5 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (0-0, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) LEHIGH Nov. 13 at Syracuse (ESPN3) 7:00 16 at Canisius (ESPN3) 7:00 19 YALE (PLN) 7:00 MEN’S BASKETBALL 22 at Columbia 4:00 25 at Virginia (ESPN3) 7:00 Junior Tim Kempton 28 at Purdue (ESPN3) 7/8:00 2015 Patriot League Player of the Year Dec. 2 at Saint Francis (Pa.) 7:00 5 ROCHESTER COLLEGE (PLN) 2:00 GAME 1: LEHIGH AT SYRACUSE 17 at Robert Morris 7:00 19 MOUNT ST. MARY’S (PLN) 7:00 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (0-0, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 22 STONY BROOK (PLN) 7:00 30 at Army West Point* (PLN) 7:00 at SYRACUSE ORANGE (0-0, 0-0 ACC) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2015 • 7:00 PM Jan. 2 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* (PLN) 2:00 6 at Loyola* (PLN) 7:30 CARRIER DOME (34,616) • SYRACUSE, N.Y. 9 at American* (PLN) 2:00 ESPN3/WATCHESPN 11 BUCKNELL* (CBS SN) 7:30 16 at Holy Cross* (PLN) 1:00 20 NAVY* (PLN) 7:00 SETTING THE SCENE 23 at Lafayette* (PLN) 2:00 The Lehigh men’s basketball team opens its season on Friday when the Mountain Hawks travel to 27 COLGATE* (PLN) 7:00 Syracuse to face the Orange. Opening tipoff is set for 7 p.m. and can be viewed on ESPN3/WatchES- 31 at Boston University* (CBS SN) 12:00 PN. The preseason Patriot League favorite, Lehigh is coming off a resurgent season in 2014-15, which featured a third-place finish in the league standings along with wins over power conference opponents Feb. 3 LOYOLA* (PLN) 7:00 DePaul and Arizona State. 6 AMERICAN* (PLN 7:00 10 at Bucknell* (ASN/PLN) 7:00 Hopes are high entering the 2015-16 season as the Mountain Hawks were predicted to win the Patriot 15 HOLY CROSS* (CBS SN) 7:30 League, as announced at the league’s media day last month. It marks the second time in four seasons 17 at Navy* (PLN) 7:00 Lehigh has been No. 1 in the preseason poll, also in 2012-13 following the Mountain Hawks’ historic 21 LAFAYETTE* (CBS SN/PLN) 12:00 24 at Colgate* (PLN) 7:00 27-win season which featured an NCAA Tournament upset over Duke. Lehigh went on to win 21 games 27 at Army West Point* (CBS SN/PLN) 12:00 in 2012-13, even after star C.J. McCollum suffered a season-ending injury at VCU in early January. Mar. The Mountain Hawks feature the reigning Patriot League Player of the Year (junior Tim Kempton) 1 PL Opening Round TBA and Rookie of the Year (sophomore Kahron Ross). Kempton played some of his best basketball against 3 PL Quarterfinals TBA 6 PL Semifinals (CBS SN) 12/2:00 power conference foes last season, averaging 15.7 points and 10.7 rebounds in three games against 9 PL Championship Game (CBS SN) 7:30 Villanova, DePaul and Arizona State, recording a double-double in each contest. The Mountain Hawks lost to eventual No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed Villanova (77-66) while defeating DePaul (86-74) and All dates and times Eastern and subject to change Arizona State (84-81 in triple overtime). Lehigh’s last game against an ACC opponent came on Nov. 20, Home games in Bold CAPS 2013 at Pittsburgh. The Mountain Hawks also played Pittsburgh the season prior while their previous *Patriot League opponent ACC opponent before that was Duke in the 2012 NCAA Tournament. Lehigh will be searching for its first season-opening victory since the 2008 season. The Mountain Hawks have faced power conference foes in their opener in each of the last five seasons: Penn State (2010), St. John’s (2011), Baylor (2012), Minnesota (2013) and Villanova (2014). Friday’s game starts a challenging nonleague slate, and especially November, for Lehigh. The Mountain Hawks’ 11 nonleague opponents MEDIA INFORMATION averaged 19.8 wins last season. In November alone, they will face three power conference foes in Syracuse, Virginia and Purdue while also playing the preseason No. 1 and 2 teams in the Ivy League Men’s Basketball Contact . Justin Lafleur Yale and Columbia. Lehigh’s other November game is at Canisius, who won 18 games last season. Office ............................. (610) 758-6631 Cell ...................................(610) 577-5222 Just three years removed from a Final Four appearance, Lehigh is facing Syracuse for the first time since Fax ...................................(610) 758-4407 E-mail [email protected] the 1931-32 season. The Orange went 18-13 last season, but lost their leading scorer and rebounder Mailing Address Rakeem Christmas to graduation. Syracuse is the sixth winningest college basketball program of all- . 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 time, owning more than 1,800 victories. Press Row Phone ..................