TABLE OF CONTENTS
MEDIA INFORMATION OPPONENTS Quick Facts ...... 2 2011-12 Patriot League Media Policies ...... 3 Opponents ...... 48 Lafayette on Radio ...... 4 2011-12 Non-Conference Lafayette on Television ...... 5 Opponents ...... 49-51 Traveling to Lafayette ...... 6 Overall Series Records ...... 52 Patriot League Composite Schedule ..53 2011-12 SEASON The Patriot League ...... 55 2011-12 LAFAYETTE MEN’S BASKETBALL Season Outlook ...... 8 2010-11 SEASON REVIEW MEDIA GUIDE TV/Radio Lineup ...... 12 The 2011-12 Lafayette Men’s 2011-12 Roster ...... 13 Season In Review ...... 57-58 Basketball Media Guide is a Rob Delaney ...... 14 Game By Game Recaps ...... 59-66 production of the Lafayette Jim Mower ...... 16 Statistics ...... 67 College Athletic Communications and Promotions Office. It was J.D. Pelham ...... 18 Patriot League Standings ...... 68 written and edited by Phil LaBella Nick Petkovich ...... 20 and Mark Mohrman. Additional Ryan Willen ...... 22 TRADITION assistance provided by Scott Morse, Drew Kingsley and Matt Levi Giese ...... 24 Lafayette Basketball Timeline ..... 70-71 Panto. Covers by Dale Mack and Tony Johnson ...... 26 interior design by Nancy Biltcliff. Team & Individual Records ...... 72 Jack Detmer ...... 28 Scoring Records ...... 73 Lafayette College Les Smith ...... 29 Rebounding Records ...... 74 Athletic Communications and Alan Flannigan ...... 30 Promotions Assists, Steals & Blocks Records ...... 75 107 Kirby Sports Center Seth Hinrichs ...... 30 Three-Point Records ...... 76 Easton, Pa. 18042 Joey Ptasinski ...... 30 Free Throw Records ...... 77 (610) 330-5122 Dan Trist ...... 30 www.GoLeopards.com Kirby Sports Center Records ...... 78 Coaching Records ...... 79 Photography by Rick Smith, COACHING STAFF All-Time Roster ...... 80 Chuck Zovko, Ed Gifford and the Lafayette Athletic Head Coach Fran O’Hanlon ...... 32-35 Maroon Club Hall of Fame ...... 81 Communications and Promotions Josh Loeffler ...... 36 Year-by-Year Results ...... 82-88 staff. Pat Doherty ...... 37 Printed by Lafayette College’s Donovan Williams ...... 38 Reprographic and Bulk Mail Services. LAFAYETTE COLLEGE Lafayette at a Glance ...... 40 Easton, Pennsylvania ...... 41 President ...... 42 Director of Athletics ...... 43 Faculty Advisor ...... 44 Kirby Sports Center ...... 45-46
On The Cover (L to R): Lafayette seniors Jim Mower, Ryan Willen, Rob Delaney, J.D. Pelham and Nick Petkovich LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS QUICK FACTS LAFAYETTE COLLEGE LAFAYETTE DIRECTORY
Location: Easton, Pa. 18042 College/Athletic Athletic Communications and (60 miles north of Philadelphia, 70 miles west of New York) Administration Promotions Founded: 1826 College President: Director of Athletic Communications Daniel H. Weiss and Promotions: Enrollment: 2,406 undergraduates (George Washington ’79), Scott D. Morse (Slippery Rock ’90) Nickname: Leopards (610) 330-5200 [email protected] Colors: Maroon and White Faculty Representative for Athletics: Sports Information Director: (MBB SID) Affiliation: NCAA Division I Susan L. Averett (Colorado State ’86), Philip J. LaBella (St. Bonaventure ’98) Conference: Patriot League (610) 330-5307 [email protected] (one of eight basketball-playing Director of Athletics: Multimedia and Marketing Manager: members; began play in 1990) Bruce McCutcheon (William & Matt Panto (DeSales ’06) Arena: Allan P. Kirby Sports Center Mary ’76), (610) 330-5470 [email protected] Capacity: 3,500 Associate Director of Athletics: Asst. Sports Information Director: Floor: Hardwood maple surface George Bright (Claflin ’85), Drew Kingsley (Fairfield ’07) (610) 330-5472 [email protected] Associate Director of Athletics: Athletic Communications Assistant: Kaitlyn McKittrick (Moravian ’04), Mark Mohrman (Monmouth ’11) BASKETBALL (610) 330-5474 [email protected] 2011-12 Season: 102nd Department of Athletics FAX: Athletic Communications Secretary: (first season: 1900-01) (610) 330-5702 Penny Nace [email protected] All-Time Record: 1236-1115 Ticket Manager: (101 seasons) Jason Cichowicz (Eastern Conn. ’03), Athletic Communications Phone: (610) 330-5471 (610) 330-5122 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Director of Health Services/ Athletic Communications Fax: Lettermen Returning/Lost: 10/5 Team Physician: (610) 330-5519 Overall Record: 13-19 Dr. Jeffrey Goldstein (Rutgers ’76), Kirby Sports Center Press Row: Patriot League Record: 6-8 (Fourth) (610) 330-5001 (610) 330-5454 Captains: Rob Delaney ’12 and Athletic Team Orthopaedic Surgeon: Athletics Website: Tony Johnson ’13 Dr. Carl B. Weiss, Jr. (Rochester ’78), www.GoLeopards.com (610) 861-8080 College Website: Director of Sports Medicine: www.lafayette.edu MEN’S BASKETBALL Matt Bayly (Springfield ’89), (610) 330-5491 COACHING STAFF Senior Associate Athletic Trainer: Dawn Comp (Millersville ’92) Head Coach: Fran O’Hanlon Associate Athletic Trainer: (Villanova ’70, 17th season) Chris Meny (Montclair State ’06) (610) 330-5475 Assistant Athletic Trainers: Lafayette College Record: Tiffany Muir (North Carolina ’07) 226-242 Lea Vandergrift (Lock Haven ’09) Overall Career Record: 226-242 Strength and Conditioning Coach: Brad Potts (IUP ’05), Assistant Coaches: (610) 330-5526 Josh Loeffler (Swarthmore ‘03, 4th season) Director of Athletic Equipment Services: Pat Doherty Kyle Martinelli (Temple ’09), (Lafayette ‘04, 3rd season) (610) 330-5492 Donovan Williams (Park ‘08, 2nd season) Basketball Secretaries: Vicki Cummings (610) 330-5475 Vivian Broome (610) 330-5790
2 2011-12 MEDIA POLICIES
Covering The Leopards QGAME DAY MEDIA SERVICES— The 2011-12 edition of the Lafayette men’s Working media at Kirby Sports Center Lafayette Athletic Communications basketball media guide has been produced to will receive the following: and Promotions Staff assist the media with coverage of the Leopards. 5ealtime statistics displayed Scott D. Morse Additional information, including press releas- throughout the game Director of Athletic Communications HVIHDWXUHLGHDVSKRWRJUDSKVFOLSVDQGÀOP *ame program and notes and Promotions footage is available upon request. Please take a Complete halftime and final statistics (610) 330-5122 (office) (610) 217-6445 (cell) moment to review this page to familiarize your- Complete playbyplay [email protected] self with Lafayette’s media policies. Feel free to )a[ services as reTuested contact any member of the Lafayette Athletic QMEDIA WILL CALL— Communications staff with questions. Media Will Call Philip J. LaBella is located at the Kirby Sports Center Sports Information Director Media Services ticket office across from the arena. s-ENS "ASKETBALL 3)$ (610) 330-5122 (office) QCREDENTIALS—Media credentials (610) 217-3291 (cell) for Lafayette home games are issued for QTELEPHONES—A limited number of [email protected] working members of the media only and telephone lines are available at press row should be reTuestedasearlyaspossible. and in the media and interview room. Lafayette follows the guidelines set Media outlets desiring to have their own Matt Panto Multimedia & Marketing Manager forth by the NCAA and the Patriot League dedicated phone lines (including ISDN) (610) 330-5122 (office) in governing the issuance of credentials. installed at press row should contact the (610) 657-2254 (cell) Season credentials will be granted only Athletic Communications Office. [email protected] to daily newspapers and television/radio stations that cover Lafayette basketball on QINTERNET—Wireless internet access a regular basis. Otherwise, television/ points are located at press row and in the Drew Kingsley Assistant SID radio stations, weekly newspapers and interview and media room. Contact the (610) 330-5122 (office) websites will be granted credentials on a Athletic Communications staff for login (203) 577-9677 (cell) singlegame, spaceavailable basis. information. [email protected] 5eTuestsforseasoncredentialsshould arrive by Nov. ,2. 5eTuests for QINTERVIEW POLICIES—All interviews Mark Mohrman singlegame credentials should arrive no with Lafayette basketball players and Athletic Communications Assistant later than one week in advance of the coaches must be arranged through the s-ENS "ASKETBALL #ONTACT (610) 330-5122 (office) game. All reTuestsforcredentialsshould Office of Athletic Communications. (609) 221-5036 (cell) be made to: Players will not be available on game [email protected] 2IÀFHRI$WKOHWLF&RPPXQLFDWLRQV day until after the game.
