Lehigh’s starting backcourt garners All-Patriot League recognition
3/4/2019 3:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Following impressive regular seasons on the hardwood, Lehigh men's basketball seniors Lance Tejada and Kyle Leufroy, and junior Jordan Cohen, were all named All-Patriot League, as announced on Monday. Tejada was named to the first team while Leufroy and Cohen both received third-team recognition. It marked the first-career All-League honors for Leufroy and Cohen, and the second for Tejada.
Lehigh has now featured multiple All-League honorees three times in the last four years. Prior to the 2015-16 season, it had happened just one other time in program history.
A second-team honoree last season, Tejada leads the Mountain Hawks in scoring, averaging 14.6 points per game. He leads the league in three-pointers made (85) and stands fifth in three-point percentage (43.6), which is also good for 22nd nationally. After a bit of a slow start (averaging 9.3 points per game over the first six contests), Tejada has averaged 15.9 since. Included was a career-high 36 points at Holy Cross, nearly single-handedly carrying the Mountain Hawks to a thrilling 99-94 overtime win. In that game, he knocked down 10 three-pointers (on 12 attempts) to tie a school record, a record held by teammate Pat Andree (accomplished in 2016) and Joe Knight (accomplished in 2005). Tejada has reached double-figure points in 17-of-18 league games, including 14 straight to close out the regular season. He eclipsed 20 points twice in that 14-game streak, posting 22 at Navy and 20 vs. Army West Point. Tejada's 1,087 career points are good for 29th in program history.
Leufroy earns All-League recognition for the first time after being named to the All-Rookie team three years ago. Leufroy is in the midst of the best season in his decorated collegiate career, averaging career highs in scoring (14.0) and rebounding (5.2) while his 101 assists has shattered his previous career high of 76. Leufroy has scored 20+ points seven times this season after doing so just six times over his first three years combined. He enjoyed a career-high 26-point effort against Bucknell, but perhaps his biggest performance was at Army, when he tallied 22 points and 10 rebounds in Lehigh's 19-point comeback victory (the largest comeback in Brett Reed's 12-year tenure as Mountain Hawks' head coach). Leufroy recorded 16 points and eight boards in the second half alone. Leufroy's other-career double-double was at Holy Cross when Lehigh made an 18-point comeback which was at the time, the largest comeback in Reed's tenure. Leufroy stands seven in the league in three-point percentage (43.1) while he leads the league in free throw percentage (91.1), stands 11th in scoring and tied for 12th in rebounding. Leufroy currently stands 15th in program history with 1,396 career points.
Cohen has been stellar in his first season as full-time starter, with his 13.1 points good for fourth on the Mountain Hawks and 17th in the league. He leads the Patriot League in three-point percentage (49.5, 45-of-91), which would stand second nationally if he had enough makes to qualify. He is also challenging the all-time Patriot League record of 50.7 held by American's John Schoof in 2012-13. Cohen's 13.6 points per game in league play is good for second on the Mountain Hawks. His overall free throw percentage (84.2) is fifth in the league while his 1.3 steals per game are tied for sixth. Among Cohen's many highlights, he enjoyed back-to-back incredible games, scoring a career-high 32 then 33 points in consecutive contests vs. Boston University and at Lafayette. Cohen scored 14 points in overtime alone against the Leopards, scoring 21 of Lehigh's final 30 points for the game, all coming in the span of 7:58 (final 2:58 of regulation and five minutes of overtime). The game after Lafayette, Cohen hit the go-ahead (and what proved to be game-winning) three-pointer in the final two minutes at Army. Cohen is shooting 52.5 percent from the field, which is eighth in the Patriot League and No. 1 among guards.
Seeded third, the Mountain Hawks return to action on Thursday when they host sixth-seeded Army West Point at 7 p.m. for the Patriot League Quarterfinals. Tickets are available online and can be purchased by clicking here.
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2018-19 Men's Basketball All-Patriot League Team and Major Awards
Player of the Year: Rapolas Ivanauskas, Colgate (Jr., F)
Defensive Player of the Year: Jehyve Floyd, Holy Cross (Sr., F)
Rookie of the Year: Tucker Richardson, Colgate (Fr., G)
Coach of the Year: Matt Langel, Colgate
First-Team All-Patriot League
Sa'eed Nelson, American (Jr., G)
Kimbal Mackenzie, Bucknell (Sr., G)
Rapolas Ivanauskas, Colgate (Jr., F)
Lance Tejada, Lehigh (Sr., G)
Andrew Kostecka, Loyola Maryland (Jr., G)
Second-Team All-Patriot League
Max Mahoney, Boston University (Jr., F)
Nate Sestina, Bucknell (Sr., F)
Jordan Burns, Colgate (So., G)
Will Rayman, Colgate (Jr., F)
Jehyve Floyd, Holy Cross (Sr., F)
Third-Team All-Patriot League
Tommy Funk, Army West Point (Jr., G)
Justin Jaworski, Lafayette, (So., G)
Jordan Cohen, Lehigh (Jr., G)
Kyle Leufroy, Lehigh (Sr., G)
Hasan Abdullah, Navy (Sr., G)
All-Defensive Team
Bruce Moore, Bucknell (Jr., F)
Will Rayman, Colgate (Jr., F)
Jehyve Floyd, Holy Cross (Sr., F)
Andrew Kostecka, Loyola Maryland (Jr., G)
Hasan Abdullah, Navy (Sr., G)
All-Rookie Team
Jacob Boonyasith, American (Fr., G)
Jonas Harper, Boston University (Fr., G)
Tucker Richardson, Colgate (Fr., G)
Jaylin Andrews, Loyola Maryland (Fr., G)
John Carter Jr., Navy (Fr., G)
Lehigh has now featured multiple All-League honorees three times in the last four years. Prior to the 2015-16 season, it had happened just one other time in program history.
