leufroy just missed a became the 36th player in school history to reach 1,000 career points. In the double-double with 12 points and nine boards. end, 10 Mountain Hawks scored on Tuesday with four reaching double figures. Junior Pat Andree also recorded double figures for the Mountain Defensively, Lehigh held Monmouth to just 19-of-56 shooting (33.9 Hawks with 10. Lehigh struggled to get going in the first half, but shot 45 percent), including just 4-of-21 from three-point range (19.0 percent). percent from the field in the second half and 72 percent from the free throw Andree’s 31 points came on 9-of-15 shooting, including 6-of-10 from line after marks of just 23 percent and 50 percent in the first. three-point range. Classmate Jordan Cohen had 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting Leufroy scored Lehigh’s first five points, as his three-pointer pulled while Leufroy had 11 points and nine rebounds. Freshman Nic Lynch added the Mountain Hawks within 6-5 with 18:09 on the clock. Miami answered 10 points, eight coming in the second half. with a 10-0 run as an Ebuka Izundu jumper gave the Hurricanes a 16-5 Andree was red-hot in the first half, scoring 17 points. He helped fuel advantage with 16:09 remaining in the first. a 13-0 Mountain Hawks’ run to build a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. With Tejada and Andree knocked down treys in the span of 48 seconds to Monmouth leading 7-3, Cohen connected on a jumper then Andree scored pull Lehigh within 19-11, but the Hurricanes again extended their lead to the game’s next 11 points. His third trey of the early going gave Lehigh a double figures. A Marques Wilson trey pulled Lehigh within 25-16, but 16-7 lead with 13:35 left in the first half. a 9-0 Miami surge gave it an 18-point, 34-16 advantage, with 7:19 on the Later in the half, a Cohen jumper gave Lehigh its first double-digit lead first-half clock. Trailing 37-19 with 5:14 remaining in the first, the Mountain at 23-13. A few minutes later, a jumper from Lynch gave him his first-career Hawks’ defense bore down, allowing just one point the rest of the stanza. points and gave the Mountain Hawks their largest first-half advantage of Lehigh scored seven itself, behind a Leufroy three-pointer and four free 11, 27-16, with 6:22 on the first-half clock. Leading 36-30 at the half, Lehigh’s lead hovered between five and nine throws, to pull within 38-26 following 20 minutes of play. over the first two minutes of the second half. That’s when the Mountain The Hurricanes opened the second half on a 10-3 run as a DJ Vasilje- Hawks took over, going on a 15-3 run to turn a 42-35 lead into a 57-38 ad- vic three-pointer gave Miami a 48-29 lead with 17:21 on the clock. A few vantage. Lynch helped spark the run, scoring eight early second-half points, minutes later, trailing 51-35, the Mountain Hawks staged a quick 7-0 run including a dunk off a nifty feed from Leufroy, giving the Mountain Hawks behind an Andree three, Tejada layup and two Tejada free throws, to pull a 51-38 lead just over four minutes into the stanza. back within single digits at 51-42. The lead kept expanding as the half progressed. The final seven minutes After a Miami jumper, Tejada went on a personal 5-0 run, as his saw Leufroy knock down a corner three to reach 1,000 in his career, while three-pointer pulled Lehigh as close as it had been since early in the first sophomore James Karnik finished an alley-oop from Cohen, and Andree half, trailing by just six (53-47) with 12:24 remaining. That extended Lehigh’s scored his 31st point to reach a new career high. Junior David Roelke and overall run to 12-2. freshman Joe Foley also scored their first-career points in the final minute, Miami’s Chris Lykes answered with a 5-0 run of his own, extending joining Lynch and Jeameril Wilson as Mountain Hawks to do so on Tuesday. to seven straight Hurricane points after an Anthony Lawrence layup. A For the game, Lehigh shot 49.2 percent from the field (29-of-59), includ- Caleb Bennett layup pulled the Mountain Hawks within 61-51 with just ing 40.7 percent from three-point range (11-of-27). The Mountain Hawks over nine minutes remaining, but that’s as close as they would come as dominated the boards, 47-28. Miami pulled away down the stretch for the 83-62 win.
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GAME 3 - NOV. 13, 2018 GAME 4 - NOV. 16, 2018 STABLER ARENA STABLER ARENA LEHIGH 78, MARIST 72 LEHIGH 72, PRINCETON 57
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team trailed 62-53 BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team ended the first half with less than eight minutes remaining against a hot-shooting Marist team, on a 6-0 run, extending the run to 31-7 in the second half, going up 53-33 on the but the Mountain Hawks answered in a big way, scoring 25 of the final 35 way to a 72-57 win over visiting Princeton on Friday night at Stabler Arena as points to win their home opener, 78-72 on Tuesday evening in Stabler Are- part of Knoebels Night at Lehigh Basketball. The win marked Lehigh’s third na. The Red Foxes knocked down 15 of their first 24 three-pointers, but the against the Tigers in as many seasons after winning just four times in the first 34 all-time meetings. The Mountain Hawks’ defense stood tall, holding Princeton Mountain Hawks hung within striking distance while shooting 62 percent to just 28.3 percent shooting, Lehigh’s best mark since Dec. 31, 2008 when it from the field themselves in the second half. Senior Kyle Leufroy led the held NJIT to just 22.0 percent from the field. charge with a career-high tying 23 points, 20 coming in the second half. The With the win, Lehigh improves to 3-1 for a second straight season, marking win was the 200th of head coach Brett Reed’s career, becoming the fourth the first time it has happened in consecutive years since 1924-25 and 1925-26. coach in Patriot League history to reach that milestone. Freshman Nic Lynch led the offense with 16 points and 10 rebounds for his Leufroy finished 8-of-13 from the field, including 4-of-7 from three-point second double-double in his first four collegiate games. range. Before the game, Leufroy was recognized for scoring his 1,000th career Senior Lance Tejada had 15 points, including 3-of-6 shooting from three- point in the season opener at Monmouth. By the end of Tuesday’s game, his point range. Two Mountain Hawks just missed double-doubles as junior Pat 23 points moved him from a tie for 35th all the way to 33rd on the Lehigh Andree had 12 points and eight rebounds while senior Kyle Leufroy had 10 career scoring list (currently 1,036 points). Senior Lance Tejada had 16 points points and nine boards. Leufroy has now tallied nine rebounds in three of his while junior Pat Andree tallied his fifth-career double-double with 16 points first four games this season, again helping Lehigh to a dominant edge on the and 10 boards. Classmate Jordan Cohen added 11 points and seven rebounds glass (49-37 on Friday). Junior Jordan Cohen added 12 points as five Mountain while sophomore Caleb Bennett had seven points and four rebounds. Hawks scored in double figures. Marist jumped out to an early first-half lead, going up by seven on A low-scoring start saw Princeton jump out to early leads of 5-2 and 7-4 before the Mountain Hawks used an 8-0 surge to take a 12-7 lead. The run multiple occasions. After a Bennett free throw pulled the Mountain Hawks included two points each from Leufroy, Andree, Lynch and sophomore Caleb within 24-18 with 6:22 on the clock, the Red Foxes used consecutive threes Bennett, as Bennett’s driving layup gave Lehigh a 12-7 advantage with 11:42 to open a 30-18 advantage with 3:59 remaining. left in the first half. Lehigh ended the half on a 10-3 run, behind three-pointers from Leufroy The Tigers pulled within three, but the Lehigh lead swelled back to eight and Tejada and four points from Cohen, including an offensive rebound and as a Marques Wilson trey gave the Mountain Hawks a 19-11 advantage with putback as time expired, to pull the Mountain Hawks within 33-28 at the 8:32 on the clock. half. Princeton chipped away, using a 5-0 run to pull within 21-19, then later Lehigh came out of halftime on an 8-2 run, as a Tejada trey gave the used a 7-0 surge to go up 26-22 with 2:35 remaining. The Mountain Hawks Mountain Hawks their first lead at 36-35 with 18:21 on the clock. The teams answered with six straight points to end the half, behind a Tejada three and traded leads over the ensuing minutes, which included a four-point play Lynch three-point play, giving Lehigh a 28-26 halftime advantage. from Lehigh came out of the locker room with a vengeance, scoring the first After five straight Lehigh points gave the Mountain Hawks a 53-51 lead, seven points to take a 35-26 lead and force a quick Princeton timeout. Eventually, the Red Foxes immediately used a 10-0 run, capped off by a Brian Parker the run reached 16-3 to begin the second half (22-3 dating back to the first half) as a Tejada three forced a second Tigers’ timeout, then Andree’s second trey in trey, to give Marist a 62-53 lead with 8:56 remaining. the first 3:59 of the stanza gave Lehigh a 44-29 lead with 16:01 remaining. From there, the Mountain Hawks scored 16 of the next 22 points to take The Mountain Hawks’ lead kept growing as the run eventually reached a 69-68 lead following an Andree layup with 4:38 on the clock. The lead went 31-7 since the end of the first half as a Lynch offensive layup and putback gave back-and-forth over the ensuing minutes, but a Cohen layup with 3:27 to go the Mountain Hawks a 53-33 advantage with 9:29 left in the second half. gave Lehigh a 73-72 advantage, a lead the Mountain Hawks wouldn’t relin- Princeton made a late surge to within nine with 2:46 remaining, but the quish. Lehigh followed with a Leufroy jumper and three Leufroy free throws, Mountain Hawks built their lead back to 15, which proved to be the final margin. while holding Marist scoreless for the final 4:00 to end the game on a 9-0 run.
