For Immediate Release January 13, 2001 Contact: Philip J. LaBella THE STORYLINE: The Leopards (6-7, 0-1) look to bounce back from a surprising home loss (90-80) at the hands of the other team in the Lehigh Valley. Today Lafayette faces Bucknell (7-7, 0-1) which is coming off an 89-67 loss at Navy on Wednesday. Lafayette has won six straight vs. Bucknell. LINE EM UP: As a team, Lafayette is ranked 5th in the nation in free throw shooting. The Leopards are currently shooting 76.4 percent from the line. Three of Lafayette s key players (Brian Burke 95%, Tyson Whitfield 86%, Tim Bieg 79% and Frank Barr 74%) are shooting better than 74 percent from the line for the year The Leopards 96 percent (24-25) effort vs. Princeton on Dec. 6 is the fourth best team performance in the nation this season, and the second best of teams with 20 or more attempts in a game. BREAK OUT FOR SAXTON: Freshman Ben Saxton picked one of the biggest home crowds of the season for his breakout game. The freshman guard from Walker Valley, N.Y. scored all of his career-high 16 points in the first half vs. Lafayette s archrival. Even more impressive was that his performance came in just 10 minutes of action off the bench. The 6-5 lefthander has made the most of his opportunities, hitting nine of 11 field goals attempts (82%) and five of six three-pointers (83%). Saxton is also 5-7 from the line (72%). NATIONAL NUMBERS: In addition to being ranked fifth in the nation in free throw shooting, Lafayette is also slotted 18th in the country in threepointers with 8.7 per game. Individually, Tyson Whitfield is tied for fourth in NCAA Division I in three-point field goals per contest with 3.8. HOME WIN STREAK ENDS AT 17: Lafayette s streak of 17 straight wins at home came to an end on Jan. 10 vs. Lafayette s archrival. The Leopards, who had notched wins over Albright, Columbia, Princeton and Scranton, are 4-1 at home this season. Lafayette went 14-1 at home in 1999-00 The Lafayette record for most consecutive wins at home is 26, accomplished in the 1948-49, 1949-50 and 1950-51 seasons. PROBABLE STARTERS Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School PPGRPG F 44 Rob Worthington 6-6 215 Jr. St. Paul, Minn./St. Paul Academy 3.8 3.3 C 54 Frank Barr 7-0 218 Sr. Darby, Pa./Penn Wood 12.9 6.2 G 14 Tim Bieg 5-11 185 Sr. Haddonfield, N.J./Camden Catholic 12.4 3.1 G 20 Reggie Guy 6-3 190 Jr. Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Township 6.4 2.6 G 22 Tyson Whitfield 6-4 194 Sr. Yakima, Wash./Eisenhower 16.9 4.5 OFF THE BENCH G 3 Drew Dawson 5-10 180 Jr. Camp Hill, Pa./Trinity Catholic 0.4 0.2 G 4 Paul Rorvig 6-4 175 Fr. Odessa, Mo./Odessa G 10 Justin DeBerry 6-3 190 Fr. Tucson, Ariz./Salpointe Catholic 4.3 1.9 F 12 Pat Doherty 6-6 190 Fr. Toms River, N.J./Toms River East G 13 Brian Burke 6-5 185 Jr. Philadelphia, Pa./Germantown Aca. Out indefinitely G 21 Winston Davis 6-6 175 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Tampa Prep 1.7 0.8 G 23 Mike Morgan 6-5 185 Fr. Taylor, Pa./Riverside F 24 Sean Munson 6-8 200 Fr. Berryville, Va./Clarke County 0.0 0.5 F 30 Mick Kuberka 6-10 230 Jr. West Seneca, N.Y./Bishop Timon-St. Jude 4.8 2.3 G 32 Ben Saxton 6-5 195 Fr. Walker Valley, N.Y./Pine Bush 5.6 0.6 F 33 Rob Dill 6-9 200 Fr. Isernhagen, Germany/Benjamin School 1.9 2.6 F 34 Nash Ablo 6-6 215 Sr. Rockville, Md./DeMatha 2.0 1.1 F 40 Mike Farrell 6-8 225 Fr. DeLand, Fla./Father Lopez 3.4 3.1 Office of Athletic Communications, 107 Kirby Sports Center, Easton, Pa. 18042 (610) 330-5122 Fax: (610) 330-5519 Website: www.lafayette.edu Hotline: (610) 250-0400 GAME INFORMATION Match Up: Lafayette (6-7) vs. Bucknell (7-7) Tip: 3:15 p.m. Site: Easton, Pa. Arena: Kirby Sports Center Series: Lafayette leads 79-45 Radio: WEST-AM 1400, www.lafayette.edu Commentators: Troy Hein, Carl Schumacher Television: Lafayette Sports Network (RCN-4, WBPH-60) Commentators: Gary Laubach, John Leone, Scott Barr COLLEGE QUICK FACTS Location... Easton, Pa. Founded... 1826 Enrollment... 2,283 undergraduates Nickname... Leopards Colors... Maroon & White Affiliation... NCAA Division I (Football I-AA) Conference... Patriot League Home Arena... Allan P. Kirby Sports Center (3,500) President... Arthur J. Rothkopf 55 Director of Athletics... Eve Atkinson Head Coach... Fran O Hanlon (Villanova 70) Record at Lafayette... 89-68 (.570), sixth season Career Record... 89-68 (.570), sixth season Director of Athletic Communications... Scott Morse MBB SID/Publications Coordinator... Philip J. LaBella LaBella e-mail... labellap@lafayette.edu Athletic Communications Intern... Pam Krewson Athletic Communications Phone... (610) 330-5122 Athletic Communications FAX... (610) 330-5519 Website... www.lafayette.edu Press Row... (610) 330-5454 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS NOVEMBER (3-2) 18 at Cornell... 72-62 W 21 at Rutgers... 72-65 L 25 at St. Peter s... 76-71 L 27 ALBRIGHT (LSN-TV)... 81-60 W 29 COLUMBIA (LSN-TV)... 60-50 W DECEMBER (3-3) 2 at Rider... 77-69 L 6 PRINCETON (LSN-TV)... 80-73 W 11 at Fordham... 96-83 L 20 SCRANTON... 81-69 W 29 vs. La Salle at Golden Bear Classic. 81-78 OT L 30 vs. Yale at Golden Bear Classic... 85-77 W JANUARY (0-2) 3 at Marist... 82-80 OT L 10 LEHIGH* (LSN-TV)... 90-80 L 13 BUCKNELL* (LSN-TV)... 3:15 p.m. 17 at Navy* (LSN-TV)... 7:30 p.m. 20 PENNSYLVANIA (LSN-TV)... 3:15 p.m. 24 HOLY CROSS* (LSN-TV)... 8:00 p.m. 27 ARMY* (LSN-TV)... 3:15 p.m. 31 at Colgate*... 7:45 p.m. FEBRUARY 3 at Lehigh* (PL-TV)... 7:00 p.m. 7 at Bucknell*... 7:30 p.m. 11 NAVY* (LSN-TV/PL-TV)... 4:00 p.m. 14 at Albany... 7:30 p.m. 17 at Holy Cross* (LSN-TV)... 3:00 p.m. 19 STONY BROOK (LSN-TV)... 8:00 p.m. 21 at Army*... 7:30 p.m. 24 COLGATE (LSN-TV/PL-TV)... 2:30 p.m. MARCH PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT 3 Quarterfinals (PL-TV)... TBA 4 Semifinals (PL-TV)... TBA 10 Finals (ESPN)... 4:30 p.m.