All-League backcourt from top to bottom 👌🏽
— Lehigh M. Basketball (@LehighMBB) March 4, 2019
Here are a few (of many) highlight moments from Lance Tejada, Kyle Leufroy and Jordan Cohen during the Patriot League season. pic.twitter.com/zgwUFEfV7y
A second-team honoree last season, Tejada leads the Mountain Hawks in scoring, averaging 14.6 points per game. He leads the league in three-pointers made (85) and stands fifth in three-point percentage (43.6), which is also good for 22nd nationally. After a bit of a slow start (averaging 9.3 points per game over the first six contests), Tejada has averaged 15.9 since. Included was a career-high 36 points at Holy Cross, nearly single-handedly carrying the Mountain Hawks to a thrilling 99-94 overtime win. In that game, he knocked down 10 three-pointers (on 12 attempts) to tie a school record, a record held by teammate Pat Andree (accomplished in 2016) and Joe Knight (accomplished in 2005). Tejada has reached double-figure points in 17-of-18 league games, including 14 straight to close out the regular season. He eclipsed 20 points twice in that 14-game streak, posting 22 at Navy and 20 vs. Army West Point. Tejada's 1,087 career points are good for 29th in program history.
Leufroy earns All-League recognition for the first time after being named to the All-Rookie team three years ago. Leufroy is in the midst of the best season in his decorated collegiate career, averaging career highs in scoring (14.0) and rebounding (5.2) while his 101 assists has shattered his previous career high of 76. Leufroy has scored 20+ points seven times this season after doing so just six times over his first three years combined. He enjoyed a career-high 26-point effort against Bucknell, but perhaps his biggest performance was at Army, when he tallied 22 points and 10 rebounds in Lehigh's 19-point comeback victory (the largest comeback in Brett Reed's 12-year tenure as Mountain Hawks' head coach). Leufroy recorded 16 points and eight boards in the second half alone. Leufroy's other-career double-double was at Holy Cross when Lehigh made an 18-point comeback which was at the time, the largest comeback in Reed's tenure. Leufroy stands seven in the league in three-point percentage (43.1) while he leads the league in free throw percentage (91.1), stands 11th in scoring and tied for 12th in rebounding. Leufroy currently stands 15th in program history with 1,396 career points.
Cohen has been stellar in his first season as full-time starter, with his 13.1 points good for fourth on the Mountain Hawks and 17th in the league. He leads the Patriot League in three-point percentage (49.5, 45-of-91), which would stand second nationally if he had enough makes to qualify. He is also challenging the all-time Patriot League record of 50.7 held by American's John Schoof in 2012-13. Cohen's 13.6 points per game in league play is good for second on the Mountain Hawks. His overall free throw percentage (84.2) is fifth in the league while his 1.3 steals per game are tied for sixth. Among Cohen's many highlights, he enjoyed back-to-back incredible games, scoring a career-high 32 then 33 points in consecutive contests vs. Boston University and at Lafayette. Cohen scored 14 points in overtime alone against the Leopards, scoring 21 of Lehigh's final 30 points for the game, all coming in the span of 7:58 (final 2:58 of regulation and five minutes of overtime). The game after Lafayette, Cohen hit the go-ahead (and what proved to be game-winning) three-pointer in the final two minutes at Army. Cohen is shooting 52.5 percent from the field, which is eighth in the Patriot League and No. 1 among guards.
Seeded third, the Mountain Hawks return to action on Thursday when they host sixth-seeded Army West Point at 7 p.m. for the Patriot League Quarterfinals. Tickets are available online and can be purchased by clicking here.
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2018-19 Men's Basketball All-Patriot League Team and Major Awards
Player of the Year: Rapolas Ivanauskas, Colgate (Jr., F)
Defensive Player of the Year: Jehyve Floyd, Holy Cross (Sr., F)
Rookie of the Year: Tucker Richardson, Colgate (Fr., G)
Coach of the Year: Matt Langel, Colgate
First-Team All-Patriot League
Sa'eed Nelson, American (Jr., G)
Kimbal Mackenzie, Bucknell (Sr., G)
Rapolas Ivanauskas, Colgate (Jr., F)
Lance Tejada, Lehigh (Sr., G)
Andrew Kostecka, Loyola Maryland (Jr., G)
Second-Team All-Patriot League
Max Mahoney, Boston University (Jr., F)
Nate Sestina, Bucknell (Sr., F)
Jordan Burns, Colgate (So., G)
Will Rayman, Colgate (Jr., F)
Jehyve Floyd, Holy Cross (Sr., F)
Third-Team All-Patriot League
Tommy Funk, Army West Point (Jr., G)
Justin Jaworski, Lafayette, (So., G)
Jordan Cohen, Lehigh (Jr., G)
Kyle Leufroy, Lehigh (Sr., G)
Hasan Abdullah, Navy (Sr., G)
All-Defensive Team
Bruce Moore, Bucknell (Jr., F)
Will Rayman, Colgate (Jr., F)
Jehyve Floyd, Holy Cross (Sr., F)
Andrew Kostecka, Loyola Maryland (Jr., G)
Hasan Abdullah, Navy (Sr., G)
All-Rookie Team
Jacob Boonyasith, American (Fr., G)
Jonas Harper, Boston University (Fr., G)
Tucker Richardson, Colgate (Fr., G)
Jaylin Andrews, Loyola Maryland (Fr., G)
John Carter Jr., Navy (Fr., G)
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