SCHEDULE/RESULTS (0-2, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) LEHIGH Nov. 9 at St. John’s (1) (ESPN2/ESPN3.com) L, 78-73 12 at Iowa State L, 86-77 MEN’S BASKETBALL 15 at Fairleigh Dickinson 7:00 PM 18 vs. William & Mary (2) 4:30 PM 19 at Liberty (2) 7:00 PM Junior C.J. McCollum 20 vs. Eastern Kentucky (2) 2:30 PM Nation’s Leading Returning Scorer (21.8 PPG) 28 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 PM Dec. GAME 3: LEHIGH AT FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 1 at Fordham 7:00 PM 3 at Cornell 7:00 PM LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (0-2, 0-0 PL) at 7 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) 7:30 PM 10 at Wagner 4:00 PM FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON KNIGHTS (0-1, 0-0 NEC) 12 ARCADIA 7:00 PM 22 at Michigan State (ESPNU) 9:00 PM 28 at Saint Peter’s 7:00 PM STRATIS ARENA (5,000) • HACKENSACK, N.J. 31 at Bryant 1:00 PM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2011 • 7:00 PM Jan. 3 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 7:00 PM SETTING THE SCENE 7 at Holy Cross* 3:30 PM 11 AMERICAN* 7:00 PM Following a pair of strong efforts to open up the season, the Lehigh men’s basketball team 14 at Colgate* 2:00 PM eyes its first win of the season when it travels to Fairleigh Dickinson on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. 18 BUCKNELL* 7:00 PM tipoff against the Knights. The Mountain Hawks are coming off a nine-point loss at Iowa 22 at Lafayette* (CBS SN) 2:00 PM State, just three days after a slim five-point defeat at St. John’s. Tuesday kicks off a busy 26 NAVY* (CBS SN) 7:00 PM 29 ARMY* 2:00 PM week as Lehigh will play four games in six days, capped off by three games at Liberty this weekend as part of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer. Feb. 4 HOLY CROSS* 2:00 PM Saturday was a special homecoming for two Iowa natives, who live approximately 40 minutes 9 at American* (CBS SN) 7:00 PM 11 COLGATE* 7:00 PM from Iowa State’s campus. Junior Gabe Knutson (Urbandale) responded with 11 points de- 16 at Bucknell* (CBS SN) 7:00 PM spite limited minutes due to foul trouble, while freshman Corey Schaefer (Johnston) played 18 LAFAYETTE* 4:00 PM 20 minutes off the bench. He scored four points and added two assists to serve as a spark 22 at Navy* 7:00 PM for the Mountain Hawks’ offense. Through two games, the freshman point guard has zero 25 at Army* 4:00 PM 29 PL Quarterfinals TBA turnovers in 39 minutes of action. Mar. The attendance for Saturday’s game was 13,343, the most at a Lehigh Basketball game since 3 PL Semifinals (CBS SN) TBA the 2010 NCAA Tournament against Kansas. Ironically, that also marked the last time the 7 PL Championship Game (CBS SN) 7:00 PM Mountain Hawks faced a Big 12 foe. Lehigh has now played four schools currently from All dates and times subject to change the Big 12. Home games in Bold CAPS *Patriot League opponent For a second straight game, the Mountain Hawks went neck-and-neck with a BCS Confer- CBS SN = CBS Sports Network ence foe. Lehigh led for parts of the first half and only trailed by three at the half, but Iowa (1) 2K Sports Classic Regional Round; Queens, N.Y. (2) 2K Sports Classic Subregional Round; Lynchburg, Va. State used hot second-half shooting to pull away. Lehigh ended on a high note, outscoring the Cyclones, 24-7, over the game’s final 6:57, which included 11 points in the game’s final MEDIA INFORMATION 1:53. Men’s Basketball Contact . .Justin Lafleur TONIGHT’S PROJECTED LEHIGH STARTERS Office. (610) 758-6631 No. Pos. Cl. Name PPG RPG Note Cell. (610) 577-5222 Fax . (610) 758-4407 3 G Jr. C.J. McCollum 17.5 6.0 Nation’s leading returning scorer E-mail. [email protected] 11 G So. Mackey McKnight 3.0 2.0 ast. 112 assists as a freshman Mailing Address 20 F Jr. Holden Greiner 14.5 7.5 Team’s leading rebounder . 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 42 F Jr. Gabe Knutson 13.5 3.5 2011 Academic All-Patriot League Press Row Phone. (610) 758-4903/4933 44 F Sr. Jordan Hamilton 4.5 3.0 Career-high 15 pts vs. Navy (3/2/10) Website. Lehighsports.com Game Coverage RESERVES Radio/Internet: ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 AM with 1 G So. Anthony D’Orazio 8.0 3.0 11 pts, 5 rebounds, 3 steals at Iowa St. Matt Kerr. 4 F Sr. John Adams 3.0 3.0 Started five games last season TV: None 15 G Fr. Corey Schaefer 4.5 1.0 ast. One of 2 players from Iowa (Knutson) Patriot League Champions: 2004, 2010 21 G Fr. Stefan Cvrkalj 6.0 0.0 Hit first 2 career three-pointers NCAA Tournament: 1985, 1988, 2004, 2010 23 F Fr. Tyrone Staggers -- -- From Chicago, Illinois 31 F/C Sr. Justin Maneri 2.5 0.0 Can play forward or center Follow Lehigh Men’s Basketball on Facebook 32 G So. B.J. Bailey -- -- Transfer from Boston University www facebook. com/LehighMensBasketball. 