Lehigh University Athletics
Mountain Hawks gear up for Patriot League Tournament
3/1/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Bethlehem, PA - Lehigh begins defense of its 2003-04 Patriot League Championship, as the Brown and White heads to Worcester for the opening round of the 2005 Patriot League Tournament, where the No. 4 seeded Mountain Hawks will take on the No. 5 seeded Colgate Raiders on Friday evening. These two teams have not met in the Patriot League Tournament since Friday marks the first time this season that Lehigh has played on a neutral court and the first time since last year’s NCAA Tournament game. The Mountain Hawks were 2-1 in 2003-04 on neutral courts.
Joe Knight leads the Patriot League in assists at 4.4 per game and is second in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.63. The junior has been even better in league play, handing out a league best 5.6 per game. Knight’s 114 helpers thus far this season put him in the top-ten for a single season in Lehigh history. The Patriot League announced its 2004-05 All-League and All-Rookie Teams on Tuesday afternoon, and for the first time since 1998-99, no Mountain Hawk players were selected to the teams. For a complete list of the players who were selected, as well as the major award winners, please click on the game notes link at the top of the page. Friday’s game is scheduled to tip-off at Date: Opponent: Colgate Raiders Tip-off: Arena: The Location: Lehigh’s Record: 13-14 overall, 7-7 Patriot League Colgate’s Record: 12-15 overall, 7-7 Patriot League Series: Colgate leads 41-21 Radio: ESPN Radio 1230 AM and 1320 AM with Matt Kerr and Greg Falkenbach beginning at Internet Broadcast: www.lehighsports.com
