2009–10 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team represented Lehigh University during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountain Hawks, led by third-year head coach Brett Reed, played their home games at Stabler Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 22–11, 10–4 in Patriot League play to finish in first place in the conference.

2009–10 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball
Patriot League Regular Season Champions Patriot League tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Patriot League
Record	22–11 (10–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Brett Reed (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Antoni Wyche Ryan Krueger Stephen Ott
Home arena	Stabler Arena
Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Lehigh†	10	–	4		.714			19	–	10		.655
Bucknell	9	–	5		.643			14	–	16		.467
Lafayette	8	–	6		.571			17	–	12		.586
American	7	–	7		.500			10	–	19		.345
Navy	7	–	7		.500			13	–	16		.448
Colgate	6	–	8		.429			10	–	18		.357
Holy Cross	5	–	9		.357			8	–	21		.276
Army	4	–	10		.286			14	–	14		.500
† 2010 Patriot League tournament winner As of March 1, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll

Following the regular season, Lehigh won the Patriot League Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2010 NCAA tournament. This was their fourth NCAA Tournament appearance with their previous trip coming in 2004. As the No. 16 seed in the Midwest region, they fell to No. 1 seed Kansas in the Round of 64.

Roster

2009–10 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Marquis Hall 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr   Portland, Oregon G 3 CJ McCollum 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr GlenOak Canton, Ohio F 10 Zahir Carrington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Masterman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F 20 Holden Greiner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr St. Francis Traverse City, Michigan G 23 Michael Ojo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr   Santa Monica, California F 42 Gabe Knutson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Waukee Urbandale, Iowa	Head coach Brett Reed Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2009* 7:00 pm		at Richmond	L 53–65	0–1	Robins Center (4,139) Richmond, Virginia
Nov 16, 2009* 7:05 pm		at Rider	L 71–86	0–2	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Nov 18, 2009* 7:35 pm		Quinnipiac	W 79–71	1–2	Stabler Arena (684) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Nov 23, 2009* 7:05 pm		Monmouth	W 86–74	2–2	Stabler Arena (620) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Nov 25, 2009* 7:00 pm		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 76–67	3–2	DeGol Arena (714) Loretto, Pennsylvania
Nov 30, 2009* 7:05 pm		Stony Brook	L 52–71	3–3	Stabler Arena (609) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dec 3, 2009* 7:00 pm		at Columbia	L 70–75	3–4	Levien Gymnasium (626) New York, New York
Dec 5, 2009* 2:00 pm		at Dayton	L 71–89	3–5	University of Dayton Arena (12,719) Dayton, Ohio
Dec 17, 2009* 7:05 pm		Dartmouth	W 66–58	4–5	Stabler Arena (622) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dec 20, 2009* 7:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	L 66–77	4–6	Hagan Arena (3,208) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 22, 2009* 7:05 pm		Marist	W 66–55	5–6	Stabler Arena (637) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dec 28, 2009* 7:00 pm		at Longwood	W 89–78	6–6	Willett Hall (528) Farmville, Virginia
Dec 30, 2009* 7:30 pm		at Delaware State	W 73–66 OT	7–6	Memorial Hall (172) Dover, Delaware
Jan 2, 2010* 7:35 pm		NJIT	W 86–79	8–6	Stabler Arena (1,032) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jan 5, 2010* 7:05 pm		Yale	W 75–69	9–6	Stabler Arena (605) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Patriot League regular season
Jan 9, 2010 7:05 pm		American	W 78–67	10–6 (1–0)	Stabler Arena (925) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jan 14, 2010 7:00 pm, CBS College Sports[3]		at Navy	L 83–94	10–7 (1–1)	Alumni Hall (2,608) Annapolis, Maryland
Jan 17, 2010 2:00 pm		at Army	W 73–55	11–7 (2–1)	Christl Arena (1,005) West Point, New York
Jan 20, 2010 7:05 pm, Service Electric 2 Sports[4]		Colgate	W 74–60	12–7 (3–1)	Stabler Arena (1,012) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jan 23, 2010 7:05 pm, Service Electric 2 Sports[5]		Lafayette	W 75–57	13–7 (4–1)	Stabler Arena (3,849) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jan 27, 2010 7:00 pm		at Bucknell	L 76–81 OT	13–8 (4–2)	Sojka Pavilion (2,041) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 31, 2010 12:00 pm, CBS College Sports[6]		at Holy Cross	W 78–60	14–8 (5–2)	Hart Center (2,948) Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 6, 2010 2:00 pm		at American	W 77–65	15–8 (6–2)	Bender Arena (786) Washington, D.C.
Feb 10, 2010 7:05 pm, Service Electric 2 Sports[7]		Navy	L 78–85	15–9 (6–3)	Stabler Arena (329) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Feb 13, 2010 7:05 pm, Service Electric 2 Sports[8]		Army	W 78–66	16–9 (7–3)	Stabler Arena (1,513) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Feb 17, 2010 7:00 pm		at Colgate	W 91–81	17–9 (8–3)	Cotterell Court (426) Hamilton, New York
Feb 21, 2010 2:00 pm, CBS College Sports[9]		at Lafayette	L 75–90	17–10 (8–4)	Kirby Sports Center (3,375) Easton, Pennsylvania
Feb 24, 2010 7:05 pm, Service Electric 2 Sports[10]		Bucknell	W 81–59	18–10 (9–4)	Stabler Arena (1,161) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Feb 27, 2010 7:35 pm, Service Electric 2 Sports[11]		Holy Cross	W 91–80	19–10 (10–4)	Stabler Arena (1,623) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
2010 Patriot League tournament
Mar 3, 2010* 7:05 pm, Service Electric 2 Sports[12]	(1)	(8) Army Quarterfinals	W 64–45	20–10	Stabler Arena (1,062) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Mar 7, 2010* 8:05 pm, CBS College Sports[13]	(1)	(4) American Semifinals	W 79–57	21–10	Stabler Arena (1,296) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Mar 12, 2010* 4:45 pm, ESPN2[14]	(1)	(3) Lafayette Championship Game	W 74–59	22–10	Stabler Arena (4,259) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
2010 NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2010* 8:55 pm, CBS[15]	(16 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Kansas Second Round	L 74–90	22–11	Ford Center (13,484) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

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Awards and honors

• CJ McCollum – Patriot League Player of the Year, Patriot League Newcomer of the Year

References

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