Lafayette College Penny Nace 107 Kirby Sports Center QPOSTGAME INTERVIEWS—)ollowing Athletic Communications Secretary Easton, Pa. 18042 each game there will be an NCAA (610) 330-5122 (office) [email protected] Phone: (10) 0122 mandated minute coolingoff period. )a[:(10) 01 )ollowing that period of time apress www.lafayette.edu conference will be held on the second floor of Kirby Sports Center for the QMEDIA & POSTGAME INTERVIEW visiting coach and reTuested players ROOM—The media and interview room followed by Coach O’Hanlon and reTuestswillbearrangedatanappropri is located on the second floor of Kirby reTuested Lafayette studentathletes. ate time, so as not to interfere with the Sports Center at the top of the spiral stair academic schedule of the studentathlete. case. Working facilities, with necessary QPLAYER TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS—It outlets and telephones, are available. issuggestedthatallreTuests for player QMISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION — telephone interviews be made at least Any Tuestions concerning the Lafayette 24 hours in advance through the Office basketball program should be directed to of Athletic Communications. Phone the Office of Athletic Communications.
3 LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS JIM FINNEN…P.A. ANNOUNCER
-im )innen has been the ´*olden 9oiceµ of Kut]town in the late 180s. Lafayette is )innen and his wife, the former Beatrice Lafayette Athletics for 47 years. )innen, who 151117 at )isher Stadium with )innen Lehan, are both members of the class of has served as the public address announcer for manning the public address system. 154 from the 8niversity at Albany. He is Lafayette basketball and football since 14, He announced his 200th game in 2003, a retired from The Stroh Brewery Company was inducted into the Maroon Club Athletic 3517 win over Bucknell in the home finale. of Detroit, Mich. They have four children Hall of )ame in 18. He is one of Must two The longevity of )innen’s service to Lafayette and three grandchildren and reside in Palmer inductees who were not an athlete, coach or is nearly eTualed by that of his spotter and Township. administrator at the College. sidekick, Tom *olden. )innen came to Easton in 11 to The legendary announcer has been serve as the news director at WESTAM behind the microphone for all but a handful 1400, where he also served as a playby of 800 basketball games at Kirby Sports play announcer for Leopard football and Center (and Alumni Memorial *ym) since basketball. 8pon leaving the station in 14, his arrival. By his estimate, )innen hasn’t he was immediately invited to become the missed a home men’s or women’s game in public address announcer at Lafayette. His more than 20 years. He has also coined the first season behind the microphone at )isher phrase familiar to all Lafayette hoops fans, )ield concluded with the 101st game in the ´and now, let’s play basketballµ to start all LafayetteLehigh rivalry. Leopard basketball games. )innen was also )innen has missed Must three home chosen to announce conference tournament football games since he arrived on College and championship games in the MAC and Hill: Oct. 2, 174, a 2418 loss to Colgate, ECC and has announced close to 100 Patriot and a pair of seasonopening wins over League Tournament basketball games.
LAFAYETTE…ON RADIO
All of the 201112 Lafayette men’s basketball Hammer was inducted into the Maroon Club regular season and each of the Leopards’ Hall of )ame in 20007. He is one of Must two postseason games will air on W-5H)M 104. inductees who were not an athlete, coach or and can be heard on W-5H.org. administrator at the College. Joining Hammer In his 45th season as the radio voice courtside to provide color analysis for road of Lafayette Athletics, Dick Hammer will contests will be Lafayette Sports Information continue to call the playbyplay action. Director, Phil LaBella.
One of the most respected radio broadcasters in the Northeast, Dick Hammer enters his 45th season as the radio voice of Lafayette men’s basketball.