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GAME 5 - NOV. 21, 2018 GAME 6 - NOV. 24, 2018 TIMES UNION CENTER BRAMLAGE COLISEUM LEHIGH 80, SIENA 69 NO. 12 KANSAS STATE 77, LEHIGH 58
ALBANY, N.Y. – The Lehigh men’s basketball knocked shot 58.0 percent MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team found itself from the field, including 63.2 percent from three-point range, while also clamping leading 31-26 late in the first half, but No. 12 Kansas State opened a 37-35 down defensively when it mattered most as the Mountain Hawks picked up an halftime advantage and pulled away in the second to beat the Mountain 80-69 win over Siena at the Times Union Center Wednesday evening. Senior Kyle Hawks, 77-58 on Saturday afternoon. Lehigh continued to hang around for Leufroy scored a career-high 25 points to pace the offense while junior Jordan much of the second half, finding itself within 57-48 with 7:56 remaining and Cohen had 15, sophomore Marques Wilson scored 12 and freshman Jeameril 64-52 with 4:30 on the clock, but the Wildcats scored 13 of the game’s final 19 Wilson recorded a career-high 10. Siena jumped out to early leads of 12-5 and points to improve to 6-0 on the season. With the loss, Lehigh falls to 4-2 with 16-10, but the Mountain Hawks turned the tides due in large part to limiting its both defeats coming against power-conference opponents. turnovers. After eight first-half turnovers, Lehigh had just four in the second. Sophomore James Karnik led the offense with 15 points on 6-of-7 shoot- The Mountain Hawks improved to 4-1 with the win, marking their best ing, to go with eight rebounds and two assists. Junior Pat Andree had 12 points, start in 10 years, since beginning the 2008-09 season 5-1. including 4-of-7 from three-point range, while classmate Jordan Cohen posted One game after posting its best field goal percentage defense against a 11 points and a career-high eight assists, along with three steals. Fourteen of Division I opponent in 10 years, Lehigh’s offense took center stage. The team’s the Mountain Hawks’ 22 field goals were assisted. 58.0 shooting percentage on Wednesday (29-of-50) is its best mark since shooting After shooting 54.2 percent from the field in the first half (13-of-24), 59.2 percent on Feb. 4, 2017 at American. The Mountain Hawks’ 63.2 percentage including 40 percent from three (4-of-10), the Mountain Hawks shot just 28.1 from three (12-of-19) is tied for the second best percentage in the NCAA this percent in the second (9-of-32) and 18.2 percent from distance (2-of-11). season and is Lehigh’s best percentage since knocking down 66.7 percent (6-of-9) Lehigh jumped out to early leads of 3-0, 5-3 then 7-5, with each of the vs. Quinnipiac on Dec. 21, 2013. It’s also the Mountain Hawks’ best percentage Mountain Hawks’ first seven points scored by Karnik. Kansas State used a with double-figure makes since hitting 73.3 percent (11-of-15) on Dec. 5, 2007 6-0 surge to take an 11-7 advantage, but the Mountain Hawks responded vs. Stony Brook. with 10 of the next 12 points, including three-pointers from Marques Wilson Leufroy’s 25 points came on 8-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-5 from three- and Caleb Bennett, who were playing in front of many friends and family point range. No one else had more than eight shot attempts. Along with the in homecoming games. Two Cohen free throws and a Jeameril Wilson layup four Mountain Hawks in double figures, junior Pat Andree scored eight points, gave Lehigh a 17-13 lead with 11:41 left in the first. all in the second half, while sophomore James Karnik had six points and eight boards. Not long after, the Wildcats used a 5-0 surge to take a 21-19 advantage, Siena used an early 7-0 surge to take a 12-5 lead, later leading 16-10 with later taking a 24-21 lead. That’s when Andree got hot from distance, knocking 13:48 on the clock. The Mountain Hawks immediately had an answer, posting a down two in the span of 24 seconds, followed by a Cohen jumper to cap off a 10-0 run, with the first five points from Leufroy and the last five from Marques 10-2 run which gave the Mountain Hawks their largest lead at 31-26 with 5:37 Wilson, to give Lehigh a 20-16 advantage with 11:07 left in the first. remaining in the first. Later in the half, the Saints used a 9-0 run to turn a 22-18 Lehigh lead into Kansas State scored 10 of the next 12 points, but two Cohen free throws a 27-22 Saints’ advantage. With Lehigh trailing 32-31 with 2:57 remaining, the in the final minute helped Lehigh pull within 37-35 at the half. Mountain Hawks scored 11 of the final 16 points of the half, which included a The Mountain Hawks struggled offensively early in the second, not pair of Jeameril Wilson threes, to help give Lehigh a 42-37 after 20 minutes of scoring for the first 4:01. On the other end, Kansas State scored six straight to play. open a 43-35 advantage, forcing a Lehigh timeout with 16:48 on the clock. The Mountain Hawks would never trail in the second, but it wasn’t for a Behind a Leufroy layup and Cohen three-point play, the Mountain Hawks lack of resistance. Siena pulled within three (or less) on six different occasions, pulled back within 45-40 with 15:24 remaining. but Lehigh always responded. Kansas State extended its lead back to 12 at 57-45 just over the midway After the Saints got within 55-53 with 12:13 on the clock, an Andree three point of the half, but a Karnik three-point play with 7:56 on the clock pulled sparked a 6-0 run and a 61-53 lead. A few minutes later, Andree hit another trey Lehigh back within nine, 57-48, with 7:56 to go in the stanza. to give the Mountain Hawks a seven-point, 64-57 advantage with 7:28 remaining. However, from that point, the Mountain Hawks were outscored 20-10. Siena later pulled within three at 64-61, but a 10-0 Lehigh run erased any Lehigh was still within 64-52 with 4:30 remaining, but the Wildcats used a 13-3 doubt. The run wrapped up with a Karnik dunk and four straight points from run to take a 77-55 lead, on the way to the 77-58 final. Cohen, on the way to the 80-69 final.
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GAME 7 - DEC. 1, 2018 GAME 8 - DEC. 5, 2018 STABLER ARENA JOHN J. LEE AMPHITHEATER LEHIGH 82, ARKANSAS STATE 70 YALE 97, LEHIGH 87
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Trailing 22-9 in the first half, the Lehigh men’s NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team knocked down basketball team immediately answered with a 16-0 run, outscoring Arkan- 15 three-pointers, scored 51 first-half points and 87 for the game, but it wasn’t sas State 32-8 over the final 11:14 of the first half to beat the Red Wolves, enough as Yale outscored the Mountain Hawks 46-36 in the second half to win, 82-70 on Saturday afternoon in Stabler Arena. Senior Kyle Leufroy led the 97-87 on Wednesday evening. Junior Jordan Cohen tied a career-high 21 points offense with 20 points, 16 coming in the first half, while junior Pat Andree to pace the offense while senior Kyle Leufroy had a career-high 10 assists, but scored 14 and senior Lance Tejada had 12 and a career-high tying seven 40 of Yale’s 46 second-half points came from inside the arc or the free throw assists. With the win, the Mountain Hawks improve to 5-2 on the season, line, while holding 25-12 edge in second-half rebounds, which proved too much their best record after seven games since the 2012-13 campaign. for the Mountain Hawks to overcome. The loss drops Lehigh’s record to 5-3 on Leufroy reached 20 points for the third time through seven games this the season, marking its first loss of the season not against a power-conference season, and ninth time in his career. He finished the game shooting 7-of-9 opponent. from the field, including a perfect 3-of-3 from three-point range. Andree’s Lehigh led by as much as eight on multiple first-half occasions, but Yale 14 points came on 6-of-11 shooting while Tejada shot 5-of-11 from the field, pulled even at the half. The Mountain Hawks led for the beginning stages of including 2-of-4 from long distance. Junior Jordan Cohen had eight points, the second, but Lehigh went 5:45 without a field goal in the middle stages of six rebounds and five assists while freshman Jeameril Wilson scored eight the stanza, allowing the Bulldogs to take a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. points, all in the second half. Cohen’s 21 points came on 7-of-12 shooting, including 2-of-3 from three. Ty Cockfield led Arkansas State with 30 points on 9-of-21 shooting. Senior Lance Tejada had 19 points, including 5-of-9 from distance, while class- He was the only Red Wolves’ player to reach double-figure points. mate Pat Andree scored 16 points. Leufroy had nine points and five rebounds, Five straight points in the early going, behind layups from Leufroy to go with his career-high 10 assists. and sophomore James Karnik, gave Lehigh a 9-8 lead just over five minutes It took just 1:10 into the game for each team to each knock down a pair of into the contest. Arkansas State responded with a 14-0 run as a Kobe Wilson three-pointers. The Mountain Hawks created a little separation just under seven three-pointer gave the Red Wolves a 22-9 advantage with 11:14 remaining minutes in when freshman Jeameril Wilson finished a dunk off a great lead in the first half. pass from Leufroy, then Cohen recorded a three-point play off a tremendous Lehigh had an answer, posting 16-0 run, beginning with a three-point- pass from Tejada. That gave Lehigh a 25-19 lead with 12:48 left in the first half. er and layup from Andree, and ending with a Karnik dunk off a tremendous A Marques Wilson corner trey gave Lehigh an eight-point, 30-22 advantage pass from sophomore Caleb Bennett. A Tejada jumper wrapped up the midway through the first, Yale got back within 32-28, but a Caleb Bennett free run and gave the Mountain Hawks a 25-22 lead with 5:19 on the clock. throw and Cohen three helped Lehigh regain an eight-point, 36-28 lead with Lehigh continued to build its lead and when all was said and down, 6:52 on the clock. the Mountain Hawks ended the half on a 32-8 run over the final 11:14. With the Mountain Hawks still leading by six with 4:11 left in the first, the Leufroy ended the half with 16 points, including a perfect 3-of-3 from Bulldogs scored eight of the next 10 points to even the score at 45, the fourth of three-point range, all coming in the final 4:40 of the half, to take a 41-30 six first-half ties. The sixth came following a Miye Oni basket in the final seconds halftime advantage. to tie the score at 51 at halftime. Arkansas State scored 11 of the first 16 second-half points, pulling Lehigh knocked down three more treys in the first 2:33 of the second half within five, 46-41, with 17:03 on the clock. to go back up five, 60-55. Not long after, Lehigh responded with an 8-0 run as a Bennett layup However, from there, the Mountain Hawks scored just four points over gave the Mountain Hawks a 56-43 advantage with 12:41 to go. Arkansas the next 7:57, with Yale scoring 17 in that span to take a 72-64 advantage just State had another run in it, getting back to within 59-54 with 9:50 remain- over the midway point of the second half. ing, but that’s as close as it would come. The Mountain Hawks later used The Mountain Hawks answered by immediately going on a 7-1 run, capped an 8-1 run to erase any doubt, turning a 68-60 lead into a 76-61 advantage off by a Leufroy layup to pull within 73-71. That’s as close as Lehigh would get, following eight straight points from Jeameril Wilson in the span of 1:04 – though, as Yale’s lead reached double figures for the first time (86-75) with 3:30 behind a three-point play, three and two free throws. remaining, on the way to the 97-87 final.
