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L E H I G H

MEN’S BASKETBALL

GAME TWENTY-THREE: LEHIGH VS. NAVY

SCHEDULE/RESULTS

Date Nov.

10 14 17 20 23 26 28

Dec.

15828 31

Jan.

2

Opponent

Time/Result

LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (11-11, 4-4) VS. NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (11-12, 4-4)
STABLER ARENA (5,600) • BETHLEHEM, PA

at Cornell

L, 87-83

W, 60-56 W, 71-66 L, 78-66 L, 72-51
ST. PETER’S at St. Francis (Pa.) at Albany at Maryland NJIT

FEBRUARY 13, 2008 • 7:05
SETTING THE SCENE

W, 67-58

L, 92-88 2 OT

QUINNIPIAC

Lehigh looks to stop a two-game slide as the Mountain Hawks return to Stabler Arena to host the Navy Midshipmen. Last time out, Marquis Hall led four Lehigh players in double figures but it wasn’t enough as American held off the visitors for an eight-point win at Bender Arena - giving the Eagles their first regular season sweep over Lehigh since 2002. More importantly, the win lifted American into sole possession of first place. Meanwhile, Navy enters tonight’s contest fresh off a 78-72 home win over Bucknell on Saturday. It was the Mids’ first win over the Bison in eight tries. Kaleo Kina scored a career-best 27 points in the win, and Greg Sprink added 22 for Navy.

at Central Connecticut St. L, 65-55 STONY BROOK HARVARD MONMOUTH at Penn State
W, 76-61 W, 70-61 W, 56-39 L, 81-68

at Columbia PRINCETON AMERICAN* at Navy*
L, 74-64 W, 68-49 L, 71-54 L, 79-69 W, 57-52 W, 63-60 W, 60-55 W, 56-54
612 16 20 23 26 30

Feb.

210

13

16 20 23 27 29

Mar.

5at Army*

TODAY’S PROJECTED LEHIGH STARTERS

COLGATE* LAFAYETTE* at Bucknell*

No. Pos. Cl. Name

PPG

12.7 7.9

RPG

Note

1

G

GGF
So. Marquis Hall Fr. Rob Keefer
4.7 ast. 20 pts., 6 assists, 3 steals ﬁrst mtg.
15 35 10 20
2.8 1.9 3.8 8.3
Five-time PL Rookie of the Week Scored 4 pts. in 15 min. at AU Sun. Averaging 14.5 ppg in P.L. play P.L.’s leading rebounder

at Holy Cross* at American*

NAVY*

L, 60-42 L, 82-74

7:05

Jr.

Matt Szalachowski 5.5

So. Zahir Carrington 12.8

Sr. Bryan White

F

10.2

ARMY*

7:05

7:00 1:00 7:05 at Colgate* at Lafayette* BUCKNELL* HOLY CROSS*

Lehigh Top Reserves

5

G

GGGCF
Fr. Prentice Small So. Matt Shamis Fr. Michael Ojo
3.9 2.3 1.7
1.3 0.9 0.5 3.0 2.3 2.8
Shooting 37% vs. P.L. opponents 4 pts., 2 assists, 2 steals at AU Sun. Career-high two rebounds at Navy 7 pts., 5 reb. in 20 min. Sun. at AU Avg. career best 13. 3 min/game 2-3 FGs, 5 pts, 3 rebounds at Army

9:05

21 23 32 33 42

Patriot League Tournament Patriot League Tournament Patriot League Championship 4:45
TBA

TBA

9

14

So. Dave Buchberger 3.8 Jr. Jr.
John Gourlay Phil Anderson
2.5 2.8

* P atriot League Game Home games in CAPS

BOLD = Today’s game

All times Eastern and subject to change

LEHIGH HEAD COACH BRETT REED

Brett Reed (Eckerd ‘95) is in his ﬁrst season as the Murray H. Goodman ‘48 Head Men’s Baketball Coach at Lehigh University. Reed had been an assistant at Lehigh for the past ﬁ v e years, serving as associate head coach for the 2006-07 season. He played an instrumental role in the 2004 Patriot League Championship as well as two of the winningest seasons in school history (2003-04, 2005-06). Prior to his time at Lehigh, Reed served as the top assistant at High Point University (N.C.) for two seasons. He has also enjoyed coaching stints at the University of North Carolina - Greensboro and Oakland (Mich.) Community College.

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- Lehigh will improve its record to 3-1 in Patriot League games at Stabler Arena in 2008. - The Mountain Hawks will defeat Navy for just the fourth time (in seven tries) at Stabler Arena, dating back to 2002. - Lehigh will avoid being swept by the Patriot League schools in the Mid-Atlantic region (American, Navy) for the ﬁrst time since 2002.