A GRAND PERFORMANCE: Tyson Whitfield became the 33rd player in Lafayette men s basketball history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. Whitfield moved past the grand mark with 20 points vs. Yale on Dec. 30 in the Golden Bear Classic consolation game. He currently has 1,043 career points, following a 24-point effort vs. Lehigh when he moved into 29th spot all time. He needs 16 points to move into 27th place alltime, a spot currently occupied by Jim Radcliff 57. At his current scoring pace, Whitfield is on track to score 1,278 points in his career and could move up as high as 12th place on Lafayette s all-time scoring list Upon reaching 1,000 points, Whitfield became the third player in the last three seasons to score a grand. 2000 graduates Brian Ehlers and Stefan Ciosici passed the mark in 1998-99 and 1997-98, respectively. MUSIC MEN: Lafayette most likely has one of the most musically-talented teams in the country. Junior guard Drew Dawson s talents extend beyond the classroom and the hardwood. The Camp Hill, Pa. native provided some soothing tunes on the Leopards lengthy trip to California. On the bus after a practice, Dawson breathed life into his harmonica and later showed off his piano-playing talents at the hotel restaurant with a post-dinner performance. Dawson also played the cello in his youth. Freshman forward Mike Farrell is a pianist with classical training. Freshman guard Winston Davis was an accomplished drummer in high school. The Lafayette coaching staff is not without musical talents, as Head Coach Fran O Hanlon plays the piano and banjo and assistant coach Pat Brogan plays the piano. No word yet if Ben Saxton has ever hosited a saxophone. MAD BOMBER SETS ANOTHER THREE-POINT RECORD: With eight three-pointers vs. La Salle on Dec. 29, Tyson Whitfield earned a share of the Lafayette school record for three-pointers in a game. He tied Larry Spigner s 93 record performance vs. Yale on Dec. 3, 1991.With 19 attempts vs. La Salle, Whitfield also set a new record for three-point tries. Whitfield holds two single-season records for three-point field goals made (91) and three-point field goals attempted (213) which he set in 1999-2000. He is also the career three-point leader at Lafayette with 234 trifectas. THE COACH: Head Coach Fran O Hanlon (Villanova 70) is in his sixth season on College Hill. The 1997-98 and 1998-99 Patriot League Coach of the Year, O Hanlon has restored Lafayette to a championship level. O Hanlon has guided the Leopards to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, three straight Patriot League regularseason championships and two Patriot League Tournament titles. Following a pair of 20-win seasons that included a school record 24 wins last season, O Hanlon s career record stands at 89-68. THE LAST AMATEURS STEADY ON BESTSELLER LIST: John Feinstein s The Last Amateurs, a book chronicling the 1999-2000 Patriot League men s basketball season, has spent five weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list. The book topped out at No. 14 for the week of Dec. 17. The Last Amateurs was also picked by USA Today as one of the top 100 books of 2000. Feinstein has made two appearances on campus for book signings. THE ALL-TIME SERIES: This game marks the 125th meeting between Lafayette and Bucknell. Lafayette leads the all-time series 79-45, and has won the last six meetings. The last Bucknell win was a 91-77 decision on Jan. 14, 1998. The Leopards won both meetings between the schools in 1999-2000 and all three meetings in 1998-99. The first series meeting came on Jan. 26, 1915, a 33-32 Bucknell win. SCOUTING REPORT BUCKNELL: The Bison enter the game at 7-7. Their last game was an 89-67 loss at Navy on Wednesday. Bryan Bailey leads the team and is third in the Patriot League in scoring with 16.6 points per game. Bailey scored 20 at Navy. Boakai Lalugba is second on the team in scoring (15.1 ppg) and leads the team in rebounding with 7.6 rebounds per outing. The Bison have been without the services of Jake Ramage who underwent knee surgery in early December, an injury to the same knee that forced him to miss the 1999-2000 season. He has been cleared to play today. Bucknell is coached by Pat Flannery, a 1980 graduate of Bucknell. He is in his seventh season and has a 101-82 record as the Bucknell coach. SERIES MEETINGS BREAKDOWN Total: 79-45 (124) Home: 44-18 (62) Away: 33-23 (56) Neutral: 2-4 (6) LAST BOX SCORE LAFAYETTE 74, BUCKNELL 59 27 FEB. 27, 2000 DAVIS GYM LEWISBURG, Pa. Lafayette captured its third straight regular season title with a 74-59 road win over Bucknell. In the beginning of the first half, the teams battled back-and-forth, with neither team holding a lead of more than a bucket. That changed when Brian Burke hit a three at 6:31 to give the Leopards a 22-18 lead. Lafayette seized the momentum, rattling off a 17-5 run to close with a 39-23 lead. Brian Ehlers hit for six of his 11 first half points, and Tyson Whitfield five of his 10 opening stanza points to give Lafayette the 16 point bulge heading to the locker room. The Leopards shot 46 percent from the floor in the first half compared to Bucknell s 30 percent. It was a 20-point margin for much of the second half with Lafayette in control, but as they did in the season s first meeting, the Bison initiated a late rally to cut Lafayette s lead to 68-57 at 1:22 on a three-pointer by Valter Karavanic. Lafayette regained its composure and sank six free throws in the final minute to seal the win. Whitfield led the way for the Leopards, scoring 17 points, and Ehlers hit for 14, followed by Tim Bieg s 13 points. Bucknell was led by Karavanic s 11 points. Bucknell (17-10, 8-4) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A R A TO PF PTS Valter Karavanic, F 4-13 3-8 0-0 4 1 3 5 11 Dyrika Cameron, F 2-5 0-0 1-2 9 0 2 2 5 Dan Bowen, C 4-8 0-0 1-2 5 2 3 2 9 Bryan Bailey, G 3-10 1-2 0-0 0 2 1 4 7 Brian Muckle, G 2-5 2-3 1-2 6 2 3 2 7 Dan Blankenship 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 Chris Zimmerman 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 2 4 2 Shaun Asbury 3-6 0-3 4-4 1 4 2 3 10 Brian Werner 3-5 0-0 0-1 3 0 5 3 6 Nyambi Nyambi 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 Boakai Lalugba 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 Team 1 Totals 22-54 6-17 9-13 31 13 22 25 59 Lafayette (21-6, 11-1) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A R A TO PF PTS Nate Knlinkhammer, F 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 1 0 Frank Barr, C 2-5 0-0 1-2 7 1 4 4 5 Mike Homer, G 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 Brian Burke, G 2-4 1-3 3-3 1 0 1 0 8 Reggie Guy, G 0-2 0-0 4-4 0 0 0 2 4 Scott Gearhart 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Tim Bieg 3-7 2-6 5-8 5 1 1 2 13 Tyson Whitfield 7-22 3-14 0-0 3 1 1 1 17 Greg McCleary 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 0 0 0 1 Mick Kuberka 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 Brian Ehlers 4-7 1-3 5-6 4 1 4 2 14 Stefan Ciosici 3-5 0-0 1-4 7 0 4 3 7 David Bonney 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Rob Worthington 1-1 0-0 3-3 3 0 0 1 5 Team 5 Totals 22-56 7-26 23-32 40 4 17 16 74 Halftime: LC 39, BU 23. Officials: Hughes, Sweeney, Allen. Attend.: 2,413 STATISTICAL MATCHUP LAFAYETTE STATISTICS BUCKNELL 75.9 Scoring Average 66.4 74.2 Scoring Defense 73.6 +1.7 Scoring Margin -7.2 43.8 FG% 43.5 42.5 FG% Defense 44.5 35.6 3PT% 34.0 37.4 3PT% Defense 34.6 76.4 FT% 61.8 33.8 Rebound Average 36.9 38.8 Rebound Against Average 37.6-5.0 Rebounding Margin -0.7 14.3 Turnover Average 18.3 16.8 Turnovers Avg. Forced 15.9 +2.5 Turnover Margin -2.4 1.2 (221/186) Assist/Turnover 0.6 (161/256)
