SCHEDULE/RESULTS (4-10, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) LEHIGH Nov. 5 MONMOUTH L, 66-62 9 at Albany W, 74-70 MEN’S BASKETBALL 12 CAIRN W, 80-43 16 at Virginia Tech L, 79-53 18 MISERICORDIA W, 87-68 Freshman Reed Fenton 21 at Drake L, 74-58 Career-high 19 points Sunday vs. Loyola 23 at Saint Mary’s L, 77-66 30 at Columbia L, 68-64 GAME 15: LEHIGH AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY Dec. 4 at Saint Francis (Pa.) L, 77-69 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (4-10, 1-1 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 7 YALE L, 78-65 at BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (7-8, 1-1 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 21 at Auburn L, 74-51 29 at Princeton L, 71-62 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2020 • 7 P.M. CASE GYMNASIUM (1,800) • BOSTON, MASS. Jan. 2 at Navy* L, 64-58 PATRIOT LEAGUE NETWORK 5 LOYOLA* W, 78-71 8 at Boston University* 7:00 SETTING THE SCENE 11 AMERICAN* 7:00 The Lehigh men’s basketball team looks to ride the momentum from its first Patriot League victory 15 NAVY* 7:00 18 at Bucknell* 7:00 when it travels to Boston University on Wednesday to face the Terriers. Opening tipoff is set for 7 22 at Holy Cross* 7:00 p.m. on the Patriot League Network. The Mountain Hawks are coming off an exciting 78-71 win 25 LAFAYETTE* 12:00 over Loyola in just their second home game since mid November. 27 at American* 7:00
Feb. Against the Greyhounds, Lehigh came back from several deficits - trailing by 12 in the first half 1 ARMY WEST POINT* 7:00 and nine with less than seven minutes remaining. The Mountain Hawks began the first half on a 5 COLGATE* 7:00 14-4 run, ended the half on a 16-5 run and ended the game on a 23-7 run. Freshman Reed Fenton 8 at Lafayette* 2:00 was a catalyst, scoring a career-high 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 3-of-4 from 3-point 12 HOLY CROSS* 7:00 range. He knocked down a game-tying trey with 3:58 on the clock and later added a clutch jumper 15 at Army West Point* 1:00 19 at Colgate* 7:00 in the final minute for a six-point advantage. 23 BUCKNELL* 12:00 26 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* 7:00 Three other Mountain Hawks reached double-figure points. Junior James Karnik scored 18 points 29 at Loyola* TBA (to tie a season high) and grabbed seven rebounds while classmate Marques Wilson scored a sea- son-high 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting and 3-of-7 from 3-point range. Senior Jordan Cohen had 14 Mar. Patriot League Tournament points and six assists to reach exactly 300 assists in his career. Sophomore Jeameril Wilson scored 3 First Round seven points and dished a career-high tying four assists. Freshman Evan Taylor didn’t score, but 5 Quarterfinals set a career high with four assists. Sophomore Nic Lynch made his season debut and scored four 8 Semifinals points, including a short jumper as the first half expired to even the score after 20 minutes of play. 11 Championship Game
All dates and times Eastern and subject to change A big key for the Mountain Hawks was just 11 turnovers, their second lowest total all season. Home games in Bold CAPS *Patriot League opponent Lehigh’s freshmen combined for zero turnovers on the afternoon. Lehigh also continued its active defense, tallying eight steals (led by three from Cohen) and holding the Greyhounds to 71 points, which was below their scoring average entering the game. The Mountain Hawks contained the MEDIA INFORMATION Patriot League’s leading scorer, holding Andrew Kostecka to 15 points, who was averaging 23.4 and coming off a career-high 37-point effort three days prior. Men’s Basketball Contact ...... Justin Lafleur Office...... (610) 758-6631 Cell...... (610) 577-5222 The win snapped Lehigh’s eight-game losing streak, but most importantly, evened its Patriot E-mail...... [email protected] League record. Seven of the Mountain Hawks’ eight losses in that streak came on the road. On Mailing Address ...... 