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2007-08 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME TWENTY-THREE: LEHIGH VS. NAVY • PAGE 2

NO. 15 TAKES THE FIFTH

TONIGHT’S GAME

Lehigh freshman guard Rob Keefer (North Wales, Pa.) was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week for the fifth time this season on Monday, after scoring 16 points on
Tonight marks the 57th all-time meeting between Lehigh and Navy. The Mids lead the series, 40 to 16 in on-court results. Navy has won two in a row in the series after snapping the Brown and White’s three-game win streak.
6-of-11 shooting while dishing out three assists at American on Sunday. Keefer’s fifth honor this season marks the most Rookie of the Week awards handed down to a Lehigh player since ... Marquis Hall ‘10 (Portland, Ore.) garnered Rookie of the Week recognition nine times in 2007. Hall later became Lehigh’s first ever Patriot League Rookie of the Year.

FOUR CAN SCORE

Paced by 20 points from Marquis Hall, four Lehigh players hit for double figures in the game at American (Feb. 9). Sunday’s output marked just the second time this season that Lehigh has placed four players in double figures in the scoring column (at Cornell, Nov. 10). Lehigh is 0-2 this season when four Mountain Hawks finish in double figures.

LAST TIME OUT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After being down 18 points with 4:15 remaining, Lehigh staged a furious comeback and got to within six in the closing minutes, but the Mountain Hawks ultimately fell to American 82-74 on Sunday afternoon at Bender Arena. Four Mountain Hawks hit for double figures, led by Marquis Hall’s 20, while Brian Gilmore scored a career- and game-high 26 for the Eagles, who moved into sole possession of fi r st place in the league standings. The Mountain Hawks jumped out to an early 8-2 lead, but from there Garrison Carr took over, hitting his first seven shots, all which were heavily contested by Lehigh defenders. He finished with 22 points in the AU win.

HOLDING ONTO THE BALL...BUT NOT NECESSARILY THE “W”

Lehigh committed just eight turnovers against American (Feb. 9), matching their seasonlow (at Columbia, Jan. 2). The Mountain Hawks are 1-3 this season in games in which they commit fewer than ten turnovers.

AN INAUSPICIOUS RE-START

Sunday’s loss at American marked the ﬁ r st time since 2002 that Lehigh dropped the ﬁrst

game of the second half of the Patriot League season. That season, Lehigh dropped the ﬁ r st six contests in the league second half en route to a 2-12 Patriot League mark.

ORDER HIM A DOUBLE

With yet another double-double at Bucknell on Jan. 30 (13 points, 11 rebounds), senior captain Bryan White raised his season total to ﬁve, and his career total to seven. White, who leads the Patriot League in rebounding (8.4 pg), is averaging 9.8 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 1.5 steals per game during league play. He has four games of ten or more rebounds in that time and three double-doubles.

THE LAST TIME THEY MET

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Jan. 16) – In a game that featured 11 lead changes and seven ties, Lehigh came up on the short end of a 79-69 score versus Navy at Alumni Hall. Sophomore Marquis Hall scored 20 points but it wasn’t enough as three Mids hit for double figures led by senior Greg Sprink’s 26 points. Joining Hall in double digits for Lehigh was classmate Zahir Carrington with 14 points, freshman Rob Keefer with 11 and senior Bryan White with 10. White also pulled down 11 rebounds for his fifth career double-double. Lehigh shot 43 percent from the field, but committed an uncharacteristic 19 turnovers, while Navy connected on 11 three-pointers.

SCOUTING THE MIDSHIPMEN...

Head coach Billy Lange (Rowan ‘94) is in his fourth season at the helm of the Navy program. He is 2-1 at Stabler Arena, with wins in 2005 and 2007 ... Greg Sprink currently leads the Patriot League in scoring (21.2 points per game) and ranks second in rebounding behind Lehigh’s Bryan White with 6.0 boards per game ... Lehigh and Navy took on just one common opponent throughout the non-league portion of their schedules (NJIT) ... the Mids are averaging almost 17 turnovers per contest, but are forcing over 19 per game from their opponents ... Navy has scored 70 or more points 18 times this season in 23 games played ... Navy has won two of three here at Stabler Arena, including a 70-65 win last season.

PROBABLE STARTERS: No.

3515 24 44

Name

Pos.

GGGG

Cl.

Sr. So. Fr. Jr.

Ht.

