Courtesy of NavySports.com ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Navy will host the third annual Veterans Classic presented by Northwestern Mutual on Veterans Day to open the 2016-17 college basketball season. Vanderbilt will face Marquette in the opening game of the doubleheader at 6:30 PM and Navy will host Ohio State in the nightcap at 9:00 PM. Both games will be televised on CBS Sports … [Read more...] about Navy to host Veterans Classic Doubleheader on Friday
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Kempton, Lehigh poised to take Patriot League
Originally published in USA Today Sports Weekly's College Basketball Season Preview issue. By PAUL GOTHAM Second-year coach Bill Carmody returns four starters from his Holy Cross Crusaders squad which made a magical post-season run to grab the Patriot League’s automatic bid. Robert Champion (12 ppg) and Malachi Alexander (11.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.8 apg) led the ninth-place … [Read more...] about Kempton, Lehigh poised to take Patriot League
Lehigh selected as favorite in Patriot League preseason poll
Courtesy of PatriotLeague.org CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Lehigh was selected as the overwhelming favorite, receiving 17 first place votes to finish in front of Boston University, who garnered the remaining three votes, when the Patriot League Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll was announced on Wednesday afternoon from the League office. The Mountain Hawks earned 161 points out of … [Read more...] about Lehigh selected as favorite in Patriot League preseason poll
Kempton named to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Preseason Watch List
Courtesy of LehighSports.com BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Lehigh men's basketball senior Tim Kempton has been named to the watch list for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award, as announced on Friday. Kempton is one of just 20 players in the nation named to the list, with 16 of them coming from power-conference teams. The award is named after Hall of Famer and three-time NCAA … [Read more...] about Kempton named to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Preseason Watch List
Lehigh enlists in The Program as part of preseason practice
Courtesy of LehighSports.com BETHLEHEM, Pa. - At the end of its second full week of preseason practice, the Lehigh men's basketball team took part in The Program, military style leadership training last Thursday and Friday. As the Mountain Hawks continue to come together as a team in advance of the 2016-17 season, they grew off the basketball court, working on important … [Read more...] about Lehigh enlists in The Program as part of preseason practice