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 Wednesday, Lehigh will be vying to snap an eight-game road losing streak, but at a place the Press Row Phone...... (610) 758-4903/4933 Mountain Hawks won last February. Following Wednesday’s contest, Lehigh returns home for Website...... Lehighsports.com two straight games (for the first time all season), hosting American Saturday night (Jan. 11) and Game Coverage Navy next Wednesday evening (Jan. 15). Radio/Internet: Fox Sports Radio 1230/1320 AM and 94.7 FM with Tom Fallon. Pregame coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. TONIGHT’S PROJECTED LEHIGH STARTERS TV: Patriot League Network No. Pos. Ht. Cl. Name PPG RPG Notes 1 F 6-7 So. Jeameril Wilson 9.0 4.6 Eight games with 10+ points in 2019-20 (five all last season) Patriot League Champions: 2004, 2010, 2012 5 G 6-6 Fr. Evan Taylor 7.6 3.4 15 pts in debut, most by Lehigh player since A. Price in 2013 NCAA Tournament: 1985, 1988, 2004, 2010, 2012 11 G 6-1 Sr. Jordan Cohen 13.5 3.8 2018-19 third team All-Patriot League 13 C 6-9 Jr. James Karnik 12.4 7.6 Four double-doubles this season 15 G 6-4 Fr. Reed Fenton 7.0 2.4 Scored career-high 19 points win win over Loyola (1/5)
Follow Lehigh Men’s Basketball KEY RESERVES on Facebook 0 F 6-6 Fr. Jakob Alamudun 5.1 2.2 First team Los Angeles Times Daily Pilot Boys Dream Team 2 G 6-2 Fr. Jake Betlow 3.6 0.6 Ranked among top 10 seniors in New Jersey www .facebook .com/LehighMensBasketball 4 G 6-3 Fr. Andrei Arion 0.3 2.2 Captain of U-16 Romanian National Team in FIBA European Champ and Twitter 20 G 6-4 Jr. Marques Wilson 6.9 2.8 Started final eight games of freshman year www .twitter .com/LehighMBB 25 F 6-7 Sr. Ed Porter 2.0 2.7 13-of-16 field goals, 3-of-3 from the free throw line last year 44 C 6-11 So. Nic Lynch 4.0 0.0 Three double-doubles last year Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 15: LEHIGH AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY • JANUARY 8, 2020 • PAGE 2
IF LEHIGH BEATS BOSTON UNIVERSITY BOSTON UNIVERSITY SERIES HISTORY TONIGHT’S GAME - Lehigh would win back-to-back games for the second time this season. Overall: Boston University leads, 8-7 Last season, Lehigh swept the season series vs. Last Meeting: Feb. 16, 2019 - The Mountain Hawks would snap an eight-game Boston University for the first time since the Terriers Last Result: Lehigh, 84-79 joined the Patriot League for the 2013-14 campaign. home losing streak. Current Streak: Lehigh - 2 wins The Mountain Hawks won at home by a 94-78 final - Lehigh would win three straight over Boston Uni- Last 10: Tied, 5-5 before holding on to a big win in Boston, 84-79 for versity for the first time in program history. their first-ever regular-season win at Case Gymna- - The Mountain Hawks would win a regular season Last 10 meetings: sium to pull Lehigh within 8-7 in the all-time series. game at Case Gymnasium for the second straight Prior to last February, the teams alternated the pre- Feb. 16, 2019 at Boston U. Lehigh, 84-79 vious six meetings. Lehigh’s only other win at Case time after not winning a regular season game in the Jan. 26, 2019 at Lehigh Lehigh, 94-78 Gym was in the 2017 Patriot League Semifinals. The gym prior to last February. Mar. 1, 2018* at Lehigh Boston U., 88-82 Mountain Hawks also won at Boston University’s - Lehigh would beat Boston University for a third Feb. 3, 2018 at Lehigh Lehigh, 