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Whitney-Sidney Earns Lehigh’s Fourth Straight Patriot League Rookie of the Week
1/31/2022 12:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – After three consecutive weeks of Keith Higgins Jr. winning Patriot League Rookie of the Week, it was his teammate's turn on Monday as Tyler Whitney-Sidney earned the honor for the first time in his career. Whitney-Sidney scored in double figures in both games last week, highlighted by career highs in points (19) and assists (4) in Wednesday's win over Army West Point.
Thirteen of Whitney-Sidney's points vs. the Black Knights and three of his assists came in the second half, shooting 5-of-6 from the floor over the final 20 minutes. He finished the game 7-of-10 from the field and also had two steals. With Lehigh trailing 44-42 in the second half, Whitney-Sidney hit a 3-pointer and followed with a steal and layup – all in the span of 12 seconds – to put the Mountain Hawks ahead for good.
The Mountain Hawks return home this week for two games - hosting Navy on Wednesday, Feb. 2 and Boston University on Saturday, Feb. 5. Wednesday's game will be Salute to Service presented by Weis Markets. To purchase tickets online, please click here.
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Thirteen of Whitney-Sidney's points vs. the Black Knights and three of his assists came in the second half, shooting 5-of-6 from the floor over the final 20 minutes. He finished the game 7-of-10 from the field and also had two steals. With Lehigh trailing 44-42 in the second half, Whitney-Sidney hit a 3-pointer and followed with a steal and layup – all in the span of 12 seconds – to put the Mountain Hawks ahead for good.
Whitney-Sidney followed on Friday with 11 more points at Holy Cross - the fourth time in the last six games in double figures. For the season, he's averaging 8.6 points and 3.4 rebounds in Patriot League play.How about a 3-pointer, steal and slam in less than 30 sequences? What a sequence for @twhitneysidney 👀 He's up to a career-high 15 in this one.
— Lehigh M. Basketball (@LehighMBB) January 27, 2022
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Senior Jeameril Wilson also garnered honorable mention on the weekly honor roll after averaging 14.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists, including his fourth-career double-double at Holy Cross.Double-Figure Points in Both Games
— Lehigh M. Basketball (@LehighMBB) January 31, 2022
Career-high 1⃣9⃣ Points and 4⃣ Assists vs. Army
Congratulations to @twhitneysidney on his @PatriotLeague Rookie of the Week Award 📹📹📹 pic.twitter.com/Vr8mZBYpKO
The Mountain Hawks return home this week for two games - hosting Navy on Wednesday, Feb. 2 and Boston University on Saturday, Feb. 5. Wednesday's game will be Salute to Service presented by Weis Markets. To purchase tickets online, please click here.
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