Men's Basketball
Rowland, Austen
Austen Rowland
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Phone:
- 610-758-6924
A 2004 Lehigh graduate and member of the Patriot League 25th Anniversary Team, Austen Rowland begins his first season as assistant coach in 2016-17.
“Austen is one of the top players in our history to have come out of our program,” said Lehigh head coach Brett Reed. “He has excelled on the court. He has been recognized as one of the top players in the history of the Patriot League. I believe his competitive excellence will give him a tremendous platform to be able to reach our student-athletes and prospective student-athletes."
As a player at Lehigh, Rowland enjoyed one memorable season in the Brown and White, earning Patriot League Player of the Year and Tournament MVP in 2003-04 as Lehigh won its first-ever Patriot League Championship. A transfer from Delaware, Rowland scored 1,230 points over his collegiate career (which would stand 20th in school history). Rowland led the league with 15.5 points per game in his senior season at Lehigh. He was also an AP Honorable Mention All-American that year.
After graduation, Rowland went on to a 12-year professional career in Europe (Germany, France, Austria and Finland) where he was consistently one of the best in his league in assists. Most recently, he finished 2014-15 second in assists in the Finnish First League Korisliiga. He also earned the assist title in the French Pro B League in 2013-14 while finishing in the top ten in scoring that season as well. In his early days as a professional, Rowland won a 2009 Austrian Cup Championship and earned the assist title in the German First League in 2006-07.
“Austin has walked the walk of our players,” said Reed. “He’s experienced the challenges of Lehigh and also the joys of this great institution. That will give him immediate credibility and a tremendous platform to provide guidance, mentoring and leadership.”
“Austen is one of the top players in our history to have come out of our program,” said Lehigh head coach Brett Reed. “He has excelled on the court. He has been recognized as one of the top players in the history of the Patriot League. I believe his competitive excellence will give him a tremendous platform to be able to reach our student-athletes and prospective student-athletes."
As a player at Lehigh, Rowland enjoyed one memorable season in the Brown and White, earning Patriot League Player of the Year and Tournament MVP in 2003-04 as Lehigh won its first-ever Patriot League Championship. A transfer from Delaware, Rowland scored 1,230 points over his collegiate career (which would stand 20th in school history). Rowland led the league with 15.5 points per game in his senior season at Lehigh. He was also an AP Honorable Mention All-American that year.
After graduation, Rowland went on to a 12-year professional career in Europe (Germany, France, Austria and Finland) where he was consistently one of the best in his league in assists. Most recently, he finished 2014-15 second in assists in the Finnish First League Korisliiga. He also earned the assist title in the French Pro B League in 2013-14 while finishing in the top ten in scoring that season as well. In his early days as a professional, Rowland won a 2009 Austrian Cup Championship and earned the assist title in the German First League in 2006-07.
“Austin has walked the walk of our players,” said Reed. “He’s experienced the challenges of Lehigh and also the joys of this great institution. That will give him immediate credibility and a tremendous platform to provide guidance, mentoring and leadership.”
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