2017–18 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team represented Lehigh University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountain Hawks, led by 11th-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 16–14, 11–7 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to Boston University.[1]

2017–18 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record16–14 (11–7 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Antoni Wyche
  • Harry Morra
  • Noel Hightower
Home arenaStabler Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 16 2   .889 25 10   .714
Colgate 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Navy 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Lehigh 11 7   .611 16 14   .533
Boston University 10 8   .556 15 16   .484
Holy Cross 8 10   .444 12 19   .387
Lafayette 7 11   .389 10 21   .323
Army 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Loyola (MD) 6 12   .333 9 22   .290
American 3 15   .167 6 24   .200
2018 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

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The Mountain Hawks finished the 2016–17 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.

Offseason

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2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 7, 2016.

Roster

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2017–18 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kahron Ross 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Jonesboro HS Jonesboro, AR
G 2 Kyle Leufroy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Benicia HS
Prolific Prep
Pasadena, CA
G 4 Caleb Bennett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lafayette HS St. Joseph, MO
G 5 Lance Tejada 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Blanche Ely HS
East Carolina
Miramar, FL
F 10 Ed Porter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Eastside HS Hawthorne, FL
G 11 Jordan Cohen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Campbell Hall HS Tarzana, CA
C 13 James Karnik 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Orangeville Prep Surrey, BC
G 20 Marques Wilson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Edmond North HS Edmond, OK
F/C 21 Jack Lieb 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Brewster Academy Deerfield, IL
F 31 Pat Andree 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Christian Brothers Academy Colts Neck, NJ
C 40 Josh Wolf 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Williston Northampton HS Glencoe, IL
F 42 Shane Acoveno 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Delaware Valley HS Milford, PA
C 55 Caleb Sedore 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Pulaski HS Pulaski, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 14, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Marist W 84–76  1–0
McCann Field House (1,387)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm
Monmouth L 72–80  1–1
Stabler Arena (779)
Bethlehem, PA
Nov 17, 2017*
7:00 pm
Siena W 91–90  2–1
Stabler Arena (767)
Bethlehem, PA
Nov 19, 2017*
2:00 pm
Eastern W 95–70  3–1
Stabler Arena (643)
Bethlehem, PA
Nov 22, 2017*
10:00 pm, P12N
at No. 10 USC L 63–88  3–2
Galen Center (1,387)
Los Angeles, CA
Nov 25, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Pittsburgh L 68–80  3–3
Petersen Events Center (3,317)
Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 29, 2017*
8:00 pm, NBCSP+
at Princeton W 85–76  4–3
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,292)
Princeton, NJ
Dec 2, 2017*
12:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 18 Virginia L 54–75  4–4
John Paul Jones Arena (13,594)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm
Yale L 77–86  4–5
Stabler Arena (776)
Bethlehem, PA
Dec 9, 2017*
2:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's W 75–60  5–5
Stabler Arena (694)
Bethlehem, PA
Dec 21, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) L 70–84  5–6
DeGol Arena (672)
Loretto, PA
Patriot League regular season
Dec 29, 2017
7:00 pm
at Lafayette W 79–74  6–6
(1–0)
Kirby Sports Center (1,673)
Easton, PA
Jan 2, 2018
7:00 pm
at Navy L 66–78  6–7
(1–1)
Alumni Hall (632)
Annapolis, MD
Jan 5, 2018
7:00 pm, SE TV2
Holy Cross W 83–77  7–7
(2–1)
Stabler Arena (814)
Bethlehem, PA
Jan 8, 2018
7:00 pm
at Boston University L 81–92  7–8
(2–2)
Case Gym (403)
Boston, MA
Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm
at Bucknell L 65–78  7–9
(2–3)
Sojka Pavilion (2,404)
Lewisburg, PA
Jan 14, 2018
2:00 pm, SE TV2
American W 76–66  8–9
(3–3)
Stabler Arena (1,358)
Bethlehem, PA
Jan 17, 2018
7:00 pm
Colgate L 72–76  8–10
(3–4)
Stabler Arena (1,024)
Bethlehem, PA
Jan 20, 2018
2:00 pm
at Army L 81–93  8–11
(3–5)
Christl Arena (1,514)
West Point, NY
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm, SE TV2
Loyola (MD) L 88–91 2OT 8–12
(3–6)
Stabler Arena (758)
Bethlehem, PA
Jan 27, 2018
7:00 pm, SE TV2
Navy L 75–77  8–13
(3–7)
Stabler Arena (1,614)
Bethlehem, PA
Jan 29, 2018
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Holy Cross W 71–67  9–13
(4–7)
Hart Center (2,052)
Worcester, MA
Feb 3, 2018
2:00 pm, SE TV2
Boston University W 80–75  10–13
(5–7)
Stabler Arena (1,214)
Bethlehem, PA
Feb 5, 2018
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Bucknell W 92–89 OT 11–13
(6–7)
Stabler Arena (1,126)
Bethlehem, PA
Feb 10, 2018
2:00 pm, NBCSW
at American W 80–78  12–13
(7–7)
Bender Arena (705)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 pm
at Colgate W 88–78  13–13
(8–7)
Cotterell Court (312)
Hamilton, NY
Feb 17, 2018
7:00 pm, SE TV2
Army W 84–53  14–13
(9–7)
Stabler Arena (1,002)
Bethlehem, PA
Feb 21, 2018
7:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) W 80–74  15–13
(10–7)
Reitz Arena (612)
Baltimore, MD
Feb 24, 2018
7:30 pm, SE TV2
Lafayette W 79–64  16–13
(11–7)
Stabler Arena (2,240)
Bethlehem, PA
Patriot League tournament
Mar 1, 2018
7:00 pm, Stadium
(4) (5) Boston University
Quarterfinals
L 82–88  16–14
Stabler Arena (1,491)
Bethlehem, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Boston U ends Lehigh's winning streak with an 88-82 win". ESPN. March 1, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2024.