2009–10 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team


The 2009–10 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team represented Lehigh University during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountain Hawks, led by third-year head coach Brett Reed, played their home games at Stabler Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 22–11, 10–4 in Patriot League play to finish in first place in the conference.

2009–10 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball
Patriot League Regular Season Champions
Patriot League tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferencePatriot League
Record22–11 (10–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Antoni Wyche
  • Ryan Krueger
  • Stephen Ott
Home arenaStabler Arena
Seasons
2009–10 Patriot League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Lehigh104 .7141910 .655
Bucknell95 .6431416 .467
Lafayette86 .5711712 .586
American77 .5001019 .345
Navy77 .5001316 .448
Colgate68 .4291018 .357
Holy Cross59 .357821 .276
Army410 .2861414 .500
2010 Patriot League tournament winner
As of March 1, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

Following the regular season, Lehigh won the Patriot League Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2010 NCAA tournament. This was their fourth NCAA Tournament appearance with their previous trip coming in 2004. As the No. 16 seed in the Midwest region, they fell to No. 1 seed Kansas in the Round of 64.

Roster

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2009–10 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Marquis Hall5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)190 lb (86 kg)Sr Portland, Oregon
G3CJ McCollum6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)165 lb (75 kg)FrGlenOakCanton, Ohio
F10Zahir Carrington6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg)SrMastermanPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
F20Holden Greiner6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg)FrSt. FrancisTraverse City, Michigan
G23Michael Ojo6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)Jr Santa Monica, California
F42Gabe Knutson6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)FrWaukeeUrbandale, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Source[1][2]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2009*
7:00 pm
at RichmondL 53–65 0–1
Robins Center (4,139)
Richmond, Virginia
Nov 16, 2009*
7:05 pm
at RiderL 71–86 0–2
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Nov 18, 2009*
7:35 pm
QuinnipiacW 79–71 1–2
Stabler Arena (684)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Nov 23, 2009*
7:05 pm
MonmouthW 86–74 2–2
Stabler Arena (620)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Nov 25, 2009*
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA)W 76–67 3–2
DeGol Arena (714)
Loretto, Pennsylvania
Nov 30, 2009*
7:05 pm
Stony BrookL 52–71 3–3
Stabler Arena (609)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dec 3, 2009*
7:00 pm
at ColumbiaL 70–75 3–4
Levien Gymnasium (626)
New York, New York
Dec 5, 2009*
2:00 pm
at DaytonL 71–89 3–5
University of Dayton Arena (12,719)
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 17, 2009*
7:05 pm
DartmouthW 66–58 4–5
Stabler Arena (622)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dec 20, 2009*
7:00 pm
at Saint Joseph'sL 66–77 4–6
Hagan Arena (3,208)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 22, 2009*
7:05 pm
MaristW 66–55 5–6
Stabler Arena (637)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dec 28, 2009*
7:00 pm
at LongwoodW 89–78 6–6
Willett Hall (528)
Farmville, Virginia
Dec 30, 2009*
7:30 pm
at Delaware StateW 73–66 OT7–6
Memorial Hall (172)
Dover, Delaware
Jan 2, 2010*
7:35 pm
NJITW 86–79 8–6
Stabler Arena (1,032)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jan 5, 2010*
7:05 pm
YaleW 75–69 9–6
Stabler Arena (605)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Patriot League regular season
Jan 9, 2010
7:05 pm
AmericanW 78–67 10–6
(1–0)
Stabler Arena (925)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jan 14, 2010
7:00 pm, CBS College Sports[3]
at NavyL 83–94 10–7
(1–1)
Alumni Hall (2,608)
Annapolis, Maryland
Jan 17, 2010
2:00 pm
at ArmyW 73–55 11–7
(2–1)
Christl Arena (1,005)
West Point, New York
Jan 20, 2010
7:05 pm, Service Electric 2 Sports[4]
ColgateW 74–60 12–7
(3–1)
Stabler Arena (1,012)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jan 23, 2010
7:05 pm, Service Electric 2 Sports[5]
LafayetteW 75–57 13–7
(4–1)
Stabler Arena (3,849)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jan 27, 2010
7:00 pm
at BucknellL 76–81 OT13–8
(4–2)
Sojka Pavilion (2,041)
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 31, 2010
12:00 pm, CBS College Sports[6]
at Holy CrossW 78–60 14–8
(5–2)
Hart Center (2,948)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 6, 2010
2:00 pm
at AmericanW 77–65 15–8
(6–2)
Bender Arena (786)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 10, 2010
7:05 pm, Service Electric 2 Sports[7]
NavyL 78–85 15–9
(6–3)
Stabler Arena (329)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Feb 13, 2010
7:05 pm, Service Electric 2 Sports[8]
ArmyW 78–66 16–9
(7–3)
Stabler Arena (1,513)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Feb 17, 2010
7:00 pm
at ColgateW 91–81 17–9
(8–3)
Cotterell Court (426)
Hamilton, New York
Feb 21, 2010
2:00 pm, CBS College Sports[9]
at LafayetteL 75–90 17–10
(8–4)
Kirby Sports Center (3,375)
Easton, Pennsylvania
Feb 24, 2010
7:05 pm, Service Electric 2 Sports[10]
BucknellW 81–59 18–10
(9–4)
Stabler Arena (1,161)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Feb 27, 2010
7:35 pm, Service Electric 2 Sports[11]
Holy CrossW 91–80 19–10
(10–4)
Stabler Arena (1,623)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
2010 Patriot League tournament
Mar 3, 2010*
7:05 pm, Service Electric 2 Sports[12]
(1) (8) Army
Quarterfinals
W 64–45 20–10
Stabler Arena (1,062)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Mar 7, 2010*
8:05 pm, CBS College Sports[13]
(1) (4) American
Semifinals
W 79–57 21–10
Stabler Arena (1,296)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Mar 12, 2010*
4:45 pm, ESPN2[14]
(1) (3) Lafayette
Championship Game
W 74–59 22–10
Stabler Arena (4,259)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
2010 NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2010*
8:55 pm, CBS[15]
(16 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Kansas
Second Round
L 74–90 22–11
Ford Center (13,484)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Winter 2009-2010 Men's Basketball Roster". Lehigh University Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "2009–10 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Lehigh meets Navy on Thursday in Annapolis". Lehigh Sports.
  4. ^ "Lehigh returns home to face Colgate". Lehigh Sports.
  5. ^ "Rivals meet on Saturday night at Stabler Arena". Lehigh Sports.
  6. ^ "Lehigh wraps up first half of P.L. play on Sunday". Lehigh Sports.
  7. ^ "Lehigh returns home to face Navy on Wednesday". Lehigh Sports.
  8. ^ "Lehigh takes on visiting Army on Saturday night". Lehigh Sports.
  9. ^ "Lehigh travels to Easton to face rival Leopards". Lehigh Sports.
  10. ^ "First place on the line when Lehigh hosts Bison". Lehigh Sports.
  11. ^ "Lehigh seeks outright title, top seed vs. Crusaders". Lehigh Sports.
  12. ^ "Top-seeded Lehigh hosts Army on Wednesday". Lehigh Sports.
  13. ^ "Spot in title game on the line on Sunday evening". Lehigh Sports.
  14. ^ "Lehigh hosts rival Lafayette for right to go dancing". Lehigh Sports.
  15. ^ "Mountain Hawks meet No. 1 Kansas on Thursday". Lehigh Sports.
  16. ^ "Winter 2009-2010 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lehigh University Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  17. ^ "2009-2010 Men's Basketball States". Lehigh Sports.