80-75 Agganis Arena in 2014. Boston U. won the first-ever straight time, fourth time in its last five tries and fifth Jan. 8, 2018 at Boston U. Boston U., 92-81 meeting between the two sides in 1968-69 by an 81-56 time in its last seven tries overall. Mar. 5, 2017* at Boston U. Lehigh, 91-88 (2OT) final. It marked the only meeting between the two Jan. 30, 2017 at Lehigh Boston U., 76-59 schools before the Patriot League era. Jan. 2, 2017 at Boston U. Boston U., 75-61 SUSTAINED SUCCESS Jan. 31, 2016 at Boston U. Boston U., 75-73 LAST MEETING - Lehigh has enjoyed impressive success, especially Jan. 2, 2016 at Lehigh Lehigh, 81-73 BOSTON (2/16/19) – The Lehigh men’s basketball over the last 10 years (2010-19), earning a Patriot *Patriot League Quarterfinals team opened a 19-point second-half lead then held League Quarterfinal home game in nine of those off a late Boston University charge to down the
seasons. Terriers, 84-79 on Saturday afternoon at Case Gym- LAST GAME VS. BU NOTABLES - Over the last 10 years, the Mountain Hawks are nasium. The win improved the Mountain Hawks’ - Lehigh defeated Boston University 84-79 record to 17-8 on the year, 10-4 in Patriot League second in the league in number of tournament cham- for its first-ever regular-season win at Boston play as Lehigh wrapped up a regular-season sweep pionships (two), second in average finish (2.80) and University’s Case Gymnasium. In doing so, the of Boston University for the first time in program second in quarterfinal home games (nine). Mountain Hawks continued their streak of not history. The Mountain Hawks also improved to 8-0 - Lehigh is also second in number of Patriot League losing back-to-back games all season. after losses. (regular season) victories (102) and number of dou- - Lehigh jumped out to as much as a 15-point ble-figure win seasons (seven). first-half lead, taking a 45-32 edge at the break LAST TIME OUT - Over the last seven years (even without current following a Jordan Cohen trey as the clock ex- BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men’s basketball NBA standout CJ McCollum), the Mountain Hawks pired. The lead reached as much as 19 in the sec- team trailed by nine with seven minutes left in still stand second in total (regular season) Patriot ond, but the Terriers used a late charge to make the second half, but outscored the visiting Loyola League victories in that span with 75.
it a game in the final minute. Andrew Petcash Greyhounds 23-7 the rest of the way for a thrilling - Lehigh is one of just two teams to post 10+ Patriot took a three with eight seconds remaining, but 78-71 win on Sunday afternoon in Stabler Arena. League regular season victories in each of the last James Karnik grabbed the rebound, was fouled The much-needed victory snapped the Mountain five years. and hit both free throws to seal the victory. Hawks’ eight-game losing streak (seven of those - Lehigh again used a balanced attack, as four games were on the road) and improved their Patriot League record to 1-1. Freshman Reed Fenton led the TOUGH NONLEAGUE SCHEDULE Mountain Hawks scored between 13 and 18 offense with a career-high 19 points. Lehigh has tested itself (and been extremely com- points, led by 18 from Kyle Leufroy. Leufroy petitive) against some of the nation’s best. Following moved from 19th to 17th place in school history BY THE NUMBERS their game at Auburn, the Mountain Hawks’ strength for career scoring (1,333 career points), passing Lehigh Boston U. of schedule according to Ken Pomeroy stood as the Bill Griffin (1,316) and Mackey McKnight Points 66.2 69.2 (1,327). Points Allowed 70.0 70.1 21st toughest in the nation. It was No. 22 as of Dec. 31 - Lance Tejada had 17, Karnik