MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES -GAMES 1 & 2 2020-21 SCHEDULE LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (0-0, 0-0) January VS. LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (0-0, 0-0) 2 LAFAYETTE*% 3 p.m. 3 at Lafayette*% 4 p.m. Jan. 2 & 3, 2021 9 AMERICAN* 2 p.m. Stabler Arena (5,600) - Bethlehem, Pa. Kirby Sports Center (3,500) - Easton, Pa. 10 at American* 4 p.m. TV: ESPN+ (Saturday), CBS Sports Network (Sunday) 16 at Bucknell*% 2 p.m. Radio: Fox Sports 1230/1320/94.7 FM (Saturday) 17 BUCKNELL*% 4 p.m. 23 at Holy Cross* 2 p.m. 24 at Holy Cross* 2 p.m. 30 BUCKNELL*% 2 p.m. 31 at Bucknell*% 4 p.m. February 6 at Lafayette*% 2 p.m. 7 LAFAYETTE*% 4 p.m. 13 LOYOLA* 2 p.m. 14 at Loyola* 6 p.m. 20 COLGATE* 2 p.m. 21 at Colgate* 6 p.m. LEHIGH OPENS SEASON AGAINST LEOPARDS March 6 Patriot League Quarterfinals TBA The Lehigh men’s basketball team will open a long-awaited, much-anticipated 2020-21 season this weekend as it hosts Lafayette on Saturday before traveling to Lafayette on Sunday. Opening tipoff Saturday is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN+ while 10 Patriot League Semifinals TBA Sunday’s showdown will begin at 4 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. The Mountain Hawks hope the momentum from late last 14 Patriot League Championship Game TBA season continues in 2021, after they won six of their final nine games, with seven of the team’s top nine scorers returning. The Mountain Hawks feature a unique team in that it’s very young (six freshmen, five sophomores, two juniors and Home team in BOLD CAPS one senior), but quite experienced at the same time. Each of Lehigh’s upperclassmen (senior Marques Wilson and *Patriot League game juniors Jeameril Wilson and Nic Lynch) have seen significant playing time in their careers, as has sophomores like Reed Fenton and Evan Taylor. Other sophomores Jakob Alamudun, Jake Betlow and Andrei Arion all played considerable %Mini-conference game minutes last season as well. The biggest difference this season for Lehigh is the lack of nonleague contests, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mountain Hawks have been hard at work in practice, getting ready for a sprint of a 16-game regular-season slate. SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS Lehigh is in the central “mini-conference,” along with rivals Lafayette and Bucknell; the Mountain Hawks will face the Leopards and Bison four times apiece, while also playing eight games against those in other mini conferences. In the Contact ..............................................Justin Lafleur end, eight teams will qualify for the Patriot League Tournament, with the winner of each mini conference (based on mini conference record) earning a top three seed. Office ...............................................(610) 758-6631 Cell .................................................(610) 577-5222 Jeameril Wilson is Lehigh’s leading returning scorer (10.6) and rebounder (5.3). Lynch averaged 9.6 points per contest E-mail [email protected] a season ago while Marques Wilson scored 9.1 per contests. All three enjoyed impressive finishes to last season, and Press Row .....................................(610) 758-4903/4933 look to take on increased leadership roles as juniors and seniors, respectively. PROJECTED STARTERS MBB SOCIAL MEDIA Website ..........................................lehighsports.com Facebook ...................Facebook.com/LehighMensBasketball Twitter ...............................................@LehighMBB Instagram ...............................@Lehigh_Mens_Basketball J. WILSON BETLOW M. WILSON FENTON LYNCH 1 Jr. | F | 6-7 2 So. | G | 6-2 11 Sr. | G | 6-4 15 So. | G | 6-4 44 Jr. | C | 6-11 PPG 10.6 PPG 2.3 PPG 9.1 PPG 6.7 PPG 9.6 Champions RPG 5.3 RPG 0.5 RPG 4.0 RPG 2.3 RPG 5.1 FG% 52.2% FG% 32.8% FG% 37.6% FG% 40.3% FG% 56.3% 1997, 2009, 2010 3FG% 38.3% 3FG% 26.1% 3FG% 35.3% 3FG% 32.6% 3FG% -- APG 1.3 APG 0.8 APG 2.8 APG 1.2 APG 0.3 *2019-20 Statistics* 2020-21 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 1 & 2: LAFAYETTE | PAGE 2 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Major 0 Jakob Alamudun So. F 6-6 225 Huntington Beach, Calif./Marina High School Arts and Sciences 1 Jeameril Wilson Jr. F 6-7 200 Chicago, Ill./Woodstock Academy (Notre Dame College Prep) Finance 2 Jake Betlow So. G 6-2 185 Mendham, N.J./St. Benedict’s Business 4 Andrei Arion So. G 6-3 180 Bucharest, Romania/American International School of Bucharest Bioengineering 5 Evan Taylor So. G 6-6 200 Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West High School Arts and Sciences 10 Jalin Sinclair Fr. G 5-10 182 Manhattan, N.Y./Suffield Academy Arts and Sciences 11 Marques Wilson Sr. G 6-4 210 Edmond, Okla./Edmond North High School Marketing 13 Luke Traina Fr. G 6-5 185 Doylestown, Pa./Germantown Academy Business 15 Reed Fenton So. G 6-4 165 Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe High School Chemical Engineering 20 Jayshen Saigal Fr. G 6-2 175 Scarsdale, N.Y./Scarsdale High School Business 21 Ben Li Fr. F 6-6 230 Toronto, Ontario/Thornlea Secondary School Business 35 Dominic Parolin Fr. F/C 6-8 230 Coquitlam, B.C./Centennial Secondary School Arts and