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GAME 9 - DEC. 8, 2018 GAME 10 - DEC. 22, 2018 KNOTT ARENA STABLER ARENA LEHIGH 85, MOUNT ST. MARY’S 78 LEHIGH 88, SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) 76
EMMITSBURG, Md. – In a game of runs, the Lehigh men’s basket- BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team staged a 26-8 run ball team opened a 26-point second-half lead before Mount St. Mary’s bridging the end of the first and beginning of the second halves to turn a 45-37 responded, pulling as close as five with 2:41 remaining, but the Mountain deficit into a 63-53 lead, on the way to an 88-76 win over visiting Saint Francis (Pa.) on Saturday afternoon in Stabler Arena. Lehigh’s starting backcourt of Hawks knocked down 12-of-13 free throws from that point forward to senior Lance Tejada (22 points), senior Kyle Leufroy (20) and junior Jordan wrap up the 85-78 road victory on Saturday. Senior Kyle Leufroy led the Cohen (19) combined for 61 of the Mountain Hawks’ season-high 88 points, offense with 21 points, including a perfect 12-of-12 from the charity stripe, as Lehigh improved to 7-3 on the season. while also taking a big charge in the final minute to help the Mountain In a battle of preseason conference favorites, Lehigh knocked down 13-of- Hawks wrap up the victory. Sophomore James Karnik added 15 points 23 three-pointers to improve its season percentage to 45.0 percent after entering and nine rebounds. With the win, Lehigh improves to 6-3 on the season the day at No. 5 in the nation. Defensively, the Mountain Hawks bounced back from a tough start to hold Saint Francis to just 26.5 percent shooting in the heading into a two-week break for final exams. second half (9-of-34). The win marked the 205th of head coach Brett Reed’s Along with Leufroy and Karnik, junior Pat Andree added 13 points career to tie for third in Patriot League history. and nine boards while senior Lance Tejada had 11 points on 3-of-5 from Tejada’s season-high 22 points came on 8-of-14 shooting, including 5-of-8 the field. Making his first start of the season, sophomore Marques Wilson from three-point range. Leufroy reached 20 points for the fifth time in 10 games recorded seven points and seven rebounds. this season, in the process, moving into 25th place in school history for career points (currently 1,143). Leufroy was 8-of-11 from the field, including 2-of-2 Trailing 5-4 in the early going, the Mountain Hawks responded from three-point range. Leufroy added six assists while Cohen had 19 points, with a 19-4 run, beginning with a three-pointer from Andree and three five assists and four rebounds, shooting 3-of-5 from long distance. Junior Pat more treys – from Andree, junior Jordan Cohen and Tejada – as a Caleb Andree added 15 points, 13 coming in the second half, and finished 5-of-6 from Bennett layup gave Lehigh a 23-9 advantage just over midway through the field. the first half. After the Red Flash opened a 6-2 lead, the Mountain Hawks responded The Mountaineers pulled within 30-20 with 6:37 remaining in the with seven straight points, behind a Cohen three-pointer, Andree layup and Leufroy jumper, to take a 9-6 advantage with 16:22 left in the first half. first, but Lehigh ended the first half on a 6-0 run, capped off by a Karnik Lehigh extended its lead to 14-10 following the first of three first-half jumper, to take a 42-24 halftime advantage. treys from Tejada, but Saint Francis responded with nine of the next 11 points Lehigh scored 13 of the first 18 second-half points, beginning with to take a 19-16 lead just before the midway point of the half. four straight points from Karnik and later including five in a row from The Red Flash continued to lead for the rest of the stanza, opening a Marques Wilson. A Leufroy jumper gave the Mountain Hawks their seven-point, 32-25 lead with 7:01 on the clock. The margin reached eight with largest lead at 55-29 with 15:32 on the clock. 29 seconds remaining, but Cohen knocked down a pair of free throws with four seconds left to pull within 45-39 at the half. Increasing its full-court pressure, Mount St. Mary’s slowly began to Lehigh came out of the locker room on fire, staging a 24-8 run (26-8 dating chip away, staging a 17-5 run to pull within 62-48 with 8:27 on the clock. back to the first half). The Mountain Hawks retook the lead behind a Leufroy Four straight Karnik points, beginning with a three-point play, helped three-point play then another three-point play less than 30 seconds later gave Lehigh reopen a 66-48 advantage. Lehigh a five-point, 56-51 advantage with 15:54 remaining. The Mountaineers responded with a 20-5 run as a Nana Opoku The run continued as five straight Andree points gave the Mountain three-pointer pulled them within 73-68 with 2:41 remaining. Hawks their first double-digit lead at 63-53. The teams went back and forth from there, with Lehigh’s lead getting trimmed to six (63-57) thene reaching After Mount St. Mary’s pulled within five, Lehigh buckled down 12 (69-57), before being trimmed back down to six (71-65). But that’s as close and got enough defensive stops down the stretch, while hitting 12-of-13 as Saint Francis would come. Leading 73-67, the Mountain Hawks scored 11 free throws – including 8-of-8 by Leufroy – to wrap up the 85-78 victory. of the next 15 points, beginning with corner threes from Leufroy and Andree, and capped off by a Tejada three-pointer with less than two minutes to go, One of the biggest plays was a charge taken by Leufroy with 19 seconds remaining and the Mountain Hawks leading by seven. giving Lehigh an 84-71 advantage on the way to the 88-76 final.