INJURY UPDATE: Junior guard Brian Burke is out indefinitely while recovering from a punctured lung he sustained at Fordham on Dec. 11. He is slowly regaining his strength at his home in Philadelphia. He is expected to try to return to school when the new semester starts, but will not rejoin the team until a later date. Freshman Winston Davis is day to day following a foot injury suffered in practice. Freshman Paul Rorvig, the all-time leading three-point shooter in the state of Missouri, has a bone bruise on his right ankle, but could return to action soon, pending results of a recent MRI. Greg McCleary is out indefinitely while he recovers from off-season knee surgery An integral part of the Lafayette basketball family is missing today s game. WEST s playby-play man Dick Hammer is out with a bruised rib. He is listed as probable for Navy. SETTING THE PACE: Lafayette is currently leading the Patriot League in several statistical categories including scoring (75.8 ppg), field goal percentage (43.8%), free throw percentage (76.4%), assists (17.0 apg), turnover margin (+2.46), assist/turnover ratio (1.19) and three-point field goals made (8.69). LAFAYETTE VS. THE PATRIOT LEAGUE: Lafayette has played 485 games against the six members of the Patriot League, and has a 282-203 record in all games against them. In Patriot League play, Lafayette is 55-74 in the regular-season and 8-8 in the Patriot League Tournament. Under Fran O Hanlon, the Leopards are 40-21 in the Patriot League, and 31-6 over the past four seasons. Lafayette went 10-2 in both 1997-98 and 1998-99 with the Leopards losses coming to Bucknell and Navy in 1997-98 and two losses to Colgate in 1998-99. Lafayette was 11-1 in 1999-2000, its only loss to Navy. This season, Lafayette is 0-1 in Patriot League play. Army... 22-15 Colgate... 29-32 Lehigh... 128-64 Bucknell... 79-45 Holy Cross... 9-16 Navy... 14-31 PRESEASON POLLS: Despite winning back-to-back-to-back Patriot League regular-season titles and returning three starters from last year s squad, Lafayette has been picked by all of the major trade publications to finish second to Navy in the Patriot League race. The same is true of the Patriot League s own Preseason Poll, where coaches, SIDs and media members picked Navy ahead of Lafayette. Preseason Poll 1. Navy (14) 2. Lafayette (6) 3. Holy Cross 4. Colgate (1) 5. Bucknell 6. Lehigh 7. Army RECORD-BREAKING TEAM EFFORT: Lafayette hit a school-record 18 threepointers at Fordham (Dec. 11) to set a new single-game record for three-pointers. Tyson Whitfield connected for six trifectas while Brian Burke added five and Reggie Guy three The mark is the second most in the nation this season, second only to Northern Arizona s 20 long-range bombs vs. Cal Poly on Dec. 2. RAISING THE BARR: Frank Barr has picked up a large portion of the scoring slack left by graduation. Barr has already set new career highs in points (24) and rebounds (15). Thus far, Barr is averaging 12.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, compared to 6.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in the 1999-2000 season. He is averaging 8.7 more minutes per game this season (23.3) than last season (14.6). Barr has already been named Patriot League Player of the Week twice this season. TAKING CARE OF THE BALL: Lafayette has continued to display what has become a trademark of Fran O Hanlon s basketball teams taking care of the basketball. Lafayette has turned over the ball 186 times compared to its opponents 218 turnovers. Through 13 games, Lafayette has posted single digits in turnovers four times, giving away a season-low seven at Cornell and turning it over just nine times vs. Columbia, at Rider and vs. Princeton. Perhaps more impressive is Lafayette s 1.2 assist-to-turnover ratio (221/186) compared to its opponents 0.9 (198/218). LAST GAME LEHIGH 90, LAFAYETTE 80 JAN. 10, 2001 KIRBY SPORTS CENTER 13 EASTON, Pa. Lafayette opened its Patriot League slate with a 90-80 home loss that ended the nation s seventh longest home winning streak at 17 games. The loss also snapped Lafayette s nine-game winning streak over Lehigh and marks Lehigh s first win at Kirby since Feb. 15, 1995. The three-time defending Patriot League champion Leopards fell behind 0-4 at the tip but took the lead at 7-6 and exchanged the advantage throughout the first half. The Mountain Hawks led 39-41 with 1:51 remaining before the break but a lay-up and a three-point basket by Lafayette freshman Ben Saxton over the next 45 seconds gave the Leopards a 47-43 lead that was cut to 47-45 before the half. The Leopards jumped out on an 8-0 run to start the second half but Lehigh chipped at the deficit and took the lead for good at 54-53 on a foul shot by Bobby Mbom. Lehigh went up by as many as 14 in the second half and outrebounded the Leopards 50-39 in the contest. Tyson Whitfield led Lafayette with 24 points. Fellow captain Tim Bieg scored 23 points, including 9-of-13 from the free throw line. Lehigh had four players finish in double digits, led by Matt Crawford who had a double-double on the night with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Lehigh (7-7, 1-0) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Lacayo, F 4-5 0-0 4-5 4-1-5 1 12 0 1 0 1 19 Goff, F 1-5 0-1 4-6 1-6-7 0 6 4 4 0 4 31 Crawford, C 5-8 0-0 6-12 3-7-10 3 16 0 5 4 0 23 Logie, G 6-11 2-4 1-2 0-2-2 4 15 0 1 0 0 29 Jensen, G 3-9 2-8 2-3 0-7-7 2 10 5 5 0 2 33 Savovic 2-4 0-0 2-2 0-3-3 3 6 3 3 0 1 17 Willis 1-5 0-2 1-1 2-1-3 1 3 0 0 0 1 10 Sherling 1-1 0-0 2-2 1-0-1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 Taylor 2-4 0-0 1-2 2-1-3 3 5 0 0 0 1 17 Brown 2-5 0-0 2-2 2-2-4 4 6 0 1 1 1 11 Mbom 3-4 0-0 1-1 0-2-2 3 7 1 1 0 0 9 Team 2-1-3 2 Totals 30-61 4-15 26-38 17-33-50 26 90 13 23 5 11 200 LC (6-7, 0-1) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Worthington, F 1-1 0-0 0-1 3-3-6 2 2 0 1 1 2 31 Barr, C 2-12 0-0 0-0 3-3-6 4 4 0 1 0 3 13 Bieg, G 5-12 4-9 9-13 1-2-3 3 23 6 6 0 2 33 Guy, G 1-4 0-0 0-0 3-1-4 4 2 2 3 0 1 16 Whitfield, G 8-21 2-11 6-8 1-3-4 3 24 3 3 0 3 38 Dawson 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 DeBerry 0-5 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 2 2 0 2 11 Kuberka 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 1 0 0 1 1 1 11 Saxton 5-7 3-4 3-4 0-1-1 2 16 0 1 0 0 18 Dill 0-1 0-0 3-4 1-2-3 3 3 0 0 2 0 13 Ablo 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 Farrell 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 4 4 1 0 0 0 11 Team 3-2-5 Totals 24-68 9-25 23-32 17-22-39 29 80 14 18 5 14 200 Halftime: LC 47, LU 45. Officials: Hughes, Driscoll, Bova Attend.: 3,128 PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS (Through games of Jan. 10) LEAGUE OVERALL W L Pct. W L Pct. Holy Cross 1 0 1.000 11 4.733 Navy 1 0 1.000 8 6.571 Lehigh 1 0 1.000 7 7.500 Bucknell 0 1.000 7 7.500 Lafayette 0 1.000 6 7.462 Colgate 0 1.000 6 8.429 Army 0 0.000 5 8.385 JANUARY 6 Lehigh 77 at New Hampshire 54 Army 57 at Quinnipiac 73 Navy 77 at Stony Brook 63 Yale 50 at Holy Cross 55 Canisius 81 at Bucknell 58 10 Army 55 at Binghamton 72 Bucknell 67 at Navy* 89 Colgate 55 at Holy Cross* 68 Lehigh 90 at Lafayette* 80 13 Navy at Belmont... 2:00 p.m. Colgate at Army *... 3:15 p.m. Bucknell at Lafayette *... 3:15 p.m. 14 Holy Cross at Lehigh (PL TV) *... 4:00 p.m. 17 Army at Lehigh *... 7:30 p.m. Colgate at Dartmouth... 7:30 p.m. Holy Cross at Bucknell *... 7:30 p.m. Lafayette at Navy *... 7:30 p.m. 20 Navy at Holy Cross *... 3:00 p.m. Army at Bucknell *... 3:15 p.m. Lehigh at Colgate *... 3:15 p.m. Pennsylvania at Lafayette... 3:15 p.m. 22 American at Bucknell... 7:30 p.m. 24 Navy at Army (PL TV) *... 7:00 p.m. Lehigh at Pennsylvania... 7:30 p.m. Bucknell at Colgate *... 7:45 p.m. Holy Cross at Lafayette *... 8:00 p.m.