6-5 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-10

PPG

21.2 14.0 3.6 14.1 4.6

RPG

6.0 3.4 assists 3.6 4.2 4.4
Greg Sprink Chris Harris Romeo Garcia Kaleo Kina Mark Veazy

BY THE NUMBERS
2007-08 Statistics

C

Fr.

LU

Navy

76.2 .416 36.0 14.2 .738 2.6

9.3

.359 16.8

Points FG% Rebounds Assists FT% Blocks Steals 3FG% TO’s

64.5 .426 33.5 13.3 .732 3.6

5.8

.390 13.4

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SECOND TIME AROUND

WHEN LEHIGH...

AROUND THE
PATRIOT LEAGUE

With the second half of league play upon us, Lehigh looks to ﬁnish stronger than it has during the previous ﬁve seasons where its record was above .500 in the second time through just twice.
Plays at home: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2 Plays on the road:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 Plays at neutral sites: .........................0-0

PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS

Leads at the half: ................................6-1 Trails at the half:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8 Is tied at the half:................................ 0-2 Goes to overtime: ...............................0-0
2nd Half 3-4 4-3 3-4 5-2* 3-4
PL Record 8-6 10-4 7-7 11-3 7-7 4-4

League

Overall

02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 Total

W

6

L

33444466

W

14 14 10 11 11 11 11 12

L

10 913 12 11 11 12 10
American Lafayette Bucknell Navy Lehigh Army
55
Scores 90 or more points: ..................0-0 Scores 80-89 points:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 Scores 70-79 points:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Scores 60-69 points:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Scores 50-59 points:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Scores 40-49 points:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 Scores fewer than 40 points: ............. 0-0
44
0-1

18-18

47-31

4

33
*School record for most wins in 2nd half
Colgate

Holy Cross

MARCHING TO THE LINE

Upcoming Schedule Tonight

Colgate at Lafayette Holy Cross at Army Navy at LEHIGH
Since the start of Patriot League play, Lehigh has made a living at the free throw line, shooting more free throws than its opponent (164 to 138), making more free throws (119 to 95) and hitting a higher percentage (73 to 71). The Mountain Hawks are second in the Patriot League this season in free throw percentage (.726%).
Allows 90 or more points:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 Allows 80-89 points: ..........................0-3 Allows 70-79 points: ..........................0-5 Allows 60-69 points: ..........................4-2 Allows 50-59 points: ..........................5-0 Allows 40-49 points: ..........................1-0 Allows fewer than 40 points:. . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0
.......................7:00 .......................7:00 .......................7:00
Bucknell at American .......................7:00

Saturday

Navy at Lafayette Holy Cross at Bucknell .......................6:00 Army at LEHIGH .......................7:00
.......................2:00
Shoots over 50%: ................................3-0 Shoots 40-50%:.................................... 6-8 Shoots 30-39%:.................................... 2-2 Shoots under 30%:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1

IT’S UP AND IT’S NO GOOD

Lehigh was able to defeat Bucknell in Lewisburg (Jan. 30) despite not hitting a single three-point shot (0-9). The last time Lehigh failed to hit a shot from beyond the arc was January 31, 2003 versus Holy Cross in Worcester. Lehigh went 0-for-8 that day and lost 63-39.
American at Colgate (Sun.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:00

Patriot League Players of the Week

11/12 - Derrick Mercer, Jr., G, American 11/19 - Kyle Roemer, Jr., G, Colgate 11/26 - Jarell Brown, Sr., G, Army 12/3 - Jarell Brown, Sr., G, Army
Allows over 50%:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4 Allows 40-50%: ................................... 4-6 Allows 30-39%: ................................... 6-1 Allows under 30%:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0

12/10 - John Grifﬁn, Sr., G, Bucknell

12/17 - Marcus Nelson, So., G, Army 12/26 - Andrew Brown, Jr., G, Lafayette 12/31 - Greg Sprink, Sr., G, Navy 1/7 - Jarell Brown, Sr., G, Army 1/14 - Garrison Carr, Jr., G, American 1/21 - Bilal Abdullah, Sr., G, Lafayette 1/28 - Jarell Brown, Sr., G, Army

HOW BAD WAS IT?

Shoots over 50% 3FG: ..................... 5-1 Shoots 40-50% 3FG:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4
After checking the box score, it’s no surprise that Lehigh lost at Holy Cross (Feb. 2). The Mountain Hawks scored their fewest points (42) since last season at Monmouth (39) and shot their lowest percentage from the ﬁeld (24) since shooting 23 percent (12-52) in an 83-38 loss at Pepperdine on January 3, 2000.