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GAME 11 - DEC. 30, 2018 GAME 12 - JAN. 2, 2019 WVU COLISEUM STABLER ARENA WEST VIRGINIA 78, LEHIGH 68 LEHIGH 86, LAFAYETTE 83
MORGANTOWN, W.V. – Lehigh and West Virginia played back-and-forth BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team shot an NCAA-best for much of the contest, but the Mountaineers (8-4) used a late run to turn a three- 78.6 percent from three-point range while missing just 21 shots all game (includ- point lead into a 13-point advantage, on its way to beating the Mountain Hawks ing free throws) as the Mountain Hawks erased an eight-point halftime deficit to (7-4), 78-68 on Sunday at WVU Coliseum. In the final nonleague contest of the beat archrival Lafayette, 86-83 in the Patriot League opener in Stabler Arena on season, junior Pat Andree led the offense with 18 points, 15 coming in the first Wednesday evening. Lehigh (8-4, 1-0 PL) knocked down 11-of-14 three-pointers half while classmate Jordan Cohen added 14 as Lehigh’s bid for its first-ever win and 19-of-20 from the free throw line, led by junior Pat Andree, who filled up the over the Big 12 fell a little short. The Mountain Hawks will open Patriot League stat sheet with 23 points and 13 rebounds, shooting 7-of-8 from the field, 3-of-3 play on Wednesday when it hosts archrival Lafayette at 7 p.m. from three and 6-of-6 from the charity stripe. Senior Lance Tejada was 4-of-5 from long range, including a go-ahead trey with just over a minute remaining. The rebounding margin of 52-25 led to West Virginia tallying 30-2 edge in Lehigh has now won seven straight vs. Lafayette in the all-time series, a new second-chance points, proving critical. school record, previously winning six in a row against its rivals one other time Andree’s first half saw him score 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting, including (1926-27). 3-of-5 from three. He finished the evening 4-of-9 from distance. Cohen was a Andree’s double-double was his second of the season and sixth of his career. perfect 2-of-2 from three, including a four-point play, while senior Kyle Leufroy Tejada finished with 16 points and five assists while classmate Kyle Leufroy had was 1-of-2. Seniors Leufroy and Lance Tejada were the third and fourth Mountain 12 points. Six different Mountain Hawks drained a three, including sophomores Hawks to reach double-figure points, scoring 12 and 10, respectively. Caleb Bennett and Marques Wilson who were each a perfect 1-for-1. Entering the After West Virginia jumped out front 7-2, Leufroy scored six of the next eight day second in the nation in three-point percentage at 44.9 percent, the Mountain as his three-point play pulled Lehigh within 9-8 with 15:47 left in the first half. Hawks are up to 46.7 percent on the year after Wednesday night’s effort. For Later in the half, Andree began to heat up, knocking down two treys in 1:08 perspective, the Patriot League record for a single season is 41.8 percent held by to even the score at 11 then 14. A few minutes later, freshman Jeameril Wilson Holy Cross in 1990-91. finished an alley-oop from Tejada to pull Lehigh even at 18 with 10:44 left in the With Lehigh trialing 9-8 early, Lafayette staged a 7-0 run to open a 16-8 lead, stanza. forcing a Mountain Hawks’ timeout with 12:30 left in the first. Lehigh answered Only one point was scored by either side over the next 3:36, a Tejada technical by scoring 11 of the next 15 points, seven of the points from Andree. His basket free throw to put Lehigh in front 19-18, its first lead since 2-0. The rest of the half with 9:22 remaining pulled Lehigh within 20-19 with 9:22 on the clock. saw seven lead changes as Andree put the Mountain Hawks in front 30-29 with The Leopards again had an answer, scoring eight straight points to take a a three-pointer, and 32-31 with a jumper, but the Mountaineers scored seven of 28-19 lead. The margin reached 10 on multiple occasions, but three-pointers from the final nine first-half points to take a 38-34 lead into the locker room. Bennett with 4:07 remaining pulled Lehigh within 36-32, and Tejada with 3:02 to Lehigh scored eight of the first 11 points in the second, capped off by a Cohen go pulled the Mountain Hawks within 38-35. four-point play to give the Mountain Hawks the lead back, 42-41. However, Lafayette held Lehigh scoreless the rest of the half while scoring West Virginia came back with an 11-2 run to take a 52-44 advantage with five points of its own to take a 43-35 halftime advantage. 13:15 on the clock, but a 6-0 Lehigh surge, which included a Tejada three-pointer Lehigh began the second half on an 11-4 run as a Leufroy trey pulled the following a great look from sophomore Caleb Bennett, pulled the Mountain Mountain Hawks within 47-46. Hawks within 52-50 with 11:18 remaining. Lafayette answered with seven straight points to retake its halftime lead of The Mountaineers re-opened a 59-52 lead, but again, Lehigh answered with eight, 54-46 with 16:13 left in the stanza. Back and forth they went. The Mountain Hawks answered with an 8-0 run an Andree three and Cohen driving layup to get right back within 59-57 with 7:46 of their own, capped off by a jumper from Bennett to even the score at 56. Then, to go. before the second half was to its midway point, Lafayette used a 7-0 surge to go A Tejada and-one layup pulled the Mountain Hawks back within 62-59, but back up 65-58. Lehigh again answered, with a 7-0 run of its own as two Jordan that’s as close as they would come. West Virginia all but sealed the victory with Cohen free throws evened the score at 65 with 8:04 remaining. Over the ensuing a 12-2 run to take a 13-point advantage following a James Bolden trey with 2:26 minutes, neither team led by more than four, as an Andree trey gave Lehigh its remaining. Lehigh couldn’t get closer than 10 the rest of the way, falling 78-68. largest lead at 71-67. In his career, head coach Brett Reed has now faced three of the top four ac- Lafayette responded as a Justin Jaworski three gave Lafayette an 83-81 lead tive coaches for Division I victories, with Lehigh getting outscored by an average with 1:28 remaining, its first lead since the 6:02 mark, but on the ensuing pos- of just five points over those three contests. Reed owns a win over Duke’s Mike session, Tejada nailed a trey of his own to give Lehigh an 84-83 advantage with Krzyzewski and tight 10-point defeats against Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim and West 1:05 remaining. Cohen added two free throws and the Mountain Hawks forced Virginia’s Bob Huggins, featuring competitive contests deep into the second half. a contested three in the final seconds that didn’t fall to pick up the hard-fought Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Lehigh vs West Virginia victory.Lafayette vs Lehigh 12/30/18 2:00 p.m. at WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, W.Va. 01/02/19 7:05 p.m. at Stabler Arena - Bethlehem, Pa.
Lehigh 68 • 7-4 Lafayette 83 • 3-9, 0-1 PL Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 31 Andree, Pat f 7-16 4-9 0-0 0 4 4 1 18 1 2 0 0 29 33 Zalys, Paulius f 7-13 1-2 4-4 0 2 2 2 19 5 3 0 1 30 13 Karnik, James c 1-3 0-0 2-2 0 4 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 25 54 Cherry, Myles f 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 8 02 Leufroy, Kyle g 4-10 1-2 3-3 0 3 3 1 12 4 1 0 2 35 05 Suffren, Isaac g 1-1 1-1 2-2 0 1 1 2 5 2 0 0 0 14 05 Tejada, Lance g 3-9 2-6 2-5 1 0 1 2 10 4 1 0 1 26 11 Jaworski, Justin g 5-10 4-8 1-2 0 1 1 2 15 5 0 0 1 32 11 Cohen, Jordan g 5-7 2-2 2-3 0 4 4 2 14 3 3 2 2 33 21 Petrie, Alex g 5-11 3-6 2-2 0 2 2 1 15 2 1 0 0 29 00 Bennett, Caleb 1-2 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 13 03 Perry, Tyrone 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 11 01 Wilson, Jeameril 2-5 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 10 13 Good, Sean 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 20 Wilson, Marques 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 1 18 20 Stephens, E.J. 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 4 5 1 1 0 0 18 44 Lynch, Nic 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 11 23 Jarrett, Lukas 4-10 2-3 0-1 1 2 3 1 10 4 1 2 2 28 Team 0 0 0 24 Stout, Kyle 2-4 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 6 0 1 0 2 17 Totals 24-55 9-21 11-15 3 22 25 21 68 14 8 2 6 200 44 Hastings, Dylan 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 7 FG % 1st Half: 13-30 43.3% 2nd half: 11-25 44.0% Game: 24-55 43.6% Deadball Team 2 3 5 1 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd half: 5-12 41.7% Game: 9-21 42.9% Rebounds Totals 30-60 14-29 9-11 6 18 24 19 83 20 10 2 6 200 FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd half: 7-10 70.0% Game: 11-15 73.3% 2 FG % 1st Half: 16-34 47.1% 2nd half: 14-26 53.8% Game: 30-60 50.0% Deadball West Virginia 78 • 8-4 3FG % 1st Half: 9-18 50.0% 2nd half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 14-29 48.3% Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd half: 7-8 87.5% Game: 9-11 81.8% 0 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Lehigh 86 • 8-4, 1-0 PL 21 Harris, Wesley f 4-8 2-4 0-0 1 4 5 2 10 1 1 1 0 27 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 23 Ahmad, Esa f 7-16 2-5 5-6 4 5 9 1 21 1 2 1 0 33 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 31 Routt, Logan f 1-2 0-0 0-2 3 2 5 0 2 0 1 0 1 10 05 McCabe, Jordan g 2-6 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 2 5 2 1 0 1 12 31 Andree, Pat f 7-8 3-3 6-6 0 13 13 3 23 1 2 0 0 36 14 Harler, Chase g 1-5 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 23 13 Karnik, James c 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 3 4 0 3 1 0 11 01 Culver, Derek 4-6 0-0 3-7 6 5 11 2 11 1 1 1 0 19 02 Leufroy, Kyle g 3-8 1-2 5-6 0 1 1 1 12 2 1 0 0 32 02 Knapper, Brandon 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 05 Tejada, Lance g 6-11 4-5 0-0 0 1 1 2 16 5 3 0 0 31 03 Bolden, James 7-14 4-8 4-5 4 4 8 2 22 5 1 0 1 32 11 Cohen, Jordan g 2-5 1-2 4-4 0 1 1 1 9 2 1 0 0 27 10 Haley, Jermaine 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 11 00 Bennett, Caleb 3-5 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 7 1 1 0 0 16 11 Matthews Jr., Emmitt 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 01 Wilson, Jeameril 2-3 0-0 2-2 1 2 3 2 6 4 0 0 1 21 12 Gordon, Andrew 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 20 Wilson, Marques 2-3 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 1 7 0 2 0 0 16 15 West, Lamont 0-5 0-4 2-3 1 3 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 14 44 Lynch, Nic 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 10 Team 1 1 2 1 Team 0 2 2 Totals 27-65 10-29 14-23 22 30 52 14 78 17 12 5 4 200 Totals 28-48 11-14 19-20 2 25 27 16 86 15 14 1 1 200
FG % 1st Half: 14-35 40.0% 2nd half: 13-30 43.3% Game: 27-65 41.5% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 14-25 56.0% 2nd half: 14-23 60.9% Game: 28-48 58.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 6-19 31.6% 2nd half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 10-29 34.5% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd half: 6-7 85.7% Game: 11-14 78.6% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd half: 10-16 62.5% Game: 14-23 60.9% 3 FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0 2nd half: 17-18 94.4% Game: 19-20 95.0% 1,1
Officials: Gerry Pollard, Rick Crawford, Craig Murley Officials: Donnie Eppley, Alfred Smith, Greg Evans Technical fouls: Lehigh-None. West Virginia-Harris, Wesley. Technical fouls: Lafayette-Jaworski, Justin. Lehigh-None. Attendance: 10754 Attendance: 1309 Lynch (LU) fouled out with 5:37 remaining in the game. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Lafayette 43 40 83 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Lehigh 34 34 68 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench LAFAYET 24 20 4 8 27 LEHIGH 22 8 2 4 10 Lehigh 35 51 86 LEHIGH 28 19 2 6 22 West Virginia 38 40 78 WVU 26 6 30 4 37 Last FG - LAFAYETT 2nd-01:28, LEHIGH 2nd-01:05. Score tied - 6 times. Last FG - LEHIGH 2nd-00:36, WVU 2nd-01:51. Score tied - 7 times. Largest lead - LAFAYETT by 10 1st-06:22, LEHIGH by 4 2nd-07:15. Lead changed - 8 times. Largest lead - LEHIGH by 2 1st-19:07, WVU by 13 2nd-02:26. Lead changed - 11 times. LAFAYETT led for 29:42. LEHIGH led for 07:21. Game was tied for 02:57. LEHIGH led for 04:01. WVU led for 29:52. Game was tied for 06:03.