scored 14 and Scoring Margin -3.8 -0.9 heading into Patriot League play. Lehigh faced four FG% .445 .449 opponents in the top 100 of the Ken Pom rankings in Cohen recorded 13. Leufroy, Tejada and Cohen Opp FG% .417 .446 the nonleague (all numbers as of Dec. 31): Auburn were all 3-of-6 from three, as the Mountain 3FG% .320 .306 (15), Saint Mary’s (25), Virginia Tech (63) and Yale Hawks finished 10-of-22 for the game (with Opp 3FG% .307 .332 (70). Seven of the Mountain Hawks’ 10 Division I the 45.5 percentage better than their season FT% .766 .635 nonleague opponents posted a winning record before average). Rebounds 34.8 34.7 - Pat Andree also made a big impact with nine Rebound Margin +0.9 -0.2 their respective conference action. points and a career-high 16 rebounds, the most Assists 12.4 11.5 Blocks 2.8 1.9 Lehigh led undefeated Auburn 20-13 midway rebounds by a Mountain Hawk since Tim Steals 5.9 5.8 through the first half and after a Tigers’ run, pulled Kempton had 16 on March 8, 2017 at Bucknell. Turnovers 15.6 12.1 back within seven (48-41) with 7:56 still left in the - Jeameril Wilson had six points, four rebounds and two assists while Joe Foley made a signifi- game. A month prior, the Mountain Hawks trailed cant impact in a career-high 15 minutes, posting SCOUTING BOSTON U. reigning Sweet 16 team Virginia Tech by just five at five points and a block while taking a big charge Boston University stands 7-8 on the season, 1-1 in Patriot the half, and trailed reigning NCAA Tournament League play. The Terriers most recently dropped a 67-63 with less than three minutes remaining. team Saint Mary’s by only two after 20 minutes of final at American. This came after four straight victories, - Defensively, the Mountain Hawks held the play. The Mountain Hawks were within three of Yale including a comeback win in their league opener over Terriers to just 59 points over the game’s first Lafayette. All-league forward Max Mahoney leads the with less than three minutes left in the game. 36:23 before Boston University made its late Terriers in scoring (15.1) and rebounding (7.3) while Walter Whyte is right behind averaging 12.8 points and charge. Lehigh’s defense played well in long 6.1 boards, respectively. Javante McCoy (9.7 points per VALIANT EFFORT AT AUBURN (DEC. 21) stretches despite the Terriers shooting 46.2 game), Alex Vilarino (8.4) and Jonas Harper (7.1) round - Lehigh gave No. 9/12 ranked and unbeaten Auburn percent from distance (12-of-26). out BU’s starting lineup. The Terriers lead the league in a run for its money for the game’s first 32+ minutes - Lehigh reached double-figure league victories fewest turnovers per game (12.1). before the Tigers pulled away. The effort came for a fifth straight season and seventh time in PROBABLE STARTERS against a program coming off a Final Four appear- the last eight years. # Yr. Pos. Ht. Name Pts. Rebs. ance, one of just four undefeated teams remaining in 3 So. G 6-2 Alex Vilarino 8.4 3.3 the nation (and the only one from a power confer- 5 So. G/F 6-6 Walter Whyte 12.8 6.1 15 So. G 6-2 Jonas Harper 7.1 1.8 ence). The Mountain Hawks jumped out to a 20-13 30 Jr. G 6-5 Javante McCoy 9.7 3.1 lead in the first half, but Lehigh went scoreless over 51 Sr. F 6-8 Max Mahoney 15.1 7.3 Lehigh Sports Communications • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 2019-20 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 15: LEHIGH AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY • JANUARY 8, 2020 • PAGE 3 the final 7:17 of the stanza and Auburn went on a 14-0 run to take a 27-20 halftime advantage. Despite the drought, the Mountain Hawks pulled within four in the second and seven (48-41) with 7:56 