2016–17 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team
2016–17 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball | |
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Conference | Patriot League |
2016–17 record | 20–12 (12–6 Patriot) |
Head coach | Brett Reed (10th season) |
Assistant coach | Antoni Wyche |
Assistant coach | Harry Morra |
Assistant coach | Austen Rowland |
Home arena | Stabler Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (MD) | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 Patriot League Tournament winner |
The 2016–17 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team represented Lehigh University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountain Hawks, led by 10th-year head coach Brett Reed, played their home games at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 20–12, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, they defeated Colgate and Boston University before losing to Bucknell in the championship game. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
Previous season
The Mountain Hawks finished the 2015–16 season 17–15, 13–5 in Patriot League play to finish in second place. They defeated Navy and American to advance to the championship game of the Patriot League Tournament where they lost to Holy Cross.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Tyler Jenkins | 11 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Sophomore | Fishers, IN | Transferred to Bellarmine |
John Ross Glover | 20 | G/F | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Hendersonville, TN | Graduated |
Georgios Pilitsis | 23 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Thessaloniki, Greece | Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons |
Jesse Chuku | 31 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | London, England | Graduated |
Justin Goldsborough | 40 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Senior | Fort Washington, MD | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Lance Tejada | 22 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | Pompano Beach, FL | Transferred from East Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Tejada will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
Incoming recruits
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Pat Andree #60 PF |
Colts Neck, NJ | Christian Brothers Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 30, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 | ||||||
Jordan Cohen #68 PG |
North Hollywood, CA | Campbell Hall High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Sep 15, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66 | ||||||
Jack Lieb C |
Deerfield, IL | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Oct 14, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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2017 class recruits
US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Marques Wilson #47 SG |
Edmond, OK | Edmond North High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
Caleb Bennett SG |
St. Joseph, MO | Lafayette High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 11* 7:00 pm, FCS |
at No. 7 Xavier | L 81–84 | 0–1 |
Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
Nov 17* 7:00 pm |
at Yale | L 81–89 OT | 0–2 |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,062) New Haven, CT | |||||||
Nov 20* 2:00 pm |
Princeton | W 76–67 | 1–2 |
Stabler Arena (1,388) Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
Nov 25* 8:00 pm |
at Mississippi State | W 87–73 | 2–2 |
Humphrey Coliseum (6,697) Starkville, MS | |||||||
Nov 27* 2:30 pm |
at Arkansas State | L 97–89 | 2–3 |
Convocation Center (2,074) Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
Nov 30* 7:00 pm |
at La Salle | L 89–81 | 2–4 |
Tom Gola Arena (1,695) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Dec 3* 2:00 pm |
at Robert Morris | W 64–58 | 3–4 |
Stabler Arena (1,003) Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
Dec 6* 7:00 pm |
at Stony Brook | L 62–57 | 3–5 |
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,295) Stony Brook, NY | |||||||
Dec 10* 4:00 pm |
at Mount St. Mary's | W 90–71 | 4–5 |
Knott Arena (1,464) Emmitsburg, MD | |||||||
Dec 12* 7:00 pm |
Saint Francis (PA) | W 100–67 | 5–5 |
Stabler Arena (774) Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
Dec 22* 7:00 pm |
Cabrini | W 93–72 | 6–5 |
Stabler Arena (741) Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
Patriot League regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 30 7:00 pm |
at Army | W 66–59 | 7–5 (1–0) |
Christl Arena (1,558) West Point, NY | |||||||
Jan 2 2:00 pm |
at Boston University | L 61–75 | 7–6 (1–1) |
Case Gym (484) Boston, MA | |||||||
Jan 5 7:00 pm, SE2 |
Loyola (MD) | L 83–84 | 7–7 (1–2) |
Stabler Arena (832) Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
Jan 8 2:00 pm, SE2 |
American | W 79–73 | 8–7 (2–2) |
Stabler Arena (937) Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
Jan 11 7:00 pm |
at Bucknell | W 82–71 | 9–7 (3–2) |
Sojka Pavilion (2,254) Lewisburg, PA | |||||||
Jan 14 2:00 pm, SE2 |
Holy Cross | W 68–51 | 10–7 (4–2) |
Stabler Arena (1,261) Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
Jan 18 7:00 pm |
at Navy | L 72–75 | 10–8 (4–3) |
Alumni Hall (1,292) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
Jan 21 2:00 pm, SE2 |
Lafayette | W 75–68 | 11–8 (5–3) |
Stabler Arena (2,103) Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
Jan 25 7:00 pm |
at Colgate | W 76–62 | 12–8 (6–3) |
Cotterell Court (834) Hamilton, NY | |||||||
Jan 30 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
Boston University | L 59–76 | 12–9 (6–4) |
Stabler Arena (1,302) Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
Feb 1 7:30 pm |
at Loyola (MD) | L 60–62 | 12–10 (6–5) |
Reitz Arena (623) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
Feb 4 2:00 pm |
at American | W 70–55 | 13–10 (7–5) |
Bender Arena (984) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Feb 8 7:00 pm, SE2 |
Bucknell | W 79–71 | 14–10 (8–5) |
Stabler Arena (1,241) Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
Feb 12 12:00 pm |
at Holy Cross | L 45–61 | 14–11 (8–6) |
Hart Center (1,876) Worcester, MA | |||||||
Feb 15 7:00 pm, SE2 |
Navy | W 74–55 | 15–11 (9–6) |
Stabler Arena (1,007) Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
Feb 18 2:00 pm |
at Lafayette | W 81–55 | 16–11 (10–6) |
Kirby Sports Center (2,177) Easton, PA | |||||||
Feb 22 7:00 pm, SE2 |
Colgate | W 87–69 | 17–11 (11–6) |
Stabler Arena (1,091) Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
Feb 25 7:30 pm, SE2 |
Army | W 83–69 | 18–11 (12–6) |
Stabler Arena (2,036) Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
Patriot League Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 2 7:00 pm |
(3) | (6) Colgate Quarterfinals |
W 77–72 | 19–11 |
Stabler Arena (1,609) Bethlehem, PA | ||||||
Mar 5 12:00 pm, CBSSN |
(3) | at (2) Boston University Semifinals |
W 91–88 2OT | 20–11 |
Case Gym (511) Boston, MA | ||||||
Mar 8 7:30 pm, CBSSN |
(3) | at (1) Bucknell Championship game |
L 65–81 | 20–12 |
Sojka Pavilion (4,254) Lewisburg, PA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Sources[1][2][3] |
References
- ↑ "2016–2017 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lehigh Mountain Hawks. Lehigh University Athletics. 2016.
- ↑ "Lehigh Mountain Hawks Schedule – 2016–17". ESPN. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- ↑ "2016–17 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 1, 2017.