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GAME 13 - JAN. 6, 2019 GAME 14 - JAN. 9, 2019 STABLER ARENA HART CENTER LEHIGH 89, LOYOLA 72 LEHIGH 99, HOLY CROSS 94 (OT)
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team jumped out WORCESTER, Mass. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team trailed by as many as 18 in the first half then 12 at halftime, but outscored Holy Cross 29-10 over the first 10:20 to an early 13-5 lead and fought off numerous Loyola charges to beat the of the second half, on its way to a thrilling 99-94 overtime win on Wednesday evening Greyhounds, 89-72 on Sunday afternoon in Stabler Arena. With the win, the at the Hart Center. Senior Lance Tejada was sensational, scoring a career-high 36 points Mountain Hawks improve to 9-4 overall, standing as one of just two teams shooting 11-of-16 from the field, including 10-of-14 from three-point range. The 10 made with a 2-0 Patriot League mark. Lehigh also improved to 6-0 at home for the threes tied a school record, held by current junior Pat Andree in 2016 and Joe Knight in 2005. Tejada’s 10th trey came with 10 seconds left in overtime, giving the Mountain first time since the 2002-03 season and are 2-0 in the league for the first time Hawks a four-point advantage and all but wrapping up Lehigh’s 10th win of the season. since 2012-13. Lehigh is now 10-4 overall and 3-0 in the Patriot League, standing as the only undefeated Senior Lance Tejada led the offense with 19 points, shooting 4-of-5 from team in the league. three for the second straight contest Tejada had 14 points, two assists, two Lehigh handed Holy Cross its first home defeat of the season. The Crusaders entered the game 10-5 overall following a strong nonleague season. Lehigh also picked rebounds and two steals at halftime. Sophomore James Karnik enjoyed a up a second straight win at Holy Cross for the first time in school history. Last season’s monster game, tallying career highs in points (18) and rebounds (13) for his win in Worcester helped spark an eight-game winning streak to end the regular season. fifth-career double-double and first this season. He finished 9-of-10 from the Carrying the momentum forward into this year, the Mountain Hawks are now 18-5 since field in 26 minutes of action. last January’s win at Holy Cross. Tejada’s 36 points are most by a Lehigh player since Tim Kempton also had 36 on Rounding out four Mountain Hawks with double-figure points was Jan. 8, 2017 vs. American. He is the second Mountain Hawk to score 30 in a game this junior Pat Andree, who added 13 points, seven rebounds, three assists and season (also Pat Andree at Monmouth). a steal. Senior Kyle Leufroy tallied 11 points, seven rebounds and seven Along with Tejada, three other Mountain Hawks scored in double figures. Senior assists. Sophomore Caleb Bennett had seven points and a career-high five Kyle Leufroy had 19 points and a career-high 11 rebounds for his first-career double-dou- ble. Junior Jordan Cohen added 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 2-of-3 from three, assists. while Andree posted 11. Leading 5-2 early, the Mountain Hawks scored eight of the next 11 points Lehigh’s 99 points came against the No. 1 scoring defense in the Patriot League as a Tejada jumper gave Lehigh a 13-5 advantage with 15:42 remaining in (65.3 entering the day). It’s the most points scored against Holy Cross since Nov. 13, 2013. the first half. Loyola answered right back with 11 consecutive points as an The last time a team scored 90 vs. the Crusaders was Nov. 15, 2016 at Syracuse. Holy Cross was red hot in the first half, finishing the half shooting 70.0 percent Andrew Kostecka three-point play gave the Greyhounds a 16-13 advantage. from the field (21-of-30), including 81.8 percent from three (9-of-11). Midway through the half, Lehigh staged a 14-2 run to turn an 18-15 An Andree trey gave Lehigh an early 9-8 lead, but Holy Cross scored 18 of the deficit into a 29-20 lead, capped off by a Tejada three-pointer followed by next 24 points as an Austin Butler three gave the Crusaders a 26-15 lead with 12:15 on a dunk, assisted by Tejada, just 16 seconds later. The lead the clock. The margin reached 14 following a Kyle Copeland three-pointer, giving Holy Jeameril Wilson Cross a 38-24 advantage with 7:02 left in the first. The margin kept increasing, eventually later swelled to 14 as a Karnik jumper made the run 20-3 and gave Lehigh a reaching 18 (46-28) following a pair of Jehyve Floyd free throws with 5:22 on the clock. 35-21 advantage with 7:00 left in the stanza. Lehigh ended the half with seven of the final 10 points as a Tejada three as time The runs continued as the Greyhounds used a 10-2 run to pull within expired pulled the Mountain Hawks within 59-47 following 20 minutes of play. Lehigh came out of the locker room on fire, staging a 21-6 run to turn the 12-point five at 39-34. Loyola got as close as three, but four straight Lehigh points to deficit into a three-point lead. Tejada knocked down a trio of three-pointers before the end the half, including a Nic Lynch offensive rebound and dunk, gave the half was four minutes old. A few minutes later, a James Karnik free throw pulled Lehigh Mountain Hawks a 47-40 halftime advantage. even at 65 with 13:02 left in the second half, then a Cohen three-pointer coming out of a Lehigh outscored Loyola 18-8 over the first 7:30 of the second half to timeout gave the Mountain Hawks a 68-65 advantage, their first lead since 9-8. The run continued as eight straight points gave Lehigh a double-figure lead, capped take a 65-48 advantage. One of the highlights was an alley-oop from Tejada off by Tejada’s seventh trey of the game to give the Mountain Hawks a 76-66 advantage to Karnik. The Greyhounds immediately staged an 11-0 run to pull within with 9:40 still remaining. 65-59 with 9:01 remaining, but Leufroy knocked down a big three to snap a With Lehigh leading 79-70, the Crusaders slowly chipped away. They ended up 3:58 scoreless drought, and Tejada followed with a layup to put the Mountain going on a 14-4 run over the next six minutes, taking an 84-83 lead following a Jacob Gran- dison jumper with 1:26 on the clock. A Leufroy three on the other end gave the Mountain Hawks back up double figures at 70-59 at the under-8 media timeout. Hawks a two-point lead before a Floyd basket evened the score, forcing overtime. Lehigh carried the momentum forward into a 14-1 run to take a 79-60 Tejada continued his hot shooting in the extra period, knocking down two early lead following an Andree trey. 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GAME 15 - JAN. 12, 2019 GAME 16 - JAN. 16, 2019 COTTERELL COURT STABLER ARENA COLGATE 91, LEHIGH 78 LEHIGH 83, AMERICAN 76
HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team erased a BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Five Mountain Hawks scored double-figure points 13-point first-half deficit to take multiple second-half leads, but Colgate as the Lehigh men’s basketball team jumped out to a 47-31 halftime lead, outscored the Mountain Hawks 26-6 over a stretch of 7:48 to turn a 60-59 on the way to an 83-76 victory over American on Wednesday evening to Lehigh lead into an 85-66 Raiders’ advantage, on the way to the 91-78 improve to 7-0 in Stabler Arena this season. The Mountain Hawks opened final on Saturday at Cotterell Court. The loss marks Lehigh’s first Patriot a 19-point lead early in the second half, the Eagles got as close as two, but League defeat of the season as it falls to 10-5, 3-1 in league play. Freshman Lehigh responded down the stretch to improve to 11-5 on the season and 4-1 in Patriot League play. The Mountain Hawks currently stand tied for Nic Lynch helped spark the Mountain Hawks in the first half, scoring 12 first place in the league standings with Bucknell, heading into a Saturday straight Lehigh points. Classmate Joe Foley provided a spark as well, scor- evening showdown against the Bison. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in Stabler. ing a career-high seven points along with three rebounds and two assists. Junior Pat Andree, sophomore James Karnik and senior Lance Tejada Junior Pat Andree led the offense with 14 points, shooting 4-of-7 from each scored 14 points to lead the offense. Karnik added 11 rebounds for three-point range. Classmate Jordan Cohen had 12 points, five rebounds his sixth-career double-double and second in as many home games. Junior and four assists while Lynch finished with 12 on 4-of-5 shooting, including Jordan Cohen had 12 points and seven assists, including a huge shot with 4-of-4 from the free throw line. Sophomore James Karnik tallied 10 points 1:02 remaining to put Lehigh up by six. Freshman Jeameril Wilson scored and eight rebounds, four of which were on the offensive glass. Sophomore a career-high 11 points (all in the first half) while grabbing a career-high Caleb Bennett scored all eight of his points in the second half. seven rebounds. It marked the first time since Nov. 16 vs. Princeton that five Burns and Ivanauskas each scored 23 points to lead the Raiders while Mountain Hawks scored in double figures. Rayman added 20. Senior Kyle Leufroy added eight points and four rebounds while junior Lehigh jumped out to an early 7-2 lead, but Colgate came back with Ed Porter, seeing his first action in more than a year, was efficient with six a vengeance, posting a 20-2 run to take a 22-9 advantage, forcing a Lehigh points in just four minutes. timeout with exactly 12 minutes left in the first. That’s when Lynch stepped A tight beginning saw the Mountain Hawks leading 13-11 just over five up in a big way, scoring 12 straight Mountain Hawks’ points, the last an minutes in. With Lehigh leading 21-17 midway through the first half, the Mountain Hawks staged a 9-0 run, beginning with a layup from Wilson and offensive rebound and putback to pull Lehigh within 31-21 with 6:22 on ending with a Tejada three-pointer and Porter layup, to give the Mountain the first-half clock. Hawks a 30-17 edge with 7:49 on the clock. Porter’s layup came on his first Colgate’s lead reached 11 again, but the Mountain Hawks ended the offensive possession of the game, and season. half on a 10-2 run, sparked by a pair of Andree treys, to pull Lehigh within An Eagles’ trey pulled them within nine at 32-23, but the Mountain 39-36 at the half. Hawks held a 15-8 edge over the final 6:10. Five straight Lehigh points in the Trailing 47-42 early in the second, Lehigh used a 9-2 run, capped span of 31 seconds, behind a Karnik dunk and Wilson three-pointer, gave off by a Bennett three-pointer, to give the Mountain Hawks a 51-49 lead Lehigh a 43-27 advantage with 2:35 remaining. with 14:00 on the clock. The ensuing nine minutes saw nine lead changes, A Leufroy jumper in the final seconds of the half gave Lehigh a 47-31 including a nifty pass from Bennett to Karnik for a dunk. edge after 20 minutes of play. However, after a Jeameril Wilson basket with 10:51 remaining, the Just 28 seconds into the second half, a Tejada trey gave Lehigh a 50-31 Mountain Hawks scored just four points the next 7:48 and Colgate took advantage. American responded, however, by staging a 21-6 run over the advantage, scoring 26 points in that span to take an 85-66 lead, on the way next 7:49, to pull within 56-52 with 11:43 remaining. Lehigh rebuilt its lead to the 91-78 final. back to 10 following an Andree three, giving the Mountain Hawks a 68-58 For the game, the Mountain Hawks shot 51.6 percent from the field lead with 7:21 left in the second half, but the Eagles had one more run in them. (32-of-62), including 45.0 percent from three-point range (9-of-20). Colgate American went on to stage a 10-2 run as a Stacy Beckton Jr. three-point- finished at 53.7 percent (36-of-67) and 36.7 percent from behind the arc (11- er pulled the Eagles within 70-68 with 2:50 remaining. But on consecutive of-30). Lehigh won the battle of the boards, 36-31. The Mountain Hawks possessions, Tejada and Cohen hit big shot to make the margin six, on the turned the ball over 15 times to just five turnovers for Colgate. way to the 83-76 final and Lehigh’s eighth straight win over American.