4 2011-12 LAFAYETTE…ON TELEVISION Lafayette will lead the Patriot League television packages in the Patriot League. TV SCHEDULE with at least 13 of its regularseason games Each of those broadcasts will air live televised during the 201011 season. The regionally to more than 10 million viewers 11/16 St. Francis (N.Y.) (LSN) 7 p.m. 11/22 Fairleigh Dickinson (LSN) 7 p.m. Leopards will also lead the Patriot League on 5CN4, 5CN8 and WBPH0. 12/7 at Penn State (BTN.com) 7 p.m. with at least si[ nationallytelevised games, Through the Lafayette Sports Network’s partnership with ESPN, select games will air 12/21 at Vanderbilt (FSN-South) 7 p.m. as MASN (available through both DI5ECT9 1/4 Penn (LSN) 7 p.m. on ESPN )ull Court, ESPN’s pay per view and DISH Network) will air Lafayette’s 1/11 Army (LSN) 7 p.m. entire slate of home league broadcasts on service, and ESPN3.com, ESPN’s broadband 1/14 Bucknell (LSN) 1 p.m. a tapedelay basis for the fourth straight service. 1/19 at Holy Cross (CBS SN) 7 p.m. season. CBS College Sports will pick up two of 1/22 Lehigh (CBS SN) 2 p.m. Ten of the 13 regularseason telecasts the Leopards’ Patriot League contests with 1/28 American (LSN) 1 p.m. will be produced by the Lafayette Sports the possible addition of two fle[ games at 2/4 Navy (LSN) 1 p.m. Network (LSN), which annually produces the end of the conference regular season. 2/15 Holy Cross (LSN) 7 p.m. the most e[pansive and highest Tuality In addition both semifinals of the Patriot 2/22 Colgate (LSN) 7 p.m. League Tournament and the championship 2/29 Patriot League TBD game will be televised on CBS College Quarterfinal (LSN) Sports. 3/3 Patriot League TBD MASN continues as one of LSN’s national Semifinal (CBS SN) distribution partners, airing at least si[ LSN 3/7 Patriot League 7 p.m. telecasts nationally to more than 65 million Championship (CBS SN) households via both DI5ECT9 and DISH All Times Eastern Network. LSN=Lafayette Sports Network (RCN-4, RCN-8, WBPH-60) As an element of Lafayette’s multi media agreement with CBS Interactive, RCN-4: available through RCN cable in Lehigh Valley
all LSN telecasts are streamed live on the RCN-8: available through RCN cable systems in internet and available worldwide through Philadelphia, NYC, Boston, Washington, DC and *oLeopards.com. Lafayette was the first of Chicago WBPH-60: available in all of Eastern PA and Western NJ the CBS College Sports partners to make live over the air and through cable, DirecTV (dial video streaming available to fans worldwide 60) and DISH Network (dial 60) when the 2000 LafayetteLehigh football FSN-South= Fox Sports Net South (DirecTV 646, game aired live on *oLeopards.com. DISH Network 420) CBS SN= CBS Sports Network (DirecTV 613, Emmynominated local sports DISH Network 152) broadcaster *ary Laubach will handle all of the Leopards’ playbyplay duties for the 15th straight season. )ormer Lafayette men’s basketball coach John Leone will provide The Lafayette Sports Network features RCN color analysis for the 15th season. In his 10th Sports Director Gary Laubach (left) and John year as a member of the announcing crew is GoLeopards.com Exclusives: Leone, former Lafayette men’s basketball coach. 5CN’s Dan Mowdy, who will report on the 11/19 Wagner 7 p.m. Leopards from the sideline. 12/5 Long Island 7 p.m. 12/28 Monmouth 7 p.m.
VIDEO STREAMING
All Lafayette home games and every Patriot League game will be available through *oLeopards.com as part of a subscription based package. Each LSN telecast will be streamed live on the internet and archived to be available for viewing anytime. More than 100 athletic contests will be provided through *oLeopards. com this schoolyear. Also, select LSN telecasts will be available on ESPN3.com.
5 LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS TRAVELING TO LAFAYETTE
DINING SUGGESTIONS FROM ROUTE 22 CASUAL DINING Pizza D’oro EAST/I-78 EAST: *Big Woody’s 200 Cattell Street (shorter route) E[it I78 onto 5oute 22 1522 Sullivan Trail (610) 253-5533 (heading toward Pa. Turnpike, L9I (610) 252-4442 FAST FOOD Airport/ Whitehall) follow 5oute 22 for about 20 miles to Easton. Take the Carrabba’s Giacomo’s (Deli) 2471 Park Avenue 700 Cattell St. )ourth Street e[it. Turn left at the end (610) 258-5326 (610) 438-1945 of the e[it ramp. *o to the first traffic venue
ollege A light and turn left onto Third Street. N C DeLorenzo’s McDonald’s Third Street goes under 5oute 22 and Route 611 1210 Knox Ave. 25th St. Shopping becomes College Avenue—a steep hill Ctr. Easton Exit (610) 252-0860 leading up to the college entrance. (610) 253-8453 Follow “Entering Campus” below. Route 22 Don Pablo’s S. 3rd Street 80 Kunkel Dr. (610) 258-5752 (610) 923-9311 *Papa John’s FROM I-78 EAST: *Chick-Fil-A 759 S. 25th St. E[it I78 at 5oute 33. (5t. 33 only goes 3750 Dryland Way (610) 253-4200 north from I78.) Take 5oute 33 to 610-250-5651 5oute 22, e[iting onto 5oute 22 East Burger King towards Easton. Take the )ourth Street 25th St. & Wood Ave. Marblehead Grill e[it off 5oute 22, turning left at the 4101 W. Penn Hwy. (610) 253-7247 end of the e[it ramp. *o to the first (610) 258-4301 Taco Bell traffic light and turn left onto Third Morici’s 2420 Northampton Street. Third Street goes under 5oute 218 Cattell St. St. 22 and becomes College Avenue. Follow (610) 253-6257 (610) 258-7007 “Entering Campus” below.
