Lehighsports.com : Men's Basketball Top StoriesMen's BasketballLehigh places four on Academic Honor Roll- June 30, 2008 The Patriot League announced the 2008 Mens Basketball Academic Honor Roll on Monday and Lehigh placed four student-athletes on the list. A total of 27 mens basketball student-athletes from around the league were honored, led by Lafayette s Matt Betley who was chosen as the Scholar Athlete of the Year. To be eligible for the honor roll, a student-athlete must obtain a 3.2 grade point average and be awarded a varsity letter.http://www.lehighsports.com/sports/mbball/release.asp?release_id=6726 Hall named Arthur Ashe Award recipient- June 26, 2008 A trio of Lehigh student-athletes was recently recognized as recipients of the 2008 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar Award, including swimmers CalvinJohn Smiley and Anne Rodriguez and Marquis Hall from the mens basketball program. The award is given to student-athletes of color who exemplify high standards in academics, athletics, and service to the community. The winners must meet the following criteria: have completed one full academic year at their respective institutions, earned a...http://www.lehighsports.com/sports/mbball/release.asp?release_id=6724 Happy Campers- June 24, 2008 The Lehigh mens basketball program held its annual day camp from June 16-20. Over 50 campers were in attendance every day and by the end of the week, they each left with smiles on their faces. They were exhausted, but smiled nonetheless. I thought the camp was a good week. It was a fun experience for our campers. They were involved with basketball and had a chance to work on their skills, compete and ultimately just have a good time together, head coach Brett Reed said.http://www.lehighsports.com/sports/mbball/release.asp?release_id=6720 World-Class Experience- June 20, 2008 Rising junior Dave Buchberger recently had the experience of a lifetime. The Lehigh guard was able to play basketball in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic for 16 days as a part of the Athletes in Action organization. Buchberger was one of 12 current and former collegiate basketball players chosen from across the United States to participate in the program. It was an awesome experience. I definitely dont regret it at all and would recommend it to a lot of people, he said. I think...http://www.lehighsports.com/sports/mbball/release.asp?release_id=6718 White honored by PL with Sportsmanship Award- June 12, 2008 For the third year in a row the Patriot League has honored one male and one female as its Sportsmanship Award winners. Lehigh men's basketball student-athlete Bryan White and Lafayette women's track and field student-athlete Asia Hollis were voted as the 2008 honorees. This marks the third consecutive year that a male student-athlete from Lehigh has won this award after former mens basketball student- athlete Joe Knight was honored after the 2005-06 academic year and Arthur Robbie...http://www.lehighsports.com/sports/mbball/release.asp?release_id=6711 |