33 C So. Kevin McCarthy -- -- Out 2011-12 season due to injury 40 F Fr. Conroy Baltimore 1.0 0.0 First career points at Iowa St. Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2011-12 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 3: LEHIGH AT FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON • NOVEMBER 15, 2011 • PAGE 2 LEHIGH HEAD COACH BRETT REED FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON SERIES HISTORY TONIGHT’S GAME The 2011-12 season is fifth Dr. Brett Reed’s Overall: Lehigh leads, 1-0 as the Murray H. Goodman ’48 Head Men’s Tuesday will mark the second-ever Last Meeting: Jan. 10, 1977 Basketball Coach at Lehigh University. In meeting between Lehigh and Fairleigh Last Result: Lehigh, 96-31 five years on the sideline, Reed has the most Dickinson. Current Streak: Lehigh’s - 1 win victories by a Lehigh head coach in his first Last 10: Lehigh, 1-0 five seasons and has won 72 percent of his THE LAST TIME THEY MET games at Stabler Arena, which is second on the A QUICK LOOK AT FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON Lehigh defeated Fairleigh Dickinson, Lehigh leaderboard. In 2009-10, Reed led Le- 2010-11 Record 5-24 96-31 on Jan. 10, 1977 in the only meeting high to its second Patriot League Tournament Big 12/Finish 3-15/12th between the two sides. Championship, its first outright regular season Nonconference 2-9 league title, the most wins in school history Leading Returning Scorer LAST TIME OUT and the most-ever wins at Stabler Arena. Reed Briahn Smith (6.1 ppg) AMES, Iowa (11/12/11) - Despite play- continued the success into 2010-11, leading Key Players Lost ing neck-and-neck with Iowa State for the Mountain Hawks to their second straight Mike Scott (14.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg) Kamil Svrdlik (12.0 ppg, 7.1 rpg) the entire first half, the Cyclones used Patriot League Semifinal appearance where hot shooting in the second to pull away they fell just short of advancing to their second from the Lehigh men’s basketball team, straight championship game. 86-77, on Saturday afternoon at the Hilton Coliseum. The Mountain Hawks used Year Record (Pct.) PL Home Notables balanced scoring as 10 different Lehigh 2007-08 13-15 (.464) 7-7 11-4 2008-09 15-14 (.517) 5-10 8-6 players scored on the afternoon, led by 17 2009-10 22-11 (.667) 10-4 15-2 PL Reg Season Championship from junior Holden Greiner which was PL Tourn. Championship two shy of a career high. NCAA Tournament 2010-11 16-15 (.516) 6-8 9-5 PL Semifinals BY THE NUMBERS 2011-12 0-2 (.000) 0-0 0-0 Total 66-57 ( .537) 28-29 ( .491) 43-17 ( .716) Lehigh F. Dickinson Points 75.0 61.0 IF LEHIGH BEATS FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON Points Allowed 82.0 72.0 - The Mountain Hawks would win their second straight game against an NEC foe (dating Scoring Margin -7.0 -11.0 back to last season) and third in their last four. Lehigh defeated Saint Francis (Pa.) and .430 .368 FG% Bryant out of the NEC last year. Opp FG% .558 .443 - Lehigh would improve to 1-2, which would mark the third straight year the Mountain 3FG% .277 .222 Hawks stood at 1-2 after three games. Opp 3FG% .387 .429 - The Mountain Hawks would improve to 2-0 all-time against Fairleigh Dickinson. FT% .771 .750 - The squad would snap a five-game road losing streak dating back to the end of last sea- Rebounds 32.0 38.0 son. Lehigh lost a pair of regular season games at Bucknell and Holy Cross, along with the Rebound Margin -1.0 -3.0 Patriot League Semifinals at Bucknell. The Mountain Hawks’ last road win came on Feb. Assists 13.0 8.0 12 at Army (78-64). Blocks 2.0 3.0 Steals 6.5 5.0 HOMECOMING FOR KNUTSON, SCHAEFER TO’s 13.0 12.0 Homecomings are fairly common for the Mountain Hawks as head coach Brett Reed tries to schedule games near players’ hometowns whenever possible. Already this season, fresh- man Conroy Baltimore played close to home at St.