Pearly Baker’s Wendy’s 11 Centre Square 204 Wood Ave. FROM I-78 WEST: (610) 258-5597 (610) 253-9949 E[it I78 at 5oute 22 (Alpha, N.J., *Lafayette Athletics E[it 3). Proceed through Phillipsburg and across the bridge leading into Easton. Stay to corporate partner the right and take the Easton e[it, the second right after the bridge. At the end of the e[it ramp, turn right onto College Avenue–a steep hill leading up to the college entrance. LODGING SUGGESTIONS Follow “Entering Campus” below. *Best Western Holiday Inn Express Lehigh Valley Hotel 25th St. & Route 22 FROM NORTHEAST EXTENSION OF PENNSYLVANIA & Conference Center Easton, Pa. TURNPIKE (I-476): Routes 22 & 512 (610) 923-9495 Bethlehem, Pa. E[it at the Lehigh 9alley interchange (E[it 56). Proceed through the toll pla]a and take (610) 866-5800 *The Lafayette Inn 5oute 22 East. )ollow 5oute 22 for appro[imately 15 miles to Easton. Take the )ourth 525 W. Monroe St. Street e[it. Turn left at the end of the e[it ramp. *o to the first traffic light and turn left *Hampton Inn-Easton Easton, Pa. onto Third Street. Third Street goes under 5oute 22 and becomes College Avenue–a steep 3723 Easton- (610) 253-4500 hill leading up to the college entrance. Follow “Entering Campus” below. Nazareth Highway Easton, Pa. *TownPlace Suites (610) 250-6500 3800 Easton- ENTERING CAMPUS: Nazareth Highway Proceed uphill on College Avenue appro[imately 200 yards and turn left onto McCartney *Hampton Inn & Easton, Pa. Suites Street. Continue on McCartney Street to the first stop sign. At this point turn left onto 200 Gateway Dr. *preferred hotels High Street. Proceed through intersection. )ollow signs for Markle Hall Parking Deck Bethlehem, Pa. where a parking pass is reTuired on gamedays. (610) 868-2442
6 2 SE 11-1 ASO 20 N LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS SEASON OUTLOOK
The Lafayette men’s basketball team has first two seasons, seeing time in 60 games been one win away from a Patriot League during that span. O’Hanlon named him championship and the goal of an NCAA captain for the 201112 season. Tournament berth the last two seasons. The Senior guard Rob Delaney will serve Leopards are coming off a 131 campaign alongside Johnson as a team captain. Delaney when they finished the season by taking to started in nearly half of the Leopards’ 32 the road for a pair of wins in the Patriot games in 201011, using his high energy League Tournament before their upset run level to provide consistent defensive play and came to an end at Bucknell in the conference intermittent offensive sparks. title game in midMarch. ´We have a terrific group of upperclassmen ´Our past two seasons have shown that who are strong leaders, but it made sense from we can compete at the highest level in our the coaching staff’s point of view to pick Tony league,µ said Lafayette head coach Fran and 5ob as the team captains,µ O’Hanlon O’Hanlon, who enters his 17th season at said. ´The point guard is a natural position of the helm of the Leopards’ program. ´It helps leadership, and as vocal players, Tony and 5ob in recruiting and in the overall attitude of are great fits to lead our team.µ the players in the program. They know at the Senior guard Jim Mower is one of the top start of every season that they have a chance threepoint shooting threats in the conference, to be among the best in their conference.µ knocking down 72 three’s in his Munior This season, Lafayette has been picked season and 2 in his sophomore campaign. to finish fourth in the preseason poll of The biggest shot of Mower’s career came in conference coaches and sports information the Patriot League Tournament semifinal vs. directors, but those predictions have meant American in 2011 when he drilled a three little as of late. In 20010, Lafayette was a pointer with less than a second left in double unanimous pick for last and finished third. overtime to propel Lafayette to a 7371 win in Last season, the Leopards were tabbed front of a national television audience. Junior co-captain Tony Johnson third and ended in a tie for fourth, ending Mower’s propensity for knocking down the both runs with Patriot League title game long ball is indicative of Lafayette’s offensive appearances. strategy under O’Hanlon. In the past two Three starters, including four of the top seasons, Lafayette has ranked in the top two in five scorers from 201011 and two 1000point the Patriot League for threepoint field goals scorers, return for O’Hanlon. The loss of Jared made, sinking 258 in 20010 (8.1 per game) Mint] ’11, a twotime AllPatriot League )irst and 247 in 201011 (7.7 per game). Team selection, will pose the greatest challenge Senior forward Ryan Willen is the final for the sTuad which relied on the career 1,000 of the three returning starters. Willen, who point scorer for 15.8 points and 5.8 rebounds dealt with back issues all of last season, is per game in his senior season. healthy coming into 201112 and looking to Mintz, who is currently playing match the form that earned him AllPatriot professionally in Israel and left as one of the League status as a sophomore. He started 20 program’s top post players in the last decade, games at small forward last season, averaging was the impetus for the offense his last two 10.