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GAME 17 - JAN. 19, 2019 GAME 18 - JAN. 23, 2019 STABLER ARENA ALUMNI HALL BUCKNELL 85, LEHIGH 83 LEHIGH 85, NAVY 74
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – In a game which saw neither team lead by more BETHLEHEM, Pa. – For the second time in the last three games, five than two possessions, a 10-0 Bucknell run in the final five minutes gave it a Mountain Hawks scored double-figure points as the Lehigh men’s basket- six-point lead, Lehigh stormed back with five points in an eight-second span ball team led for nearly 37 minutes in an 85-74 win at Navy on Wednesday to tie, but Jimmy Sotos came down the other end and finished a tough shot evening in Alumni Hall. Senior Lance Tejada led the offense with 22 points, to give the Bison an 85-83 win on Saturday afternoon in Stabler Arena. The including five three-pointers, while sophomore James Karnik scored 12 loss marked the Mountain Hawks’ first of the season at home, as they fall of his 14 points in the second half to help Lehigh pull away. With the win, to 11-6 overall and 4-2 in Patriot League play, one game behind Bucknell the Mountain Hawks improve to 12-6 on the season, 5-2 in Patriot League who’s currently in first at 5-1. play. Down by five after a Sotos free throw with 18 seconds remaining, Karnik finished with 14 points and five rebounds, shooting 5-of-8 from senior Lance Tejada knocked down a three-pointer, then the Mountain the field. Junior Pat Andree tallied 16 points and a career-high six assists Hawks forced a steal on the end line and Tejada found a cutting Pat Andree, while senior Kyle Leufroy tallied 15 points and sophomore Caleb Bennett who finished the layup with eight seconds remaining. scored a season-high 12. The Mountain Hawks, who are now 6-0 after a However, Sotos came down the other and drove to his right before loss this season, forced a season-best 20 turnovers behind a season-high banking a tough shot home with just over one second on the clock. 11 steals. Senior Kyle Leufroy led Lehigh’s offense with a career-high 26 points, Navy held early leads of 1-0 and 6-5, but the Mountain Hawks used eight rebounds, five assists and three steals. He was 6-of-9 from three-point a 9-0 run – beginning with four straight points from Leufroy and ending range as the Mountain Hawks finished 14-of-23 on the afternoon, their third with five straight from Tejada – to take a 14-6 advantage with 14:11 on the game this season over 60 percent. Tejada added 15 points, 12 coming in clock. the first half, and seven assists. Sophomore James Karnik just missed his The Mids responded by scoring 11 of the next 13 points to retake a third straight double-double at home with 14 points and nine rebounds. 17-16 lead midway through the first half. The Mountain Hawks came right Andree scored 14, including 3-of-5 shooting behind the arc. back with eight in a row, capped off by an emphatic Bennett fastbreak Lehigh used a mini 8-0 surge in the early going, behind a Karnik layup dunk following a behind-the-back pass from junior Jordan Cohen, giving and threes from Leufroy and Tejada, to take a 15-9 lead. Lehigh a 24-17 with just under eight minutes left in the first. After the Bison responded with seven straight points, neither team Lehigh maintained the lead the rest of the half, with Navy pulling led by more than four until a deep Andree three with 7:59 on the clock to as close as one with 1:39 remaining. However, Tejada’s third three of the give Lehigh a 27-22 advantage. first half in the final seconds gave the Mountain Hawks a 40-34 lead after Another Tejada trey gave Lehigh a 40-34 lead with 3:36 left in the first, but the Bison ended the half on a 9-1 run to take a 43-41 lead into the 20 minutes of play. locker room. The Mountain Hawks maintained their lead throughout the second The first 5:08 of the second half saw three ties and eight lead changes. half, but the Mids wouldn’t go away quietly. Early in the stanza, Andree Trailing 56-55, Lehigh used a 7-0 surge to reopen a six-point lead following found Karnik for the slam and less than a minute later, Tejada knocked a Leufroy fastbreak layup and Jordan Cohen free throw, making the score down another trey to give the Mountain Hawks a 49-42 lead with 16:21 62-56 Mountain Hawks with 11:33 left in the second. remaining. After two Bruce Moore free throws with 10:47 remaining to pull his Midway through the half, with Lehigh’s lead at three, Karnik’s ag- team within four, the margin remained four or less until the final minute gressive offensive rebounding led to a flagrant foul on Navy. Karnik hit in a back-and-forth battle. A Leufroy three-pointer with 4:29 on the clock both free throws, then converted a layup on the ensuing possession to give gave Lehigh a 76-72 lead, but that’s the last the Mountain Hawks would Lehigh a 62-55 lead with 9:09 left in the second. score for more than four minutes. Bucknell went on a 10-0 run, stopped After Karnik’s four-point possession, the Mountain Hawks would lead by a Karnik offensive rebound and putback with 23 seconds remaining, by at least six over the game’s final 9:09. Leading 66-60, Lehigh scored 12 helping set the stage for the dramatic ending. of the next 15 points to take control, 78-63, on the way to the 85-74 final.