remaining, AROUND THE but Auburn ended the game on a 26-10 run to put Lehigh away for good. - In the end, Lehigh’s defense held the Tigers to their lowest point total for any half this season (27 in the PATRIOT LEAGUE first) and third lowest total for any game (74). - Senior Jordan Cohen led the offense with 18 points, which was a team high and tied for a game high, and STANDINGS six assists. Fourteen of those points came in the second half, including his 1,000th career point, becoming League Overall the 38th player in program history to reach the milestone. W L W L - Freshman Evan Taylor impressed on the big stage, posting 13 points on 3-of-6 shooting and 6-of-7 from Colgate 2 0 10 4 the free throw line. He also tied a career-high six rebounds. Bucknell 2 0 6 9 - Junior James Karnik added 12 points and five boards. In the end, just five Mountain Hawks scored Loyola 1 1 9 6 on Saturday. Sophomore Jeameril Wilson added six points (all in the first half) while senior Ed Porter Navy 1 1 7 6 converted a first-half field goal. Boston University 1 1 7 8 American 1 1 5 8 STRONG EFFORT VS. GAELS (NOV. 23) LEHIGH 1 1 4 10 - Lehigh trailed (preseason nationally-ranked) Saint Mary’s by just three at the half and even though the Holy Cross 1 1 2 13 Gaels opened a 13-point advantage midway through the second, the Mountain Hawks fought back to Lafayette 0 2 8 5 give themselves a chance down the stretch. Lehigh eventually fell 77-66. Army West Point 0 2 5 7 - Lehigh trailed by eight early (12-4), but the Mountain Hawks scored 14 of the next 18 points. A Jeameril UPCOMING SCHEDULE Wilson post move gave Lehigh its first lead midway through the first half. After Saint Mary’s surged ahead, the Mountain Hawks scored the final four points of the first half - capped off by an impressive Wednesday give-and-go between senior and junior following a timeout - to pull within Jordan Cohen James Karnik Loyola at Colgate 7:00 35-32 after 20 minutes of play. Late in the second, Lehigh pulled within single digits on multiple occasions, Lehigh at Boston University 7:00 including within seven in the final minutes, but couldn’t get over the hump. American at Army West Point 7:00 - The effort came against a Saint Mary’s program coming off a West Coast Conference Championship Navy at Bucknell 7:00 Game victory over Gonzaga. The Gaels are one of the nation’s winningest program over the last decade. Holy Cross at Lafayette 7:00 - Leading Lehigh’s offense was Cohen, who scored 26 points and dished five assists. He became the first Mountain Hawk with 25+ points since Cohen did so last Jan. 30 at Lafayette (scoring 33 in that game). Saturday That marked Cohen’s second of two consecutive 30+ point games. Lafayette at Loyola 1:00 - Cohen became the first Mountain Hawks with at least 25 points and five assists since Kyle Leufroy also Army West Point at Boston University 1:00 had 26 and five against Bucknell last Jan. 19. Cohen became the first Mountain Hawks with at least 25 Holy Cross at Bucknell 2:00 and five in a road game since Kahron Ross had 30 points and five assists at American on Feb. 2, 2018. Colgate at Navy 4:00 - Cohen also had a steal vs. Saint Mary’s to reach exactly 100 in his career. American at Lehigh 7:00 - Karnik added 12 points and 10 rebounds for his second double-double in the last three games (third of the season and ninth of his career). PATRIOT LEAGUE WEEKLY AWARDS - Sophomore Jeameril Wilson added 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including 2-of-5 from 3-point range. (2019-20) Wilson tallied double-figure points in five of the seven games of 2019-20 after five games with 10+ points his entire freshman season. Player of the Week Andrew Kostecka (Loyola) - 1/6 - The game saw a number of student-athletes playing in front of friends and family. Being out west, Andrew Kostecka (Loyola) - 12/30 several family members of Cohen and freshman Jakob Alamudun (both Southern California natives) Jordan Burns (Colgate) - 12/23 Rapolas Ivanauskas (Colgate) - 12/16 were in attendance. Karnik’s family (Surrey, British Columbia) was also in attendance. Andrew Kostecka (Loyola) - 12/9 Jordan Burns (Colgate) - 12/2 Justin Jaworski (Lafayette) - 11/25 IMPRESSIVE ROAD W AT ALBANY (NOV. 9) Andrew Kostecka (Loyola) - 11/18 Walter Whyte (Boston U.) - 11/11 - The Mountain Hawks picked up the first-ever road win for either side in the all-time series between Lehigh and Albany. Rookie of the Week Joe Pridgen (Holy Cross) - 1/6 - Lehigh used a 21-10 run to end the first half to take a 10-point halftime advantage, on the way to its Joe Pridgen (Holy Cross) - 12/30 first win of the season. Joe Pridgen (Holy Cross) - 12/23 Joe Pridgen (Holy Cross) - 12/16 - The Mountain Hawks extended their lead to 17 midway through the first half. The Great Danes staged Joe Pridgen (Holy Cross) - 12/9 a comeback and pulled as close as three in the final seconds, but junior James Karnik knocked down a Cam Spence (Loyola) - 12/2 Drew Lowder (Holy Cross) - 11/25 big free throw with eight seconds remaining for a four-point lead, which proved to be the final as the Golden Dike (Loyola) - 11/18 Mountain Hawks’ spoiled the season (and home) opener for the perennial America East contenders. Drew Lowder (Holy Cross) - 11/11
- Karnik filled the stat sheet with 16 points, five rebounds (to reach exactly 500 in his career), a steal and Lehigh Honorable Mentions three blocks. It marked Karnik’s second straight game with three blocks after never tallying more than Marques Wilson - 1/6 Evan Taylor - 12/30 two in a game over his first two seasons. James Karnik - 11/25 - Senior Jordan Cohen led the offense with 17 points while sophomore Jeameril Wilson also reached double figures for the first time this year, scoring 10. Junior Marques Wilson filled up the stat sheet with eight points, seven rebounds and four assists while freshman Reed Fenton scored eight points as well, along with a rebound and two steals. - Fenton’s point total was his high through two games. Same was true for classmates Jake Betlow (five points) and Jakob Alamudun (six). Alamudun scored four first-half points, marking the first points of his collegiate career. Senior Ed Porter also scored for the first time this season. - It marked Lehigh’s first win against an America East team since Dec. 28, 2014, a 58-55 victory at UMBC. Lehigh has only played five current members of the America East (Albany, New Hampshire, Stony Brook, Vermont and UMBC). - It was also the third straight year Lehigh has won its first road game of the season (winning at Marist in 2017-18 and at Monmouth in 2019-20).
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MOUNTAIN HAWKS’ STATISTICAL LEADERS 2019-20 HONORS & AWARDS (NUMBER OF GAMES) Game Leaders Player 10+ 20+ 30+ 10+ 15+ 20+ 5+ 10+ 5+ 5+ D.D. Pts Reb Ast In-Season Awards Pts Pts Pts Rebs Rebs Rebs Ast Ast Steals Blks WEEKLY AWARDS 0 - Alamudun 1 1 1 1 1 Patriot League Player of the Week 1 - Wilson 8 2 3 2 - Betlow 1 1 Patriot League Rookie of the Week 4 - Arion 1 1 3 5 - Taylor 4 2 1 LEHIGH CAREER POINTS 10 - Roelke 1. 2,703 Daren Queenan 1985-88 11 - Cohen 10 3 6 6 11 2. 2,361 C.J. McCollum 2009-13 13 - Karnik 10 5 4 2 9 3. 2,043 Tim Kempton 2013-17 15 - Fenton 3 1 1 4. 1,969 Mike Polaha 1984-88 5. 1,841 Bob Krizansky 1988-92 20 - Wilson 3 1 1 1 2 6. 1,791 Dozie Mbonu 1988-92 21 - Vollmer 7. 1,762 Jose Olivero 2003-07 25 - Porter 8. 1,742 Brett Eppehimer 1995-99 42 - Lieb 9. 