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. seasons. He filled the role as the team’s top Willen’s ability to stretch the defense with scorer and rebounder and his passing ability threepoint shooting (8 three’s the last two made him a conduit for the offense while seasons) and challenging smaller players in the maintaining a positive assist/turnover ratio. post make him a tough matchup. This season Munior point guard Tony Willen and the maMority of the Leopards’ Johnson, a preseason AllPatriot League frontcourt players are mobile, and that fact )irstTeam selection, will look to fill the may lead the coaching staff to use a more leadership void left by Mintz, Darion uptempo style of game in 201112. Benbow ’11 and Ben Wheeler ’11. By his ´With Tony as one of the best players on position, Johnson has been a leader in his the court at all times, we are certainly going
8 2011-12
to look to utilize his skills and get us up and Smith showed flashes of his ability as Minnesota. He averaged 21. points, 10. down the floor,µ O’Hanlon said. ´We have a a rookie, playing in nearly si[ minutes rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in his group of guys who will allow us to do that a per game in all but five of the Leopards’ senior season while guiding his Maccray little more this year than in past years where contests. sTuad to a 284 mark in 201011. we focused on our halfcourt offense.µ Mower will see significant minutes for Joey Ptasinski comes in to Lafayette the Leopards. He is one of Lafayette’s most more e[perienced than the typical BACKCOURT e[perienced players, playing 25 games as freshman, having taken a postgraduate Lafayette features an e[perienced backcourt a freshman while shooting his way into year at the New Hampton School in New led by Mower and cocaptains Johnson the starting lineup in 52 games over his Hampshire. The 62 Ptasinski enMoyed and Delaney. Johnson has been a natural sophomore and Munior seasons. Mower is the a stellar high school career in Colorado, fit in the point guard position since his team’s top returning scorer at 12.3 points helping 5egis Jesuit win consecutive 5A arrival, learning under a senior in his rookie per game, down a little more than a point state titles. In 2010, he averaged 1 points campaign and taking over the role with great from his sophomore campaign. and four assists per game and earned aptitude as a sophomore. His 180 career threepointers generally Colorado State Tournament M9P honors as The California native dished out 117 draw the most attention to his game, but part of a 271 team. As a Munior, 5egis was assists to 5 turnovers in 201011. The Mower also stands as an accurate free throw 262 behind his 15 points and five assists coaching staff encouraged Johnson to be shooter, hitting at an 84 percent clip for his per game. more assertive as the season wore on and career. Alan Flannigan is a 66 wing player he bolstered his scoring output. Johnson Sophomore Jack Detmer and a strong who is the second player in a short time averaged 15.3 points per game over the incoming class will also vie for minutes in span to come to Lafayette from Missouri, final four games, including all three Patriot the backcourt. Standing atop the list is 67 Moining Willen who played for the same League Tournament contests and the Seth Hinrichs, an AllState selection from AA8 program. )lannigan averaged 23.2 regularseason finale vs. American when he points and 12.5 rebounds as a senior, scored a careerhigh 2 points. finishing with more than 1,400 career While his primary role will be facilitating points and 700 career rebounds and the offense, he will also be e[pected to earning AllState )irstTeam honors. capitalize on his scoring opportunities using ´We really need some of the freshmen his penetrating ability as a primary weapon. to contribute right away and give us some On the other end of the floor, Johnson will depth at the wing position,µ O’Hanlon said. continue to be a key defender and is the ´Our incoming class is as strong as any as team’s top returning rebounder (4.3 rpg). we’ve had in recent memory and we think ´We’re not going to ask Tony to do they have the potential to be contributors anything differently this year than he did early on.