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.

2017–18 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
2017–18 record16–14 (11–7 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Antoni Wyche
  • Harry Morra
  • Noel Hightower
Home arenaStabler Arena
2017–18 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bucknell162 .889  2510  .714
Colgate126 .667  1914  .576
Navy117 .611  2012  .625
Lehigh117 .611  1614  .533
Boston University108 .556  1516  .484
Holy Cross810 .444  1219  .387
Lafayette711 .389  1021  .323
Army612 .333  1317  .433
Loyola (MD)612 .333  922  .290
American315 .167  624  .200
2018 Patriot League Tournament winner

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

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: 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
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 2016-09-07.

    Roster

    2017–18 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Kahron Ross 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) SrJonesboro HS Jonesboro, AR
    G 2 Kyle Leufroy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrBenicia HS
    Prolific Prep
    Pasadena, CA
    G 4 Caleb Bennett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrLafayette HS St. Joseph, MO
    G 5 Lance Tejada 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrBlanche Ely HS
    East Carolina
    Miramar, FL
    F 10 Ed Porter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoEastside HS Hawthorne, FL
    G 11 Jordan Cohen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoCampbell Hall HS Tarzana, CA
    C 13 James Karnik 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrOrangeville Prep Surrey, BC
    G 20 Marques Wilson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrEdmond North HS Edmond, OK
    F/C 21 Jack Lieb 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoBrewster Academy Deerfield, IL
    F 31 Pat Andree 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoChristian Brothers Academy Colts Neck, NJ
    C 40 Josh Wolf 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoWilliston Northampton HS Glencoe, IL
    F 42 Shane Acoveno 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrDelaware Valley HS Milford, PA
    C 55 Caleb Sedore 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrPulaski 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.

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