Sciences 42 JT Tan Fr. C 6-8 280 Redondo Beach, Calif./Rolling Hills Prep Arts and Sciences 44 Nic Lynch Jr. C 6-11 250 Seattle, Wash./Seattle Prep Political Science COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Murray H. Goodman ’48 Head Coach: Brett Reed (Eckerd College ’95), 14th Season 0 - Jakob Alamudun AL-ah-MOO (like a cow) - doon (like noon) Harry Morra (DeSales ‘04), Sixth Season 1 - Jeameril Wilson Ja-MEAR-ull Assistant Coach: 2 - Jake Betlow BET-low Assistant Coach: Noel Hightower (Chestnut Hill ‘16), Fifth Season 4 - Andrei Arion AR-E-on Assistant Coach: Quinn McDowell (William & Mary ‘12), Second Season 10 - Jalin Sinclair JAY-lin Director of Basketball Operations: Greg Tarca (Quinnipiac ‘18), Third Season 11 - Marques Wilson MARK-iss Video Coordinator: Michael Calzola (Akron ‘18), First Season 20 - Jayshen Saigal JAY-shen SIGH-gull 35 - Dominic Parolin Pa-ROH-linn Student-Athlete Support & Enrichment Coordinator: Billy Dunn (Cairn University ‘93), Fourth Season TV/RADIO ROSTER Jakob Alamudun Jeameril Wilson Jake Betlow Andrei Arion Evan Taylor Jalin Sinclair So.. - F - 6-6 - 225 Jr.. - F - 6-7 - 200 So. - G - 6-2 - 185 So. - G - 6-3 - 180 So. - G - 6-6 - 200 Fr. - G - 5-10 - 182 0 Huntington Beach, Calif. 1 Chicago, Ill. 2 Mendham, N.J. 4 Bucharest, Romania 5 Glen Ellyn, Ill. 10 Manhattan, N.Y. Marques Wilson Luke Traina Reed Fenton Jayshen Saigal Ben Li Dominic Parolin Sr. - G - 6-4 - 210 Fr. - G - 6-5 - 185 So. - G - 6-4 - 165 Fr. - G - 6-2 - 175 Fr. - F - 6-6 - 230 Fr. - F/C - 6-8 11 Edmond, Okla. 13 Doylestown, Pa. 15 Latrobe, Pa. 20 Scarsdale, N.Y. 21 Toronto, Ontario 35 Coquitlam, B.C. JT Tan Nic Lynch Dr. Brett Reed Harry Morra Noel Hightower Quinn McDowell Fr. - C - 6-8 - 280 Jr. - C - 6-11 - 250 Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach 42 Redondo Beach, Calif. 44 Seattle, Wash. 14th Season Sixth Season Fifth Season Second Season Lehigh Sports Communications | 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, Pa. | Phone 610-758-3174 | www.lehighsports.com 2020-21 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL | GAME 1 & 2: LAFAYETTE | PAGE 3 2020-21 STATISTICAL LEADERS (NUMBER OF GAMES) Game Leaders Player 10+ 20+ 30+ 10+ 15+ 20+ 5+ 10+ 5+ 5+ D.D. Pts Reb Ast Pts Pts Pts Rebs Rebs Rebs Ast Ast Steals Blks 0 - Alamudun 1 - J. Wilson 2 - Betlow 4 - Arion 5 - Taylor 10 - Sinclair 11 - M. Wilson 13 - Traina 15 - Fenton 20 - Saigal 21 - Li 35 - Parolin 42 - Tan 44 - Lynch WHEN LEHIGH... Outrebounds opponents: ............................0-0 Plays at home: .........................................................0-0 Is outrebounded: ............................................0-0 MID-MAJOR TOP 25 Plays on the road:....................................................0-0 Ties opponent in rebounding: ...................0-0 Plays at neutral sites: .............................................0-0 Team Record Points Commits fewer than 15 turnovers: ...........0-0 1. Gonzaga (31) 7-0 775 Commits 15 or more turnovers: .................0-0 Leads at the half: .....................................................0-0 2. Winthrop 5-0 710 Trails at the half: .......................................................0-0 Is tied at the half: .....................................................0-0 Forces 15 or more turnovers:.......................0-0 3. Georgia State 6-1 660 Forces fewer than 15 turnovers: .................0-0 4. Drake 10-0 651 Goes to overtime: ...................................................0-0 5. Furman 6-3 625 Commits more turnovers: ............................0-0 6. BYU 9-2 610 Scores 90 or more points: ....................................0-0 Commits fewer turnovers: ...........................0-0 7. Saint Mary’s 8-2 601 Tie in turnover: .................................................0-0 Scores 80-89 points: ..............................................0-0 8. Loyola Chicago 5-2 569 Scores 70-79 points: ...............................................0-0 9. Liberty 8-3 512 Scores 60-69 points: ..............................................0-0 Scores 50-59 points: ..............................................0-0 LEHIGH... 10. Southern Illinois 7-0 455 Scores 40-49 points: ..............................................0-0 By Month 11. Mercer 7-1 397 Scores fewer than 40 points: ..............................0-0 January: ..............................................................0-0 12. Belmont 8-1 385 13. Chattanooga 9-0 378 Allows 90 or more points: ....................................0-0 By Day Saturday: .............................................................0-0 14. South Dakota State 5-3 372 Allows 80-89 points: ..............................................0-0 15. Wright State 6-1 350 Allows 70-79 points: ...............................................0-0 Sunday: ...............................................................0-0 Allows 60-69 points: ..............................................0-0 16. New Mexico State 2-0 294 Allows 50-59 points: ..............................................0-0 17. Toledo 7-3 251 Allows 40-49 points: ..............................................0-0 18. Abilene Christian 7-2 250 Allows fewer than 40 points: ..............................0-0 19.