µ last season,µ O’Hanlon said. ´Throughout the season, we pushed him to be more aggressive, and he responded. Early in FRONTCOURT his career he had the mindset of being a With the graduation of Mintz and distributor only, but we’ve tried to impress Benbow, O’Hanlon will look to a upon him that when he looks to score it puts mi[ture of youth and e[perience up more pressure on the defense and makes him front. The de facto leader of that group is and the team more effective.µ Willen who enters his fourth season as a Johnson has battled through a back starter. He found himself in the starting inMury that has kept him out of practice in five in 16 games as a freshman when the opening weeks of the season. In his he earned Patriot League All5ookie absence, Delaney and Les Smith handle the laurels, 32 games as a sophomore when point guard duties, a position they played he was named AllPatriot League Second sporadically last season. Team and in 201011 when he started Delaney and Smith are better fits on the 20 games. Willen was one of three wing in the Leopards’ threeguard rotation. players to average in double figures for The elder Delaney had a breakout Munior the Leopards and is the team’s second season when he started 15 games and averaged leading returning rebounder. 6.1 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. His ´5yan had a decent year last year, biggest contributions will likely come on the but really wasn’t healthy for most of the defensive end and in terms of leadership. Senior co-captain Rob Delaney season,µ O’Hanlon said. ´He’s back to
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point shooting percentage last season (3). spending the 200607 and 200708 seasons *iese played 13 minutes per game in all at Stevens Tech. Loeffler is a 2003 graduate but one of Lafayette’s contests last season, of Swarthmore where he was a fouryear averaging 4.4 points and 1. rebounds per letterwinner. He serves as Lafayette’s game. He also led the team with 17 blocks. recruiting coordinator. O’Hanlon is hoping to get production out Pat Doherty is in his third season as the of freshman Dan Trist in the frontcourt. second assistant and is one of several former Trist comes to Lafayette having played on O’Hanlon players to Moin him on the sidelines an international level with the Australian in recent seasons. The 2004 Lafayette 8nder1 national team. He saw action in graduate was an assistant coach at Williams the World Championships in Latvia this past in 20080 and The College of New Jersey summer. In 200, Trist was one of three in 200708. Australians selected to the Nike AllAsia Donovan Williams begins his second Team to play at the Nike *lobal Challenge season at Lafayette. He came to College Hill in Portland, Ore. and was one of five of his from Holy )amily 8niversity in Philadelphia. countrymen tabbed for inclusion at the Nike Prior to Holy )amily, Williams worked as Development Camp in BeiMing, China. a graduate assistant for the *eorgia Tech ´Dan has the potential to be one of the men’s basketball program from August 2008 top three freshmen in the Patriot League to May 2010. Williams was a twoyear this season. He’s played at a very high level starter at Park University. Williams’ brother, and traveled e[tensively with the Australian Pershin, was an assistant at Lafayette under Munior national team,µ O’Hanlon said. ´He O’Hanlon in 20080. can score around the basket and with his shooting range he has the ability to keep defenses honest.µ
Senior guard Jim Mower COACHING STAFF where he wants to be physically, and that Entering his 17th season, O’Hanlon is makes us that much better as a team.µ the longest tenured coach in the Patriot )ellow seniors J.D. Pelham and Nick League and the winningest head man in Petkovich are also ready to step into the Lafayette basketball history. His longevity, fray for Lafayette. Petkovich has spent time and coaching acumen have been the key at wing during his career, but O’Hanlon ingredients to building and maintaining may have him use his size to play the four a championshipcaliber program. )or his spot. Petkovich played in 30 games, starting efforts, the Philadelphia native and 9illanova three in 201011 while averaging a shade less alum has been named Patriot League than 14 minutes per game. Like Willen, he Coach of the Year three times and was the is Tuite comfortable behind the threepoint first coach to be honored by his peers in arc, as 77 percent of his shots are of the consecutive seasons. threepoint variety. The Washington, D.C. O’Hanlon lays claim to three Patriot native hit 36 three’s and averaged 4.6 points League