MISCELLANEOUS (00-01) Lafayette Record in 2000-01 When: Leopards win opening tip-off... 4-5 Opponent wins opening tip-off... 2-2 Leopards lead at halftime... 3-4 Leopards trail at halftime... 2-3 Leopards tied at halftime... 1-0 Leopards outrebound opponent... 3-0 Opponent outrebounds the Leopards... 3-7 Leopards tie opponent in rebounds... 0-0 Leopards shoot.500 or better from the field... 1-0 Opponent shoots.500 or better from the field... 0-1 Leopards shoot better FG% than opponent... 4-3 Opponent shoots better FG% than the Leopards... 2-4 Leopards and opponent shoot equal FG%... 0-0 Leopards commit less turnovers than opponent... 6-5 Leopards commit more turnovers than opponent... 0-2 Leopards and opponent commit equal turnovers... 0-0 Two or less Leopards score in double figures... 2-3 Three Leopards score in double figures... 2-4 Four Leopards score in double figures... 2-0 Five or more Leopards score in double figures... 0-0 Leopards score 59 points or less... 0-0 Leopards score between 60-69 points... 1-2 Leopards score between 70-79 points... 1-2 Leopards score between 80-89 points... 4-3 Leopards score between 90-99 points... 0-0 Leopards score 100 points or more... 0-0 In games decided by three points or less... 0-2 In games decided by 4-10 points... 4-4 In games decided by 11-20 points... 1-1 In games decided by 21-29 points... 1-0 In games decided by 30 points or more... 0-0 In November games... 3-2 In December games... 3-3 In January games... 0-2 In February games... 0-0 In March games... 0-0 Saturday games... 3-2 Sunday games... 0-0 Monday games... 1-1 Tuesday games... 0-1 Wednesday games... 2-2 Thursday games... 0-0 Friday games... 0-1 Afternoon games... 0-1 Evening games... 6-6 Televised games... 3-2 Single Overtime games... 0-2 Double Overtime games... 0-0 Tournament games... 1-1 Current Streak... Lost 2 Longest Winning Streak... 2 Longest Losing Streak... 2 Closest Margin of Victory... 7 vs. Princeton Largest Margin of Victory... 21 (81-60) vs. Albright Average Margin of Victory... 11.3 (6 Wins; 68 Points) Closest Margin of Defeat... 2 (82-80 OT) at Marist Largest Margin of Defeat... 13 (96-83) at Fordham Average Margin of Defeat... 6.9 (7 Losses; 48 Points) Largest Halftime Lead... 10 (46-36) vs. Albright Largest Halftime Deficit... 10 at St. Peter s (11/25/00) 00-01 01 SCORING BY HALF LAFAYETTE Most Points in the 1st Half: 48 at Fordham Fewest Points in the 1st Half: 21 vs. Columbia Most Points in the 2nd Half: 46 vs. Yale Fewest Points in the 2nd Half: 33 vs. Lehigh OPPONENTS Most Points in the 1st Half: 46 at Fordham Fewest Points in the 1st Half: 27 vs. Columbia Most Points in the 2nd Half: 50 at Fordham Fewest Points in the 2nd Half: 23 vs. Columbia LINE CHANGE?: In his six seasons at Lafayette, Fran O Hanlon has shown a propensity for using his bench. This season, O Hanlon has provided plenty of confusion for opponents statisticians and opponents defense. O Hanlon very frequently goes 10 to 12 deep into the bench depending on the flow of the game. Twelve different players have played in seven or more games. Mick Kuberka, Mike Farrell, Justin DeBerry and the injured Brian Burke have seen the bulk of the time off the bench. A PASSING FANCY: Lafayette, generally a crisp passing team, has cranked out four games with 20 or more assists. Lafayette managed the feat six just times in 1999-2000. This season, the Leopards passed for a season-high 21 vs. Yale on Dec. 30 and at Fordham on Dec. 11. The Leopards also handed out 20 vs. Scranton on Dec. 20 and 20 vs. Albright on Nov. 27. ON THE RADIO: Tonight s game can be heard live on WEST-AM Stereo 1400, the 65th year of broadcasting Lafayette Athletics. Dick Hammer is in his 34th year of calling the play-by-play for the Lafayette men s basketball program. HE CAN PASS: Brian Burke does all of the fundamentals of basketball well and that s reflected in his passing game. Before his injury, Burke was averaging a Patriot Leaguehigh 5.4 assists per game (43) through eight games. He dished out a career-high 11 assists at LAFAYETTE AT Cornell in the season opener, shattering his pre- KIRBY SPORTS CENTER vious record by six....and EVEN WRITE: Brian Burke s weekly journal about basketball and his life as a studentathlete, Burke s Edition, can generally be viewed every Monday at www.lafayette.edu. Burke has made three journal entries thus far, and another journal entry is imminent. Burke s second journal entry was featured on College Hoops Insider website at collegeinsider.com. AT HOME IN KIRBY: Originally dedicated in June, 1973, Lafayette s Kirby Sports Center is in its 27th season as the Leopards home. APK has played host to 341 men s basketball games. In 1999-2000, the Leopards recorded their 22nd winning season, posting a 14-1 mark under Head Coach Fran O Hanlon. Overall, Lafayette is 242-100 (.708) in Kirby Sports Center, including one undefeated season (1987-88) and six oneloss campaigns (1975-76, 1976-77, 1979-80, 1989-90, 1997-98 and 1999-2000). YEAR WON LOSS PCT. 1973-1974 11 3.786 1974-1975 12 2.857 1975-1976 12 1.923 1976-1977 13 1.929 1977-1978 11 3.785 1978-1979 8 5.615 1979-1980 14 1.933 1980-1981 9 4.692 1981-1982 9 4.692 1982-1983 3 9.250 1983-1984 8 4.667 1984-1985 8 4.667 1985-1986 8 4.667 1986-1987 8 3.727 1987-1988 13 0 1.000 1988-1989 10 2.833 1989-1990 12 1.923 1990-1991 4 7.364 1991-1992 6 6.500 1992-1993 5 7.417 1993-1994 6 5.545 1994-1995 1 10.091 1995-1996 7 4.636 1996-1997 7 5.583 1997-1998 9 1.900 1998-1999 10 2.833 1999-2000 14 1.933 2000-2001 4 1.800 Totals 242 100.708 (28 seasons) ALL-TIME AT LAFAYETTE: In the 91 seasons of men s basketball at Lafayette College, the Leopards hold an overall record of 1099-943 (.538) that spans all the way back to the first season in 1900-01. The Leopards hold a 55-74 mark in the Patriot League and a 8-8 clip in the Patriot League Tournament for a combined 63-74 record. WEEKLY RADIO SHOW: Lafayette Sports Weekly, a comprehensive half-hour radio show will air live each Thursday at 7:00 p.m. from September through March on the Lafayette Sports Network s flagship radio station, WEST AM 1400 and on the world wide web at www.lafayette.edu. WEST-AM s Jack Logic will be joined each week by either Gary Laubach or John Leone, Lafayette Sports Network s television commentators, for an exciting half-hour devoted exclusively to Lafayette sports. Head coach Fran O Hanlon will be a featured guest during the season.
LAFAYETTE ON TELEVISION: Lafayette features the most expansive television package in the Patriot League for the third straight season. This season the program will have a minimum of 13 games televised, with the possible addition of three more television games in the Patriot League Tournament. The Lafayette Sports Network will air 12 games to more than 5.2 million viewers in the Lehigh Valley, Pocono region and Philadelphia, central New Jersey, New York City and Boston. Locally the telecasts can be seen on RCN Cable channels 4 and 60, Service Electric Cable channel 51, Blue Ridge Cable channel 5 and broadcast channel 60. Lafayette will also be seen on the Patriot League TV network three times in the regular season and possible two more times in the Patriot League Tournament. Locally, the games are broadcasted on WFMZ-TV 69. Lafayette s 1000-Point Scorers 1. Tracy Tripucka (1969-72)... 1,973 2. Otis Ellis* (1985-89)... 1,870 3. Brian Ehlers* (1996-2000)... 1,836 4. Phil Ness* (1974-75)... 1,634 5. Stefan Ciosici* (1995-2000)... 1,476 6. Todd Tripucka (1973-76)... 1,445 7. Gary Bennett* (1982-86)... 1,419 8. Craig Kowadla (1992-96)... 1,413 9. Walt Kocubinski (1970-73)... 1,401 10. Keith Brazzo* (1990-94)... 1,323 11. Bruce Stankavage* (1987-91)... 1,317 12. Craig White* (1988-92)... 1,241 13. Ron Reynolds* (1983-87)... 1,233 14. Bill Anderson* (1915-19)... 1,211 15. Chip Lundy (1959-62)... 1,180 16. Stu Murray (1954-57)... 1,177 17. Mike Whitman* (1978-82)... 1,176 18. Bob Falconiero* (1976-80)... 1,169 19. Chet Brightful* (1980-84)... 1,162 20. Charley Ross (1958-61)... 1,137 21. Matt Roberts* (1986-90)... 1,127 22. Mike Bellamy* (1974-78)... 1,108 23. Preston Denby (1962-65)... 1,095 24. Dave Brown (1963-66)... 