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Higgins Jr., Taylor and Whitney-Sidney Garner All-Patriot League Honors
2/27/2023 2:02:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Senior Evan Taylor and sophomores Keith Higgins Jr. and Tyler Whitney-Sidney have earned spots on the All-Patriot League teams, announced Monday afternoon.
Higgins Jr. was selected to the first team, Taylor is a second team honoree and Whitney-Sidney lands on the third team. All three Mountain Hawks were honored a season ago, with Taylor on the third team and both Higgins Jr. and Whitney-Sidney were both named to the All-Rookie squad.
In league play, Higgins Jr. is leading the squad by averaging 16.1 points per game and 24 steals while dishing out 25 assists. Overall, he is scoring at a clip of 14.9 points per outing and shooting 48.1 percent from the field. Higgins Jr. has recorded 13 straight double-digit performances with two 20-point games, including his career-high of 27 points against Loyola (Md.) on Jan. 16. He has knocked down a team-best 62 three-pointers on the year and has made 40 in league play.
Taylor, who has been a staple in the Lehigh offense this season, scored 10 or more points in 26 of the 29 games he played this season and matched his career-high in points when he put up 26 points on the road at Navy in January. Taylor is averaging 14.7 points a game in league action while bringing down 7.2 rebounds, which is a team-high. This season, Taylor eclipsed 1,000 career points in a win over American on Jan. 14 to become the 39th member in program history to achieve this feat. He now sits 26th in Lehigh history, with 1,172 points. Overall, he is contributing 14.2 points and 6.5 boards a game while leading the Mountain Hawks with 14 blocks.
Whitney-Sidney scores 13.4 points per game this season to go with a team-leading 63 assists and 37 steals. He has the best free-throw percentage, shooting 87.7 percent and bringing down 4.7 rebounds per contest. In Patriot League action, Whitney-Sidney averages 14.3 points and 4.8 rebounds with 42 assists and 17 steals.
Up next, the three-seed Mountain Hawks will host a Patriot League quarterfinal game against the six-seed, rival Lafayette. The game will take place on Thursday, March 2 at 7 p.m. inside Stabler Arena. Tickets for the Patriot League quarterfinal are on sale and can be purchased HERE or by calling 610-7LU-GAME during business hours.
Like Lehigh Men's Basketball on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for exclusive content, team updates and more. Single-game tickets are on sale HERE.
2022-23 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Major Awards and All-League Teams
Player of the Year – Tucker Richardson, Colgate, Sr., G
Defensive Player of the Year – Tucker Richardson, Colgate, Sr., G
Rookie of the Year – Ethan Roberts, Army West Point, Fr., F
Coach of the Year – Matt Langel, Colgate
First-Team All-Patriot League
Jalen Rucker, Army West Point, Jr., G
Keegan Records, Colgate, Sr., F
Keith Higgins Jr., Lehigh, So., G
Tucker Richardson, Colgate, Sr., G
Daniel Deaver, Navy, Sr., F
Second-Team All-Patriot League
Matt Rogers, American, Jr., F
Walter Whyte, Boston University, Gr., F
Gerrale Gates, Holy Cross, Sr., F
Evan Taylor, Lehigh, Sr., G
Sean Yoder, Navy, Sr., G
Third-Team All-Patriot League
Xander Rice, Bucknell, Sr., G
Ryan Moffatt, Colgate, Sr., G
CJ Fulton, Lafayette, So., G
Tyler Whitney-Sidney, Lehigh, So., G,
Tyler Nelson, Navy, Sr., F
Patriot League All-Defensive Team
Johnny O'Neil, American, Jr., F
Jonas Harper, Boston University, Gr., G
Keegan Records, Colgate, Sr., F
Tucker Richardson, Colgate, Sr., G
Sean Yoder, Navy, Sr., G
Patriot League All-Rookie Team
Ethan Roberts, Army West Point, Fr., F
Braeden Smith, Colgate, Fr., G
Will Batchelder, Holy Cross, Fr., G
Josh Rivera, Lafayette, Fr., F
Deon Perry, Loyola Maryland, Fr., G
Higgins Jr. was selected to the first team, Taylor is a second team honoree and Whitney-Sidney lands on the third team. All three Mountain Hawks were honored a season ago, with Taylor on the third team and both Higgins Jr. and Whitney-Sidney were both named to the All-Rookie squad.