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GAME 19 - JAN. 26, 2018 GAME 20 - JAN. 30, 2018 STABLER ARENA KIRBY SPORTS CENTER LEHIGH 94, BOSTON UNIVERSITY 78 LEHIGH 93, LAFAYETTE 86 (OT)
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Behind a career-high 32 points from junior EASTON, Pa. – One game after scoring a career-high 32 points vs. Boston Jordan Cohen and career-high 21 from sophomore James Karnik, the University, junior Jordan Cohen one-upped it on Wednesday by scoring 33, Lehigh men’s basketball team picked up an impressive 94-78 win over including 14 of the Mountain Hawks’ 18 points in overtime, as the Lehigh men’s basketball team defeated archrival Lafayette, 93-86 on Wednesday Boston University on Saturday afternoon in Stabler Arena. The Mountain evening at Kirby Sports Center. With Lehigh’s third straight win, it improves Hawks (13-6, 6-2 Patriot League) scored a season-high 57 first-half points, to 14-6 on the year, 7-2 in Patriot League play, remaining in a tie for first place shooting 79.3 percent from the field and finishing the contest at 67.3 per- in the standings. The win also gives Lehigh its fourth straight regular-season cent, missing just 17 field goal attempts all game. The 67.3 percentage is sweep vs. the Leopards as senior Kyle Leufroy becomes the first player in the 13th best percentage by any team in the nation this season. school history to finish his career 8-0 in the regular season against Lafayette. Cohen’s final line was impressive, converting 12-of-14 field goals, He also joins former teammate, and 2018 graduate, Kahron Ross as the only two in program history to go a perfect 4-0 at Lafayette in their careers. including 4-of-5 from three-point range. He added five rebounds, three Cohen scored seven points over the final 2:58 of regulation, along with assists and a steal. Cohen became the third Mountain Hawk to eclipse 30 his 14 in overtime. In the end, he scored 21 of Lehigh’s final 30 points of the points on the season (joining junior Pat Andree and senior Lance Tejada) evening an incredible showcase. He finished 14-of-19 from the floor. Over and the first to score 30 in Stabler Arena since Tim Kempton had 36 on his last two games, Cohen has scored 65 points on 26-of-33 shooting (78.8 Jan. 8, 2017 vs. American. Karnik was 9-of-10 from the floor, adding eight percent). rebounds. Along with Cohen’s performance, senior Lance Tejada added 17 points, 12 coming in the first half, while sophomore James Karnik had 15 on 6-of-8 Three other Mountain Hawks posted double-figure points, including shooting and Leufroy added 11. seniors Tejada (12) and Kyle Leufroy (12), and Andree (10), who also The Mountain Hawks took early leads of 5-0 then 7-2. After Lafayette added eight rebounds. Defensively, Lehigh held Boston University All- pulled within 7-6, a Tejada trey gave Lehigh a 10-9 lead at the under-16 media League forward Max Mahoney to seven points (which tied his season timeout. A Kyle Stout three-pointer gave Lafayette a 15-14 advantage, but low). Lehigh answered with seven straight points, including threes from Cohen and Lehigh jumped out to an early 9-0 lead as an Andree trey forced a Tejada, to give the Mountain Hawks a 21-15 lead with 11:29 left in the first. Lehigh continued to lead the remainder of the half, but couldn’t extend Boston University timeout less than three minutes in. its lead past six. Lafayette hit a three with 51 seconds on the clock, but two From there, the Mountain Hawks continued to tack onto their lead, Tejada free throws with 10 seconds left in the stanza gave the Mountain with it reaching 15-2 after two Teejada free throws. After the Terriers Hawks a 36-32 halftime lead. pulled within 21-10, Leufroy scored six straight points as his three-point After Lehigh scored the first four points of the second, Lafayette re- play gave Lehigh a 27-10 advantage with 12:39 on the clock. sponded with a 12-0 run as an Alex Petrie three-pointer gave the Leopards a 44-40 advantage with 16:39 on the clock. The Mountain Hawks’ lead reached 20 for the first time following a Lafayette held onto the lead for most of the remainder of the half until Tejada three-point play, which made the score 40-20 with 6:18 left in the Cohen came to life. After a Cohen jumper pulled Lehigh within 67-65, fresh- first. Lehigh ended the half on a 5-0 run, all five points scored by Cohen. man Jeameril Wilson had a big steal and emphatic slam to even the score. His fourth trey of the stanza gave the Mountain Hawks a 57-32 halftime Less than a minute later, Cohen converted a three-point play with 1:54 advantage. Cohen finished the first half 8-of-8 from the field, including remaining to give Lehigh its first lead since the 17:36 mark. The Mountain 4-of-4 from three-point range. Hawks maintained the lead over the ensuing minutes, but Petrie converted a driving score with two seconds on the clock to force overtime. A Nic Lynch three-point play gave Lehigh its largest lead at 71-43 Cohen immediately made his mark in the extra session, scoring just 15 with 13:59 left in the second half. The Terriers slowly chipped away from seconds in. The Mountain Hawks ended up a perfect 6-of-6 from the field there, pulling as close as 80-71 with just over five minutes remaining. in overtime, all six field goals coming from Cohen. Fittingly, two Cohen Lehigh responded as Cohen scored 10 points over the game’s final 5:28 free throws with eight seconds remaining gave him a career-high 33 points, to erase any doubt in the 94-78 victory. rounding out the scoring in the 93-86 victory.
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GAME 21 - FEB. 2, 2019 GAME 22 - FEB. 4, 2019 CHRISTL ARENA STABLER ARENA LEHIGH 75, ARMY WEST POINT 70 COLGATE 84, LEHIGH 62
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Trailing by as many as 19 in the first half and 18 BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team couldn’t more than six minutes into the second half, the Lehigh men’s basketball team get much going on Monday evening in Stabler Arena as Colgate responded by outscoring Army West Point, 38-15 over the game’s final 13:26 for a thrilling 75-70 win on Saturday afternoon at Christl Arena. The 19-point jumped out to a 25-point halftime lead, proving too much for the comeback marked the largest comeback in Brett Reed’s 12 seasons as head coach, Mountain Hawks to overcome in an 84-62 final. Senior Lance Tejada besting the 18-point comeback earlier this season at Holy Cross. Senior Kyle led the offense with 16 points, while freshman Jeameril Wilson tied a Leufroy led the charge, posting 16 points and eight rebounds in the second half career-high 11 points on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting. Freshman Joe Foley alone to finish with 22 and 10, good for his second-career double-double. Junior filled up the stat sheet with six points, three assists, two rebounds, a Jordan Cohen continued his stellar play, scoring 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting, block and steal. including a three-pointer which put the Mountain Hawks up for good with less than two minutes remaining. Tejada finished 6-of-12 from the field, including 4-of-8 from three- With its fourth straight win, Lehigh improves to 15-6 on the season, 8-2 point range. Junior Jordan Cohen added eight points while classmate in Patriot League play, remaining tied for first with Bucknell. The Mountain Pat Andree had seven points and nine rebounds. Ivanauskas led Col- Hawks continued their February success, improving to 23-3 in February dating gate with 33 points on 11-of-18 shooting, while adding 10 rebounds back to 2016. Entering the day, Army stood at 6-3 in the league, just one game and five assists. behind Lehigh in the standings. Lehigh’s offense came to life, shooting 66.7 percent from the field in the A Tejada three-pointer pulled Lehigh within 13-10 with 14:13 second half, but it was defense which helped set the stage for the comeback. After left in the first half, but Colgate responded by scoring 20 of the next allowing 41 points over the game’s first 15:39, the Mountain Hawks allowed 26 points, as a Jack Ferguson trey gave the Raiders a 33-16 advantage just 29 over the final 24:21. with 8:15 on the clock. Leufroy finished 6-of-11 from the field, including 5-of-9 from three-point A Cohen trey pulled Lehigh within 39-23 with 3:09 remaining range. Cohen was 6-of-9 and 4-of-5 from three. Senior Lance Tejada was strong in the stanza, but the Raiders ended the half on an 11-2 run to take a with 12 points (nine in the first half). Sophomore James Karnik added 10 points and five rebounds, shooting 5-of-8 from the field. Junior Ed Porter made a big 50-25 halftime advantage. impact at both ends of the floor, scoring a season-high seven points in just eight The Raiders extended their lead early in the second, leading 65-33 minutes, shooting 3-of-3 from the field. just over five minutes in. Lehigh responded with a 13-2 run, which A Tejada trey with 14:32 on the first-half clock pulled the Mountain included threes from Andree and Tejada, and ended with a Wilson Hawks within 14-11, but the Black Knights responded with a 20-4 run to open layup to pull within 67-46 with 10:34 remaining. a commanding 34-15 advantage. Trailing by 19 late in the stanza, neither team scored for 2:24, but the Mountain Hawks ended the half on a 6-0 run, with a A few minutes later, two Wilson free throws got Lehigh within 20 Cohen trey pulling Lehigh within 41-28 following 20 minutes of play. at 70-50, but that’s as close as it would come. Freshman Zedrek Farrell Lehigh tried to stage a comeback early in the second, but Army had an- would go on to score his first collegiate points via a driving layup with swers. The Mountain Hawks made their run trailing 58-45 with 10:58 remaining, exactly three minutes remaining. when they scored 13 straight points, beginning with Leufroy’s second trey in 29 For the game, the Mountain Hawks shot 48.0 percent from the seconds. Lehigh knocked down two more threes during the run, from Cohen field (24-of-50), but had 15 fewer field goal attempts than Colgate due and Leufroy, before a Karnik layup evened the score at 58 with 7:54 on the clock. The Black Knights immediately responded with six straight points, but an in large part to the turnover margin (21 for Lehigh to eight for the 8-2 Lehigh run capped off by another Karnik basket gave the Mountain Hawks Raiders). The Raiders finished at 46.2 percent (30-of-65). Rebounds a 68-66 lead with just under three minutes remaining, their first lead since 3-0. were even at 33 apiece. Army retook the lead on the ensuing possession, but Cohen knocked down a three near the top of the key to put Lehigh up 71-70 with 1:28 to go, a lead it wouldn’t relinquish. The Mountain Hawks didn’t allow a single point the rest of the way, while going 4-for-4 from the charity stripe, to wrap up the thrilling victory.