1,070 25. Marty Zippel* (1945-49)... 1,067 26. Tony Duckett* (1981-85)... 1,063 27. Jim Radcliff (1954-57)... 1,059 28. Andy Wescoe* (1986-90)... 1,044 29. Tyson Whitfield* (1997-)... 1,043 30. Jay Mottola (1969-72)... 1,040 31. Stan Morse* (1981-85)... 1,038 32. Dan Kristoff (1962-65)... 1,035 33. Bob Mantz (1955-58)... 1,005 * = four-year varsity career 2000-01 Men s Basketball Television Lineup DATE OPPONENT AIR TIME Nov. 27 Albright (LSN) 8:00 p.m. Nov. 29 Columbia (LSN) 8:00 p.m. Dec. 6 Princeton (LSN) 8:00 p.m. Jan. 10 Lehigh (LSN) 8:00 p.m. Jan. 13 Bucknell (LSN) 3:15 p.m. Jan. 17 at Navy (LSN) 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20 Pennslvania (LSN) 3:15 p.m. Jan. 24 Holy Cross (LSN) 8:00 p.m. Jan. 27 Army (LSN) 3:15 p.m. Feb. 3 at Lehigh (PL-TV) 7:00 p.m. Feb. 11 Navy (LSN/PL-TV) 4:00 p.m. Feb. 17 at Holy Cross (LSN) 3:00 p.m. Feb. 24 Colgate (LSN/PL-TV) 2:30 p.m. PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT Mar. 3 Quarterfinals TBA Mar. 4 Semifinals TBA Mar. 9 Finals 4:30 p.m. LIVE GAME BROADCASTS ON WEB: All of Lafayette s men s basketball games can be heard live on Lafayette s website at www.lafayette.edu. Click sports. Click the audio/video button near the top of the page to get to the broadcast. WEST-AM s Dick Hammer will be calling the action for his 34th season. LAFAYETTE ON ESPN: Lafayette has made appearances on ESPN the last two seasons while playing in the Patriot League Tournament Finals. This season, ESPN will again televise the Patriot League Tournament Final on March 9 at 4:30 p.m. The game will be played at the highest remaining seed in the Tournament. Lafayette has hosted the Patriot League Final the last two seasons.in 1997-98, Lafayette made two appearances on ESPN, playing at Colgate in a midnight game and vs. Navy in the Patriot League title game. PARDS ON THE WEB: The best source for information on the Lafayette basketball program is Lafayette athletics official website: www.lafayette.edu. The site is continuously updated and features live game audio, home in-game statistics, the latest press releases, game notes, schedules, rosters, statistics, players features, photos, fan polls and much more. This season, all of Lafayette men s basketball games will be broadcasted through the site. STARTING LINEUPS OPPONENT Starters Average Individual Production at CORNELL 6.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 24.2 mpg Worthington, Barr, Bieg, Guy, Davis at RUTGERS 5.0 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 21.8 mpg Worthington, Barr, Bieg, Guy, Davis at ST. PETER S 8.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 21.0 mpg Worthington, Barr, Bieg, Guy, Davis ALBRIGHT 7.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 17.8 mpg Barr, Kuberka, Bieg, Guy, Whitfield COLUMBIA 8.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 23.6 mpg Barr, Kuberka, Bieg, Guy, Whitfield RIDER 15.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 26.0 mpg PRINCETON 9.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 28.4 mpg at FORDHAM 8.8 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 23.0 mpg SCRANTON 10.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 24.0 mpg vs. LA SALLE 14.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 35.0 mpg vs. Yale 12.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 27.2 mpg at MARIST 12.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 32.6 mpg LEHIGH 11.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 26.2 mpg BUCKNELL Probable Starters INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS Games Leading LC in Scoring*: Whitfield (5), Barr (3), Bieg (3), Burke (2), Guy (1) Games Leading LC in Rebounding: Barr (4), Worthington (4), Bieg (2), Whitfield (2), Farrell (1), Kuberka (1) Games Leading LC in Assists*: Burke (5), Bieg (4), Barr (2), Kuberka (1), Whitfield (1) Games Leading LC in Steals*: Bieg (7) Guy (5), Burke (4), Whitfield (3), Ablo (1), Barr (2), Davis (1), Games Leading LC in Blocks*: Barr (11), Dill (2), Guy (2), Kuberka (2), Ablo (1) 30-point Games: Whitfield (1) 20-point Games: Whitfield (3), Barr (2), Bieg (2), Burke (1) Double Figures Scoring: Barr (9), Whitfield (9), Bieg (8), Burke (5), Guy (3), Kuberka (1), Saxton (1) Double Figures Rebounding: Barr (3), Bieg (1) Double Figures Assists: Burke (1) Double-Doubles: Barr (3), Burke (1) *in case of a tie, all players are credited with the game-high
WHERE OLD, USEFUL NOTES GO TO DIE TYSON WHITFIELD PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Jan. 3): Senior co-captain Tyson Whitfield was named the Patriot League Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. Jan 2. The conference player of the week honor is the second for Whitfield in his career. Whitfield averaged 25 points and five rebounds, and was named to the all-tournament team in leading the Leopards to a 1-1 record at the Golden Bear Classic in Berkeley, Calif. He started with a career-high 30-point performance, including a school-record eight three-pointers, in an overtime loss vs. LaSalle, then followed with 20 points and six boards in a win over Yale. Whitfield s 17th point against Yale, which came on the first of two free throws late in the second half, made him the 33rd player in Lafayette basketball history to reach the 1,000-point plateau for his career. 2001: A SAN FRANCISCO ODYSSEY (Jan 4.): What began as a five-day trip to Berkeley, Calif. for the Golden Bear Classic turned into an extended road odyssey. Five day road trip -- eight days. Lafayette left for its tournament at the Univ. of California on Dec. 27 and was scheduled to return to Easton on Dec. 31. However, because of the winter storm that hit the Northeast and altered travel plans for thousands, Lafayette was forced to stay in San Francisco until Jan. 2 when the first Continental flight was available for the travel party of 22. Lafayette made the 3,000 mile journey to Newark International Airport on Jan. 2 and a bus took the team directly to Poughkeepsie where the team arrived at the hotel at 3 p.m. The lengthy trip ended at 12:30 p.m. when the team arrived at Kirby Sports Center following the Marist game. a 10-16 performance from the field vs. Columbia. Barr, who also finished with seven rebounds, was an integral part of a decisive 22-0 second half run. The Patriot League s leading shot blocker, Barr was up to the challenge versus a tough, athletic Rider team. He posted his first double-double of the season with 19 points and 11 rebounds in a close road loss. FRANK BARR PLAYER OF WEEK (Nov. 19): Lafayette senior Frank Barr was named the Patriot League Player of the Week. Barr wasted no time making a statement about the level of his play in the middle for the Leopards in 2000-01. The 7-0 center scored a career-high 16 points to lead all Lafayette scorers in a 72-62 win at Cornell on Nov. 18 in the Leopards season opener. Barr showed his shooting touch down the stretch, scoring five points in a 12-0 run that broke a 53-53 tie and essentially sealed the game for Lafayette. Barr also went 6-for-7 from the line. Equally impressive was his defensive play. Barr used his 7-2 wing span to block six Cornell shots while also pulling down six rebounds. BRIAN BURKE PLAYER OF WEEK (DEC. 18): Brian Burke (Philadelphia, Pa.) was named the Patriot League Player of the Week on Dec. 18. The honor was the first ever for the Leopards sixth man. Burke scored a career-high 24 points to lead Lafayette vs. Fordham on Dec. 11. The game was the Leopards only contest of the week due to finals, and pitted them vs. a 6-1 Rams squad that was fresh off a win over then nationally-ranked St. John s. Burke hit five three-pointers and went 8-for-11 (73 percent) from the field on the night. He also dished out four assists and added four rebounds in a solid all-around effort. TAKING THEM FOR THE TEAM (Dec. 6): Lafayette put on a free throw shooting exhibition vs. Princeton. The Leopards made 25 of 26 free throws, the lone miss by Frank Barr trying to complete a three-point play after a dunk. The Leopards hit 15-15 in the final 3:32 to seal the game. For the season, Lafayette is shooting 76 percent from the line. FRANK BARR PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Dec. 4): Frank Barr was named the Patriot League Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 4. The honor is the second Player of the Week nod for Barr this season, as he was also named Player of the Week on Nov. 19. Barr led Lafayette to a 2-1 week with wins over Columbia and Albright. He dropped in a career-high 22 points on