In league play, Higgins Jr. is leading the squad by averaging 16.1 points per game and 24 steals while dishing out 25 assists. Overall, he is scoring at a clip of 14.9 points per outing and shooting 48.1 percent from the field. Higgins Jr. has recorded 13 straight double-digit performances with two 20-point games, including his career-high of 27 points against Loyola (Md.) on Jan. 16. He has knocked down a team-best 62 three-pointers on the year and has made 40 in league play.
Taylor, who has been a staple in the Lehigh offense this season, scored 10 or more points in 26 of the 29 games he played this season and matched his career-high in points when he put up 26 points on the road at Navy in January. Taylor is averaging 14.7 points a game in league action while bringing down 7.2 rebounds, which is a team-high. This season, Taylor eclipsed 1,000 career points in a win over American on Jan. 14 to become the 39th member in program history to achieve this feat. He now sits 26th in Lehigh history, with 1,172 points. Overall, he is contributing 14.2 points and 6.5 boards a game while leading the Mountain Hawks with 14 blocks.
Whitney-Sidney scores 13.4 points per game this season to go with a team-leading 63 assists and 37 steals. He has the best free-throw percentage, shooting 87.7 percent and bringing down 4.7 rebounds per contest. In Patriot League action, Whitney-Sidney averages 14.3 points and 4.8 rebounds with 42 assists and 17 steals.
Up next, the three-seed Mountain Hawks will host a Patriot League quarterfinal game against the six-seed, rival Lafayette. The game will take place on Thursday, March 2 at 7 p.m. inside Stabler Arena. Tickets for the Patriot League quarterfinal are on sale and can be purchased HERE or by calling 610-7LU-GAME during business hours.
Like Lehigh Men's Basketball on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for exclusive content, team updates and more. Single-game tickets are on sale HERE.
2022-23 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Major Awards and All-League Teams
Player of the Year – Tucker Richardson, Colgate, Sr., G
Defensive Player of the Year – Tucker Richardson, Colgate, Sr., G
Rookie of the Year – Ethan Roberts, Army West Point, Fr., F
Coach of the Year – Matt Langel, Colgate
First-Team All-Patriot League
Jalen Rucker, Army West Point, Jr., G
Keegan Records, Colgate, Sr., F
Keith Higgins Jr., Lehigh, So., G
Tucker Richardson, Colgate, Sr., G
Daniel Deaver, Navy, Sr., F
Second-Team All-Patriot League
Matt Rogers, American, Jr., F
Walter Whyte, Boston University, Gr., F
Gerrale Gates, Holy Cross, Sr., F
Evan Taylor, Lehigh, Sr., G
Sean Yoder, Navy, Sr., G
Third-Team All-Patriot League
Xander Rice, Bucknell, Sr., G
Ryan Moffatt, Colgate, Sr., G
CJ Fulton, Lafayette, So., G
Tyler Whitney-Sidney, Lehigh, So., G,
Tyler Nelson, Navy, Sr., F
Patriot League All-Defensive Team
Johnny O'Neil, American, Jr., F
Jonas Harper, Boston University, Gr., G
Keegan Records, Colgate, Sr., F
Tucker Richardson, Colgate, Sr., G
Sean Yoder, Navy, Sr., G
Patriot League All-Rookie Team
Ethan Roberts, Army West Point, Fr., F
Braeden Smith, Colgate, Fr., G
Will Batchelder, Holy Cross, Fr., G
Josh Rivera, Lafayette, Fr., F
Deon Perry, Loyola Maryland, Fr., G
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