Lehigh University Athletics
McCollum featured among top 50 national storylines of 2011-12
6/4/2011 5:39:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Lehigh rising junior C.J. McCollum has been featured in a Bleacher Report article which lists the “top 50 storylines you won't want to miss.” McCollum is pictured on slide 37 as one of the top contenders for next year's national scoring title. The rising junior will be the nation's top returning scorer in 2011-12 with everyone ahead of him either graduated or declared for the NBA Draft.Also listed among the top contenders for the national scoring title is UC Santa Barbara senior Orlando Johnson (21.1 points per game last year), St. Bonaventure senior Andrew Nicholson (20.8) and Xavier senior Tu Holloway (19.7). Only three of the top 21 players in 2009-10 scoring average are set to return - McCollum (9), Johnson (13) and Nicholson (15).
McCollum was also highlighted in a separate piece which went through their Preseason Player of the Year in all 31 Division I conferences nation-wide. It read, “As a freshman, C.J. McCollum became the first player in Patriot League history to be named the league's Player and Rookie of the Year.As a sophomore, he elevated his game further, increasing his scoring and rebounding even further.”
McCollum was also highlighted in a separate piece which went through their Preseason Player of the Year in all 31 Division I conferences nation-wide. It read, “As a freshman, C.J. McCollum became the first player in Patriot League history to be named the league's Player and Rookie of the Year.As a sophomore, he elevated his game further, increasing his scoring and rebounding even further.”
McCollum averaged 21.8 points per game last season to lead the nation among sophomores. This came after leading all freshmen with a 19.1 scoring average in 2009-10.
Already one of the most prolific scorers in school and Patriot League history, McCollum eclipsed 1,000 career points against Army last January, becoming the first active sophomore in the nation to reach that milestone. With 1,308 points, he is only 916 away from the Patriot League career record. McCollum is also almost halfway to the Lehigh career scoring record (2,703) held by Daren Queenan.
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