PRESEASON NOTES BURIAL GROUND TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CUPBOARD : Some may have erroneously alluded to Lafayette s proverbial cupboard being bare following the graduation of seniors Stefan Ciosici and Brian Ehlers. A closer look reveals that three starters return for Lafayette in 1997-98 Patriot League Rookie of the Year Tyson Whitfield, underrated three-year starting point Tim Bieg and junior forward Rob Worthington. Seven-footer Frank Barr will move into the center spot, a starting position he occupied for much of the 1998-99 season. STEADY IMPROVEMENT IN THE O HANLON ERA: When Head Coach Fran O Hanlon took over the team beginning with the 1995-96 season, he inherited a 2-25 team. Since then, he has steadily built the Leopards into a championship program. 1995-96 7-20; 1996-97 11-17; 1997-98 19-9; 1998-99 22-8; 1999-00 24-7 A THREE-PEAT?: Repeating as Patriot League champions in 1999-2000 and advancing to the NCAA Tournament was not an easy proposition for Lafayette, but the Leopards became the first team to accomplish the feat since Colgate in 1994-95 and 1995-96. No Patriot League team has ever gone to the NCAA Tournament in three-straight seasons. The Leopards have won three straight Patriot League regular-season titles, but lost to Navy in the conference tournament championship game in 1997-98 following a 19-9 season. O CAPTAINS MY CAPTAINS: Seniors Tim Bieg and Tyson Whitfield are the team captains for the 2000-01 season. Bieg and Whitfield were elected to the leadership role in a vote by the players. Bieg has been an unnamed captain of the offense for three seasons, running the team from the point guard position. He and Whitfield will be looked to for major offensive and defensive contributions in addition to their leadership duties. A PAIR OF 20s: Lafayette is coming off consecutive 20-win seasons. Last season, Lafayette set a school record with 24 wins (24-7). In 1998-99, Lafayette rolled off 22 wins (22-8). The back-to-back 20 win seasons were the first since 1976-77 and 1977-78. CUTTING THE RIBBON: Kirby Field House, the Leopards home since 1973, was dedicated as the new Allan P. Kirby Sports Center in June. The 27-year old structure underwent $2.5 million in renovations and received a tremendous facelift. It also saw the addition of a $24 million, 110,000 square-foot intramural and recreational sports facility. PLAYER OF THE YEAR-PART FOUR?: Lafayette has been blessed over the last three seasons. Each of those Leopard squads featured the Patriot League Player of the Year. In 1997-98, Stefan Ciosici won the award, followed by Brian Ehlers who captured the honor consecutively in 1998-99 and 1999-2000. Time will tell if Tyson Whitfield, Tim Bieg or Frank Barr have a shot at making it four in a row. BOMBS AWAY: It s safe to say that three-point shooting has been an integral part of Lafayette s offense since Fran O Hanlon took over. The past three seasons, Lafayette squads have set team single-season records for three-pointers. Lafayette hit 238 three s in 1998-99 to break the 1997-98 mark of 207 which broke the 1996-97 mark of 187 which broke the 1993-94 record of 147. The Leopards hit a record 249 three s in 1999-00. YOUR ATTENDANCE PLEASE: Lafayette fans have led the Patriot League in home and overall attendance the last three seasons. In 1999-2000, Lafayette averaged 2,474 fans at home and 4,070 in all games. An average of 2,525 watched home games in 1998-99 and 3,196 for all games. The biggest game of the season saw over 4,021 people jam into the 3,500-seat Kirby Sports Center to witness an 87-61 win over Navy in the Patriot League Tournament championship game on March 10. Lafayette boasted eight home games with over 2,000 fans and five home games in which Lafayette drew over 3,000. The largest crowd of the season came in Lafayette s NCAA Tournament first-round game vs. Temple, where 19,357 fans walked through the turnstiles at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, N.Y. TOURNAMENT ATTENDANCE: Lafayette College and the Allan P. Kirby Sports Center welcomed 16,131 fans to the 2000 Patriot League Basketball Tournament, the second highest attendance mark in the nine years of the tournament. The attendance was topped only by the 1998 Patriot League Tournament held at Navy, to which 18,873 fans attended. That tournament was held in Alumni Hall which houses 5,710 fans in contrast to 3,700 seats in place for the Patriot League Tournament at Lafayette. For the third straight season, Lafayette led the Patriot League in attendance with an average of 4,070 fans per game for all games and 2,474 per home contest.
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS The Last Time A Lafayette Player Scored 30+ points:...tyson Whitfield (30) vs. La Salle, 12/29/2000 Scored 40+ points:...todd Tripuka (42) St. Joseph s, 12/3/75 Attempted 20+ field goals:...frank Barr (21) at Marist, 1/3/2000 Made 10+ Free Throws:...Brian Burke (11-11) Albany, 2/7/2000 Recorded 15+ rebounds:...frank Barr (15) Princeton, 12/6/2000 Recorded 30+ rebounds:...ron Moyer (33) Gettysburg, 12/9/70 Registered 10+ assists:...brian Burke (11) at Cornell Lehigh, 11/18/2000 Hit 5+ three pointers:...tyson Whitfield (8) La Salle, 12/29/2000 Blocked 5+ shots:...frank Barr (5) vs. Columbia, 11/29/2000 Had 5+ steals:...tyson Whitfield (6) vs. Navy, 3/10/2000 Had a double-double:...frank Barr (15 points, 15 rebounds) Princeton, 12/6/2000 Had 3 consecutive double-doubles:...stefan Ciosici, 1/22/97, 1/25/99, 1/27/97 Led the team in points, rebounds, and assists:...frank Barr (15 pts, 15 reb., 4 ast.) Princeton, 12/6/2000 Played the entire game:...sam Gilbert at Maryland, 12/23/96 Hit a last second shot to win a game:...brian Ehlers vs. Colgate, 2/28/99 Hit a last second free throw to win a game:...ted Cole at Navy, 2/11/98 The Last Time A Lafayette Team Had a 20+ point win:...vs. Navy (87-61), 3/10/2000 Had a 30+ point win:...vs. Alabama State (88-54), 12/29/99 Had a 40+ point win:...colgate (92-51), 2/23/00 Had a 50+ point win:...swarthmore (104-47), 12/10/97 (record) Scored 100+ points:...swarthmore (104-47), 12/10/97 Combined with an opponent to score 200+ points:...albright (115-93), 12/13/76 Managed 50+ rebounds:...vs. St. Joseph s (52), 12/29/99 Had 2 players foul out:...at Princeton, 1/8/00, Stefan Ciosici and Frank Barr Hit 10 or more 3 pointers:...vs. La Salle (11), 12/29/2000 Hit 15 or more three-pointers:...at Fordham (18), 12/11/2000 Had more three-point than two-point field goals:...at Fordham 12/11/2000 18 Three-point FGs, 10 Two-point FGs Had 4 players in double figures:...vs. Princeton, 12/6/2000 (Burke 17, Barr 15, Bieg 15, Whitfield 15) Had 5 players in double figures:...vs. Navy, 3/10/2000 (Ehlers 19, Whitfield 17, Ciosici 13, Burke 11, Bieg 10) Had 6 players in double figures:...at Army, 1/17/96 Had all 5 starters in double figures...vs. Bucknell, 2/7/98 Had 2 or more players record double figures in rebounds:... at Holy Cross, 2/6/99 (Cole 13; Barr 12; Ehlers 10) Had a single overtime win:...at Princeton (70-69), 1/8/2000 Had a single overtime loss:...at Marist (82-80), 1/3/2000 Notched a double overtime win:...at Lehigh (90-87), 1/8/97 Had a double overtime loss:...vs. St. Joseph s (83-81), 12/29/99 Lost when scoring 75+ points:...vs. Lehigh (90-80), 1/10/2000 Had a 20-win season:...1999-2000 (24-7); 1998-99 (22-8) Played in the NCAA Tournament:...1999-2000, 1998-99, 1956-57 FREE THROWS IN THE LAST FIVE MINUTES AND OVERTIME MAKING THEM WHEN IT COUNTS: Free throw shooting has always been a key to winning close games and Lafayette was up to the task in 1999-2000. The Leopards shot 73 percent (118-161) in the last five minutes and in overtime sessions compared to its 72.0 percent season effort. This season Lafayette has hit 81 percent (61-75) of its free throws in the last five minutes of each game and in overime compared to its 76 percent mark for the 2000-01 season. PLAYER MADE - ATT. FT-% Nash Ablo 1-2 50% Frank Barr 14-17 82% Tim Bieg 14-18 78% Brian Burke 16-18 89% Justin DeBerry 5-6 83% Rob Dill 2-2 100% Mick Kuberka 0-1 00% Tyson Whitfield 9-11 82% Total 61-75 81.3%