Shoots 30-39% 3FG:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-3

Shoots under 30% 3FG: .................... 4-3

Outrebounds opponents: .................. 7-4 Is outrebounded: ................................ 4-7 Ties opponent in rebounding:.......... 0-0
2/4 - Andrew Brown, Jr., G, Lafayette

2/11 - Garrison Carr, Jr., G, American
Commits fewer than 20 turnovers:1 1 - 11 Commits 20 or more turnovers:....... 0-0

MEN OF STEAL

Patriot League Rookies of the Week

11/12 - Mark Veazey, Fr., C, Navy

11/19 - Rob Keefer, Fr., G, Lehigh 11/26 - Rob Keefer, Fr., G, Lehigh

12/3 - Todd O’Brien, Fr., C, Bucknell 12/10 - Andrew Beinert, Fr., G, Holy Cross 12/17 - Nathan Hedgecock, Fr., G, Army 12/26 - Deirunas Visockas, Fr., G, Lafayette 12/31 - G.W Boon, Fr., G, Bucknell

1/7 - Rob Keefer, Fr., G, Lehigh

1/14 - Andrew Beinert, Fr., G, Holy Cross

1/21 - Rob Keefer, Fr., G, Lehigh 1/28 - Prentice Small, Fr., G, Lehigh

2/4 - Mike Venezia, Fr., G, Colgate

2/11 - Rob Keefer, Fr., G, Lehigh

Led by Marquis Hall and Bryan White’s three steals apiece, Lehigh recorded a season best ten thefts at Holy Cross (Feb. 2). It was the Mountain Hawks most steals since swiping 17 balls in a win over Haverford last season.
Forces 20 or more turnovers:. . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 Forces fewer than 20 turnovers:. . . 11-10

Commits more turnovers:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 Commits fewer turnovers:................ 5-6 Ties in turnovers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0

UP NEXT...

Lehigh welcomes Army to Stabler Arena for a 7:05 pm tip-off on Saturday night. Last month, the Mountain Hawks rallied from a 17-2 deﬁcit to top the Black Knights by a 57-52 score at West Point.

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HOME, SWEET STABLER
HALFWAY THERE

Since the start of the 2002-03 season, Lehigh has been nothing short of dominant at home. Here is a look at the Mountain Hawks success at Stabler Arena during that time.
Since the start of the 2004-05 season, Lehigh is 43-12 when leading at halftime. On the ﬂip side, the Mountain Hawks are only 10-42 when trailing at intermission.

Overall Record: 59-18 (.766%) Non-League Record: 31-8 (.795%) League Record: 28-10 (.737%) Longest Winning Streak: 16 games (11/25/03 - 12/6/04)

IS ONE ENOUGH?

It was versus NJIT as Lehigh was able to defeat the Highlanders despite only one player, Marquis Hall, scoring in double fi g ures. It marked the first time the Mountain Hawks had a single player score double figure points and win since February 11, 2006. That day Lehigh downed Army 69-44 in West Point led by Joe Knight’s 16 points.

STARTING BLOCK

CAREER TOTALS:

Player

No. of Starts

18 623 052 0

No. of Games

Phil Anderson Dave Buchberger Zahir Carrington John Gourlay Marquis Hall Brian Hunter Rob Keefer
69 37 53 59 53 6

THE MAGIC NUMBER

Lehigh always likes to play tough, hard-nosed defense and the numbers prove that when the Mountain Hawks do, they are successful. Since the beginning of the 2002-03 season, Lehigh is 55-14 when holding opponents to fewer than 60 points.

16 0
22 6

SPREADING THE WEALTH

Michael Ojo
Nine Mountain Hawks have scored in a game on 11 occassions this season. Lehigh is 8-3 in those games, with the three losses coming vs. Albany, Columbia and Navy.
Luke Pelullo David Safstrom Matt Shamis Prentice Small Matt Szalachowski Bryan White
000026 75
2750 22 64 104

DOING (EXTRA) TIME

Lehigh’s double overtime affair with Quinnipiac marked the ﬁ r st time the Brown and White needed two overtimes to determine a winner at home since 1997 when the Mountain Hawks and archrival Lafayette played an extra ten minutes. The Leopards won that game 90-87. Lehigh has not won a double overtime game since 1989 when the Brown and White downed Drexel 94-92.

NO SURPRISES HERE

Lehigh has only used two starting lineups this season, compared to the past two seasons in which the Mountain Hawks marched out six different starting lineups.

Carrington, Hall, Keefer, Szalachowski, White

7-9

Buchberger, Carrington, Hall, Szalachowski, White 4-2