regularseason titles, five conference per game last season. title game berths and two NCAA At 610, Pelham is a true center and Tournament appearances to go along with a has played in 54 games coming into 2011, 226242 career record. utilizing three years to learn O’Hanlon’s O’Hanlon is widely regarded as an intricate sets on both ends of the floor. e[cellent tactician and because of that ´J.D. really knows our system and has has been able to surround himself with some strength inside, so I e[pect him to be a young assistant coaches eager to soak in his contributor this season,µ O’Hanlon said. decades of coaching knowledge. At the top Junior Levi Giese is 6, but like of his coaching staff is Josh Loeffler who Petkovich spends much of his time on the begins his fourth season on College Hill. perimeter where he led Lafayette in three Loeffler has head coaching e[perience, Senior forward Ryan Willen
10 2011-12
THE SCHEDULE Conference play opens in Annapolis, *ames with preseason No. 7 9anderbilt and Md. as Navy and firstyear head coach 2011 NCAA Tournament teams Penn State Ed DeCehellis host Lafayette on Jan. and Princeton highlight the 201112 slate. 7. A meeting with Army begins league The Leopards open with two instate play at Kirby Sports Center on Jan. 11, road contests, starting in Philadelphia on followed by a rematch of the Patriot League Nov. 11 for a matchup with Atlantic10 Championship game from last season on Jan. foe La Salle in O’Hanlon’s and Mower’s 14, when the Leopards meet Bucknell. hometown region. Three days later the team Lafayette’s meeting with Holy Cross in travels to Loretto, Pa. to meet St. )rancis Worcester, Mass. on Jan. 1 at 7 p.m. is the University (Pa.). first televised CBS Sports Network game Kirby Sports Center unlocks its doors for the Leopards. Then, three days later, the for the home opener on Nov. 16., when the team’s matchup with Lehigh in Easton, Pa. Leopards welcome St. )rancis (N.Y.) to on Jan. 22 will air live at 4 p.m. from Kirby Easton. The game against the Terriers is the Sports Center as part of the Patriot League’s first of three consecutive home tilts with agreement with the network. On the 25th, games scheduled for Nov. 1 (Wagner) and the team heads to Hamilton, N.Y. to play Nov. 22 ()airleigh Dickinson). Colgate prior to closing out the month at After the Thanksgiving holiday, Colonial home on Jan. 30 against American. Athletic Association member Delaware hosts The second half of league games starts Lafayette on Nov. 26. The Leopards then on )eb. 4 as the Leopards welcome Navy to close out November at Ivy League Champion Kirby Sports Center. Two road contests at Princeton in a midweek clash with the Army and Bucknell await the Maroon and Tigers on the 30th. White on the 8th and 11th, respectively. Half of Lafayette’s December opponents Then, Holy Cross makes a visit to Easton on Tualified for the NCAA Tournament last )eb. 15. O’Hanlon takes his sTuad to Lehigh season, starting with a home game vs. NEC on )eb. 18 for the 217th meeting between representative Long Island on Dec. 5. The the two schools. The final scheduled home ne[t challenge comes two days later at Penn game of 2012 is )eb. 22 against Colgate, Junior forward Levi Giese State, which earned an atlarge bid into the and the regular season closes on )eb. 25 in Big Dance in March. The meeting with the Washington, D.C. against American. CBS Nittany Lions is the first of three straight Sports Network could potentially televise games away from Kirby Sports Center. Ne[t the Leopards’ games against Lehigh and up is a trip to )airfield, Conn. on Dec. 11 to American. play Sacred Heart. Patriot League Tournament play begins )ollowing a break for finals, the Maroon on )eb. 2 with four Tuarterfinal matchups and White go to Nashville, Tenn. for the based on the regularseason standings. The firstever meeting with 9anderbilt on Dec. two semifinal games are scheduled for March 21. The game will take Willen, a Missouri 3 and the Patriot League Championship is native, closer to his home state during his planned for March 7 at 7 p.m. Both league senior year. semifinal contests and the Patriot League Three days after Christmas, Lafayette Championship will be broadcast nationally hosts Monmouth before closing out the on CBS Sports network. Each game of the calendar year by venturing to Columbia on tournament will be held at the site of the Dec. 30. The New Year takes O’Hanlon’s higher seeded team, with the champion sTuad to Newark, N.J. for a matchup with earning an automatic berth in the NCAA N.J.I.T. on Jan. 2, and then the team closes Tournament. out the nonconference docket against Penn at home on Jan. 4.
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