LAFAYETTE 72, CORNELL 62 NOV. 18, 2000 NEWMAN ARENA ITHACA, N.Y. Lafayette opened its season with a 72-62 road win over Cornell. Four players scored in double figures for Lafayette, led by 16 from Frank Barr who also grabbed six boards and blocked six shots. Tim Bieg picked up his scoring in Tyson Whitfield s absence, netting 14 points while snatching a career-high seven rebounds. After a Mick Kuberka three at 12:03, Lafayette rattled off an 11-5 run over the next six minutes to take a nine-point lead. Kuberka, who capped the run with another trey, finished with a career-high 10 points. Cornell put together an 11-2 run, as Ka Ron Barnes accounted for seven points in the stretch that tied the game at 32-32 at halftime. In the second half, it was more of the same. Lafayette managed to take an eight-point lead at 15:00, when Brian Burke stole a pass and laid it in to put LC up 41-33. Burke finished the game with 13 points and a career-high 11 assists. Lafayette still led by eight at 12:00, but Cornell sliced the lead to one by 10:28. Down the stretch, Lafayette s free throw shooting was the difference. Burke, who went 9-10 from the line for the night, hit all four of his shots in a key five-minute stretch that gave the Leopards their biggest lead (12)and sealed the game. Cornell (0-1) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Mercedes, F 6-17 4-8 3-7 6-3-9 2 19 2 1 1 1 33 Rohe, F 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-4-6 2 4 2 0 0 0 11 Barratt, C 1-3 0-0 1-2 1-2-3 2 3 0 0 0 0 20 Prather, G 2-9 1-3 0-2 1-3-4 4 5 2 2 0 0 33 Cuttica, G 3-11 3-9 0-0 1-2-3 2 9 4 3 0 0 29 Vigneault 0-2 0-2 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Carroll 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Vernon 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 Smith 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 3 4 0 2 0 0 20 Barnes 6-13 4-9 2-2 0-3-3 3 18 5 1 1 0 26 Gabler 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Cheesman 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 Muller 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 Team 3-1-4 Totals 22-64 12-32 6-13 18-22-40 25 62 15 13 2 1 200 Lafayette (1-0) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Worthington, F 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 3 4 0 0 0 0 20 Barr, C 5-11 0-0 6-7 1-5-6 3 16 0 1 6 0 27 Bieg, G 4-10 1-5 5-8 0-7-7 2 14 3 2 0 2 33 Guy, G 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-4-4 2 0 0 0 0 2 30 Davis, G 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 Dawson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 DeBerry 2-3 2-3 0-0 0-3-3 1 6 0 1 0 0 14 Burke 2-6 0-3 9-10 1-0-1 1 13 11 2 0 3 28 Kuberka 4-6 2-3 0-0 0-1-1 1 10 0 0 0 0 16 Ablo 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Farrell 4-6 0-0 1-2 4-1-5 2 9 0 1 0 0 14 Team 0-2-2 Totals 23-48 5-15 21-27 7-26-33 19 72 14 7 6 7 200 Halftime: LC 32, CU 32. Officials: DiStaola, Driscoll, McGoff. Attend.: 1,007 LAFAYETTE 81, ALBRIGHT 60 NOV. 27, 2000 KIRBY SPORTS CENTER 4 EASTON, Pa. Lafayette battled with a feisty Alrbight squad to eventually claim and 81-60 victory in the Leopards home opener. After Albright jumped out to a 6-0 lead, Lafayette came back with a 15-2 run, started by a three-pointer by Tim Bieg, to go up 15-8 with 13:38 left in the half. The Lafayette lead grew to 26-13 over the next two minutes but with 5:28 before the break, Albright was able to cut the lead back down to five at 35-30 off a pair of free throws. The Leopards managed to quell the late first half Albright surges to take a 10-point lead at halftime. In the second half, Mark Moritz s three at 15:00 brought Albright within five, but that was as close as the Lions would get. Lafayette looked to Bieg and Brian Burke for back-toback threes and proceeded to cruise to 21-point win. Bieg finished with a career-high 21 points. Providing a lift off the bench was shooting specialist Burke who went 5-for-5 from long range and finished the night with a career-high 17 points. Tyson Whitfield, playing in his second game back from injury, nailed three shots from behind the arc and ended with nine points and six rebounds. The Lions were led by Terrence Skyrm s 19 points. Albright (1-1) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Skyrm, F 8-12 0-0 3-5 5-7-12 2 19 1 1 0 0 36 Gruber, F 4-11 0-1 4-4 4-3-7 1 12 0 4 0 0 32 Moritz, C 1-4 0-0 3-5 3-1-4 5 5 0 4 0 2 25 Buchanon, G 4-12 1-4 4-4 0-2-2 2 13 2 4 0 3 31 white, G 0-4 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 2 0 1 1 31 Clair 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 5 4 0 3 0 0 14 Hardwick 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 8 Donohoe 3-10 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 7 1 1 0 0 23 Team 5-4-9 Totals 22-57 2-70-1 14-19 18-22-40 17 60 6 19 1 7 200 Lafayette (2-2) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Kuberka, F 2-5 0-2 1-2 1-1-2 4 5 0 2 0 0 14 Barr, C 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 4 4 0 1 2 0 11 Bieg, G 8-13 4-8 1-2 0-1-1 1 21 2 0 0 4 26 Guy, G 0-3 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 1 0 2 0 2 1 14 Whitfield, G 3-10 3-9 0-0 3-3-6 2 9 2 3 0 2 24 Dawson 0-2 0-1 2-2 0-0-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 8 DeBerry 1-3 1-1 0-0 0-3-3 1 3 3 1 0 0 15 Gearhart 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Burke 6-8 5-5 0-0 1-3-4 0 17 5 3 0 1 23 Davis 1-2 0-1 0-00 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 1 0 8 Munson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Saxton 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 Dill 1-2 0-0 0-1 1-3-4 4 2 3 1 0 1 16 Ablo 2-3 0-0 1-1 1-0-1 1 5 0 0 0 0 4 Farrell 0-6 0-2 2-2 3-1-4 1 2 2 1 0 0 17 Worthington 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0-0 1 6 0 2 0 0 14 Team 2-3-5 Totals 29-63 14-31 9-13 15-19-34 21 81 20 14 5 9 200 Halftime: LC 46, AC 36. Officials: Staver, Moser, Comer. Attend.: 1,466 RUTGERS 72, LAFAYETTE 65 NOV. 21, 2000 THE RAC 1 2 3 PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Rutgers' Todd Billet tied a school record with eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 36 points as the Big East s Scarlet Knights beat Lafayette 72-65. Billet s biggest points came in the final 1:07 when he hit a 3-pointer and scored four other points as Rutgers (2-0) held off Lafayette (1-1) down the stretch. Billet shot 10 of 20, including 8 of 15 from three-point range. He was also 8 of 10 from the free-throw line. Reggie Guy had a careerhigh 16 and Brian Burke added 14 and seven assists for Lafayette, which went out to a 7-0 lead to begin the game. Frank Barr hit a shot a made two free throws to pull Lafayette within five with less than a minute to play before Billet hit two foul shots and a basket to seal the game for Rutgers. Rutgers (2-0) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Tompson, F 0-0 0-0 2-4 2-1-3 1 2 0 1 0 0 11 Kent, F 3-6 0-0 2-4 7-8-15 3 8 1 5 1 4 33 Dabney, C 2-4 0-0 3-6 4-4-8 3 7 0 2 0 0 15 Billet, G 10-20 8-15 8-10 2-0-2 2 36 4 3 0 0 38 Greer, G 3-8 1-3 0-0 2-1-3 5 7 2 1 0 0 29 Sherrod 0-6 0-0 3-9 0-1-1 3 3 3 1 1 0 24 Brown 0-1 0-0 3-4 0-1-1 2 3 2 1 0 0 17 Axani 2-6 0-0 1-1 2-2-4 2 5 0 0 0 0 27 Wright 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-2-2 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 Team 2-0-2 1 Totals 20-51 9-18 23-40 21-20-41 21 72 12 16 2 4 200 Lafayette (1-1) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Worthington, F 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 2 4 0 0 0 0 13 Barr, C 3-7 0-0 2-5 2-3-5 4 8 0 2 2 1 21 Bieg, G 1-5 0-2 2-2 0-2-2 5 4 2 1 0 2 29 Guy, G 5-6 1-2 5-6 0-0-0 4 16 2 0 0 2 34 Davis, G 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 1 3 0 0 0 0 12 DeBerry 0-1 0-0 2-4 1-1-2 5 2 2 1 0 1 13 Burke 4-17 0-5 6-6 3-1-4 3 14 7 4 1 2 30 Kuberka 3-6 