MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES -GAMES 3 & 4 2020-21 SCHEDULE LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (1-1, 1-1 PL, 1-1 CENTRAL) January VS. NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (5-1, 2-0 PL, 0-0 SOUTH) 2 LAFAYETTE*% W, 90-89 (OT) Jan. 9 & 10, 2021 3 at Lafayette*% L, 82-70 Stabler Arena (5,600) - Bethlehem, Pa. 9 AMERICAN* Postponed Alumni Hall (5,710) - Annapolis, Md. TV: ESPN+ (Both Days) 9 NAVY* 2 p.m. Radio: None 10 at American* Postponed 10 at Navy* 3 p.m. 16 at Bucknell*% 2 p.m. 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. SCHEDULE CHANGE PUTS NAVY ON TAP THIS WEEKEND 20 COLGATE* 2 p.m. After an exciting start to the season, the Lehigh men’s basketball team returns to the court this weekend when it faces the Navy Midshipmen in a pair of contests. Originally slated to face American, a late switch put Navy on the schedule (after 21 at Colgate* 6 p.m. Lehigh and Navy were initially not expected to meet at all this season). On Saturday (2 p.m.), the Mountain Hawks will host the Mids in Stabler before traveling to Annapolis on Sunday for a 3 p.m. showdown. Both games can be seen on ESPN+. March The opening weekend of action saw Lehigh go 1-1 against archrival Lafayette. It all began on Saturday with a thrilling 6 Patriot League Quarterfinals TBA buzzer-beating victory behind a long 3-pointer from senior Marques Wilson. With 2.2 seconds left in OT after the Leopards 10 Patriot League Semifinals TBA hit a go-ahead basket, the Mountain Hawks called timeout. Inbounding, sophomore Reed Fenton found Wilson near midcourt, Wilson made two dribbles then buried a shot that went viral across social media and media. The shot led 14 Patriot League Championship Game TBA SportsCenter that night as Scott Van Pelt’s “Best Thing I Saw Today.” It marked Lehigh’s first game-winning shot since Mackey McKnight connected on a driving layup with 0.5 seconds left in overtime at Boston University on Feb. 1, 2014. Home team in BOLD CAPS The final score Saturday was 90-89, Lehigh’s first time scoring 90 points since Jan. 22, 2020 at Holy Cross. Wilson fin- *Patriot League game ished with 28 points to tie a career high. His 11 made field goals and 38 minutes played were also career highs. Wilson %Mini-conference game was 3-of-5 from 3-point range. Junior Nic Lynch also added 22 points and eight rebounds, marking the first time since Jan. 15, 2020 against Navy that a pair of Mountain Hawks had scored 20 (Jordan Cohen had 28 and Wilson tallied 21). Sophomore Jakob Alamudun impressed as well, posting his second-career double-double with 13 points and a SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS career-high 11 rebounds in a career-high 32 minutes played. On Sunday, the Mountain Hawks jumped out to leads of 10-0 and 16-2, but the Leopards responded to take a four-point Contact ..............................................Justin Lafleur halftime advantage. Lehigh pulled within one on three occasions in the second half, but couldn’t get over the hump and Office ...............................................(610) 758-6631 Lafayette pulled away for the 82-70 win. Lynch and Wilson were again the story, scoring 20 and 18 points, respectively. Cell .................................................(610) 577-5222 Sophomore Jake Betlow helped spark the early start, scoring eight of Lehigh’s first 16 points. E-mail [email protected] Press Row .....................................(610) 758-4903/4933 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 7.0 PPG 4.0 PPG 23.0 PPG 4.0 PPG 21.0 Champions RPG 4.5 RPG 0.5 RPG 1.0 RPG 3.5 RPG 8.0 FG% 54.5% FG% 28.6% FG% 57.6% FG% 27.3% FG% 54.8% 1997, 2009, 2010 3FG% 33.3% 3FG% 50.0% 3FG% 60.0% 3FG% 50.0% 3FG% -- APG 2.5 APG 1.5 APG 1.0 APG 3.5 APG 1.0 2020-21 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL | GAMES 3 & 4: NAVY | 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 | GAMES 3 & 4: NAVY | 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 1 1 1 1 - J. Wilson 1 2 - Betlow 4 - Arion 5 - Taylor 10 - Sinclair 11 - M. Wilson 2 1 1 1 13 - Traina 15 - Fenton 1 1 20 - Saigal 21 - Li 35 - Parolin 42 - Tan 44 - Lynch 2 2 1 1 WHEN LEHIGH... Allows 50% or more 3FG: .............................0-0 Plays at home: ..........................................................1-0 Allows 40-49% 3FG: ........................................0-1 MID-MAJOR TOP 25 Plays on the road:.....................................................0-1 Allows 30-30% 3FG: ........................................1-0 Plays at neutral sites: .............................................0-0 Allows under 30% 3FG: .................................0-0 Team Record Points 1. Gonzaga (31) 10-0 775 Outrebounds opponents: .............................1-0 Leads at the half: .....................................................0-0 2. Winthrop 7-0 700 Trails at the half: ....................................................... 0-2 Is outrebounded: .............................................0-1 Is tied at the half: .....................................................0-0 Ties opponent in rebounding: ...................0-0 3. Drake 12-0 683 4. Furman 8-3 662 Goes to overtime: ...................................................0-0 Commits fewer than 15 turnovers: ..............1-1 5. BYU 9-2 622 Commits 15 or more turnovers: .................0-0 6. Belmont 10-1 611 Scores 90 or more points: .....................................1-0 7. Saint Mary’s 9-2 581 Scores 80-89 points: ..............................................0-0 Forces 15 or more turnovers:.......................0-0 Forces fewer than 15 turnovers: ....................1-1 8. Loyola Chicago 7-2 565 Scores 70-79 points: ................................................0-1 9. Georgia State 7-2 478 Scores 60-69 points: ..............................................0-0 Scores 50-59 points: ..............................................0-0 Commits more turnovers: .............................1-0 10.