1,578 Rashawne Glenn 1992-96 44 - Lynch 10. 1,526 Gabe Knutson 2009-13 11. 1,524 Matt Logie 1999-03 12. 1,514 Marquis Hall 2006-10 COHEN, KARNIK, LIEB NAMED CAPTAINS 13. 1,453 Austin Price 2013-17 Heac coach Brett Reed announced the Mountain Hawks’ 2019-20 captains, which include seniors 14. 1,418 Chuck Penn 1988-93 Jordan Cohen and Jack Lieb, and junior James Karnik. 15. 1,417 Kyle Leufroy 2015-pres . 16. 1,368 Kahron Ross 2014-18 Cohen is Lehigh’s leading returning scorer after averaging 13.6 points during his junior campaign. 17. 1,350 Joe Knight# 2004-06 18. 1,327 Mackey McKnight 2010-14 Among his many highlights was back-to-back games with 30+ points – at Boston University and 19. 1,316 Bill Griffin 1976-79 home vs. Lafayette. A strong all-around student-athlete, Cohen was named third team All-Patriot 20. 1,311 Charlie Brown 1974-77 League for his on-court success while also garnering Academic All-League for a second straight 21. 1,260 Zahir Carrington 2006-10 season. Additionally, Cohen was named a Google Cloud Academic All-District honoree, the pro- 22. 1,242 Bob Fortune 1968-70 gram’s first honoree since 2009. Karnik is the Mountain Hawks’ other returning starter from last 23. 1,231 Norm Brandl 1959-62 24. 1,230 Austen Rowland* 2003-04 season, averaging 9.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per contest. He was especially impressive in Patriot 25. 1,145 Fred Ketcho 1980-83 League play, averaging 11.4 points and 6.6 boards. The team’s Coaches Award winner, Karnik tied 26. 1,139 Jared Hess 1996-00 for eighth in the league in rebounding and was fourth in field goal percentage (59.2, 113-of-191). 27 . 1,114 Lance Tejada$ 2014-pres . Lieb has not seen action in his Lehigh career due to injury, but has continued to make his presence 28. 1,104 Jeff Vandemark 1977-80 felt as a veteran, so much so that his teammates helped make him a captain this season. 29. 1,099 Johnny Waters 1969-71 30. 1,084 Hank Wisniewski 1971-73 31. 1,072 Ray Green: 1975-78 32. 1,068 Bill Cheslock 1985-88 MILESTONE WATCH 33. 1,058 Charles Blue 1979-82 A number of Lehigh players (and coaches) have recently reached significant career milestones or 34. 1,054 Ed Cahn 1952-55 have milestones within grasp, which were reached or could be reached this season. 35 . 1,036 Jordan Cohen 2016-pres . 36. 1,032 Jason Fichter 1991-95 Player Milestone Currently Away 37. 1,021 Mike O’Hara 1987-91 Jordan Cohen 1,000 points 1,036 -- 38. 1,013 Holden Greiner 2009-13 350 rebounds 337 13 #Played first two seasons at High Point 300 assists 300 -- *Played first three seasons at Delaware 100 steals 110 -- $Played first two seasons at East Carolina James Karnik 500 rebounds 491 9 Jeameril Wilson 250 points 275 -- 200 rebounds 146 53
PRESEASON POLL ANNOUNCED The Patriot League preseason poll saw Lehigh come in seventh place with 84 points. A jumble of teams saw the Mountain Hawks just 14 points behind fourth-place Loyola and 29 points ahead of eight-place Lafayette. The preseason All-League team and preseason Patriot League Player of the Year were also announced on Wednesday. Preseason Player of the Year Sa’eed Nelson, American, Sr., G Pleasantville, N.J./Saint Augustine Prep
Preseason All-Patriot League Team Sa’eed Nelson (American), Max Mahoney (Boston University), Jordan Burns (Colgate), Rapolas Ivanauskas (Colgate), Andrew Kostecka (Loyola)
2019-20 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll 1. Colgate, 162 points (18 first-place votes); 2. Bucknell, 130; 3. American, 126 (2); 4. Loyola Mary- land, 98; 5. Boston University, 97; 6. Army West Point, 86; 7 . Lehigh, 84; 8. Lafayette, 55; 9. Navy, 41; 10. Holy Cross, 21
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