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 3 6 0 2 0 0 17 Ablo 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-3-5 3 0 0 1 0 1 13 Farrell 4-5 0-0 0-1 3-5-8 1 8 1 1 0 0 18 Team 3-2-5 1 Totals 23-54 2-14 17-24 14-21-35 31 65 14 13 3 9 200 Halftime: RU 29, LC 25. Officials: Greenwood, Clinton, Stuart. Attend.: 3,937 LAFAYETTE 60, COLUMBIA 50 NOV. 29, 2000 KIRBY SPORTS CENTER 5 EASTON, Pa. Lafayette overcame a nine-point deficit to come back for a 60-50 win over Columbia. The Lions seemed to control the game from the tipoff, running up on the Leopards 24-15 at 5:00 in the first. The Leopards cut the lead to five points on a pair of free throws by Tim Bieg with 44 seconds left in the half, but a field goal by Egan Hill gave Columbia a seven-point advantage going into the locker room. Lafayette opened the second half on a 22-0 run, fueled by a steal by Burke and a Frank Barr basket, to go up 43-27 with 13:00 remaining. The Leopards never trailed again in the contest. Tyson Whitfield hit consecutive three pointers during the Lafayette 22-0 second half run as the senior co-captain finished with 13 points on the night. Barr, who was the game s leading scorer with a careerhigh 22 points in the paint, also managed five blocks. Burke went a perfect 6-for-6 from the line to finish with eight points and six assists. Forward Rob Worthington added seven points and a careerhigh nine rebounds in the victory. Leading the scoring for the Lions was forward Joe Case who netted 21 points on 8-for-17 shooting. Also scoring in double-digits for Columbia was Maurice Morris who left Kirby with 12 points. Columbia (2-3) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Austin, F 1-9 1-5 0-0 0-5-5 3 3 4 3 1 0 39 Case, F 8-17 5-11 0-0 4-2-6 2 21 1 4 0 0 39 Wiedemann, C 4-11 0-1 0-0 1-9-10 3 8 4 3 1 0 36 Murphy, G 5-7 2-3 0-0 1-3-4 4 12 0 3 0 1 35 Muñoz, G 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-2-2 2 0 3 2 0 1 19 McCottry 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 Irvine 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-2-2 3 3 0 1 0 1 22 Hill 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Merley 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Simon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team 1-2-3 Totals 20-51 9-26 1-2 7-25-32 19 50 12 17 2 3 200 Lafayette (3-2) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Kuberka, F 0-1 0-1 0-2 1-1-2 1 0 0 1 0 1 11 Barr, C 10-16 0-0 2-4 3-4-7 3 22 1 3 5 1 25 Bieg, G 1-6 0-4 4-5 0-1-1 0 6 1 1 0 4 36 Guy, G 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-3-4 0 2 1 2 0 1 15 Whitfield, G 5-16 3-10 0-0 1-6-7 2 13 1 0 0 3 31 Dawson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 DeBerry 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 Burke 1-5 0-1 6-6 0-3-3 0 8 6 2 0 2 25 Dill 0-3 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 Farrell 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 18 Worthington 3-4 0-0 1-2 5-4-9 0 7 0 0 0 0 20 Team 2-0-2 Totals 22-57 3-17 13-19 14-25-39 9 60 11 9 5 12 200 Halftime: CU 27, LC 21. Officials: Lindsay, Tyburski, Quirk. Attend.: 1,534 ST. PETER S 76, LAFAYETTE, 71 NOV. 25, 2000 YANITELLI CENTER JERSEY CITY, N.J. Keith Sellers scored 20 points, leading four double-figure scorers, as St. Peter s edged Lafayette, 76-71. Sellers scored eight of his second-half points in the last 2:30, as Saint Peter s held off a late charge. Three other St. Peter s starters scored in double figures. Tim Bieg scored 16 points to lead the visiting Leopards, while Frank Barr added 14 points. The win for St. Peter's was its first under new coach Bob Leckie and it also broke a 16-game losing streak. Lafayette led early, 9-8, after Rob Worthington made a free throw with 15:02 left in the first half. But, Sellers scored on a tip-in 14 seconds later and St. Peter s never trailed again. The game was tied one more time, 19-19, with 8:15 left in the first half, before St. Peter s scored 12 unanswered points over the next 2:30, capped by back-to-back three-point baskets by Devonish and Orr. Leading at the half, 40-30, St. Peter s was never able to get its second-half lead above 11 points. Lafayette twice cut the margin to three points, 53-50, on a three-point basket by Mick Kuberka with 10:26 left and 72-69, on a pair of free throws by Brian Burke with 30 seconds left, but St. Peter s responded with two points on the next possession each time. After Burke cut the deficit to 72-69, the Leopards quickly fouled Sellers, who made two free throws with 29 seconds left. St. Peter s (2-5) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Robinson, F 4-7 0-2 0-0 1-1-2 4 8 0 4 0 0 30 Sellers, F 6-15 0-3 8-10 4-5-9 4 20 3 5 0 2 29 Rodgers, C 7-12 0-0 1-2 5-7-12 3 15 1 3 0 1 34 Orr, G 3-6 3-4 5-6 1-2-3 3 14 1 2 0 0 32 Devonish, G 4-8 3-5 0-0 0-1-1 0 11 2 0 0 0 25 Boykins 2-6 0-1 0-0 1-2-3 3 4 4 4 1 2 20 Brown 1-6 0-2 2-2 1-4-5 3 4 5 4 0 2 28 Williams 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Team 1-2-3 Totals 27-60 6-17 16-20 14-24-38 20 76 16 22 1 7 200 Lafayette (1-2) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Worthington, F 1-3 0-0 1-3 3-3-6 0 3 1 1 0 1 20 Barr, C 6-11 0-0 2-2 2-3-5 3 14 1 1 2 1 25 Bieg, G 5-10 4-7 2-2 0-1-1 3 16 2 0 0 5 33 Guy, G 3-6 0-1 2-4 1-1-2 2 8 1 1 0 2 23 Davis, G 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 Burke 2-9 0-6 5-6 0-2-2 2 9 5 4 0 0 25 Whitfield 2-10 1-7 0-0 2-1-3 3 5 1 2 0 1 20 Kuberka 3-6 1-2 0-0 1-1-2 1 7 0 2 0 0 12 Ablo 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Farrell 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 2 0 3 2 0 1 19 DeBerry 3-7 1-4 2-2 0-1-1 1 9 3 2 0 2 16 Team 2-3-5 1 Totals 25-63 7-27 14-19 12-18-30 19 71 17 16 2 13 200 Halftime: SPC 40, LC 30. Officials: Alvaro, Giallella, Harry. Attend.: 1,007 RIDER 77, LAFAYETTE 69 DEC. 2, 2000 ALUMNI GYMNASIUM 6 LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. Rider used a 50 percent second half shooting effort and a 20-11 run to open the half to go on to a 77-69 win over Lafayette. The 20-11 run erased Lafayette s four-point halfitme lead and was part of a bigger effort in which Rider outscored Lafayette 25-14 to take a 56-47 lead. The run included five Rider three-pointers and ended with consecutive three-pointers by Mike Wilson, the second coming at 12:31. Lafayette managed to cut the second-half lead to four on three different occasions, the final coming with six minutes left in the game, when Frank Barr connected for both ends of a 1-and-1. Barr finished with 19 points and 11 boards, his first double-double of the season. Down the stretch, Rider sealed the game with free throws, making all of its final seven attempts. Five players scored in double figures for Rider led by 20 points from Jon McClark and 17 from Wilson. Tyson Whitfield equalled McClark s game-high with a season-high 20 point effort. Rider (3-3) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Wilson* 6-10 5-8 0-0 0-1-1 2 17 6 3 0 0 28 Crawford* 3-9 1-7 5-6 1-3-4 2 12 7 2 0 1 31 Scott,* 3-11 3-9 2-2 1-2-3 2 11 0 2 0 1 30 McClark,* 8-13 0-0 4-8 6-8-14 4 20 4 0 1 0 27 Porter,* 4-5 0-0 4-5 4-4-8 4 12 2 3 1 0 33 Curtis 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-3-3 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 Rotsaert 0-3 0-3 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Reed 0-0 0-0 2-4 1-0-1 3 2 0 0 3 0 14 Wicks 1-2 0-1 1-2 2-3-5 1 3 0 2 1 1 17 Wahlmann 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 Team 0-3-3 Totals 25-54 9-29 18-27 16-27-43 19 77 21 12 7 3 200 Lafayette (3-3) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Worthington, F 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 Barr, C 7-15 0-0 5-6 6-5-11 4 19 1 1 1 0 23 Bieg, G 1-4 1-4 0-0 1-1-2 1 3 4 1 0 0 36 Guy, G 1-2 0-1 1-2 0-1-1 3 3 4 3 0 1 17 Whitfield, G 6-17 3-10 5-6 1-3-4 3 20 5 0 0 0 37 Dawson 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Burke 2-7 2-6 3-3 0-1-1 3 9 4 2 0 2 28 Kuberka 3-6 1-3 0-1 0-2-2 2 7 0 0 1 0 20 Ablo 1-1 0-0 2-4 1-0-1 1 4 0 0 1 2 9 Farrell 2-4 0-0 0-1 2-1-3 4 4 0 1 0 0 11 Team 2-2-4 1 Totals 23-58 7-25 16-23 13-17-30 23 69 18 9 3 5 200 Halftime: LC 33, Rider 29. Officials: Madigan, Hendrix, Elliott Attend.: 1,550