(610) 758-4903/4933 Website ............................Lehighsports.com TONIGHT’S PROJECTED LEHIGH STARTERS No. Pos. Ht. Cl. Name PPG RPG Notes Game Coverage 1 G 5-11 So. Kahron Ross 10.4 5.8 assts. Reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Year Radio/Internet: ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 AM and Le- 4 G 6-4 Sr. Devon Carter 0.9 0.6 One of three team captains highsports.com with Tom Fallon. Pregame coverage begins 5 G 6-4 Jr. Austin Price 11.4 3.0 Second on team in scoring in 2014-15 at 6:30 p.m. 31 F 6-9 Sr. Jesse Chuku 5.6 3.5 Second on Mountain Hawks in made 3-pointers TV: ESPN3 32 F/C 6-10 Jr. Tim Kempton 15.3 8.7 Reigning Patriot League Player of the Year Son of former NBA player Tim Kempton RESERVES Patriot League Champions: 2004, 2010, 2012 10 G 6-3 Fr. Kyle Leufroy -- -- Pasadena, California native; attended Prolific Prep NCAA Tournament: 1985, 1988, 2004, 2010, 2012 11 G 6-1 So. Tyler Jenkins 2.8 0.6 One of three Mountain Hawks from Indiana 13 F 6-7 Fr. Matt Holba -- -- #36 ranked incoming small forward by ESPN Follow Lehigh Men’s Basketball 15 G 5-10 So. Jay Jay Davis -- -- Walk-on, served as team manager last season on Facebook 20 G/F 6-4 Sr. John Ross Glover 3.4 1.1 Transfer from D1 Lipscomb www .facebook .com/LehighMensBasketball 40 F 6-8 Sr. Justin Goldsborough 7.5 5.8 Four double-doubles last season and Twitter 42 G 6-5 So. Brandon Alston 4.8 1.6 Out for season with knee injury www .twitter .com/LehighMBB 55 C 6-11 Fr. Caleb Sedore -- -- Out for season with knee injury *2014-15 Statistics Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2015-16 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 1: LEHIGH AT SYRACUSE • NOVEMBER 13, 2015 • PAGE 2 IF LEHIGH BEATS SYRACUSE SYRACUSE SERIES HISTORY TONIGHT’S GAME - Lehigh would win its season opener for the first time since Nov. 15, 2008, a 79-62 win at Saint Peter’s. Overall: Syracuse leads, 3-0 Syracuse leads the all-time series, 3-0 with the last Last Meeting: 1931-32 - The Mountain Hawks would win their ninth-ever meeting coming back during the 1931-32 season. The Last Result: Syracuse, 34-17 Orange won that game, 34-17, while also winning in game against current members of the ACC. Current Streak: Syracuse - 3 wins 1930-31 (51-23) and 1922-23 (28-16). - Lehigh would defeat Syracuse for the first time in Last 10: Syracuse, 3-0 program history. LAST MEETING - The Mountain Hawks would improve to 2-2 in Last 10 meetings: Lehigh lost to Syracuse, 34-17 during the fourth game their last four games against the ACC. 1931-32 vs. Syracuse Syracuse, 34-17 of the 1931-32 season. 1930-31 vs. Syracuse Syracuse, 51-23 SEASON OPENING NOTES 1922-23 vs. Syracuse Syracuse, 28-16 LAST TIME OUT - Lehigh has dropped six straight season openers, all BETHLEHEM, Pa. (3/3/15) - The third-seeded Le- on the road: at Richmond (2009), Penn State (2010), LAST GAME VS. SYRACUSE high men’s basketball team jumped out to a quick St. John’s (2011), Baylor (2012), Minnesota (2013) - Lehigh lost to Syracuse, 34-17 during the fourth first-half lead, but American’s offense came alive in and Villanova (2014). Last season’s game against game of the 1931-32 season. the second half as the sixth-seeded Eagles eliminated Villanova was at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pa. the Mountain Hawks from the Patriot League Tour- nament, 68-62 on Thursday evening in Stabler Arena. but was considered a home game for the Wildcats. ALL-TIME AGAINST THE ACC Sophomore Tim Kempton led Lehigh with 20 points - The Mountain Hawks’ last season-opening victory (current members) and 11 rebounds for his 14th double-double of the came on Nov. 15, 2008, a 79-62 win at Saint Peter’s. 8-27 overall season as he finished a perfect 9-for-9 from the field. Lehigh held American to just 39 percent shooting in Boston College: 0-0 the first half, but the Eagles responded by shooting 56 ALL-TIME VS. ACC Clemson: 0-0 percent over the final 20 minutes. - Lehigh is 8-27 all-time against current members Duke: 1-4 of the ACC, owning five wins against Pittsburgh Florida State: 0-0 BY THE NUMBERS (2014-15 numbers) along with wins vs. Duke, Miami (Fla.) and North Georgia Tech: 0-0 Lehigh Syracuse Carolina State. Louisville: 0-0 Points 68.1 67.6 Miami (Fla.): 1-6 Points Allowed 66.7 63.4 - The Mountain Hawks have never played six teams Scoring Margin +1.4 +4.2 who are currently in the conference: Boston College, North Carolina: 0-1 FG% .441 .430 Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville and North Carolina State: 1-2 Opp FG% .401 .405 Virginia Tech.