2017–18 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team American college basketball season
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]
Previous season
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
2017 recruiting class
College recruiting information
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
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)
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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:
Roster
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
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