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GAME 23 - FEB. 9, 2019 GAME 24 - FEB. 11, 2019 STABLER ARENA SOJKA PAVILION LEHIGH 83, NAVY 57 BUCKNELL 87, LEHIGH 75
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh men’s basketball team responded from LEWISBURG, Pa. – Lehigh used a 14-0 first-half run to open a 22-11 a tough loss to Colgate by defeating Navy Saturday afternoon at Stabler lead, but Bucknell pulled within three at the half and used a 15-1 second-half Arena, using a strong defensive effort throughout the contest to hold the run to take a double-figure lead, on the way to downing the Mountain Midshipmen to only 57 points in a 83-57 win. Saturday’s game was part Hawks 87-75 on Monday evening in Sojka Pavilion. Lehigh trimmed a 16-point deficit with just over six minutes remaining down to nine with of Diversity and Inclusion day, presented by Lehigh’s Office of Diversity, 4:06 on the clock, but that’s as close as the Mountain Hawks would come. Inclusion and Equity. The point total tied a season-best for the Mountain Sophomore James Karnik led Lehigh with 21 points to tie a career high, Hawks’ defense, who also allowed 57 in November vs. Princeton. Junior Pat along with nine rebounds as five Mountain Hawks finished with dou- Andree led the Lehigh offense with 22 points, shooting 5-of-7 from three as ble-figure points. the Mountain Hawks improved to 16-7 on the season, 9-3 in Patriot League With the loss, Lehigh falls to 16-8 on the season, 9-4 in Patriot League play heading into a first-place showdown at Bucknell Monday night. play. The Mountain Hawks stand alone in second place in the league Lehigh took command of the game early, outscoring the Midshipmen standings, now two games behind the 11-2 Bison with five regular-season 42-23 in the first half. Navy only led for 2:27 of the contest, but a 20-2 Lehigh games remaining. One of the nation’s top shooting teams, Lehigh finished at 41.7 percent run gave it a dominant lead it wouldn’t relinquish. The Mountain Hawks from the field (25-of-60) and just 27.3 percent from three-point range (6-of- held the Midshipmen to just 27.9 percent shooting, a season best for the 22), struggling offensively for long stretches of Monday’s game. Lehigh defense. Along with Karnik’s 21 points, junior Jordan Cohen had 15 and a Along with Andree’s 22 points, sophomore center James Karnik had game-high seven assists. Classmate Pat Andree had 12 points while seniors nine rebounds, seven of which were defensive. Senior Lance Tejada scored Kyle Leufroy and Lance Tejada each had 10. With a driving first-half layup, 17 points to reach 998 in his career (including his time at East Carolina), Tejada reached 1,000 collegiate points (including his time at East Carolina), while classmate Kyle Leufroy added 10 points. Thirteen Mountain Hawks becoming the 37th Lehigh player in school history to reach that milestone. saw minutes in the contest. Bucknell was led by Kimbal Mackenzie, who scored 27 points while Trailing 2-0 just over three minutes in, the Mountain Hawks scored Nate Sestina had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Trailing 11-8 early, the Mountain Hawks staged a big run, beginning 20 of the next 22 points, beginning with consecutive Andree threes and with a basket from Andree and including threes from Tejada and later Leu- ending with a Jordan Cohen layup to give Lehigh a 20-4 edge with 9:58 froy. Leufroy’s trey made it 14 straight Lehigh points, giving the Mountain left in the first half. Navy pulled as close as 10 on multiple occasions, but Hawks a 22-11 edge with 8:13 left in the first half. Lehigh used an 11-2 run, capped off by threes from Andree and Tejada, to After Karnik gave Lehigh a 28-19 edge, the Bison scored seven straight take a 34-15 lead with 4:44 on the clock, on the way to the 42-23 halftime points to quickly pull within two heading into the final media timeout of advantage. the half. Navy scored 13 of the first 20 second-half points to pull within 49-36, Threes from Tejada and later Andree gave Lehigh leads of seven and but that’s as close as the Midshipmen would come. Lehigh used a 14-3 five points, but a Mackenzie hoop in the final seconds of the first pulled Bucknell within 38-35 at the half. run, beginning with another Andree three and ending with a pair of Caleb Karnik scored the first four second-half points to put Lehigh up seven, Bennett free throws, to open its largest lead at 70-44 with 6:45 remaining. but that’s when Bison turned the tides with a 15-1 run. Bucknell’s lead Acoveno scored four points down the stretch, while freshman Zedrek eventually reached 16 at 66-50, with Lehigh scoring just 12 points over the Farrell added three, to help the Mountain Hawks wrap up the 83-57 victory. first 13:38 of the second. For the game, Lehigh shot 46.6 percent from the field (27-of-58), in- The Mountain Hawks scored 13 of the next 19 points as an Andree cluding 46.2 percent from three (12-of-26). Navy finished at 27.9 percent trey pulled Lehigh within nine at 72-63 with 4:06 still remaining. (17-of-61) and 20.0 percent from long range (6-of-30). The Mountain Hawks From there, the Mountain Hawks scored 12 points over the final four minutes, but allowed 15, eight of which were free throws over the final held a 48-33 edge in rebounds. 1:04 to help the Bison wrap up the victory.
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GAME 25 - FEB. 16, 2019 GAME 26 - FEB. 20, 2019 CASE GYMNASIUM STABLER ARENA LEHIGH 84, BOSTON UNIVERSITY 79 LEHIGH 91, ARMY WEST POINT 81
BOSTON – The Lehigh men’s basketball team opened a 19-point BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men’s basketball team went on a 29-5 run in second-half lead then held off a late Boston University charge to down the span of just 6:42 to turn a 59-48 deficit into a 77-64 lead, on the way to beating the Terriers, 84-79 on Saturday afternoon at Case Gymnasium. The win Army West Point, 91-81 on Wednesday evening in Stabler Arena. Five Mountain Hawks scored double-figure points, led by senior Lance Tejada, who was 3-of-4 improved the Mountain Hawks’ record to 17-8 on the year, 10-4 in Patriot from three-point range and 7-of-7 from the charity stripe. Junior Jordan Cohen League play as Lehigh wrapped up a regular-season sweep of Boston added 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists (13 points, five rebounds and University for the first time in program history. The Mountain Hawks also three assists coming in the second half). Wednesday’s game was presented by JFR Salvage. improved to 8-0 after losses this year, having not lost back-to-back games With the win, the Mountain Hawks move into a tie with Bucknell for first all season. Once again, a balanced attack led the way as four Mountain place in the league standings, owning identical 11-4 marks with three regular-sea- Hawks scored between 13 and 18 points. son games remaining. The win clinches Lehigh a top-four seed and home game Senior Kyle Leufroy led the offense with 18 points, while adding four in the Patriot League Quarterfinals for the ninth time in the last 10 years. steals to tie a career high. Classmate had 17 points and six The nation’s leader from three-point range, Lehigh finished 10-of-20 from Lance Tejada long distance, including 6-of-10 in the second half. After scoring 48 points over assists, while sophomore James Karnik tallied 14 points, shooting 5-of-6 the game’s first 27:21, the Mountain Hawks scored 43 over the game’s final 12:39. from the field. Junior Jordan Cohen scored 13 points. Cohen, Leufroy and Lehigh’s 56 second-half points marked a season high for a second half. Tejada all finished 3-of-6 from behind the arc. Tejada got two early fouls in the game’s first 2:25, but found a way to make Not to be forgotten, junior Pat Andree finished with nine points and a big difference. Along with Tejada and Cohen, senior Kyle Leufroy posted 17 points, four a career-high 16 rebounds, the most rebounds by a Mountain Hawk since rebounds and six assists while junior Pat Andree had 15 points, seven rebounds, Tim Kempton on Mar. 8, 2017 at Bucknell. Freshman Jeameril Wilson filled three assists, a block and steal. Sophomore James Karnik tallied 11 points and six up the stat sheet with six points, four rebounds and two assists. Classmate boards. Freshman Joe Foley was strong off the bench as well, scoring a career-high Joe Foley had five points and a block while also making several important eight points (all in the first half) to go with three boards. Army jumped out to a 3-0 lead and went on to lead for the entire first half. defensive plays, including taking a charge in the final minutes. The Black Knights scored six straight points to turn a 16-12 lead into a 22-12 The teams went back-and-forth in the early going with seven lead advantage midway through the first. Lehigh’s offense struggled in scoring just changes before the first media timeout. Trailing 16-14, Leufroy knocked one point in the span of 4:30 and just five over a 6:53 stretch. down a three to kick-start a 13-0 run with all the points scored by seniors – The Black Knights’ lead reached as much as 12 on multiple occasions, but Lehigh would end the half with four straight points, via layups from Karnik and six from Leufroy and seven from Tejada. A Tejada trey gave the Mountain Leufroy, to pull within 42-35 at the half. Hawks a 27-16 edge just over midway through the first half. Lehigh quickly scored five straight second-half points to extend its run to The Terriers came back to within 32-24, but a 7-0 Lehigh surge gave 9-0 from the end of the first half, pulling within 42-40 with 17:24 remaining. Over the Mountain Hawks a 39-24 lead. the ensuing minutes, the Mountain Hawks couldn’t get over the hump and Army took advantage, using an 8-0 run to reopen a 59-48 lead with 12:57 remaining. In the second half, the Mountain Hawks used a 9-2 run to increase an That’s when Lehigh took control, beginning with six straight points from 11-point lead to 18 as a Leufroy steal and layup gave them a 63-45 advantage Tejada – a three then a trio of free throws. A Cohen trey pulled Lehigh within with 9:56 on the clock. two at 59-57. Not long after, a Cohen jumper evened the score at 61 before two Less than a minute later, two Wilson free throws gave Lehigh its largest Cohen free throws gave the Mountain Hawks a 63-61 advantage with 9:15 on the clock for their first lead of the game. lead at 65-46. However, the Terriers had one last run in them, trimming an Lehigh extended its lead with a pair of threes, from Leufroy and Andree, in 18-point Mountain Hawk lead with 5:36 remaining down to two with 25 the span of 20 seconds to go up 69-61. The Mountain Hawks wrapped up their seconds on the clock. Boston University had a chance to take a lead, but an 29-4 run with threes from Andree and Cohen, and a jumper from Leufroy, to Andrew Petcash three was off the mark, Karnik grabbed a tough rebound, give Lehigh a 77-64 advantage with 6:15 on the clock. Army responded to pull as close as four, 81-77, with 2:10 remaining, but was fouled and hit two clutch free throws to ice the victory. the Mountain Hawks closed out the win by going 8-of-8 from the free throw line over the final 1:54. Karnik also put down an emphatic alley-oop with 1:33 on the clock, as Lehigh wrapped up the 91-81 win.
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